Paul Rudd Dons SUPERHERO Avatar For Bullied Colorado Boy

Paul Rudd is not just a hero in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, he seems to be quite the hero in real life as well.

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Recently, he came to the rescue of a bullied 12-year-old boy from Colorado.

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His on-screen persona, Ant-Man, tends to find solutions in the microworld of Quantum Physics.

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Rudd shows that in real life too, it's the little things that matter.

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12-year-old Brody Ridder got only four signatures on his yearbook, with two of them being teachers.

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His mother Cassandra shared the story, so a few older kids in his school stepped up to support him, and he got more than 100 signatures in the end.

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The story reached Paul Rudd and he reached out to Cassandra and Brody.

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First he Facetimed the soon-to-be teen and connected with him, motivating him with kind and encouraging words.

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Later he also sent over a note with an autographed Ant-Man helmet. Needless to say, Brody, his mother, and Rudd’s fans are blown away by his kindness.

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