Eddie Izzard is so NOT a jerk

[Zahveed]

As cool as that would have been, I can imagine it was a little awkward too.

[OscarGuy]

Izzard was the lone stand out in the cast of Valkyrie. He was the only person of the named cast that actually employed a German accent and his performance, while brief, was quite interesting.

[The Original BJ]

Eddie Izzard is a complete gentleman and a total class act. This does not surprise me at all -- he is an incredibly kind and generous man, and anyone who has worked with him would agree in a heartbeat.

[Penelope]

From Wired:

Some stories are too cool to let slide even if they don't make the radar of the day's top entertainment stories.

Will Pike, a 28-year-old Englishman, was badly injured in the tragic Mumbai terror attacks -- shattering his body in a failed escape attempt. He has since returned to the United Kingdom and entered a spinal unit in a London hospital, hoping to walk again.

During Pike's ongoing recovery, he and his girlfriend missed their eagerly awaited night out to see British comic Eddie Izzard. Pike's father wrote Izzard, asking if the comic could send along a note to ease Pike's disappointment and depression.

Izzard refused. Instead, the star of The Riches and Valkyrie showed up at the hospital and performed his entire 90 minute stand-up set at Pike's bedside.

In reporting the appearance, Pike's father said it was the best medicine his son could receive.