Chris Paid Off Our Parent’s Debt – Liam Hemsworth

In a recent interview with the Independent, an emotional Liam Hemsworth revealed that his brother, fellow Aussie actor Chris, paid off their parents’ debts and then called their father to tell him to check his bank account.

“[My father] called my brother Chris back and said, ‘I don’t know how to feel. Since I left home, I have had debts and I thought I’d be paying them off until I died and have this weight hanging over me, and now to have them completely cleared,’ ” Liam, 25, recounted.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2 star added, “They are so happy now and able to spend more time with us. I would love to be able to do something for my parents like that.”

For his part, Liam honored his parents by becoming an an ambassador for the Australian Childhood Foundation along with his big brother. The Hemsworth parents have long worked with the organization, which supports children going through trauma.

“If you want to be a good person who adds to society, you have responsibility,” Liam says. “That is something I take very seriously.”