Brad Pitt spent a day delivering meals to housing project residents in L.A.

Celebs have been stepping up in 2020 and Brad Pitt has recently joined the list of huge Hollywood names offering not only their chequebook but their time. Last week, the actor was spotted spending his afternoon loading, unloading, and delivering boxes of food in South Central Los Angeles where residents have been hit hard by the pandemic and the resulting restrictions they’re continuing to contend with. Dressed down and masked up, it’s reported that most people didn’t even recognize the A-lister as he went about his volunteer duties.The Daily Mail, however, did recognize him (and for that, we’re sure Pitt’s PR team is endlessly thankful). The U.K. paper has a collection of photos of Pitt looking like a cheerful, devastatingly handsome, and down-to-earth helper. On-the-scene reports from Pitt’s fellow volunteers claimed that the actor “really did seem like a hero.”

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“The man did not stop all day. Just seeing him driving a big truck in South Central LA during COVID times was in itself amazing,” said the Daily Mail’s insider. “He was completely committed, you could see it wasn’t a case of him turning up and showing his face. His heart was in it and it was just a hats-off moment.”Pitt, who went on record as pro-mask in the Before Times™ following a trip to Japan, was seen to be sporting one as he worked—with the exception of during his lunch and cigarette breaks (for the curious, lunch was scrambled eggs and mashed potatoes out of a styrofoam container).[video_embed id='2074597']RELATED: Oprah and Brad Pitt are teaming up with Ta-Nehisi Coates [/video_embed]Powered up on protein and potatoes, Pitt worked hard throughout the rest of his shift. “He was grabbing more boxes than anyone there and then carrying probably six boxes at a time on a cart,” said one onlooker, “It was Brad Pitt like you’ve never seen him, with his guard totally down, laughing, joking, and chatting.” Eye-witnesses also confirmed (with pics to prove it) that Pitt brought out a retro portable speaker to blast tunes while the volunteers worked. Unfortunately, no word on what's currently in the man's playlist.“There was zero swagger,” they added, “It wasn’t about glory, you could see he was doing it for self-satisfaction. It really felt like he was in his element.” One lucky volunteer even got to spend her coffee break with Brad. “They sat there probably for 20 minutes laughing and chatting while he had another cigarette and they sipped at their drink.” If that’s not an incentive to volunteer this holiday season we don’t know what is.[video_embed id='2079125']BEFORE YOU GO: Rockefeller Christmas tree getting mixed reaction [/video_embed]