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SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Activist-actor Martin Sheen will be honored by the University of Notre Dame with its Laetare Medal for his humanitarian work, the school announced Sunday.
Sheen, who starred as a U.S. president who was a Notre Dame graduate in NBC’s “The West Wing,” is to receive the medal at the school’s May 18 commencement.
Sheen, 67, describes himself as a Catholic peace activist. He has used his recognition as an actor to help others, said the university’s president, the Rev. John I. Jenkins.
