Jesse Eisenberg has always been a big blood donor, but now he is taking his giving to another level by donating one of his kidneys to a stranger.

The "Now You See Me: Now You Don't" star shared live on TODAY on Oct. 30 that he is making the selfless decision.

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"I'm actually donating my kidney in six weeks," he said. "I really am."

The Oscar-nominated actor, 42, was asked what prompted his decision.

"I don’t know why. I got bitten by the blood donation bug. I’m doing an altruistic donation (in) mid-December. I’m so excited to do it."

An altruistic donation is when a person donates a kidney to a person with advanced kidney disease whom he or she does not know, according to RWJ Barnabas Health . The individuals a

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