Yao also continues to work with the Yao Ming Foundation building schools in earthquake-affected regions in Sichuan and other provinces in China.

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In 2006 WildAid also famously recruited Yao Ming, the 7-foot-6 NBA star, to swear off shark fin.

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It has also garnered dozens of celebrity supporters, including Leonardo DiCaprio, Bo Derek, Yao Ming, Scarlett Johansson, Megan Fox, Edward Norton and Paul Rudd.

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