US celebrities volunteer to feed poor on Thanksgiving

American celebrities entered into the Thanksgiving spirit by serving hot meals to homeless people in Los Angeles today.

Wearing red aprons and plastic gloves, actors Kirk Douglas and Harrison Ford stood alongside volunteers at the annual feast at downtown's Los Angeles Mission giving out turkey drumsticks, mashed potatoes and gravy, rolls, vegetables and pumpkin pie.

Actresses Nia Long and Calista Flockhart were among others passing out almost 3,000 plates of food to queues of men, women and children.

A house band pounded out music as people sipped on bright green and orange punch at rows of tables outside.

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, who said he has volunteered at the event for nearly a decade, helped people clean up.