He explains that his grandfather was a coal miner and a steel worker.

My dad was a steel worker who earned 16 a week.

But why should an actor's opinion be any more meaningful than the opinion of, say, a plumber or a steel worker?

Indeed, the plumber and the steel worker probably know a lot more about the real world than the actor ever will.

The money the young steel worker received allowed her to make a down payment toward college savings.