Actors Morgan Freeman and Billy Baldwin are offering fans the chance to share a meal with them as part of a charity auction.

Oscar winner Freeman will treat one winning bidder and a friend to lunch, while Baldwin will break bread with his auction winner and a guest at top New York Italian restaurant Rao's.

Starting bids for both CharityFolks.com lots are $5,000 and the proceeds of the sale will benefit the actors' own charitable organizations.

Playboy publishing mogul Hugh Hefner has also donated a set of autographed pyjamas to benefit Lenny's House, an organisation which helps women with addictions.

Bids for that lot begin at $1,500.