Timothy Robert Blevins has fallen on hard times. 

For those who take BART regularly, Blevins may be a familiar face—or voice. His baritone voice is often heard booming through BART stations around the city.

Earlier this month, the Chronicle released a mini documentary highlighting the fact that while Blevins has been homeless for six years, in and out of shelters and sleeping on the streets, he is a trained singer and actor who once graced stages on Broadway and Carnegie Hall.

Blevins, originally from LA, graduated from Loyola Marymount University and received his masters at Juilliard in 1992. He has performed in numerous musicals and operas across the globe ("Carmen," "Porgy and Bess" and "Miss. Saigon" to name a few), and worked on film and TV before a degenerative hip condition made him unable to continue to work.

Blevins later became addicted to painkillers and could no longer keep up on rent, which eventually led him to living on the streets.

But hope is not lost for Blevins. Friends and cast members who worked with Blevins on the German-based Stuttgart Production of "Miss Saigon" saw the Chronicle’s documentary and have launched a GoFundMe campaign to help.

The goal: Raise $100,000 to cover hip replacement surgery, post-surgery expenses, stable housing and continued help with his addiction recovery.

Even if the funds are raised in full, Blevins is facing a long road to recovery. The Chronicle reports that he must remain sober for a year before he can undergo hip replacement surgery; he is currently sleeping in a sober living facility.

But his artistic community (which has gathered from far and wide on Facebook to rally in support) hopes the GoFundMe campaign will help give Blevins a fresh start. “The stage is waiting for his return. And we want to help make that happen in any way that we can,” Stuttgart Production said on the GoFundMe site.

Blevin's mini documentary can also be found on the Chronicle's website The Regulars.