List of celebrities with links to the U.S. Democratic Party
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This list of celebrities with links to the US Democratic Party includes living Americans widely renowned outside of politics who are or have been supporters of candidates of the United States Democratic Party.
[edit] Democratic officeholders
- Bill Bradley - former Senator from New Jersey
- John Glenn - first American to orbit the earth and former Senator from Ohio
- Jerry Springer - former mayor of Cincinnati
[edit] Self-Described Democrats
- Warren Beatty - was a campaign advisor to George McGovern and Gary Hart and publicly considered a run for the Democratic nomination for President in the 1990s.
- Al Franken - has expressed interest in running for Senate as a Democrat
- Robert Vaughn - was touted to oppose Ronald Reagan for Governor of California, but decided against it.
- Tim McGraw - has considered a run for public office and was even approached by the Democratic Party in the past to run for a Senate seat but declined. [1]
- George Peppard (1928-1994) - actor best known as John "Hannibal" Smith on "The A-Team". Later donated and spoke to and for cancer patients. Was a Democrat, and spoke out against Ronald Reagan's health care policies.
- Serj Tankian - Singer for System of a Down. Cofounded the political group, Axis of Justice.
- Tom Morello - Guitarist for Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave. Cofounded the political group, Axis of Justice.
[edit] Attended a Democratic convention
- Ben Affleck
- Andre 3000
- Art Alexakis
- Kevin Bacon
- Alec Baldwin [2]
- Jason Bateman
- Boyz II Men[3]
- Mary Chapin Carpenter
- Vanessa Carlton [5]
- Glenn Close
- Kevin Costner [6]
- John Cusack
- Sean Combs [7]
- Billy Crystal
- Leonardo DiCaprio
- Larry David [8]
- Melissa Etheridge[9]
- Janeane Garofalo
- Helen Hunt [10]
- Wyclef Jean [11]
- Carole King
- Norman Lear
- Lewis Black
- The Black Eyed Peas
- Patti LaBelle
- Wendy Malick [12]
- Benjamin McKenzie
- Brian McKnight [13]
- Alyssa Milano
- Demi Moore [14]
- Willie Nelson
- Natalie Portman
- Ron Reagan
- Tim Robbins
- Meg Ryan [15]
- Richard Schiff [16]
- Sam Seder
- Russell Simmons
- Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth [17]
- Luther Vandross[18]
- Stevie Wonder[19]
- Peter Yarrow [20]
[edit] Attended a Democratic Party fundraiser or campaigned for a Democratic candidate
- Muhammad Ali[21]
- Krista Allen[22]
- Jennifer Aniston [23]
- Jessica Biel[24]
- Jason Biggs[25]
- Jack Black [26] - campaigned for John Kerry in 2004.
- Michael Bolton[27]
- Jon Bon Jovi[28]
- Christie Brinkley[29]
- Joy Bryant[30]
- Steve Buscemi[31]
- Cher[32]
- Natalie Cole[33]
- Billy Crystal [34]
- John Cusack [35]
- Larry David[36]
- Dana Delany[37]
- Eliza Dushku[38]
- Green Day
- Robert DeNiro
- Cameron Diaz
- Theo Epstein - campaigned for John Kerry in 2004.
- Damien Fahey[39]
- Michael J. Fox - campaigned for John Kerry in 2004.
- Doug Flutie - campaigned for Hillary Clinton in 2000.
- Janeane Garofalo - campaigned for Howard Dean in 2004.
- Whoopi Goldberg [40]
- Dave Grohl [41]
- Kimberly Guilfoyle[42]
- Jake Gyllenhaal
- Colin Hanks[44]
- Melissa Joan Hart - campaigned for Howard Dean in 2004.
- John Leguizamo[45]
- Ron Livingston[46]
- Rob Lowe [47]
- Shirley MacLaine[48]
- Paul Newman[49]
- Brad Pitt[50]-campaigned for John Kerry in 2004 [51]
- Diana Ross[52]
- David Spade[53]
- Meryl Streep [54]
- John Travolta[55]
- Robert Vaughn
- Gene Wilder
- Robin Williams
[edit] Have donated money to a Democratic candidate
- Hank Aaron [56]
- Ben Affleck [57]
- Andre Agassi [58]
- Woody Allen [59]
- Peter Angelos [60]
- Ed Asner [61]
- Kevin Bacon [62]
- Alec Baldwin [63]
- Candice Bergen [64]
- Steve Bing [65]
- James Caan [66]
- Stockard Channing [67]
- Chevy Chase[68]
- George Clooney [69]
- Glenn Close [70]
- Sean Combs [71]
- Kevin Costner [72]
- James Cromwell [73]
- Walter Cronkite [74]
- David Cross [75]
- Tom Cruise
- Billy Crystal [76]
- Matt Damon [77]
- Ted Danson [78]
- Ellen DeGeneres [79]
- Robert DeNiro [80]
- Alan Dershowitz[81]
- Leonardo DiCaprio [82]
- Kirk Douglas [83]
- Michael Douglas [84]
- Michael Eisner[85]
- Mike Farrell [86]
- Jane Fonda [87]
- Harrison Ford [88]
- James Garner [89]
- Jennifer Garner [90]
- Janeane Garofalo [91]
- Richard Gere [92]
- Melissa Gilbert [93]
- John Goodman [94]
- Nancy Grace [95]
- Heather Graham [96]
- Melanie Griffith [97]
- John Grisham [98]
- Larry Hagman [99]
- Tom Hanks [100]
- Ed Harris [101]
- Dustin Hoffman [102]
- Kate Hudson [103]
- Helen Hunt [104]
- Will Rogers icon
- Allison Janney [105]
- Tommy Lee Jones [106]
- Michael Jordan [107]
- Ashley Judd [108]
- Nicole Kidman
- Norman Lear [109]
- Jennifer Lopez [110]
- Rob Lowe [111]
- George Lucas [112]
- Jenny McCarthy [113]
- John McEnroe [114]
- Bette Midler [115]
- Janel Moloney [116]
- Michael Moore [117]
- Paul Newman [118]
- Jack Nicholson [119]
- Leonard Nimoy [120]
- Gwyneth Paltrow [121]
- Sean Penn [122]
- Regis Philbin [123]
- Jada Pinkett Smith [124]
- Natalie Portman [125]
- Robert Redford [126]
- Rob Reiner [127]
- Mike Richter [128]
- Chris Rock [129]
- Tim Robbins [130]
- Bob Saget [131]
- Susan Sarandon [132]
- Bud Selig [133]
- Martin Sheen [134]
- Christian Slater [135]
- Kevin Spacey [136]
- Steven Spielberg [137]
- George Soros [138]
- Leigh Steinberg[139]
- Ben Stiller [140]
- Barbara Streisand [141]
- Eric Stoltz
- Sharon Stone [143]
- Charlize Theron [144]
- Marlo Thomas [145]
- Chris Tucker [146]
- Ted Turner [147]
- Alice Walker [148]
- Dennis Weaver [149]
- Bradley Whitford [150]
- Herb Williams [151]
- Owen Wilson [152]
- Rita Wilson [153]
- Reese Witherspoon [154]
- complete celebrity donation list
[edit] Have officially endorsed a Democratic Party member in a recent election
- Chuck D
- Al Franken
- Margaret Cho
- Benjamin McKenzie
- Marshall Mathers (Eminem)
- Michael Moore
- Janeane Garofalo
- Danny Glover [155]
- John Mayer
- Madonna [156]
- Lizz Winstead
- John Stewart [157]
- Mick Foley- Professional wrestler. On a World Wrestling Entertainment special , he debated with WWE champion John "Bradshaw" Layfield the day before the first Presidential debate. He supported John F. Kerry, John Bradshaw Layfield supported George W. Bush.
- Famke Janssen [158]
[edit] Participants in the "Vote for Change" Tour in support of Democratic Party candidates in 2004[159]
- Babyface
- Bright Eyes
- Jackson Browne
- Dave Matthews Band
- Death Cab for Cutie
- Dixie Chicks
- Kirsten Dunst - Inside Edition, campaigning for John Kerry in Tampa Bay
- John Fogerty
- Jurassic 5
- John Mellencamp
- Keb' Mo'
- My Morning Jacket
- Pearl Jam
- Bonnie Raitt
- R.E.M.
- Bruce Springsteen
- James Taylor
- Jake Gyllenhaal
- Sheryl Crow
[edit] See also
- List of celebrities with links to the U.S. Republican Party
- List of fictional United States Democrats
- List of fictional United States Republicans
