# Are there any Republican celebrities? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 29, 2011, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-republican-celebrities/601238 "2011-10-29T23:15:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2011, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-republican-celebrities/601238/21 "2011-10-30T02:54:45Z")
This is an interesting list… I never doubted that there weren’t some out there, but I never really could think of any…again…maybe they’re just not as outspoken ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2011, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-republican-celebrities/601238/22 "2011-10-30T02:59:04Z")
> [@Sir\_T-Cups](#): > > As I was watching Dennis Miller do a stand-up special on HBO I noticed that he is very obviously republican, which is a change from pretty much everyone else in Hollywood. I’m assuming there are more than just him (or maybe just not as outspoken) but who are they? Anyone know? Dennis Miller used to be an outspoken liberal comedian, until 9-11-2001 turned him into a pussy. I guess it took him ten years to learn how to be an outspoken conservative comedian. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2011, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-republican-celebrities/601238/23 "2011-10-30T03:22:21Z")
> [@Sir\_T-Cups](#): > > I never doubted that there weren’t some out there, but I never really could think of any…again…maybe they’re just not as outspoken Perhaps you weren’t paying attention; some of them are as outspoken as the most outspoken Democratic celebrities. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2011, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-republican-celebrities/601238/24 "2011-10-30T03:31:10Z")
Jerry Doyle, who played Garibaldi on _Babylon 5_, is now a conservative political commentator. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2011, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-republican-celebrities/601238/25 "2011-10-30T03:34:19Z")
> [@Krokodil](#): > > [Here’s a list](http://www.listafterlist.com/tabid/57/listid/11770/Politics/Celebrity+Republicans.aspx); I was surprised by a few of these, like Sarah Michelle Gellar and Vincent Gallo. A few general trends: Actors who are over 60, actors who play martial artists or action heroes, country music stars and professional athletes tend to be Republicans. I don’t know about her. But why are you surprised by him? Because he puts his dick in things? Because conservatives can’t make shitty films? And creepy racial eugenics beliefs have been part of both parties over the years. The Baldwin Brothers consist of Alec (very liberal, head of the Film Actor’s Guild), Daniel (supports whichever party will get him out of jail), Billy (dunno), and Stephen (conservative, born-again Christian). They are not related to Adam Baldwin (libertarian-ish), of _Full Metal Jacket_ and _Firefly_ fame. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2011, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-republican-celebrities/601238/26 "2011-10-30T03:39:15Z")
There may be many more closet conservatives in Hollywood. Having the wrong political opinions is perceived as a hindrance to finding work. Often those who self-identify as conservative hide this fact until reaching some level of fame that will keep them in demand. That’s not to say this is exclusive to Hollywood or conservatives. Or that self identification as a conservative means anything in particular anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2011, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-republican-celebrities/601238/27 "2011-10-30T04:28:13Z")
> [@Frank](#): > > Dennis Miller used to be an outspoken liberal comedian, until 9-11-2001 turned him into a pussy. I guess it took him ten years to learn how to be an outspoken conservative comedian. Acording to Al Franken, Miller has always been pretty conservative but didn’t make it a centerpiece of his act until after 9-11. We like to think of SNL as a bastion of liberalism, but some of their funniest-- writer Jim Downey, Adam Sandler, Miller, the once-hilarious Victoria Jackson–are in fact quite conservative. I have no idea what kind of political beliefs Bill Murray, Chevy Chase and Dan Aykroyd hold these days, or Mike Myers and Jon Lovitz; I don’t take it for granted that they are left-leaning. I wonder what Lorne Michaels thinks of the Flat Tax proposals. About a third of these folks are Canadian, but I’m pretty sure all of them live and own property in the US. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2011, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-republican-celebrities/601238/28 "2011-10-30T04:47:55Z")
Chevy Chase really did not like George W. Bush. Conservative though is not the same as Republican. Someone who votes ® in New York City may still be way to the left of a (D) elsewhere in the country. I think of Dennis Miller and Bill Maher to be two sides of the same coin. Pretty funny initially, but both descended into :smack::smack::smack: when they got political. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2011, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-republican-celebrities/601238/29 "2011-10-30T04:52:46Z")
> [@emacknight](#): > > Is Mel Gibson or is he just crazy? The two aren’t mutually exclusive, you know. ---
**Author:** ![Lancia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lancia/32/17174_2.png) [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2011, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-republican-celebrities/601238/30 "2011-10-30T05:06:59Z")
Really? You guys got this far and failed to mention Ted Nugent? For shame. That dude needs to be at the top of any kind of ‘republican celebrities’ list. I remember him getting news coverage for trashing Clinton during the '96 election, and I was in middle school. Then when H. C. And Obama were on their Great Never-ending Death March To The White House in ‘08, ol’ Teddy was back telling a crowd of hayseeds that Hillary needed to be shot, or some such. Then again, maybe he just doesn’t like the Clintons. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2011, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-republican-celebrities/601238/31 "2011-10-30T05:09:46Z")
> [@thelurkinghorror](#): > > Conservative though is not the same as Republican. Someone who votes (R) in New York City may still be way to the left of a (D) elsewhere in the country. I once joked with Clothahump and Ringo that I’m a New York Republican which in Texas terms makes me a liberal Democrat. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2011, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-republican-celebrities/601238/32 "2011-10-30T05:38:19Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I once joked with Clothahump and Ringo that I’m a New York Republican which in Texas terms makes me a liberal Democrat. Pretty much in New York too. In Westchester we often called them the ‘other Democrats’. ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2011, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-republican-celebrities/601238/33 "2011-10-30T06:22:39Z")
If you look at all the celebrities who have won political office in the U.S., there are more Republicans than Democrats. ---
**Author:** ![PhiloVance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e19adc/32.png) [@PhiloVance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhiloVance)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2011, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-republican-celebrities/601238/34 "2011-10-30T06:53:11Z")
Do only live ones count? Sonny Bono (not Cher of course) was a republican. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2011, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-republican-celebrities/601238/35 "2011-10-30T10:24:17Z")
Dennis Hopper was an active Republican who gave money to the party. One interviewer asked him why did he, Dennis Hopper of _all_ people, become a Republican, and he answered: “Because I sobered up, man.” From [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Hopper): **“According to Newsmeat, Hopper donated $2,000 to the Republican National Committee in 2004 and an equal amount in 2005.”** He did, however, support Obama in 2008, citing Palin as a turn-off. I’ve heard Gary Sinise is a Republican too. ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2011, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-republican-celebrities/601238/36 "2011-10-30T12:01:58Z")
Orson Bean. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2011, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-republican-celebrities/601238/37 "2011-10-30T13:50:14Z")
I’m still not convinced that [Clint Eastwood](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_life_of_Clint_Eastwood) can be considered a Republican. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2011, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-republican-celebrities/601238/38 "2011-10-30T15:48:29Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I once joked with Clothahump and Ringo that I’m a New York Republican which in Texas terms makes me a liberal Democrat. I remember that. You nearly nased Ringo when you said it. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2011, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-republican-celebrities/601238/39 "2011-10-30T15:55:24Z")
Fred Grandy, Love Boat’s Gopher, was a Republican U. S. representative. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2011, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-republican-celebrities/601238/40 "2011-10-30T16:16:07Z")
Well, if we’re going to quibble over whether Clint Eastwood can be considered a Republican (despite running and being registered as one), I’ll quibble over whether some of those named, such as Victoria Jackson or Fred Grandy, can be considered celebrities. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-republican-celebrities/601238.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-republican-celebrities/601238.md?page=3)