Celebrities I once liked, then found out how disgustingly right wing they were

[samsingh]

It's very disappointing to really like a celebrity, only to find out that they're incredibly right wing/conservative in real like, and often completely against the characters they're playing on TV or the big screen. I know it's only acting, but we all need heroes and some of mine have turned out to be very disappointing.

Some of these are:

Craig T Nelson
Kelsey Grammer
Patricia Heaton
Charlton Heston
Tom Selleck
Bo Derek
Delta Burke

[bluestateguy]

1. Ever notice how most of the RW Hollywood people are washups

OK, not all of them, but most of them. Bo Derek? 1978 called, it wants its stars back?

[StopTheNeoCons]

114. Go here to find their contribution history....

http://www.newsmeat.com/celebrity_political_donations/index.php?li=a

[Hissyspit]

189. David Blaine is a right-wing asshole?

Didn't know.

[awoke_in_2003]

224. well, we always new he was

A asshole :)

[Hissyspit]

234. LOL

Yeah.

[awoke_in_2003]

255. this guy kills me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYxu_MQSTTY

[Turborama]

247. That site seems to have got it's math totally wrong for Jon Cryer

How can he have given $4,600 to Obama and $2,000 to McCain (which is weird anyway) and still have 67% GOP and 33% Dem?
http://www.newsmeat.com/celebrity_political_donations/Jon_Cryer.php

I still think Two and Half Men is hilarious, whatever.

[Unrepentant Fenian]

251. Great Link! Thanks nt

[roguevalley]

233. Delta Burk's husband likes to kill animals by poking them with sticks. He calls

them spears but they are sticks and the poor squealing animals are in cages. I loathe him so much I can;t look at him. Gerald McKraney

[Submariner]

2. Add to that

Jon Voight

Ron Silver

Dennis Hopper

[LeftinOH]

Those three: washed up; dead; dying n/t

[Morning Dew]

8. Wait.

Is that Jon Voight, the actor or John Voight the periodontist? You know, Tim Whatley's friend.

[driver8]

9. Ha Ha!! I'm not sure, but I bought a car that he once owned!! n/t

[Morning Dew]

15. That guy chews on pencils... ewwww.

:rofl:

[ixion]

38. "Everybody's talking at me, I can't hear a word they're sayin'..."

"Drivin' 'round in Jon Voight's car." :rofl:

[Duer 157099]

124. Was that the blue Mercedes 450? n/t

[samsingh]

254. voight the used car salesman

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

58. Dennis Hopper had an epiphany and voted for Obama.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/04/dennis-hopper-i-voted-for_n_140940.html

[samsingh]

83. nice find.

[RFKHumphreyObama]

60. Ron Silver wasn't so bad

He was always slightly conservative on defence and foreign policy issues even when he was a liberal. He was one of those who had one of those annoying 9/11 conversions to right wing conservatism but, unlike other celebrities like David Zucker and Dennis Miller, he seems not to have totally lost his capability for rational thought. He did cheerlead for * in 2004 but he apparently had begin to recognize by 2008 that things had gone too far and, according to one of his orbituaries, he voted for Obama in 2008.

Dennis Hopper also supported Obama in 2008

[madinmaryland]

149. Actually he is HUGH!!

Oops. I thought you were referring to Ron Jeremy, the porn star.

:blush:

[Arkana]

75. I liked Ron Silver for his "West Wing" performances.

Bruno Gianelli was one of the best characters Sorkin created.

[PatGund]

85. One More....

Jerry Doyle.

[Rosco T.]

109. yeah, that one hurts... Garabaldi went over to the Shadows n/m

[samsingh]

167. ironic that Garabaldi had always been with the shadows

and needed no help from psicorps

[sui generis]

3. Delta Burke?

I thought she was pro marriage? Not that I follow celebs - which could explain my scrambled circuits if she's not.

What was her claim to infamy on your list?

[monmouth]

6. She played Dixie Carter's sister on "Designing Women."....n/t

[sui generis]

46. I know who she played, just wondering what got her on the list

[monmouth]

51. Ah, sorry, I misunderstood. Don't know either...n/t

[tonysam]

98. It's less her than the fact she is married to Gerald McRaney

who is a flaming wingnut.

[samsingh]

84. i've read that she's a strong conservative

[cynatnite]

148. I've also read that she has a compulsive disorder and hoards, too. n/t

[samsingh]

159. i heard that too

[closeupready]

4. Jon Voight's conservatism surprised me.

Considering "Coming Home".

[MUAD_DIB]

39. Just because an actor plays a part doesn't mean that they embody that persona.

Just look at the Governator. He played the underdog hero, about to be killed or squashed by the bad guys, time and time again while he was a republican.

Make believe is what actors do best.

[JVS]

88. I was surprised by how batshit insane his variety of conservatism is.

Don't like taxes, like guns, must proclaim the name of Jesus 24/7, ok fine I get that. But Voight is a tinfoil nutball.

[Kahuna]

96. That one was and still is a big disappointment to me because he

is a great actor, IMHO.

[closeupready]

108. And I adore his daughter, Angelina Jolie. It's like, how can it be possible that he ...???

:D

[PSzymeczek]

157. Jon Voight is one of those

who lost their mind post-9/11.

[samsingh]

257. me too

[Jennicut]

5. I never liked Patricia Heaton. She was always annoying. In fact, that entire show, Everyone Loves

Raymond, is the most annoying show on Earth. My husband and I used to make fun of it constantly.

[lame54]

14. that show is great

[Jennicut]

16. Ugg. It gets on my nerves. I guess, different tastes for different people.

I bet some of the stuff I like to watch other people can't stand.

[eShirl]

22. I only liked it for Peter Boyle, Doris Roberts, and Brad Garrett

When they weren't onscreen it was meh.

[TwilightGardener]

25. Peter Boyle and Doris Roberts, loved them on that show. Boyle reminded me

of so many crabby old men I knew.

[eShirl]

32. Me too! He reminded me of one of my regular customers when I was a waitress years ago...

This guy used to order his Cherries Jubilee "with extra Jubilee (brandy), and don't light it!!!"

:rofl:

[TwilightGardener]

36. Well, lighting it will just burn off the "jubilee"...

:D

[Aristus]

41. Peter Boyle was a liberal. He used to spar with Patricia Heaton all the time between scenes.

Fairly tamely, from what I understand. She expressed a great deal of affection for him when he died. I imagine he won all of the arguments. He was older, more experienced, and (probably) smarter.

[TwilightGardener]

42. Interesting--thanks!

[Zomby Woof]

209. Boyle's best man at his wedding:

:thumbsup:

[Arugula Latte]

52. Boyle was a good liberal

He and Heaton used to tease each other. She called him a pinko flag-burning Commie and he would call her a rightwing fascist and stuff like that.

[arcadian]

66. The Peter Boyle X-File episode was awesome

I think he won an Emmy for that.

[rox63]

77. One of my faves!

[Quantess]

133. Everybody Loves Raymond stinks.

Raymond's parents were the only funny ones.

[JSK]

225. Oh god, I HATE the Raymond show

but her new show, "The Middle" on ABC, is great.

I went to the Million Mom March (anti-gun) in LA pre-911 and she was the keynote speaker. I was very disappointed to discover years later that she had drunk the Kool Aid.

[GoneOffShore]

7. Never thought any of them were particularly talented.

[Richardo]

10. I've always found that an odd filter.

If you like someone's work, like it. If you don't, don't. Why can't the work stand on its own?

I'm not any MORE inclined to like a performance I'd otherwise hate just because someone's liberal. (c.f. Natalie Portman in The Phantom Menace. I like her - and her politics - a lot, but that performance was still bleh. )

I understand Mike Nelson of MST3K is conservative too - so what? His work is still hilarious.

[ShortnFiery]

17. Yes, I'm weird that way.

I lived in Hawaii for three years during the time Magnum P.I. was filming. I used to love to watch the reruns on syndication. However, ever since I found out Tom Selleck is a right-winger, I don't enjoy watching near as much. Damn, it just ruins the aura as his character comes across as less than authoritarian loving.

Yes, it makes a difference to me because it shades the lens of which I view them in all other acting ventures.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

67. I think people have trouble separating things.

It's perfectly fine to decide not to endorse some artist's art because the artist is a dick. Whether the art in question is good or bad should be a separate matter.

[WildEyedLiberal]

138. Yeah, Frasier will never not be awesome even though Kelsey Grammar is a wingnut

Frasier will always be hysterical, and I'll be damned if I pretend to turn my nose up at it even as Grammar descends into full-blown teabaggery.

[joe black]

150. Wasn't he convicted of child rape or something like that.

[samsingh]

190. No - i've never heard that

[fishwax]

153. I think it's b/c of the natural connection/affinity people feel with artists through their work

That affinity, in turn, fuels further enjoyment of the work. (I think that's particularly true for film and television.) I think that's where that filter comes from, since finding out that someone is a wingnut interferes with that presumed connection.

I say this only to explain the filter--not that I apply it myself. I don't like Duvall's Tom Hagen (for example) any less since finding out that he supported bush. I still do like him as an actor. (Though I suppose the degree to which his presence in a film would make me more inclined to see it may have diminished ...)

[Raineyb]

175. If I don't like their politics I don't want to make them more money by spending any

on their work. THAT is why the work can't stand on its own. When I find out an actor is a right wing nut job it certainly colors how I view his or her work. And I generally refrain from watching them again.

[sweetloukillbot]

196. Agree completely!

Mike Nelson's political views don't affect the humor of MST3K one bit - in fact I was shocked to find out how crazy right wing he was.

And as much as I despise him as a human being, I must admit that Ted Nugent's first three or four solo albums are great - Stranglehold and Cat Scratch Fever are guitar classics - I'd never pay to see the man in concert though because of the bullshit he spouts.

[terrya]

206. Yes.

I've been a huge fan of Doris Day. Have been for years. I loved the movies she did with Rock Hudson, I loved the musicals ("Calamity Jane" and "The Pajama Game" are favorites). She was a fine dramatic actress. If anyone is deserving of one of those honorary Lifetime Achievement Academy Awards, it's Doris Day.

Yes, she's a Republican. Yes, she was a big fan of George W. Bush. Hell, she dated Ronald Reagan at one point. Which tells you, besides being a Republican, she has some questionable taste in men....

But you know....so what? I'm still a huge fan of hers. And I always will be.

And yes, I'm noticing that I'm posting here. god knows why.

[driver8]

11. Janine Turner from "Northern Exposure". n/t

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

59. I was upset when I heard about her politics. Northern Exposure is one of my most favorite shows.

[GoCubsGo]

89. Since you bring up Northern Exposure, and someone mentioned Bo Derek...

Seems Bo's wingnuttery rubbed off on longtime boyfriend, John Corbett. Now there's a huge disappointment...

[ohheckyeah]

165. Oh, don't tell me

John Corbett is a wingnut. I'm so disillusioned.

[Jamastiene]

249. Same here.

I loved that show and was surprised about her politics.

[samsingh]

132. janine turner is particularly disgusting

she used to date Alex Baldwin. she then sat by on fox letting the host skewer him without offering any counterpoints. it was awful to see.

[pinboy3niner]

12. I still love them

Unless they are doing something that I think is destructive, I don't care about their politics any more than I care about my friends' politics.

I'll watch "Frasier" reruns anytime:) .

Ed. to add: I didn't care much for Patricia Heaton before, but she now stars in a VERY funny sitcom. Even if her politics are screwed up (not the same as mine), I'd still be happy to see her win an Emmy.

[samsingh]

135. i like frasier too. i just can't help being affected by someone's

politics if they are destructive. i think anyone who supported bush or gave money to bush in 2004 condoned the slaughter of innocent people and the stolen 2000 election.

people who are republican today are supporting an anti-american agenda. period.

[tanyev]

200. I realized early on that I loved "Frasier" for the supporting cast.

All my favorite episodes are ones that feature them. Kelsey Grammer? Meh.

[Bluenorthwest]

13. Delta Burke is in favor of equal rights for all people

Unlike say, Barack Obama, who is to the right of both me and Delta.

[geardaddy]

18. Adam Sandler's on the list?

LL Cool J?
50 Cent?
Who knew?

http://wcbstv.com/slideshows/Conservative.Celebrities.20.824701.html

[Webster Green]

30. Heather Locklear?

Shit!

She no longer stands a chance of getting it on with me. :banghead:

[geardaddy]

33. lol

I like your confidence!

I think I knew she was a Repuke.

[a la izquierda]

61. Rachel Hunter-that I could've guessed.

My husband met her once, and she was a huge bitch to him. All because her dog got out and he found the dog and returned it.

It's funny, I couldn't give a rat's ass about any of the celebs on that list.

[Darth_Kitten]

140. Wait! She was a bitch because your husband had the decency to return a dog?

That's terrible.

[a la izquierda]

141. Yep, she was snotty and nasty.

I wanted to punch her in the head and keep her dog.
Ugh.

[freeplessinseattle]

199. Is that the model who used to date John Taylor (Duran Duran)?

At least he is a lefty, even did a Youtube diddy endorsing Obama. Glad they didn't have that in common. I could see how it would crush me if it was one of my true fan faves that turned out to be ugly inside, but I'd still enjoy the music.

I do remember when I was a teen seeing another side of Simon Le Bon, non political, that tainted my view of him. I didn't want him to be an a**hole, but seems he kind of was. Maybe that is why I went on to be attracted to the jerky types later, lol.

Bummer about Corbett, I guess I associate his character on NO with the person too much, which was part of the attraction for me, I admit. Guess in real life not that insightful.

[Darth_Kitten]

230. No, one of Rod Stewart's dumpees, er, wives, I believe.

Snotty anti-feminist #@##@#. Her, I don't know about him. :)

[freeplessinseattle]

246. oh, she dated some other DD dude briefly

Robbie Williams, a replacement guy, and John dated a different Rachel. Simeonson or something. whatever, all these models and rock stars hard to keep it straight, ahd to google to figure it out. she sure looks like shit now, guess that's what hate will do to ya.

[Lilith Velkor]

210. Buffy's a Repuke?

:(

[proud2BlibKansan]

19. Jon Voight and Dennis Miller

[pinboy3niner]

24. Voight has, obviously, gone off the deep end

He may not be acting any more, but I will always admire him for his work in "Midnight Cowboy."

[proud2BlibKansan]

139. Conrack. One of my favorite teaching movies.

I read the book before I saw the movie. True story.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conrack_%281974_film%29

[madinmaryland]

151. Uhhh. Dennis Miller has never been a celeb nor has he been a comedian!

:D

[WillParkinson]

20. Here's a list of some...

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080507065023AAfAxnZ

Kinda breaks my heart about some of them.

[Richardo]

23. Pretty long list.

Apply your filters, everyone.

[Bluenorthwest]

31. That list is interesting Will

but I can tell you it is not fully accurate. I'm PMing you. A secret wedding gift.

[Crystal Clarity]

45. About 80 to 90 percent of that list

are actors and actresses I never really liked...perhaps I was picking up something on an unconscious level? :shrug:

[SemiCharmedQuark]

57. A lot of them are dead, not Republicans and barely celebrities (Yakov Smirnov?!?)

[JVS]

90. In Soviet Russia job kills you. In new post-Soviet world career dies first!

[Lorien]

137. Most of them are has beens except the stars from the 40's and 50's

and the GOP was no more Conservative than today's Democratic party then.

[Rob H.]

49. Jim Belushi's on the list, which doesn't surprise me

If you can, try to find one of David Cross' stories about working with Belushi. In Cross' book I Drink for a Reason, he finally comes out with why he slams Belushi every chance he gets. In addition to the story being hilarious, it also shows what a complete asshole Belushi is.

The short version: He and Cross were working on a movie and Cross approached him on behalf of a female bartender who wanted Belushi's autograph to give to her sick child and Belushi went off on a loud, obscenity-laced tirade. It got even worse when Cross tried to defend the woman.

[fishwax]

107. he may well be an ass, but I'm not convinced he's a republican

I think he supported Howard Dean in the '04 primary and has supported Hilary Clinton and Al Franken in their senate runs.

[stranger81]

54. Yaphet Kotto is a repuke?!?!?

Say it isn't so!!!!!

[SemiCharmedQuark]

56. LOL @ that list. They have one of the kids from "Home Improvement" on there.

Talk about star power!

[RFKHumphreyObama]

70. Interesting list

Just to comment on a few of those celebrities (most of whom are either washed up, b-grade celebrities and/or I've never heard of them)

Dixie Carter may have been a Republican (although I think she classed herself more as a libertarian) but she apparently was also strongly supportive of gay rights and she donated to Bill Clinton in the early 1990s so she doesn't seem like your run-of-the-mill wingnut

Nancy Cartwright has donated to Charles Grassley and James Rogan -both Republicans -but has also donated to congressman Brad Sherman, who is a Democrat
http://www.newsmeat.com/celebrity_political_donations/Nancy_Cartwright.php

Bing Crosby, James Cagney, Helen Hayes et all are all deceased and most of them existed during a time when the GOP was significantly more moderate than it is now. Ginger Rogers campaigning for Thomas Dewey proves nothing -Dewey was to the left of quite a few of the DLC Democrats today

Nancy Reagan's a conservative? Gee, I would never have guessed!

Loretta Lynn is a close friend of Jimmy Carter and supported his presidential campaigns in 1976 and 1980. She's also close to the * family but I've read she never really liked Reagan so I think that description of her as a Republican since at least Ronald Reagan isn't totally accurate

Wait...Ronald Reagan was a conservative? Gee, what gave that away?

Ron Silver, as I've said above, started to reconsider his right wing conservatism toward the end of his life and voted for Obama in 2008

[tonysam]

100. Cagney was a political liberal, for the record. n/t

[grantcart]

101. Joe Pesci can that be right?

[samsingh]

208. i hope not

[Jamastiene]

250. Loretta Lynn is anti-gay marriage and anti-gay rights too.

I remember a particularly painful interview I saw of her praising Bush and saying she was against gay rights.

[HughBeaumont]

79. Oh GOD, not Donna Pinciotti . . . NOOOooooo . . .

Damn. There goes that fantasy down the crapper. :(

[CitizenLeft]

86. nooo, Adam Baldwin? Damn!

Fan of his. Crap!

[HeeBGBz]

152. Sad

Was hoping he took after his other brother.

[blondeatlast]

154. Such gorgeous 'teils... Mine died last week; I miss her so. nt

[Maru Kitteh]

231. Sorry to hear about your featherbaby.

:hug:

[CitizenLeft]

217. no, he's the non-Baldwin brother, LOL

He was in Serenity, played "Jayne" and in the Firefly series, too - and in Independence Day and a gozillion other movies.

Damn shame. :(

[DireStrike]

120. Don't really care about any of those, no real surprises

A lot of them are old timers and/or washed up. Many of them I never liked at all.

[PSzymeczek]

158. A lot of them are dead.

Others are c/w performers. Others have no career since the '80s.

[Darth_Kitten]

142. Lists like that aren't exactly accurate.....

and just because someone is Republican doesn't necessarily mean they are/were a screwing nutbar.

I mean nowadays most are, but a lot of people mentioned are actually quite moderate.

[WillParkinson]

235. Agreed...

Some of the folks on that list have a long history of supporting causes for women, gays, the environment.

We all have our reasons for supporting one candidate over another. I prefer to try to keep separate my entertainment choices from my political ones, unless the person is a complete weenie (like some formerly funny comedians who are now just total arrogant wipes.)

[deutsey]

145. I can't say I was a fan of almost any of them on the list

I've met Hal Holbrook and can say I respect and admire him as a person and an actor. I'll always like a lot of Heston's movies: Ben Hur, 10 Commandments, Planet of the Apes, Omega Man, Earthquake...Sorry, I'm a sucker for these flicks, I don't care what his political views were later in life. Duvall, Caan...like their stuff, too.

Many of the others: eh...never liked most of them anyway.

[Flubadubya]

219. Buddy Ebsen...

I can't believe he was left off that long list.

He and Nancy Kulp (Miss Jane) had some pretty serious political differences that played out during the time they were doing the Beverly Hillbillies (and after).

[eShirl]

21. MEL GIBSON /eot.

[samsingh]

130. gibson is very disappointing

[samsingh]

131. gibson is very disappointing

[tularetom]

26. You EVER liked Patricia Heaton and Kelsey Grammer?

BTW, the fat dude who took over for Bob Barker on the Price is Right is another wing nut asswipe.

[ellenfl]

80. drew carey. eom

[Doremus]

156. A puke from Parma. Changed Bob Barker's "commie" policies

"During Carey's second year as host, he began to write some of the various sketches used during the showcase, returning old aspects of the show that had been removed by Barker (restoring on-camera appearances by the announcer and removing bans on leather goods, wool coats and imported cars), bringing additional guest appearances on the show with CBS crossovers, especially by replacing the show's models for musical instruments with live performances by endorsers of musical instruments,"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drew_Carey

[samsingh]

195. i actually really used to like both of them

i had a crush on heaton. no more.

[Codeine]

213. Drew Carey is a wingnut, but he's done some cool stuff.

He financed the purchase of several blow-up sex dolls dressed in Chivas USA uniforms, each labeled "(player's) Mom" :evilgrin:, for one of the LA Galaxy supporters squads for their first match in 2005. And he's one of the main backers of and driving force behind the Seattle Sounders, who are easily the coolest team in MLS.

[Bitwit1234]

27. Wrung out tea bags.....

you are correct they must think attaching themselves to hate, violence and urging the destruction of our government will magically make them prosperous again. No way no how.

[On the Road]

28. Hey, I Still Like Buddy Ebsen

Maybe personal politics are more palatable if you're folksy.

[Darth_Kitten]

147. I don't like him.....

How he hurt and embarrassed his co-worker running for office. Not the sign of a classy gentleman.

[theHandpuppet]

161. Yep, he really trashed Nancy Kulp

Ebsen was a wingnut who actively campaigned for her opponent because he considered Nancy a liberal. I'm sure the fact that she was gay probably irritated him too, the old bastard.

[Darth_Kitten]

227. Right......

He was openly cruel to her. No respect for her as a person.

You just don't humiliate and hurt a person that way. :( Poor gal.

[Journeyman]

29. Why would an artist's personal life determine if I'll enjoy them? . . .

If I like an artist's work and appreciate their craft, I enjoy them for the power and pleasure of their work and words. If their ideas are tainted, if their political or social beliefs intrude and poison their work, I reject it because I find the work disagreeable.

How can I shut out art for unrelated influences? Provided the art doesn't forward the objectionable ideals, it should be judged on its merits. Should I reject Ezra Pound, one of the foremost poets of the twentieth century, because he spoke favorably for Mussolini? Can Celine's literary work be ignored because of his antisemitism? And if the artists are to be shunned for their beliefs, what of those who took their aid or who cite them as major influences? Pound edited The Wasteland and was credited by Eliot as "the better craftsman" (il miglior fabbro). Vonnegut attributed some of his ideas to Celine and acknowledged his debt to him for his impact on his writing style. So, as with all considerations of boycott and rejection, we're faced with the overriding consideration: How far do we go? How absolute shall we be?

[samsingh]

177. It's only about who we choose to reward with our money

[no_hypocrisy]

34. Does that mean you don't/didn't like Jerry Doyle on "Babylon 5"?

He's now a rightwing talk show host out of Las Vegas and has illusions about being an author.

[rox63]

78. B5 was one of my all-time favorite shows

But I was not suprised about Doyle. Him being a wing-nut doesn't make me like the show any less.

[samsingh]

258. did you hear this week that Kelsey Grammar is using his money

to start a right-wing network?

[Cronus Protagonist]

35. K Grammar was a shock to me

Now I see him as being mocking in every episode.

[Poiuyt]

40. Frasier is still one of my favorite sitcoms

[BlueMTexpat]

182. I still love that one too, although I think that its success is due more to the

ensemble cast. Frasier is pretty much of an a** - Grammer just plays himself. Miles was my favorite character and I thought that David Hyde Pierce's portrayal was outstanding.

[grantcart]

102. I once asked a limo driver who the worst celebrity he ever drove around was

and he said K Grammar.

Evidently he is a much better actor than I thought because I always thought he came across as a cool guy.

[Johonny]

37. Charlton Heston was a liberal

and with the magic of cinema you can watch his good young liberal movies and ignore his older turd conservative ones.

[RaleighNCDUer]

48. LOL

[WI_DEM]

103. Well he did support the civil rights movement and made some "liberal" sci-fi films like

Planet of the Apes and Soylet Green.

[Patsy Stone]

43. I don't have that list

but mine is "Celebrities I once liked, then found out they were digusting Scientologists."

Beck
Jason Lee
Giovanni Ribisi
Kirstie Alley

I'm sure there are more (and this doesn't even touch the celebrities I never liked who also got sucked in by this con), but everytime I find out about another one, my heart breaks a little bit more, so I've stopped loooking.

[tkmorris]

91. Wait... Beck? Please tell me that isn't true.

[Patsy Stone]

99. It's sadly (sadly) soooo true -- and I hate it.

And he's apparently been one forever, too. He's married to Giovanni Ribisi's sister.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beck

Scientology

Beck has been involved in Scientology for most of his life; his wife is also a second-generation Scientologist. Marissa and her twin brother, Giovanni, were delivered by Beck's mother, Bibbe. Beck publicly acknowledged his affiliation with the controversial religion for the first time in an interview published in The New York Times Magazine on March 6, 2005. Further confirmation came in an interview with the Irish Sunday Tribune's iMagazine on June 11, 2005, where he was quoted as saying, "Yeah, I'm a Scientologist. My father has been a Scientologist for about 35 years, so I grew up in and around it." When questioned by the interviewer about Scientology's core beliefs, he replied:

What it actually is is just sort of, uh, you know, I think it's about philosophy and sort of, uh, all these kinds of, you know, ideals that are common to a lot of religions....There's nothing fantastical...just a real deep grassroots concerted effort for humanitarian causes. I don't know if you know the stuff they have. It's unbelievable the stuff they are doing. Education...they have free centres all over the place for poor kids. They have the number one drug rehabilitation programme in the entire world (called Narconon). It has a 90-something percent success rate...When you look at the actual facts and not what's conjured in people's minds that's all bullshit to me because I've actually seen stuff first hand.

[XemaSab]

211. He was born into it

You can't exactly hate on someone for something they were born into.

[belpejic]

163. Elisabeth Moss. So sad. n/t

[crikkett]

198. will smith too :(

[awoke_in_2003]

229. "Beck"

I hope that is the wannabe Beck and not the real one (Jeff)

on edit: should have scrolled down a bit more. Leaving the original just because Jeff Beck is the only true Beck :)

[Patsy Stone]

232. And the smarter one

:)

[awoke_in_2003]

245. the real Beck

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reuK2msTzec

[Patsy Stone]

256. Delightful

And a little bonus Jools Holland in there, too. Nice.

I saw Jeff Beck and Stevie Ray Vaughan a few weeks before Stevie died. It was one of the most amazing shows I'd ever seen.

[Xenotime]

44. I'm glad there aren't many in Hollywood. I would hate to have to sit through RW movies.

[karynnj]

47. Consider that more are liberals, so conservatives are faced with this more often

In fact, Governor Christie, in 2004 wrote a column for his local paper complaining that it was hard on fans, like him, that Bruce Springstein did the rallies for Kerry. Christie attended hundreds of Springstein concerts - but not the Kerry one. He was brain dead enough to ask Springstein to sing at his Inaugural event - and as you would guess was turned down. (He had a cover band perform).

[Proud Liberal Dem]

50. I don't care much about actor's politics

I try to just focus on their acting unless they say something extremely outrageous.

[Grand Taurean]

53. The only problem I have with conservative/right wing entertainers

are those who are hypocrites. They are the first ones to scream about freedom and the evils of censorship, yet the first ones to shout down and demand the left to shut up and get in line. Also, they are the first ones to question the patriotism of anyone who is not like them.
They have questioned the patriotism of their political opponents. This rings especially true with the country "music" gang.

[lies and propaganda]

55. Dennis Hopper

scarily RW.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

65. see my post 58.

[RFKHumphreyObama]

71. He supported and voted for Obama in 2008

[SemiCharmedQuark]

62. Jimmy Stewart

I loved Jimmy Stewart as a kid and looked forward to watching IAWL with my mom every Christmas. Turns out he was kind of a dick. Oh well.

[tonysam]

97. At least Stewart served in the military with distinction

That's more than I can say about a lot of them.

I really couldn't care less about an actor's political beliefs.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

127. His "political belief" was that black people were "bossing around" white people too much

That is a little beyond "I believe in supply side economics"

[Darth_Kitten]

228. He stated that?

That's terrible.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

238. Here:

"NBC producer Hal Kanter was shocked when Stewart insisted on firing black actor Hal Williams from The Jimmy Stewart Show. Kanter recalled, "One day somebody comes running into my office and says you better get down and see Jimmy, he is absolutely furious. I go down to his dressing room, and he's really hot. The problem was he had just found out that we were casting Hal Williams and he related that to a script for a show in which there was a cop lashing into the professor character. 'Blacks are bossing white people all over the country,' he says to me angrily, 'and now we're going to have the same damn thing on prime time television? A black is going to be lecturing me with millions of people watching? No way. I get casting approval and Williams is out.'"

[Jamastiene]

253. Oh, damn.

I used to like him. I didn't know he was that much of an asshole. :puke:

[PSzymeczek]

160. Actually, Jimmy Stewart wasn't a jerk.

He may have been a Republican, but didn't club people over the head with it.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

237. LOL, except when he provided a bunch of names to HUAC and testified as a "closed door witness"

[asdjrocky]

63. Right wingers are bad actors as a general rule.

The only real exception being Robert Duvall. Everyone on that list is a hack as an actor.

[BulletproofLandshark]

74. Clint Eastwood? n/t

[asdjrocky]

94. You can't really call Clint a right winger.

At best, he's a moderate and a pretty good guy. Also, he's a way better director than he is an actor.

[Dappleganger]

123. He's a libertarian.

His motto: "Everybody should just leave everyone else the hell alone."

[Zomby Woof]

212. He also said:

"I never really thought of myself as a conservative. Of course, I am no ultra-leftist either."

Clint is one helluva great director, and his subject matter surely isn't friendly with Hannity-style wingnuttery. "Unforgiven" shows that violence doesn't solve anything - it just begets more violence. "Million Dollar Baby" makes a convincing case for death with dignity. "Flags Of Our Fathers" deconstructs many of the myths of WW2 and Iwo Jima (revolving around the true story behind the flag raising), showing war as brutal, dehumanizing, and devastating. Its companion film "Letters From Iwo Jima" shows the all-too-human side of the Japanese soldiers during that war. "Gran Torino" is a powerful story of a bigot's quest for redemption. "Invictus" is about Nelson Mandela and the power for forgiveness and reconciliation. None of these films are fodder for a wingnut. (Even the second Dirty Harry film "Magnum Force" is a response to critics who felt that his character was too fascist, by having Harry take on vigilante rogue 'death squad' cops - the kind Glenn Beck would cream his Depends over).

[Jamastiene]

252. Robert Duvall is one I will watch act gladly, even knowing he's a conservative.

He is just a great actor, in my mind. Period.

[skip fox]

64. Most of these, with a few exceptions, are not great actors.

I'd take them for what they are and if Voight gives a good performance, then it's a good performance.

Ezra Pound's politics were terrible. His poetry created the language for 20th cent. American poetry.

Good work is good work. You can separate the dreamer for the dream. (Not that Pound and Voight shouldn't be held accountable for their politics, of course.)

[ArnoldLayne]

68. Suzanne Summers,Cheryl Ladd and I heard Heather Locklear was and

Still might be but I still like Heather can't help it. :crazy:

[awoke_in_2003]

223. damn, I can give up Suzanne Summers...

but Cheryl Ladd?

[krabigirl]

69. I do not care what political party or religious belief an entertainer has.

[devilgrrl]

72. Not one teaspoon of talent in the lot of them

eom

[RFKHumphreyObama]

73. Kelsey Grammer is such a good actor I can excuse his politics

Patricia Heaton is annoying but I can still watch her in Everybody Loves Raymond (partly because I know there are enough liberals on the show to balance her out)

Delta Burke hasn't really been in anything much recently

[LibertyLover]

76. I know what you mean

I was saddened to learn that my favorite Monkee, Micky Dolenz, is apparently a Teabagger.

[EFerrari]

81. Andy Garcia.

Too bad. He's a great actor.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

82. I don't dislike a celebrity or boycott his/her work based on their politics...

...so long as the work remains seperate from their politics, that is.

Am I disappointed to learn a celebrity whose work I like is a Republican? Sure....I can say I was sad to learn about Craig T. Nelson because I found him hilarious on "Coach" and on some other works of his. But who cares? If he makes me laugh in doing his job, I don't care.

I have to admit I was upset about one of the Zucker brothers (of "Airplane" and "Naked Gun" fame) who turned out to be a major Republican and made that "American Carol" dreck. But that's because his politics ended up seaping into his work.

[sui generis]

87. performance arts is different BUT I ask you this

if Goebbels turned out to be the finest violin player (your example goes here) in the world, would you still be a fan?

I know it's an extreme example but there are limits to how far down the road someone goes before I want to reward the quality of artist, and not just their skill.

I personally think I have to connect to an artist, even a performance artist in more ways than just the performance - especially in the communication age. It does matter to me that someone can be paid 10's or hundreds of thousands of dollars an episode, and turn right around and use that money to pay to keep us from having human and civil rights. So in that case, it's also an economic matter of self preservation, even if it's only a token act.

I COULD not hear Goebbels playing the violin. And I'm profoundly disappointed in Patricia Heaton actually on record donating money against us on Prop Hate.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

115. If there was any celebrity complicit in an actual genocide (and there may have been, I don't know)..

...yes, I don't know if I could enjoy their work, as talented as it might be.

But Craig T. Nelson/Patricia Heaton/Kelsey Grammar (or whatever your run of the mill conservative celebrity) is no Goebbels, and the issues of general debate in this country aren't as extreme as to the extermination of millions of people, so....

[sui generis]

207. of course not

unless they happen to be firmly against my civil rights, so . . . . can't get past that.

Sorry you felt compelled to marginalize my argument, so...

[Zomby Woof]

214. Zucker was one of those 9/11 converts

He was pretty liberal before then (the anti-Reagan joke in 'Airplane!' is just a small example). He admitted as much in an interview when 'Carol' came out. Ron Silver had the same syndrome.

[CBGLuthier]

92. As a rule, I find that actors are kind of dumb and uneducated.

All you got to do is watch celebrity jeopardy a few times to see that too many actors are dumber than dirt.

Which explains a lot about this list.

[abq e streeter]

93. I just canceled my belonging to Dion Dimucci's facebook fan group

when he submitted a glowing post to the wonderful Sarah Palin. I know Dion beat his heroin addiction through God and religion, and I don't begrudge him that,and had read more than one post of his talking about "The Lord" and the church without any problem or objection....But jeez ( no pun intended) , many intelligent progressive people are very religious, church-going people; it doesn't, despite the opinion to the contrary, of some DUers, automatically turn you into a zombie...But while I still am a huge fan of his music, and always will be, I don't think I can ever again listen to a Palin-worshiper sing "didn't you love the things they stood for" about Martin Luther King, and John and Bobby Kennedy, knowing he embraces dangerous hateful demagogues who would, if they could, undo everything MLK and the others did, or tried to accomplish. Broke my heart to find that out about Dion.

[Kahuna]

95. I'm more into dead actors. I was really disappointed to learn that

Irene Dunne who appeared in some of my favorite old movies was a ferocious conservative and a big time ronnie raygun supporter. I recently learned that Steve McQueen, in spite of his Mr. Cool, persona was very conservative. I'm glad that I was never into him. OTOH, I learned that Robert Ryan was a big time liberal. So much so that when he worked with John Wayne, he couldn't stand the guy because of his conservative politics.

[WI_DEM]

104. I'm not as upset over older stars like Jimmy Stewart--because the GOP of their day wasn't quite as

wacko as the GOP of today is.

[Darth_Kitten]

144. No more Eisenhower Republicans.........

I kind of resent moderate stars being lumped in with all the wingnuts. :)

Actors like Reagan, Ginger Rogers, Robert Taylor, etc, who apparently had rigid right-wing views were in a world apart.
Though I'm surprised about Jimmy Stewart's apparent racist views. Hmmm.

[DefenseLawyer]

105. You don't have to be smart to be an actor, just have a disproportionately large head

The problem is we watch these people so we think we know them. So it stands to reason we are disappointed when it turns out they aren't what we hoped. I thought most of the people on that list were hacks without even knowing their politics, but it still bums me out that John Wayne was such a moron. Not just conservative, I mean you kind of expect that from people with that persona, but a dolt. A blacklisting, McCarthyite dolt.

[Darth_Kitten]

146. Really? That's kind of insulting to those in the profession.

Acting is a profession just like any other. Most actors I know are pretty wise, intelligent,good people. Very open-minded.

Don't toss the baby out with the bathwater.

[DefenseLawyer]

166. I didn't say you "couldn't" be smart and be an actor, I said it wasn't a requirement.

Stephen Baldwin, for example, is an actor.

[Darth_Kitten]

226. haha!

Stephen Baldwin, well, yeah, that's a good example. ;)

[WI_DEM]

106. What about somebody like Cary Grant who supported RFK in '68 and Reagan in '80

[Love Bug]

242. I think a lot of movie stars supported Reagan because they were

friends of his more than for his political views. Frank Sinatra did and he was a liberal from way backk.

[mikeSchmuckabee]

110. Didn't kelsey grammer and patricia heaton have a sitcom?

that lasted like 22 minutes too long. I hear the commercials were good.

Seriously, "celebrities" and their politics are a pretty shaky relationship.

[Warren Stupidity]

111. Lucky me: never liked any of them, thought all were full of the stupid.

Ain't one on your list worth ten minutes of my life.

[catzies]

112. SCOTT BAIO

Karl Malone
John Stockton
(no one knows they are)

[Soulis]

179. Scott Baio???

:rofl:

[sui generis]

215. isn't he off the deep end now, owns a survivalist outfitter or some such?

I guess I'm too lazy to google him.

[Marr]

113. It's ridiculous when right-wingers boycot entertainers because of their politics,

and it's just as silly when left-wingers do it.

I could not care less about their politics. If I enjoy their work, I enjoy their work.

[Kahuna]

122. Good for you.

:eyes:

[Marr]

128. Thanks.

:hi:

[The Straight Story]

155. it is almost like a religion for some folks 'So and so is a jew/muslim/etc?' I can't watch them

childish IMHO. What next, check the creds of authors before we read their novels?

[Marr]

164. It seems like the trend is for people to wall themselves off into little ideological cocoons.

People choose their media outlets to have their opinions reinforced, for instance-- not to learn anything new. They read books they already agree with, and avoid reading things that don't support the ideas they want to believe. Apparently they even wall themselves off from actors-- frigging actors-- who don't agree with them politically.

It's pathetic. It is a lot like religion, as you said. It's exactly the same thing fundamentalists do with criticism of their beliefs. They just reject it out of hand, and wear their ignorance as a badge of purity.

[Raineyb]

176. I choose where I spend my money. And I don't have to spend it on films

with people whose politics I don't like. Especially when they use that fame and money to denigrate MY politics.

I don't go out of my way to put money into the pockets of people who are a detriment to me. And avoiding certain works of fiction is a hell of a lot different than eschewing actual news in order to watch a fake news channel that serves propaganda.

Not wanting to watch certain actors is not the same as rejecting facts.

For you to conflate the two is extremely disingenuous and a needless dig to boot.

[Tarheel_Dem]

183. +1

[Marr]

185. Seems like the same thing to me.

It's taking that mental cocoon to a ridiculous extreme. You're talking about people who aren't even writing the words they're speaking. If you choose to pass on movies/music/plays/tv shows/whatever because you don't want to put a dollar into the pocket of someone you disagree with, that's your prerogative. I think it's ridiculous, personally. I thought it was silly when the right did it to the Dixie Chicks, and it's silly here, too.

Really- what did you think of that whole Dixie Chicks fiasco? Didn't it seem rather indicative of a certain belligerent closed-mindedness?

[Raineyb]

204. What's ridiculous is your notion that what one chooses as far as pop culture is concerned

is the same as choosing what is and is not news based on the politics of the channel that's having it read to you. In addition, it's one thing to personally decide you don't want to indulge in one form of pop culture and another to decide no one else can indulge in it which is what happened with the Dixie Chicks. I don't see anyone saying that the movies and television shows that these actors are in should be taken off the air which the right wing tools (enabled by a right wing radio corporation) did. And I sure as hell didn't say that either. I'm saying that I will not take MY money and pay to watch movies, or give eyes for a television show for actors who use the fame they gained through their acting to spout off on politics that are a detriment to what *I* think should be worked for. It's no more ridiculous than people who decide they don't want to have 50 cent perform on their college campus because they find his music to be misogynistic.

The Dixie Chicks were being tossed off the air for their views. No one here is calling for that. No one is calling for book and DVD burnings because they don't like the politics of the author or actor in it either. When that happens THEN we can make the comparison with what happened to the Dixie Chicks. In the meantime, you're arguing apples and oranges.

[kskiska]

116. Fred Astaire & William Holden

Gene Kelly was a lib, and his wife Betsy Blair was even more so to the point of being blacklisted. I guess Gene was such a huge moneymaker that they gave him a pass.

Holden hated when Bogart and his pals went to D.C. to protest the witch hunts.

[Kahuna]

121. Fred a Who???

:cry:

[guitar man]

117. Delta Burke :(

What a shame...I always had a "thang" for her fine full-figured frame :P :(

[Geek_Girl]

118. Robert Duvall and Clint Eastwood are the only decent actors out of all

the RW actors. The rest pretty much suck anyway.

[KonaKane]

119. Bruce Willis, Dennis Miller

Although Bruce Willis' affection for the rightwing was pretty much a schoolgirl crush on George W Bush, which may have cooled or ebbed by now.

Dennis Miller, what a loser. His short lived TV comedy show was so unpopular, I heard they couldn't even PAY many people to be in the studio audience.

[NYC Liberal]

126. I think Bruce Willis became more of a libertarian type.

I believe he's a Truther as well.

[Iggo]

125. Multi-Millionaires trend Republican, eh?

:o

[Old Troop]

129. Who cares? They have no influence.

[GoCubsGo]

143. Just the wingnuts...

They are the only ones who care enough to make lists of celebrities. I don't know about y'all, but I have never seen anyone take the time to write up a list of "Democratic celebrities" like the one posted above for repugs. Funny thing, considering they're always using "celebrity" as a derogatory term, just as they always condemn Hollywood. They hate celebrities, yet they're so desperate to prove that the evil liberals don't have a monopoly on famous people. Kind of pathetic when you think about it.

[PSzymeczek]

162. There's an entire website

devoted to Liberal celebrities!
http://www.liberalartists.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=topics

And not derogatory!

[southernyankeebelle]

134. Give them a break. Rightwingers hate our celelbs on the left. The only

difference we have more and they make good points.

[Quantess]

136. Craig T Nelson is in the new Parenthood show

and his character is really boring.

[Iggo]

203. To be fair, that whole show is boring. (n/t)

[Quantess]

221. Yes, and I'm disappointed.

All those great actors, and yet somehow the show is boring and lackluster. Such a waste of talent.

[Raineyb]

222. So was the movie. n/t

[ElsewheresDaughter]

168. I knew their was a reason I never liked any of them....they were also crappy actors

[lonestarnot]

169. And to think I used to admire Sellek, now I can't stand to even hear his voice on an OJ commercial.

:puke: I squeeze my own az oranges. I starve and die of scurvy or gout before I'd drink the shit he advertises.

[Toucano]

170. David Mamet has been the hardest for me because his work changed.

He is the most brilliant American writer since Arthur Miller, but his work since 9/11 has taken a decidedly right-wing turn.

It's unfortunate.

[Soulis]

174. He's a playwright

And he should stick to that, as his movies all sound like stage productions.

[cynatnite]

171. If I allowed an actor's politics to dictate what I watch, I would miss out on a lot...

I used to feel that way when it came to actors like Robert Duvall, Kelsey Grammer, and much more. I realized that despite their politics, they can do some good work.

[ArnoldLayne]

172. Roger Waters main songwriter, bass guitarist and vocalist of Pink Floyd

and David Gilmour lead guitarist and vocalist also of Pink Floyd has progressive political beliefs. But Roger Waters especially is a very left-wing progressive. He has stated in the past he is actually a Socialist his mother was according to him a Socialist Party member in England.

[ArnoldLayne]

173. Michael Stipe singer songwriter of REM is very left-wing

Joe Strummer of The Clash also was.

[Douglas Carpenter]

178. John Malkovich and Jon Voight are two of my favorite actors and they are both right-wing nuts

I guess being a great actor like being a great mechanic or a great dentist or whatever is largely a skill that has little to nothing to do with someone's worldview.

[titoresque]

180. Adam Sandler........dammit! ah, not Drew Cary too! nt.

[classysassy]

181. Sport stars

A Rod contributed to GW Bush theft of the oval office.Most over paid sport figures are inclined to vote republican.(Greed).

[Tarheel_Dem]

184. Freddie Prinze, Jr. was my biggest disappointment. Once I find out,

I can't bear to watch or listen to them anymore. Wish I could put their politics aside, but I just can't. And for all the "broad minded" people here who say it shouldn't matter, you're fuckin' hypocrites. If you support these rightwing assholes, you financially support the rightwing causes they espouse.

Spend your money however you choose, but don't scold those of us who won't support rightwing "performers", and their causes. Talent my ass.

[Marr]

188. Oh, bull.

You don't support every cause of every person you've ever passed a dollar to. What are your grocer's politics? Your mechanic's? How about your dentist?

Besides, when it comes to things like art or writing, to dismiss the work of people you disagree with is to miss the entire point. I'm not sure that really applies to actors, but it certainly does to writers, musicians, etc. There is nothing more boring that listening to someone you agree with.

[samsingh]

192. i can't monitor every dollar, but i am sensitive once i find out

for example:

i shop at Costco and spend lots of money there.

i don't shop at Walmart.

Why would we give money to repugs when we can support Democrats?

[Tarheel_Dem]

193. I know exactly where my hard earned dollars are spent. I gave up my favorite

restaurant in '04 when I learned the management had maxxed out to Bush, and made donations to Liddy Dole. Haven't been back. I haven't set foot in Walmart since they ran a full page ad in support of Liddy Dole in their employee newsletter, and that's nearly ten years ago. I only support American automakers (GMC) for the past 30 yrs. So, you bet your ass, I'm careful where I spend my money.

I wish more "progressives" were equally as careful.

As for my mechanic, I've never seen him on the teevee telling me who the hell to vote for. That was dumbass question, but it doesn't surprise me.

[Marr]

205. Most of these actors aren't on television telling you who to vote for, either.

What did you think of the Dixie Chicks debacle? Did you think those right-wing activists looked responsible and ideologically pure... or just idiotic?

There's a big difference between not shopping at Wal-Mart and refusing to watch a movie because one of the actors disagrees with you about politics.

[Tarheel_Dem]

218. I don't see the difference, and fortunately for me, I don't have to.

You patronize whoever the hell you like, and I'll do the same. No rightwing actors, "celebrities", for me. We can argue about this to infinity, but neither you nor anyone else could pay me enough to patronize these assholes who are diametrically opposed to damned near everything I stand for.

But as long as they've got you, they probably shouldn't worry about little old me.

[samsingh]

194. i completely agree with you

i don't give repugs my money.

[stanwyck]

244. It makes a difference to me, too. The future of our country is just too

important. So, yes, I'm not going to give any of my hard-earned money to people who hold views so much in opposition to mine. We're fortunate to have so many alternatives. Am I missing anything by not listening to Charlie Daniel's music? No. Or Ted Nugent's? No. Or watching a sitcom with any of these actors I barely recognize? I'm not missing anything. So, I'll keep giving my money to the libs. The ones who openly give voice to my beliefs. Bought my first Dixie Chicks CD when Natalie Maines spoke from the heart about Bush. And you know what? I like it.

[pepperbear]

186. I don't boycott them, but I admit to seein gthem in a differnt light....

especially when they play a "liberal" role.

[Hissyspit]

187. There is nothing about being an actor that means someone is not an idiot.

Plenty of people are idiots and some of them make a living by pretending to be someone they are not, becaue they are good at it.

[thelordofhell]

191. Clark Gable

:cry:

[RFKHumphreyObama]

220. In all fairness Clark Gable seemed like quite a decent guy

From Wikipedia's entry on Hattie McDaniel
The competition to play Mammy in Gone with the Wind (1939) had been almost as stiff as that for Scarlett O'Hara. Eleanor Roosevelt wrote to film producer David O. Selznick to ask that her own maid, Elizabeth McDuffie, be given the part.<10> McDaniel did not think she would be chosen, because she was known for being a comic actress. Clark Gable recommended the role go to McDaniel; when she went to her audition dressed in an authentic maid's uniform, she won the part.<11>

The Loew's Grand Theatre on Peachtree Street in Atlanta, Georgia, was selected as the theater for the premiere of Gone with the Wind, Friday, December 15, 1939. When the date of the Atlanta premiere approached, all the black actors were barred from attending and excluded from being in the souvenir program. David Selznick had attempted to bring Hattie McDaniel, but MGM advised him not to because of Georgia's segregationist laws, which would have required McDaniel to stay in a segregated "blacks-only" hotel and prevented her from sitting in the theater with her white peers. Clark Gable angrily threatened to boycott the Atlanta premiere unless McDaniel was allowed to attend, but McDaniel convinced him to attend anyway
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hattie_McDaniel#Gone_with_the_Wind

[Incitatus]

197. I only know two people on that list and I am not impressed by their acting

[OnionPatch]

201. Hey, we got Andy and Opie, need I say more?

:shrug:

[madokie]

202. hank jr

fuck him and the mountain that he fell from

[sui generis]

216. The world brimming with things and people to dislike

I'll be a little zen here and say we should not define ourselves by our dislikes and disappointments, generally speaking.

That's what they do.

[Dr Fate]

236. I never liked any of 'em except Chuck. n/t

n/t

[Synicus Maximus]

239. I don't really care about their political views only if they are good at

what they do. I have never been swayed by some actors or sports figures endorsement. Let me have someone who actually may have a clue.

[Motown_Johnny]

240. I've got you all beat... Jerry Doyle!!!

He was on "Babylon 5" and I never missed an episode.


Now he is a RW talk radio nut job who has written a book "Have you seen my country lately"

:puke:

[RFKHumphreyObama]

241. James Earl Jones is a Republican?

I just read that somewhere.

That's a damn shame. I've always liked his work.

Another one I'm disappointed with is Catherine Hicks. I've liked her in everything I've seen

[Ozymanithrax]

243. I have no problem separating an actor from the part and the movie...

Where I draw the line is when an actor makes a movie to sell his or her point of view as gospel.

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

248. James Woods turned out not only to be GOP, but a horrid racist as well

Always thought he seemed like a cool, quirky guy. He starred in good stuff like 'Salvador,' so I figured his politics leaned left.

Then he does interviews where he refers to arabs as "diaperheads."
Yup, he's a dick.