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Celebrities and notables who have supported, donated to or voted for Republicans at one time or another.

Contents 1 Actors 1.1 TV/Radio Personalities 2 Filmmakers and Entertainment Executives 3 Athletes 3.1 Baseball 3.2 Basketball 3.3 Football (American) 3.4 Golf 3.5 Ice hockey 3.6 Female Soccer/Football 3.7 Tennis 3.8 Other sports figures 4 Authors and Writers

[edit] Actors

• Danny Aiello, "I turned in my card to become a Republican because I did not want to be known as a Democrat under that person (Bill Clinton)'s regime"
• Kim Alexis, pro-life, born-again Christian former model
• June Allyson
• Scott Baio, attended President Ronald Reagan's funeral in June 2004
• Adam Baldwin, not a "Baldwin brother"
• Stephen Baldwin, Republican Baldwin brother and born-again Christian; appeared at the 2004 Republican National Convention [1]
• James Belushi
• Tom Berenger
• Ward Bond
• Pat Boone, appeared at 2000 Republican National Convention
• Ernest Borgnine, donated money in support of President George W. Bush's campaign in 2004
• Julie Bowen, donated money to Helen Delich Bentley's last campaign. ^{[citation needed]}
• Bruce Boxleitner, but wife Melissa Gilbert is a Democrat.
• Walter Brennan
• Wilford Brimley
• Morgan Brittany
• Zachary Ty Bryan
• Delta Burke, married to Gerald McRaney
• James Caan
• James Cagney, originally Democrat, became more conservative over the years.
• Dean Cain, donated $3000 to George W. Bush's campaign.
• Kirk Cameron
• Drew Carey
• Dixie Carter, attended the 2000 Republican National Convention; donated $2500 to $3000 to the Tennessee Republican Party
• Nancy Cartwright (voice of Bart Simpson)
• Emma Caulfield, Republican Babe of the Week!, "I would never fully admit to being a Republican in this town", she told Premiere magazine, "I want to work."; voted for John Kerry in the 2004 election [2]
• James Caviezel
• Dick Clark
• Jeff Conaway
• Chuck Connors
• Mike Connors
• Robert Conrad
• Lou Costello
• Bing Crosby
• Charlie Daniels
• Robert Davi
• Nancy Davis, future Mrs. Ronald Reagan and First Lady (January 1981 - January 1989).
• Doris Day
• Yvonne DeCarlo, Democrat who voted for Ronald Reagan
• Bo Derek, appeared at the 2004 Republican National Convention; [3], [4]
• Shannen Doherty, "I'm a conservative. I was an avid supporter of Ronald Reagan; I thought he was fabulous" #14
• Jerry Doyle, #14
• Fred Dryer (also football player)
• Irene Dunne
• Robert Duvall, "One guy asked me, 'How can you be an actor and be a Republican?' I can vote either way. But how can you boil it down to [political affiliation]? All the atrocities against blacks in the South were committed by Democratic sheriffs." [5], [6], [7]
• Leslie Easterbrook
• Bill Engvall
• R. Lee Ermey

  "I’m an Independent. I’m not a Republican, I’m not a Democrat. I’m a middle-of-the-road guy and I call on logic and common sense, okay? I didn’t vote for John Kerry, however, if John Kerry was our president right now I’d be just as firmly behind him and support him just as firmly as I do George W. Bush and his administration and I wish more people would be like that."[8]

• Chad Everett
• Jinx Falkenburg, Republican activist & fund-raiser
• Jamie Farr
• Jeff Foxworthy
• Dennis Franz, [9]
• Clark Gable
• Eva Gabor
• Vincent Gallo, also director
• John Gavin, actor, later Republican political appointee (as envoy to Mexico)
• Mel Gibson, [10]
• Kelsey Grammer, donated money in support of President Bush and Republicans 2004 [11], [12]
• Fred Grandy, also a former congressman from Iowa
• Lee Greenwood, oft-married right-wing singer-songwriter
• Tammy Grimes
• Sammy Hagar, has been documented giving to Republicans
• George Hamilton
• Margaret Hamilton
• Lionel Hampton
• Angie Harmon, appeared at the 2004 Republican National Convention. [13] [14]
• Helen Hayes, attended several Republican National Conventions
• Patricia Heaton, Republican due to pro-life position[15],[16]
• Charlton Heston, formerly outspoken Republican Party and NRA supporter [17]
• Catherine Hicks
• Hal Holbrook
• William Holden
• Bob Hope, long-time Republican supporter
• Hedda Hopper
• Jonathan Jackson; he and his brother Richard campaigned for George W. Bush [18]
• Richard Lee Jackson, he and his brother Jonathan campaigned for George W. Bush [19]
• John James, appeared at 1988 Republican National Convention
• Al Jolson, campaigned for Calvin Coolidge
• Dean Jones
• Shirley Jones, appeared at the 1988 Republican National Convention; sang national anthem
• Naomi Judd
• Yaphet Kotto
• Cheryl Ladd, appeared at 1988 Republican National Convention
• Larry The Cable Guy
• Heather Locklear, "She’s a registered Republican!" - Maxim Magazine"
• Anita Louise - Note: do not confuse with Tina Louise

Deana Lund--Ronald Reagan and George Bush

• Loretta Lynn - supporting Republicans since at least Ronald Reagan
• surviving members of Lynyrd Skynyrd
• Jackie Mason
• Jeanette MacDonald
• Fred MacMurray
• Gerald McRaney [20]
• Reba McEntire
• Adolphe Menjou
• Ethel Merman
• Dina Merrill, pro-choice Republican; heiress to fortune as daughter of Marjorie Merriweather Post.
• Ann Miller
• Dennis Miller [21]
• Larry Miller
• Yvette Mimieux
• Ricardo Montalban
• Montgomery Gentry, seen in picture with 2008 Republican Presidential Candidate Fred Thompson during campaign stop
• Michael Moriarty
• Matt Mulhern
• Jim Nabors
• Leslie Nielsen
• Chelsea Noble
• Chuck Norris, donated money in support of incumbent George W. Bush and Republicans 2004. [22], [23]
• Ted Nugent
• Hugh O'Brian
• Maureen O'Hara
• Fess Parker
• Louella Parsons
• Joe Pesci
• Dick Powell
• Paula Prentiss, donated money in support of incumbent George W. Bush and Republicans in 2004 ^{[citation needed]}.
• Laura Prepon
• Freddie Prinze, Jr.
• Ronald Reagan, ceased voting Democrat in 1952, largely over issue of Communism; changed affiliations officially and later became California Governor and eventually 40th President of the United States
• Joan Rivers, voted (or used to vote) Republican in the 1980s and 1990s; she attended Ronald Reagan's funeral. ^{[citation needed]}
• Ginger Rogers, campaigned for Thomas Dewey against fellow Missourian Harry S Truman in 1948
• Mickey Rooney
• Kurt Russell, libertarian but votes Republican ^{[citation needed]}
• Jane Russell
• Adam Sandler, supported/donated money to Rudy Giuliani for his 2008 presidential campaign. ^{[citation needed]}
• Jon Secada, anti-Castro Cuban-American
• John Schneider
• Rick Schroder, appeared at the several Republican National Conventions, including 2004 [24]
• Dwight Schultz
• Arnold Schwarzenegger, 38th Governor of California, #4
• Tracy Scoggins
• Tom Selleck #12
• Ron Silver, former Democrat; radicalized by 9/11; appeared at the 2004 Republican National Convention. [25], [26], [209.157.64.200/focus/f-news/1248289/posts Outspoken Bush Supporter]
• Jessica Simpson
• Frank Sinatra, long-term Democrat; switched parties late in life
• Gary Sinise
• Tony Sirico
• Yakov Smirnoff
• Jaclyn Smith
• Kevin Sorbo
• Paul Sorvino
• Sylvester Stallone
• Ben Stein, former Nixon administration operative, donated money in support of President Bush and Republicans 2004, [27], [28]
• Connie Stevens, appeared at 2000 Republican National Convention
• Shirley Temple, former Ambassador to Ghana
• Fred Thompson, also a U.S. Senator from Tennessee 1995-2001; possible Republican Presidential candidate in 2008 (depends on primaries)
• Rip Torn, appeared at the 2004 Republican National Convention. [29]
• Travis Tritt
• Janine Turner
• Hunter Tylo
• Vince Vaughn
• Jon Voight, seen in picture with 2008 Republican Presidential Candidate Fred Thompson during campaign stop
• John Wayne, legendary screen actor and right-wing Republican
• Cindy Williams
• James Woods, "I love George Bush right now and I always have. I'm the only guy in L.A. who voted for him.", [30]
• Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

[edit] TV/Radio Personalities

• Glenn Beck
• Neal Boortz - Libertarian
• Rita Cosby
• Ann Coulter
• Billy Bush
• Lou Dobbs - Republican, but extremely critical of Bush administration since at least 2005. ^{[citation needed]}
• Rick Dees
• Steve Doocy
• Larry Elder - Libertarian
• Dick Enberg
• Shandi Finnessey
• Mike Gallagher
• John Gibson
• Bob Grant
• Mark Haines
• Sean Hannity
• Dave Harris, host of Retro Rewind.
• Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Appeared at the 2004 Republican National Convention. [31]
• Phil Hendrie, Democrat, but leans conservative. Supports George W. Bush and Iraq War.
• Hugh Hewitt
• E. D. Hill
• Laura Ingraham
• Tom Joyner [32]
• John Kasich, FOX-TV host; former United States House Representative from Ohio
• Brian Kilmeade
• Kim Komando
• Lawrence Kudlow
• Lars Larson
• Mark Levin
• Rush Limbaugh
• Steve Malzberg
• Dr. Phil McGraw
• Michael Medved
• Al Michaels
• Lisa Kennedy Montgomery (a.k.a. "Kennedy")
• Mancow Muller
• Jim Nantz
• Bill O'Reilly
• Dennis Prager
• Michael Reagan
• Pat Sajak, #12
• Michael Savage
• Randy Savage
• Vin Scully, long-time Republican donor- gave $2100 to Mitt Romney, $1000 to Bush in 2004
• Shepard Smith
• Pat Summerall
• Alex Trebek
• Donald Trump
• Armstrong Williams
• Pete Williams

[edit] Filmmakers and Entertainment Executives

• Frank Capra
• Lionel Chetwynd
• Walt Disney
• Pat Dollard
• Milos Forman
• William Friedkin
• Vincent Gallo
• Mel Gibson
• David Greenwalt
• Merv Griffin
• John Hughes
• Rob Long, one of the producers of Cheers
• Louis B. Mayer
• John Milius
• Tim Minear
• Aaron Russo, Hollywood producer, [33]
• Irving Thalberg
• Richard Darryl Zanuck, movie producer, son of Darryl F. Zanuck; donated money in support of President Bush and Republicans 2004.
• David Zucker, Directed pro-Bush ad for conservative 527 group Club for Growth.

[edit] Athletes

[edit] Baseball

• Ernie Banks, endorsed President Bush in open letter October 21, 2004. [34]
• Johnny Bench
• Carlos Beltran, endorsed President Bush in open letter October 21, 2004. #15
• Craig Biggio, endorsed President Bush in open letter October 21, 2004. [35]
• Ralph Branca
• George Brett
• Jim Bunning, former baseball player; current United States Senator from Kentucky
• Steve Carlton
• Gary Carter
• Luis Gonzalez, endorsed Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ) in his 2006 re-election bid. [36]
• Roger Clemens
• Johnny Damon, New York Yankee campaigned for then-presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani.
• Adam Dunn, endorsed President Bush in open letter October 21, 2004. [37]
• Dennis Eckersley
• Bob Feller, endorsed President Bush in open letter October 21, 2004. [38], [39]
• Rollie Fingers
• Carlton Fisk
• Whitey Ford
• Tom Glavine
• Bo Jackson
• Derek Jeter
• Jeff Kent
• Harmon Killebrew
• Tommy Lasorda, [40]
• Al Leiter
• Don Mattingly
• Mark McGwire
• Dale Murphy
• Mike Piazza
• Cal Ripken, Jr.
• Phil Rizzuto
• Brooks Robinson
• Jackie Robinson, endorsed President Nixon in later years.
• Alex Rodriguez
• Nolan Ryan, endorsed President Bush in open letter October 21, 2004. [41], [42]
• Curt Schilling
• Ozzie Smith
• Bobby Thomson
• Joe Torre (manager)
• Bobby Valentine
• Todd Walker, endorsed President Bush in open letter October 21, 2004. [43]
• Dave Winfield
• Barry Zito

[edit] Basketball

• Greg Anthony
• Rick Barry
• Bob Cousy
• John Havlicek
• Bobby Knight (coach)
• Karl Malone, endorsed President Bush in open letter October 21, 2004. [44]
• Cheryl Miller
• Digger Phelps, coach, [45]
• Pat Riley (coach)
• David Robinson
• Lute Olsen (coach) He has been seen at numerous Republican events in Arizona; his wife, Christine, is a former Chairman of the Pennsylvania Republican Party.
• Stan Van Gundy (Coach
• Steve Kerr (GM for Phoenix Suns)
• Paul Westphal (Friend of Rush Limbaugh)

[edit] Football (American)

• Troy Aikman
• Bill Belichick
• Jerome Bettis
• Bobby Bowden (coach)
• Tom Brady, endorsed President Bush http://archive.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2004/2/2/02408.shtml
• Dick Butkus
• Harry Carson
• Mike Ditka (also coach)
• Fred Dryer (also actor)
• Tony Dungy
• John Elway, endorsed President Bush in open letter October 21, 2004. [46]
• Hayden Fry (coach)
• Joe Gibbs (coach)
• Frank Gifford
• Matt Hasselbeck, endorsed President Bush in open letter October 21, 2004. [47]
• Lou Holtz (coach)
• Bo Jackson
• Deacon Jones
• Jim Kelly
• Jack Kemp, later became a House of Representatives member from New York state, unsuccessful candidate for Vice President of the United States in 1996 with presidential nominee Bob Dole.
• Bernie Kosar, Endorsed President Bush in open letter October 21, 2004. [48]
• Steve Largent, also a former congressman from Oklahoma, endorsed President Bush in open letter October 21, 2004. [49]
• Marv Levy (coach)
• John Lynch
• Peyton Manning
• Dan Marino
• Joe Montana
• Anthony Munoz, endorsed President Bush in open letter October 21, 2004. [50]
• Tom Osborne (coach) Three term former U.S. Representative for the 3rd Congression Distric in Nebraska first elected in 2000
• Joe Paterno, coach, [51]
• Gale Sayers
• Bo Schembechler, coach, [52]
• Jason Sehorn, appeared at the 2004 Republican National Convention with wife Angie Harmon. [53], [54]
• Don Shula (coach)
• Lovie Smith (coach)
• Chris Spielman, endorsed President Bush in open letter October 21, 2004. [55]
• Bart Starr
• Roger Staubach, endorsed President Bush in open letter October 21, 2004. [56], [57]
• Lynn Swann, appeared at the 2004 Republican National Convention; ran unsuccessfully for political office as a Republican. [58], endorsed President Bush in open letter October 21, 2004. [59]
• Joe Theismann
• Mike Tice (former head coach); was an MC at a Bush Rally in 2004 [60]
• Dick Vermeil, coach, [61]
• Herschel Walker
• Reggie White
• Steve Young
• Mike Shanahan (coach)

[edit] Golf

• Ben Crenshaw, [62]
• Jack Nicklaus, endorsed President Bush in open letter October 21, 2004. [63]
• Arnold Palmer
• Tiger Woods

[edit] Ice hockey

• Mike Bossy
• Martin Brodeur
• Wayne Gretzky
• Mario Lemieux
• Mark Messier
• Joe Sakic
• Peter Forsberg
• Steve Yzerman

[edit] Female Soccer/Football

• Michelle Akers
• Carla Overbeck
• Christie Rampone

[edit] Tennis

• Chris Evert, [64]
• Pete Sampras

[edit] Other sports figures

• Daniel Beery, Olympic Gold Medalist, endorsed President Bush in open letter October 21, 2004. [65]
• Shawn Michaels, professional wrestler who has appeared at several Republican conventions, including 2004
• Josh Davis (3-time Olympic Gold Medalist) endorsed President Bush in open letter October 21, 2004. [66]
• Ric Flair (Professional Wrestler), supported George W. Bush in 2004.[67]
• Natalie Golda (Olympic Medalist in Water Polo), endorsed President Bush in open letter October 21, 2004. [68]
• Dorothy Hamill (Olympic figure skating), appeared at the 2004 Republican National Convention. [69]
• Jackie Joyner-Kersee (track and field)
• Don King (boxing promoter), donated money in 1984 in support of Ronald Reagan and supported President Bush and Republicans 2004. #17
• John "Bradshaw" Layfield (Professional Wrestler)
• Vince McMahon (Professional Wrestling Promoter)
• Richard Petty (auto racing)
• Mario Andretti (auto racing)
• Mary Lou Retton (Olympic Gold Medalist), Endorsed President Bush in open letter October 21, 2004. [70]
• Dot Richardson (2-time Olympic Gold Medalist), endorsed President Bush in open letter October 21, 2004. [71]
• Janet Lynn Salmone (Olympic Figure Skating Medalist), endorsed President Bush in open letter October 21, 2004. [72]
• Daize Shayne (surfing)
• Kerri Strug (Olympic Gold Medalist), endorsed George W. Bush in open letter October 21, 2004. [73]
• Peter Ueberroth (baseball and Olympics executive)
• Numerous NASCAR drivers (auto racing)
• Matt Kenseth (Nascar)
• Jimmie Johnson (Nascar)
• Dan Gable (Olympic Gold Medalist, Former Olympic Wrestling Coach)

[edit] Authors and Writers

• Armando Alvarez - Writer for Maxboxing.com and UFC.com. Contributes to The Miami Herald.
• Andrew Breitbart - co-author of Hollywood Interrupted as well as a writer on Drudge Report. He also appears on talks shows including The Laura Ingraham Show.
• Candice Bushnell - ???
• Tom Clancy, donated over $200,000 to Republicans.
• Mary Higgins Clark [74]
• Ann Coulter
• Clive Cussler
• James Ellroy
• Bob Gale, screenwriter of Back to the Future, "I'm a registered Republican ... and very anti-Communist from way back." [75]
• Mark Helprin, novelist, foreign policy advisor and speechwriter to presidential candidate Bob Dole
• David Limbaugh
• Oliver North, Iran-Contra scandal lead figure & FOX-TV correspondent
• Pat Buchanan, Nixon Administration operative