The following list has been compiled by TheMediaReport.com. Using bona fide media sources, it is a list of Hollywood actors, comedians, musicians, athletes, and other celebrities who have taken an active, public stance in favor of one of the two major candidates. (What is an "active, public stance"? When a person publicly declares his/her support via an appearance at a fundraiser, an interview, or some involvement in the campaign of a particular candidate (527 or official).) Author-writer celebs (e.g., Ann Coulter, Maureen Dowd, Molly Ivins) and politico-radio-only celebs (e.g., Randi Rhodes, Rush Limbaugh) are not included on this list.

 

John Kerry (current total = 140):

Whoopie Goldberg, Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Barbra Streisand, Paul Newman, Helen Hunt, Meryl Streep, Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Susan Sarandon, Rosie O'Donnell, Johnny Depp, Danny Glover, Ed Harris, Steven Spielberg, Chevy Chase, Jessica Lange, Wycleaf Jean, John Mellencamp, Mary J. Blige, Sarah Jessica Parker, Dave Matthews, Jon Bon Jovi, John Leguizamo, Neil Diamond, Willie Nelson, John Fogerty, Billy Crystal, Ben Affleck, Ben Stiller, Jamie Foxx,  David Geffen, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Morgan Freeman, Valerie Harper, Samuel L. Jackson, Zack de la Rocha, Cameron Diaz, Melanie Griffith, Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson, Jack Nicholson, Warren Beatty, Lorne Michaels, Barry Diller, Martin Short, Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen, Nora Ephron, Mike Nichols, Janeane Garofalo, Drew Barrymore, Jason Bateman, Will Smith, Ellen Burstyn, Bianca Jagger, Al Franken, Margaret Cho, Ed Asner, Rob Reiner, Howard Stern, Sharon Stone, Cher, Keb' Mo', Fran Lebowitz, Jesse Ventura, Richard Belzer, Woody Harrelson, Ben Cohen (Ben & Jerry's), Theo Epstein, Death Cab for Cutie, Rosario Dawson, Ben Harper, Jurassic 5, John Prine, Kevin Bacon, Rebecca Romijn, Scarlett Johansson, Matt Damon, Alec Baldwin, Billy Baldwin, Bruce Springsteen, David Crosby, Will Ferrell, Peter Paul & Mary, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash, Sum 41, Offspring, Social Distortion, New Found Glory, Jello Biafra, Green Day, No Doubt, Rancid, Foo Fighters, Eminem, Jackson Browne, Steve Earle, Loudon Wainwright III, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Richard Donner, Garrison Keillor, Larry David, Laurie David, Leonard Nimoy, Jon Landau, Julia Barr, Black-Eyed Peas, Carole King, Chuck D, Mark Maron, the Dixie Chicks, P. Diddy, Don Henley, John Sayles, Martin Sheen, R.E.M., Bonnie Raitt, Jon Stewart, James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt, "Babyface" Edmonds, Jack Black, Margaret Cho, Moby, Mark Pellington, Tony Shalhoub, Gus Van Sant, Vincent D'Onofrio, Marisa Tomei, Hilary Swank, Martin Sheen, Julianna Margulies, Kathy Najimy, Joely Fisher, Steve Buscemi, Chad Lowe, Michael Moore, Pearl Jam

 

President George W. Bush (current total = 48)

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mel Gibson, Tom Selleck, Chuck Norris, Faith Hill, Daize Shayne, Sara Evans, Brooks & Dunn, Lee Ann Womack, Darryl Worley, Stephen Baldwin, Frank Sinatra Jr., Bo Derek, Michael W. Smith, the Gatlin Brothers, Dana Glover, Third Day, Wayne Newton, Jerry Jeff Walker, ZZ Top, Martina McBride, the Marshall Tucker Band, the Charlie Daniels Band, Dickie Betts, Don King, Mary Lou Retton, .38 Special, Otis Day, Britney Spears, Ashlee Simpson, Joe Piscopo, Ernie Banks, John Elway, Bob Feller, Craig Biggio, Carlos Beltran, Josh Davis, Matt Hasselbeck, Bernie Kosar, Steve Largent, Karl Malone, Jack Nicklaus, Mary Lou Retton, Lynn Swann, Kerri Strug, Ron Silver, David Zucker, Curt Schilling, Roger Staubach