Celebrities that are baseball fans

[Swiss]

C'mon friends... we're going to name all the celebrities we can remember that used to root in baseball...

- Matt Damon: Boston Red Sox
- Ben Affleck: Boston Red Sox
- Jack Nicholson: NY Yankees (I believe)
- Frank Sinatra: LA Dodgers
- Hillary Rodham Clinton: former Cubs fan, now NY Yankees political bandwagon fan
- Rudy Giuliani: NY Yankees
- George HW Bush: Houston Astros
- 'Dubya' Bush: Texas Rangers
- John 'Alots of Purple Medals' Kerry: Boston Red Sox
- Michael Moore: Detroit Tigers
- John Candy: Chicago Cubs
- Robin Williams: San Francisco Giants
- Danny Glover: San Francisco Giants
- Jim Belushi: Chicago Cubs
- Billy Crystal: NY Yankees (someone told me that he also follow the Mets)
- Alice Cooper: Arizona Dbacks and Detroit Tigers
- Tim Allen: Detroit Tigers
- Drew Carey: Cleveland Indians
- Jerry Seinfeld: Mets
- Tim Robbins: Mets
- Glenn Close: Mets
- Tom Selleck: Tigers
- Ron Perlman: NY Yankees
- Jerry Lewis: NY Giants; now, I don't know if he is still rooting for the current SF Giants
- Donald Sutherland: Montreal Expos (a friend told me that: "he used to sit in the first row by the third base, where it widens to the outfield with his bucket hat and his evian water bottle")


Do you know more celebrities that used to be baseball fans?

[janduscframe]

William Frawley who played Fred on I love Lucy had it written in his contract that he wouldn't have to work if the Yanks made the series.
William Bendix who played the Babe in the movie was an actual Yankee bat boy at one time.
John Dillinger used to go incognito to Cubs games.
Butch Patrick who played Eddie on the Munsters was the step son of Ken Hunt.
Mark Anastasio who owns the Brewers has an actor in his family. Maybe a cousin or something? The guy sang the National Anthem at the first home game this year.
Marilyn Monroe was married to the Yankee Clipper and on and on we could go.
Bob Uecker of Mr. Belvidere used to attend ballgames. There's a rumor he used to be a player?
I guess fame and money stick together.

[Iron Jaw]

William Frawley who played Fred on I love Lucy had it written in his contract that he wouldn't have to work if the Yanks made the series.
used to be a player?
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During the same time period that William Frawley was playing "Bub" on the original iteration of "My Three Sons," he made a movie about baseball. It was called "Safe at Home," and William played a Yankee coach. The movie was about a kid who idolized Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle, and ran away to Fort Lauderdale to see them during spring training.

[Swiss]

Ah, now that I'm remembering something...

Remember Edward Robinson, that marvelous silver screen's actor? He once wore a NY Giants' uniform acting in a '50 film. If I'm remembering well, he portrayed a Giants' coach. After that, he said that he likes the Jints.

Well... Durocher loved to meet Hollywood stars.

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Another famous NY Giants was Groucho Marx. Once I saw a picture of him wearing a Giants' uniform and smoking one of his famous cigars in a spring training.

[Steve Jeltz]

Christopher Guest of "Spinal Tap" fame is a Phillies fan from what I heard.
John Goodman grew up as a Cardinals fan.

[iPod]

Robin Williams: San Francisco Giants
- Danny Glover: San Francisco Giants


Really? Coulda sworn I've seen Robin Williams at Yankee games on TV, but maybe not, or maybe so but he was just there. Who knows. Never heard that about Danny Glover. I know Chris Berman on ESPN is a San Francisco fan.

Kinda surprised also about Sinatra, to be honest. The only things I've ever seen attributed to Sinatra regarding baseball were the famous quote "Mr. Kuhn told Willie Mays to get out of baseball; I'd like to offer the same advice to Mr. Kuhn," and a picture of him and Willie McCovey together that's hanging in McCovey's restaurant in Walnut Creek, which is on the outskirts of the bay area. He (Sinatra) had signed it "To one of my favorite baseball idols," or something like that. But, being a big LA star, what you said probably makes more sense.

Bill Murray is a Cubs fan, I know. Uhhh, that's about all I can add at this time.

[runningshoes]

Bob Uecker of Mr. Belvidere used to attend ballgames. There's a rumor he used to be a player?

It's not a rumour. He was a catcher with the Braves, Cardinals and Phillies. I have a picture of him, in a Brewers uniform, playing catch with Dave Parker at Skydome. My mother is coming to Manila next month, I'll see if I can get her to dig it up and bring it. I'll post it. I believe he was Brewers broadcaster at the time.

[Swiss]

Really? Coulda sworn I've seen Robin Williams at Yankee games on TV, but maybe not, or maybe so but he was just there. Who knows. Never heard that about Danny Glover. I know Chris Berman on ESPN is a San Francisco fan.

Kinda surprised also about Sinatra, to be honest. The only things I've ever seen attributed to Sinatra regarding baseball were the famous quote "Mr. Kuhn told Willie Mays to get out of baseball; I'd like to offer the same advice to Mr. Kuhn," and a picture of him and Willie McCovey together that's hanging in McCovey's restaurant in Walnut Creek, which is on the outskirts of the bay area. He (Sinatra) had signed it "To one of my favorite baseball idols," or something like that. But, being a big LA star, what you said probably makes more sense.

Bill Murray is a Cubs fan, I know. Uhhh, that's about all I can add at this time.


My fellow Giant fan (besides being a rabid Red Sox fan, I'm a huge Giants' fan), I put Robin Williams as a Giant fan because I saw the 2002 WS in TV, there was the actor wearing a cap and a jersey of the Giants. So if that is a kind of saying "I root 4 the Jints", so that is.

Sinatra... mmmhhh... to be honest, I believe him as a Dodger fan because I saw several photos of him attending Dodgers games and some of those pics, he wore a cap and a jacket of the Dogs while saluting Don Sutton.

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Now, a rumour... I saw "Fever Pitch" and got some good laughs about obsessive fandom of the character of Jimmy Fallon. I got curiosity and I looked IMDB.com... ooooh, there is some people saying that Fallon is a YANKEE fan?!?!?!
Is that true??? :D

[Chisox73]

It's not a rumour. He was a catcher with the Braves, Cardinals and Phillies. I have a picture of him, in a Brewers uniform, playing catch with Dave Parker at Skydome. My mother is coming to Manila next month, I'll see if I can get her to dig it up and bring it. I'll post it. I believe he was Brewers broadcaster at the time.
You can check out Bob Uecker's career stats here. (baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=ueckebo01)
Uecker is still the radio voice of the Brewers and has been since 1971.

[Swiss]

Tom Cruise is a Yankees' fan.

Once George Clooney tried out for a position on the Cincinatti Reds, I don't know if he is a Reds' fan.

[Captain Cold Nose]

I guess Garth Brooks is a Padres fan. He BETTER be
Didn't he try out for another team, as well, though?

[mordeci]

Only celeb Reds' fans I know of are David Letterman and Charlie Sheen . . . and me, of course.

[E.Banks#14]

John Cusack is a Cubs fan as is the lead singer of Smashing Pumpkins and Eddie Vedder.

[Chisox73]

The Sox can lay claim to these celebrity fans.Former Styx lead singer Dennis DeYoung,Sun-Times columnist and film critic Richard Roeper,talk show host Jerry Springer,celebrity film expert Mr.Skin,and smokin hot South Side native Jenny McCarthy. :cool:

[RBi]

John Cusack is the lead singer of Smashing Pumpkins and he's Eddie Vedder? Maybe I read that wrong. Nevermind.

OK OK OK

Let me see if I can clear this one up..

John Cusack is a Cubs fan. As is:
The lead singer from Smashing Pumpkins (His name is Billy Corgan)

AND

Eddie Vedder (who is from the band Pearl Jam)

3 cub fans listed there:
John Cusack
Billy Corgan
Eddie Vedder

[west coast orange and black]

...Robin Williams... Danny Glover...robin williams still has a home in san francisco and is a giants fan.
not as big a giants fan as niner fan, but a big fan.
danny glover has had season tickets for a long time. section 109, aisle seats.

[Captain Cold Nose]

OK OK OK

Let me see if I can clear this one up..

John Cusack is a Cubs fan. As is:
The lead singer from Smashing Pumpkins (His name is Billy Corgan)

AND

Eddie Vedder (who is from the band Pearl Jam)

3 cub fans listed there:
John Cusack
Billy Corgan
Eddie Vedder

mordeci, you either need a better audience or better material, and it's probably not your material.

Does anyone here buy "playoff fans"? I remember when the Angels won the World Series, they showed John Travolta, among others, celebrating. Is he really a fan of this team? What about the kids on "That 70's Show" who were showed a lot during the 2001 W.S.?

[west coast orange and black]

Cusack...cusack, a few years back at a giants game to see the cubs, stood and raised his right fist for the entire time it took sammy to lap the bases and disappear into the dugout after slugging one out... all while holding his beer.
that's being a fan.

[RBi]

did anyone say:
Bill Murray - Chicago Cubs ???

He has a son named: Homer Banks Murray.

[RBi]

Sorry if I missed someone naming these as well...


Tom Selleck - Detroit Tigers
Billy Crystal - New York Yankees

[ZbiSal]

Few other I know about:

Spike Lee - New York Yankees
Dustin Hoffman - New York Yankees
Adam Sandler - New York Yankees
Donald Trump - New York Yankees
Stephen King - Boston Red Sox
Tom Hanks - Cleveland Indians

[buckthis]

Are there any celebrties who are A's fans? Does Hammer still qualify as a celebrity?

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

Wayne Gretzky: New York Yankees.

Or is he just a front runner?

Is Jane Fonda still a Braves fan??? :laugh :laugh

[Swiss]

Viggo Mortensen: New York Mets

[Elvis]

Few other I know about:
Tom Hanks - Cleveland Indians

??? Then why is he always at Dodger Stadium with his son and both wearing Dodger gear? :noidea

Cary Grant was a big L.A. Dodger fan, in fact he had season tickets in the Club Level Boxes.

Jerry Lewis was also a Dodger fan after he and the club moved west around the same time.

[sfgiants29]

i can't believe no one has said Rob Schneider as a Giants fan. He spent half of spring training and did a segment on SportsCenter with the team or anything.

[Chisox73]

But... is it a fan of the Long ball? Cubs? Sammy? or just the beer?!?!

;)

Yes I think Cusack would be a true "fan"...

Cusack was trying to pass himself off as a White Sox fan last fall.He tried to ask Jerry Reinsdorf to give him free tickets to the World Series last year.Jerry denied Cusack free tix.

Brenie Mac is also a White Sox fan.But that has been questioned in recent yeatrs since he was in attendance for many of the Cubs' playoff games in '03.He also sang the 7th inning stretch in the infamous Game 6 against Florida.

[ivylover]

I think Art Garfunkle is a Phillies fan

[Hammerin Hank]

Eddie Vedder at a Reds game.

[Hammerin Hank]

Eddie Vedder at a Cubs game.

[Hammerin Hank]

Jim Belushi at a Cubs game.

[Elvis]

The Dodgers number one celebrity fan, Cary Grant with wife Dyan Cannon at Dodger Stadium.

[Mattingly]

I'm curious, this thread caught my eye, but what's the trivia question?

[Zito75]

Gotta throw one in here for the A's.

MC Hammer is an A's fan, and was once the bat boy... Hard to believe, eh? :laugh :laugh :laugh

(not really sure Hammer even qualifies as a celeb anymore, same with Guliani)

[Elvis]

I'm curious, this thread caught my eye, but what's the trivia question?

I believe you just asked it.

[125osprey]

I remember watching the final game of the 2004 World Series and seeing Jimmy Fallon cavorting on the field with the victorious Red Sox. I thought to myself, "Man, what the f***? Who let that clown on the field?" I found out later that he was shooting a scene for that baseball movie he made with Drew Barrymore. But it still didn't seem right. He is, though, a Red Sox fan, isn't he?

[Brownie31]

Bob Hope grew up in Cleveland and once was a co-owner
of the Indians. Bing Crosby was a Pirates co-owner and
he and Hope sometimes worked this into routines.

Ronald Reagan was a Cubs radio announcer before going
to Hollywood.

Tallulah Bankhead was a Giants fan and great admirer
of her fellow Alabamian, Willie Mays.

Both Ty Cobb and John McGraw both starred in silent
movies just prior to World War I.

Brownie31

[soberdennis]

It's not a rumour. He was a catcher with the Braves, Cardinals and Phillies. I have a picture of him, in a Brewers uniform, playing catch with Dave Parker at Skydome. My mother is coming to Manila next month, I'll see if I can get her to dig it up and bring it. I'll post it. I believe he was Brewers broadcaster at the time.
But was he really a baseball player?
Bob Hope once owned part of the Cleveland Indians.
Tom Selleck wore a Tiger hat on Magnum, PI. I believe he is a tiger fan.
Fidel Castro once tried out for the Washington Senators.
Jimmie Walker once was a Hotdog vender at Yankee Stadium. He once brought a hotdog to Mickey Mantle in the Yankee Clubhouse and Mick slipped him a silver dollar which he still has. I saw that on "I've Got a Secret" recently

[Mattingly]

I remember watching the final game of the 2004 World Series and seeing Jimmy Fallon cavorting on the field with the victorious Red Sox. I thought to myself, "Man, what the f***? Who let that clown on the field?" I found out later that he was shooting a scene for that baseball movie he made with Drew Barrymore. But it still didn't seem right. He is, though, a Red Sox fan, isn't he?
Yes he is. On SNL, he's supposedly the top Red Sox fan there. He was in deep admiration when Johnny Damon did an unscheduled cameo appearance on that show right after the win.

As to Yankee celeb fans, these would include Dave Letterman, Regis Philbin, Billy Crystal and Robin Williams. Oh, and one certain former mayor who goes by the first name of "Rudy". Or "Rudia", if you've ever watched his SNL performances. That one was such a drag. ;)

[RBIS]

Didnt Victor French always wear an A's cap in "Highway to Heaven" as character Mark Gordon?

[JohnGelnarFan]

Singer Joan Jett is an Orioles fan. She was in fantasy camp with my brother.

[JohnGelnarFan]

There are/were a few actors that played minor league ball.

Kurt Russell - San Diego Padres
Jack Scalia- Montreal Expos
**Randy Poffo- 5 years in the Reds,Cardinals and White Sox organizations

** Pro Wrestler Randy Poffo was better known as "Macho Man" Randy Savage. He played A wrestler in the movie "Spiderman".
I think his brother,also a wrestler, "Leaping Lanny Poffo" played in the Phillies organization but I could be wrong.

[ACrank]

During the same time period that William Frawley was playing "Bub" on the original iteration of "My Three Sons," he made a movie about baseball. It was called "Safe at Home," and William played a Yankee coach. The movie was about a kid who idolized Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle, and ran away to Fort Lauderdale to see them during spring training.

He was also in "The Babe Ruth Story" as the owner of the Baltimore Orioles minor league franchise....(i'm sorry, i can't remember the gentleman's name)

[ACrank]

did anyone say:
Bill Murray - Chicago Cubs ???

He has a son named: Homer Banks Murray.


Bill Murray had actually purchased the movie rights to Bill Veeck Jr's Autobiography - Veeck As in Wreck, but unfortunately never was able to make it

Oh and Michael Keaton is a Pirates fan (who apparently called current Pirate ownership for not spending money on the team around the time he was scheduled to throw out the first pitch for opening day)

[Elvis]

Oh and Michael Keaton is a Pirates fan (who apparently called current Pirate ownership for not spending money on the team around the time he was scheduled to throw out the first pitch for opening day)

Michael Keaton (Real name Michael Douglas) used to be a stagehand on Mr. Rogers Neighborhood before he turned to acting - it was produced in Pittsburgh.