Morgan Freeman narrated the film on John Kerry's
life prior to Kerry's acceptance speech at the 2004 Democratic
National Convention
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Both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton will be getting
a windfall from some highly visible members of the celebrity jet
set for their presidential race.
Obama has won the support of Jennifer Aniston, Jackson
Browne, Morgan Freeman, Tom Hanks, Dennis Haysbert, Tobey
Maguire, Branford Marsalis, Eddie Murphy, Ed Norton, Ben Stiller
and Gene Wilder, according to the national political journal the
Hill.
Meanwhile, Clinton will be getting payouts from
Candice Bergen, Christie Brinkley, Chevy Chase, Hugh Hefner, Christine
Lahti, Marla Maples, Rosie O'Donnell, Jerry Springer and Barbra
Streisand. O'Donnell also contributed to Bill Richardson's campaign.
Barry Manilow has contributed to both Obama and
Clinton's campaigns.
Other presidential candidates have also lined up
high-profile support. Michael Douglas is contributing to the campaigns
of both Christopher Dodd and Bill Richardson. Dodd is also supported
by Paul Newman, Paul Simon and Lorne Michaels, among others, while
actor Seth Green, and Don Henley, formerly of the Eagles, are
backing John Edwards.
Celebrities Line Up Cash For Obama,
Clinton
Hefner Backs Clinton, Manilow Contributes To Both Campaigns
Apr 17, 2007 1:44 pm US/Central
http://cbs2chicago.com/local/Barack.Obama.Hillary.2.336457.html
Obama banked checks from stars such as actors
George Clooney, Barbra Streisand, and Morgan Freeman,
Natalie Maines of the Grammy-winning Dixie Chicks, and director
Ron Howard. The private fundraiser at the Beverly Hilton Hotel
was attended by 300 contributors who donated at least $2,300
(€1,750) each.
The Associated PressPublished:
February 20, 2007
Obama and other 2008 candidates flock to California
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/02/21/america/NA-POL-US-Obama-White-House.php
This rhetorical eruption came one day after Geffen—along
with Steven Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg, his partners in
DreamWorks SKG—hosted a $2,300-per-person fundraiser for Obama
at the Beverly Hilton, site of the glitzy Golden Globe Awards.
An all-star cast
Actors Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, Morgan Freeman,
and Christine Lahti also showed up. Singers Jackson Browne and
the Dixie Chicks' Natalie Maines were there. And so were producers
Norman Lear, Ron Howard, Lawrence Bender, producer of Al Gore's
"An Inconvenient Truth," and J.J. Abrams. The heads of several
major studios also attended. Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington
bought tickets but did not show up.
Clinton, Obama, come out swinging Fundraiser's
barbs spark war of words By Mike Dorning and Jill Zuckman |
Tribune national correspondents February 22, 2007
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/chi-070221obama-spat,0,1678731.story
Hollywood had a long romance with Bill Clinton
when he was in the White House, but Obama has also benefited
from the star treatment, most noticeably from a high-profile
endorsement from Oprah Winfrey, who has donated $2,300 to his
campaign. Dennis Haysbert, who played a fictional black president
on the show "24," is trying to elect a real one, donating $2,300
to Obama.
Other black celebrity donors to Obama include
Will Smith, Chris Rock, Sidney Poitier and Bradford Marsalis,
each of whom donated $4,600, and Jamie Foxx, Eddie Murphy, Isaiah
Washington, Tyra Banks, Morgan Freeman, Halle Berry,
Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, and Hill Harper, each of whom
gave $2,300.
Celebrities Donate to Many Candidates
Celebrities Spread Their Money Around to Multiple Candidates
http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/WireStory?id=4127936&page=2
Among those seen Tuesday night heading into the
Obama fundraiser at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills:
Actors Rosanna Arquette, Morgan Freeman,
Ben Stiller, Hill Harper, Mario Van Peebles, Christine Lahti,
Paul Reiser, Taye Diggs; musician Jackson Browne and music executive
Steve McKeever; producers/executives Norman Lear, Sherry Lansing,
J.J. Abrams and Tommy Schlamme.
Hollywood: Democrats' land of
plenty
By Mike Dorning and Christi Parsons, Tribune national correspondents;
Mike Dorning reported from Beverly Hills and Christi Parsons
from Washington, D.C
February 21, 2007 BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-0702210200feb21,0,4685104,full.story?coll=chi-news-hed
