Celebrities who like bernie
by Shaggers | created - 04 May 2023 | updated - 10 months ago | PublicPeople whom endorsed bernie sanders in the past at any point
1. Sarah Silverman
Actress | Wreck-It Ralph
Sarah Silverman was most recently the host of the two-time Emmy-nominated weekly topical series, I Love You America, which streamed on Hulu and also received a Writers Guild Awards nomination.
Silverman is currently working on a musical adaptation of her 2010 memoir and New York Times Bestseller ...
2. Boots Riley
Soundtrack | Sorry to Bother You
Boots Riley was born on April 1, 1971 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is a writer and director, known for Sorry to Bother You (2018), I'm a Virgo (2023) and The Losers (2010).
3. John Cusack
Actor | Grosse Pointe Blank
John Cusack is, like most of his characters, an unconventional hero. Wary of fame and repelled by formulaic Hollywood fare, he has built a successful career playing underdogs and odd men out--all the while avoiding the media spotlight. John was born in Evanston, Illinois, to an Irish-American ...
4. Nick Adams
Producer | BoJack Horseman
Nick Adams was born in 1973 in the USA. Nick is a producer and writer, known for BoJack Horseman (2014), Goosebumps (2023) and New Girl (2011).
5. Susan Sarandon
Actress | Thelma & Louise
It was after the 1968 Democratic convention and there was a casting call for a film with several roles for the kind of young people who had disrupted the convention. Two recent graduates of Catholic University in Washington DC, went to the audition in New York for Joe (1970). Chris Sarandon, who ...
6. Danny DeVito
Actor | Matilda
Danny DeVito has amassed a formidable and versatile body of work as an actor, producer and director that spans the stage, television and film.
Daniel Michael DeVito Jr. was born on November 17, 1944, in Neptune, New Jersey, to Italian-American parents. His mother, Julia (Moccello), was a homemaker. ...
7. Donald Glover
Actor | Solo: A Star Wars Story
The multi-talented Donald Glover is a writer, actor, musician, comedian, producer and director, who performs under the stage names Childish Gambino and mcDJ. He was born Donald McKinley Glover at Edwards Air Force Base, California, and was raised in Stone Mountain, Georgia. His mother, Beverly (...
8. Cardi B
Actress | Hustlers
Cardi B was born Belcalis Marlenis Almanzar on October 11, 1992 in Manhattan, New York City, New York & raised in The Bronx, New York City, New York. She became an Internet celebrity after several of her posts and videos became popular on Vine and Instagram. From 2015 to 2017, she appeared as a ...
9. Richard D. Wolff
Actor | Democracy at Work
Richard D. Wolff was born on April 1, 1942 in Youngstown, Ohio, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Democracy at Work (2012), Algorithmically Inconvenient (2021) and Capitalism Hits the Fan (2009). He is married to Harriet Fraad. They have two children.
10. Mark Ruffalo
Actor | Spotlight
Award-winning actor Mark Ruffalo was born on November 22, 1967, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, of humble means to father Frank Lawrence Ruffalo, a construction painter and Marie Rose (Hebert), a stylist and hairdresser; his father's ancestry is Italian and his mother is of half French-Canadian and half ...
11. Dick Van Dyke
Actor | Mary Poppins
Dick Van Dyke was born Richard Wayne Van Dyke in West Plains, Missouri, to Hazel Victoria (McCord), a stenographer, and Loren Wayne Van Dyke, a salesman. His younger brother was entertainer Jerry Van Dyke. His ancestry includes English, Dutch, Scottish, German and Swiss-German. Although he had ...
12. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Soundtrack | Knock Down the House
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a former waitress/bartender, came to national attention in 2018 when she won her first run for political office, defeating ten-term incumbent Rep. Joseph Crowley in the primary election for the Democratic Party nomination for New York's 14th Congressional District and then...
13. Ilhan Omar
Ilhan Omar was born on October 4, 1982 in Mogadishu, Somalia. She is known for Knock Down the House (2019), Walking Without Fear and The Relentless Patriot (2024).
14. Bernie Sanders
Actor | My Ex-Girlfriend's Wedding
Bernie Sanders was born on September 8, 1941 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for My X-Girlfriend's Wedding Reception (1999), The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel (2020) and Tucker Carlson Tonight (2016). He has been married to Jane Sanders since ...
15. Killer Mike
Soundtrack | Venom
Killer Mike was born on April 20, 1975 in Adamsville, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Venom (2018), xXx: State of the Union (2005) and Deadpool 2 (2018). He has been married to Shana Render since 2006.
16. Cynthia Nixon
Actress | Sex and the City 2
Cynthia Nixon was born in New York City on April 9, 1966, to Anne Elizabeth Knoll, an actress, and Walter E. Nixon, Jr., a radio journalist. She has German and English ancestry. Nixon made a memorable film debut in Little Darlings (1980). Her Broadway credits include "The Last Night of Ballyhoo," "...
17. Michael Moore
Director | Bowling for Columbine
Michael Francis Moore was born in Flint, Michigan on April 23, 1954, and was raised in its Davison suburb. He is the son of Helen Veronica (Wall), a secretary, and Francis Richard Moore, who worked on an auto assembly line. He has Irish, as well as English and Scottish, ancestry.
Moore studied ...
18. Tim Robbins
Actor | Mystic River
Born in West Covina, California, but raised in New York City, Tim Robbins is the son of former The Highwaymen singer Gil Robbins and actress Mary Robbins (née Bledsoe). Robbins studied drama at UCLA, where he graduated with honors in 1981. That same year, he formed the Actors' Gang theater group, ...
19. Ariana Grande
Soundtrack | Don't Look Up
Ariana Grande was born Ariana Grande-Butera on June 26, 1993 in Boca Raton, Florida to Joan Grande, a chief executive officer for Hose-McCann Communications & Edward Butera, a graphic designer, photographer, artist and Ibi Designs Inc. owner/founder. She starred in the 2008 musical, 13 before ...
20. Justin Long
Actor | Live Free or Die Hard
A likable, boyish-looking actor with thick eyebrows and a friendly smile, Justin Long is a native of Connecticut.
He was born and raised in Fairfield, the second of three sons. His father, R. James Long, is a Professor of Philosophy at Fairfield University, and his mother, Wendy Lesniak, is a former...
21. Emily Ratajkowski
Actress | We Are Your Friends
Emily O'Hara Ratajkowski was born in London, England, to American parents, Kathleen (Balgley), a professor, and John David Ratajkowski, a painter. She is of British Isles, German, Polish, and Jewish ancestry. Emily was raised in Encinitas, California, near San Diego. She traveled a lot, and also ...
22. Danny Glover
Actor | Lethal Weapon
Actor, producer and humanitarian Danny Glover has been a commanding presence on screen, stage and television for more than 35 years.
Glover was born in San Francisco, California, to Carrie (Hunley) and James Glover, postal workers who were also active in civil rights. Glover trained at the Black ...
23. Cornel West
Actor | The Matrix Reloaded
Cornel West was born on June 2, 1953 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. He is a producer and actor, known for The Matrix Reloaded (2003), The Matrix Revolutions (2003) and The Private Lives of Pippa Lee (2009).
24. Bon Iver
Soundtrack | Don't Look Up
Bon Iver is known for Don't Look Up (2021), The Place Beyond the Pines (2012) and Paper Towns (2015).
25. Jane Fonda
Actress | Klute
Born in New York City to legendary screen star Henry Fonda and Ontario-born New York socialite Frances Seymour Brokaw, Jane Seymour Fonda was destined early to an uncommon and influential life in the limelight. Although she initially showed little inclination to follow her father's trade, she was ...
26. Rosario Dawson
Actress | Rent
This stunning and resourceful actress has been primarily a film player thus far. Only recently has she been opening herself up more to doing television (the series Gemini Division (2008), which she executive-produced), and animated voice-overs. Dawson's powerhouse talent stands out the most in edgy...
27. John Mulaney
Actor | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
John Mulaney is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. A native of Chicago, Illinois, he started his career working as a writer for Saturday Night Live (1975) in 2008, where he co-created the recurring character of Stefon with Bill Hader and occasionally appeared on the show's Weekend ...
28. Michael Stipe
Producer | Being John Malkovich
John Michael Stipe was born in Decatur, Georgia, on January 4th, 1960. Since his father was in the military, they moved around a lot. In 1980, while he was attending the University of Georgia (studying painting and photography), he met Mike Mills, Peter Buck and Bill Berry. They dropped out of ...
29. Josh Hutcherson
Actor | The Hunger Games
Joshua Ryan Hutcherson was born on October 12, 1992 in Union, Kentucky to Michelle Fightmaster, who worked for Delta Air Lines, and Chris Hutcherson, an EPA analyst. He has one younger brother, Connor Hutcherson. From the age of four, Josh knew that he wanted to be an actor. In order to pursue his ...
30. Shailene Woodley
Actress | Divergent
Actress and activist Shailene Woodley was born in Simi Valley, California, to Lori (Victor), a middle school counselor, and Lonnie Woodley, a school principal. She has one brother, Tanner. She was educated at Simi Valley High School in California. When Woodley was four years old she began ...
31. Nina Turner
Actress | Black Lightning
Nina Turner was born on December 7, 1967 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. She is a writer and producer, known for Black Lightning (2018), A More Perfect Union and The Young Turks (2005).
32. Rashida Tlaib
Rashida Tlaib was born on July 24, 1976 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. She is known for Knock Down the House (2019), American Deep State (2020) and The Relentless Patriot (2024). She was previously married to Fayez Tlaib.
33. Frances Fisher
Actress | Titanic
Frances Fisher began by apprenticing at the Barter Theatre in Abingdon, Virginia. She spent 14 years based in New York City, playing leads in over 30 productions of plays by such noted writers as John Arden, Noël Coward, Emily Mann, Joe Orton, Sam Shepard, William Shakespeare, Jean-Claude van ...
34. Seth MacFarlane
Writer | Family Guy
Seth Woodbury MacFarlane was born in the small New England town of Kent, Connecticut, where he lived with his mother, Ann Perry (Sager), an admissions office worker, his father, Ronald Milton MacFarlane, a prep school teacher, and his sister, Rachael MacFarlane, now a voice actress and singer. He ...
35. Linda Sarsour
Self | We Still Rise
Linda Sarsour has been married to Maher Judeh since 1997. They have three children.
36. Robert Reich
Actor | America Is Sinking
Robert Reich was born on June 24, 1946 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for America Is Sinking (2023), Love & Taxes (2015) and Saving Capitalism (2017).
37. Pedro Pascal
Actor | The Last of Us
Pedro Pascal is a Chilean-born actor. He is best known for portraying the roles of Oberyn Martell in the fourth season of the HBO series Game of Thrones (2011), Javier Peña in the Netflix series Narcos (2015), the titular character in the Disney+ series The Mandalorian (2019) and Joel Miller in the...
38. Stephen Colbert
Writer | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Stephen Tyrone Colbert (pronounced "cole-BEAR") was born on May 13, 1964 in Washington, D.C., and grew up in Charleston, South Carolina. He is the son of Lorna Elizabeth (Tuck) and James William Colbert, Jr., a doctor and medical school dean at Yale, Saint Louis University, and MUSC. He is the ...
39. Howie Hawkins
Self | RedLection 2020
40. Sam Seder
Actor | Who's the Caboose?
Sam Seder was born in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Happy Accidents (2000), A Bad Situationist (2008) and Who's the Caboose? (1999). He hosts The Majority Report and Ring of Fire podcast. He is married to Nicole Cattell. They have two children.
41. Emma Vigeland
Writer | The Young Turks
Emma Vigeland is known for The Young Turks (2005), The Culture War (2023) and Give Them an Argument with Ben Burgis (2020).
42. Ana Kasparian
Actress | Hopeless
Ana Kasparian was born on July 7, 1986 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is a producer and writer, known for Hopeless (2010), The Young Turks (2005) and The Point (2011). She has been married to Christian Lopez since November 22, 2015.
43. Cenk Uygur
Producer | The Young Turks
Cenk Uygur was born on March 21, 1970 in Istanbul, Turkey. He is a producer and writer, known for The Young Turks (2005), TYT Sports (2010) and TYT University (2011). He has been married to Wendy Lang since 2008. They have two children.
44. Hasan Piker
Actor | QTC's Murder Mystery
Hasan Piker is an entertainment and political journalist known for his "explainer" videos on The Young Turks that provide detailed analysis on the top news stories of the day. Aside from covering pop culture news on TYT's entertainment channel, Pop Trigger, Hasan is also a regular contributor on ...
45. Noam Chomsky
Noam Chomsky was born on December 7, 1928, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His undergraduate and graduate years were spent at the University of Pennsylvania, where he received his PhD in linguistics in 1955. From 1951-55, he was a Junior Fellow of the Harvard University Society of Fellows. While a ...
46. Sean Penn
Actor | Mystic River
Sean Penn is a powerhouse film performer capable of intensely moving work, who has gone from strength to strength during a colourful film career, and who has drawn much media attention for his stormy private life and political viewpoints.
Sean Justin Penn was born in Los Angeles, California, the ...
47. Viggo Mortensen
Actor | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Since his screen debut as a young Amish farmer in Peter Weir's Witness (1985), Viggo Mortensen's career has been marked by a steady string of well-rounded performances.
Mortensen was born in New York City, to Grace Gamble (Atkinson) and Viggo Peter Mortensen, Sr. His father was Danish, his mother ...
48. Joe Rogan
Writer | The Joe Rogan Experience
Joe Rogan was born on August 11, 1967 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. He is a podcaster and writer, known for The Joe Rogan Experience (2009), NewsRadio (1995) and Zookeeper (2011). He has been married to Jessica Rogan since 2009. They have three children.
49. Eli Vazquez
Director | The Barbed Wire Dolls
Eli Vazquez is a LA based writer, director hailing originally from Chicago. A proud Afro-Mexi-Rican, he found his sense of humor growing up as one of 10 siblings fighting over hamburger helper and convincing his mother that he didn't want to be a priests when he grew up.
Eli is a former writer/...
50. Naomi Klein
Writer | This Changes Everything
Naomi Klein was born on May 8, 1970 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She is a writer and producer, known for This Changes Everything (2015), The Take (2004) and The Shock Doctrine (2007). She is married to Avi Lewis.
51. Bill Corbett
Actor | Mystery Science Theater 3000
Bill Corbett was born on March 30, 1960 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988), Meet Dave (2008) and Cheap Seats: Without Ron Parker (2004). He has been married to Virginia Sweeny since 2003.
52. Sean Doolittle
Self | The 2019 World Series
53. Sarah Sherman
Actress | Three Busy Debras
Sarah Sherman was born on March 7, 1993 in Long Island, New York, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Three Busy Debras (2020), Nimona (2023) and Flayaway (2018).
54. Shaun Scott
Director | Pacific Aggression
Shaun Scott is known for Pacific Aggression (2016), Waste of Time (2010) and 100% OFF: A Recession-Era Romance (2012).
55. Julia Reichert
Producer | American Factory
Julia Reichert has been called a godmother of the US independent film movement and is a three time Oscar-nominee. Her film Growing Up Female was the first feature documentary of the modern Women's Movement. It was recently chosen for inclusion on the National Film Registry.
Her films Union Maids and...
56. Rob Delaney
Actor | Catastrophe
Rob Delaney was born on January 19, 1977 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Catastrophe (2015), Deadpool 2 (2018) and Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023).
57. Ayo Edebiri
Actress | Bottoms
Ayo Edebiri is an American comedian, writer, producer and actress. She appeared on Comedy Central's Up Next and co-hosts the podcast Iconography with Olivia Craighead. Edebiri joined the cast of Big Mouth's fourth season and is a main cast member on The Bear. Edebiri was born in Boston and raised ...
58. Larry David
Actor | Whatever Works
Lawrence Gene David is an American comedian, writer, actor, director, and television producer. He and Jerry Seinfeld created the television sitcom Seinfeld, on which David was head writer and executive producer for the first seven seasons. He gained further recognition for the HBO series Curb Your ...
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