Friday, October 2, 2009

You Can't Beat Name Recognition

I've been thinking about celebrities who become politicians, some with nothing more on their resumes than having been an actor. I could think of 10 such "celebri-ticians." Can you add to this list?
Bill Bradley - professional basketball player who became a U.S. Senator
Fred Grandy - television actor who became a Congressman
Vaclav Havel - poet who became president of the Czech Republic
Susan Hutchison - former Seattle news anchor running for King County Executive
Ronald Reagan - movie actor who became governor of California and President of the United States
Norm Rice - Seattle news reporter who became mayor of Seattle
Dave Ross - Seattle radio host who ran for Congress
Charles Royer - Seattle news reporter who became mayor of Seattle
Arnold Schwarzenegger - bodybuilder and movie actor who became governor of California
Fred Thompson - television actor who became a U.S. Senator
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  1. DIGITAL FACE MEDIAOctober 6, 2009 at 8:35 AM

    How about pseudo actors and athletes?

    Jesse Ventura - TV and movie actor who became govenor of Minnesota
    Steve Largent - TV commentator and professional football player who became a Congressman
    Sonny Bono - TV actor who became a Congressman

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  2. Citizen JournalistOctober 14, 2009 at 10:32 PM

    Good suggestions. My friend Bill also suggested Al Franken who transitioned from comedian to U.S. Senator. Wow! I never realized how many celebri-ticians there were!

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