Kevin Costner

Kevin Costner
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The actor and director of “Dances with Wolves,” for which he won seven academy awards, has a complicated political history. Kevin Costner used to be a registered Republican, and the “Field of Dreams” star was even a good friend of Ronald Reagan. He grew up in a Republican household that was devoutly Baptist, which likely influenced his politics. However, in the early 1990s, Costner changed his political affiliation to join with the Democrats. He’s since donated money to many politicians, including Al Gore and Tom Daschle, and even campaigned for Barack Obama in Colorado.


Tom Brady

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Super Bowl-winning quarterback Tom Brady endorsed Donald Trump during the 2016 election, as the two have been friends for many years, and Trump once tried to set up Brady with Ivanka Trump. A photograph of Brady’s football locker showed a “Make America Great Again” hat inside. Brady wanted to visit Trump at the White House after winning the Super Bowl, however, he opted not to go after his former supermodel wife, Gisele Bundchen, advised against it.


Paul Rudd

Paul Rudd
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For a long time, Paul Rudd was mostly associated with comedy. He had popular recurring roles on “Friends” and “Parks and Recreation,” starred in “Anchorman” and “The 40-Year-Old-Virgin,” and appeared on many other shows. Now, he’s making news as “Ant-Man” in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. While he’s never been as outspoken about his political leanings as other celebrities on this list, Rudd certainly leans to the left. He took his kids with him to the “March for Our Lives” led by the Parkland students in Washington, DC earlier this year and had previously spoken out on the issue of gun control after the Newtown shooting as well.