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Story Highlights• Contributors to Democratic presidential campaigns resemble Hollywood A-list• Some celebrities contributed to more than one campaign • A number of celebrities donated maximum amount allowed by law By Robert Yoon CNN Washington Bureau Adjust font size:
    WASHINGTON (CNN) -- What do Hugh Hefner, Jennifer Aniston, Jerry Springer, and Mr. Spock have in common? They've all weighed in on the 2008 presidential race and given their two cents (plus a little extra) to their favorite White House hopefuls. Scores of Oscar-winners, sitcom actors and high-powered studio executives have opened their wallets this year and given much-needed campaign cash to several candidates, according to a CNN review of reports filed with the Federal Election Commission over the weekend. Some stars are regular political contributors, like actress Susan Sarandon and Barbra Streisand, but several, like Aniston and "Scrubs" actor Zach Braff, are fairly new to the game. A few donors, like Streisand and film director Steven Spielberg, couldn't decide on a single candidate and gave to all three Democratic frontrunners: senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, and former Sen. John Edwards. While Democratic candidates have fared best so far among these high-profile donors, Republican Rudy Giuliani scored a handful of notable contributions, including checks from comedic actors Adam Sandler and Kelsey Grammer. Here is a list of more celebrities who contributed to the 2008 presidential candidates from January through March 2007: Sen. Hillary ClintonComedian Chevy Chase, $4,600 TV's "Murphy Brown" and "Boston Legal" star Candice Bergen, $4,600 "King of the Hill" and "Sister Act" star Kathy Najimy, $2,300 Film director/producer Steven Spielberg and his wife, actress Kate Capshaw Spielberg, each gave $2,300 for a total of $4,600 Actress Mary Steenburgen, $4,600 Actress Christine Lahti, $2,300 Music producer Quincy Jones, $4,600 Film critic Rex Reed, $1,000 Film director/producer/actor Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner each gave $2,300, for a total of $4,600 Donald Trump's children and "The Apprentice" co-stars each gave to Clinton. Daughter Ivanka Trump gave $1,000, while son Donald J. Trump Jr. gave $4,000. Trump's ex-wife Marla Maples gave $1,000. Talk show host Rosie O'Donnell, $2,300. Singer and actress Barbra Streisand, $2,300 Model Christie Brinkley, $1,650 Singer Barry Manilow, $2,300 Producer and activist Laurie David, wife of "Curb Your Enthusiasm" star and "Seinfeld" co-creator Larry David, $4,600 Actor and producer Michael Douglas, $4,600 Talk show host and former Cincinnati mayor Jerry Springer, $4,600 "Cosby Show" producer Marcy Carsey, $4,600 "All in the Family" producer Norman Lear, $2,300 Novelist Anne Rice, $4,600 Singer and Eagles drummer Don Henley, $4,600 Motown founder Berry Gordy, $4,600 Playboy founder Hugh Hefner gave $2,300. His estranged wife Kimberly Hefner also gave $2,300. Philanthropist/former studio executive Sherry Lansing, $2,300 Songwriter Carole Bayer Sager, $4,600 "21 Jump Street" star Holly Robinson-Peete, $2,300 Actress Jami Gertz, $2,000 "St. Elsewhere" actress Cynthia Sikes Yorkin gave $9,200, although the limit is $4,600. Her husband, director Bud Yorkin, gave an additional $4,600. Sen. Barack ObamaSinger and actress Barbra Streisand, $2,300 "Scrubs" star Zach Braff, $2,300 Actor Morgan Freeman, $2,300 Actor Tom Hanks, $4,600 Actor and former "24" president Dennis Haysbert, $2,300 "Spiderman" actor Tobey Maguire, $2,300 Actor and comedian Eddie Murphy, $2,300 Actor Edward Norton, $2,300 "Heroes" co-star Adrian Pasdar, $2,300 Actor and director Mario Van Peebles, $2,300 Actor and comedian Ben Stiller gave $2,300. His wife and sometimes-co-star Christine Taylor gave $2,300. "Gilmore Girls" co-star David Sutcliffe, $250 The original Willy Wonka, Gene Wilder, and his wife Karen Wilder each gave $2,300, for a total of $4,600. "Amen" co-star Anna Maria Horsford, ave $2,300 "Star Trek" actor Leonard Nimoy and his wife Susan Nimoy each gave $2,300. "Friends" star Jennifer Aniston, $2,300 Actress Rosanna Arquette, $2,300 Actress Angela Bassett, $2,300 "Sabrina the Teenage Witch" co-star Beth Broderick, $500 Film director and producer Steven Spielberg gave $2,300. His wife actress Kate Capshaw, also gave $2,300. Dreamworks SKG co-founder David Geffen, $2,300 Dreamworks SKG co-founder Jeffrey Katzenberg, Marilyn Katzenberg and David Katzenberg each gave $2,300, for a total of $6,900 Actress Jodie Foster, $2,300 Actress Jami Gertz, $2,300 Character actress Dana Ivey, $1,000 "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" Oscar-winner and "Roseanne" co-star Estelle Parsons, $1,000 "St. Elsewhere" actress Cynthia Sikes, $2,300 Actress Gabrielle Union, $2,300 Dixie Chicks lead singer Natalie Maines, $4,600 Talk show host Rosie O'Donnell, $2,300 TV interviewer Byron Allen, $4,600 Model Kate Dillon, $532.55 Film producer Brian Grazer, $4,600 Musician Branford Marsalis, $4,600 Singer Barry Manilow, $2,300 Singer Graham Nash, $2,300 TV producer Steven Bochco, $2,100 Film producer Lawrence Bender, $2,300 Motown founder Berry Gordy, $2,300 TV producer Norman Lear, $2,300 "Mad About You" star Paul Reiser, $2,300 Actress Susan Sarandon, $1,000 Hair products mogul Vidal Sassoon and Rhonda Sassoon each gave $2,300 for a total of $4,600 Songwriter Carole Bayer Sager, $2,300 Reality show producer Mark Burnett, $2,300 TV producer Marcy Carsey, $2,300 Former Playboy bunny Kimberly Hefner, estranged wife of Hugh Hefner, gave $2,300 "Friends" creator and producer Marta Kauffman, $4,200 Philanthropist and former studio executive Sherry Lansing, $2,300 Film and TV producer James L. Brooks, $2,300 TV producer Paul Witt, $2,300 Singer-songwriter Jackson Browne, $4,600 Former Sen. John EdwardsActor and "Simpsons" voice-over Hank Azaria, $2,300 Actor and former "West Wing" vice president Gary Cole, $2,300 Actor Seth Green, $4,600 Steven Spielberg and his wife actress Kate Capshaw Spielberg each gave $2,300 for a total of $4,600 Actress Madeleine Stowe, $1,000 Director Brett Ratner, $4,600 Film director and producer Rob Reiner, $2,300 Singer and actress Barbra Streisand, $2,300 Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani"Frasier" and "Cheers" star Kelsey Grammer, $2,300 Actor and "Dancing with the Stars" contestant John O'Hurley, $4,600 Actor and former "Saturday Night Live" cast member Adam Sandler, $2,100 Actor and conservative commentator Ben Stein, $750 |
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