Scientology and celebrities

Dee · September 19, 2006

First of all, how can these guys claim to be a church?

Second, they believe in some whacky stuff! Alien rulers of the galatic confederency!

Third, have you seen the list of celebrities who are scientologists?

* Kirstie Alley [4][5], actress

* Anne Archer [4], actress (her son, Tom Davis, runs the Los Angeles "Celebrity Centre")

* Carl Anderson [6], singer

* Jennifer Aspen [2], actress

* James Barbour [7], Broadway actor

* Lynsey Bartilson [8], actress

* Catherine Bell [9], actress

* Karen Black, actress [3], unconfirmed rumor she has left Scientology [4]

* Sonny Bono (deceased 1998) [10], musician and member of U.S. House from California (claimed Catholicism on campaign biographies)

* David Campbell [11], musician, composer, arranger

* Nancy Cartwright [10][12], voice over artist, most famous as the voice of Bart Simpson

* Kate Ceberano [13], actress and musician

* Erika Christensen [4], actress

* Chick Corea [4], musician

* Tom Cruise [4], actor (raised Catholic, according to Parade; attended a Franciscan seminary in Cincinnati and aspired to become a Catholic priest)

* Sky Dayton [14], founder and Chairman of the Board of EarthLink

* Doug Dohring [15], ex-owner of Neopets

* Jason Dohring [16], actor

* Plácido Domingo Jr. [5], opera singer

* Bodhi Elfman [6], actor

* Jenna Elfman [4], actress (Dharma and Greg), raised Catholic

* Doug E. Fresh [12], hip-hop musician

* Kenton Gray [7], car and motorcycle race driver

* Paul Haggis [17], director

* Beck Hansen [4][12], musician

* Isaac Hayes [4], musician, actor, and formerly voiceover artist ("Chef" from "South Park")

* Katie Holmes [18], actress (born and raised Catholic), introduced to Scientology by fiancé Tom Cruise

* Nicky Hopkins [19], musician (deceased 1994)

* Tyler Hynes [8], actor

* Mark Isham [20], musician

* Milton Katselas [4], acting teacher

* Chaka Khan [12], singer

* Jason Lee [1], actor ("My Name is Earl", "Mallrats") and professional skateboarder

* Geoffrey Lewis [1], actor

* Johnny Lewis,[1] actor

* Juliette Lewis [4], actress

* Christopher Masterson [1], actor

* Danny Masterson [1], actor

* Lisa McPherson (deceased 1995), died at Fort Harrison Hotel[21]

* Peter Medak [22], director

* Jim Meskimen [23], actor and improviser

* Sofia Milos[24][25], actress (CSI: Miami)

* Floyd Mutrux [26], writer, director and producer

* Haywood Nelson [27], actor

* Marisol Nichols [28], actress

* Judy Norton [29], actress and musician

* Eduardo Palomo (deceased 2003)[30], actor, and his wife Carina Ricco[31], actress and musician

* Don Pearson [32], 'Management by Statistics' consultant

* Michael Peña [33], actor

* Lisa Marie Presley [1], singer, Michael Jackson's ex-wife, and daughter of Elvis

* Priscilla Presley [1], actress and wife of Elvis

* Kelly Preston [34], actress and John Travolta's wife, raised Catholic.

* Leah Remini [1], actress

* Ernie Reyes, Jr., actor [9]

* Giovanni Ribisi [1], actor, raised Scientologist.

* Marissa Ribisi [35] , actress, wife of Beck Hansen, sister of Giovanni Ribisi, raised Scientologist.

* Ruddy Rodriguez, actress [10]

* Elena Rogero [6], singer

* Mimi Rogers [4], actress (believed to not be active in the church anymore, but still holds the beliefs)

* Pablo Santos, actor [11]

* Jeffrey Scott, screenwriter [12]

* Billy Sheehan [36], rock bassist

* Eric Sherman, film consultant [13]

* David Singer [37], chiropractor, 'Management by Statistics' consultant

* Reed Slatkin [38], criminal ponzi scheme perpetrator

* Michelle Stafford [39], actress

* Ethan Suplee [40], actor

* John Travolta [4], actor, raised Catholic.

* Greta Van Susteren [9], host of On the Record with Greta Van Susteren on Fox News Channel

* Persia White [41], actress

* Edgar Winter [42], musician

* Bryan Zwan [43], founder and CEO of Digital Lightwave

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People who chose to leave Scientology

* John Brodie [5], football player

* William S. Burroughs [44], author, Beat Generation icon (later denounced Scientology)

* Diana Canova, actress [14]

* Stanley Clarke [15], a bass player and composer

* Leonard Cohen [12], singer, songwriter (at New York Org in late 60s)

* Robert and Mary Anne de Grimston [45], founders of The Process Church of The Final Judgment

* Werner Erhard [46], founder of est

* Philip Gale [47], MIT student and primary developer of EarthLink's innovative ISP software; committed suicide on Hubbard's birthday

* Gloria Gaynor, singer [16]

* Peggy Lipton [17], actress (rumored to be out/inactive)

* Charles Manson, mass murderer [18]

* Van Morrison [12], singer, songwriter (renounced Scientology in the 1980s)

* David Nelson [19], musician

* Lou Rawls, singer [20]

* Christopher Reeve, actor [21]

* Jerry Seinfeld [48][49], comedian ("took a couple courses a number of years ago".)

* Sharon Stone, actress (reportedly now a convert to Buddhism)

JonShar · September 19, 2006