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[FantasticMrFoxdie]

To name a famous few to get us started:

(R.I.P.)


Even if they aren't hugely famous celebrities, its still fun finding out they get down too.

Rapper Danny Brown has not been shy about his love for P4G:

NBA Player Gordon Hayward is a huge Starcraft fan and actually plays professionally:

Post interviews, videos, or pics of some of your favorite famous/popular gamers

 

[Peterthumpa]

Doesn't Kevin Spacey actually likes gaming a lot? Like, the actor, not Frank Underwood.

 

[C.Dark.DN]

Aisha Tyler. Hell nah. She's annoying as hell.

She has aged incredibly well though. I saw her an a few episodes of Friends recently as she looks the same.

 

[SolidChamp]

He said he can't play games too much otherwise he runs the risk of getting addicted.

 

[ComputerMKII]

Snoop Dogg

 

[strafer]

Mila Kunis plays WoW

He said he can't play games too much otherwise he runs the risk of getting addicted.

Wait...Craig is a gamer? :O

Any interview?

 

[Ramstein]

R.I.P. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcZhY_Zo-yg

Also, sort of, Conan O'Brien, Ice-T and Dave Chapelle(is/was a huge WoW nerd)

Honorable mention. Whoopi Goldberg made me a fan of hers for this video, which I think everyone should see:

RICK FOX says Pro Gamers Are Athletes on 'The View'

 

[Dispatch]

Mila Kunis

 

[playXray]

He said he can't play games too much otherwise he runs the risk of getting addicted.

I'm not say Craig's not a gamer, but when I hear friends say that, it's usually because they're not really gamers but don't want to look like a party pooper.

 

[Cilla]

Probably Lights!

 

[openrob]

Dara O'Briain

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWQXzGTzM1g

 

[DrunkDan]

I know that here in the UK the actor Noel Clarke plays various games, as well as James Buckley (the inbetweeners) and Peter Serafinowicz too.

 

[Dispatch]

Oh, and let me add Jimmy Fallon. I really appreciate the amount of time he gives to games on his show.

 

[Fevaweva]

Alan Tudyk and Nathan Fillion spring to mind

 

[ZeroX03]

Elijah Wood. Dude has adventure game cred.

 

[HorcaCZ]

Wait...Craig is a gamer? :O

Any interview?

A short one, but better than nothing.
http://on.aol.com/video/daniel-craig-bonds-on-red-dead-redemption-517128779

 

[SlowRevolution]

Vin Diesel

 

[-MD-]

Probably Lights!

^ of course

I'll say Jessamyn Duke, UFC fighter.

Just recently started her own twitch channel.

 

[Alfredo]

Cody Rhodes, AKA Stardust

Massive Zelda fan. I believe he used to wrestle with the Triforce on his boots. Says he plays Link to the Past once a year.

http://youtu.be/wwbMHuwFAB0?t=3m25s

 

[Str1ke4]

Vin Diesel

Vin Diesel

 

[Blablurn]

Paul Pogba plays Football Manager

 

[Eisenherz]

Snoop Dogg is a huge fan of XBOX ONE:

http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1ltg2z/i_am_snoop_w_2_chainz_ama/cc2kom1

 

[TwistedN]

Dylan Sprouse, interested in Super Smash Bros commentary and game design? Cool dude hands down.

Spoiler

His brother on the right is pretty cool too

 

[crazyrabbits]

Vin Diesel's probably the most well-known. For Christ's sake, he convinced Judi Dench to play a game of D&D with him, and wrote the intro to one of the D&D anniversary books.

I'd also say Matthew Perry. He was apparently a big enough fan of the Fallout games that they cast him as Benny in New Vegas.

 

[ponpo]

I forget her name but that girl in 12 Years a Slave played FF8 at some point?

e: here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vok-y-CBMg

 

[Hip Hop]

Ice-T for sure.

Here is this youtube video of him unboxing Call of Duty: Black Ops a day early before release.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lhFWj0FSUo

 

[Mohonky]

Vin Diesel

How did it take so long for Vin to get mentioned?

Dude owned or owns his own freaking studio.

 

[EatChildren]

I love that Burial is a 'Souls nut, indicating he was going to put in dangerous hours into Dark Souls 2 on release. If just because my housemate, who is also an experimental audio/visual artist, is more or less exactly the same.

 

[Morgadeth]

99% of the WWE roster are into WWE games.

 

[Gxgear]

Jeremy Lin (NBA player) is pretty big on Dota 2.

 

[Tu101uk]

Japanese voice actors and actresses count as celebrities, right?

Kana Ueda (her more well-known roles include Rin from Fate/stay-night and Rachel from BlazBlue) is one of the few souls who bought a 360 in Japan, and is also a huge FPS fan, especially Halo.

Her co-star on BlazBlue, Tomokazu Sugita (who plays Ragna), is also known to play video games and be a general otaku over there.

I also met Dara O'Brien at my workplace once, really cool guy, but taller than I thought he'd be.

 

[Noaloha]

Dara O Briain

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4AmIKhfr40
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWQXzGTzM1g
http://www.edge-online.com/features/dara-o-briain-my-favourite-game/
https://rhinospike.com/script_requests/enlasnubes/854/

 

[abstract alien]

Snoop Dogg is a huge fan of XBOX ONE:

http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1ltg2z/i_am_snoop_w_2_chainz_ama/cc2kom1

He's also a huge Tekken fan and was featured in the game. Apparently he is very good at it as well.

 

[gerudoman]

Brie Larson not only is a promising and cute actress, she also loves Animal Crossing. Waifu material for sure.

 

[JaseC]

saoirseronanholdingaguitarherocontroller.jpg

How did it take so long for Vin to get mentioned?

Dude owned or owns his own freaking studio.

Tigon is back together and working on an MMOesque Riddick game. Speaking of Vin, I'd hoped that Wheelman would eventually be re-released as part of the WB Vault initiative that WB announced earlier in the year, but I didn't realise until very recently that the game features two licensed GM cars and, sadly, I don't see WB going to the effort of renewing the licences (although that being said I doubt they'd be costly). The trademark will actually be abandoned next year if WB doesn't submit intention of use.

 

[Wasp]

British talk show host Jonathan Ross.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqThGlynsus

He's hosted the game BAFTAs and even started his own production company, Hotsauce Interactive. His screenwriter wife, Jane Goldman, also plays games and used to write for Game Zone and Sega Zone.

 

[Interficium]

There are less than you would think. If we're talking "hardcore" gamers your average sports star is much more likely to be one then a famous actor/actress.

Off the top of my head Vin Diesel, Nathan Fillion, Zachary Levi are pretty legit. Then you have your second tier which is celebrities who will namedrop Halo or Call of Duty exclusively.

Conan O'Brien is not a gamer. Fallon is but he can't show it off anymore on the Tonight Show compared to his old slot. Wrong demographics.

 

[CreeperBlocks]

Zachary Levi From Chuck & and I think Guillermo Del Toro plays games as well I think he mentioned it on an AMA once.

 

[BreezyLimbo]

R.I.P. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcZhY_Zo-yg

Also, sort of, Conan O'Brien, Ice-T and Dave Chapelle(is/was a huge WoW nerd)

Honorable mention. Whoopi Goldberg made me a fan of hers for this video, which I think everyone should see:

RICK FOX says Pro Gamers Are Athletes on 'The View'

Whoopi likes Diablo? Goddamn I'm in love.

 

[hohoXD123]

Joel McHale

 

[-MD-]

I forget her name but that girl in 12 Years a Slave played FF8 at some point?

e: here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vok-y-CBMg

Says it at 1:43 for the lazy.

 

[haikira]

Elijah Wood. Dude has adventure game cred.

This would be my pick. Elijah Wood seems like a really cool guy.

I'd also pick Graham Linehan, writer of Father Ted, IT Crowd, and more, and also Charlie Brooker.

 

[strafer]

Joel McHale

So many shirts.

 

[gngf123]

Dara O Briain and Charlie Brooker

 

[jesu]

Rio Ferdinand seems to get involved in all the Halo launches

 

[AmaterasuOni]

Cannibal Corpse's singer George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher is a huge WoW fan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cW_Lv0r-l4c

He has his own NPC as well:

And some WoW tattoos:

For the Horde!

 

[AyaisMUsikWhore]

Dylan Sprouse, interested in Super Smash Bros commentary and game design? Cool dude hands down.

Spoiler

His brother on the right is pretty cool too

This.

Spoiler

I know this reference lol

 

[icecold1983]

every time some celebrity claims they play games, i just roll my eyes. the second they try to answer a question even remotely related to game its clear they have no idea what they are talking about

 

[MavFan619]

Fred Durst loves CoD and streams it 12 year old me is hype.

 

[YesConsiderably]

I once played with Megan Fox, during a 'Game With Fame' promotion for the second Transformers movie tie-in. She rejected my friend request, even though i literally saved her from Megatron.

I was initially a little disappointed, but it did help me to better relate with Sam in Dark of the Moon.

Dara O'Briain and Charlie Brooker are pretty legit, and have had some entertaining exchanges on Twitter.