Famous Lakers Fans

50 Degrees of Jack

Jack Nicholson

Jack Nicholson may be the face of celebrity Laker fans, but he is not the only big shot to bleed purple and gold. With the NBA Finals shifting to Tinsel Town, discover 50 other celebs that have a burning passion for their hometown hoops team and how they are all connected to Jack.

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50. Pamela Anderson

Want to see how all the Lakers' celebrity fans are connected to main man Jack Nicholson? Then click through this gallery to find out. We begin with Pamela Anderson, who made a guest appearance in the comedic hit Borat, which starred ...

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49. Sacha Baron Cohen

It's nice! Cohen starred as the intrepid reporter in Borat: Cultural Learnings of America. Cohen also made a memorable turn as a European stock car driver in Talladega Nights, which also featured ...

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48. Michael Clarke Duncan

Duncan played a muscular pit crew member in Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. Duncan provided voice work in the new hit animation Kung Fu Panda, which also features the work of ...

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47. Dustin Hoffman

Hoffman plays "Shifu" in Kung Fu Panda. Hoffman starred in the 1998, uh, thriller Sphere, which also featured the work of blonde starlet ...

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46. Sharon Stone

Stone played "Dr. Elizabeth 'Beth' Halperin" opposite Hoffman in Sphere. Stone found work in the 2006 movie Alpha Dog, which featured one of the first roles for ...

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45. Justin Timberlake

Timberlake played the unfortunately named Frankie Ballenbacher in Alpha Dog. Timberlake found more success as the nerdy Artie in Shrek the Third, which also featured the voice work of ...

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44. Antonio Banderas

Banderas slayed as "Puss in Boots" in Shrek the Third. Banderas found early success in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles, which also featured one of the first acting roles for this starlet ...

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43. Kirsten Dunst

Dunst was but a child when she starred in Interview With the Vampire. Dunst struck box office gold when she got a leading role in Spider-Man, which featured this young star ...

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42. Tobey Maguire

Maguire became a mega-star by playing Peter Parker in Spider-Man. This diehard Lakers fan had a role in the 1997 Woody Allen film Deconstructing Harry, which had this funnyman in a leading role ...

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41. Billy Crystal

Crystal played "Larry" (or "the Devil") in Deconstructing Harry. One of the few Hollywood stars who also goes to Clippers games, Crystal starred in the 1991 hit City Slickers, which also featured an early role for ...

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40. Jake Gyllenhaal

Gyllenhaal was just 11 years old when he appeared in City Slickers. One of Gyllenhaal's breakthrough roles was in the indie cult classic Donnie Darko, which also featured veteran actor ...

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39. Patrick Swayze

Swayze added plenty of credibility by acting in the indie flick Donnie Darko. The dirty dancer also starred in the 1993 movie Father Hood, which also starred the work of this sexy Oscar winner ...

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38. Halle Berry

Berry starred opposite Swayze in the comedy Father Hood. Another one of Berry's early, lesser-known roles was in Race the Sun, a 1996 drama that featured an actor who's just as well known for his late brother as he is for his acting ...

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37. Jim Belushi

Belushi had a small part in Race the Sun. He had a much bigger role in the 1991 comedy Curly Sue, a John Hughes film that had a very early role for one of Tinseltown's biggest comedic actors ...

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36. Steve Carell

Curly Sue was Carell's first motion-picture appearance. Carell made his mark with the 2005 comedy The 40 Year Old Virgin, which also had a small role for this talented comedic actor ...

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35. Jonah Hill

Hill just wanted to buy some shoes in The 40 Year Old Virgin. The Judd Apatow favorite made his film debut in I Heart Huckabees, where he appeared opposite this leading man ...

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34. Mark Wahlberg

Wahlberg played a conflicted fireman in I Heart Huckabees. Though he's a star, Wahlberg made a guest appearance on the show he helped create, Entourage, which features the acting of this up-and-comer ...

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33. Kevin Connolly

Connolly is best known as Hollywood manager "Eric Murphy" in Entourage. However, his acting debut came in 1990 as a 16-year-old, when he was in Rocky V opposite this burly star ...

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32. Sylvester Stallone

Stallone was less than memorable as the titular pugilist in Rocky V. Stallone later found work in the 1998 hit Antz, an animated comedy that also featured the voice work of this sexy musician-turned-actress ...

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31. Jennifer Lopez

Lopez played "Azteca" in Antz. Not a bad role. A far worse role, however, popped up when Lopez starred in the 2003 bomb Gigli, which featured her then-beau ...

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30. Ben Affleck

Affleck starred in the 2003 Benifer-flick Gigli. Prior to that celluloid abomination, Affleck had a commendable turn as the leading man in Changing Lanes, which pitted him opposite this intense actor ...

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29. Samuel L. Jackson

Jackson played an unlucky everyman in Changing Lanes. Seen here at a Lakers game with actor/writer/comedian Larry David, Jackson starred in the 2003 action film S.W.A.T., which also made room for this rapper-turned-actor ...

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28. LL Cool J

LL played "Deacon 'Deke' Kay" in S.W.A.T. Sweet. Prior to that film, he appeared as a running back in the 1999 sports classic Any Given Sunday. His quarterback in that Oliver Stone movie was none other than ...

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27. Jamie Foxx

Foxx shined as Willie Beamen in Any Given Sunday. Foxx would go on to win an Oscar in Ray, a sublime biopic that also had a small part for this present-day star ...

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26. Terrence Howard

Howard had a small part in Ray. He had a much bigger part in the 2007 film Awake, which featured the work of one of Tinseltown's sexiest young leading ladies ...

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25. Jessica Alba

Alba starred opposite Howard in Awake. A few years earlier, she joined an impressive ensemble cast in Sin City, where she acted opposite another fetching young actress ...

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24. Brittany Murphy

Murphy joined Alba in the star-studded cast of Sin City. Two years earlier, Murphy starred in the romantic comedy Uptown Girls, which had a former blonde sex symbol in its cast ...

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23. Heather Locklear

Locklear acted opposite Murphy in Uptown Girls. Nearly two decades earlier, she starred in the 1984 Stephen King movie Firestarter, which featured one of the earliest roles for this actress who comes from Hollywood royalty ...

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22. Drew Barrymore

Daughter of John Barrymore, Drew did Firestarter on the heels of E.T. A dozen years later, Barrymore had a small but memorable part in the horror movie Scream, which featured the work of an actor who's also part of a thespian family ...

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21. David Arquette

Brother of Rosanna and Patricia Arquette (and husband to Courtney Cox), David acted opposite Barrymore in Scream. Nearly a decade later, David appeared in the kids movie The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl, which also featured the work of this TV funnyman ...

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20. George Lopez

Lopez played "Mr. Electric" next to Arquette in The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl. Lopez found work this year in the indie film Henry Poole Is Here next to one of a pair of acting brothers ...

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19. Luke Wilson

Wilson acted opposite Lopez in the 2008 Sundance entry Henry Poole Is Here. Five years earlier, Wilson starred in the riotous comedy Old School, in which this character actor proved to be an "agent" of trouble ...

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18. Jeremy Piven

Piven took on Wilson and his buddies in Old School. Just two years prior to that, Piven joined an ensemble cast in the comedy Scary Movie 3, which featured an appearance by one of Hollywood's most renowned playboys ...

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17. Charlie Sheen

Sheen and Piven joined comedic forces in Scary Movie 3. Nearly a decade earlier, Sheen starred in the action movie The Chase, which had a diehard Lakers fan in it who's better known for music than he is for movies ...

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16. Flea

Flea appeared in the, uh, memorable film The Chase with Sheen. This wasn't the Red Hot Chili Peppers' bassist's only movie role, however, as he also appeared in My Own Private Idaho with this Hollywood sex symbol ...

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15. Keanu Reeves

Reeves acted with Flea in My Own Private Idaho. Reeves is probably better known for starring in the guilty pleasure Point Break, which made room for another rock-and-roll star ...

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14. Anthony Kiedis

Kiedis appeared as one of the bad guys gunning for Reeves in Point Break. Believe it or not, the Red Hot Chili Peppers' singer also had a bit part in the 1987 film Less Than Zero, which featured the sublime acting of this Hollywood free spirit ...

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13. Robert Downey Jr.

Downey starred (and Kiedis rocked, literally) in Less Than Zero. Downey also did a stint on the esteemed comedy show Saturday Night Live, which gave birth to one of Hollywood's biggest stars ...

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12. Adam Sandler

Everyone's favorite funnyman, Sandler shares SNL roots with Downey. Sandler starred in the 2002 animated film Eight Crazy Nights, which also featured the work of a bombshell model-turned-actress ...

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11. Tyra Banks

Banks provided the voice of "Victoria's Secret Gown" in Eight Crazy Nights. One of Banks' first acting roles was in the 1995 movie Higher Learning, which featured the work of this rapper-turned-actor ...

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10. Ice Cube

Ice Cube acted opposite Banks (not Kareem) in the gritty drama Higher Learning. One of Ice Cube's biggest roles, however, was in the 2002 comedy Barbershop, which featured the work of this rotund comedic actor ...

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9. Anthony Anderson

Anderson and Ice Cube teamed up in the hit comedy Barbershop. Anderson also starred in the less successful comedy Kangaroo Jack, which featured one of the best-known Lakers fans in franchise history ...

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8. Dyan Cannon

Cannon and Anderson hopped to it in the comedy Kangaroo Jack. Arguably better known as a Lakers fan than she is for her acting, Cannon also appeared in the TV show The Practice along with this Hollywood hunk ...

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7. Dylan McDermott

McDermott starred, while Cannon guested on The Practice. McDermott's first role was in the 1987 war movie Hamburger Hill, where he appeared next to another then-up-and-coming actor ...

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6. Don Cheadle

Cheadle and McDermott both had early roles in Hamburger Hill. Cheadle eventually worked his way up to a more prominent role in the sultry Devil in a Blue Dress, which featured an Oscar-winner in its cast ...

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5. Denzel Washington

Washington and Cheadle teamed up in 1995's Devil in a Blue Dress. A diehard Lakers fan, Washington had a starring role in The Pelican Brief next to an actor who's better known for comedy than he is for drama ...

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4. John Lithgow

Lithgow and Washington both got their Grisham on in The Pelican Brief. Nearly a decade later, Lithgow would return to his comedic roots in Orange County, which starred a Lakers fan named Jack ...

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3. Jack Black

Black played Lithgow's stoner son in "Orange County". Black later starred in the romantic comedy, The Holiday with yet another beautiful blonde Lakers fan ...

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2. Cameron Diaz

Diaz and Black were part of a talented cast in The Holiday. Diaz joined another star-studded group of actors in the Martin Scorsese film Gangs of New York, where she fell for this Hollywood heartthrob ...

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1. Leonardo DiCaprio

DiCaprio and Diaz played a couple of hardscrabble lovers in Gangs of New York. DiCaprio further bolstered his acting cred by starring in The Departed opposite none other than Jack himself.