I’m amassing a list of celebrity gamers–that is, famous people who play tabletop games. Games Quarterly Magazine has asked me to interview such personages for their pages, and I’d like to know just how large my potential pool of interview targets happens to be.
See after the break for a full list of what I’ve come up with so far. Names with asterisks after them are ones I’m pretty sure I can confirm. If you know of any others or can give better details about the ones I have, I’d appreciate it.
The next question, of course, is who on the list would you most like to see interviewed?
Celebrity Gamers
– Adam Copeland (WWE’s Edge)
– Antonio Rivera
– Armin Shimmermann
– Asia Carrera
– Bare Naked Ladies (band)*
– Ben Sargent
– Bill Amend
– Bill Campbell*
– Bill Gates
– Billy Crystal*
– BillyZeKick (band)
– Biohazard (band)
– Brian Warner
– Bruce Campbell
– Bruce Sterling
– Carrot Top
– Catherine Zeta-Jones (her kids play)
– Chaz Chamberlain
– Claudia Christensen*
– Conchata Ferrell
– Craig McCracken
– Curt Schilling*
– Daryl Hannah*
– Dave Chappelle
– David Brin
– Dean Haglund
– Devin Grayson
– Dream Warriors (band)
– Dwight Schultz
– Elijah Wood
– Emilio Estevez
– Eric Raymond
– Ewan MacGregor
– Fairuza Balk
– Freddie Prinze Jr.
– George Lucas
– George R. R. Martin*
– GWAR (band)*
– Harrison Ford
– Iain M. Banks (author)
– Jack Black
– Jacques Villeneuve (F1 champion)
– James Franco
– Jason Alexander
– Jason Mewes
– Jason Statham
– Jeff Bezos
– Jennifer Lopez
– Jim Lee*
– Joel and Ethan Coen
– John Dolmayan
– John M. Ford
– Johnny Knoxville
– Jon Spencer (Blues Explosion and Boss Hogg bands)
– Joss Whedon
– Judy Dench
– Katherine Kerr*
– Katherine Kurtz
– Kevin Smith
– Kobe Bryant
– Leslie Coulton (WWE)
– Lexa Doig
– Lionel Jospin (former French Prime Minister)
– Lou Ferrigno
– Marcy Playground (band)
– Marilyn Manson*
– Mary Gentle
– Massimo D’Alema (Italy’s ex-Prime Minister)
– Matt Groenig
– Matthew Lillard
– Metallica (band)
– Michael Sheard
– Mike Meyers
– My Chemical Romance (band)
– Nathan Fillion*
– Nelly
– Paget Brewster
– Parker Posey
– Peter DeLuise
– Quentin Tarantino
– Raymond E. Feist
– River Cuomo
– RJ Dio
– Robert Lynn Asprin
– Robin Williams*
– Rush (band)
– Sam Raimi
– Sarah Michelle Gellar
– Sean Astin
– Stephen Colbert*
– Stephen Lea Sheppard
– Steven Brust
– Steven Spielberg
– Terry Pratchett
– Todd Pratt
– Tom Morello
– Vin Diesel*
– Walter Jon Williams*
– Wil Wheaton*