Catholic Celebrities/Sport Figures

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Craig Biggio, of the Houston Astros (baseball) has been a personal favorite for a long time. He has been said to have missed team meetings ect. on Sunday mornings in order to make sure and get to Mass when playing on the road.

Additionally, I have never heard a knock on his character. By all apparent signs he is loyal, hard working, and humble.

He is near the end of his career, sadly enough, and has played his entire career with the same organization. I’m sure he has his faults, but I hope he is as genuine as my impression of him has been.
 
I dont have a favorite, but here is a list of Famous CATHOLICS:

Some are true Catholics, Some are kinda lost…

Pat Buchanan
Danny DeVito
Chris Evert
Walker Percy
Mary Gordan
John Gotti
Jon Bon Jovi
Spencer Tracy
Thomas Merton
Sinead O’Conner (Shocked Me)
Jean-Bertrand Aristide
Jimmy Buffett
Terry Anderson
Anna Quindlen
Martin Scrosese
Ann Jullian
Alfonse D’ Amato
Mickey Rourke
Mia Farrow
Clarence Thomas
Germaine Greer
Tony Bennett
Pat Conroy
Moises Alou
Kathleen Sullivan
Gabriela Sabatini
Tom Foley
Peirce Brosnan
Daine English
Lee Arwater
Jack O’Brien
William Wharton
Richard Daley, Jr.
Harry Connick, Jr.
Andy Garcia
Fay Vincent
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Mary Robinson
Roseanne Cash
Liam Neeson
Kimberly Bergalis
Lawrence Welk
Antonin Scalia
John Kerry
Bob Kerry
Mel Gibson
Jeb Bush
Martin Sheen
Bono
Sonny Bono
Cher
Charo
 
RomanRyan1088 & Arso347,

Thanks so much. This makes for great conversation with our kids!
I love watching someone on television and or big screen and say
he/she is a Catholic. Also, I don’t think I saw it on your list,
but add Bonnie Hunt! I read somewhere she is a practicing Catholic!

Thanks again!

Keep’em coming!!!

Onebzzymom of 3
 
Mike Sweeney of the Kansas City Royals. Huge supporter of the Life Teen program. He’s been quite generous with his money.
 
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RomanRyan1088:
I dont have a favorite, but here is a list of Famous CATHOLICS:

Some are true Catholics, Some are kinda lost…

Pat Buchanan
Danny DeVito
Chris Evert
Walker Percy
Mary Gordan
John Gotti
Jon Bon Jovi
Spencer Tracy
Thomas Merton
*Sinead O’Conner * (Shocked Me)
Jean-Bertrand Aristide
Jimmy Buffett
Terry Anderson
Anna Quindlen
Martin Scrosese
Ann Jullian
Alfonse D’ Amato
Mickey Rourke
Mia Farrow
Clarence Thomas
Germaine Greer
Tony Bennett
Pat Conroy
Moises Alou
Kathleen Sullivan
Gabriela Sabatini
Tom Foley
Peirce Brosnan
Daine English
Lee Arwater
Jack O’Brien
William Wharton
Richard Daley, Jr.
Harry Connick, Jr.
Andy Garcia
Fay Vincent
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Arnold SchwarzeneggerMary Robinson
Roseanne Cash
Liam Neeson
Kimberly Bergalis
Lawrence Welk
Antonin Scalia
John Kerry
Bob Kerry
Mel Gibson
Jeb Bush
Martin Sheen
Bono
Sonny Bono
CherCharo
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Geesh

That list is the best argument for Protestantism I ever saw
 
Where’d you get that list? I’ve seen pictures of Sinead O’Connor after her “ordination” service in a Roman collar, shaved head and all. She was “ordained” a priest by a rogue Catholic priest. The list is dubious at the very best. Maybe it should be titled, “Famous People Who Were Probably Baptized Catholic but then…”

LeeAnn
 
Bonnie Hunt always puts down the Church in almost every interview.

Chris Matthews, About as Catholic as Kerry

Tim Russert
Albert Pujols
Jay Leno
Bill O’Reilly
 
No one has mentioned Jim Caveizel.

Devout Catholic, family man and realizes his talent is from God.

Loretta Young is another one. While filming movies, there was a “Swearing” jar. Any one that swore on the set had to pop in some money in the Swear jar.

There was also an actress that starred with Elvis Presley in his first movie. She later became a nun. I cannot remember her name, but I think 60 Minutes did a story on her. What I found so incredible with her story is, she was engaged before she entered the convent. Her fiance full supported her decision to join the convent and to this day has never married. He was so in love with her and still is.
 
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tTt:
Bonnie Hunt always puts down the Church in almost every interview.

Chris Matthews, About as Catholic as Kerry

Tim Russert
Albert Pujols
Jay Leno
Bill O’Reilly
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I adore Bonnie Hunt and I have never heard her put down the Church. To tell you the truth, I don’t think I have ever heard her mention the Church in any of the interviews I have seen or heard. Please provide a link to that.
 
I was always a fan of Danny Thomas.

I read his autobiography quite sometime ago. Everytime I
hear of the work being done at St Judes childrens hospital,
I think of him!

Would it be wrong to consider our Pope a celebrity?? :confused:
I am definately a fan of his!!!

:blessyou:

onebzzymom of 3
 
OK “always” and “every” were over-stated but I did find this:

"Being an Irish Catholic, (real) therapy’s not allowed. You just have to live with your anger, if you’re a decent Catholic.
canoe.ca/JamMoviesArtistsH/hunt_bonnie.html

What it means I don’t really understand but it has a negative tone.

I remeber being turned off by her during an interview on THE VIEW.

She said that being Irish Catholic required doing alot of acting. Ha Ha

Again not exactly defender of the faith but who knows maybe her new show will change my impression.

Until then I’m suspicious.
 
Laura Ingraham
Rachael Lampa
Nicholas Sparks
JRR Tolkien
Charlotte Church
Tara Lipinski
Mary Higgins Clark
Catherine Hicks
Michael Badalucco
Dom DeLuise
 
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Faustina:
There was also an actress that starred with Elvis Presley in his first movie. She later became a nun. I cannot remember her name, but I think 60 Minutes did a story on her. What I found so incredible with her story is, she was engaged before she entered the convent. Her fiance full supported her decision to join the convent and to this day has never married. He was so in love with her and still is.
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Dolores Hart. I saw a pretty good play, Paramount Girl about her experience last Spring.
 
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onebzzymom:
Can you name any Catholic celebrities/sports figures? 😃
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Jose Antonio Reyes (Arsenal FC footballer) q.devout
Jim Caviezel (Actor) v.devout
Rocco Buttiglione (Politician) devout

Oh and John Kerry :banghead:
 
Arnold and Maria Shriver
Mike Dunleavy
Jonathon Taylor Thomas?
“Biff” from Back to the Future movies
Jessica Alba
A-Rod
Sammy Sosa
Mark McGuire
 
Timothy Goebbels (figure skater known as the quad king, won Olympic Silver in SLC). He attends mass several times a week and other skaters know that he is “religious.”

My favorite actor, Robert Patrick (Terminator 2, Ladder 49, X-Files) stated in an interview in Kalamazoo a few weeks ago that he is thinking about converting to Catholicism. (Read the Ladder 49 thread in this section). He attends a Bible study at a–get this–a hot rod shop!

Here is a link to the interview:

mlive.com/entertainment/kzgazette/index.ssf?/base/features-1/109740399925920.xml

He’s already almost there. He wears five medals, St. Patrick (of course), St. Christopher, St. Florian, a crucifix, and a cross.

So PRAY for him and his lovely family! I plan to write him a note and tell him that I and my husband converted to Catholicism from evangelical Protestantism, and that if he wants to talk, call us. You never know. (I also plan to tell him about my older daughter, who is planning to use Ladder 49 for her competitive figure skating program this season!)
 
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Where’d you get that list? I’ve seen pictures of Sinead O’Connor after her “ordination” service in a Roman collar, shaved head and all. She was “ordained” a priest by a rogue Catholic priest. The list is dubious at the very best. Maybe it should be titled, “Famous People Who Were Probably Baptized Catholic but then…”

LeeAnn
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Does anyone remember when she tore a picture of the pope during her performance on Saturday Night Live?
 
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