This week’s Time Magazine has an article about Beyonce and other celebrities promoting breast-feeding – that breast-feeding is more cool and hip if celebrities are doing it.
Beyonce also loves playing board games. Jay-Z said he went out and bought an armful of board games to keep her home when she was pregnant. Beyonce, Jay-Z and Kanye West play Connect 4 into the night and very competively.
There are a lot of other celebrities who play board games (didn’t find any celebrities who still play with toys). I have collected articles over the years and did an internet search for this blog – all easy to find and very public.
Promoting play as cool and hip is another strategy along with promoting our inventors as celebrities and
the importance of play to our wellbeing to better compete with other entertainment options.
Celebrity Toys/Games
Adam Sandler various board games
Al Gore Cranium
Alan Alda Spite and Malice, Chess
Albert Einstein Go
Alyssa Milano Taboo
Amy Winehouse Boggle, Scrabble and Pictionary
Angelina Jolie various board games
Arnold Schwarzenegger Chess
Ashlee Simpson Monopoly
Ashley Judd Go Goddess, Pictionary
Ashton Kutcher Dominoes
Barack Obama various board games with daughters
Beastie Boys Scrabble, Mahjongg
Ben Affleck Poker, Chess
Beyonce Knowles Guess Who, Connect Four
Bianca Jagger Bingo
Bill Clinton Hearts, Oh Hell, Bingo
Bill Gates Bridge, Chess
Billy Bob Thornton various board games
Bono Checkers, Chess
Brad Pitt Poker
Brooke Shields Charades
Bruce Willis Dominoes
Camryn Manheim Cribbage
Carol Burnett Scrabble
Cast of That '70s Show – Monopoly
Catherine Zeta Jones – Scrabble, Trivial Pursuit, Yahtzee
Charles Schulz Bridge
Charlize Theron Dominoes
Chris Martin Scrabble
Chris Rock Chess
Christina Aguilera various board games, Scrabble
Chuck Palahniuk Uno, Trivial Pursuit
Craig David Monopoly
Daryl Hannah various board games, Liebrary, Bingo
David Schwimmer board games, Poker
David Walliams Dominoes
Demi Moore Dominoes, puzzles
Derek Jeter Connect Four
Dido Scrabble
Donna Karan Dominoes
Drew Barrymore board games, Dominoes
Dwight Eisenhower Bridge
Ellen DeGeneres really into board games
Erin O’Connor Dominoes
Eva Herzigova Dominoes
Eva Longoria Dominoes, Cluedo, Scrabble and more
Franco Columbo Chess
Gabrielle Union Scrabble
George Clooney poker
Guy Ritchie Chess, Scrabble
Gwen Stefani Dominoes
Gwyneth Paltrow Scrabble
Hank Azaria Charades
Helen Hunt Charades
Hillary Clinton various card games with staff
Jack Nicholson card games
Jacob Bronowski Go James Bond Bridge
James Franco Dominoes
James Van Der Beek Dominoes
Jamie Lee Curtis Scrabble, board games
Javier Bardem Dominoes
JAY-Z Connect 4
Jeff Bridges Pass the Pigs
Jemima Khan Dominoes
Jenna Fischer Carcassonne, Lost Cities, Bohnanza
Jennette McCurdy board games such as Monopoly, Clue, Moods and Life
Jennifer Aniston Dominoes, Scrabble, Charades, Poker
Jennifer Lopez Dungeons and Dragons
Jennifer Tilly poker
Jeremy Piven Dominoes
Jerry Hall Monopoly
Jessica Alba board games, Dominoes, Apples to Apples
Jimmy Kimmel Scrabble and others
Joan Collins Scrabble
John Horton Conway Go John Travolta Scrabble
Josh Hartnett Dominoes
Jude Law Chess
Julia Roberts Cranium
Julia StilesPoker Monopoly (with real money)
Justin Bieber various board games
Justin Timberlake Scrabble, Cranium
KANYE WEST Connect 4
Kate Hudson Monopoly, Trivial Pursuit, Dominoes, Scrabble, Charades, Poker (hosts game nights)
Katherine Jackson (Michael's mom) Pictionary
Katie Holmes Dominoes
Katy Perry Taboo
Keanu Reeves Scrabble
Kellan Lutz board games
Kelly Brook puzzles
Ken Marino Scrabble
Kenny Loggins various board games
Kim Kardashian various board games
Kristen Bell Scrabble
Kristen Johnson Charades
Kristen Stewart various board games, Snakes and Ladders
Kylie Minogue Scrabble
Lucy Liu Dominoes
Madonna Scrabble, Trivial Pursuit, Chess
Mandy Moore Scattergories
Marie Osmond dolls
Martha Stewart Scrabble
Martina Navratilova Bridge
Matt Damon poker
Matthew Perry poker
Mel Gibson Scrabble
Michael Bolton Scrabble
Michael Owen puzzles
Michelle Trachtenberg Dominoes
Mick Jagger Monopoly
Mila Kunis Settlers of Catan
Milla Jovovich Dominoes
Mimi Rogers Poker, Go Goddess
Mischa Barton board games
Moby Scrabble
Natalie Imbruglia Dominoes
Natalie Portman Pictionary
Neil Patrick Harris Taboo
Nelly Chess
Nick Lachey Trivial Pursuit
Nicolas Cage Chess
Nicole Kidman Scrabble
Nicollette Sheridan Scrabble
Olivier Martinez Dominoes
Omar Sharif Bridge
Orlando Bloom Dice and card games
Paul Giamatti Go Penelope Cruz Dominoes
Peter Jackson board games
Philip W Anderson Go Phish Chess
Queen Elizabeth II Scrabble
Quentin Tarantino collects '70s board games
R.E.M. Cranium
Radiohead &
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Renee Zellweger various board games
Rich Sommer board games, Die Macher
Richard Branson Chess
Ridley Scott Dominoes
Robbie Williams Checkers
Robert Pattinson various board games
Robin Williams Go
Rosie O'Donnell various board games
Rumer Willis Dominoes
Russell Crowe Master and Commanders
Salma Hayek board games, Dominoes
Shaquille O'Neal Scrabble (see picture of Shaq and Jimmy Kimmel playing Scrabble)
Sharon Osbourne Bingo
Sharon Stone Scrabble, Dominoes
Shirley Manson Scrabble
Sienna Miller Dominoes
Snoop Dogg Dominoes
Stephen Colbert Dungeons and Dragons
Sting Chess, Scrabble
Stuart Townsend Dominoes
Tamara Beckwith Dominoes
Tasha Danvers puzzles
Tobey Maguire Backgammon, Poker
Tom Cruise Dominoes, Scrabble, Charades, Poker
Victoria Beckham Dominoes
Warren Buffet Bridge
Wil Wheaton true gamer
Will Smith Chess
Will Wright Go
William H. Macy Charades
Willie Nelson Dominoes
Woody Allen Chess
Zooey Deschanel various board games
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Once again a great job….Always very informative and well thought out. Look forward to the next one!
Very beautiful pictures of your game fair. I would like to attend these kind of game fair in future. I like board games specially scrabble,because it’s a knowledgeable game.
Hi Kate,
Thank you for commenting.
Actually, these are games the stars listed currently play, not ones from their childhood.
Everyone has different tastes in music, books and games!
Mary
The list seemed so one dimensional. There are 100’s of games out there that are more interesting and fun than the ones listed. It almost seems like people just listed one they remember from their childhood and moved on.
Dominoes is a numbers/math game. You score multiples of 5. I think its called Klondike. Matching is the basic game. Go to the barrio or the hood and see how mathematical you have to be to win.
Hi Richard. Perhaps their agents do the maths games!
Hi Tom,
Interesting point about math games. My guess is that people in movies, television and theatre are more about words than numbers. That’s why so many of them play Scrabble.
Richard
Hi Mary. Nice to know that celebrities can be like the rest of us but sad not to see even one of them playing a numbers/maths game. Or can I take some small comfort in thinking that the ones that have declared a blanket “various board games” might just have one lying around.