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| 4 | * Creator/AaronPaul and Creator/SophieTurner have a mutual admiration society, as evidenced [[https://is.gd/y0BNr4 here]] and [[https://is.gd/QZjk7z here]]. Aaron is a huge ''Series/GameOfThrones'' fan, and Sophie became "obsessed" with ''Series/BreakingBad'' thanks to her co-star Creator/NatalieDormer. |
| 5 | * Creator/AlexanderSiddig was hugely into ''VideoGame/UltimaOnline'' during the time ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' was filmed. He arranged a broadband connection to his trailer so he could better spend his downtime playing it. Siddig has told a story of how his fellow cast members started asking if he was all right and if there was anything they could do to help, much to his confusion. He was playing the game so much that he often appeared tired and showed up for filming late. The others thought this was because he had developed a substance abuse problem! |
| 6 | * All Creator/MontyPython members have been enormous fans of ''Radio/TheGoonShow'' ever since their youth. Creator/JohnCleese said he used to listen to the show's repeats in bed with a transistor radio to his one ear and a pillow to his other to make sure he would hear every single joke he had missed the episode before. Creator/MichaelPalin and Creator/TerryJones contributed to several Goon Show homages to keep their idols in memory. |
| 7 | ** The Pythons are also big Music/TheBeatles fans and were thrilled to find out that the band members also watched ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'' a lot. Music/GeorgeHarrison was in fact such a Python fan that he considered it "the only show worth to get out of bed for" and became one of their personal friends. He also helped them out when ''Film/MontyPythonsLifeOfBrian'' couldn't find a producer because of the blasphemous script. Harrison created his own movie company just to get this movie produced. The ex Beatle also loved Creator/EricIdle's ''Music/TheRutles'', which he claimed to be the most faithful {{Biopic}} about the band ever made, even though it's a comedy. |
| 8 | ** Creator/JohnCleese once made a list of his favorite comedians of all time in a BBC episode: Creator/TheMarxBrothers, Creator/LaurelAndHardy, Radio/TheGoonShow, Creator/SpikeMilligan, Creator/BillHicks and Series/FrenchAndSaunders were among the names he listed. |
| 9 | ** Creator/MichaelPalin is also a fan of Music/ElvisPresley and was quite perplexed when he found out that Elvis was a fan of ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'', especially the "Nudge Nudge" sketch and the "Knights From Ni" scene from ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail''. He felt honored, but also a bit weird about it. |
| 10 | ** Creator/EricIdle has praised Music/TheBonzoDogBand for inspiring the spirit of Creator/MontyPython. He first met them on the set of ''Series/DoNotAdjustYourSet'', where the band performed each week. Later one of the band members, Neil Innes, frequently contributed songs to ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus''. They would also work together in creating Music/TheRutles, a parody of Music/TheBeatles. |
| 11 | ** In Robert Ross' "Monty Python Encylopaedia" Idle lists Creator/WilliamShakespeare, Creator/{{Graham Greene|Author}} and Creator/EvelynWaugh, Creator/FScottFitzgerald, Creator/DHLawrence, Creator/GerardManleyHopkins, Creator/WilfredOwen, Creator/AlanBennett, Creator/TSEliot, Creator/WHAuden, Creator/HoraceWalpole, Creator/JaneAusten, Creator/SalmanRushdie, Creator/EdwardLear, Creator/StephenSpender, Creator/WilliamHazlitt, Creator/JulianBarnes, Creator/GilbertHarding, [[Radio/APrairieHomeCompanion Garrison Keillor]], Creator/TomStoppard, Creator/DylanThomas, Creator/CharlesDickens, Creator/FrankLoesser, Creator/IvorCutler, Creator/StephenGreenblatt,... among his literary influences. |
| 12 | ** In the same book Idle lists The Beverley Sisters, Music/ElvisPresley, Music/TheEverlyBrothers, Music/BuddyHolly, Music/TheBeatles, Music/TheHollies, Music/StephenStills, Music/RandyNewman, Music/RyCooder, Creator/NoelCoward, the radio music show ''Friday Night Is Music Night'', Radio Luxembourg, Music/TheBonzoDogBand (all listed as individual members), Music/HarryNilsson, Music/TheKinks, Music/PaulSimon, Music/TheWho (naming Keith Moon specifically), Billy Cotton, Johnnie Ray, Music/{{The Rolling Stones|Band}}, Paddy Roberts, Creator/DaveBrubeck, Creator/GerryMulligan, Johnny Hodges, Music/DukeEllington, Music/CountBasie, Music/JohnColtrane, Music/CharlieParker, George Melly, [[Film/ThisIsSpinalTap Spinal Tap]], Music/JoanArmatrading, Music/BobDylan, [[Music/SoeurSourire The Singing Nun]], Allan Smethurst, aka "The Singing Postman", Doc Cox aka Ivor Biggun, Sonny Terry and Brownie [=McGhee=], Lonnie Donegan, Music/BillHaleyAndHisComets, Gerard Hoffnung, Music/JimmyCliff and Music/JoniMitchell as his musical heroes. |
| 13 | ** Idle also named, in the same book, his comedic and actor heroes: ''Theatre/BeyondTheFringe'', Arthur Askey, Arthur Haynes (with Dermot Kelly and Nicholas Parsons), Jimmy Edwards, Creator/FrankieHowerd, Creator/PeterCook, Creator/PeterSellers, Creator/SpikeMilligan, Charlie Drake, Creator/NormanWisdom and Jerry Desmond, Flanagan and Allen, Flanders and Swann, Mrs. Shufflewick [[note]] A drag act by comedian Rex Jameson [[/note]], Creator/MorecambeAndWise, Creator/TommyCooper, Creator/TonyHancock, Creator/MartyFeldman, Garry [=McDonald=] [[note]] Idle lists his character Norman Gunston [[/note]], Creator/BarryHumphries, Creator/BillyConnolly, Creator/FrenchAndSaunders, Creator/SteveCoogan, Creator/JonathanMiller, Mike Nichols and Elaine May, Buck Henry, [[Creator/TheMarxBrothers Chico Marx]], Creator/PhilSilvers, Creator/DickVanDyke, Roger Hancock, Creator/BrigitteBardot, Creator/AvaGardner, Harry Worth, Creator/AlecGuinness, Creator/DenholmElliott, Creator/RobinWilliams, Creator/BillyCrystal, Creator/SteveMartin, Creator/WilfridHydeWhite, Creator/RexHarrison, Creator/RalphRichardson, Kenneth Horne, Max Miller, Al Read, Stanley Baxter, Creator/StephenFry and Creator/HughLaurie, Creator/LaurelAndHardy, Creator/BusterKeaton, Freddie Starr, Creator/WoodyAllen, Bill Oddie, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Humphrey Barclay, Father Guido Sarducci (who played a character named Don Novello), Pamela Stephenson, ''Series/NotTheNineOClockNews'', Frank Muir and Denis Norden, ''Radio/DoesTheTeamThink'', Ted Ray, ''Radio/DownYourWay'', Creator/WillieRushton, John Fortune, Eleanor Bron, Creator/RoyKinnear, Anthony Newley in ''Series/TheStrangeWorldOfGurneySlade'' (but he added "only in that"), ''Theatre/LookBackInAnger'', The Royal Court Theatre, The Royal Variety Show, the old ''The New Statesman'', the old ''Spectator'', Creator/JackBenny, Creator/SidCaesar, Creator/JohnBelushi, Creator/DanAykroyd, Creator/GildaRadner, "Sunday Night at the London Palladium", Creator/SydneyGreenstreet, ''Theatre/{{Carousel}}'', Harry Dean Stanton, Creator/GeneHackman, Tony Buffery, ... . His favorite directors Jonathan Lynn, Creator/MichelangeloAntonioni, Creator/FrancoisTruffaut, Creator/MikeNichols,... |
| 14 | ** He also listed several sports heroes, among them soccer players Peter Broadbent, Johnny Hancocks, Billy Wright, Bobby Charlton, Hilderaldo Bellini, The Wolves (in his own words: "Not Virginia or Steven, but the whole team from the mid-fifties to the Cup winning side of 1960), Alan Hudson, Peter Osgood, Charlie Cooke, Johnny Haynes, Stanley Matthews, Pele, Syd Owen, Tom Scott, Brian Moore, Paul Gascoigne, ... cricket players Alan Smith, M.J.K. Smith, David Gower Tom Graveney, Peter Barker Howard May, Brian Statham, Fred Trueman, Richie Benaud, Basil D'Oliveira, Gary Sobers, Everton Weekes, Worrell and Walcott, Sonny Ramadhin, Alf Valentine, Charlie Griffith, Wes Hall, Curtly Ambrose, "Big Bird" Joel Garner, Brian Johnston (later also a TV presenter), Geoffrey Boycott, Alan Knott, Godfrey Evans,... and hurdler Earl Thompson. |
| 15 | ** And he named Timothy Leary, psychedelic drug guru, Fyfe Robertson, TV journalist, Huw Wheldon, Arlott (cricket presenter), journalist Derek Taylor, and Cindy Crawford, photo model. |
| 16 | ** Creator/TerryJones was an enormous intellectual geek. He was very interested in history, particular medieval history, which has made its way into a lot of Python sketches and films, as well as his own fantasy novels. He also wrote books about medieval history and devoted documentary TV series to the topic. He counts Creator/JacquesTati, Radio/TheGoonShow, Creator/SpikeMilligan and Creator/BusterKeaton among his comedic heroes. |
| 17 | ** Creator/TerryGilliam is a huge fan of ''Magazine/{{Mad}}'', ''Franchise/{{Tintin}}'', the early Creator/WaltDisney cartoons, Creator/JanSvankmajer, Creator/PhilipKDick, Creator/GustaveDore, Creator/StanleyKubrick, Walerian Borowczyk, ''Radio/TheGoonShow'', the [[Creator/EalingStudios Ealing Comedies]], Stan Bridges, Creator/ErnieKovacs, Creator/AkiraKurosawa, Creator/IngmarBergman, Creator/LuisBunuel, Creator/StanleyDonen and Creator/FedericoFellini. Much like Fellini he too is a cartoonist who eventually became a film director. He also likes all kinds of animation, from EasternEuropeanAnimation, Creator/WaltDisney, Creator/TexAvery, Creator/ChuckJones, underground 1960s and 1970s cartoons,... to ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark''. |
| 18 | * Ben Browder (from ''Series/{{Farscape}}'' and ''Series/StargateSG1'') is a sci-fi evangelist, naturally, and he also loves ''Series/TheWestWing''. What a dork. |
| 19 | * Creator/DanHarmon, creator of Creator/{{NBC}}'s ''Series/{{Community}}'', has posted several Tweets on his Website/{{Twitter}} account revealing an in depth knowledge of ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins''. He has also posted on Reddit about using Website/TVTropes as a resource library. |
| 20 | * ''Series/ICarly'''s Nathan Kress apparently is also a tech nut (though not as much as his character) according to this [[http://www.portraitmagazine.net/interviews/nathankress.html interview]] from 2008. |
| 21 | * During his CreatorBreakdown which led to the cancellation of ''Series/ChappellesShow'', Creator/DaveChappelle stated that one of the things he did to recuperate was play ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' excessively. |
| 22 | * Creator/CraigFerguson, of ''Series/TheLateLateShow'', is a self-proclaimed ''Series/DoctorWho'' nut. He spent quite a bit of time nerding out about it with Chris Hardwick on the Nerdist podcast, including having an argument over Old School Daleks, and who is better, Creator/MattSmith or Creator/DavidTennant. (Ferguson prefers Smith.) One of his guests was a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfCaxb2yB60 Dalek]]. A friggin' '''Dalek.''' Awesome. Ironically, when one of his oldest friends, Creator/PeterCapaldi, was actually cast as the Doctor, Capaldi ended up being one of the only modern-era ''Who'' actors ''not'' to appear on his talk show (though he did appear a few years before becoming the Doctor). |
| 23 | * One of the writing staff of ''Series/{{NCIS}}'' is most likely a ''Series/DoctorWho'' nerd, as one episode has a member of the team comparing the inside of a trailer to the TARDIS. |
| 24 | ** And also on parent series ''Series/{{JAG}}'', the writing staff were obviously fans of ''Franchise/StarTrek'' with its own in-universe {{Trekkie}} Bud Roberts. |
| 25 | * Creator/KevinMichaelRichardson is a fan of the book ''ComicBook/BatmanTheDarkKnightReturns'' and [[PromotedFanboy was very excited about getting to voice the Mutant Leader]] in a short five minute adaptation of it in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries''. This would also explain why he used "[[ComicBook/{{Cyborg}} Victor Stone]]" as an alias when he voiced ComicBook/{{Spawn}} and [[VideoGame/{{Tekken}} Heihachi Mishima]] in ''[[VideoGame/SoulSeries Soulcalibur II]]'' |
| 26 | * This is geek comedian Creator/UncleYo's entire shtick. He performs mostly at cons and his routines feature references to everything from ''Franchise/SailorMoon'' to ''Series/{{Firefly}}''. |
| 27 | * Creator/ZacharyLevi (''Series/{{Chuck}}'') is practically glued to his own games console. So much so that he and fellow ''Series/{{Chuck}}'' star Creator/JoshuaGomez (Morgan Grimes) ran up to Creator/AdamBaldwin {{squee}}ing at having heard his voice in a game. |
| 28 | ** One can only imagine the reaction they must have had to Yvonne Strahovski's role in ''VideoGame/MassEffect2''. |
| 29 | *** Well, if either romanced Miranda... awkward. |
| 30 | *** ''Chuck'' did a ShoutOut to ''Mass Effect'', by having Yvonne wearing a black catsuit & talking about suicide missions. |
| 31 | ** Half the reason he signed on for ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}'' is probably because he knew he'd get to be in a ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' game somewhere down the road. The other half is because he grew up loving Disney films and [[PromotedFanboy getting to star in one is like a dream come true for him]]. |
| 32 | ** He also voices Arcade Gannon in ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas''. |
| 33 | ** Joshua Gomez is no slouch in the video game voice department himself, having worked on ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty 2'', ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyX2 Final Fantasy X-2]]'', and ''VideoGame/{{BioShock|1}}'', among others. |
| 34 | ** Josh Gomez's real life older brother Rick Gomez voices none other than [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Zack Fair]]. |
| 35 | * Also, Nazanin Boniadi (''Series/HowIMetYourMother''): She has an Honors degree from UCI in Biological sciences; she also won the Chang Pin-Chun Undergraduate Research Award for molecular research involving cancer treatment and heart transplant rejection and was assistant editor-in-chief of UCI's medical newspaper. |
| 36 | * As far as ''Series/DoctorWho'', ''[[RunningTheAsylum many]]'' of the cast and crew count as {{Promoted Fanboy}}s. Creator/FreemaAgyeman has said that growing up her house was a "''Franchise/StarTrek'' household". Before joining the cast of ''Doctor Who'', she apparently attended Trek conventions. Earlier, Creator/SophieAldred (who had played Ace) had, before joining the cast, joined a fan club for Gerry and Sylvia Anderson's puppet productions like ''Series/{{Thunderbirds}}''. |
| 37 | ** '''NAME:''' David Tennant '''OCCUPATION:''' Actor '''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXjgj3tbfwA AND YOUR SPECIALIST SUBJECT...]]''' |
| 38 | *** Not to mention the fact that Creator/DavidTennant started acting [[PromotedFanboy just so he could play the Doctor some day]]! He's been asked for obscure information on Doctor Who several times and always comes up with the goods, once on a TV chat show to find the audience member worthy of asking him a question (the host's idea). Also, in his Diary footage on the [=DVDs=] you can see him with action figures from ''Franchise/StarWars'' in the background and a shelf full of ''Series/TheWestWing''. Actually, just listen to his interviews, he is probably the epitome of JustForFun/OneOfUs. Heck, just listen to the "you were ''my'' Doctor" speech he gives to the Fifth Doctor in "Time Crash" (a speech Creator/StevenMoffat let him write)! He is, also, now officially the first Doctor to get a part in ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'' due largely to the fact that the producers knew he is JustForFun/OneOfUs. Taking the role of Kilgrave in ''Series/JessicaJones2015'' has made him a PromotedFanboy thrice over, as he's a lifelong Marvel fan as well (he even wrote Incredible Hulk fanfic as a boy). On top of all that, he's a [[Series/{{Firefly}} Browncoat]]! |
| 39 | ** Creator/StevenMoffat [[http://www.develop-online.net/features/845/Who-TV-bosses-talk-games mentions]] that he played ''Franchise/TombRaider'' and ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' (though the latter more for the lore and SceneryPorn than the shooting), among others, and once had a ''Series/DoctorWho'' [[GameMod WAD]] for ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}''. It should also be telling that his era on the show also marks the first serious attempt at a ''Who'' LicensedGame (''The Adventure Games''), under the supervision of himself and Charles Cecil of ''VideoGame/BrokenSword'' fame... |
| 40 | ** Eleventh Doctor Creator/MattSmith has admitted to writing ''Series/DoctorWho'' {{fanfic}} in order to better understand his character. |
| 41 | ** Although he was never a ''Series/DoctorWho'' fanboy, Creator/ChristopherEccleston admitted in an interview before Series 1 aired that he'd been talking to fans and understood their obsessiveness because he gets that way about certain types of music, including blues and reggae. He's also a huge fan of the [[OopNorth Manchester-based]] band I Am Kloot, and he has managed to appear in two of their [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jf0e0f_XodE&feature=relmfu music videos]], including [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oqB3d6Pklw "Proof,"]] where it's [[MundaneMadeAwesome just him staring at the camera]]. |
| 42 | ** Twelfth Doctor Creator/PeterCapaldi is a lifelong fan of the show. He sent a letter to the ''Magazine/RadioTimes'' as a kid, praising their tenth anniversary special for ''Series/DoctorWho'' [[http://www.radiotimes.com/uploads/images/original/34582.jpeg (It's the letter with the heading "Dalek Builders").]] and wrote an article for a Doctor Who fanzine about the series' opening and closing titles. He even used to write to the Doctor Who production office in the early 1970s about [[http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/18w7x469hj9zyjpg/ku-xlarge.jpg wanting to take over the Doctor Who fan club]]. So much so that the producer's secretary couldn't stand him and said that she [[http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/18w7x91v8mto3jpg/ku-xlarge.jpg wished the daleks would exterminate him]]! Being such a huge fan, he understood the modern Whovian fandom implicitly and even selected his costume specifically to make it easier for cosplayers to recreate. |
| 43 | ** Creator/JonPertwee (best known as the third Series/DoctorWho) was a massive fan of animation. How massive, you ask? He actually, apparently, severely strained his friendship with British comedian (and fellow animation fan) Creator/SpikeMilligan over whether or not ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'' was "the greatest movie of all time." |
| 44 | ** After leaving the series, Creator/BilliePiper admitted on a TV interview that she still subscribed to ''Magazine/DoctorWhoMagazine''. |
| 45 | ** Creator/DaphneAshbrook is on [[http://tumblr.daphneashbrook.com/ Tumblr]]. She reblogs just as many ''Series/DoctorWho'' gifsets as any mere fan who hasn't played the first companion to snog the Doctor, which makes it all the more disappointing that she's only been in one ''Who''-related [[AudioPlay/BigFinishDoctorWho thing]] since then. Especially entertaining is the Web Dalek, which takes over for her when she's busy[[note]]that is to say, which she occasionally roleplays as despite being busy[[/note]], calling her "THE HOLLOWAY COMPANION" and answering people's questions and all that. |
| 46 | * And then of course, there's Creator/WilWheaton, who doesn't just ''play'' [[CreatorsPet geeky characters]]... Apparently, he ignored the Wesley-hating by painting his ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}'' figures. And he [[TheScrappy despises]] [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Wesley Crusher]] even more than any of us! And he had a significant role in two seasons of ''WebVideo/TheGuild''! And he watches ''WebVideo/MarbleHornets''. |
| 47 | ** He's also a fan of TabletopGames, VideoGames and geek culture in general if his Twitter feed is to be believed. He also plays an annual ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' game with the members of ''Webcomic/PennyArcade'' and hosted by official game [=DnD=] designer Chris Perkins. |
| 48 | *** And hosts the Tabletop series on Website/YouTube. |
| 49 | ** Notably, he seems to be afflicted by something referred to as the Wheaton Dice Curse - namely, whenever he makes a roll, it is almost ''guaranteed'' to be a poor roll. The curse is shown to carry over to the digital front, and is context sensitive - during a game of TabletopGame/{{Paranoia}}, where you want to roll ''low,'' he consistently rolled ''high.'' |
| 50 | ** [[https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4405 According to this]], Wil Wheaton uses ''[[Platform/{{UNIX}} Linux Mint]]'' on his PC computer. |
| 51 | ** He is also a huge fan of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' and is a member of the large Simpsons [[Memes/TheSimpsons shitposting]] Facebook group "Simpsons Bortposting", where he regularly makes ''hilarious'' comments. |
| 52 | * Creator/FeliciaDay: |
| 53 | ** Was addicted to ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' for two years, and now writes and stars in the super-geeky web series ''WebVideo/TheGuild''. |
| 54 | ** She can also boast a math major. |
| 55 | ** She's also part of the Creator/GeekAndSundry Youtube channel. |
| 56 | ** She's also the Voice of Zojja from ''VideoGame/GuildWars2'' who is an Asura, and Asura personify Genius. |
| 57 | * Creator/PatrickStewart, [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Captain Picard]], [[Film/XMenFilmSeries Professor X]], and a classically-trained Shakespearean Actor, is a huge fan of the comic series ''ComicBook/{{Transmetropolitan}}''. He wrote the introduction to one of the collections, and his production company offered to option the rights. He almost voiced Spider in an animated series, and then there's this: |
| 58 | -->'''Creator/WarrenEllis''': I know Patrick could nail Spider. So does Wendy [Stewart], who just cringes in those moments when Patrick begins to channel Spider, standing on tables and proclaiming Spider to be his role model and personal god... |
| 59 | *** On that note, Ellis himself browses Website/FourChan , which shouldn't really be too much of a shock to anyone familiar with his work. |
| 60 | ** Patrick Stewart is also an avid collector of ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButthead'' merchandise. |
| 61 | -->"Both the very smart and the very stupid are fans of WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButthead, for entirely different reasons." |
| 62 | ** He also cameoed in ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion'' as [[TheEmperor Emperor Uriel Septim VII]]. |
| 63 | ** Not to mention prolific voice-acting work with Anime dubs (''Nausicaa'' and ''Steamboy'' springing to mind first). |
| 64 | ** When he first saw ''Series/RedDwarf'' on TV he thought it was plagiarising [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration his show]] and whilst he was calling up his lawyer he started laughing; something ''The Next Generation'' would hardly make him do. Been a fan ever since. |
| 65 | *** It should be noted that Stewart was most likely joking (as his comments were made for a ''Red Dwarf'' tribute video), as there is absolutely no similarity evident between that series and TNG, even on first glance. |
| 66 | ** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuVtO6otu_U This video]] shows him expressing his love for modern technology (except for Website/{{Twitter}}) and his fear that if he starts playing video games he'll become addicted to them. If he's not confirmed as a nerd by now then this is the proof. |
| 67 | * Creator/MilaKunis is a fan of ''Franchise/StarTrek'', ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'', and ''VideoGame/{{Farmville}}''. |
| 68 | * Creator/GeorgeTakei likes anime, and like other anime fans, was outspoken in his disapproval of the script for the western live-action adaption of ''Manga/{{AKIRA}}''. |
| 69 | * Jaleel White, of ''Series/FamilyMatters'' fame, is a big fan of Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog, and considers his roles as the Blue Blur in [[WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog three]] [[WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM different]] [[WesternAnimation/SonicUnderground cartoons]] as some of his absolute favorites. |
| 70 | * Eric Kripke, creator of ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'', is a huge fan of the ''ComicBook/{{Hellblazer}}'' comics, and he actually tried to get the character of John Constantine onto the show for an episode or two. That seems to have fallen through, so he created [[{{Expy}} Castiel]] the Badass [[OurAngelsAreDifferent Angel]]. |
| 71 | ** Let's not forget the love for ''Literature/GoodOmens'', aka Crowley's cameo on Supernatural. |
| 72 | ** Creator/JensenAckles and Creator/JaredPadalecki, the stars of ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'', are the goofiest pranksters this side of [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Bart Simpson]], and Ackles has admitted to looking at ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' FanFic. Okay, considering the amount of Wincest fic out there, that explains the completely squicked-out look Dean had on his face when Sam was describing the {{slashfic}} about them in the fandom-recursive Season 4 episode "The Monster at the End of this Book". |
| 73 | ** Padalecki has also openly admitted to being a ''Literature/LordOfTheRings'', ''Franchise/HarryPotter'', and ''Franchise/StarWars'' nerd, especially the ''Star Wars'' novels, which he's been reading since he was a kid. At San Diego Comic-Con 2019, he was given an opportunity to meet Timothy Zahn, author of ''Literature/TheThrawnTrilogy'', and have a fanboy moment of his own. As Zahn autographs a copy of ''Heir to the Empire'' for him, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2m0WijW9qTg Padalecki looks like he's trying not to cry.]] |
| 74 | * Creator/SummerGlau is said to like science fiction movies, and judging from the TV shows and films she's been in, one starts to suspect this is true. Apparently she was a big [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration TNG]] fan and at a Franchise/StarTrek convention she [[{{Fangirl}} almost cried]] [[TheKnightsWhoSaySquee when she met]] Marina Sirtis. She's also apparently a DC Comics fan (even showing up to conventions wearing comic shirts) and jumped at the chance to voice Comicbook/{{Supergirl}} in ''WesternAnimation/SupermanBatmanApocalypse''. |
| 75 | ** Word is that she tried out for the part of Kitty Pryde in ''[[Film/XMenTheLastStand X-Men 3]]'' (which ultimately went to Creator/ElliotPage). During her audition, she used some dialogue written for Kitty by Creator/JossWhedon for his run on ''ComicBook/AstonishingXMen''. |
| 76 | * Creator/NathanFillion, star of ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' and ''Series/{{Castle|2009}}'', is an avid ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' fan. He regularly plays ''VideoGame/Halo3'' on Xbox LIVE and chats with fans during games. |
| 77 | ** So, the fandom goes both ways (Bungie employees are well-known Firefly Fanboys and huge fans of him in particular, having one of the random things said in the tab be "Nathan Fillion returns our phone calls."). |
| 78 | ** [[http://trekmovie.com/2010/02/18/nathan-fillion-tweets-trek-love-simon-pegg-challenges-him-to-spaceship-fight/ Simon Pegg challenges Nathan Fillion to a starship race]]. Last one to the Crab Nebula and back to spacedock buys the beers! |
| 79 | ** Fillion's likeness and voice are now immortalized as Buck in ''VideoGame/Halo3ODST''. How would you like to play a game where you're talking to yourself? |
| 80 | * Enver Gjokaj, EnsembleDarkHorse of ''Series/{{Dollhouse}}'', is a MASSIVE BSG fan. Also, considering that he got his BA in English, you ''know'' the man read him up some fantasy in high school. |
| 81 | * Creator/MichelleRodriguez is an avid gamer. The ''Film/ResidentEvil2002'' DVDCommentary confirms it (as well as making her and Creator/MillaJovovich sound like a pair of 16-year old girls at a slumber party.) |
| 82 | * Creator/JoelMchale has shown on more than a few occasions his love for ''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|2003}}''. He is also a gamer, although he says his work leaves him with little time to play. In an interview with Playstation: The Offical Magazine, he mentions playing ''VideoGame/InFamous'', ''VideoGame/{{Prototype}}'', ''VideoGame/BrothersInArms'', ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty'', and ''VideoGame/GhostRecon''. |
| 83 | ** How about the way he always refers to the Kardashians as the [[Franchise/StarTrek "Cardassians?"]] |
| 84 | * Dara Ó Briain, who, based on his [[http://twitter.com/DaraObriain Twitter feed]], seems to be planning to use either [[AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs All Your Base]] or [[VideoGame/{{Portal}} "The cake is a lie"]] on ''Series/MockTheWeek'', to add to his existing catalogue of internet references. He also has a college degree in physics. |
| 85 | ** Dara filmed an episode of ToughGig, a television programme about British comedians spending several days researching, then hanging out with, a particular group of people (oil-rig workers for example) before performing a stand-up act for and about them. He attended a LARP weekend with the Skullduggery [=LARPing=] society. As soon as he was done with his set, he used the stage to leap down onto, and assault, his in-character enemies. He also told the camera/home audience that he was definitely coming back in his free time to keep playing. |
| 86 | ** He has also hosted a number of BAFTA game award ceremonies. |
| 87 | ** He has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKIiUsbOO24 a whole bit about being a gamer]] in his act, during which he goes a lot into details you can only understand if you played lots of games yourself. |
| 88 | ** He also had a undergraduate degree in theoretical physics and cosmology, which would probably explain his hatred of the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jUP1k-PKh0 film ''2012'']]. |
| 89 | ** On that note, his friend and fellow comedian Ed Byrne is also a gamer, except while Dara was getting into VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV, Ed Byrne was playing VideoGame/FarmingSimulator instead. They had a very amusing row on Mock The Week about it, much to the bewilderment of the rest of the panel. |
| 90 | %% * ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'' contestant Ken Jennings. %% This isn't enough context. The example should explain how Jennings is One of Us by giving an example of one of his major hobbies or a show/film/etc. he likes, or something along those lines. |
| 91 | * [[Creator/KurtwoodSmith Kurtwood]] "[[Series/That70sShow Red Foreman]]" [[Creator/KurtwoodSmith Smith]] is a huge video game fan. Especially amazing when you consider he was in his forties when the NES came out. |
| 92 | ** Though it should be noted that Kurtwood may have become a fan before the 1980's, as video games are {{Older than the NES}}. |
| 93 | * Lisa Foiles, of the newer seasons of ''Series/AllThat'' and also notable as the female version of Malcolm during an episode of ''Series/MalcolmInTheMiddle'', is a ''huge'' video game nerd. She runs [[http://www.loadsavepoint.com/ her own gaming website]] and also [[http://kotaku.com/#!5394818/harley-quinn-hearts-kotaku cosplayed as Harley Quinn]], Lilith from ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands}}'', and a Badass Princess Peach. |
| 94 | ** She also used to contribute videos to The Escapist, and she's a co-star on WebVideo/TheAngryJoeShow. |
| 95 | * Creator/RichardDeanAnderson is a huge fan of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' and sprinkled references to the show throughout the majority of his run on ''Series/StargateSG1''. This culminated in a tit-for-tat guest star spot where Creator/DanCastellaneta (Homer's voice actor) appeared on ''[=SG-1=]'', and Anderson appeared on ''The Simpsons''. |
| 96 | * Paul Winchell, when not voicing [[WesternAnimation/TheManyAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh Tigger]], was busy honing his craft becoming the best ventriloquist in the world. And, oh yeah, ''[[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome inventing the first artificial heart]]''. |
| 97 | * Creator/JerrySeinfeld has an encyclopedic knowledge of all things Franchise/{{Superman}}, which explains why there is a Superman statue in ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'''s apartment, ''and'' why a lot of episodes have a reference to Superman canon. |
| 98 | * Unsure if it's only the product of the commercial he stars in, but Creator/MrT, MemeticBadass extraordinaire, has appeared in a pair of ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' ads, extolling the virtues of his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqJE5TH5jhc&feature=video_response Night-Elf Mohawk]], and displaying the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98uDkyzVvSc Mohawk Grenades]], the fruits of his skills as a "computer hacka'!" |
| 99 | * [[Series/StargateAtlantis David Hewlett]]. The man is a complete ''Series/DoctorWho'' nut, and has freely admitted to torrenting the crap out of the episodes as they appear (even namechecking Mad Martha at one point). In fact, the only reason he didn't launch at the role when Eccleston left was because he was already tied into ''Series/StargateAtlantis'' at the time. He's also previously run his own web design company, and is a self-confessed Linux nerd. |
| 100 | * Creator/JamesMarsters, or [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Spike]], has been quoted as attending ''Franchise/StarTrek'' conventions regularly when younger. |
| 101 | * Another BBC DJ who's a comics fan is American-born Paul Gambaccini. How much of a comics geek? Enough that there's a character in ''Franchise/TheFlash'' [[{{Tuckerization}} named after him]]: Paul Gambi, tailor to Flash's RoguesGallery. He and Jonathan Ross used to co-own a comics shop, on the site of the original Forbidden Planet shop. |
| 102 | * Creator/ChrisColfer - Kurt Hummel on ''Series/{{Glee}}'' - has called himself "a huge huge nerd." He is an admitted fan of ''Franchise/StarTrek'', ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'', and ''Franchise/XMen'', and is a fan of ''Theatre/AVeryPotterMusical'' from way back. Creator/DarrenCriss didn't believe him about that last - until Chris started randomly quoting the show at the drop of a hat. Yeah, Chris Colfer is officially a nerd. |
| 103 | ** Then there was the 30th anniversary of ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' where he told Mario that he thought Princess Peach was too needy. And he appeared in the video with Creator/JaneLynch and Creator/RachelBilson, the latter wanted the theme [[GeekyTurnOn for her wedding song]] |
| 104 | ** Need proof? He showed off his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZl1QBOW5X0 sword skills]] on Friday Night. |
| 105 | ** Colfer's late fellow ''Glee'' star Creator/CoryMonteith (Finn), who is Canadian, is a fan of the [[UsefulNotes/NationalHockeyLeague Vancouver Canucks]] and even has a tattoo of the team's logo. |
| 106 | * Darren Criss used [[Franchise/StarWars Chewbacca]] as his senior quote. 'Nuff said. |
| 107 | ** The guy also covers Disney songs on his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DZVOR4K93k guitar]], waxes poetic about ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' and stars in and (co-wrote) [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmwM_AKeMCk A Very Potter Musical]] -- it's amazing that anyone could be unaware of his utterly fabulous nerdiness. |
| 108 | * Ryan Potter (of ''Series/SupahNinjas'' and ''WesternAnimation/BigHero6'') is an enormous anime and manga fan. His Twitter handle is ''[[Manga/{{Akira}} Shotaro Kaneda]].'' |
| 109 | * Adelaide Kane of ''Series/{{Neighbours}}'' and ''Series/PowerRangersRPM'' fame is an anime and manga fan and has [[http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=4669273&id=66429284752 cosplayed as]] [[Series/WonderWoman Wonder Girl]] at the 2010 San Diego Comic-con. |
| 110 | ** Before [[https://twitter.com/Yoshistunts Yoshi Sudarso]] joined the cast of ''Series/PowerRangersDinoCharge'', he cosplayed as [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Zuko]] and other characters at various conventions and was actually a big fan of ''Franchise/SuperSentai'', the latter of which being his motivation for successfully getting the role of [[Series/PowerRangersMegaforce Robo Knight's]] stunt actor. ''After'' joining the cast of Dino Charge, he got his fellow cast members to sit down and watch some Sentai with him, got a ShoutOut from his predecessor ([=KyoryuBlue=]'s actor) on Twitter, made half-jokes/half-implications about RPF shipping between himself and Brennan Mejia (his season's Red Ranger actor), and even managed to sneak an instance of his character humming the ''Series/ZyudenSentaiKyoryuger'' theme song into Dino Charge's third ep. He continues to interact with his fans on Twitter and Instagram to such an extent that a number of fans refuse to believe he could possibly be a real person. And then he got to live his dream even more with an appearance in ''Series/ShurikenSentaiNinninger''. |
| 111 | * Danica [=McKellar=]. Remember Winnie from ''Series/TheWonderYears''? She graduated summa cum laude from UCLA, majoring in mathematics, co-authored a scientific paper and has her name attached to the "Chayes-[=McKellar=]-Winn theorem". And judging from the covers for her books "Math Doesn't Suck", "Kiss My Math", and "Hot X: Algebra Exposed" (aimed at middle-school girls to encourage math proficiency), [[SheIsAllGrownUp she's still attractive]]. |
| 112 | ** Judging from the covers for her books? She talked about her academic achievements [[http://celeb-city.net/wp-content/uploads/danica_mckellar-2503.jpg while posing for Stuff magazine.]] And yes, she's still got it. |
| 113 | * Creator/TinaFey is also an admitted fan of ''Franchise/StarWars''. She and the other writers of ''30 Rock'' manage to work a reference into just about every episode. |
| 114 | ** She also ''directly'' references terms from Website/TVTropes (ie, once screaming "Nerd Rage!"), which seems to indicate she actually ''visits'' the site. |
| 115 | ** Another ''SNL'' cast member who is into ''Franchise/StarWars'' is Bill Hader (the cast member known for his dead-on impressions of Alan Alda, Creator/ClintEastwood, Music/DavidBowie, and others, and also known for his bizarre characters like [[ClubKid Stefon]], [[KentBrockmanNews Herb Welch]], and [[HandsomeLech Vinnie Verdecci]]). How much so? He knew that his wife, Maggie Carey, was the girl for him because she had ''Star Wars'' bedsheets. Hader is also into ''Series/DowntonAbbey''. |
| 116 | * Ronald D. Moore (best known for his reboot of ''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|2003}}'') was a PromotedFanboy initially before he became a speculative fiction giant in his own right. Initially he got a writing gig on ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' solely because he happened to be lucky enough to have a girlfriend who worked on the sets and who passed his fan script over to one of the actual writers. The rest, as they say, is history. He also has said in an interview that he was looking forward to ''Film/StarTrek2009'', since it would be the first time in a long while that he's watching it as a fan and not a writer. |
| 117 | * [[Series/{{Spaced}} Simon Pegg, Edgar Wright, Jessica Stevenson, Nick Frost, and Peter Serafinowicz]]. |
| 118 | ** Creator/SimonPegg seems have achieved the ultimate geek dream, both making an appearance in ''Series/DoctorWho'' and having a role in ''Film/StarTrek2009''. Creator/EdgarWright also had the chance to direct his own superhero movie in ''Film/AntMan1'', until creative differences saw him leave that film. But before that, the quite geeky ''Film/ScottPilgrimVsTheWorld.'' |
| 119 | *** Simon Pegg now has a rare sci-fi trifecta after voicing Dengar in ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'' and capped that with a role in ''Film/StarWarsTheForceAwakens''. |
| 120 | ** Simon Pegg's own ultimate geek dream was when, after making ''Film/ShaunOfTheDead'', Creator/GeorgeARomero asked him to take a cameo in ''Film/LandOfTheDead''. It meant he couldn't take the role he'd originally been offered in ''Series/DoctorWho'', but as he put it in an interview, "When you've just spent three years of your life essentially writing a love letter to someone, you HAVE to come when they call you." (He eventually took a role later in the ''Series/DoctorWho'' season.) |
| 121 | ** Music/BillBailey, who also occasionally works with them, has shown several nerdy tendencies. He mentions ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' a lot, and seems knowledgeable about shows such as Series/DoctorWho and Franchise/StarTrek. |
| 122 | *** To add Bill Bailey has also worn Dragonball and Naruto T-Shirts on ''Series/{{QI}}'' which shows anime interest as well. |
| 123 | ** Peter Serafinowicz is a big video game fan, with his all-time favourite being ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker''. Other favourites include the works of Creator/{{Suda51}} (particularly ''VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes'' and ''VideoGame/{{Killer7}}''), ''VideoGame/ParappaTheRapper'', ''VideoGame/{{Ico}}'', ''VideoGame/HalfLife2'', ''Tobal No. 2'' and ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3''. He also spends a lot of time raving about ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'', and even got a role in the [[VideoGame/DarkSoulsII sequel]] as [[Main/ChronicBackstabbingDisorder Mild-Mannered Pate]]. The bit in ''Shaun of the Dead'' when Pete mentions a time when he, Shaun, and Ed stayed up all night playing ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}} 2'' was based on a real event when he, Pegg, Frost, and his brother James pulled an all-nighter playing Tekken Bowl from the ''Tag Tournament'' edition. And of course, there's the fact that [[Film/ThePhantomMenace he was the voice of Darth Maul]] (although he and Pegg were both disappointed by the movie itself, which carried over into ''Spaced''). |
| 124 | * Creator/MikeMyers based his ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' "Lothar of the Hill People" sketches on his favorite ''[[TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons D&D]]'' character. |
| 125 | * Creator/MasiOka: The number of video game references stuffed into ''Series/{{Heroes}}'' and the associated "alternate reality" portion of it might possibly have given this away. One gets the feeling Masi Oka would have specifically '''requested''' a time-traveling character, due to his love of ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'' -- or, possibly, as another reference to ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventure'', which ''Heroes'' has quite a few of. At least some of that must be due to having Jeph Loeb (a well known comic book writer) as a co-writer for the show. |
| 126 | ** Before he was on ''Heroes'', Oka was a digital effects artist for Industrial Light & Magic and among his credits are all three ''Franchise/StarWars'' prequel films. After he began his acting career in 2000, he juggled his two jobs until he had to quit his beloved job at ILM to star in ''Heroes''. |
| 127 | * Creator/SpragueGrayden of ''Series/Jericho2006'' is a big fan of ''Franchise/StarWars'' and ''Series/BattlestarGalactica2003''. |
| 128 | * Both halves of ''Series/ThatMitchellAndWebbLook'', as evidenced by their AffectionateParody of ''Franchise/StarTrek''. David Mitchell has admitted that as a child he would watch The Original Series with a pocket calculator that he would pretend was a communicator, and talk to the crew. |
| 129 | * Creator/MatthewPerry, who played Chandler Bing on ''Series/{{Friends}}'', has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAbRzjRRLds famously stated]] that he "[plays] the ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 3}}''" to the point that his hands started cramping for playing so much. He later on voiced [[ArchNemesis Benny]] in ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas''. |
| 130 | ** According to the commentary track for TOW Ross Got High on the Season 6 DVD set, all six of the main actors/actresses on ''Series/{{Friends}}'' are video game players. They would often play Playstation 1 games like Twisted Metal 2 (which made its way into that same episode) during breaks when shooting episodes. |
| 131 | * Ephraim Ellis, who played abusive boyfriend Rick Murray on ''Series/DegrassiTheNextGeneration'', is a self-described theater nerd, and used to collaborate on a webcomic called ''The Stairwell''. |
| 132 | %%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETSnFbmVJsY If this video is any indication...]] |
| 133 | %%Who's that in the above video? |
| 134 | * All four members of ''Series/TheLeagueOfGentlemen'' are huge horror fans. The DVD commentaries show how many subtle horror references are painstakingly used in their show. |
| 135 | ** Creator/MarkGatiss in particular has presented a [=BBC4=] documentary on the history of horror films (each episode of which was followed by his favourite films from that particular era) ''and'' has written for and acted in numerous episodes of the new Doctor Who ''and'' co-wrote ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'' which, despite being set in the modern day, is actually one of the most faithful adaptations of the original books. |
| 136 | * John Rogers, creator of ''Series/{{Leverage}}'', is a huge nerd, as are various members of his writing staff. Just look at the aliases Hardison thinks up. |
| 137 | ** In addition to that, he's posted tales from a TabletopGame/{{D20 Modern}} game he ran between projects to [=ENWorld=], has contributed to ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' books, and wrote the D&D comic for IDW. |
| 138 | * Creator/ColinMorgan of ''Series/{{Merlin|2008}}'' is a fan of ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' and has mentioned in an interview that he'd love to play Mort if they ever adapted it. |
| 139 | * [[Series/MythBusters Adam Savage]] is a geek to rival all geeks. When he's booked at a convention, he sews his own costumes and spends the time he's not doing panels wandering around. |
| 140 | ** He's also known for making models for fun, including the most accurate reproduction of ''Film/{{The Maltese Falcon|1941}}''. |
| 141 | ** In the episode "Hollywood Car Crash Cliches", he used the term 'trope'. |
| 142 | ** He makes a [=YouTube=] series for the Tested channel called "Inside Adam Savage's Cave", where he shows off the geeky stuff he's made for fun. Included are an [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hYBDDZjgiw Iron Man Mark I armor]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hce-0xeXxoQ a full-size C-3PO]], and a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jYZTFBTKsM&list=PL1CBD2959F314D7E2 Rocketeer rocket pack]]. |
| 143 | * [[MemeticMutation One of the manatees on the]] ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' [[MemeticMutation writing staff]] [[http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/bum-reviews/17494-family-guy-response visits Thatguywiththeglasses.com according to this video.]] |
| 144 | * Creator/CandiceAccola and Michael Trevino of ''Series/TheVampireDiaries'' have their own adorkable ''Franchise/StarTrek'' in-joke together on-set, as seen [[http://devotedtovampirediaries.com/?p=7450 here.]] |
| 145 | -->'''Jim Halterman:''' (serious tone) When you’re working with Michael, what is energized?\ |
| 146 | '''Candice Accola:''' [laughs] We energize. We got it from ''Film/StarTrek2009''. Whenever they’re getting ready to disintegrate [or teleport] they say "Energize!" Whenever we’re in the mood to get a laugh or something we’ll both just give each other a little nod and go "Energize!" |
| 147 | * Creator/CobieSmulders (''Series/HowIMetYourMother'') is a huge comic book fan, even having a fan question drawn into a issue of ''ComicBook/{{Fables}}''. And now she's played [[Film/TheAvengers2012 Maria Hill]]. |
| 148 | * [[Series/TheOfficeUS Jenna Fischer]] is quite the horror movie enthusiast. |
| 149 | * [[Series/MythBusters Grant Imahara.]] He once went to a convention dressed as [[Series/DoctorWho the Tenth Doctor]], and has confirmed that he is a [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic brony]]. |
| 150 | ** He and the rest of the Mythbusters crew (sans Jamie) had an absolute field day with the Star Wars special. Grant even talked about how he was a prop builder on the prequel trilogy and even used his stunt blaster on camera. The more complex model is locked in a case in his office, according to his Twitter. |
| 151 | * Game show host Geoff Edwards, host of the video game-themed game show ''Series/{{Starcade}}'', said that he came to like video games while hosting it, and often stayed after hours to beat the other staff members' high scores. He actively partook of this activity until his death in March of 2014. |
| 152 | * ''Series/{{MASH}}'' alumna Loretta Swit loves ''[[VideoGame/PacMan Ms. Pac-Man]]'' and even owns a arcade machine of the game. |
| 153 | * Molly C. Quinn of ''Series/{{Castle|2009}}'' is a huge fan of ''Star Trek'', even showing up to Comic con in a red uniform. She was very excited to work with Creator/JonathanFrakes (Will Riker) when He directed episodes. |
| 154 | ** She also dressed up as a Mal from ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' [[http://snarkerati.com/tv-news/files/2011/07/molly-quinn-mal-firefly.jpg for one con]]. Nathan Fillion, of course, is her on-screen father. |
| 155 | ** And now she has cosplayed as Shana from ''Literature/ShakuganNoShana'' for Comic-con 2011, and she had two steampunk costumes for Comic-con 2012. |
| 156 | ** She also [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19AxiFPYz3c cosplayed as]] [[Franchise/StarWarsLegends Mara Jade Skywalker]]. |
| 157 | * Matthew Grey Gubler from ''Series/CriminalMinds'' actually does the magic tricks his character (Spencer Reid) does. |
| 158 | ** Creator/PagetBrewster also apparently became a serial killer geek after getting on the show and her "research" for her role (Emily Prentiss) has left her scarily knowledgeable about the topic. |
| 159 | ** Someone either in the props department or the writing staff (or maybe even Penelope Garcia's actress, Kirsten Vangsness) must be a fan of Manga/FullmetalAlchemist. One of Garcia's many figurines that surround her work station was that of Alphonse Elric's suit of armor. |
| 160 | * Creator/EmilyOsment of ''Series/HannahMontana'' fame is an avid player of ''VideoGame/RockBand'' and is a fan of ''Literature/TheTwilightSaga'' if her Website/IMDb page is to be believed. |
| 161 | ** Her "Lovesick" video is a tribute to ''Film/{{Tron}}''. |
| 162 | ** She also follows Creator/GeorgeNewbern on Twitter. He's known for voicing [[WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague Superman]] and [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Sephiroth]]. Since her [[Creator/HaleyJoelOsment brother]] voices Sora in the ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' series, which is spun off from ''Final Fantasy'', it's most likely the latter she could be a fan of. (Then again, she may be following him mostly because she played his daughter in the movie ''Dadnapped''). |
| 163 | * Creator/EmilyRose, star of the Syfy series ''Series/{{Haven}}'' and Elena Fisher in the ''VideoGame/{{Uncharted}}'' series, has been playing video games since ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1'' back on the NES, and is a fantastic ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' player. She also plays Uncharted (of course). |
| 164 | * Creator/KatieMcGrath is a huge fantasy and sci-buff and gushed over the fact that her [[Series/{{Merlin2008}} Morgana]] action figure is exactly the right size to fit inside her model ''[[Franchise/StarWars Millenium Falcon]]''. |
| 165 | * Kristian Nairn, most famous for playing Hodor in Series/GameOfThrones, is an avid gamer (he plays VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft on European AND American servers!), a professional DJ, and a fan of the books on which the TV series was based. |
| 166 | ** [[http://www.equestriadaily.com/2013/11/hodor-from-game-of-thrones-rockin-pony.html#idc-container Also he's a Brony]]. |
| 167 | * Meet Creator/JimBeaver, of ''Series/{{Supernatural}}''. Better known as Bobby Singer. He has reviewed over 1,460 movies on Website/IMDb[[http://www.imdb.com/search/title?plot_author=Jim%20Beaver%20%3Cjumblejim@prodigy.net%3E&view=simple&sort=alpha]], wrote a Biography on GeorgeReeves investigating his death, and is present in his forum topics in Website/IMDb. (his name is Jimb-4.) |
| 168 | * Creator/LisaKudrow, famous for DumbBlonde [[Series/{{Friends}} Phoebe Buffay]], is actually a real life BrainyBrunette with a BA in Biology from Vassar and considered medicine before acting. [[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/531557.htm She was also a big fan of]] ''Series/TheNoddyShop'' at the height of its popularity. |
| 169 | * Creator/AndreaLibman enjoys ''Series/GameOfThrones''. |
| 170 | * Richard Hatch of [[Series/BattlestarGalactica2003 both]] ''Battlestar Galactica'' [[Series/BattlestarGalactica1978 shows]] is revealed to be a huge sci-fi geek, even ''Franchise/StarTrek''. |
| 171 | * Actress Angie Harmon of ''Series/LawAndOrder'' and ''Series/RizzoliAndIsles'' fame really, ''really'' wants to be the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse's ComicBook/SheHulk. She even posted [[http://www.themarysue.com/angie-harmon-she-hulk/ a photo]] of herself as She-Hulk and geeked out over ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'' in an interview. |
| 172 | * Creator/AvanJogia of Series/{{Victorious}} fame mentioned on Twitter that he's a ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' fan. If his Victorious Wiki page is to be believed, he's also a fan of ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow'', with ''Sweet Transvestite'' being his favorite song. |
| 173 | ** He's a huge gamer as well, mentioning that some of his earliest memories consist of both playing ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast'' and watching his ''parents'' playing it as well. |
| 174 | * Creator/VinDiesel is an avid ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' fan, to the point that he's known for writing and podcasting his own campaigns and even sported a temp tattoo of his ''D&D'' character, "Melkor", in ''Film/{{xXx}}''. |
| 175 | * Creator/KaleyCuoco of ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'' is a fan of ''Literature/HarryPotter'' and ''Series/GameOfThrones''. |
| 176 | * Greg Gutfeld and sidekick Bill Schulz on Fox News's quirky, Creator/ConanOBrien-esque libertarian-leaning late night show ''Series/RedEyeWithGregGutfeld'' are both huge geeks and will often pepper the discussions with geeky references that only a true fanboy would make. Also, each night usually features at least one person from pop culture as a member of the rotating panel (and they usually reappear). Put it this way: there's a ''reason'' the show has gained a [[CultClassic cult following]] (perhaps the ''only'' news program that can claim to have this status) and regularly gets better ratings than certain evening cable programs despite airing at 3 in the morning! Watching the panelists geek out about various references and stories is a huge part of this offbeat show's draw. |
| 177 | ** Andy Levy--who usually shows up during the show's halftime report--is an unabashed comic book and sci-fi geek, often appearing on the show with his [[Series/DoctorWho Sonic Screwdriver]]. |
| 178 | * Creator/SamWitwer is a huge fantasy gamer and makes no bones about it. He's gone on record as preferring the ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'' system to ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons''. |
| 179 | * Jason Smith, Red Ranger actor in ''Series/PowerRangersJungleFury'', has been watching significant portions of the Franchise/SuperSentai series as of late, even tweeting in mid-2013 that he was only 6 episodes behind on [[Series/ZyudenSentaiKyoryuger the latest series at the time]]. He particularly loved ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger'', which especially makes him not much different from most fans. And now, [[spoiler:he's the only known Disney era Ranger who is confirmed to return for ''Megaforce''.]] |
| 180 | * Creator/ScottPorter of ''Series/FridayNightLights'' and ''Series/HartOfDixie'' fame is a comic book fan, demonstrated by contributing his opinion on DC superhero match-ups during the promotion for ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs''. |
| 181 | * Creator/EmmaCaulfield is a big ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' fan, and was excited to work with Creator/JonathanFrakes on ''Series/{{Leverage}}''. |
| 182 | * Creator/KatDennings is [[http://www.comicbookmovie.com/comics/news/?a=10691 apparently]] [[https://twitter.com/HackinTimSeeley/statuses/337580860633128960 a big fan]] of ''ComicBook/HackSlash''. |
| 183 | * UK comedian Creator/JimDavidson is a huge fan of both ''Franchise/StarTrek'' and prog rock, and would throw in references to both when he hosted ''Series/TheGenerationGame'' in the 1990s. |
| 184 | * [[Series/TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody Dylan Sprouse]] (and likely his brother as well) is a fan of ''VideoGame/ProjectM'', giving it its first celebrity plug on both Tumblr and twitter. He's also a fan of ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}''. Dylan is also a ''massive'' fan of ''TabletopGame/WarhammerFantasy'', having been a fluff nerd since he was a child. He owned his own Slayer Army during the ''Storm of Chaos'' campaign, and his favourite book series in general is ''Gortex and Felix'' (having expressed interest in playing Felix in a potential movie adaption). When he was offered the chance to play Alith Anar in ''Total War Warhammer'', he jumped on the chance. |
| 185 | ** He is also a big JRPG fan, in particular of ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'', and even [[PromotedFanboy got to be in the series]] as [[spoiler:[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII Yozora]]]]. |
| 186 | * Creator/NoelFielding of ''Series/TheMightyBoosh'' and ''Series/NoelFieldingsLuxuryComedy'' seems to be a pretty big fan of ''Series/DoctorWho''. He's inserted references to Daleks in The Mighty Boosh, he seemed fairly knowledgeable in the ''Series/NevermindTheBuzzcocks'' Doctor Who special, and he once did a radio interview where he expressed desire to play The Doctor, and then spent several minutes of the interview (Meant to promote his unrelated new art book) gushing about his favourite Doctors to the host. He loves Eleven, but says nothing can ever beat Ten. |
| 187 | * Comedian Creator/RossNoble often makes references to things like ''Franchise/StarWars'' and ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' in his shows and other appearances. |
| 188 | * Michael Shanks of ''Series/StargateSG1'' fame and his wife Lexa Doig (also of ''Series/StargateSG1'' fame) are both hardcore ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' players, and have been since they were teenagers. In an interview, Shanks once talked about how the pair of them anticipated "corrupting" their three children with the gaming bug as soon as the kids were old enough to play. |
| 189 | * Creator/ClaudiaBlack, of ''Series/{{Farscape}}'' fame, never actually auditioned for the role of Morrigan in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins''. She just sent a recording of some of her work to Creator/{{BioWare}} and let them know that she would like to be in one of their games someday, when they were in the middle of wondering who to cast. She later appeared in [[VideoGame/MassEffect2 two]] [[VideoGame/MassEffect3 more]] of their games, and is set to reprise the role of Morrigan in [[VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition another.]] |
| 190 | * Joe Manganiello of ''Series/TrueBlood'' and ''Film/MagicMike'' fame, is a massive geek. Any time the 6'5" mountain of muscle is asked about it, he claims it's kind of like ''Film/PacificRim,'' there's this big body with a tiny nerd piloting from inside. He admits to robbing a comic book store blind during his youth (he knew his dad wouldn't buy them, and later found them and returned them,) does an alarmingly good "Macho Man" Randy Savage [[http://instagram.com/p/l8lohXxFwr/# impression,]] and says he scours Comic-Con every year looking for a full DVD-set of all thirteen episodes of ''WesternAnimation/{{Inhumanoids}}.'' He also hosts ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' games at his Los Angeles home, with Creator/TaranKillam and WWE wrestler Big Show among the celebrity participants. He [[https://youtu.be/pD0epul2H94 discussed his D&D obsession]] with fellow geek Creator/StephenColbert. |
| 191 | * Garret Clayton is a huge fan of ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' and ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'', he also has a large amount of video games, and is an avid cosplayer. (He makes all his costumes himself!) |
| 192 | * Creator/PeterMacNicol was a fan of Doctor Octopus long before getting to play him in ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan''. |
| 193 | * Voice actor Creator/MasayaOnosaka is a big fan of online gaming. |
| 194 | -->'''Creator/KatsuyukiKonishi:''' Don't you have friends?!\ |
| 195 | '''Masaya Onosaka:''' What do you mean I have no friends, you idiot! What are you talking about?!\ |
| 196 | '''Katsuyuki Konishi:''' Who is your best friend?\ |
| 197 | '''Masaya Onosaka:''' My best friend is games. |
| 198 | * Creator/AlysonCourt, star of ''Series/TheBigComfyCouch'', the animated ''WesternAnimation/{{Beetlejuice}}'' series, the 1992 ''WesternAnimation/XMenTheAnimatedSeries'' cartoon, and ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingSpiez'', as well as being the voice of Claire Redfield in the ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' series, plays ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' (2nd edition, no less), is a big time politics nerd (calls herself a "[[BunnyEarsLawyer punditz]]"), and she's also the one who named the Mavericks - with Music/GunsNRoses-themed names, just to make things even geekier - in the English version of ''VideoGame/MegaManX5''. |
| 199 | * Actor Creator/JonathanBanks (of ''Series/{{Community}}'' and ''Series/BreakingBad'' fame) describes himself as a "late blooming geek." Apparently he got hooked on gaming (including both VideoGames and TabletopGames) by way of hanging out with his ''Series/{{Community}}'' co-stars. |
| 200 | * Creator/LanceReddick was a self-confessed ''ginormous'' comic-book geek and telephile. He once stated that he would have loved to play [[ComicBook/BlackPanther T'Chaka]], ComicBook/MartianManhunter, or [[ComicBook/GreenLantern John Stewart]] if he could. He was also an avid regular player of ''VideoGame/{{Destiny}}'' and ''VideoGame/Destiny2'', in which he also voiced the character Commander Zavala. |
| 201 | * Creator/JossWhedon has openly and repeatedly professed his love for the 2000's ''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|2003}}'', eventually hiring [[TahmohPenikett Helo]] as the lead in [[Series/{{Dollhouse}} his next show]], with [[Creator/JamieBamber Apollo]] and [[Creator/MichaelHogan Colonel Tigh]] as guest stars in later episodes. To top it off onscreen, he has Topher talking about Cylons and asking someone if she's [[UnusualEuphemism "out of her frakkin' mind]]". |
| 202 | ** He is also a huge fan of Claremont-era ''Comicbook/XMen'', and has stated in some interviews that he based the character of [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Buffy Summers]] at least in part on Kitty Pryde. Word is that when Joe Quesada asked him to write "Astonishing X-Men", Whedon's main demand was that he wanted to write Kitty as a main team member. He got it. |
| 203 | * Creator/JoannaLumley, of ''Series/AbsolutelyFabulous'' fame, is a huge reader and frequently invited to discuss novels in TV documentaries about iconic British literary classics. |
| 204 | * Creator/RoseanneBarr is a massive fan of Music/FrankZappa. |
| 205 | * Creator/MingNaWen of ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'' is a big-time ''Star Wars'' fan, and the former president of her high school's science fiction and fantasy club. Heck, there are even pictures of her dressing up as Leia, one in her white attire with the buns, and one in her slave outfit. Naturally, she eventually landed a recurring role in the ''Star Wars'' TV show ''Series/TheMandalorian''. |
| 206 | * Joey Luthman, known for his roles on ''{{Series/Weeds}}'', ''Series/ANTFarm'', and ''Series/ICarly'', is a massive [[Series/DoctorWho Whovian]] and ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' fan. He plays the [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime ocarina]] and is known to appear at parties dressed as a very convincing Link. |
| 207 | * Creator/RobbieAmell of ''Series/TheFlash2014'' and ''Series/TheTomorrowPeople2013'' fame is a big fan of ''{{Franchise/Halo}}''. |
| 208 | * Liam [=McIntyre=] of Series/SpartacusBloodAndSand thoroughly enjoys video games such as ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'', ''VideoGame/MassEffect'' and ''VideoGame/DiabloIII'' and has stated A LOT of times on his Twitter. |
| 209 | * Creator/PhilMorris is one, already knowing ComicBook/VandalSavage's origin before voicing the character in ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague''. Creator/BruceTimm also mentions running into Morris buying comics and other stuff at a convention on one of the commentaries for ''[[ComicBook/DCTheNewFrontier Justice League: The New Frontier]]''[[note]]a second one was done by Darwyn Cooke, the book's writer and artist[[/note]]. |
| 210 | * Creator/JodelleFerland from ''Series/DarkMatter2015'' is another cosplayer (indeed, the green hair of Five was inspired by it), including as Clara Oswald from ''Series/DoctorWho''. At the 2015 Comic Con, she got to meet Creator/PeterCapaldi, which made her very happy. |
| 211 | * [[{{Series/Undateable}} Ron Funches]] is not only a lovable all-purpose geek, which has earned him regular appearances as a fan-favorite panelist on ''Series/AtMidnight'', but in particular is a huge fan of minor-league and pro wrestling, to the point where he recognized IWL tag team The Young Bucks during a segment and gave an on-air shout-out to his fellow Bullet Club members; when they filmed a promo for the show of him lying in a custom wrestling ring bed, he asked if he could keep it afterwards, then did so. He even named his debut stand-up album ''[[VideoGame/TheLastOfUs The Funches of Us]]'', featuring [[http://d1ya1fm0bicxg1.cloudfront.net/2015/11/promoted-media-optimized_56453a17cca60.png himself and his son Malcolm on the cover, touring the wasteland]]. |
| 212 | * Chandler Riggs of ''Series/TheWalkingDead2010'' fame is a [[https://twitter.com/chandlerriggs/status/675057805670424581?lang=en fan]] of WebVideo/FilthyFrank. |
| 213 | -->'''maxmoefoe:''' [[OhCrap Holy fucking hell]]. |
| 214 | * Creator/KimKardashian is an avid fan of anime. She particularly cited [[Anime/DarlingInTheFranxx Zero Two]] as [[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2018-03-05/kim-kardashian-says-darling-in-the-franxx-zero-two-inspired-her-hair/.128583 an inspiration for her hairstyle makeover]] and also posted fan art of the character on her Instagram. |
| 215 | * Creator/JennaColeman became an expert on ''Series/DoctorWho'' after being cast as companion Clara Oswald. She's also a book-lover who is often photographed with a book in her hand and has posted images of herself visiting bookshops and vinyl record stores. She is also huge into photography and interior design. |
| 216 | * Creator/StephanieBeatriz, who plays Rosa in Series/BrooklynNineNine, has memorized common police radio codes (more so than Melissa Fumero, her co-star, who actually plays the nerd!). |
| 217 | * Creator/CameronMonaghan has said he was such a fan of Creator/HeathLedger's performance as the Joker in ''Film/TheDarkKnight'' (as well as Creator/MarkHamill's voice work from ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'', that he wanted to become an actor so he could play the character. He got his wish, playing the "proto-Joker" Jerome in Gotham. |
| 218 | * Creator/PedroPascal of ''Series/GameOfThrones'', ''Series/{{Narcos}}'', ''Series/TheMandalorian'', and ''Series/TheLastOfUs2023'' fame considers himself a life-long movie nerd, and a lover of classic literature. He's explained in interviews that he inherited his love of movies -- especially from the horror genre -- from his father, who brought him to the theater many times a week growing up; sometimes they even watched features that Pedro wasn't old enough to attend by himself yet. |
| 219 | * Creator/PaulSunHyungLee is an avid ''Franchise/StarWars'' and ''Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}}'' fan. [[https://www.bitterasiandude.com/ He posted photos of himself with memorabilia of his beloved franchises.]] [[PromotedFanboy This landed him a small role]] in ''Series/TheMandalorian''. Proof that you're never too old for cosplaying. |
| 220 | * David Raynolds, teen actor and child popstar known for being in ''Series/WaywardPines'', ''WesternAnimation/ReadyJetGo'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Ninjago}}'', ''Series/TheBabySittersClub2020'' and many others, is a fan of ''Anime/AttackOnTitan'', and once dressed up as Levi Ackerman for a convention in 2019. He also did a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZ9Xvg2KFn8 cover]] of the third season opening, "Red Swan". |
| 221 | * Richard Rankin, who plays Roger [=MacKenzie=] on ''Series/{{Outlander}}'', was complimented by a fan through Twitter about how exhausted and haggard he made Roger look during one storyline, and they asked if he had a method for doing so. Rankin replied, "Yes, there is a method. It's called ''VideoGame/Destiny2''." |
| 222 | * Tatsuomi Hamada, who is best known for playing Riku Asakura / Ultraman Geed in ''Series/UltramanGeed'', is a huge figure collector, especially of the Toys/SHFiguarts line, that he was even invited to a launch event for the reopening of the Tamashii Nations Store Tokyo located at Akihabara in June 2022. He also is a fan of ''Anime/UmaMusumePrettyDerby'' and plays ''VideoGame/GenshinImpact'', [[https://twitter.com/hamatatsu_0827/ according to his official]] Website/{{Twitter}} account. |
| 223 | * Creator/BobWest, voice of [[Series/BarneyAndFriends Barney the Dinosaur]], is a HUGE geek. He is a Trekkie, a Whovian, a Star Wars freak, a LOTR nerd and has a keen interest in outer space. He is a huge fan of The Muppets, and got to visit the ''Series/SesameStreet'' set after meeting some [=Muppeteers=] (representing the non-Muppets series ''Series/ThePuzzlePlace'') during the production of ''Film/KidsForCharacter''. He also is a fan of Music/AllenToussaint, at least according to the first episode of the Purple Roads Podcast. |
| 224 | * Creator/MayimBialik wasted no time in being geeky during her short time as ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'' host at least twice. Once, the answer to a clue was ''WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow'' and she added that it's "one of [her] favorites" when she told the contestant who guessed the show that it was correct. Another had the answer to a clue be ''Film/AbrahamLincolnVampireHunter'', to which she mentioned she has seen that film "[[SawStarWarsTwentySevenTimes so many times]]". |
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| 226 | |
| 227 | [[folder:Anime TV Series Creators & Actors]] |
| 228 | * Creator/KanaUeda owns an Platform/XBox360, likes playing ''VideoGame/Halo3'', is apparently pretty skilled at it. So much that Microsoft held an event so Halo players can meet her online... and get themselves fragged by her, or frag her in a friendly match. |
| 229 | ** She also [[PromotedFanboy voiced]] Sadie in the Japanese version of ''VideoGame/Halo3ODST'', as well as dubbing the Russian President's daughter in the Japanese version of ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty: VideoGame/ModernWarfare 3.'' |
| 230 | ** [[http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/07/17/voice-actress-kana-ueda-makes-a-triumphant-return-to-evo-fighting-game-event And at EVO 2016, she participated in the Gundam Extreme VS Full Boost tournament, finishing in third place.]] |
| 231 | * Creator/RieTanaka is a big fan of online games and she even provided voice acting in many Japanese, Korean and American online games like VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV (the Mi'qotes), VideoGame/CosmicBreak (Icy), and, just like with Creator/KanaUeda, she dubbed one of the voices in ''Modern Warfare 3'' (specifically the AC-130 fire control officer). |
| 232 | * Creator/SumiShimamoto, ther UrExample of YamatoNadeshiko... and avid RPG player. |
| 233 | * Creator/EriKitamura does amateur manga in her spare time. |
| 234 | * Creator/HidekazHimaruya of ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers' fame is a fan of ''Franchise/WhenTheyCry,'' ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'', and ''WebAnimation/HappyTreeFriends.'' And that's not counting his apparently quirky and eccentric personality. |
| 235 | * Creator/TomokazuSugita. One hell of a reference machine who could practically guess whatever series or games your talking about and he ''will'' explain it in detail. We could list all the examples he's played and anime he's watched and it ''still wouldn't be enough.'' |
| 236 | * Creator/HiroshiKamiya (''Manga/SayonaraZetsubouSensei'', ''Literature/{{Durarara}}'', ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundam00 Gundam 00]]'') is a HUGE ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' nerd, and his house is reportedly full of Gundam figures. He also likes playing [[DatingSim "gal games",]] specifically ''Amagami,'' collects toys and [[BoysLove boy's love drama CD's,]] and adores cats, himself having a Russian Blue named Nyanko-sensei, which is coincidentally the name of his character Natsume's feline youkai companion from ''Manga/NatsumesBookOfFriends.'' |
| 237 | * Creator/SteveBlum |
| 238 | ** "[=#BringBackToonami=] is not about a job. It's profoundly personal for me." Quoted from Blum's Twitter account. He was as excited as any fan that it's coming back. |
| 239 | ** Growing up, he was also a huge fan of comic books. |
| 240 | * Creator/KyleHebert doesn't always get invited as a special guest to anime conventions, but that never stops him from going as a fellow fan of anime. |
| 241 | * Creator/PatrickSeitz is a gamer, having played ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' and ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}'' before landing the respective roles of Scorpion and Dracula. He's also a fan of ''Franchise/LoveLive''. |
| 242 | * ''Creator/VeronicaTaylor'' is not only the original dub voice of [[Anime/PokemonTheSeries Ash Ketchum]], but a Pokémon Trainer herself, thanks to ''VideoGame/PokemonGo''. |
| 243 | * Creator/HikaruMidorikawa, the Japanese voice actor of [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing Heero Yuy]], is apparently a very huge fan of the ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' series. Amongst the activities he has done in the SRW community includes: |
| 244 | ** Making up a blog in the main staff's site. |
| 245 | ** Keep watching about the possibility of a new SRW game out, if it does, go there and volunteer to become a beta-tester and if he can, do extra lines for characters he voiced. Usually for free. |
| 246 | ** Do a OneManArmy run with the character he voiced in the game. (This was joked about in a NoFourthWall skit when you save and quit in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsOriginalGeneration''.) |
| 247 | * Creator/HideakiAnno used to be a huge otaku, having been in several tokusatsu parodies in the 80s, and originally intended to have Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion be a GatewaySeries for more people to become anime fans until he changed it to be the deconstruction/MindScrew it's known for today. |
| 248 | ** There's an urban legend about the early members of the GAINAX studio being the "faceless" persons featured in the controversial ''Portrait of an Otaku'' segments of ''Anime/OtakuNoVideo''. At least two members and acquintances have confirmed their collaboration: [[spoiler: the ''gaijin'' otaku "Shun Hernandez" was Gainax's American associate Craig York, and the "garage kit otaku" was the animator Hiroshi Satou.]] |
| 249 | ** Anno is also a massive fan of {{Toku}}, especially ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'' and the ''Franchise/UltraSeries'', whose influences appear in a lot of his work. In fact, the sound effect heard with his studio's logo is that from when Ultraman transforms from his human identity. He also directed both ''Film/ShinGodzilla'' and ''[[Film/ShinKamenRider2023 Shin Kamen Rider]]'' and wrote/produced ''Film/ShinUltraman''. |
| 250 | * Gosho Aoyama of ''Manga/CaseClosed'' fame is a ''VideoGame/KanColle'' fanboy, and apparently will spend a health-related hiatus playing Kancolle. |
| 251 | * Creator/MatthewMercer and Creator/KiraBuckland are both big fans of ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'', with the former [[PromotedFanboy providing the voice of Jotaro Kujo]] in the dub of ''Stardust Crusaders'' and the latter not only playing [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable Reimi Sugimoto]], but cosplaying as Jolyne Cujoh at conventions and stating that she would jump at the chance to voice Jolyne, which she actually did when the ''Stone Ocean'' anime was released. |
| 252 | ** Mercer also plays ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'', as seen with the ''WebVideo/CriticalRole'' series and several similar ones. |
| 253 | * Creator/StephanieSheh of ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'', ''Anime/EurekaSeven'', and ''Manga/SailorMoon'' fame is a fan of ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD''. |
| 254 | * Creator/HiroyukiImaishi loves American cartoons like ''WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow'', ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'', and ''WesternAnimation/DrawnTogether''. |
| 255 | * Creator/YuuichiNakamura not only voices a character in ''VideoGame/GranblueFantasy'', he is also an avid player of the game. |
| 256 | * Creator/WayneGrayson has said he reads manga when he's free in the recording booth. |
| 257 | * Creator/ShokoNakagawa is a huge fan of Creator/BruceLee, ''Franchise/SuperSentai'', and ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure''. She even got to interview Creator/HirohikoAraki once and get him to draw what her child with Jotaro Kujo would look like. She's also an illustrator with her own Pixiv profile and has a gaming channel on Youtube. |
| 258 | * The members of Creator/{{CLAMP}} are rather notorious for their fangirling of, of all things, ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure''. Apart from their roots as [[{{Doujinshi}} shounen-ai doujinshi]] artists for the series (to say nothing about the rumors of ''Manga/{{Wish}}'''s origins), the crew are said to have ''[[http://users.skynet.be/mangaguide/au228.html single handedly]]'' pushed Jotaro Kujo to the top of a fanart-based magazine poll in 1994. And, yes, [[http://imageshack.us/a/img145/7568/clampjojo.jpg they still draw fanart of him]]. |
| 259 | * Creator/TatsukiFujimoto, the creator of ''Manga/FirePunch'' and ''Manga/ChainsawMan'', [[https://twitter.com/ianjq/status/1552312607343722497 is a fan of]] ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'', ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'', and ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse''. Some of his favorite anime include ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'', ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'', ''Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya'', ''Anime/{{FLCL}}'', ''Manga/{{Nichijou}}'', ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba'' and the works of Creator/HayaoMiyazaki. As for movies, he likes ''Film/TheTexasChainsawMassacre'' (get it?), ''Film/GetOut2017'', ''Film/ScottPilgrimVsTheWorld'', ''Film/TopGun'', ''Film/TheBigLebowski'', ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Coraline}}'', ''Film/PulpFiction'', and even ''Film/{{Sharknado}}''. |
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| 261 | |
| 262 | [[folder:TV Presenters and Hosts]] |
| 263 | * Creator/ConanOBrien is a professional nerd and has web series called "Serious Jibber-Jabber" where he conducts hour or longer interviews with guests on subjects that interest him like history and early Rock and Roll. |
| 264 | ** There's also his "Clueless Gamer" segments, although it's more of a testament to how much he ''doesn't'' play video games, because more often than not, he's, well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin pretty clueless]] when he plays them (and [[HilarityEnsues the result is usually pretty funny]]), and while he jokes that he's not interested in them and "kind of hate[s] them" at the start of each segment, he clearly enjoys himself while playing them afterwards, and he must have SOME kind of respect for the genre to repeatedly devote show time to them. |
| 265 | * Creator/StephenColbert is not only a huge fan of fantasy/SF, he is considered one of the world's ''foremost experts'' on ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' (he read the novels long before the movies came out and even got a cameo in ''[[Film/TheHobbitTheDesolationOfSmaug The Desolation Of Smaug]]'') and played ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' in high school. He also owns ComicBook/CaptainAmerica's actual proper shield, [[http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/83567/march-12-2007/sign-off---captain-america-shield which Cap supposedly left to Stephen in his will]] and, on finding out that UsefulNotes/BarackObama collects comics, signed a copy of the Colbert[=-=]ComicBook/SpiderMan crossover for him. It is being kept on the Shelves of Honor until such time as Obama takes the bait and comes on the show to get it. |
| 266 | ** Creator/PeterJackson even called him "The biggest Tolkien geek I've ever met." |
| 267 | ** He also owns Aragorn's sword, [[http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/102805/september-13-2007/stephen-for-president---answering-the-call given to him]] by Aragorn himself (or Viggo, same difference), and [[http://www.cc.com/video-clips/23396i/the-colbert-report-james-franco schooled]] Creator/JamesFranco at ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' trivia. |
| 268 | *** The Queen of Jordan knighted Colbert with that sword. That's right. Stephen Colbert, knighted with Andúril. |
| 269 | ** "[[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/MPost2760-ColbertMotivator.jpg Owlbears!]]" |
| 270 | ** Some CNN reporters needed a stock image of Satan as the backdrop for their coverage of the 06/06/06 "hysteria." [[CowboyBebopAtHisComputer They used an illustration of the Balrog]] from a 1977 Literature/TheLordOfTheRings calendar, [[http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/181944/june-07-2006/balrog prompting Stephen to explain]], "Devils and Balrogs are totally different. Devils are angels who refused to serve God and instead followed Satan into hell. ''Balrogs'' are ''Maiar'' who refused to serve ''Eru'' and instead followed ''Morgoth'' into ''Thangorodrim''. Get your facts straight, CNN!" The best part? Stephen noticed it himself. He just happened to recognize the illustration because ''he has the calendar''. |
| 271 | ** In [[http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/393421/july-28-2011/the-republican-ring-of-power this]] clip Stephen shows off some of his Lord of the Rings collection including a huge statue of Sauron, a replica of the ring of power, and a limited edition Lord of the Rings '''''[[Pinball/TheLordOfTheRings Pinball Machine]]'''''. |
| 272 | ** On [[HeterosexualLifePartners BFF]] Jon Stewart's last episode of ''Series/TheDailyShow'', Colbert (not at all in character) ''explicitly'' compared the two of them to Frodo and Sam, respectively. The collective tears of the show's viewers at that point could have probably drowned Middle-Earth. |
| 273 | ** And just to underline the overall point, he listens to Music/NeutralMilkHotel. Huzzah! And Music/TheDecemberists! |
| 274 | ** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8WrKIvSEWI He also gave]] a big ShoutOut to [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic bronies]] as well. Though he later admitted he didn't actually know what the term meant. |
| 275 | ** He even hosted the San Diego Comic-Con panel for ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower'' and [[https://ew.com/events/comic-con/stephen-colbert-the-lord-of-the-rings-the-rings-of-power-comic-con-2022/ he might even get a cameo in the next seasons]]. |
| 276 | * Creator/DrewCarey was a fan of ''VideoGame/TheSims'' and [[https://twitter.com/JustJakeSimpson/status/1377725186678513664 was going to appear in a "Superstar" expansion]] for ''VideoGame/TheSims2'', but the expansion wouldn't be finished. |
| 277 | * British TV presenter and radio DJ Creator/JonathanRoss is a big comics fan. He [[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=20441 auctioned his copy of ''Amazing Fantasy'' #15 for charity]], presented a [[Creator/TheBBC BBC]] documentary about Creator/SteveDitko (which ended with [[spoiler:him and Neil Gaiman finally meeting the artist]]), and also co-presented an award at the San Diego Comic-Con alongside (or should I say... [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8NxWnMhlsoshall face to face with)]] Neil Gaiman. His 1988 Channel 4 TV series ''The Incredibly Strange Film Show'' was a well-informed guide to international cult film directors - including Tsui Hark, Ray Dennis Steckler, and Ted Mikels - who were, in the pre-internet age, still obscure in the UK outside a tiny minority of film geeks. |
| 278 | ** He also hosted a [=BBC3=] show called ''Japanorama'', which is exactly what it sounds like. And yes, it included interviews with various mangaka and Japanese film directors. |
| 279 | *** His Crowning Moment of Geekdom had to be the occasion, on his Friday night [=BBC1=] chat show, he convinced Creator/RickyGervais to do his embarrassing [[Series/TheOfficeUK David Brent]] dance. Gervais was immediately mortified, prompting Wossy to quip: "I'm Superman, You're Mister Mxyzptlk and I just made you say your name backwards twice." ''Three'' audience members get it. |
| 280 | * Creator/JonStewart, in response to ''Creator/{{Fox}}'' claiming "Who knows what went on behind closed doors" when Obama met Hugo Chavez, said something along the lines of "And now marks Fox News moving from political commentary... to ''{{fanfiction}}''." |
| 281 | ** Jon's also a gamer, and has talked about being a Mac user and playing ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'' with one hand (so the other one can man a bong) in his standup. (See also the Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson entry below.) |
| 282 | ** Jon also made a number of (fairly accurate) ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' references in response to Rumsfeld saying you couldn't just "wave a magic wand" and make everything better in Iraq. "Remember; you're either with us, or you're with the orcs." |
| 283 | ** And he discusses [[http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-april-1-2008/simon-levay Man-Bat]] with a guest. |
| 284 | ** Second-hand example- his son is a fan of ''Franchise/PowerRangers'', and Jon has thus made a few references to it on his show- once getting the chance to bring it up in context while discussing a political scandal that involved series creator Haim Saban, and also using phrases from ''Series/PowerRangersJungleFury'' to psych himself up for election coverage. |
| 285 | ** He's apparently a ProfessionalWrestling fan and once had Wrestling/MickFoley as a guest to do a promo for him. |
| 286 | *** He's a huge wrestling fan, as he revealed during an interview with Creator/KevinHart. He grew up watching Wrestling/BrunoSammartino, and he still watches Wrestling/{{WWE}} to this day with his kid. He also had an on-screen SeriousBusiness reaction to the end of [[Wrestling/TheUndertaker The Undertaker's]] streak. |
| 287 | ** When Herman Cain suspended his campaign with a quote from ''Anime/Pokemon2000'', Jon and the rest of the crew [[http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-december-5-2011/indecision-2012---the-sh-t-s-gettin--real responded as only they could]]. |
| 288 | ** Jon also confessed to be a ''New York Times'' crosswords junkie. |
| 289 | ** He's a massive fan of ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'', to the point where he managed to convince creator Creator/AlexHirsch to wrap up the series properly instead of ending it on a {{Cliffhanger}}. He would eventually appear as a guest star in the second to last episode. |
| 290 | * In his nightly news program, Keith Olbermann frequently quotes or alludes to ''Creator/MontyPython'' (and has had Creator/JohnCleese as a guest more than once), and criticized dire right-wing projections concerning President Obama's budget as requiring truly staggering precognition: to wit, the projections extend through 2080, "seventeen years after we first make contact with the planet Vulcan" (according to ''Star Trek: First Contact''). He also loves [[GameOfNerds baseball]] and has one of the largest baseball card collections in the country. He also runs [[http://keitholbermann.mlblogs.com/ a blog for Major League Baseball]] |
| 291 | ** Not entirely surprising, since he started his broadcasting career as a TV sportscaster. |
| 292 | ** He's also been known to make (relatively obscure and ShallowParody-averting) ''Literature/HarryPotter'' references. |
| 293 | *** Observe [[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19436954/ this]] segment, wherein Keith guesses at the end of book seven (turns out he's a Snape fan). |
| 294 | ** And the movie references, dear God, ''the movie references...'' |
| 295 | ** He usually introduces his Oddball segment by noting the anniversary of some obscure, often times nerdy piece of trivia. As well, during one particular clip featuring a home-made beer serving robot he quipped: "You just give the command and [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Optimus Prime]] here will pour you a cold one." |
| 296 | ** He's also a fan of ''[[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 MST3K]]'', probably the quintessential geek show. |
| 297 | ** In his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14YfemiNumE Special Comment on New York mayor Michael Bloomberg's treatment of the Occupy Wall Street movement]], he pointed out the irony of New York city bending over backwards to accommodate the filming of [[Film/TheDarkKnightRises the new Batman movie]], while expressing hostility towards its own citzens' right to freedom of assembly. His critique of the filmshoot is slightly undermined, however, by his repeated references to the film as the "'''[[MemeticMutation Godddamn]]''' [[MemeticMutation Batman]]" movie. |
| 298 | * Mayim Bialik, who plays Amy on ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'', has a Ph.D in neuroscience from UCLA, which makes her the only cast member to fully understand her character's TechnoBabble. |
| 299 | ** Kevin Sussman, also from ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'', regularly shows up on Creator/WilWheaton's web series just to play board games and tabletop [=RPGs=]. |
| 300 | * Creator/KimCatrall is actually a pretty big fan of ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' (having being introduced to the series when one of the films she starred in was featured). She even watches the Turkey Day marathons when they air on Website/YouTube. |
| 301 | * Rachel Maddow from the Rachel Maddow Show has a Moment of Geek segment on her political show. And yes, she has a Ph.D. |
| 302 | ** She also wrote the opening to the ''ComicBook/{{Batwoman}}: Elegy'' trade paperback. |
| 303 | * Creator/StephenFry. Gadget addict, one of the first Mac owners in the UK (sharing his Apple obsession with his friend Creator/DouglasAdams). He also wrote a piece in ''Magazine/DoctorWhoMagazine'' claiming that missing the second episode of "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS1E1AnUnearthlyChild An Unearthly Child]]" was the worst moment of his life and "nothing that has happened since has ever, or ''could'' ever, make up for it". He's also shown to be a fan of Harry Potter, to the point of voicing the audiobooks from ''Philosopher's Stone'' to ''Deathly Hallows''. |
| 304 | ** He is also purportedly the last surviving person to know the answer to [[Franchise/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy Why 42?]] |
| 305 | ** Don't forget going out of his way to do a 25-th birthday tribute to the GNU project, suggesting that he may be an avid Linux user as much as he is an Apple fan. |
| 306 | ** He's been known to quote ''Film/ThePrincessBride'' on Twitter, and is a big fan of Creator/IanFleming's ''Literature/JamesBond'' novels. One of his many Twitter avatars (which is, at the time of writing, his current one) is also a drawing from one of the animators on ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', which he very much appreciates. |
| 307 | ** Fry also was commissioned to write an episode of ''Doctor Who'' for the 2007 or 2008 season, but it fell through because he didn't have time to rewrite the episode for a new companion after Creator/BilliePiper left. He did make a guest appearance in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS38E1E2Spyfall Spyfall]]". |
| 308 | * British comedian Russell Howard is a massive ''Literature/HarryPotter'' fan who stood in line for the midnight release of ''Deathly Hallows.'' |
| 309 | ** He once joked on ''Series/MockTheWeek'' that he missed the chance to cosplay as [[Franchise/StarWars Darth Vader]] and, when he approached the desk, say "''Literature/TheDaVinciCode'', please." |
| 310 | * Radio and TV presenter Radio/TerryWogan is a huge fan of the books of Creator/PGWodehouse. |
| 311 | * British comedian and TV presenter Creator/PhillJupitus enjoyed ''Series/DadsArmy'' ever since his youth. |
| 312 | * British TV presenter Jools Holland is a huge fan of ''Series/{{The Prisoner|1967}}''. He owns costumes and props from the series and occasionally appears wearing the trademark brown-with-white-pipe blazer featured in it. In 1987, Holland demonstrated his love of the series and starred in a spoof documentary, "The Laughing Prisoner", with Stephen Fry, Terence Alexander and Hugh Laurie. |
| 313 | * Creator/BillCosby: After Creator/SammyDavisJr passed away Cosby wore a pin, [="SDjr"=] as a tribute in ''Series/TheCosbyShow''. |
| 314 | * Al Roker, the weatherman for ''Series/{{Today}}'' since 1996, is a fan of ''Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}}'', which explains why [[http://www.today.com/popculture/todays-ghostbusters-superfan-al-roker-make-cameo-new-movie-t52431 he was chosen to make a cameo in]] [[Film/{{Ghostbusters 2016}} the 2016 reboot.]] |
| 315 | * All three presenters of ''Series/TopGear''/''Series/TheGrandTour'' have mentioned their favorite geeky bits. Jeremy Clarkson kept making references to Creator/CharlesDance being "[[Series/GameOfThrones the Hand of the King]]" when Dance went around their track, and had to keep reminding himself not to "think of Khaleesi" while racing his car through a ''Game of Thrones'' set in Morocco. Richard Hammond has also mentioned his fondness for ''Downton Abbey'' and James May has worn a ''Dad's Army'' t-shirt several times on the show. |
| 316 | ** And Clarkson takes the candle here, being a huge AV geek (he recalls building his own sound systems in the late 1970s), 70s rock fan (his columns often feature quotes from rock songs of that period), ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'' fan and knowing much more about mid-1960s cars than could be expected. |
| 317 | * Creator/JimmyFallon is an avid gamer. He has an annual Video Game Week on his show, has gaming videos on [=YouTube=], and once defeated Creator/PierceBrosnan in single combat in ''VideoGame/GoldenEye1997''. |
| 318 | ** He also loves ''WesternAnimation/PAWPatrol'' as much as his children do and is such a huge fan that he and his kids [[https://www.instagram.com/p/BgrWjBVB7UH/?hl=en attended one of the live shows]] based on the series! |
| 319 | * There's a reason why besides the occasional celebrity, actor and director, Creator/SethMeyers brings in comic book writers and artists as guests on his show. |
| 320 | * Creator/RosieODonnell is a huge fan of Franchise/TheMuppets and ''Series/SesameStreet'', to the point where Elmo was a recurring guest on her '90s talk show. She helped promote the Tickle Me Elmo doll right before the craze began. In addition to [[SesameStreetCred her appearances]] on ''Sesame Street'', she taped [[https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/The_Rosie_O%27Donnell_Show_on_Sesame_Street a special episode]] of her show on the ''Sesame Street'' set to commemorate its 30th season. |
| 321 | * Journalist and TV presenter [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abby_Martin Abby Martin]] is a huge fan of ''[[Franchise/MegaMan Mega Man]]'', and even had a special pixel painting made for her that hangs in her home. |
| 322 | * ''Series/WheelOfFortune'' host Pat Sajak mentioned sharing a like of Korean dramas with one of the contestants in a March 2024 episode of the show. |
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| 324 | |
| 325 | [[folder:Western Animation: Creators & Actors]] |
| 326 | * Creator/MattGroening: Where to start? He may be the ultimate geek, enjoying underground comics, underground music, animated cartoons, comic strips, B-movies, exotica, cult novels, as well as 20th century classical music, jazz, blues, reggae, arthouse stuff,... As a child he watched awful TV shows and got in trouble often for doodling during lessons. His tutors and parents often told him he was wasting his time, but as he puts it: "All this stuff was preliminary research for the TV shows I would later make." Among the many things he absolutely adores are Music/FrankZappa, Music/CaptainBeefheart, Music/TheFugs, Music/TheBeatles, WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes, Creator/LaurelAndHardy, Creator/MontyPython, Radio/TheGoonShow, ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'', ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'', Creator/RobertCrumb, ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'', Music/LeeScratchPerry, Augustus Pablo, Music/BobMarley, Music/IgorStravinsky, Lynda Barry, Daniel Clowes, Creator/WaltDisney, Creator/CarlBarks, WesternAnimation/BettyBoop and ''WesternAnimation/{{Popeye}}, ''Music/OlivierMessiaen, Creator/JDSalinger, Creator/PhilipKDick, Creator/IsaacAsimov, Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000, WesternAnimation/RenAndStimpy, Creator/StanleyKubrick, Creator/QuentinTarantino, Yma Sumac, Juan Garcia Esquivel, Creator/TheCoenBrothers, Creator/FriedrichWilhelmMurnau, Creator/DianeArbus, Creator/JackieChan, Music/FelaKuti, Music/PereUbu, Music/TheResidents.... |
| 327 | * Creator/JohnKricfalusi of ''WesternAnimation/RenAndStimpy'' fame loves classic cartoons, especially WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes, early ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones'' and the cartoons of Creator/MaxAndDaveFleischer. He also collects various merchandising related to these characters. |
| 328 | * [[WesternAnimation/SouthPark Trey Parker]] is an admitted Japanophile. He majored in Japanese studies in college, speaks the language, and married a Japanese woman. Episodes of South Park such as "Chinpokomon" (the season three episode where all the kids in town -- except Kyle -- are into a ''Pokémon''-style toy fad from Japan) and "Good Times with Weapons" (season eight premiere where Stan, Kyle, Cartman, and Kenny buy Japanese ninja weapons at a flea market and pretend they're anime warriors) are windows into how much Trey Parker is into Japanese culture. ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'' references are also prominent in the show. |
| 329 | ** Both Parker and Stone are also huge Creator/MontyPython geeks. They played sketches in front of their schoolfriends and during film college. |
| 330 | ** And they adore ''Franchise/StarTrek, Series/TheKidsInTheHall, WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButthead'', and ''Franchise/BattlestarGalactica''. |
| 331 | ** Robert Smith (Music/{{The Cure|Band}}) saving the day in the episode [[Recap/SouthParkS1E12MechaStreisand "Mecha Streisand"]] was sincere. Creator/MattStone is a huge fan of Music/{{The Cure|Band}} and especially ''Music/{{Disintegration|Album}}''. |
| 332 | ** They're both also pretty big gamers. In fact, they were more than happy to lend a hand in the development of ''VideoGame/SouthParkTheStickOfTruth'', because they wanted to finally have a ''good'' South Park video game. |
| 333 | * Creator/SethMacFarlane has an obvious love for musicals and 1980s pop culture. He calls ''Film/TheSoundOfMusic'' his favorite movie of all time: "I gotta give it to Film/TheSoundOfMusic. I'm sorry. I know that's, like, a lame answer, but I f***in' love "The Sound of Music". It's "The Sound of Music"... It's not like it's some obscure independent film. There are those who would be expecting me to say ''Film/{{Caddyshack}}'' – which is number two..." |
| 334 | ** Seeing as how ReferenceOverdosed ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' is, this is pretty much a given. |
| 335 | * Creator/SethGreen is a big ''Franchise/StarWars'' fan and has a love for 1980s pop culture. [[WesternAnimation/RobotChicken No surprise there]]. He's also into video games, although he admits he sucks big time in any game ever made because he lacks the coordination. Guest stars in the music video for Music/WeirdAlYankovic's ''White and Nerdy.'' That action figure collection Al's dancing in front of? It actually "merely" consisted of a couple of figures that his Robot Chicken partner, Matt Senreich, happened to have lying in the back of his car, while Seth's ''real'' collection is allegedly big enough to earn its own storage facility. And he's Joker, the pilot of the ''SSV Normandy'', in the video game ''Franchise/MassEffect.'' |
| 336 | ** One can also tell by ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'' that he certainly has quite the nerdly knowledge of video games to make jokes that gamers would get the most, and if his newest project ''WesternAnimation/TitanMaximum'' is to go by, he's also a fan of HumongousMecha series. |
| 337 | ** Not to forget his work with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eJmYKN_1QE Team Unicorn]]. |
| 338 | ** He got a cameo in ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014''. Who was he? [[spoiler:Howard the Duck]]. [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer No, really]]. |
| 339 | * C.H. Greenblatt, creator of ''WesternAnimation/{{Chowder}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/HarveyBeaks'', maintains a blog with his art and other news on the show, and it has a surprisingly large number of updates for someone working on a major cartoon. He's also confessed to be a gamer, with both of his cartoons featuring numerous video game references. |
| 340 | * David Wain (of ''WesternAnimation/{{Superjail}}'' and ''Series/TheState'' fame) [[http://www.yepimdavid.deviantart.com joined DeviantArt]]. He was known for adding sexy fanart of his character to his favourites. |
| 341 | * Thurop Van Orman of ''WesternAnimation/TheMarvelousMisadventuresOfFlapjack'' was known to fave creepy fanart. Then again, considering his work runs on NightmareFuel, it's rather fitting for someone like him to be a NightmareFetishist. |
| 342 | * Creator/CraigMcCracken, creator of ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'', ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'', and ''WesternAnimation/WanderOverYonder'', [[http://cmcc.deviantart.com/ is on DeviantArt]], although he doesn't do much with it. And he notably does ''not'' favorite creepy fanart. In his first journal he bluntly stated that "yes, [he's] seen the porn" [[LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain and left it at that.]] |
| 343 | * Creator/LaurenFaust, wife of Creator/CraigMcCracken and developer of WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic, has shown appreciation for her fans on [[http://fyre-flye.deviantart.com/ her DeviantArt account]], favorites some fanart, and occasionally lurks [[Website/FourChan 4chan's /co/ board]], as well as other Pony-related sites. |
| 344 | ** She was also quite ecstatic upon getting Creator/JohnDeLancie as a character for the second season, stating that she's a Trekkie herself. |
| 345 | ** There are also a good number of references to ''Film/TheBigLebowski'' in her works. |
| 346 | * Creator/JhonenVasquez, creator of ''ComicBook/JohnnyTheHomicidalManiac'' and ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'', is a huge video game addict, even saying (as of Comic Con '05) that he has gaming systems from the Dreamcast to the Xbox 360; and is a fan of ''[[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Zelda]]'', ''Franchise/{{Metroid}}'', ''VideoGame/BioShock'', and ''VideoGame/AloneInTheDark'', just to name a few. He's also a big fan of the ''Franchise/{{Alien}}'' movies, even giving a homage to them in an ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'' episode, "Lice". |
| 347 | ** Plus he's got a (very inactive) Website/SomethingAwful account. |
| 348 | ** And is a huge fan of anime, particularly Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion. This should surprise no one familiar with his work. |
| 349 | *** He noticed that Anime/PantyAndStockingWithGarterbelt had an Expy of Gir named "Chuck", stating that he's reminded of the Mr. Sparkle episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''. |
| 350 | * Derrick J. Wyatt, character designer for ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'', ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMysteryIncorporated'', ''WesternAnimation/Ben10Omniverse'', and most notably ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'', has both a personal blog and a Website/DeviantArt account through which he frequently engages in spirited discussion with his fans. He's particularly crazy about ''Transformers'', with Animated having been an absolute dream job for him; he used it as an opportunity to show off his ridiculous knowledge of things like 20-year-old Japanese-exclusive toy characters and stick them into the backgrounds of episodes. |
| 351 | ** His [[http://derrickjwyatt.deviantart.com/ DeviantArt account]] includes photos of his toy collection which contains Power Rangers and Sentai toys, in addition to the expected Transformers. If you need more proof, he designed a [[http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130318233643/ben10/images/c/ca/Waybad_female.jpg one-off villainess]] as a homage to [[Anime/PantyAndStockingWithGarterbelt Scanty]]. |
| 352 | * Creator/TroyBaker loves comic books, and often voices comic book characters, including (but not limited to) [[WesternAnimation/AvengersAssemble Hawkeye, Loki]], [[WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes Groot]], [[VideoGame/InfiniteCrisis Superman]], [[VideoGame/LegoBatman Batman]], and even [[VideoGame/BatmanArkhamKnight the Joker]], where he is a spot-on match for his predecessor Creator/MarkHamill. |
| 353 | * Creator/CrispinFreeman. He's a voice actor in America because he liked Voltron and Battle of the Planets. He considered changing his first name to Mark, one of the protagonists of [=BOTP=]. He's also a scholar on classic mythology. In addition, he also teaches potential voice actors in voice workshops too. |
| 354 | * Creator/StephanieSheh: Aside from being an anime voice actor, she's very vocal about her feelings on piracy. In 2010, she mentioned that she would have loved to play [[Film/ScottPilgrimVsTheWorld Knives Chao]], stating her resemblance towards Creator/EllenWong. She mentioned on Twitter that she's a fan of Literature/TheHungerGames trilogy and would love to read other Dystopian such as ''Literature/{{Divergent}}'' and the Literature/LegendSeries. |
| 355 | * Creator/GreyDeLisle has apparently been reading ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'', possibly due to seeing Dante Basco (who she played with in ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'') liveblogging it. She even recorded VA samples as [[https://web.archive.org/web/20150711183301/http://srv.vocaltwit.com/uploadedsounds/vt_39051.mp4 Vriska]] and [[https://web.archive.org/web/20160323060556/http://srv.vocaltwit.com/uploadedsounds/vt_18121.mp4 Rose]]. |
| 356 | * Voice actress Creator/ErinFitzgerald, known for her roles in ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'' (as Nazz and May Kanker), ''WesternAnimation/MonsterHigh'' (as Abbie, Spectra, and Cupid), and Bleach as a number of characters, is a huge video gamer. Her favorite of all time is ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII''. She's a major otaku as well (she was just a casual fan before but got really into anime after dating an otaku), and attends numerous anime conventions, both as a fan and as a guest. She also collects ''Toys/MonsterHigh'' and ''Toys/EverAfterHigh'' dolls. |
| 357 | * Voice actor Creator/KyleHebert doesn't get invited to cons as often as his contemporaries... not that it's ever stopped him from coming as a guest (and sometimes even crashing panels). He is also a connoisseur of all the things his fans also enjoy: video games, anime, comic books, and so on. |
| 358 | ** MC Chris, rapper and voice actor ([[WesternAnimation/AquaTeenHungerForce MC Pee Pants]], for example), [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Miau836Bnfo also seems to be a pony fan]]. There's also that one show he did where he compared ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsI'' to ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil4''. |
| 359 | * Hungarian voice actor and translator Dániel Hamvas proudly admits he puts all the time spent on the net to good use by incorporating the latest slang, LeetLingo and cuss words into his translations, or those that he supervises. His most famous and renowned "contributions" are the strikingly colorful scripts of ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' (where he also plays the role of Chris) and ''WesternAnimation/TheBoondocks'', and he also appears to be an all-round geek, in a good sense. |
| 360 | * Creator/PendletonWard, the creator of ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' really seems to like video games, particularly ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing''. He was always influenced by ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons''. |
| 361 | * Creator/MaisieWilliams: After participating in a ''Series/GameOfThrones'' panel at the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con, she later joined the crowd at Comic-Con, wearing a ComicBook/SpiderMan mask [[http://www.buzzfeed.com/elliewoodward/maisie-williams-managed-to-go-unnoticed-at-comic-con-thanks#4bx3ssm so she could tour the convention floor without being recognized.]] |
| 362 | * Creator/LarryWilmore is a self-proclaimed [[BlackAndNerdy "blerd"]] who mentioned [[Series/BattlestarGalactica2003 President Roslin]] during a discussion about women in politics on ''Series/TheNightlyShow''. |
| 363 | * Voice actress Creator/KariWahlgren has stated she's a fan of ''Franchise/WonderWoman'' and ''ComicBook/BirdsOfPrey'', as well as the work of Creator/GailSimone. She became a PromotedFanboy as she was cast to voice ComicBook/BlackCanary in the ''WesternAnimation/DCNation Green Arrow'' shorts and Wondy in ''Franchise/{{LEGO}} DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League vs. Bizarro League''. |
| 364 | * Mr. Warburton, the creator of ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'', is fan of ''Manga/OnePiece''. So much so, he made a poster with Sector V [[http://warburtonlabs.blogspot.com/p/printlab-online-store.html masquerading as the main characters]]. He's also known to be a huge ''ComicBook/XMen'' fan, explaining the episodes "Operation: N.A.U.G.H.T.Y." and "Operation: S.A.F.E.T.Y.", both X-Men parodies |
| 365 | * Creator/ChrisSavino called his show ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'' his "love letter to comics", and it shows. He is a huge fan of newspaper comic strips, especially the works of Cliff Sterrett, [[ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}} Charles M. Schulz]] and [[ComicStrip/{{Pogo}} Walt Kelly]]. |
| 366 | ** He is also a fan of the works of Creator/JayWard. He even wrote and directed an episode of ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' that payed homage to ''WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle''. |
| 367 | * Tom Ruegger creator of shows like ''WesternAnimation/APupNamedScoobyDoo'', ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'',''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Freakazoid}}'', ''WesternAnimation/RoadRovers'', and ''WesternAnimation/{{Histeria}}'', is a fan of ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'', and ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty''. |
| 368 | ** Made somewhat hilarious due to the episode "Cartman's Silly Hate Crime 2000" where the gangs in the juvenile detention center are divided on whether the kids like ''Animaniacs'' and it's implied that Cartman is a fan (even if he claims otherwise to get on the gang's good side). |
| 369 | * Creator/JustinRoiland of ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'' fame is a gaming connoisseur, and has expressed his displeasure towards Creator/{{Nintendo}} all but abandoning the Franchise/{{Metroid}} franchise. He even [[StartMyOwn started his own]] VR gaming company, Squanchtendo. |
| 370 | * Creator/CraigBartlett loves oldies music, especially Music/DavidBowie and smooth jazz, the latter of which inspired the ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'' soundtrack. He also loves ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'', dinosaurs (inspiring ''WesternAnimation/DinosaurTrain''), ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' (no surprise there, considering the fact that Matt Groening is his brother-in-law), astronomy (inspiring ''WesternAnimation/ReadyJetGo''), ''Literature/MobyDick'', and the works of Creator/StudioGhibli and Creator/HayaoMiyazaki. |
| 371 | * If it means anything, Creator/MattBraly of ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'' follows the official Twitter account of ''[[Anime/KamisamaMinaraiHimitsuNoCocotama Himitsu no Cocotama]]'', a Japanese anime franchise aimed at young girls. |
| 372 | * Creator/DanaTerrace, creator of ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'', is a huge fan of ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}''; one of her first animated works (before she worked at Disney) was a simple flipbook with Pikachu and Charmander. Furthermore, King's design is based on that of Cubone. |
| 373 | * Creator/MaxwellAtoms, creator of ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'' and ''WesternAnimation/EvilConCarne'', has many nerdy interests and likes to pepper references to them in his works. Specific examples he's talked about include horror movies, ''Literature/{{Dune}}'', and gothic/industrial music (Music/NineInchNails in particular being "definitely in the top five" of his favorite artists overall, and he had already been a fan of Music/{{Voltaire}} for a while prior to arranging for his appearance on ''Billy & Mandy''). He also plays video games and has cited ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'' as his favorite CRPG series of all time, to the point of [[https://maxwellatoms.tumblr.com/post/185753113147/i-recently-rediscovered-some-of-the-mods-i-made making mods]] for ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion Oblivion]]''. |
| 374 | [[/folder]] |
| 375 | |
| 376 | [[folder:Puppeteers]] |
| 377 | * Creator/JimHenson was heavily influenced by comedians like Creator/MiltonBerle, Creator/SidCaesar and Creator/ErnieKovacs. He based the early Muppet designs on the comic strip ''ComicStrip/{{Pogo}}''. Obviously, he was also greatly influenced by Creator/WaltDisney and ventriloquist Creator/EdgarBergen. |
| 378 | * Creator/FrankOz admires ''Film/TouchOfEvil'': "I think it opened up my view of film-that there's so much more that could be done. Actually, by breaking so many rules, he allowed other people to say, "Hey, I can maybe think of some stuff, too!" He just opened up the possibilities more for me. That's what he did." |
| 379 | [[/folder]] |
| 380 | |
| 381 | [[folder:Eastern European Animation directors]] |
| 382 | * Dzhangir Suleymanov, a Russian director who works on the children's series ''Animation/KikoRiki'', is enough of a fan of Indian culture and cinema that one of the episodes, "[[Recap/KikoRikiEp136IndianTea Indian Tea]]", was made to please him - the episode is a parody of Bollywood cinema and has the show's cast dancing to FilmiMusic. An earlier episode, "[[Recap/KikoRikiEp48TheDiscoDancer The Disco Dancer]]", takes its title from an Indian movie of the same name. |
| 383 | [[/folder]] |
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