From a president to a ‘Fresh Prince': Check out some celebrity Phillies ‘phans'
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Being a Phillies fan isn't always easy. This is the franchise that has accumulated the most losses in Major League Baseball history.
But these celebrities wear their Phillies-fandom as a badge of honor.
From several comedy geniuses from the suburbs to West Philadelphia's "born and raised" to a "Top Gun" to a World's Strongest Man to the president of the United States, these are some of the notable people likely rooting on the Philadelphia Phillies during another Red October run (hopefully to the World Series).
There are also plenty of celebs who we aren't really sure if they are Phillies fans, but that at least donned Phillies red or red pinstripes to throw out a first pitch or step out on the town.
Check it out.
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Actor Miles Teller grew up in the Philly suburbs rooting on the Fightins’. He has become a regular at Phillies playoff games in 2022 and 2023.
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Will Smith, a.k.a "The Fresh Prince," was “born and raised” in West Philadelphia.
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President Joe Biden and first lady Dr. Jill Biden have brought Phillies fandom to the White House.
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“SNL” and “30 Rock” alum Tina Fey grew up in Upper Darby.
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Fellow Upper Darby native and “SNL” alum Cheri Oteri took it one step further and not only posed with the Phanatic, but danced with him at the 2022 World Series.
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Six degrees of Kevin Bacon includes the Philadelphia native root, root, rooting for the home team.
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Delaware native and "The White Lotus" star Aubrey Plaza did a series of videos for MLB.com this summer while wearing a Phillies jersey.
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Actor and Delaware native Ryan Phillippe cheers on all sports teams in Philadelphia.
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Speaking of First State celebs, actor Sean Patrick Thomas grew up in Wilmington, Delaware.
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Lehigh Valley native Amanda Seyfried has been spotted out in public wearing a Phillies hat.
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Actor Danny DeVito hails from New Jersey and also appears to be a Dodgers fan, but he stars in “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” and has worn a Phillies jersey to throw a first pitch.
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Speaking of “Always Sunny,” star Rob McElhenney cheers on his hometown team. He even got to do an on-field script about his character “Mac” getting to meet his hero Chase Utley.
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Rob McElhenney brought wife and co-star Kaitlin Olson and fellow "Always Sunny" star Charlie Day to Game 2 of the 2023 NLCS.
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Troy Gentile -- who starred in another Philly-based show, “The Goldbergs” -- seemed thrill to shake Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt's hands.
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Music superstar Taylor Swift grew up in Berks County and sung the National Anthem before one of the Phillies World Series games in 2008.
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Speaking of Taylor Swift, Eagles star Jason Kelce and his brother Travis Kelce pose for a photo during Game 1 of the 2023 NLCS.
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Kelce joined Eagles teammates Dallas Goedert, Fletcher Cox, Lane Johnson and A.J. Brown (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
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Country music superstar Tim McGraw supports the Phillies and rides with the Phanatic. His father Tug McGraw closed out the Phillies’ first World Series in 1980.
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College basketball championship coaches Dawn Staley and Jay Wright both rep the Phillies.
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"Lost" and "Hawaii Five-0" actor Daniel Dae Kim grew up in the Lehigh Valley and went to Haverford College.
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“The Roots” Questlove shows his Phillies love while playing music.
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"Mad Money" host Jim Cramer hails from the Philly suburbs and tweets his support for the Phils.
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Broadway superstar Kristin Chenoweth wore a Phillies jersey on two separate occasions and even sung.
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"The Sopranos" actor Dominic Chianese hasalso taken the mic for a patriotic performance at a Phillies game.
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Philadelphia's own Chubby Checker adds a "Twist" to being a Phillies fan.
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Beloved action star and Jersey guy Bruce Willis is a Phillies fan.
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"American Ninja Warrior" star Akbar Gbaja-Biamila joined Willis on the field before Willis threw out a first pitch in 2019.
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Actor Khris Davis hails from Camden, New Jersey, and went to Cheyney University.
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Phillies sports legends Bernie Parent, Dr. J Julius Erving, Brandon Graham and Mike Schmidt have all stepped up to show Phillies support while tossing out first pitches.
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This one is a bit of a stretch, but Hafthor Julius Bjornsson, the Icelandic World’s Strongest man known for playing “The Mountain” on “Game of Thrones, once visted the Phillies. He even showed off his strength by lifting the Phillie Phanatic.
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Speaking of strong men with loose Phillies connections, "The Incredible Hulk" actor Lou Ferrigno while throwing out a first pitch.
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The Phillies connections from here on out appear to be mostly first-pitch related. Actor Jamie Foxx (who filmed "Law Abiding Citizen" in Philly) threw out the first pitch before the Phillies took on the Mets during the Jackie Robinson Day Celebration at Citizens Bank Park on April 15, 2019.
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"Stranger Things" have happened than actors Joe Keery and David Harbour throwing out first pitches in Phillies gear.
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"The Sandlot" actors Marty York and Victor DiMattia posed for a picture with the Phillie Phanatic before a June 2018 game.
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Stand up comedian Matt Rife threw out the first pitch before of a 2023 Phillies game.
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Canadian soap actor William deVry threw out the first pitch before a 2017 Phillies game.
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“Boy Meets World” stars Will Friedle, Danielle Fishel and Rider Strong pose for a photo during a game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Pittsburgh Pirates at Citizens Bank Park on September 27, 2023 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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“The Monkees” star Micky Dolenz got to pose with the Phillie Phanatic before a 2018 game.
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Actor Mekhi Phifer grew up in Harlem, but sure looked like a Phillies fans when he arrived arrives at the debut of a Hollywood nightclub in October 2003.
