These Celebrities Are Michigan Wolverine Fans
Everyone became a Michigan fan Monday night when they beat Washington to become National Champions for the first time in 26-years. Well, almost everyone. There are probably a lot of Michigan State and Ohio State fans that aren’t physically able to be happy for the Wolverines. But there are still a multitude of fans that are waiving the Michigan flag. And it’s not just people like you and I. There are actual, bona fide famous people who are part of Go Blue Nation. Whether they’re Michigan alums or just fans by happenstance, check out these celebrities who were probably celebrating with the rest of us when Michigan earned their 12th National Title.
James Earl Jones
The legendary actor and iconic voice of Darth Vader graduated from the University of Michigan in 1955 with a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in drama. He was Maize and Blue before a lot of us were born.
Michael Phelps
The swimming GOAT attended classes and trained at U of M for four years when he followed swimming coach Bob Owens there after the 2004 Olympic Games.
Dave Portnoy
Check Dave’s social media for videos he made at the game in Houston where Michigan became National Champs. The founder and owner of sports and pop culture hub, Barstool Sports, graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in education. While at Michigan, Portnoy founded thegamblingman.com, a website where he published his sports betting picks. He’s unapologetically Maize and Blue, through and through.
Lucy Liu
The New York-born actress transferred to Michigan where she studied Asian languages and cultures. She pledged the Chi Omega sorority and acted in the Basement Arts student-run theater group. In 1989, her senior year, she auditioned for the University’s production of “Alice in Wonderland” and landed the lead role.
Selma Blair
The People’s Choice Award winning and Grammy nominated actress was born in Southfield. She graduated from U of M in 1994 magna cum laude with a triple major in photography, psychology, and English. Selma is Pure Michigan.
Kate Upton
Like Selma Blair, Kate Upton is a Michigan girl. Born on the west side of the state in St. Joseph, the super model and wife of former Detroit Tiger Justin Verlander never attended Michigan, but it’s said that she bleeds Maize and Blue.
Russell Crowe
This is weird one, right? What connection does a famous actor from New Zealand have with U of M? Russell happens to be good friends with former Michigan football head coach, Lloyd Carr. He attended a game at Michigan Stadium in 2007 in support of Coach Carr and even joined him at the post-game press conference.
Madonna
It’s hard to imagine Madonna spending her leisure time watching college football, but the Michigan-born icon is, in fact, an alumni of the school. Madonna received a dance scholarship to U of M but dropped out after two years to make her way to New York. The rest, as they say, is history.
David Alan Greir
The actor and comedian was born in Detroit, graduated from Cass Tech High School, and made his way to the University of Michigan where he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree on his way to the Yale School of Drama. He’s surely hollered, “Go Blue!” on more than one occasion.
Ann Coulter
The polarizing media personality received her Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School in 1988, where she was an editor of the Michigan Law Review. At Michigan, Coulter was president of the local chapter of the Federalist Society and was trained at the National Journalism Center. So, she probably didn’t have a lot of time for Saturdays at the Big House, but she definitely cheered on her Wolverines.
Dave Coulier
Another Michigan born and bred actor and comedian, Dave grew up in St. Clair Shores and went to Michigan for one year before dropping out to pursue a career in comedy. But even though his stay in Ann Arbor was short, Dave never forgo his roots. He even wore a Michigan hockey jersey on his hit TV show “Full House”.
Derek Jeter
Though he spent his professional baseball career in New York, the Kalamazoo-born Jeter earned a baseball scholarship to U of M and played college ball as a Wolverine. Jeter may be known as a no-good Yankee, but he was Maize and Blue first.
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