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**blackclaw1**

Are there any people who are in the public eye who are wargamers , regardless of games , i was wondering the other day as there are a few bands who do 40k themed songs so they probably take a casual interest.

So does anyone know anyone famous who plays?

**Revenent Reiko**

Would be interesting to see who does play
Found this which opened my eyes

**Lint**

The closest I've come is at my flgs, where we had a regular player who was also a GD winner.

**Azure**

Robin Williams plays a pink Eldar army

**CURNOW**

will smith.
vin deisel.
brian may.
david mitchell
too start with..

**Lint**

Peter Jackson is a gaming honk, which of course led to this mess.

**blackclaw1**

CURNOW wrote:will smith.
vin deisel.
brian may.
david mitchell
too start with..

to cynical for my age any proof of this short of the linked thread ,
I've heard brian may does before though.

**precinctomega**

Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith apparently started playing between takes for MiB. Jones quit after the film, but Smith's kids loved it so he kept at it. Not sure how old they are now.

Robin Williams was apparently a regular at his local GW for a couple of years and would crack the staff up doing sound effects and silly voices during games (note: Robin Williams doing this is cool and funny; if you are not Robin Williams, it's sad and pathetic, so don't try).

I met Bryan May at Games Day in 1997, and (considerably less famous but much more chatty) David Schneider in 2007.

And this is a lovely old piece of film about Hammer actor, Peter Cushing and his immense collection of miniatures:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEC7dsFlvIE

R.

**Asherian Command**

John Hurt plays.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000457/
He talked about playing it with his kids in the ultramarines movie extras.

Same with Terence Stamp he also has played it a couple of times after he did the ultramarines movie.

**Brother SRM**

Vin Diesel is a huge D&D nerd, but I'm not aware he plays anything else. Wouldn't surprise me at all though.

**Kilkrazy**

This thread may be useful...

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/97810.page

Edward Woodward died in 2009.

Deryck Guyler was a huge collector of 54mm flats, and a founder member of the Society of Ancients. He was also a virtuoso washboard player.

Harry Pearson, journalist, wrote an excellent book about wargaming -- Achtung! Schweinehunde

Peter Cushing, actor, died 1994
H G Wells, author, died 1946, wrote "Little Wars"
G K Chesterton, author, died 1936, was one of Wells's collaborators.

**MrGiggles**

Does my being a legend in my own mind count?

**WarOne**

Can we consider DashofPepper a celebrity?

**Platuan4th**

WarOne wrote:Can we consider DashofPepper a celebrity?

Only if we can count Merlyn from DC comics(he collects 54mm Historicals).

**Mad4Minis**

LMAO...if its true...how weird would it be to show up to a new D&D group and have Vin Diesel and The Rock sitting at the table...total "am I in the right place..." moment.

Which brings up the question...did they get any games in while filming the new Fast & Furious movie?

**Grimtuff**

blackclaw1 wrote:
CURNOW wrote:will smith.
vin deisel.
brian may.
david mitchell
too start with..

to cynical for my age any proof of this short of the linked thread ,
I've heard brian may does before though.

This.

If we want some clar and concise proof like this blog post from one Gerard Wey which cites himself, Ray Toro (MCR Guitarist) and Patrick Stump (FOB Singer) as all playing.

EDIT: Gah! Dakka's edited the URL as it includes the S word. change the "gak" to that to make the link work.

**NecronLord3**

Grimtuff wrote:
blackclaw1 wrote:
CURNOW wrote:will smith.
vin deisel.
brian may.
david mitchell
too start with..

to cynical for my age any proof of this short of the linked thread ,
I've heard brian may does before though.

This.
If we want some clar and concise proof like this blog post from one Gerard Wey which cites himself, Ray Toro (MCR Guitarist) and Patrick Stump (FOB Singer) as all playing.

EDIT: Gah! Dakka's edited the URL as it includes the S word. change the "gak" to that to make the link work.

Funny I never pictured him as a Tau player.

**AgeOfEgos**

precinctomega wrote:
I met Bryan May at Games Day in 1997...

You may be aware but I was pretty shocked when I found out Brian May was an astrophysicist as well. That's 'a lot' of education.

**Platuan4th**

Wil Wheaton's a roleplayer, too.

**precinctomega**

H G Wells, author, died 1946, wrote "Little Wars"l

Indeed he did. And you can download it here:

http://www.manybooks.net/titles/wellshgetext03ltwrs11.html

Whilst the rules themselves are bit involved, the introduction is one of the funniest bits of writing about wargames ever written and prove that the best miniatures wargamers have never taken themselves very seriously.

R.

**Scott-S6**

blackclaw1 wrote:
CURNOW wrote:vin deisel.

to cynical for my age any proof of this short of the linked thread ,

Vin Diesel interview: http://www.ugo.com/channels/filmTv/features/thechroniclesofriddick/vindiesel.asp

Q: Is it true you're really into Dungeons and Dragons?
VIN: No. I never play D&D. For some reason, they thought that I played D&D for 20 years. They thought that I spent years playing Barbarians, Witchunters, The Arcanum. They thought I played D&D back in the '70s when it's just the basic D&D set. They thought I continued to play D&D when it became Advanced Dungeons and Dragons. They thought I played D&D when there were only three books - the "Player's Handbook," the "Monster's Manual" and the "Dungeon Master's Guide." They thought I played D&D as it continued onto the Unearthed Arcanum, Oriental Adventures, Sea Adventures, Wilderness Adventures. THEY thought I played D&D at the time when "Deities and Demigods" was the brand new book. THEY thought I played D&D when I used to get up to a place called The Complete Strategist in New York.
[Mouths: "I'm into D&D a lot."]

**BrookM**

Vin's so much into D&D that the dragon tattoo he sported in the movie XXX was named after one of his D&D characters.

**thehod**

Jason Mewes of Jay and Silent Bob fame used to collect gorkamorka models and try to paint them. He doesnt know how to play though, it was in one of the podcasts of jay and silent bob grow old.

**Platuan4th**

BrookM wrote:Vin's so much into D&D that the dragon tattoo he sported in the movie XXX was named after one of his D&D characters.

He also wrote the foreword to the 30th Anniversary Celebration book.

Also with short essays in the book on their experiences: the aforementioned Wil Wheaton, Genndy Tartakovsky(of Samurai Jack and Clone Wars fame), and Stephen Colbert.

**malfred**

I met yak once

**Kanluwen**

I think that's the wrong link there, Platuan

**Platuan4th**

Kanluwen wrote:I think that's the wrong link there, Platuan

So it is! Too much Copy-pasta today!

Should be fixed now.

**Happygrunt**

I know Colbert is rumored to play, but dose anyone have any link/ proof.

**Platuan4th**

Happygrunt wrote:I know Colbert is rumored to play, but dose anyone have any link/ proof.

Try reading the thread?

I just linked to info on the book where he writes a short essay about his experience with D&D.

**Happygrunt**

Platuan4th wrote:
Happygrunt wrote:I know Colbert is rumored to play, but dose anyone have any link/ proof.

Try reading the thread?

I just linked to info on the book where he writes a short essay about his experience with D&D.

Reading comprehension fail! Sorry, thought you said only Vin Diesel had an essay in the book.