After gradually shrinking away from Joe Biden in the final weeks of his campaign, many of the biggest entertainment stars are now throwing their support behind Kamala Harris. Like many billionaires and big donors who had soured on the president, stars seem invigorated by the prospect of a Harris campaign. While Biden’s campaign seemed like a foregone conclusion for the longest time, the switch to Harris has served to inject some much-needed enthusiasm into the Democratic party and its supporters.
While some celebrities have expressed their support online or through donations, others have performed at Harris rallies. The Democratic National Convention was a star-studded event, with everyone from John Legend to Julia Louis-Dreyfus coming out to show support for Harris’ campaign efforts.
These are some of the biggest Hollywood names publicly endorsing Harris.
Bruce Springsteen
“Donald Trump is the most dangerous candidate for President in my lifetime,” Bruce Springsteen said in a video published on Instagram on Thursday. Bruce Springsteen endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris in the same video, saying that he sees her as the future of America.
Ethan Hawke
Ethan Hawke affirmed his support for Kamala Harris in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter.
Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell
Siblings Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell took to Instagram on National Voter Registration Day to post a video endorsing Kamala Harris.
“We can’t let extremists control our lives, our freedoms, and our future,” said O’Connell, adding, “The only way to stop them and the dangerous Project 2025 agenda is to vote and elect Kamala Harris.”
Taylor Swift
Pop star Taylor Swift endorsed Harris for president on September 10, minutes after the ABC News presidential debate between the vice president and former President Donald Trump ended.
Swift’s efforts alone drove unprecedented online traffic to voter registration sites and Harris’ campaign site. Notably, Swift’s endorsement of his opponent also outraged Donald Trump, who had previously attempted to claim Swift’s vote as his own prematurely because he was fooled by some poorly-made AI art of her fans wearing Trump regalia.
George Clooney
After publishing an opinion piece calling on Biden to step aside earlier this month, the actor and Democratic donor endorsed Harris while speaking on CNN on Tuesday.
“President Biden has shown what true leadership is,” Clooney said. “He’s saving democracy once again. We’re all so excited to do whatever we can to support Vice President Harris in her historic quest.”
Oprah Winfrey
Oprah made a surprise appearance at this year’s DNC and told voters to “choose common sense over nonsense.” A registered independent, she appealed to undecided voters and told them that “decency and respect are on the ballot.”
Aaron Sorkin
After Biden announced that he was ending his reelection bid, Sorkin posted a message on X via a friend’s account: “Harris for America!”
Spike Lee
The iconic director kept his endorsement short, sweet, and full of emojis. On Sunday, he posted a picture of Harris on Instagram with a caption full of purple hearts, fire symbols, and clapping hands. “ONCE AGAIN A SISTA COMES TO DA RESCUE,” he wrote.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
In an interview with Stephen Colbert, the Emmy-winning actress joked that Harris is nothing like her character on the show, Selina Meyer.
“On ‘Veep,’ I played a narcissistic, megalomaniac sociopath, and that is not Kamala Harris,” she said. “It might be another candidate in the race.”
Olivia Rodrigo
On Tuesday, Rodrigo posted a clip of Harris’s first campaign rally in an Instagram Story, which she captioned with the raising hands emoji. Rodrigo has long been a supporter of Biden’s administration, and that has now carried over to Harris.
Barbra Streisand
In a recent interview, Streisand emphasized that Harris “will work to restore women’s reproductive freedom” and build on her accomplishments as Vice President.
Mark Hamill
The man most famous for playing Luke Skywalker is also a well-known Biden supporter—and, now, Harris supporter. He’s even hosted numerous “White Guys for Harris” online gatherings to raise funding for Harris’ campaign.
Pink
The singer Pink was another DNC headliner, where she and her daughter, Willow, sang an acoustic version of her single, “What About Us.”
They performed just after a group of people impacted by gun violence took the stage. Pink has spoken out against gun violence in the past, as she faced criticism from some conservatives in 2019 for reposting the poem, “America Is a Gun.”
