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Celebrities who endorsed 2012 Republican presidential candidates include some well-known celebs who have, over the years, consistently let their political leanings be known, as well as some newcomers. How much does a star's endorsement of a presidential candidate really matter? That's hard to quantify, but when someone who has the media (and the tabloids) attention throws support behind a candidate, it usually makes headlines. This list includes actors, reality stars, musicians and athletes who have gone on record as fans or supporters of GOP candidates in the 2012 election.

Donald Trump is certainly one of the most high-profile celebrities to endorse a candidate this election season. In early-February of 2012, the Donald threw his support behind GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney. Other celebs known to back Romney include Robert Duvall, Kelsey Grammer and Jon Voight. Celebrities who have endorsed and/or support Newt Gingrich are fewer and more far between, though getting an endorsement from Chuck Norris is nothing to sneeze at. For what it's worth (and really, not much), Gary Busey briefly endorsed Gingrich - but he reversed his decision within a day or two, saying it was too early to make an informed decision.

Ron Paul seems to have the support of some big celebrities, too. Among them: Vince Vaughn, Juliette Lewis, Barry Manilow and Aerosmith's Joe Perry. And who can forget singer Kelly Clarkson's Twitter endorsement of Paul? She got a whopper of a record boost from that one.

Dennis Miller made headlines when he (very publicly) endorsed then-GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain. Two months later, Miller withdrew that endorsement, telling Bill O'Reilly quite simply that Cain "can't win." And, in one of the more bizarre celebrity Republican presidential endorsements of the campaign season, actor Nick Searcy (FX's 'Justified') made a campaign video for Herman Cain (sort of) called "He Carried Yellow Flowers." The video, released on YouTube in September of 2011, was essentially a parody of all the crazy celebrity presidential endorsements - but it also hammered home Searcy's support for Cain (before Cain withdrew from the campaign, of course).

As you can clearly see from this list (stacked heavily to celebrities who endorse Ron Paul and celebrities who endorse Mitt Romney), not all of Hollywood is throwing support behind Barack Obama in 2012.

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Rank   Name Born Profession Birthplace Nationality
  1. 1
    1931
    Writer, Actor, Screenwriter, Film Director, Film Producer
    San Diego
    United States of America
    Mitt Romney
  2. 2
    1938
    Actor, Screenwriter, Film Producer, Television producer
    Yonkers
    United States of America
    Mitt Romney
  3. 3
    1946
    Writer, Businessperson, Entrepreneur, Chief Executive Officer
    Queens
    United States of America, Germany
    Mitt Romney
  4. 4
    1949
    Actor, Musician, Singer, Film Producer, Teacher, Songwriter, Record producer, Entrepreneur, Television producer More
    Tirat Carmel
    United States of America, Israel
    Mitt Romney
  5. 5
    1955
    Actor, Voice acting, Film Director, Film Producer, Television producer, Television Director More
    Saint Thomas
    United States of America
    Mitt Romney
  6. 6
    1940
    Writer, Actor, Martial artist
    Ryan
    United States of America
    Newt Gingrich
  7. 7
    1944
    Actor
    Goose Creek, Texas
    United States of America
    Newt Gingrich (withdrawn)
  8. 8
    1934
    Actor, Musician, Singer, Songwriter, Spokesman, Motivational speaker
    Jacksonville
    United States of America
    Rick Santorum
  9. 9
    1961
    Actor, Musician, Singer, Singer-songwriter, Author, Songwriter, Record producer, Guitarist More
    La Mesa
    United States of America
    Rick Santorum
  10. 10
    1950
    Actor, Musician, Songwriter, Guitarist
    Lawrence
    United States of America
    Ron Paul
  11. 11
    1943
    Actor, Musician, Conductor, Singer, Singer-songwriter, Composer, Pianist, Record producer, Theatrical producer More
    Brooklyn
    United States of America
    Ron Paul
  12. 12
    1973
    Actor, Singer
    Los Angeles
    United States of America
    Ron Paul
  13. 13
    1970
    Writer, Actor, Comedian, Screenwriter, Film Producer
    Minneapolis
    United States of America
    Ron Paul
  14. 14
    1967
    Actor, Screenwriter, Film Producer, Stand-up comedian
    Worcester
    United States of America
    Ron Paul
  15. 15
    1986
    American football player
    Conway
    Ron Paul
  16. 16
    1982
    Actor, Singer, Singer-songwriter, Guitarist
    Fort Worth
    United States of America
    Ron Paul
  17. 17
    1983
    Actor, Musician, Singer, Singer-songwriter, Presenter, Guitarist
    Sedona
    United States of America, Indonesia
    Ron Paul
  18. 18
    1974
    Musician, Rapper
    Hempstead
    United States of America
    Ron Paul
  19. 19
    1942
    Actor, Singer
    Roanoke
    United States of America
    Michele Bachmann
  20. 20
    1945
    Writer, Novelist, Film Producer
    Everett
    United States of America
    Michele Bachmann
  21. 21
    1966
    Actor, American football player, Film Producer, Presenter, Television Director More
    Mount Clemens
    United States of America
    Rick Perry
  22. 22
    1962
    Actor, Film Director, Film Producer
    Lincoln
    United States of America
    Rick Perry
  23. 23
    1953
    Actor, Comedian, Talk show host, Television producer
    Pittsburgh
    United States of America
    Herman Cain (withdrawn)
  24. 24
    1959
    Actor
    Cullowhee
    United States of America
    Herman Cain

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  1. Snappyjo
    Celebrities Who Endorsed 2012 GOP Candidates at 3/13/2012 1:39 AM
    Funny how smart these people are compared to all the libs in Hollywood.
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