This weekend politics and Hollywood collide once again, when Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis face off in "The Campaign." While the likelihood of these two comedians running for office in real life is slim, it's not without precedent: Four years ago, former "SNL" star Al Franken was elected to the U.S. Senate.
Of course, Franken is just the latest in a long line of actors who've done this. Here, Moviefone takes a look back on the strange history of movie stars-turned-politicians. Once you're done checking out their accomplishments, hit the polls and let us know which one has made the most respectable jump from celebrity to civil servant.
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Shirley Temple Black
<strong>Accomplishments Include: </strong>
The first Juvenile Academy Award Winner (1934)
United States Ambassador to Ghana (1974 - 1976)
The first female Chief of Protocol of the United States (1976 -1977)
United States Ambassador to Czechoslovakia (1989 - 1992)
Screen Actors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award (2005)
Clint Eastwood
<strong>Accomplishments Include: </strong>
Mayor of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California (1986 - 1988)
Two-time Academy Award Winner for Best Director (1993, 2005)
Vice Chairman of the California State Park and Recreation Commission (2001 - 2008)
Al Franken
<strong>Accomplishments Include: </strong>
Five-time Emmy winning writer with "SNL"
Author of five <em>New York Times</em> best-selling books
U.S. Senator, Minnesota (Incumbent)
Fred Grandy
<strong>Accomplishments Include: </strong>
"Gopher" on "The Love Boat"
U.S. Representative, Iowa (1987 - 1995)
Glenda Jackson
<strong>Accomplishments Include: </strong>
Two-time Academy Award winner for Best Actress (1969, 1973)
Member of British Parliament (1992 - Present)
Ben L. Jones
<strong>Accomplishments Include: </strong>
"Cooter" on "The Dukes of Hazard"
U.S. Representative, Georgia (1989 - 1993)
Sheila Khuel
<strong>Accomplishments Include: </strong>
"Zelda" on "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis"
Officer of the California State Assembly (1994 - 2000)
U.S. Senator, California (2000 - 2008)
Founding Member of the California Legislative LGBT Caucus (2002)
John Davis Lodge
<strong>Accomplishments Include: </strong>
"Alexey Razumovsky" in "The Scarlet Empress" (1934)
U.S. Representative, Connecticut (1947 - 1951)
Governor of Connecticut (1951 - 1955)
U.S. Ambassador to Spain (1955 - 1961)
U.S. Ambassador to Argentina (1969 - 1973)
U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland (1983 - 1985)
George Murphy
<strong>Accomplishments Include: </strong>
President of the Screen Actors Guild (1944 - 1946)
Honorary Academy Award Winner (1951)
U.S. Senator, California (1965 - 1971)
Kal Penn
<strong>Accomplishments Include: </strong>
Teen Choice Award Nominee for Choice Movie Rockstar Moment, "Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle" (2005)
Associate Director, White House Office of Public Engagement (2009, 2010)
Ronald Reagan
<strong>Accomplishments Include: </strong>
Acting alongside a chimp in "Bedtime for Bonzo" (1951)
President of the Screen Actors Guild (1947 - 1952, 1959)
Governor of California (1967 - 1975)
40th President of the United States (1981 - 1989)
Arnold Schwarzenegger
<strong>Accomplishments Include: </strong>
Nickelodeon Kids Choice Hall of Fame (1992)
Governor of California (2003 - 2011)
Razzie Award Winner for "Worst Razzie Loser of Our First 25 Years" (2005)
Jesse Ventura
<strong>Accomplishments Include: </strong>
Mayor of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota (1991 - 1995)
Governor of Minnesota (1999 - 2003)
WWE Hall of Fame (2004)
Sonny Bono
<strong>Accomplishments Include: </strong>
Five songs in the U.S. Billboard Top 20 (1965)
Mayor of Palm Springs, California (1988 - 2002)
U.S. Representative, California (1995 - 1998)
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This weekend politics and Hollywood collide once again, when Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis face off in "The Campaign." While the likelihood of these two comedians running for office in real life ...
This weekend politics and Hollywood collide once again, when Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis face off in "The Campaign." While the likelihood of these two comedians running for office in real life ...
Well lets look at the track record , Ronald Reagan an actor will go down as probably the greatest president of modern times. not bad I would say....Now lets look at the current politicians case one Barak Obama president. How dis he do? Answer FAILED MISERABLY!
johnnyboy36: Well lets look at the track record , Ronald Reagan
Posted: 08/09/2012 1:07 pm Updated: 08/10/2012 5:26 pm