Stars — they’re nothing like us. Except some of them, like many of us, will tune in this weekend to watch the Kansas City Chiefs face the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl. (You can find all of our coverage of the event here.) Stars — they’re occasionally like us!
But which stars, you might be asking yourself. While some famous fans have been very vocal about their loyalties — President Biden and Jill Biden, for example, have not exactly been shy about their love of the Eagles — there are others you might not know for their football obsessions. Here’s a quick rundown of just a few of the celebrities likely to be cheering on their favorite teams this weekend.
The Kansas City Chiefs
Jason Sudeikis
Jason Sudeikis brought his hometown pride to his Apple TV+ show “Ted Lasso”: Ted loves all things Kansas City. “I don’t think I’m the one that put it on the map,” Mr. Sudeikis said of the city at last year’s Emmy Awards. “I think the Royals and the Chiefs and Charlie Parker and Janelle Monáe and Don Cheadle and many, many other artists and people far greater than myself have added to that knowledge.”
“I’m hoping that I can see it in person, although watching that game is very stressful,” the “Ant-Man” actor Paul Rudd said of this year’s Super Bowl, in an interview with People magazine. Mr. Rudd, whose family moved to Kansas when he was a child, was at the Super Bowl in 2020 cheering the Chiefs to victory. More specifically, Vulture described his reaction to the team’s win as “joy personified.”
Eric Stonestreet
Eric Stonestreet, who starred in the sitcom “Modern Family,” makes no secret of his fondness for his hometown team. He’s been a fan since childhood. “I don’t know what it is about me as a grown man that anyone that straps on the Chiefs helmet, the Chiefs uniform, I’m a fan of,” Mr. Stonestreet said in an interview last year. “It’s weird that it’s so generational. It doesn’t matter. I’ve been a Joe Delaney fan and now I’m a Jerick McKinnon fan. I don’t know why that is, but I think it’s because of the game.”
The singer Melissa Etheridge, who was born in Kansas, wrote an original song devoted to her team in 2022. Titled “Chocolate Cake,” it was inspired by an interview in which Chiefs coach Andy Reid likened winning the Super Bowl to the dessert. “That is the chocolate cake with the ultimate frosting,” Mr. Reid said.
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Tech N9ne
A longtime Chiefs fan, the rapper Tech N9ne often channels his support of the team into his music. He has produced a number of original songs in honor of the Kansas City team, including the team anthem “Red Kingdom” in 2021. His 2017 track “Wheels Like Hill” refers to the player Tyreek Hill.
Henry Winkler
The actor Henry Winkler has tweeted multiple times about the quarterback Patrick Mahomes. In an interview in December, he said of Mahomes’s playing style: “He’s so locked in on, ‘How am I going to get to the end zone? Hmm. There are those big guys over there, I think I’ll go over here.’ And then — boom — like a cobra.” Mr. Winkler even voiced a promotional video for the team in January.
Brad Pitt
Brad Pitt, who grew up in Missouri, sported a hat on the red carpet at the Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2020, the same day the team beat the Tennessee Titans in the A.F.C. championship game. (For what it’s worth: He didn’t bring the hat himself. Fans tossed it to the actor, who smiled, put it on and flashed a thumbs-up in a video posted to Instagram.)
Henry Cavill
The British actor Henry Cavill decided to become a fan after portraying Superman, who grew up in Kansas. Mr. Cavill discussed his fandom in a 2019 appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” “I spent a lot of time over here, obviously, and I’d been watching American football and I started to like the sport and I realized I had to choose a team,” he said. “I figured the one thing which won’t ever change in my life is the Superman aspect of it. I figured Superman is from Kansas. The Chiefs. People in Kansas support the Chiefs. It just all added up for me.” Mr. Kimmel told him the decision was “weird.”
Kevin Richardson
One need only watch Quinta Brunson’s show “Abbott Elementary” to know where her football allegiances lie. Or read her tweets. Or follow her on Instagram. Ms. Brunson, a Philadelphia native, was spotted in the stands at an Eagles game in September, wearing a jersey.
President Biden and Jill Biden
Mr. Biden, who cheered on the Eagles with his family at the 2018 Super Bowl, made a joke about the upcoming game during his State of the Union address this week.
“By the way, Chief Justice, I may need a court order,” President Biden said, referring to his wife, Jill Biden. “She gets to go to the game next week.” (Mr. Biden joked that he had to stay home to work.) “It’s a special night for this Philly girl — I get to cheer on my Eagles alongside these brave cancer survivors and their families,” Dr. Biden tweeted after attending an Eagles game earlier in the season as part of a cancer awareness initiative.
Kevin Hart
“This is my second Super Bowl with the Eagles,” Mr. Hart, a Philadelphia native, told People magazine this month. “During my time on this earth, if I can get two wins out of it, that’s even bigger. My fingers are crossed, all superstition is kicked in, and I would love to come home with another win.” In an Instagram post, Mr. Hart recently claimed to have purchased a live eagle for $16.5 million and named the bird after the team’s quarterback, Jalen Hurts.
Questlove and The Roots performed at the 2018 N.F.C. championship game halftime show. Questlove, who was born and raised in Philadelphia, later credited the Eagles’ victory to his lucky jersey, in a photo posted to Instagram. He tweeted his excitement after the Eagles secured their spot in the Super Bowl this year.
Bradley Cooper
Bradley Cooper, who starred in the film “Silver Linings Playbook,” set in the Philadelphia suburbs, was spotted in the Eagles’ owner’s box in January. Mr. Cooper previously told The Times that his childhood bedroom was full of Eagles merch.
Lil Uzi Vert took the field with the Eagles before the N.F.C. championship game in January, wearing a custom jersey as the rapper’s song “Just Wanna Rock” played in the arena.
Sylvester Stallone
Sylvester Stallone, the star of “Rocky,” was famously blamed for the Eagles’ loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2003 in the inaugural football game at the team’s stadium, Lincoln Financial Field. He told The Los Angeles Times that Jon Gruden, then the Buccaneers’ coach, “wouldn’t let the world forget it.” “So they were in the locker room going, ‘Rocky’s nothing. Rocky got knocked out. Eye of the potato,’” Mr. Stallone said. “I felt so bad. It was Rocky day, and I thought, I’m going to be stoned to death here.” In 2021, Mr. Stallone told NBC Sports that he wouldn’t go back to the stadium to see a game for fear of jinxing the team.
