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Top 7 Celebrities You Didn’t Know Were Gamers

Top 7 Celebrities You Didn’t Know Were Gamers

As gaming becomes increasingly mainstream, more and more people are turning to it as a primary source of entertainment. Especially with the advent of smartphones, it’s easier than ever to indulge in what we think you’ll agree is the best hobby out there. As it turns out, there are plenty of celebrities out there who feel the same. Join us as we detail seven famous faces you might just run into during your next online gaming session.

Jamie Lee Curtis

Jamie Lee Curtis

The Scream Queens star has landed plenty of iconic roles, but she likes to land solid rolls, too. Jamie Lee Curtis is an avid player of World of Warcraft , and she continues to impress at gaming events by showing up in fantastic costumes. After her surprising Vega cosplay at fighting game tournament EVO 2015, she went incognito to BlizzCon 2015. Her Forsaken mask was a clever way for her explore the show floor unmolested by excited fans. She even showed up to the World of Warcraft movie premiere in full orc regalia. You go, Jamie.

Vin Diesel

Vin Diesel

When you think of Vin Diesel and video games, your mind most likely goes straight to The Chronicles of Riddick. His favorite way to game is decidedly analog, however. Vin Diesel has been playing Dungeons & Dragons for over 20 years, honing his creativity to a fine edge. He even has a tattoo of his most memorable character’s name, Melkor. The buff star of Fast and the Furious has serious acting chops, sure, but his skill as a DM is nothing to sneeze at either.

Felicia Day

Felicia Day

Okay, so maybe you DID know that Felicia Day is a gamer, but you may not know the whole story surrounding her history with the medium. As an emerging actress, Day found herself struggling with a legitimate addiction to World of Warcraft . It threatened to engulf her career, but she rose above her circumstances when she used the game as inspiration for her wildly successful web series, The Guild. Day is now more successful than ever, using her platform to spread positivity and encouraging people like her to embrace their weirdness – a lesson we can get behind.

Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson

Mr. Jackson is most memorable for his movie roles, but he’s been in plenty of games, too. He’s most known for his role as officer Frank Tenpenny in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas , as well as the titular Afro Samurai in both his anime and video game incarnations. He likes to play games as well as voice them, naturally. His favorites are shooters like Call of Duty , as well as Bethesda’s Fallout series.

Olivia Munn

Olivia Munn

Ms. Munn is another celebrity whose rise to fame involved gaming, though it’s easy to forget given how high-profile her acting roles are these days. Before becoming Psylocke in X-Men: Apocalypse, she was co-host of Attack of the Show on the ill-fated G4 network. You may even remember her from a few episodes of Ninja Warrior ! When she’s not in front of a camera, Munn enjoys rhythm games like Rock Band and shooters like – you guessed it – Call of Duty.

Matthew Perry

Matthew Perry

Here’s one we never would’ve known about without doing some research. After his long stint as Chandler on Friends , Matthew Perry fell in love. No, not with Monica – er, Courteney Cox – but with Fallout 3 . Perry appeared on daytime talk show The View and confessed that he had played so much Fallout that he ended up with carpal tunnel syndrome. Yikes! At least he’ll be prepared in the event of an untimely apocalypse.

Ronda Rousey

Ronda Rousey

Ronda Rousey might be our favorite celebrity gamer of all. The former UFC Bantamweight champion loves video games, but not the ones you might expect. No, Ms. Rousey’s tastes verge away from the mainstream – she’d prefer to sink hours into games like The Legend of Zelda and Jak and Daxter. Her greatest affection is reserved for Pokemon , though – a love so true that she once acted as a moderator for a Pokemon forum when she was in her teens. Somebody had better be getting her Sun & Moon for Christmas, because we’ll be using Wonder Trade to send out Hitmonchan named Rousey once the Pokemon Bank opens in January.

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