Super Famous Buddhists

[yawares]

Dear Members,

Do you know that some of our most favorite movie stars are Buddhists and do charities in the name of our great Buddhas???... Famous Buddhists list : Harrison Ford/Richard Gere etc.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/ar ... -East.html

http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/i ... +buddhists

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Since so many Hollywood stars and blockbusters sell Buddhism, is it the coolest religion along with yoga?

Most movie stars are Buddhist from Richard Gere and Orlando Bloom to Keanu Reeves and Oliver Stone to even Sharon Stone, Tina Turner, Miranda Kerr, Harrison Ford etc even Lisa Simpson and so many blockbusters from Star Wars to the Matrix sell Buddhism. A lot of my friends think its "cool" to be Buddhist and even Angelina and Beckam have sanskrit tattoos. Also, Time Magazine says Buddhism and yoga are the fastest growing religions in the western world .. is it cool to be Buddhist and if so why?
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Richard Gere is one such celebrity. Richard Gere makes his admiration for the Dalai Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader in exile, well known. Gere periodically retreats to Tibet to brush up on his Buddhism. While there, the actor enjoys a very different existence than he does in Hollywood. According to Gere, he has a simple room and has to share a bathroom. There is a limited supply of water and no television, air conditioning or newspapers. Self-prescribed torture? For Gere, as he explains it, this is his time to relax, to meditate, to release.
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Some Famous Buddhists :
There are in fact many high-profile personalities who have discovered and taken up Buddhism. The following are just a few of the more well-known celebrity Buddhists :

Richard Gere Movie Star : Final Analysis/Red Corner/Primal Fear/No Mercy
http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/i ... gac&sado=1

Harrison Ford Movie Star : Indiana Jones/Sabrina/Witness/The Fugitive/Working Girl
http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/i ... rison+ford

Sharon Stone Movie Star : Basic Instinct/The Specialist/King Solomon's Mines
http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/i ... t&y=Search

Orlando Bloom Movie Star : Kingdom of Heaven/Pirates

Keanu Reeves Movie Star : Little Buddha/The Matrix/Devil'S Advocate

Uma Thurman Movie Star : Paycheck/Jennifer8/Batman
http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/i ... t&y=Search

Goldie Hawn Movie Star : Over Board/Deceived ,Oscar winning Actress
http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/i ... gac&sado=1

Steven Seagal Movie Star : Marked For Death/Mercenary/Undersiege

Mark Wahlberg Movie Star : Planet Of The Apes/Fear ,Rap Singer
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Tina Turner Movie Star : Mad Max,singer:

Better Be Good : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyU7BbQSm98
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Cher Movie Star : The Suspect, Singer:
I Found Someone : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m77bonzitos
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Jennifer Lopez Movie Star : Enough/Gigli/Wedding Planner, Singer:
Dance Again : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdSjhN_0bJ0
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Belinda Carlisle Singer : Blue Heaven:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOGEyBeo ... GOEvBynUoG
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George Lucas Film Producer Star Wars
Oliver Stone Film Producer : JFK
Tiger Woods Champion Golfer
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yawares

[David N. Snyder]

Here is a list I have compiled:

http://www.dhammawiki.com/index.php?tit ... _Buddhists

Don't forget the great Jackie Chan. He has given a generous amount to charity.

[yawares]

Here is a list I have compiled:

http://www.dhammawiki.com/index.php?tit ... _Buddhists

Don't forget the great Jackie Chan. He has given a generous amount to charity.

Dear David,
Oh thank you very much...many more ...I'm impressed!!
I thought Angelinajoli just has sansakrit tattoos for fun.
yawares

[David N. Snyder]

I thought Angelinajoli just has sansakrit tattoos for fun.

Yes, probably just for fun. She has one child from Cambodia and has been seen going to Buddhist temples with him, which probably set off the rumors. She was most likely going there to introduce him to Cambodian / Southeast Asian culture.

[yawares]

I thought Angelinajoli just has sansakrit tattoos for fun.

Yes, probably just for fun. She has one child from Cambodia and has been seen going to Buddhist temples with him, which probably set off the rumors. She was most likely going there to introduce him to Cambodian / Southeast Asian culture.

Dear David,
I'm not surprised about Jackie Chan ...most Asian actors/actresses are Buddhists.
I wish Tom Cruise/Paul Walker/Chris Evan were Buddhists too...because they are so cool!
yawares

[pilgrim]

You could also add:
Jake Gyllenhaal
Teresa Teng
Leonardo DiCaprio ( sort of)

[Ben]

I wish Tom Cruise/Paul Walker/Chris Evan were Buddhists too...because they are so cool!

No, I think Tom Cruise and Scientology were made for each other.
kind regards,

Ben

[tiltbillings]

I'd vote for Christopher Walken

[Ben]

As a Buddhist or a new buddy for Cruise and the Thetan Army?

[tiltbillings]

As a Buddhist or a new buddy for Cruise and the Thetan Army?

Forget Tom Cruise, though I thought he was quite good in THE WAR OF THE WORLDS. Christopher Walken as a Buddhist, along with the late great Dennis Hopper.



And of course Christopher Lee, who will always be Lord Summerisle to me:



And, of course, Bill Murray, who has already got a set of robes:

[Ben]

I was quite surprised by his performance in War of the Worlds. It was actually very good and his character had some real depth.
Dennis Hopper - he would have been great. I just remember him in Apocalypse Now! I think he was just channeling himself in that scene where Martin Sheen was in the cage.
I'd vote for Willem Defoe.

[tiltbillings]

I was quite surprised by his performance in War of the Worlds. It was actually very good and his character had some real depth.
Dennis Hopper - he would have been great. I just remember him in Apocalypse Now! I think he was just channeling himself in that scene where Martin Sheen was in the cage.
I'd vote for Willem Defoe.

Defoe, good choice:






And one of my all time favorites:

[tiltbillings]

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[Ben]

I was particularly taken by Defoe in "The Last Temptation of Christ" but more recently in his lead role in "The Hunter" which is set down here.
Goldblum is also great.

The girls I am familiar with but their names escape me. The first one looks like a very young Sigourney Weaver.

[yawares]

I thought Angelinajoli just has sansakrit tattoos for fun.

Yes, probably just for fun. She has one child from Cambodia and has been seen going to Buddhist temples with him, which probably set off the rumors. She was most likely going there to introduce him to Cambodian / Southeast Asian culture.

Dear David,....JUST 4 YOU!
http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/i ... er+tattoos

yawares

[yawares]

You could also add:
Jake Gyllenhaal
Teresa Teng
Leonardo DiCaprio ( sort of)

Dear Pilgrim,
I like Leonardo DiCaprio in Titanic/Blood Diamonds/The Man in The Iron Mask
Is he really a Buddhist??

[yawares]

I wish Tom Cruise/Paul Walker/Chris Evan were Buddhists too...because they are so cool!

No, I think Tom Cruise and Scientology were made for each other.
kind regards,

Ben

Dear Ben,
Yes..Tom and Travolta are so into Scientology!!!

[yawares]

I'd vote for Christopher Walken

Dear "tiltbillings",
Then YOU prabably know that 1 of his best movies : THE DEAD ZONE !!

http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/i ... t&y=Search

yawares

[Ben]

Yes..Tom and Travolta are so into Scientology!!![/color]

They are indeed, Yawares!

[yawares]

As a Buddhist or a new buddy for Cruise and the Thetan Army?

Forget Tom Cruise, though I thought he was quite good in THE WAR OF THE WORLDS. Christopher Walken as a Buddhist, along with the late great Dennis Hopper.


My mom took me to see his first movie GIANT with Rock Hudson/Liz Taylor/James Dean.

And of course Christopher Lee, who will always be Lord Summerisle to me:
My sister took me to see his movie: DRACULA



And, of course, Bill Murray, who has already got a set of robes:
Was he in : GHOST BUSTERS??

yawares