By Mark Gray
6:29am PST, Feb 13, 2023
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Philadelphia and Kansas City, Missouri, are a long way from Hollywood, but that doesn't mean the two teams that competed in Super Bowl LVII were lacking support from seriously big names…
The Philadelphia Eagles can count Taylor Swift as a fan, which isn't surprising seeing as she grew up in Pennsylvania. Over the years, the "Anti-Hero" singer has been seen in Eagles jerseys and she referenced the team on her 2020 album "Evermore." On the song "Gold Rush," she sings, "I see me padding across your wooden floors, with my Eagles T-shirt hanging from your door." Super Bowl LVII, Taylor is ready for it.
Keep reading to see other celebrity fans of the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles…
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Bradley Cooper probably bleeds green. The nine-time Oscar nominee is often seen at Eagles games with team owner Jeffrey Lurie. Not only that, but the Philly-area native attended the 2018 Super Bowl when the team beat the New England Patriots. In "Silver Linings Playbook," his character was also an Eagles-obsessed man (sounds about right). Also in 2022, he recorded a hype video for the team, which aired in the stadium. "The Eagles usually don't play this role. We're always the team nobody likes. We've gotten used to that chip on our shoulder," he said in the video. Additionally, he's often pictured wearing Eagles colors. His allegiance can not be questioned.
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Brad Pitt roots for the Kansas City Chiefs. The Oscar-winning actor went to high school and college in Missouri. In fact, he briefly sported a Chiefs hat on the red carpet at the SAG Awards in January 2020 after a fan threw it to him. In January 2023, a paparazzo asked the actor who his Super Bowl pick was. He shot back, "Chiefs, baby!"
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When he's dressed down, Jason Sudeikis is commonly seen wearing a hat with the letters KC… Yeah, that stands for Kansas City. "I hold this city in high regard," he said on Flatland. The "Ted Lasso" star, who was raised in Kansas City, is also one of the hosts of the annual Big Slick charity event that benefits Children's Mercy hospitals in Missouri and Kansas.
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Kevin Hart often speaks glowingly of his hometown Philadelphia Eagles. In 2018, an admittedly drunk Kevin famously tried to get on the Super Bowl stage to celebrate with his team (the stage was basically for players and family members). Security wouldn't let him up. "To all the kids out there, I just want to say: Don't drink," he later said on Instagram. "You know, when alcohol is your system, you do dumb stuff. Me trying to go on stage with the trophy is definitely in the top two stupidest things I've ever done, but who cares. The Eagles won the Super Bowl." The actor said he was still "tipsy." "My wife was the first one to say, 'Babe, don't go up there.' I said, 'Chill out, I gotta be up there with my city.'" Of the security guard who stopped him from getting on stage, Kevin said, "The man did his job, didn't he!"
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While the Wrexham soccer club owns Rob McElhenney's wallet (he's a co-owner with Ryan Reynolds), the Philadelphia Eagles own his heart. All Philadelphia-based teams do. The Philly native also created the sitcom "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia." In fact, Rob told CBS that the Eagles inspired him to buy Wrexham in Wales. "That was a big reason why we chose the club and chose the town," he said. "Working class. Blue collar people who love their sports teams more than almost anything else in their lives and we knew how important that was to the community. And I felt like I know those people because I grew up with those people, I'm related to those people and I am one of those people."
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Although Paul Rudd was born in New Jersey (Philly territory!), he grew up primarily in the Kansas City metropolitan area — and he's a huge Chiefs fan. The Marvel star is often seen wearing clothing supportive of both the Chiefs and the Kansas City Royals MLB team. In 2007, he narrated HBO's "Hard Knocks," which documented the Chiefs' training camp. Paul also helps host the annual Big Slick charity event that benefits Children's Mercy hospitals in Missouri and Kansas. On Feb. 6, 2023, he told People magazine that Super Bowl LVII will be "stressful." "It's always tough when you have a real vested interest. Unless it's a total blowout, but I'm really hoping that they win," he said. "I just want to be elated at the end of the game."
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Miles Teller grew up in the Philadelphia suburbs and is often seen supporting his hometown teams. After the Eagles clinched their spot in the 2023 Super Bowl, he tweeted, "Fly Eagles, Fly baby!!!" At a game in October 2022, the "Top Gun: Maverick" star joined service members on the field in singing the team's fight song.
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Heidi Gardner of "Saturday Night Live" fame grew up in Kansas City proper. Although she lives in the Big Apple now, the comedy star threw a Chiefs-themed party when they went to the Super Bowl in 2020. She got emotional after her beloved team won that game. "Chiefs, you blew my mind. Thank you for such an amazing season and Super Bowl. I love you!!!" she wrote on Instagram. Of quarterback Patrick Mahomes, she said, "He's more than magic. He's a cut above and we are so lucky to have him. I'm so inspired by his leadership and the fact that he never gives up."
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"Modern Family" star Eric Stonestreet was born and raised in the shadow of Arrowhead Stadium, where the Kansas City Chiefs play. He often appears on football shows talking about his beloved Chiefs. In 2020, he attended Super Bowl LIV in Miami and got emotional before and after the game (which the Chiefs won). "We've [been] waiting a long time for this," he said in a video from the field. "This is a huge day for Kansas City." He also attended the 2023 AFC Championship game and gifted his fiancée a Chiefs poncho for Christmas a few weeks earlier (see it here).
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"In West Philadelphia born and raised!" Will Smith is Philly through and through. He posted a video of himself prepping for the 2018 Super Bowl in full Eagles gear and going nuts when they won that game. Back in his "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" days, he often sported Eagles gear. He also retweeted a poem that read, "Dear Philadelphia Eagles Roses are red, Violets are blue, I think it's time for a Super Bowl title, What about you?"
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Rob Riggle is a huge sports fan and often appears on FOX's NFL pregame show. The comedian, who's a Kansas boy, is also a huge Kansas City Chiefs supporter. Just before kickoff of every home game at Arrowhead Stadium, a person is picked to lead the crowd in a "war chant," in which they bang on a drum. Rob was picked to do the honors in 2017 and was so into it that he broke the drum stick. After the Chiefs won the AFC Championship in 2023, he danced on Instagram wearing a jersey (see it here). "Congratulations @chiefs on another AFC Championship!!! I'm so proud of you guys!!! #lovekansascity," he captioned the post.
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Ryan Phillippe grew up less than an hour outside of Philadelphia. As the team had a long stretch of lean years, the actor somewhat encouraged his son, Deacon, to find a different team to support. "I tried to give him a way out, he was born in Los Angeles," Ryan once told USA Today. "I said, 'Son you don't have to bear the burden of failure that comes along with being an Eagles fan." Deacon was not moved and counts himself as an Eagles fan too. When the Eagles won the Super Bowl in 2018, Ryan said it meant "the world" to him. The Philly superfan admitted to getting emotional watching the championship parade too. A few months later, Ryan went to Philly to hold the Lombardi Trophy.
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Henry Cavill is from across the pond, but he's adopted the Kansas City Chiefs as his football team. "Spending a lot of time in America, learning to enjoy football, I realized I had to choose a team," the British "Man of Steel" star said on "The Rich Eisen Show" in 2018. "I was trying to think of something that would always stick. I figured Superman's from Kansas. I was playing Superman at the time. It just kind of made sense to me." It's not uncommon for him to refer to #ChiefsNation on social media. In 2020, before the Super Bowl (a game the Chiefs won), Henry said on Instagram, "Today is a day of days, my friends."
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The Eagles are flying all the way to the White House. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden both count themselves as Philadelphia Eagles fans, but she's really the passionate one. The FLOTUS even attended the NFC Championship Game in 2023, sitting beside NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell (she's going to the Super Bowl in Phoenix too). While speaking in Philadelphia just days before the 2023 Super Bowl, the POTUS said, "Go Eagles — Fly Eagles fly." He added, "Now the good news is I happen to mean it, but even if I didn't I'd say it, you know why? Otherwise I'd be sleeping alone."
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Melissa Etheridge was born into the Chiefs Kingdom, as her father was a huge fan of the team. She carried on the family tradition and has performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" before Chiefs games in the past. In January 2021, she spoke to InKansasCity.com at length about her passion, admitting she's "very obsessed" with the team. During the interview, she was actually wearing two Chiefs shirts.
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File this under "no brainer." Sylvester Stallone will be rooting for the Eagles. There's a freaking statue of him as Rocky Balboa at the top of the steps at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Sly's statue is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Philly. After the Eagles won the Super Bowl in 2018, center Jason Kelce even quoted Rocky: "It's not about how hard you get hit. it's about how you can get hit and keep moving forward." Sly reposted a video of Jason's quote on Feb. 1, 2023, after the Eagles won the NFC Championship Game.
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"Anchorman" star David Koechner has been a lifelong Kansas City Chiefs fan. He often posts about all things Kansas City on Twitter. In September 2020, he hawked Chiefs championship flags and donated the money to Kansas City charities. He's also one of the hosts of the annual Big Slick charity event that benefits Children's Mercy hospitals in Missouri and Kansas. David once tweeted a video in which his friends talk about his Chiefs love. "So if you didn't get that, my favorite things are Chiefs, Chiefs, Chiefs, archery and then more Chiefs," he tweeted.
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You don't need six degrees to find out who Kevin Bacon is cheering for. After the Eagles clinched a Super Bowl spot in 2018, the Philadelphia native tweeted, "Can't stop smiling about Philly. #FlyEaglesFly."
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This one might be obvious, but Emmy-nominated actor John Amos is a Kansas City Chiefs fan. He's also a former player for the Chiefs. Granted, the "Good Times" actor never got past training camp, but he was still technically a player for a time.
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Princess Diana: Philadelphia Eagles fan? Kind of. Over the years, Di was seen wearing a Philadelphia Eagles jacket and she even posed for a magazine cover in the coat. As the story goes, Diana was gifted the varsity bomber jacket from then-Eagles owner Leonard Tose — this after a chance meeting with the team's statistician at Princess Grace of Monaco's funeral. At the funeral, the statistician and Di spoke about America and he brought up the Eagles. She mentioned her favorite colors were green and silver, which was the Eagles' color scheme. The team sent Diana a care package of Eagles swag and she often wore it. The rest is history.
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As a teenager, comedic actor Eddie Griffin was choreographing Kansas City Chiefs halftime shows, according to his official bio. The Kansas City native got very upset when some fans booed Chiefs players for linking arms to protest police brutality in September 2020.
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Blink-182 bassist Mark Hoppus has no ties to Philadelphia, but he became a fan of the Eagles as a kid to annoy his brother, who's a fan of the rival Dallas Cowboys. Mark's fandom stuck.
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Rapper Tech Nine was born and raised in Kansas City and even released a Chiefs-inspired song, "Red Kingdom." During the 2023 AFC Championship Game, he hyped up the crowd.
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Pink grew up a stone's throw from downtown Philadelphia. In 2018, she sang the National Anthem at the Super Bowl… which the Eagles won. "Ummm. I'm singing the national anthem and the EAGLES ARE PLAYING?!?!?! IS THIS FOR REAL?!?!?! THATS WHASSUP!!!!!!!!" she tweeted at the time.
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Tina Fey grew up near Lincoln Financial Field, the Philadelphia Eagles' home turf, and made several mentions of the birds on "30 Rock" and "Saturday Night Live."
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Nikki Bella and Brie Bella's grandfather is from South Philadelphia, so Eagles fandom runs in the family. The twins often share social media messages to support their squad. In 2022, they even met quarterback Jalen Hurts at a signing. On Jan. 29, 2023, Nikki posted a photo of herself in Eagles apparel. "It's a Philly Thing," she explained. Later, viral videos showed the "Total Bellas" stars dancing on a table after the Eagles won the 2023 NFC Championship.
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It's believed that Diplo became a fan of the Eagles while attending college at Temple University, which is in Philadelphia. After the team won the Super Bowl in 2018 (a game he attended), the DJ-producer was able to hold the Lombardi Trophy at an afterparty. Note the shirt he's wearing is of Princess Diana in an Eagles jacket.
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Questlove has his own personalized Philadelphia Eagles jersey. It's No. 1, and he calls it his "lucky jersey."
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M. Night Shyamalan emigrated from India to Philadelphia as an infant and grew up in the Philly fandom. The famed director, who attended the 2018 Super Bowl, often uses the City of Brotherly Love as the setting for his films.
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Rapper Meek Mill (seen here with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell at an Eagles game) was born and raised in Philly, and his 2012 song "Dreams and Nightmares" has become an anthem for the city of Philadelphia. "Loooook crazzzzyyy congrats eagles!!!!!" he tweeted on Jan. 29, 2023.
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Tara Reid has often been seen wearing a Philadelphia Eagles jersey and she's spent time on the sidelines before the team's games.
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Actor Morris Chestnut began rooting for the Eagles as a kid and he never stopped — despite being from Los Angeles. "I'm extremely devoted to the Eagles. Before I loved girls as a kid, I loved to fall back and watch football with Howard Cosell way before you could watch highlights on ESPN," he told Celebrity Corner. "I have been a true bleeder of green for many, many years."
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CNBC host Jim Cramer has been a Philadelphia Eagles season ticket holder for more than 20 years. A YouTube video from 2018 showed him crying when the Eagles won the Super Bowl.
