Leslie Nielsen
Canadian actor Leslie Nielsen started his career as a serious actor, appearing in movies like Forbidden Planet and The Sheepman. However, he didn’t gain international fame until his turn as bumbling Dr. Rumack in Airplane! Nielsen would go on to star in other blockbusters like The Naked Gun trilogy, cementing his place as one of the greatest comedic actors of all time. Nielsen, who was a member of the Royal Canadian Air Force, was a conservative, but he donated money to support George W. Bush’s reelection campaign, he avoided talking about politics in public.
Mary Lou Retton
Mary Lou Retton is a former American gymnast who won the Olympic gold in the 1984 summer Olympics. She was also the first American woman to win the all-around gold medal at the Olympics, a feat that was eventually replicated by Carly Patterson (2004), Nastia Liukin (2008), and Gabby Douglas (2012). Retton is a Christian conservative and was a vocal supporter of Ronald Reagan. She also delivered the Pledge of Allegiance at the 2004 Republican National Convention. During the George W. Bush administration, Retton was a member of the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports.
Phil McGraw
Dr. Phil is a psychologist and host of the television show Dr. Phil, which debuted in 2002. McGraw, who grew up in Oklahoma, is a Christian conservative but doesn’t like to talk about politics. In one of the rare instances he spoke publicly about politics, McGraw said even though he is a Republican, he had difficulty supporting Donald Trump’s bid for the presidency. He also added that he understood why people would vote for Trump. “Right now we are so overly politically correct that people are living vicariously through him saying the stuff that everybody wishes they could say,” he said. “He’s saying a lot of things angry people might want to say.”
