Top 10 Unlikely Celebrity Gamers You Might Have Played With
07. Matthew Perry (Xbox)
Back in October 2002 Nintendo decided to throw a massive celebrity bash in Hollywood to introduce their 2002 Holiday Lineup to both celebs and the media. One of the Celebs who showed up was Matthew Perry (Friends / 17 Again), who it turns out, is a serious gamer.
Well-known for his voice work in commercials, did you know the guy who brought the world Chandler Bing has done voice work in games? Well, in one game if we are being completely honest, but it was a role he admits he would have done for free if they had not offered to pay him. There is a story here...
After he discovered Fallout III (word is it was more addictive for him than drugs and that is saying something) he was so enthusiastically hooked that he felt the need to share the game with friends, colleagues, strangers sitting next to him on a plane, and, well, everyone.
During an appearance on Ellen to promote a movie, having heard that she was collecting donations for a celebrity charity auction, Perry gave her a copy of Fallout III that he had signed, and a brand new Xbox 360, telling her that while the donation was for the auction, she had to play that game herself because it is so awesome he could not stop playing it.He went on to explain that he actually obtained a repetitive-stress-related hand injury that required shots as a result of excessive gaming, because the game is THAT good!
A producer at Bethesda who is a fan of Ellen saw the show and ended up offering Perry a voice role as wannabe gangster Benny in New Vegas, a role Perry jumped at. It's not that great a surprise then that Perry discovered a like for WoW is it? Can you imagine? Playing WoW with Chandler Bing? Wow.
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Terribly written article, did you even spell-check this?
Felicia Day
Aisha Tyler
Nathan Fillion is not here.
Wat.
good article, although i could've enjoyed it more without that long introduction..
Mila has actually done voice work for more games than you think - it seems that some of the work she does in games is under a pseudonym. As for the question as to whether she is a gamer or an addict - I have to ask, just what is the difference?
As far as the statement that consoles are for kids and PCs for adults, I don't agree with that. Not at all.
So Milla Kunis plays the voice of the chick that tries to kill the awesome Benjamin "MFK" King? Wow...
DayZ SA is the best MMO out there right now.
Consoles are for kids, PC gaming is for real adults.
I played Ultima Online for years, I wonder if I ever ran into Robin Williams unknowingly.
I did 3's with Robin a few times and he was really good
RIP Jett
Yes, it sucks that he went that way... By all accounts he was a pretty awesome person and a great gamer.
RIP Robin Williams :(
[color=Purple][/color] Rawr enough fighting
Missing Fabio i know he was a hardcore everquest 1 player and he had some serious play time in everquest 2 by the time i started playing/quit.
How was Zachary unlikely?
I PLAYED GrIFTBALL WITH HER
My dad played cod with Robin Williams a few times.
corpse grinder from cannibal corpse plays WOW
RIP Robin Willams :(
My girlfriend (22) and me (23) play games together. She is not a gamer, but will kick you fcking ass in League of legends. <3
Thanks for your comments.
For the celebs whose gamer tags we knew we did not include them in the piece out of respect for them - they already get slammed, no need to make their gamer tag unusable by making it public.
And as a result of this piece we can now add the following celebs as gamers thanks to either their own private comments or those of their mates:
Daniel Craig - Xbox 360 / Halo Series
Ellen DeGeners - iPad / MP Puzzle Games
Jay Leno - Xbox 360 and One / Forza Series
Kim Kardashian - iPad / Tapped Out
Lebron James - PS3/4 / Multiple Genres
Robert Downy Jr. - Xbox 360 / FPS and Action-Adventure
Rosario Dawson - PC / MMOs
What about Zlatan Ibrahimovic he plays on playstation
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Loll,dlwosl
Played Warhammer:AoR with the Blue Oyster Cults lead singer for a while. Mythic did the stupid thing of listing boht his server and character name, the annoying swarms were not fun.
Snoop Dogg is know to play Tekken.
It's pretty cool to see what system they play on. I just wish they said the usernames/ gamer tags for these people lol
Robin Williams Used to play ultima online, like a boss that he is.
whoopi goldber plays diablo 3,nuff said.
Idiot females whining about not having more female gamers on the list! hahaha! PMSing?
I really want to know fox's gamer tag because i might have seen her online