13 celebrities who are rooting for the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl
Louis Baragona,Talia Lakritz
- The Philadelphia Eagles will face off against the Kansas City Chiefs in this year's Super Bowl.
- President Joe Biden and first lady Dr. Jill Biden are Eagles fans, as is Taylor Swift.
Bradley Cooper is such a big Eagles fan that he's been featured in pre-game pump-up videos.
Not only did Bradley Cooper play a diehard Philly fan in "Silver Linings Playbook," he also happens to root for the team in real life. The longtime fan narrated a video for the team ahead of the 2018 Super Bowl, which they won. In October 2022, he appeared in another video ahead of the Eagles' game against the Dallas Cowboys — his team won that too, 26-17.
Cooper most recently attended the Championship game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Philadelphia Eagles on January 29.
Tina Fey is a Philadelphia native who roots for the home team.
Fey loves the city so much that she wrote one of her signature characters, Liz Lemon from "30 Rock," to be a Philadelphia Eagles fan.
Another Philly native, comedian Kevin Hart has long been a huge supporter of the Eagles.
In the past, Hart has sent Eagles fans advice and supported them on Twitter.
When the Eagles won the Super Bowl in 2018, he tried to sneak onstage as they were presented with the Lombardi trophy but was stopped by security, USA Today reported.
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden are also Eagles fans.
Both the president and first lady are from Pennsylvania: Joe is from Scranton, and Jill grew up in Willow Grove.
Jill attended the NFC Championship game on January 29 wearing an Eagles shirt. She also appeared at an Eagles game with cancer survivors in October 2022 in partnership with the American Cancer Society, calling it a "special night for this Philly girl."
Sofia Vergara has been spotted in the stands of Eagles games.
"Modern Family" star Sofia Vergara is not from Philly — she was born in Colombia — but she roots for the football team anyway.
In a 2016 appearance on "The Tonight Show," she told host Jimmy Fallon her husband, Joe Manganiello, forces her to watch the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Will Smith has been outspoken about his love for his signature team.
In West Philadelphia born and raised, he's an Eagles fan for the rest of his days. Smith has been known to attend Eagles games, and he posted a cute poem in honor of their Super Bowl appearance in 2018.
If it's up to Sylvester Stallone, the Eagles will pull a Rocky Balboa and make the 2023 Super Bowl a total knockout.
In 2018, he expressed his support for the Eagles on Instagram with a photo of Philadelphia's "Rocky" statue dressed in Eagles swag.
Rapper Meek Mill has repped his Philadelphia roots throughout his career.
In 2012, Mill went so far as to name his mixtape "Philadelphia Eagles 3." His support is paying off, with the Eagles using his music to pump up before games.
While serving time in prison for violating probation in 2018, Mill released a statement supporting his team and saying that he was "confident" they'd win big. In reply, the Eagles decided to send their own support right back and run onto the field with Mill's music in the background.
Questlove has brought his musical talents to Eagles games.
Questlove is originally from Philadelphia. He wore an Eagles jersey while playing music during halftime at the NFC Championship Game between the Eagles and Vikings in January 2018.
Ryan Phillippe is an Eagles supporter even though he's not from Philly.
Phillippe told USA Today in 2016 that, during tougher times for the team, he jokingly offered to save his son from what he thought would be a lifetime of Eagles defeats, but all was not lost.
He regularly shares his love of his team on Instagram. In September 2022, after they beat the Vikings, he shared a photo showing him in his Eagles jersey, writing, "That was a game, y'all. @jalenhurts & @philadelphiaeagles put the NFL on notice."
Another post from November 2022 shows him wearing a T-shirt featuring Eagles' quarterback Jalen Hurts.
Miles Teller has rooted for his home team on Twitter.
Teller was born in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, about 30 miles from Philadelphia. He's spoken to ESPN and the NFL about his love of the Eagles, and he's shared his excitement on Twitter.
"Fly Eagles, Fly baby!!!" he wrote on Twitter after the Eagles defeated the 49ers on January 29.
Pink sang the national anthem at the 2018 Super Bowl, when the Eagles defeated the Patriots.
Singer Pink, born Alecia Moore in a Philadelphia suburb, comes from a family of Eagles supporters. Though she was excited to find out she'd be singing the national anthem at the 2018 Super Bowl, she freaked out when finding out that she'd be performing for the Eagles.
"Ummm. I'm singing the national anthem and the EAGLES ARE PLAYING?!?!?! IS THIS FOR REAL?!?!?!THATS WHASSUP!!!!!!!!" she wrote.
Taylor Swift has referenced her home team in her lyrics.
Before Swift and her family moved to Tennessee to pursue her music career, Swift spent her childhood in Pennsylvania.
She name-dropped the Eagles in her song "gold rush" on her 2020 album "Evermore," singing: "I see me padding 'cross your wooden floors / With my Eagles T-shirt hanging from the door."
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