Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy said the Los Angeles Dodgers “have some of the biggest stars in the game” ahead of Game 1 of the National League Championship Series.
Their fanbase is star-studded, too.
The Dodgers — the reigning World Series champs — are facing the Crew in the best-of-seven NLCS, with the winner of the series advancing to the World Series.
L.A. is up 2-0 in the series. Game 3 is set for 5:08 p.m. CT Thursday, Oct. 16 at Dodger Stadium.
Heading into the matchup, here are a few of the Dodgers' famous fans. Will we spot any of them in the crowd?
Actor Bryan Cranston
Cranston, a Dodgers lifer, told GQ in 2024 that, even during the regular season, he's happier if the Dodgers won that day. When they lose? He's “a little down” and “it's not as good of a day.”
“So, when it comes to playoffs, it’s tough when they lose,” he said in the men's fashion and lifestyle magazine. “You should feel a little ping of pain! I’ve become the ping of pain! I think any true fan feels the pain of a loss —n ot as much as the players, because they’re in it — but we’re connected tangentially.”
In 2024, MLB writer Michael Clair described Cranston to be “as baseball-obsessed as any person” he's had the pleasure of speaking with. Cranston knows his Dodgers history and doesn't just watch baseball — he thinks about it and notices the little things, Clair wrote.
Cranston, who grew up dreaming of becoming a professional baseball player, attended Dodgers fantasy camp multiple times and was a part of an adult baseball league, according to GQ.
For an anniversary, Cranston's wife helped him meet Vin Scully — the voice of the Dodgers for nearly seven decades — as a present.
“From the time I was first listening at 5 years old to just a few years ago when he retired, he was the consistent,” Cranston told GQ. “He was everything to me.”
Actor Jason Bateman
Bateman has been “a part of Dodger baseball for decades,” according to Cranston.
After describing last year's World Series victory for the Dodgers as “pretty sweet” on a recent episode of the “Still Watching Netflix” podcast, Bateman predicted that his team will “get another one this year and I think the year after.”
Bateman has been spotted at several Dodgers postseason games over the years, including at Dodgers Stadium when LA faced the Brewers in the 2018 NLCS.
If you go with Bateman to a Dodgers game, he'll listen to the radio broadcast in his earphones, host Jimmy Kimmel said on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” in 2022, during an interview with actor and funnyman Will Arnett, Bateman's buddy and podcast co-host.
In 2024, Arnett and Bateman read off the Dodgers' lineup for Game 2 of the NLCS.
Country music star Brad Paisley
After falling in love with “a Hollywood actress,” Paisley started spending time in Los Angeles, he told MLB Central in 2021. He looked for things there that made him feel like he fit in. Enter: The Dodgers.
Paisley — who didn't feel like he had an MLB team up to that point — started going to Dodgers games. And, that's where he gave one of his first national anthem performances as a recording artist, he said on the show.
After having kids with his wife, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Brad started taking them to Dodgers games, he said in that interview. He's since become known as a Dodgers superfan.
During the 2024 World Series between the Dodgers and the New York Yankees, Paisley performed the national anthem ahead of Game 1.
Former 'Entertainment Tonight' host Mary Hart
Hart's Dodgers fandom began over 40 years ago.
According to MLB.com, she met Dodgers legend and former manager Tommy Lasorda while being a bat girl at a Hollywood Stars game after moving to L.A. in 1979. When he asked what her dream was, she told him it was to sing and that she'd like to perform the national anthem at a Dodgers game.
“And I was, 30 days later,” she told MLB. “Because of my friend, Tommy Lasorda. I've had a connection for a long time.”
Hart has been a season-ticket holder for years, that 2018 report said, and has been a fixture behind home plate. She threw out a ceremonial first pitch during the 2018 postseason.
Husband and wife actors Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis
#WorldSeries relationship goals. pic.twitter.com/Cwhe3zyG1r
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) November 1, 2017
“#WorldSeries relationship goals.”
That's what Dodgers Twitter, now X, captioned a photo of power couple Kutcher and Kunis flying their team's flags atop the dugout at the 2017 World Series, along with a posed shot of the pair.
During the NLCS in 2016, the couple took to the field to announce the starting lineup for the Dodgers.
At last year's World Series, the couple and their kids sported personalized Dodgers jerseys. Kutcher was spotted standing in line, grabbing snacks for the fam.
Kunis has even thrown out a ceremonial first pitch at a regular-season Dodgers game.
Actor Rob Lowe
Dodgers fan? Cincinnati Reds fan? Both?
Lowe, who was previously reported to be a lifelong Reds fan, enthusiastically hugged Shohei Ohtani on the field and jumped around in celebration of the Dodgers' Game 5 win over the San Diego Padres in the 2024 NL Division Series.
Recently, Lowe caught heat on social media after he was seen decked out in Dodgers gear at Game 1 of the Reds v. Dodgers wild-card series in L.A. at the end of September. Twitter users called Lowe a “fraud” and “fake fan” in cheeky posts after the ESPN broadcast showed the actor, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Some Twitter users pointed out that Lowe is also known to be a Dodgers fan, the Enquirer reported. He moved with his family from Dayton to California when he was about 12 and played baseball at Santa Monica High School.
NBA legend and business mogul Magic Johnson
Earvin “Magic” Johnson has been a co-owner of the Dodgers since 2012 and serves on the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation Board, according to MLB.com.
“Dodger Nation, we haven’t accomplished anything yet in this Series vs. the Brewers,” Johnson posted on X on Oct. 15, the day after Game 2 of the NLCS. “We have to continue to stay focused, mentally and physically, and play good baseball!”
Johnson played in the NBA for 13 years, all for the Los Angeles Lakers. He won five NBA championships and won an Olympics gold medal in 1992.
Music superstar Billie Eilish
Billie Eilish was dancing to her own song at Dodger Stadium 😂 💃 pic.twitter.com/OQjA6zZ7VA
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) July 22, 2022
Eilish — donning a Dodgers jersey — was spotted in the front row at Dodger Stadium with her brother, fellow artist Finneas, in 2022.
Eilish popped up on the stadium's “dance cam” and busted a move to her own hit, “Bad Guy,” as it played on the loudspeakers, People reported.
The brother and sister also attended the World Series in 2024.
Actor and comedian Will Ferrell
Ferrell hasn't just been seen at Dodgers games, especially during the playoffs — he played for the team. Well, that one time.
For an HBO special, the comedian went to spring training in 2015 and played all nine baseball positions for 10 teams — one of which was the Dodgers (he pitched a third of an inning).
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Dodgers vs Brewers in NLCS Game 3 could draw these celebrity fans
