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How many celebreties are in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints?

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That all depends on who you consider a celebrity, the best resources of well-known Latter Day Saint celebreties are www.famousmormons.net and www.famousmormon.org.

Here's a list of some more well known personalities:
David Archuletta (from American Idol)
Alex Boye (singer)
Cherie Call (singer)
Scot Alexander of the band Dishwalla
Christian Jacobs and Chad Larson of The Aquabats
DJ Kaskade (musician)
Jenny Jordan Frogley (singer)
Gladys Knight (singer)
The Osmonds - including Donny and Marie (musicians)
Arthur "Killer" Kane of The New York Dolls
Brandon Flowers of The Killers
Brendon Urie of Panic! At the Disco
Brooke White (from American Idol)
Julianne Hough (from Dancing with the Stars)
Carmen Rasmussen (from American Idol)
Julie Stoffer (from The Real World)
Benji Schwimmer (From So You Think You Can Dance)
Jon Heder (of Napoleon Dynamite and Blades of Glory)
Katherine Heigle (actress - not currently active in the church)
Eliza Dushku (actress - not currently active in the church)
Paul Walker (actor -not currently active in the church)
Ricky Schroder (childhood actor)
Glenn Beck (political talk show host and author)
Jane Clayson (reporter)
Ken Jennings (record winner on Jeopardy)
Danny Ainge (baseball and basketball)
Larry Gelwix (real-life coach that the movie "Forever Strong" is based on)
Torah Bright (olympic snowboarder)
Several politicians, includeing Harry Reid, senate majority leader, and Mitt Romney, former presidential candidate
Ty Detmer (football)
Steve Young (football)
Mike Reid (golf)
Rulon Gardner (olympic wrestler)
Thurl Bailey (basketball)
Shawn Bradley (basketball)
Philo Farnsworth (inventor of the TV)
Simon Dewey (artist)
Avard Fairbanks (artist)
Stephen R. Covey (author and businessman)
Orson Scott Card (author)
Richard Paul Evans (author)
Stephenie Meyer (author of Twilight)

some were raised Mormon, or married Mormons but never baptized:
Christina Aguilera (her parents were members)
Alice Cooper (his father was a member)
Jewel (the singer - her parents were members)
Larry King (his wife is a member)
Roseanne (attended an LDS congregation in Utah from age 6 to 16, but was never baptized)

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