Celebrity JW's - who have you heard of?

by kwijibo 32 Replies latest jw friends

  • kwijibo
    kwijibo

    Obviously the Williams sisters who are so prominent in the tennis at the moment, michael jackson is he or isn't he, I heard Prince or whatever he calls himself now was studying.

    Anyone else?

    Kwiji.

  • pr_capone
    pr_capone

    Jonnie Carson is one I heard

  • Borg
    Borg

    Cicily Tyson (of Roots fame) was. Even had an article in the awake on her.

    But not sure if she still is.

  • Kenneson
    Kenneson

    Here's a list.

    http://www.adherents.com/largecom/fam_jw.html

    Also add President Eisenhower's mother.

  • DanTheMan
    DanTheMan

    Johnny Carson??

    First time I've heard that one.

  • greven
    greven

    Geri Halliwell - singer (Spice Girls)

    WHAT?!

    Greven.

  • Abaddon
    Abaddon

    Let's look at the list;

  • Venus and Serena Williams - world chamption/Olympic gold medalist tennis players

    • Mmmm... yeah... and what action was taken for running around draped in an American flag... "I was cold brothers?". What Cong do they go to?

  • Michael Jackson - singer, pop superstar

    • Disassociated himself years ago...

  • Prince - singer; convert to JWs

    • Yes, well, we'll see how long that lasts.

  • Janet Jackson - singer

    • Grew up in I think, but then she got some Control .

  • La Toya Jackson - singer

    • Ha. Fruitloop, whether she's in or out.

  • Geri Halliwell - singer (Spice Girls)

    • Grew up in.

  • Jackson Five - musical group

    • Parents were Witnesses.

    Dave Hill - musician (Slade)

    I KNOW he went to meetings as I saw him there, but unless he became a Dub in the '90's, no.

  • Larry Graham - singer; member of Sly And The Family Stone between 1967 and 1972, founder of Graham Central Station

    • Yup.

    I also know that Patti Smith grew up a Witness, and that Van Morrison knew enough about them to call one song Kingom Hall. Also Theresa Graves, a African American actress who was in Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In, and appeared in some cop series and a vampire movie with David Niven, was a Witness from the earlier '70's until her death in a fire last year.

    Edited by - Abaddon on 30 January 2003 8:12:3

  • Realist
    Realist

    thats one pathetic list!

    i like the "FAMOUS" lottory winner the best!

  • Englishman
    Englishman

    See this pic of Duane Eddy? The chap on the far right is Hank Marvin, a very devout guitarist JW.

    The chap playing the sax below is Don Rendell, JW and jazz player.

    This guy, ace Wolverhampton Wanderers player Peter Knowles, stunned the football world by quitting at the peak of his career to become a witness.

    Then of course, Geri Halliwell left the dubs to do a bit of modelling..

    ...before donning a Union Jack so as to become a spice girl.

    Englishman.

    Edited by - Englishman on 30 January 2003 8:59:19

  • starfish422
    starfish422

    I remember an article about Larry Graham in the WT or Awake in the mid-80s, I believe.

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