Celebrities That Wrote To Us In 2025

Every year celebrities and philosophers from around the world write to endev42 telling us their thoughts on the meaning of life. For a complete list of celebrities that have written to endev42 over the years, check out our celebrities page. This year we received answers from the former CEO of Paramount Pictures, the drummer of Leonard Skynyrd, gold medal Olympians, best-selling authors, Pro-bowl and All-star professional sports players, and many more. Some responses are just one word, others are very detailed letters. Whatever you find here, we hope you enjoy!

Charlie Joiner - Pro Bowl Hall of Fame Footballer who played 11 seasons with the Chargers

James Folsom Jr. - American politician who was the 50th governor of Alabama from April 22, 1993, to January 16, 1995

Bobby Valentine - professional baseball player and manager that worked for several teams

Michael Heltau - Austrian actor and singer

Donny Anderson - Pro Bowl professional football player for the Packers and Cardinals

Nick Wyman - actor and former president of Actors' Equity Association

Jon Amiel - English director and BAFTA Award nominee

Bobby Burgess - American dancer and singer, he was one of the original Mouseketeers and a regular on The Lawrence Welk Show

Rick Rosenthal - American film instructor and director, known for directing Halloween II, Bad Boys, and Halloween: Resurrection

Jim Duckworth - American professional baseball pitcher for the Dodgers, Yankees, etc.

Harry Fanok - American baseball player nicknamed "the Flame Thrower", played for the Cardinals

Stephen Tobolowsky - American character actor and writer who has appeared in numerous TV shows and movies

Roy Majtyka - baseball player and served as a major leave coach for the Atlanta Braves

Gregory Harrison - American actor best known for his roles in Trapper John M.D., Falcon Crest, General Hospital, etc.

Tippy Martinez - major league baseball player for the Yankees, Orioles, and Twins

Nancy Fleming - Miss America 1961

Tom Gamboa - baseball coach for the Cubs and Royals

Rex Kern - defensive back for the Colts and the Bills

Rene Lachemann - major baseball player, coach, and manager

Larry McCoy - major league umpire serving from 1970-1999

Nick Rahall - served in the US House of Representatives from West Virginia from 1977 - 2015

Bob Strample - major league baseball pitcher for the Tigers

Antonio Fargas - actor known for his roles in 1970s blaxploitation and comedy movies

Sonia Manzano - actress best known for her role as Maria on Sesame Street and also authored a number of books

Johanna Rosaly - Puerto Rican actress, singer, and television host

Duane Kuiper - sportscaster and professional baseball player for the Indians and Giants

Constance Forslund - actress known for Clare Boothe Luce's The Women (Broadway) and films The Way We Were, The Great Bank Hoax, etc.

Mark Arnott - actor and martial artist known for roles on Cheers, The Bernie Mac Show NYPD, and more

Ted Shackelford - actor known for his roles on Dallas, Knots Landing, The Young and the Restless, etc.

John Paul Young - Australian pop singer who is best known for having a worldwide hit with "Love Is in the Air"

Janice Stork - first game Mayor of Lancaster, PA

Brad Park - Canadian professional All-Star ice hockey player for the Rangers, Bruins, and Red Wings

John Ratzenberger - actor best known for playing Cliff Clavin on Cheers earning him an Emmy nomination

Mike Phipps - professional football player who played 12 seasons total for the Browns and Bears

Ryan Kurosaki - first East Asian major league baseball player, played for the Cardinals

Letty Cottin Pogrebin - author, journalist, and social activist; founder of Ms. Magazine

Rob Ellis - professional baseball player for the Brewers, and later became a coach and manager in the minor league

Migene Gonzalez-Wippler - Puerto Rican new-age author and a leading expert on the Afro-Caribbean religion of Santería

Don DeMola - professional baseball pitcher for the Expos

Jim Riley - professional football player for the Dolphins

Joanna Gleason - actress and singer, known for her performances in theatrical musicals and plays, and on film and television

Joe Pisarcik - professional football player for the Giants and Eagles, later being the CEO for the NFL Alumni Association

Gregory Munford - vocalist known for the hit song "Incense And Peppermints" for the group "Strawberry Alarm Clock"

Luis Aguayo - Puerto Rican baseball player for the Phillies, Yankees, and Indians

Johnny Rodgers - Heisman Trophy winner, CFL player for the Alouettes, and NFL player for the Chargers

Ben Peterson - Olympic silver and gold medal winner for wrestling

Terry Kennedy - All-Star major league baseball player, played for the Cardinals, Padres, Orioles, and Giants

Tony Jacklin - English golfer who won the 1969 Open Championship and the 1970 U.S. Open

George Culver - major league baseball player for the a number of teams

Jay Chattaway - Emmy winning composer well known for his work on Star Trek

Bob Gresham - professional football player the Saints, Oilers, and Jets

Ian Hunter - English singer, songwriter and musician best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Mott the Hoople

John Sevcik - professional baseball player for the Twins

Tim Nordbrook - professional baseball player for multiple teams

Buddy Alan - country singer with 8 top 40 singles

Raymond Baker - actor with over 100 credits on TV and film, best known for parts in Total Recall, House of Lies, etc.

Archie Clark - All-star professional basketball player, played for five different teams

Jerome Saganowich (aka Jerry Sags) - professional wrestler in the WWE and WCW, best known for being a member of The Nasty Boys

Lucy Lee Flippin - actress best known for roles in Earth Girls Are Easy, A Perfect World, Annie Hall, etc.

Coby Dietrick - professional basketball player in both the ABA and NBA

Chris Farasopoulos - professional football player for the Jets and Saints

Tom Metcalf - professional baseball player for the Yankees

Kenneth Johnson - screenwriter, producer and director, known for The Incredible Hulk series, The Bionic Woman, V science fiction franchise, etc.

Patrick Wayne - son of John Wayne, actor best known for The Searchers, Big Jake, etc.

Boris Zhukov (born James Harrell) - WWE wrestler best known for being part of the The Bolsheviks

Samuel Skinner - US Secretary of Transportation and White House Chief of Staff under George H. W. Bush

Garry Simmons - NHL hockey player for the Seals, Barons, and Kings

Don Bosch - professional baseball player for the Pirates, Mets, and Expos; minor league all-star

Keith Wortman - professional football player for the Packers and Cardinals

Jack Fisher - professional baseball player for a number of teams

Tom Petri - served in the US House of Representatives from 1979 to 2015

Lala Brooks (aka Sakinah Muhammad) - singer and actress best known for being part of the group The Crystals

Bart Zeller - major league baseball player for the Cardinals

Jerry Sherk - Pro Bowl NFL player and considered one of the best defensive players in Cleveland Browns history

Ferguson Jenkins - All-Star MLB player, Cy Young Award winner, who played for several MLB teams; also played for the Harlem Globetrotters between 1967 to 1969

Seth Shostak - astronomer best known for his work at the SETI Institute

Fred Scherman - major league baseball player for the Tigers, Astros, and Expos

Ron Polk - one of the most successful coaches of NCAA Division I college baseball, winning multiple championships

Frank Stallone - actor and musician, brother of Sylvester Stallone; best hit from the Staying Alive soundtrack - Far from Over

Mike Starr - actor best known for roles in The Young and The Restless, Goodfellas, Dumb and Dumber, etc.

George Gray - WWE wrestler known best by his ring name "One Man Gang" and "Akeem 'The African Dream'", UWF champion

Lawrence Pressman - actor best known for his roles in Doogie Howser M.D., Shaft, American Pie, etc.

Artimus Pyle - drummer from the band Lynyrd Skynyrd now in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Pedro Rossello - governor of Puerto Rico from 1993 to 2001

Bruce Coslet - professional football player for the Bengals, coached for multiple NFL teams

Bernie Carbo - MLB player for a number of teams, selected Rookie of the Year by The Sporting News

Terry Humphrey - professional baseball player for the Expos, Tigers, and Angels

Erika Slezak - actress who won six Daytime Emmy Awards and nest known for the soap opera One Life to Live

Rodney Crowell - country singer who had give number one hits from his album Diamonds & Dirt

David Hodo - dancer and singer, best known for being a member of the Village People

Louise Sorel - actress best known for her role in Days of Our Lives

Kurt Angle - won the gold medal in the 1996 summer Olympics for freestyle wrestling, also well known for being a wrestler in the WWE and TNA

Steven Swisher - All-star baseball player who played for the Cubs, Cardinals, and Padres

John Glover - actor best known for his roles in Smallville, Batman & Robin, Gremlins 2, etc.

Joanna Cassidy - actress best known for her roles in Blade Runner, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Six Feet Under, etc.

Edward Schafer - governor of North Dakota from 1992 to 2000, secretary of agriculture under George W. Bush

Roland "Lobo" LaVoie - singer and songwriter who had several top 10 hits

Horace Jones - professional football player for the Raiders and Seahawks

Sherry Lansing - CEO of Paramount Pictures, actress/producing nominated for 1 Oscar and best known for movies, e.g., Fatal Attraction, Indecent Proposal, Black Rain, etc.

Dave Wottle - Gold medalist in the 1972 Summer Olympics

Linda Howard - best-selling romance/suspense author

Don Buse - All-star ABA and NBA basketball player, played for several teams

Chris Speier - All-star professional baseball player and coach for multiple teams

Larry Hinson - professional golfer who was on the PGA Tour from 1968 to 1976

Marlyn Mason - actress who had parts in numerous shows and movies

Haven Moses - All-star AFL player and Pro-Bowl NFL player for the Bills and Broncos

Jim Ishida - actor who appeared in a number of TV shows and movies

William Atherton - actor best known for roles in The Sugarland Express, The Day of the Locust, Ghostbusters, Die Hard, etc.

Mike Taliaferro - All-star AFL player who also played in the NFL for several teams

Jim Miles - professional baseball player for the Senators

Buddy Hunter - major league baseball plyer for the Red Sox

Terrie Snell - actress best known for role in Home Alone

Rosaire Paiement - NHL and WHA player who played for a number of teams

David Rasche - actor who is best known for roles in Sledge Hammer!, L.A. Law, Monk, Veep, etc.

Roy Rogers Jr. - son of Roy Rogers, actor best known for his roles in The Roy Rogers Show, Arizona Bushwhackers, The Fall Guy, and more

Oh, and let's not forget, we got our annual letter from the Tiger King, aka Joe Exotic, aaka Joseph Maldonado. He didn't answer the question, but he did send a photo and wished everyone happy holidays asking us to spread the evidence from his website.