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* Writer/director/musician Liam Lynch has a video podcast, and had an entire episode dedicated to his massive ''[[
* Israeli model Adi Noyman is one of the founders of the Israeli ''[[Star Trek]]'' fan club.
* [http://www.dorktower.com/2003/04/02/comics-archive-407/ This sequence of strips] from ''[[Dork Tower]]'' relishes in it.
* [http://www.weregeek.com/2007/02/26/ This strip] from ''Weregeek''.
* [[Jhonen Vasquez]], creator of ''[[Johnny the Homicidal Maniac|JTHM]]'' and ''[[Invader Zim]]'', is a huge video game addict, even saying (as of Comic Con '05) that he has gaming systems from the Dreamcast to the Xbox 360; and is a fan of ''[[The Legend of Zelda|Zelda]]'', ''[[Metroid]]'', ''[[
** Plus he's got a (very inactive) [[Something Awful]] account.
** And is a huge fan of anime, particularly ''Neon Genesis Evangelion''. This should surprise no one familiar with his work.
*** He noticed that [[Panty
* Former porn star Jessica Steinhauser (better known as Asia Carrera) is a member of Mensa, a classically trained pianist who performed at Carnegie Hall as a child, builds her own computers, and plays ''[[
** Her review of one version of Photoshop was published in Maximum PC magazine. On a side note, she has discounted Sharon Stone's claim to being a member of Mensa.
** Loads of porn actors and actresses are secret geeks. For example Stoya is a huge sci-fi fan and has been an IT nerd since a very early age.
*** There is a porn star named [[X-Men (Comic Book)|Phoenix Askani]].
*** And another who goes by [[Wonder Woman|Diana Prince]].
*** Avena Lee has the [[
*** Porn star / import model Francine Dee has a tattoo of [[Pokémon|Mew]] ''down there''.
*** Nicki Hunter has [[Comi Con]] on her yearly list along with the AVN Expo, and even starred in a porn parody of ''[[
*** There's a pornstar named [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles|April O'Neil]]. If that wasn't enough, she is a Doctor Who fan and played Deanna Troi in a parody, which she considered a dream role.
*** [http://www.ign.com/videos/2011/01/21/porn-stars-favorite-video-games This video] makes it very clear that Bobbi Starr knows her video games quite well.
* Ana Marie Cox, ''Daily Beast'' reporter and frequent guest on the Rachel Maddow show, has been known to make ''[[
** She and John Hodgman also toasted each other "So Say We All" on Twitter at the end of the series ''[[Battlestar Galactica]]''.
* While we're on the subject of bloggers, at least half The Atlantic's bloggers right now are geeks, self-confessed or otherwise. The most blatant example is Ta-Nehisi Coates, who rolls with the [[World of Warcraft|Horde,]] enough to write about it for Time. Business Editor Megan McArdle is also a gamer, though to what extent is unknown (She loves Civ, at least). Chief blogger Andrew Sullivan, being English-born, is an obvious [[
* Many, many current high-stakes poker players got their start in ''<nowiki>~Magic: The Gathering~</nowiki>''; David Williams is the most famous of those. Justified in that many of the skills used in ''Magic'' translate very well to poker.
* Former ''Obsidian'' writer Annie Carlson joined the RPG Codex forums initially for a topic about a post about a comment she made on the official forums; even after leaving the company, she is still a regular poster (apparently the forums lack of filter and her tendency to "use fuck like a comma" work with each-other).
* According to [https://web.archive.org/web/20091002083248/http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jul/02/no-headline---ld1fcashleyforweb02/ this] article, voice actors [[Yuri Lowenthal]] and [[Ashley Johnson]] are avid video game fans, with Lowenthal even mentioning that he finds Johnson "[[Geeky Turn On|all the more hot]]" for being a gamer.
** Not to mention he once cosplayed as [[.hack|Haseo]].
** And Ashley Johnson's Twitter name? [[Star Trek|TheVulcanSalute]].
* [[Cristina Valenzuela]]'s [http://www.youtube.com/user/ValliereVee personal YouTube page] contains, among other things, a [[
* Bill Amend, creator of ''[[FoxTrot]],'' has a degree in physics from Amherst and avidly plays ''[[World of Warcraft]]'', often making accurate jokes about both. Not to mention other video games, internet memes and just about any aspect of nerd culture you can reference in a family friendly comic. Bill Amend may well be the geekiest <s>daily</s> weekly cartoonist out there.
** The fact he did a ''[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2009/9/9/ Penny Arcade]'' comic probably speaks for itself...
** And ''[[
** ... and ''[[
* David Gaider, who wrote a lot of the script for ''[[
** He's also a huge [[Joss Whedon]] fanboy, to the point that he based several characters in ''[[Dragon Age]]'' on Whedon characters (Alistair as Xander being the most obvious), and liberally sprinkled the game with [[Buffy
* [[Hikaru Midorikawa]], the seiyuu of [[Gundam Wing|Heero Yuy]], is apparently a very huge fan of the ''[[Super Robot Wars]]'' series. Amongst the activities he has done in the SRW community includes:
** Making up a blog in the main staff's site.
** Keep watching about the possibility of a new SRW game out, if it does, go there and volunteer to become a beta-tester and if he can, do extra lines for characters he voiced. Usually for free.
** Do a [[One
* Paul Krugman, who received the Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (it is technically not a Nobel Prize) in 2008. It is not unusual for those with a Ph.D. to be nerds but he deserves a special mention. Reasons: 1) His interest in economics began when he read [[Isaac Asimov]]'s ''[[Foundation]]'' books. He wanted to, just as in the book, be one of the social scientists "who understand the true dynamics save civilization". Since psychohistory does not exist, he turned to the closest thing, economics. 2) He posted [http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/09/limited-posting-for-the-next-few-days/ this] [[
** He also did a panel at the 2009 Worldcon with Charles Stross, of whom he is a fan. Also he wrote this with he says is the closest thing to science fiction he's wrote http://mit.edu/krugman/www/BACKWRD2.html
** ''Wired'' did an [http://www.wired.com/underwire/2012/05/paul-krugman-geeks-guide-galaxy/all/1 interview] with him about science fiction, in which he revealed himself to be a fan of everything from [[Iain Banks]] to [[The Wheel of Time|Robert Jordan]].
* Shane Acker, director of the Academy Award nominated short ''9'' as well as the feature film based on it, appears to be a bit of an anime fan as he stated during a talked with Elijah Wood on Currrent that he liked films such as [https://web.archive.org/web/20090926110729/http://current.com/items/90896959_elijah-wood-and-shane-acker-take-over-current.htm
* Judging by the voice heard in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZnQxEhnsBc these] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLV4RemzQ-g ads] for the upcoming MAGFEST...
** Now if only he'll do the "Balls are inert" meme in his most [[Duke Nukem]]-ish voice possible...
** [[Yu-Gi-Oh!:
*** [[Hilarious in Hindsight]] seeing as ''[[
* The astronaut Steven Swanson is such a big [[
** For perspective on how significant this is, it costs several million dollars per pound to bring stuff up there, and even there, space is really, really, really at a premium.
* Brad Dourif, the actor who played Saavedro in ''[[Myst]] III: Exile'', took the job because he was a diehard Myst fan.
* Theoretical physicist Michio Kaku is a huge fan of the sci-fi genre. He has a show on the Science Channel dedicated to explaining how various types of genre goodies, like [[Ridiculously Human Robot|robots]] and [[Star Wars|lightsabers]] could be brought to reality.
* Stage actress and sometime [[Mulan|Disney]] [[Aladdin (Disney film)|Princess]] Lea Salonga is apparently very much into [https://web.archive.org/web/20130927011612/http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/entertainment/entertainment/view/20081105-170452/My-world-of-video-games
* Another seiyuu who likes video games: [[Kana Ueda]]. She owns an ''[[Xbox 360]]'', likes playing ''[[Halo 3]]'', is apparently pretty skilled at it. So much that Microsoft held an event so Halo players can meet her online... and get themselves fragged by her, or frag her in a friendly match.
** She also [[Promoted Fanboy|voiced]] Saydy in the Japanese version of ''Halo 3: ODST'' and she will provide some voice work for the Japanese version of ''Call of Duty: [[Modern Warfare]] 3.''
* [[Rie Tanaka]] is a big fan of online games and she even provided voice acting in many Japanese, Korean and American online games like [[
* And another one is [[Sumi Shimamoto]], ther [[Ur Example]] of [[Yamato Nadeshiko]]... and avid RPG player.
* [[Eri Kitamura]] does amateur manga in her spare time.
* [[Crispin Freeman]]. He's a voice actor in America 'cause of him being an anime fan of franchises like Voltron and Battle of the Planets. He considered changing his first name to Mark, one of the protagonists of BOTP. He's also a scholar on classic mythology. In addition, he also teaches potential voice actors in voice workshops too.
* Isaiah Mustafa, the actor from ''[[
* Ryohgo Narita, creator of ''[[Baccano
* Joe Kucan, known to gamers as the actor who portrays Kane in ''[[Command
* Scientists discovered a gene that causes an embryo to grow spikes like a hedgehog, so they called it a hedgehog gene. Then they discovered the protein that the gene produces, so of course they called it [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic Hedgehog]].
** It gets better: Another group of scientists found a potential antagonist to the protein in question, and decided to name it "Robotnikinin".
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* Hidenori Kusaka, creator of the ''[[Pokémon Special]]'' manga, doesn't get any inside info from Game Freak to help him out on his series. Instead, he plays the games when they come out and figures out which parts he wants to incorporate into the story. Some of his author notes have him [[Squee|squeeing]] over whatever new features the games have.
* [[Hidekaz Himaruya]] of ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]'' fame is a fan of ''[[When They Cry]],'' ''[[South Park]]'', and ''[[Happy Tree Friends]].'' And that's not counting his apparently quirky and eccentric personality.
* Several members of [[That Guy With
* Lucas Gilbertson, the voice of [[Mega Man X|Zero]] barring in ''<nowiki>~Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds~</nowiki>'', apparently shares our pain from the [[Narm|Narmy]] dub of X4, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOEEPShmdoA so he redubs it himself].
* [[David Hayter]], best known for being [[Metal Gear Solid|Solid Snake]], is the only actor in MGS to have played and beaten said game. He also speaks fluent Japanese, has named his only daughter Natasha after the character in the [[Marvel]] comic book Black Widow, and once stated in an anime convention that he was present because he was "a big fan of ''[[Fushigi Yuugi]]''" (he voiced Tamahome over there).
** And, of course, he wrote the script for the [[Watchmen]] film adaptation.
* The recent [[Beauty Contest|Miss USA]] winner [
* [[Alyson Court]], star of ''[[The Big Comfy Couch]]'', the animated ''[[Beetlejuice (
* Hungarian voice actor and translator Dániel Hamvas proudly admits he puts all the time spent on the net to good use by incorporating the latest slang, [[Leet Lingo]] and cuss words into his translations, or those that he supervises. His most famous and renowned "contributions" are the strikingly colorful scripts of ''[[Family Guy]]'' (where he also plays the role of Chris) and ''[[The Boondocks]]'', and he also appears to be an all-round geek, in a good sense.
* The mid-[[The Nineties|'90s]] staff of ''[[
** The comics editors were HUGE outspoken fans of indie comics, and managed to put (among other things) [[Fun With Milk and Cheese|Evan Dorkin]]'s ''Kid Blastoff!'' and Jeff Smith's ''[[Bone]]'' into the magazine.
* Gabe Newell, head of [[Valve
** mc chris, rapper and voice actor ([[Aqua Teen Hunger Force
** Andrew W.K. also posted a Pinkie Pie AMV of "Party Party Party" on his Facebook page. So there's that.
* Radio personality [[Howard Stern]] is a big fan of science fiction and comic books, even saying that he only watches TV shows and movies about superheroes. He also plays chess every day.
* Seiyuu [[Hiroshi Kamiya]] (''[[Sayonara, Zetsubou
* " #Bring Back Toonami is not about a job. It's profoundly personal for me." Quoted from Voice Actor [[Steve Blum]]'s twiter account. He was as excited as any fan that its coming back.
* Voice actress [[Erin Fitzgerald]], known for her roles in ''[[Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy]]'' (as Nazz and May Kanker), ''[[Monster High]]'' (as Abbie, Spectra, and Cupid), and Bleach as a number of characters, is a huge video gamer. Her favorite of all time is ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]''. She's a major otaku as well (she was just a casual fan before but got really into anime after dating an otaku), and attends numerous anime conventions, both as a fan and as a guest.
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