[Music]
wait star wars force for change go
all hail the Revenge of the Nerds
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be counting down our picks for the top
10 celebrity nerds for this list we’re
ranking the most popular and successful
celebrities who also happen to have a
passion or hobby that might be
considered by some to be nerdy you know
we get things like the joss whedon
directorate event a directed avengers
movie we get we get you know like by
fans for fans kind of stuff we’re taking
into account the worlds of gaining comic
books Dungeons & Dragons you name it if
it’s a hot nerd topic that we’re all in
man browsing aspect in x-men comics you
know I collect pens I’m upon yet I must
protect on my ear Konami keyboard never
leaves me you will not however be
ranking famous nerd scientists Bill Nye
the Science Guy or Neil deGrasse Tyson
as they’ve already made our list for the
top ten nerd icons that just makes no
sense that’s just bullshit Oh
[Music]
number 10 CM Punk
this mixed martial artist and former
professional wrestler kicks off our list
at number 10 thanks to a lifelong
obsession with the world of comic books
oh my god CM Punk otherwise known as
Phil Brooks is currently transitioning
from allotted career as one of the
longest reigning WWE champions into the
world of professional MMA
while also finding time to co-write a
run up the legendary Marvel comic series
Thor you can love a character but for me
I go based on who’s writing the smart
and tough Brooks has also found time to
shoot a series of humorous shorts for
the geek site the Nerdist dealing with
the athletes other notable obsession
correcting people’s grammar good good
luck good luck learning grammar good
luck graduating the third grade Dennis J
number nine Kevin Smith with great power
comes great responsibility the media man
otherwise known as Kevin Smith has had
his hands in many creative pots out
there in the nerd world from writing and
directing feature films to hosting a
number of comedy commentary podcasts
Green Lantern was given a power ring
that he has to periodically recharge in
a lantern that is fueled by his will and
imagination Smith rose to prominence
back in the mid 90s thanks to the
breakout success of his indie comedy
clerks now it’s time to head over to
Alec James some bears get ripped and
hopefully get laid but has since become
an ambassador of all sorts of nerd
culture around the world well what’s the
first thing you say if you missed one of
my cameos I’ve gotta buy another ticket
say it again
comics have continually been a source of
passion for the talented mr. Smith with
his podcast and weekly AMC series comic
book men entertaining countless comic
book geeks around the world if you’ve
ever listened to the show you know that
anytime I’m anywhere near the motherland
my home and native land New Jersey I
love to sit down with my fellow
podcasters the the meat in the sandwich
here if you will
number eight Stephen Colbert he or not
the biggest new fan I was the biggest
Tolkien fan
oh really really why did Galadriel leave
the the blessed realm and come to
middle-earth
the nerd credentials of comedian and
voice artist Stephen Colbert have been
on lock for some time now thanks to the
late show hosts passionate dedication to
the world of fantasy and science fiction
JJ Abrams and I are good friends but he
has told me nothing
including what JJ stands for or
what his phone number is specifically
Colbert long defended and championed his
love of JRR Tolkien’s world of
middle-earth as depicted in the Lord of
the Rings saga and is engaged in
numerous debates about his other
obsession with the Star Wars universe
alright shut up I’ll take this shut up
so sure Stephen Colbert maybe the suave
Late Show host nowadays but it’s nice to
know that this old school nerd made it
to the big time on his own terms you
don’t know anything about Star Wars
that’s crazy you don’t know what you’re
dressed as obi-wan Kenobi yes why are
you using Darth Vader’s lightsaber my
blue obi-wan lightsaber had no batteries
in number 7 Olivia Munn hi I’m Olivia
Munn the next nerd on our list hails
from the ever-growing world of gaming
best video game ever created halo as
Olivia Munn first enjoyed exposure on
the popular attack of the show series on
the now-defunct g4 gaming Network Munn
has since parlayed her popularity on the
show into a pop-culture presence that is
largely based on her nerdy interest in
video games and comic books he always
had four followers he would imbue with
power recently Munn was even announced
as the actress who would portray the
mint psylocke in Marvel’s x-men
apocalypse cementing this nerd as a
rising star in the industry it’s gonna
be the same costume it isn’t close
enough yeah except for this part
I come in I come into the deficit with
that part but the costume is exactly
like that just a lot less here and here
right I’m sorry
number six Nicolas Cage
sure
Nicolas Cage went through a spell where
it seemed that he was acting in about
ten movies a month but sometimes it’s
pretty easy to forget just how many
classics the actor chalked up early in
his career including a rocking
appearance in director David Lynch’s
classic wild at heart
on the other hand cages pension for
nerdy and some might even say obsessive
personal behavior never seems to be far
from the public consciousness whether
it’s the actors unhealthy obsession with
Elvis
[Music]
his die-hard desire to play Superman in
the aborted Tim Burton be Superman lives
as well as subsequently naming his son
kal-el or the fact that he bought a
friggin castle
Nicolas Cage ranks pretty high on our
list how sweet
number five Weird Al Yankovic what’s not
to love about Weird Al with his
homegrown parody tunes to his current
status as the reigning king of musical
satire this California native has
entertained audiences for over 30 years
five six there aren’t many instruments
less cool than the accordion but that’s
exactly the instrument that has led
Yankovic and his criminally talented
band to success creating such awesome
nerdy parody songs as white and nerdy
nerdy food is too wide nerded word
crimes and it’s all about the Pentiums
one of the cold crackers Flanders place
and time of all the champ
hackers it’s a formula that hasn’t
become stale for us yet and we honestly
doubt we’ll ever tire of Weird Al’s own
brand of nerdy musical genius I bet a
couple of crazy things that have almost
gotten me dismissed like terminate some
head of state who wasn’t even on my list
number four Chris Hardwick
oh yeah that’s I am coming to computers
I’m in Japan this is me like this is
this is what I am the next celebrity
nerd on our list wears a multitude of
hats in the world of geek media Chris
Hardwick is a podcaster talk show host
comedian actor and writer whose passions
often place in front and center at the
nerd Nexus it’s it’s proper etiquette to
shoot my zombie daughter is making me
cannot make me do it I mean come on
whether it’s talking about the Walking
Dead
San Diego comic-con Star Wars Han shot
first or in his primary spot over at the
immensely popular website the Nerdist
Chris Hardwick is often the go-to guy
when it comes to having his finger on
the pulse of any and all things geek you
know it’s kind of funny it’s like I used
to get my ass kicked by Jackson grade
school to then grow up and get bullied
by nerds on the internet so it seems
unfair number three Simon Pegg the
virtues of being a nerd in the modern
world is that we no longer have to hide
ourselves talk about the story of a nerd
made good Britons Simon Pegg is actually
something of an anomaly on our list in
that this actor writer and comedian has
been critical of the rising popularity
of nerd culture in various interviews
geek is like an enthusiast as someone
you’re a geek and you have vetted it so
you’re a big comic book fan you know
your stuff whereas a nerd is someone
who’s a little bit more sort of you know
just the specky it is socially inept
social your nose pegs talent has kept
him in high demand however regardless of
popular sentiment with his opinions
thanks to a number of high-profile
appearances in JJ Abrams Star Trek
reboot franchise as well as in the
Mission Impossible film series you have
your seat belt on add to this pegs fan
favorite for comedy classic Shaun of the
Dead and you have yourself a guidebook
on how to make it big as a nerd
number two Mila Kunis
are you still definitively track over
Star Wars yes I’m sorry
Hollywood star Mila Kunis has a lot of
things going for Beauty Brains
a sense of humor and a secret gaming
habit what music they’re gonna use for
her
[Applause]
seems about right yes it’s true that the
star of family guy Ted and Forgetting
Sarah Marshall is an avid gamer with her
particular brand of poison being the
highly popular and addictive online RPG
world of warcraft and she even once said
that she actually had to quit her
rumoured all-night world of warcraft
marathons and she even compared it to
quitting drugs Kunis is often spoken of
her gaming fixation during interviews
and is said to spend much of her
downtime either engaging in warcraft
raids or getting kill streets in call of
duty
before we unveil our number one pick
here are a few honorable mentions when
you can spend you know anywhere from a
dollar to five bucks in the record and
you don’t necessarily know what it
sounds like it’s sort of like a minor
investment to find out what it’s going
to be when the cover is so amazing I
play Magic the Gathering I played old
D&D when I was young but but as far as
video games go
I still like things like Miss pac-man or
Tetris or you know puzzle bobble I’m
less interested in things like Batman or
Call of Duty also on Twitter somebody
said hey come over to Ubisoft and tour
and I was like am i a fool I was
immediately in a cabin right there this
is me in the sixth grade yeah I remember
being that like awkward nerdy 14 year
old kid with the really bad haircut
thank them for using my skins they told
me to shut the hell up you’re not a
Shakur
I am colder the woods Hunter number one
Vin Diesel that power you hold that’s
strange and ancient what are you it’s a
good question him a witch hunter talk
about appearances being deceiving sure
Vin Diesel may be known for his
ass-kicking tough-guy roles in films
like pitch black xxx and the past in the
Furious series
but he’s not so well hidden secret is
that the mighty VIN just loves Dungeons
and Dragons indeed many media outlets
have picked up on this gaming fetish of
diesels and it’s proven to be quite the
conversation point one of the DMS
allowed us to actually do plane
traveling so I was able to walk into
Asgard and kick ass diesel has been a
part of tabletop live streams taped DND
campaigns at conventions and you can add
a special Dungeon Master’s guide cake
made up for his birthday
Big Daddy VIN we salute you as the king
of the Nerds I was an anomaly I was I
was in New York City bouncer and I would
work five nights a week and then on my
two nights off I would play Dungeons and
Dragons all night and it was in some
ways when I was working for do you agree
with our list who are your favorite
celebrity nerds I think your extensive
knowledge of air to camp protocol to
helped us much any way in the desert
hey are we actually arguing I don’t you
know we’re more diecut on 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com my tickets right now at
Weird Al calm a lot of fuck didn’t you
say so sorry
Oh
wait star wars force for change go
all hail the Revenge of the Nerds
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be counting down our picks for the top
10 celebrity nerds for this list we’re
ranking the most popular and successful
celebrities who also happen to have a
passion or hobby that might be
considered by some to be nerdy you know
we get things like the joss whedon
directorate event a directed avengers
movie we get we get you know like by
fans for fans kind of stuff we’re taking
into account the worlds of gaining comic
books Dungeons & Dragons you name it if
it’s a hot nerd topic that we’re all in
man browsing aspect in x-men comics you
know I collect pens I’m upon yet I must
protect on my ear Konami keyboard never
leaves me you will not however be
ranking famous nerd scientists Bill Nye
the Science Guy or Neil deGrasse Tyson
as they’ve already made our list for the
top ten nerd icons that just makes no
sense that’s just bullshit Oh
[Music]
number 10 CM Punk
this mixed martial artist and former
professional wrestler kicks off our list
at number 10 thanks to a lifelong
obsession with the world of comic books
oh my god CM Punk otherwise known as
Phil Brooks is currently transitioning
from allotted career as one of the
longest reigning WWE champions into the
world of professional MMA
while also finding time to co-write a
run up the legendary Marvel comic series
Thor you can love a character but for me
I go based on who’s writing the smart
and tough Brooks has also found time to
shoot a series of humorous shorts for
the geek site the Nerdist dealing with
the athletes other notable obsession
correcting people’s grammar good good
luck good luck learning grammar good
luck graduating the third grade Dennis J
number nine Kevin Smith with great power
comes great responsibility the media man
otherwise known as Kevin Smith has had
his hands in many creative pots out
there in the nerd world from writing and
directing feature films to hosting a
number of comedy commentary podcasts
Green Lantern was given a power ring
that he has to periodically recharge in
a lantern that is fueled by his will and
imagination Smith rose to prominence
back in the mid 90s thanks to the
breakout success of his indie comedy
clerks now it’s time to head over to
Alec James some bears get ripped and
hopefully get laid but has since become
an ambassador of all sorts of nerd
culture around the world well what’s the
first thing you say if you missed one of
my cameos I’ve gotta buy another ticket
say it again
comics have continually been a source of
passion for the talented mr. Smith with
his podcast and weekly AMC series comic
book men entertaining countless comic
book geeks around the world if you’ve
ever listened to the show you know that
anytime I’m anywhere near the motherland
my home and native land New Jersey I
love to sit down with my fellow
podcasters the the meat in the sandwich
here if you will
number eight Stephen Colbert he or not
the biggest new fan I was the biggest
Tolkien fan
oh really really why did Galadriel leave
the the blessed realm and come to
middle-earth
the nerd credentials of comedian and
voice artist Stephen Colbert have been
on lock for some time now thanks to the
late show hosts passionate dedication to
the world of fantasy and science fiction
JJ Abrams and I are good friends but he
has told me nothing
including what JJ stands for or
what his phone number is specifically
Colbert long defended and championed his
love of JRR Tolkien’s world of
middle-earth as depicted in the Lord of
the Rings saga and is engaged in
numerous debates about his other
obsession with the Star Wars universe
alright shut up I’ll take this shut up
so sure Stephen Colbert maybe the suave
Late Show host nowadays but it’s nice to
know that this old school nerd made it
to the big time on his own terms you
don’t know anything about Star Wars
that’s crazy you don’t know what you’re
dressed as obi-wan Kenobi yes why are
you using Darth Vader’s lightsaber my
blue obi-wan lightsaber had no batteries
in number 7 Olivia Munn hi I’m Olivia
Munn the next nerd on our list hails
from the ever-growing world of gaming
best video game ever created halo as
Olivia Munn first enjoyed exposure on
the popular attack of the show series on
the now-defunct g4 gaming Network Munn
has since parlayed her popularity on the
show into a pop-culture presence that is
largely based on her nerdy interest in
video games and comic books he always
had four followers he would imbue with
power recently Munn was even announced
as the actress who would portray the
mint psylocke in Marvel’s x-men
apocalypse cementing this nerd as a
rising star in the industry it’s gonna
be the same costume it isn’t close
enough yeah except for this part
I come in I come into the deficit with
that part but the costume is exactly
like that just a lot less here and here
right I’m sorry
number six Nicolas Cage
sure
Nicolas Cage went through a spell where
it seemed that he was acting in about
ten movies a month but sometimes it’s
pretty easy to forget just how many
classics the actor chalked up early in
his career including a rocking
appearance in director David Lynch’s
classic wild at heart
on the other hand cages pension for
nerdy and some might even say obsessive
personal behavior never seems to be far
from the public consciousness whether
it’s the actors unhealthy obsession with
Elvis
[Music]
his die-hard desire to play Superman in
the aborted Tim Burton be Superman lives
as well as subsequently naming his son
kal-el or the fact that he bought a
friggin castle
Nicolas Cage ranks pretty high on our
list how sweet
number five Weird Al Yankovic what’s not
to love about Weird Al with his
homegrown parody tunes to his current
status as the reigning king of musical
satire this California native has
entertained audiences for over 30 years
five six there aren’t many instruments
less cool than the accordion but that’s
exactly the instrument that has led
Yankovic and his criminally talented
band to success creating such awesome
nerdy parody songs as white and nerdy
nerdy food is too wide nerded word
crimes and it’s all about the Pentiums
one of the cold crackers Flanders place
and time of all the champ
hackers it’s a formula that hasn’t
become stale for us yet and we honestly
doubt we’ll ever tire of Weird Al’s own
brand of nerdy musical genius I bet a
couple of crazy things that have almost
gotten me dismissed like terminate some
head of state who wasn’t even on my list
number four Chris Hardwick
oh yeah that’s I am coming to computers
I’m in Japan this is me like this is
this is what I am the next celebrity
nerd on our list wears a multitude of
hats in the world of geek media Chris
Hardwick is a podcaster talk show host
comedian actor and writer whose passions
often place in front and center at the
nerd Nexus it’s it’s proper etiquette to
shoot my zombie daughter is making me
cannot make me do it I mean come on
whether it’s talking about the Walking
Dead
San Diego comic-con Star Wars Han shot
first or in his primary spot over at the
immensely popular website the Nerdist
Chris Hardwick is often the go-to guy
when it comes to having his finger on
the pulse of any and all things geek you
know it’s kind of funny it’s like I used
to get my ass kicked by Jackson grade
school to then grow up and get bullied
by nerds on the internet so it seems
unfair number three Simon Pegg the
virtues of being a nerd in the modern
world is that we no longer have to hide
ourselves talk about the story of a nerd
made good Britons Simon Pegg is actually
something of an anomaly on our list in
that this actor writer and comedian has
been critical of the rising popularity
of nerd culture in various interviews
geek is like an enthusiast as someone
you’re a geek and you have vetted it so
you’re a big comic book fan you know
your stuff whereas a nerd is someone
who’s a little bit more sort of you know
just the specky it is socially inept
social your nose pegs talent has kept
him in high demand however regardless of
popular sentiment with his opinions
thanks to a number of high-profile
appearances in JJ Abrams Star Trek
reboot franchise as well as in the
Mission Impossible film series you have
your seat belt on add to this pegs fan
favorite for comedy classic Shaun of the
Dead and you have yourself a guidebook
on how to make it big as a nerd
number two Mila Kunis
are you still definitively track over
Star Wars yes I’m sorry
Hollywood star Mila Kunis has a lot of
things going for Beauty Brains
a sense of humor and a secret gaming
habit what music they’re gonna use for
her
[Applause]
seems about right yes it’s true that the
star of family guy Ted and Forgetting
Sarah Marshall is an avid gamer with her
particular brand of poison being the
highly popular and addictive online RPG
world of warcraft and she even once said
that she actually had to quit her
rumoured all-night world of warcraft
marathons and she even compared it to
quitting drugs Kunis is often spoken of
her gaming fixation during interviews
and is said to spend much of her
downtime either engaging in warcraft
raids or getting kill streets in call of
duty
before we unveil our number one pick
here are a few honorable mentions when
you can spend you know anywhere from a
dollar to five bucks in the record and
you don’t necessarily know what it
sounds like it’s sort of like a minor
investment to find out what it’s going
to be when the cover is so amazing I
play Magic the Gathering I played old
D&D when I was young but but as far as
video games go
I still like things like Miss pac-man or
Tetris or you know puzzle bobble I’m
less interested in things like Batman or
Call of Duty also on Twitter somebody
said hey come over to Ubisoft and tour
and I was like am i a fool I was
immediately in a cabin right there this
is me in the sixth grade yeah I remember
being that like awkward nerdy 14 year
old kid with the really bad haircut
thank them for using my skins they told
me to shut the hell up you’re not a
Shakur
I am colder the woods Hunter number one
Vin Diesel that power you hold that’s
strange and ancient what are you it’s a
good question him a witch hunter talk
about appearances being deceiving sure
Vin Diesel may be known for his
ass-kicking tough-guy roles in films
like pitch black xxx and the past in the
Furious series
but he’s not so well hidden secret is
that the mighty VIN just loves Dungeons
and Dragons indeed many media outlets
have picked up on this gaming fetish of
diesels and it’s proven to be quite the
conversation point one of the DMS
allowed us to actually do plane
traveling so I was able to walk into
Asgard and kick ass diesel has been a
part of tabletop live streams taped DND
campaigns at conventions and you can add
a special Dungeon Master’s guide cake
made up for his birthday
Big Daddy VIN we salute you as the king
of the Nerds I was an anomaly I was I
was in New York City bouncer and I would
work five nights a week and then on my
two nights off I would play Dungeons and
Dragons all night and it was in some
ways when I was working for do you agree
with our list who are your favorite
celebrity nerds I think your extensive
knowledge of air to camp protocol to
helped us much any way in the desert
hey are we actually arguing I don’t you
know we’re more diecut on 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com my tickets right now at
Weird Al calm a lot of fuck didn’t you
say so sorry
Oh
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