#SpiritDay 2011: Entertainment, Performers, Celebrities


Are you an entertainer, performer, or news anchor interested in being part of Spirit Day on October 19, 2012? Sign up to become a partner.
Stars of TV, Music & Film
Cher
Tyra Banks
Ellen DeGeneres
Mia Farrow
Heather Graham
Lukas Haas
Allison Janney
Jonathan Knight
Ricky Martin
Julianne Moore
Leah Remini
Joan Rivers
Paulina Rubio
Chely Wright
ABC
hosts of The View
Chaz Bono (Dancing With the Stars)
Ana Gasteyer (Suburgatory)
Carson Kressley (Dancing With the Stars)
Sara Ramirez (Grey’s Anatomy)
Louis Van Amstel (Dancing With the Stars)
ABC Family
Vanessa Marano (Switched at Birth)
Shay Mitchell (Pretty Little Liars)
Bravo
Tamra Barney (Real Housewives of Orange County)
Andy Cohen (Watch What Happens Live)
Drew Ginsburg (Most Eligible Dallas)
Brad Goreski
Courtney Kerr (Most Eligible Dallas)
Padma Lakshmi (Top Chef)
Countess LuAnn de Lesseps (Real Housewives of New York)
Adrienne Maloof (Real Housewives of Beverly Hills)
Caroline Manzo (Real Housewives of New Jersey)
Sonja Morgan (Real Housewives of New York)
Matt Nordgren (Most Eligible Dallas)
Rosie Pope (Pregnant in Heels)
Lisa Vanderpump (Real Housewives of Beverly Hills)
Kathy Wakile (Real Housewives of New Jersey)
CBS
hosts of The Talk
CNBC
Jim Cramer
Simon Hobbs
Suze Orman
CNN
Dr. Drew Pinsky
CW
Shenae Grimes (90210)
Gale Harold (The Secret Circle)
Isis (America's Next Top Model)
E! Online
Marc Malkin
FOX
The cast of I Hate My Teenage Daughter including Jaime Pressley, Kristi Lauren & Katie Leclerc
Martha Plimpton (Raising Hope)
Mary Murphy (So You Think You Can Dance)
TJ Thyne (Bones)
Lifetime
Margaret Cho (Drop Dead Diva)
MSNBC
Thomas Roberts
MTV
Sammi Giancola (Jersey Shore)
Vinny Guadagnino (Jersey Shore)
Farrah Abraham (Teen Mom)
Tyler Baltierra (Teen Mom)
Maci Bookout (Teen Mom)
Catelynn Lowell (Teen Mom)
Mike C. Manning (Real World D.C.)
Jillian Rose Reed (Awkward.)
Nikki Deloach (Awkward.)
Matthew Fahey (Awkward.)
Greer Grammer (Awkward.)
Jessica Lu (Awkward.)
Desi Lydic (Awkward.)
Beau Mirchoff (Awkward.)
MTV2
Matt Pinfield
Charlamagne
DJ Envy
NBC
Aziz Ansari (Parks and Recreation)
Chris D'Elia (Whitney)
Bob Harper (Biggest Loser)
Zoe Lister-Jones (Whitney)
Christopher McDonald (Harry’s Law)
Joel McHale (Community)
Karen Olivo (Harry’s Law)
Rob Shuter (The Today Show)
Freddie Smith (Days of our Lives)
Nickelodeon
Avan Jogia (Victorious)
Oxygen
Tori Spelling (Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood)
Planet Green
Josh Kilmer-Purcell & Brent Ridge (Fabulous Beekman Boys)
Showtime
Stephen Wallem (Nurse Jackie)
Style Network
Bonnie & Whitney (Big Rich Texas)
Sundance Channel
The cast of the new season of Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys
David Nadelberg (The Mortified Sessions)
Garo Sparo (Unleashed by Garo)
Joe Zee (All on the Line with Joe Zee)
TBS
Conan O’Brien
TeenNick
The cast of Degrassi including:
Munro Chambers
Annie Clark
Sam Earle
Aislinn Paul
Cristine Prosperi
Olivia Scriven
Melinda Shankar
Jordan Todosey
Jessica Tyler
Telemundo
Kate del Castillo (La Reina del Sur)
The Today Show
Rob Shuter
USA Network
stars of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)
Mehcad Brooks (Necessary Roughness)
WE
Laura Bruce (Downsized)
Diann Valentine (I Do Over)
Additional celebrities
Gloria Allred
John Amaechi
Kate Clinton
Laverne Cox
Wilson Cruz
Ben Harvey & Dave Rubin
Kaya Jones
Sean Maher
Ross Matthews
Jai Rodriguez
Darryl Stephens
Steve-O
Derek Warburton
What is Spirit Day?
Millions wear purple on Spirit Day as a sign of support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth and to speak out against bullying. Spirit Day was started in 2010 as a response to the young people who had taken their own lives. Observed annually, individuals, schools, organizations, corporations, media professionals and celebrities wear purple, which symbolizes spirit on the rainbow flag. Getting involved is easy -- participants are asked to simply "go purple" on October 17th as we work to create a world in which LGBT teens are celebrated and accepted for who they are. Learn more & go purple at www.glaad.org/spiritday.

