Are there celebrities that play mandolin?

**Chris Womack** · Dec-01-2011, 12:21pm

In the same vein of Steve Martin and Bernie williams on the banjo and classical guitar, are there celebrities that play mandolin that most folks don't even know that they play? Just curious.

**Ed Goist** · Dec-01-2011, 12:55pm

Here's a fairly comprehensive past thread about this.
My favorite celebrity mandolinist? Probably Milla Jovovich.
Do a Google image search for 'milla jovovich mandolin'...warning: Viewer Discretion is Advised.

**JeffD** · Dec-01-2011, 3:20pm

Most people who play mandolin, if they are known much at all, are known for something else.

**jaycat** · Dec-01-2011, 3:26pm

How did you track me down?!?!?

**journeybear** · Dec-01-2011, 4:40pm

Sorry, Ed, Milla Jovovich does not play mandolin, only poses with it - same as Marilyn Monroe. There is mandolin on a few songs on her album, but played by other people.

**MandoSquirrel** · Dec-01-2011, 5:36pm

Who's Bernie Williams?

**Paul Busman** · Dec-01-2011, 7:11pm

Originally Posted by journeybear

Sorry, Ed, Milla Jovovich does not play mandolin, only poses with it - same as Marilyn Monroe. There is mandolin on a few songs on her album, but played by other people.

Yeah, but she poses really nicely

**allenhopkins** · Dec-01-2011, 9:22pm

Originally Posted by MandoSquirrel

Who's Bernie Williams?

Number 51 in your programs, Number One in your hearts, center fielder for the Yankees for twelve years. In 1998 he won the AL batting title, a Gold Glove, and was on a World Series winning team. Since retiring from baseball in 2007, he's become a full-time musician (guitar), and was nominated in 2009 for a Latin Music Grammy.

Williams is up for the Hall of Fame in 2012, and while I doubt a first-ballot selection, there's a good chance he may end up there. Thanx to the Yanks' string of post-seasons when Williams played for them, he has a slew of playoff/World Series records.

**Willie** · Dec-01-2011, 9:40pm

Marylin was holding a mandolin? I didn`t notice it myself.... see I couldn`t even spell her name correctly....

**yankees1** · Dec-01-2011, 10:03pm

Originally Posted by MandoSquirrel

Who's Bernie Williams?

A New York Yankee retired Great!

**journeybear** · Dec-01-2011, 10:16pm

Just thought I'd mention, Steve Martin has been playing banjo for a long time, since before he started in comedy - that's one reason he was able to work it into his act - well before he attained celebrity status.

Willie - see the other thread, #62.

**Ed Goist** · Dec-01-2011, 10:35pm

Originally Posted by journeybear

Sorry, Ed, Milla Jovovich does not play mandolin, only poses with it...

Hi JB. In this interview she says she kinda', sorta' plays the mandolin (on one song), though she admits to less than expert musicianship. Ah, the illusion lives!

**JeffD** · Dec-01-2011, 10:38pm

I had forgotten about that other thread. I just read through it. Wow, some good stuff in there.

**journeybear** · Dec-01-2011, 11:06pm

Ah yes, well, sometimes illusion is plenty enough.

I am willing to take her at her word concerning her assessment of her talents. I would be happy to give her some lessons. Any old time.

**Dave Hanson** · Dec-02-2011, 1:39am

Who cares if Milla plays mandolin or not, she looks better with that ol' Flatiron than Bigmon does with his Loar.

Dave H

**8ch(pl)** · Dec-02-2011, 5:15am

I believe that Ricky Scaggs plays mandolin.

**strings777** · Dec-02-2011, 5:35am

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...here's Joey Bishop playing a mandolin.

**guitarpath** · Dec-02-2011, 6:17am

Bernie Williams. Very good ballplayer. Not a Hall of Famer.

**Scotti Adams** · Dec-02-2011, 6:20am

Tom Hanks owns a Gilchrist

**Paul Cowham** · Dec-02-2011, 6:33am

Adrian Edmundson http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_Edmondson plays mandolin

**journeybear** · Dec-02-2011, 8:00am

Originally Posted by Dave Hanson

Who cares if Milla plays mandolin or not, she looks better with that ol' Flatiron than Bigmon does with his Loar.

What's the name of this thread? The Women With Mandolins thread is already in progress and she is there, plenty, where poses belong. Believe me, her name pops up plenty, as a quick search will show. And that picture of Bill hugging his mandolin is a classic. But yes, thankfully, no nudity. Just my taste, though. To each his or her own.

Originally Posted by JeffD

I had forgotten about that other thread. I just read through it. Wow, some good stuff in there.

Yes, indeed, and it was actually your post I mentioned. But no one seems to be picking up on the hints re: posting these kinds of things to that already established and long-running thread on this very same subject. Oh well ...

**barry** · Dec-02-2011, 8:09am

He usually plays guitar, but I'm fairly sure that Jeff Daniels plays mandolin as well.

**EdHanrahan** · Dec-02-2011, 8:43am

Originally Posted by MandoSquirrel

Who's Bernie Williams?

His first CD, all instrumental, came out while he was still an active player, guessing 7 or 8 years ago (it's somewhere in the stack that I'm not about to dig thru). He was known for keeping the Bronx Bombers' travel quite a bit more interesting!

Okay, back to the discussion of Milla...

**Ken_P** · Dec-02-2011, 8:44am

Does Christopher Guest count as a celebrity? I know he's got a Collings MT2 (excellent choice, if I do say so myself

and has a fair idea what to do with it.

**outdoors4me** · Dec-02-2011, 10:07am

Originally Posted by Ed Goist

Here's a fairly comprehensive past thread about this.
My favorite celebrity mandolinist? Probably Milla Jovovich.
Do a Google image search for 'milla jovovich mandolin'...warning: Viewer Discretion is Advised.

Bless her heart. I'm sure she's a sweet girl.

Beck