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- Left: Jerry Seinfeld. Seinfeld was never officially a member of the organization, but he did explain on the WTF With Marc Maron podcast that he took a course way back in the day.
- In it: Michael Peña. Peña — who has a long list of credits including End of Watch and Ant-Man — says he first joined Scientology because he feared he was drinking too much, and there was a program called Purification Rundown that helped him quit drinking.
- Left: Laura Prepon. Prepon joined Scientology around 1999, and was still in the organization when she joined the cast of Orange Is the New Black. However, she revealed in a 2021 interview with People that she is "no longer practicing Scientology," and hadn't been for about five years, meaning she quit sometime around 2016.
- In it: Elisabeth Moss. Moss — perhaps most famous for her role in The Handmaid's Tale — has been a Scientologist since before she was even a teenager.
Dec 29, 2023 · Learn about the celebrities who are involved with Scientology, a controversial religious movement founded by L. Ron Hubbard. See the list of actors, musicians, athletes and more who have joined or left the church, and how it has affected their careers and lives.
Sep 10, 2020 · Learn about the controversial religion of Scientology and its celebrities who practice it, from actors and musicians to news anchors and authors. Find out how they have spoken out, supported, or left the church, and what they have said about its benefits or drawbacks.
- Brianna Holt
Recruiting and retaining Scientologist celebrities and getting them to endorse Scientology to the public at large has been important to the Church of Scientology since its early days. The organization has had a written program governing celebrity recruitment since at least 1955, when L. Ron Hubbard created "Project Celebrity", offering rewards ...
- Associate News Editor, Biography.Com
- Tom Cruise. Scientology Status: Member. Tom Cruise, the star of Top Gun: Maverick and Mission Impossible, is Scientology’s most prominent member, having joined during his marriage to Mimi Rogers in the late 1980s.
- Katie Holmes. Scientology Status: Former member. Katie Holmes, 44, practiced Scientology after she began dating Cruise in 2005, and they married a year later in November 2006.
- John Travolta. Scientology Status: Member. John Travolta has practiced Scientology since 1975 and served as a producer and star of Battlefield Earth, the 2000 science-fiction film based on Scientology founder Hubbard’s 1982 novel.
- Leah Remini. Scientology Status: Former member. After spending more than 35 years in the organization, Leah Remini, 53, has become one of its harshest critics since her departure in 2013.
Sep 12, 2023 · Celebrities Linked to Scientology: Tom Cruise, Elisabeth Moss, More. Entertainment. 25 celebrities who have been linked to Scientology. Jacob Shamsian. Sep 12, 2023, 10:32 AM PDT. Michael...
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Apr 14, 2023 · Learn about the Hollywood stars who have joined, left or defended the controversial Church of Scientology, from Tom Cruise to Elisabeth Moss. Find out how Scientology has influenced their careers, relationships and beliefs.
