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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.
- News And Culture 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.
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Mar 29, 2015 · It is no mystery why Scientology wants to attract celebrities, but it is an ongoing mystery to the general public why the rich and famous, presumably the most free and autonomous individuals in a...
The Scientology organization has a particular interest in international focus on wealthy businesspeople and influencers to help promote its ideals. A Scientology policy letter of 1976 states that "rehabilitation of celebrities who are just beyond or just approaching their prime" enables the "rapid dissemination" of Scientology.
Apr 22, 2024 · Jeff Conaway is a Scientologist, crediting the Church with his rehab success. ( Source) Jeffrey Charles William Michael Conaway (October 5, 1950 – May 27, 2011) was an American actor and singer known for playing Kenickie in the movie Grease and for his roles in two American television series, Taxi and Babylon 5.
Why does Scientology attract some of Hollywood’s leading actors and actresses? According to Jenna Hill, the niece of Scientology leader David Miscavige , and others who have left the practice of Scientology, the church actually targets certain stars they think will be vulnerable to their teaching.
Feb 1, 2024 · Through the years, the Church of Scientology has recruited countless celebrities to become members. In the 1950s, founder L. Ron Hubbard created what became known as “Project Celebrity,” a ...
