Brody Jenner and All the Other Celebs Who Scored Invites to the White House Correspondents' Dinner
Finally, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright will have her chance to corner reality star Brody Jenner!
The two are both on the guest list for the 2015 White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday in Washington, D.C. News organizations have, for decades, invited a mix of journalists, athletes, politicians, and, yes, entertainers. This year, several cast members from Modern Family, Glee's Naya Rivera, and rocker Pete Wentz are among those who will be mingling with some of the most powerful people in the nation's capital.
More celebrities will flock to pre-game parties and bashes after the fact, but here's a rundown of the most recognizable names in entertainment attending this year's main event — hosted by Saturday Night Live's Cecily Strong — listed by the media outlets that invited them. Whose table would you want to sit at?
NBC Universal:
Sports commentators and Olympic ice skaters Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir
Top Chef judge Tom Colicchio
The Washington Blade:
Actress Laverne Cox (Orange Is the New Black)
AOL:
Singer Ciara as the date of Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson
The Hill:
Lucy Liu (Elementary)
Connie Britton (Nashville)
Constance Zimmer (House of Cards)
CNN:
Actress Jane Fonda
Married actors Eric Dane (Grey's Anatomy) and Rebecca Gayheart (Jawbreaker)
CBS News:
Actress Gina Rodriguez (Jane the Virgin)
Actor Henri Esteve (Revenge)
Madam Secretary stars Téa Leoni and Tim Daly
Cosmopolitan:
The Walking Dead stars Norman Reedus and Lauren Cohan
Comedian Billy Eichner
Actress Gabourey Sidibe (Empire)
The New Yorker:
The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore host Larry Wilmore
ABC:
Modern Family cast members Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and Eric Stonestreet
Blackish stars Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross Actress Kerry Washington (Scandal)
Atlantic Media:
Actor Tim Simons (Veep Actress Michelle Monaghan (True Detective)
Fox News:
Reality star Brody Jenner (Keeping Up With the Kardashians)
Apprentice star Donald Trump with his wife, Melania
Lifestyle guru Martha Stewart
Actress Kelly Rutherford (Gossip Girl)
Actress Alanna Masterson (The Walking Dead)
USA Today:
Actress Jane Seymour
Actress Alfre Woodard
Actress Wendy Mclendon-Covey (The Goldbergs)
Rocker Pete Wentz
Actress Naya Rivera (Glee)
Actress Michelle Trachtenberg (Gossip Girl)
Musician Rob Thomas (Matchbox Twenty)
Actress Troian Bellisario (Pretty Little Liars)
TV personality Maria Menounos
Thomson Reuters:
Director Ava DuVernay and actor Andre Holland from Selma
Actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Game of Thones)
Actor Michael Kelly (House of Cards)
Model Chrissy Teigen