The star-studded dinner is a celebration of the First Amendment at its core, but media outlets always manage to sneak a few A-list celebrities onto the guest list
We’ve reached the weekend of the annual — the most star-studded event in political journalism — when celebrities, government officials and the president of the United States join White House reporters in celebrating the First Amendment right to a free press.
While the prestigious dinner (and the glamorous parties sandwiching it) is intended to bring journalists together, they have also become a hotbed for celebrity sightings, as media outlets bring along A-list talent in an unspoken competition of who knows who.
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For the 2024 WHCD on Saturday, April 27, SNL‘s was tapped to deliver the roast of President — and he’ll have plenty of entertainment peers in the room watching. Aside from the president, vice president, first lady, second gentleman and all your favorite news anchors, here are the biggest stars attending this year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
Molly Ringwald
Pretty in Pink actress will attend the White House Correspondents’ Dinner as one of ABC News’ guests of honor. Ringwald, 56, recently starred as Joanne Carson in FX series , which is now streaming on Hulu.
ABC News, FX and Hulu are all owned by Disney, likely explaining why the news network signed her up.
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Da’Vine Joy Randolph
Newly minted Oscar winner will join in the weekend festivities as another of ABC News’ A-list guests. Fresh off a for her supporting role in The Holdovers, Randolph, 37, is one of the most exciting names in Hollywood right now.
As Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building teases its , in which Randolph may reprise her role as Detective Dee Williams, ABC is no doubt excited to bring her along.
Jon Hamm
will be CBS News’ star celebrity guest during this year’s WHCD events, likely in connection to his work with the network’s parent company, Paramount. The 53-year-old Mad Men alum joined the cast of two upcoming Paramount projects: , a drama series about big oil in Texas, and , an animated film that will exist within the Transformers world.
He is reportedly arriving with his wife, actress .
Keri Russell
, 48, recently handed fans of a new favorite show with Netflix’s , in which she stars as a rugged foreign service officer thrown into the more polished role of U.S. ambassador to the U.K.
Now, she’ll get a chance to live like her on-screen character, attending the WHCD as an esteemed guest of Deadline.
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Rosario Dawson
Rent actress , who is very active in politics and even for two years, will appear at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner for the second year in a row as a guest of ABC News.
Dawson, 44, plays the titular character in on Disney+, and recently starred in the 2023 film , solidifying her ties to the Disney family.
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Rachel Brosnahan
Rachel Brosnahan of will join CNN’s entourage on Saturday, April 27, as she prepares to enter the DC Comics Universe with her starring role as journalist Lois Lane in the . DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Pictures — which are producing and distributing the film, respectively — are both owned by CNN’s parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery.
Political thriller fiends may also remember Brosnahan, 33, for her recurring role in as former sex worker Rachel Posner, a love interest of White House chief of staff Doug Stamper.
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Naomi Biden
First granddaughter — the eldest daughter of — had a memorable moment in the national spotlight during her , and is no stranger to the White House Correspondents’ Weekend events. She will be a guest of ABC News this year.
Biden, 30, has obvious ties to politics, but she also married a political junkie. Her husband, , interned at the White House during the Obama administration, and contributed to Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign. Both Biden and Neal are now Ivy League law school graduates.
Caitlyn Jenner
, 74, will again join Fox News at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. The former Olympic gold medalist and reality TV star during California’s , landing in 13th place.
Months after her bid for governor, Jenner was for Fox News.
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Quavo
, 33, will attend the dinner as a guest of ABC News. The rapper rose to stardom as one-third of the hip-hop group , which also featured his nephew, Takeoff. In 2022, while attending a private party in Houston with Quavo.
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Now building a solo rap career, Quavo has also turned to activism. In 2023, he met with Vice President and members of Congress who have been effected by gun violence, and in March, his foundation launched an initiative that will that are working to minimize violence in his local Atlanta community.
Colin Jost & Scarlett Johansson
You can’t have a White House Correspondents’ Dinner without a host, and this year, emcee Colin Jost is expected to arrive with his wife, , for moral support before taking the stage.
Other WHCD Guests — Including More Celebrities, Politicians and Government Staffers
NBC News
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Jeff Zients, White House chief of staff
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, secretary of homeland security
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, secretary of the treasury
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Bill Burns, CIA director
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Ben LaBolt, White House communications director
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, U.S. deputy attorney general
ABC News
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, actor and member of the “Brat Pack”
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, Democratic Senate majority leader
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, Democratic governor of Maryland
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, Republican governor of New Hampshire
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, Democratic senator for Minnesota
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, Democratic congresswoman for WA-O7
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John Kirby, White House national security communications adviser
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Jen O’Malley Dillon, chair of Biden’s 2024 reelection campaign
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, ABC contributor and Trump’s former White House chief of staff
CBS News
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, Star Trek: Discovery actress and The Walking Dead alum
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, Star Trek: Discovery actor and alum
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Gina Raimondo, secretary of commerce
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, counselor to President Biden
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Julie Chavez Rodriguez, Biden 2024 campaign manager
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Mike Turner, Republican congressman for OH-10
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, recently retired Republican congressman for CO-04
CNN
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, secretary of state
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Evan Ryan, White House cabinet secretary
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Mike Donilon, senior Biden 2024 campaign aide
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, Democratic governor of Illinois
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, Trump 2024 strategist
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Darrell Issa, Republican congressman for CA-48
Fox News
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Mark Warner, Democratic senator for Virginia
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Mike McCaul, Republican congressman for TX-10
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Herbie Ziskend, White House deputy communications director
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, secretary of the Army
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Tim Kennedy, former Green Beret sniper and UFC fighter
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Paul Abbate, deputy FBI director
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Eric Van Nostrand, assistant secretary for economic policy for the treasury
Deadline
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, actor and co-star of The Diplomat
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Debora Cahn, writer and producer for The West Wing, Homeland and The Diplomat
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Bloomberg
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, national security adviser
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, secretary of energy
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, director of the Office of Management and Budget
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, secretary of education
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Liza Acevedo, second gentleman’s communications director
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Michael Kikukawa, assistant White House press secretary
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