Stars — they’re just like us! As in, they love toys, too! Read on to learn about celebrities’ favorite toys and games, their toy collections, and even who still plays with toys and games today.
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John Travolta: toy airplane (now he flies real ones!)
Zooey Deschanel: Super Nintendo, Zelda game
Cedric the Entertainer: GI Joe
Hayley Hasselhoff: Easy Bake Oven
Carrie Underwood: stuffed teddy bear and lion, which she still takes on tour
Lindsay Lohan: Glo Worm
Angelina Jolie: Cabbage Patch Kids
James Franco: Lite Brite
George Takei: My Little Pony
Pauly D: Big Wheel Trike
Ryan Seacrest: Super Soaker
Shaun White: skateboard
Mark Zuckerberg: Rubik’s Cube
Jessica Simpson: Play-Doh
Will Arnett: LEGO
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Trixie Mattel: Barbie
Johnny Depp: Barbie
Demi Moore: antique porcelain dolls
Emma Roberts: Blythe dolls
Paris Hilton: Barbie
Miley Cyrus: celebrity dolls
Marie Osmond: dolls
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Rick Springfield: vintage Kenner Star Wars figures
Leonardo DiCaprio: action figures (mostly Star Wars and He-Man)
Matt Cardona: action figures
Christian Slater: Star Wars toys
Robin Williams: toy figures (robots, D&D figures)
Mike Tyson: X-Men figures
Mila Kunis: Star Wars figures from the ‘60s and ‘70s
Image via Walt Disney Archives Photo Library
Walt Disney
Rod Stewart
Neil Young
Frank Sinatra
Elton John
Image: Kirk Hammett and his sons with his horror collection, Collectors Weekly
Kirk Hammett: horror toys and memorabilia
Rosie O’Donnell: McDonald’s toys
Quentin Tarantino: board games based on pop culture (favorites: Dukes of Hazzard and Dawn of the Dead)
Lou Ferrigno: Beanie Babies
Rodrigo Blankenship: LEGO
Image: David Beckham building a LEGO set, Victoria Beckham (via The Sun)
David Beckham: LEGO
Ben Affleck: poker, chess, Dungeons & Dragons
Matt Damon: Dungeons & Dragons
Beyonce: Guess Who, Connect Four
Anna Kendrick: LEGO (picked it up while in quarantine)
Charlize Theron: Dominoes
Drew Barrymore: board games, dominoes
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson: Dungeons & Dragons
JAY-Z: Connect 4
Daniel Radcliffe: LEGO (picked it up while in quarantine)
Jeff Bridges: Pass the Pigs
Jennifer Lopez: Dungeons & Dragons
Britney Spears: LEGO (her kids got her into it)
Matthew Perry: LEGO
Stephen Colbert: Dungeons & Dragons
Justin Timberlake: Scrabble, Cranium
Katy Perry: Taboo
Chris Pratt: LEGO
Judi Dench: Dungeons & Dragons
Hamish Blake: LEGO
Madonna: Scrabble, Trivial Pursuit, Chess
Nicole Kidman: Scrabble
Queen Elizabeth II: Scrabble
Will Smith: Chess
Terry Crews: LEGO
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