When asked 'What famous actor became a successful politician?', most of us will say Ronald Reagan or Ahnold Governator, but recently excavated from the archives of the Federal Movie History Museum has shed some light on the entertainment aspirations of meny of our political pundits.
George Bush once autitioned for the lead role in 'I Was A Teenaged Werewolf';
He also tried out for 'Maverick' in 'Top Gun';
George wasn't the only Bush with entertainment aspirations. Here is a press photo of 4 members of the Bush Family as they auditioned for the successful sit-com 'The Beverly Hillbillies';
In more recent years, John Edwards tried for the role of the Joker in a recent BatMan film;
Madeleine Albright tried to break in but met with failure until she was finally hired as one of Saddam Hussein's doubles;
His recent hunting accident prompted Dick Cheney's fan club to produce this picture of Cheney's bid for a position with Warner Brother's Pictures;
John Kerry recently tried to star in a remake of Ray Bradbury's 'Something Wicked This Way Comes'. Here he is posing the the movie's 'Haunted House Of Mirrors' set;
John had also once auditioned for the role of Herman Munster in the successful sit-com 'The Munsters';
Hillary Clinton was barely beten out in her bid for the lead role in Syeven Spielberg's 'Jaws';
And finally, Bill and Hillary Clinton nearly bagged dual roles as Michael and Gloria Stivic in 'All In The Family;
(Does this look like people who 'didn't inhale'?)
This just in; George Bush recently auditioned for the lead role in 'Curious George'. Darn near got the part, too!