Top Hollywood Actors You Didn't know were Born Again Christians

Denzel Washington

 
Yes, you heard right. Hollywood has some bunch of Born Again Christians that have quite a lot of influence. You might have known about some of them listed here but we know there are some that will surprise you. Go ahead and enjoy this read
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Paul Walker

Paul Walker was born in Glendale, California and grew up in San Fernando Valley.
Walker was brought up in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, or Mormons, in a large family of five children. Some of the more visible aspects of that faith include abstaining from sex before marriage and abstaining from drugs and alcohol. Apparently, Walker no longer follows these guidelines, however, as he says:

I still hold myself accountable. I’m not the kind of guy who’s taking advantage of my position. I could be sleeping with a different 18-year-old girl every day if I wanted to. But that’s not my speed.¹

In fact, Walker doesn’t consider himself a Mormon anymore but he’s still quite religious–in a non-denominational, Christian sort of way. And he simply doesn’t get atheism:

I’m a Christian now. The things that drove me crazy growing up was how everyone works at fault-finding with different religions. The people I don’t understand are atheists. I go surfing and snow boarding and I’m always around nature. I look at everything and think, ‘Who couldn’t believe there’s a God? Is all this a mistake?’ It just blows me away.³

Chuck Norris

Martial artist and actor Chuck Norris has been defined by his tough, no-nonsense image in a career spanning both movies and television. A cult action star, he has appeared in such films as Way of the Dragon, alongside the legendary Bruce Lee, as well as An Eye for an Eye and Firewalker. He also spent almost a decade as the star of Walker, Texas Ranger. Yet, as the victim of bullying by his peers and the son of an alcoholic and largely absentee father, Norris had a troubled childhood. It was while he was in the Air Force that he began training in martial arts and thus set himself on the path that would lead to stardom. Norris sees his faith as highly important to his life. In addition to his acting roles, he has published several Christian books and has also appeared in several commercials advocating prayer and Bible study in public schools.

Denzel Washington

Not one to wear his faith on his sleeve, Denzel Washington surprised many by lending his voice to "The Bible Experience," an audio Bible featuring some of the country's top African-American stars. (Washington and his wife Pauletta narrate The Song of Songs.) The two-time Oscar winner is in the upper echelon of Hollywood actors, receiving a $20 million paycheck per movie. But his superstar status rises far above mere moviemaking. A 2006 Barna study found that Washington is better known and better loved than any living American religious figure. The son of a Pentecostal minister, he has reportedly donated $2.5 million to his church, the West Angeles Church of God in Christ. It was in the parking lot of that church that Washington landed the "Bible Experience" gig. Casting director Robi Reed told the L.A. Times that when she saw her fellow churchgoer and started describing the project, he interrupted her to say, "I have to do it."

 Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks is not just an Academy Award winner; he is one of the most bankable Hollywood stars of recent times. His movies have grossed over $4 billion at the US box office, and a full 17 of them have grossed over $100 million each worldwide. Instantly recognizable from his roles in Philadelphia, Forrest Gump, Apollo 13, Saving Private Ryan and as the voice of “Woody” in Toy Story, Hanks’s talents are indisputable. Throughout his lifetime, he has also been involved with various religions, including the Greek Orthodox Church, the Nazarene church and the Mormon Church. Certainly at some point in his youth he considered himself an evangelical and even today Hanks is a professed churchgoer. This is a man who appears to have seen the light more than once.

 Tyler Perry

Hollywood's golden boy of the moment, writer and actor Tyler Perry, seems to have a new movie or TV show coming out daily. Though well known for years among urban African Americans, Perry burst onto the Hollywood scene in 2005 with "Diary of a Mad Black Woman," which took in more than $50 million after being made on a $5.5 million budget. Since then, he's come out with the films "Madea's Family Reunion" (2006) and "Daddy's Little Girls" (2007). His second movie release of the year, "Why Did I Get Married?" arrives this month. He's also conquered the small screen, producing the sitcom "Tyler Perry's House of Payne," for which TBS reportedly gave him a whopping 100-episode commitment. Citing filmmakers who keep their faith "in the closet," Tyler told Beliefnet last year, "I'm not afraid to have a character say, 'I am a Christian,' or 'I believe in God,' because I think they represent real people on this earth."

Stephen Baldwin

The famed Baldwin brothers – Alec, Daniel, William and Stephen – are a Hollywood institution.

The youngest brother, Stephen Baldwin, has a wide-ranging filmography, including the acclaimed yet confusing neo-noir movie The Usual Suspects and more lighthearted ventures like The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas.

 Baldwin is outspoken about his Christian faith. Raised in a Catholic family, he became born-again after 9/11. He has been involved in the foundation of three ministries: an extreme-sports ministry, a ministry focused on his own calling, and a ministry focusing on enlisted military members.

 

                          Chris Tucker

 Foul-mouthed comedian and actor Chris Tucker is as well known for the number of profanities he emitted in his stand-up routines as for the success of movies such as the Rush Hour series and cult favorite The Fifth Element.

After the filming of Money Talks in 1997, he became a born-again Christian, a development that led him to refuse to reprise his role in the sequel to “stoner comedy” Friday. In 2011, it was revealed that his new stand-up tour would be free of profanities, possibly due to his Christian faith.

 Mel Gibson

Despite everything--a drunken-driving arrest, an anti-Semitic outburst, movies brimming with graphic violence--Mel Gibson still tops the list of most powerful Hollywood Christians. His "Passion of the Christ" changed everything for Hollywood when it comes to matters of faith, waking up the powers-that-be to the box office potential of the Christian audience. Since then, "making the next 'Passion'" has been Hollywood's own unique Holy Grail quest, resulting in movies successful ("The Chronicles of Narnia") and disappointing ("The Nativity Story"), and leading to the creation of FoxFaith and other religion-focused studio subsidiaries. And even after Gibson's Summer '06 PR nightmare, his "Apocalypto" went on to make a reported $50 million--and was seen by many as a Christian allegory, despite its ancient Mayan setting.

 

 Martin Sheen

Well known for his liberal political activism, Martin Sheen is a Catholic who chose his stage name in honor of Catholic theologian Fulton J. Sheen. Though he strayed from the Church, he returned after falling seriously ill during the filming of "Apocalypse Now." Sheen, an Emmy and Golden Globe winner, has often been quoted linking his faith and his activism. "You know, the essence of the Gospel of Jesus was extremely radical, and that's why they killed Him," he told one interviewer. To another he said, "It doesn't really matter how much of the rules or the dogma we accepted and lived by if we're not really living by the fundamental creed of the Catholic Church, which is service to others and finding God in ourselves and then seeing God in everyone--including our enemies." Most recently, he played President Josiah Bartlett on "The West Wing" as a liberal Catholic who was often known to debate theological issues and quote the Bible. Since his TV presidential administration ended, he's appeared in the Oscar-winning "The Departed" and made news protesting the Iraq war with Cindy Sheehan.

////// Ralph Winter

Best known as the producer of such blockbusters as the "X-Men" trilogy, "The Planet of the Apes," and "The Fantastic Four," Ralph Winter has also produced such Christian fare as "Left Behind," "Thr3e," and "The Visitation" and works regularly for FoxFaith. He is also a frequent speaker at Christian conferences and prayer breakfasts. Of his unofficial but unrelenting role as a liaison between Hollywood and the Christian community, Winter told Beliefnet prior to the final "X-Men" release, "I have been placed in this job for a purpose, and I am just trying to make great movies and keep my eyes on Him. I don't deserve any praise....It is definitely all God's hand that I get to do this. And who knows how long this will last? He may choose someone else." Having brought in a reported career total (so far) of $1.6 billion, here's betting that Hollywood's decision-makers will stick with Winter.

Sylvester Stallone /////////////////////////////

Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone, born July 6, 1946), nicknamed Sly Stallone, is an American actor, screenwriter and film director.[4] Stallone is well known for his Hollywood action roles. Two notable characters he has portrayed are the boxer Rocky Balboa and soldier John Rambo. He wrote every episode of the two eponymous franchises, and directed some of their installments as well.
Stallone's film Rocky was inducted into the National Film Registry as well as having its film props placed in the Smithsonian Museum. Stallone's use of the front entrance to the Philadelphia Museum of Art in the Rocky series led the area to be nicknamed the Rocky Steps. Philadelphia has a statue of his Rocky character placed permanently near the museum. It was announced on December 7, 2010 that Stallone was voted into boxing's Hall of Fame.
 He confessed Christ as His Lord and Saviour and made it public both online and in the mainstream media.