Updated: April 23, 2012 at 5:44 PM

Politicians with celebrities (47 images)

They saying goes that "politics is show business for ugly people," and actors and politicians do seem to have a lot in common, including a love of the spotlight. This photo collection shows celebrities mingling with U.S. politicians.

Pitt, Pelosi discuss post-Katrina housing in Washington

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, and actor Brad Pitt speak to the media before meeting regarding affordable housing for those who lost their homes in New Orleans' 9th Ward during Hurricane Katrina on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 5, 2009. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)

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Dalai Lama awarded Congressional Gold Medal in Washington

The Dalai Lama (L), U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (R), and actor Richard Gere wait for a performance to begin outside the U.S. Capitol after the Dalai Lama received a Congressional Gold Medal in Washington on October 17, 2007. (UPI Photo/Alexis C. Glenn)

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Michelle Obama, Caroline Kennedy, Maria Shriver and Oprah Winfrey

Michelle Obama, Caroline Kennedy, Maria Shriver and Oprah Winfrey (L-R) stand together after they each spoke during a rally for Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles on February 3, 2008. (UPI Photo/Jim Ruymen)

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Former Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, actress Marcia Gay Harden and former New York Yankees Joe Torre

Actress Marcia Gay Harden chats with Then-Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (right) and leaves New York Yankees manager Joe Torre out in left field. Torre and Clinton were honored on December 13, 2005 by HELP USA (UPI Photo/Ezio Petersen)

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