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.

Charlton Heston and President Reagan

Charlton Heston and President Ronald Reagan during a meeting with the Presidential Arts and Humanities Task Force in 1981. (UPI Photo/Larry Rubenstein/Files)

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Actor George Clooney arrives with Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) and Sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN)

Actor George Clooney (C) arrives with Sen. John Kerry (D-MA), (L) and Sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN) as he prepares to testifiy before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the situation in Southern Sudan, March 14, 2012, in Washington, DC. Clooney said international diplomacy must be intensified as the government in Khartoum continues military action action civilians in the new country of South Sudan. UPI/Mike Theiler

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Gorbachev , Penn Talk to Students in Chicago

Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev (L) and actor and activist Sean Pen talk to students at Frederick Von Steuben Metropolitan Science Center as part of the 12th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates on April 23, 2012 in Chicago. Gorbachev was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1990. UPI/Brian Kersey

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Ronald Reagan cutting in on Frank Sinatra and Nancy Reagan

At a party on in 1981, celebrating his 70th birthday, President Ronald Reagan cuts in on Frank Sinatra and First Lady Nancy Reagan. (UPI Photo/File/White House)

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