Are these people for real?
What do Bono, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Seann William Scott all have in common? They have all taken part in Answers over the last couple of years. And they have not been the only ones-there’s a long list of celebrities and notable leaders who have chosen to pose a question to the Answers community and eagerly review your responses.
However, many of you have expressed feelings of concern toward the authenticity of these public figures on Answers. Well, we’d like to set the record straight: of course they are who they say they are. You’ll recognize them by the green badge with the “official” label under their avatar.
It’s that simple. You know us-we are always talking about our community guidelines, terms of service, and copyright and intellectual property policies. We take this all very seriously and would never allow someone to impersonate a public figure.
Here’s how the process works: The celebrity asks the question (you can see many recorded on video), the community answers the question, and the celebrity chooses the Best Answer.
Some of the questions and features come from our international Answers teams and have to be translated or converted into American English, but that’s it. There’s no trick or behind-the-scenes manipulations-they are who they say they are! And…they are amazed at the passion of the Answers community!
Now that you know these people are the “real McCoy,” is there someone in particular you’d like to see put a question before the community? We don’t promise anything, but we’d love to hear your suggestions, and we’ll do our best to make your dream come true.
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I wonder how many celebrities get 20 violation notices in one day because they’ve been targeted by report monkeys. I wonder if Yahoo! would respond to them?
Gerard Butler!
tom cruise, oprah, dr.oz lol
Nadia Ali former Iio
I want to see George Bush, just for the heck of it
John Krasinski!
Michelle Obama.
Johnny Depp
Former Vice President Dick Cheney!
Where can I get the green badge with the label cuz I’m officially me.
“Hang On Sloopy!”
I wonder why many of the celebs that post on Ya don’t sign on any more?
what about celebrity’s that I actually like? Tyra Banks, Kimora Lee Simmons, Mariska Hargitay, Carmon Diaz.
omg leo dicaprio??? ahh yay
well id love for a member of queen
like brian may or roger taylor
or someone like taylor hanson
Leonardo Decaprio is a sketch, anyway.
Still pretty cool though.
George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, Kevin Grevioux (Creator of the Underworld movies), Michael Sheen, Sean Astin, Ben Foster.
Don’t let the email address confuse you. It is merely a nom de plume from a former major celebrity (me). I attained my considerable fame on “Green Acres”. You may recall that I was the one who changed the channels on the T.V., and also answered the phone occasionally. I am still on the hoof, having thus far escaped being converted into bacon.
Dicaprio only asked one question..which he asked 2 years ago….and he never answered any questions
paris hilton
Julian Casablancas from The Strokes!
I would love to see a question from Selma Blair. I think she is a great actress and a genuinely cool person.
Thanks.
Garth Brooks. Id be interested in what he would ask,
The band Simple Plan, talking about all the charity work and such they’ve done.
I think this’ll inspire more of the Yahoo Community to volunteer in projects…
robert pattinsom, oprah, and zac efron!
How come THEY can get away with Chatting, Solicitation, and other Violations – but WE can’t???
Why should THESE Hosers get any preferencial treatment…
>:(
Dr. Drew
or
Alicia Keys
or OBAMA!
I’d love to hear what’s on Colin Powell’s mind.
Hey, I would love to see Larry David, Robert DeNiro, Nicole Kidman, Jack Nicholson??
President Obama, it would be awesome if he asked us something like “What should we do with the prisoners at Guantanamo Bay” or “What is your opinion on the situation on so and so…” to see what the general public thinks.
Like I am supposed to be impressed by these celebrities? They come on here by some kind of special invitation – pose one question {which is either considerably lame or has been wrote by the answers staff — seriously … am I to believe that the smartest man in the world who wrote the book on time and space wants to know from us how we are going to get by in 100 years — then you just posted some other class clown who’s last movie “Role Models” barely lasted one week in the theaters wanting to know about role models…. seriously}
Like I was saying… they pose one question and you never hear or see from them EVER AGAIN … I am not even going to mention the fact that it is the answer’s staff that chooses the answer — not the celeb…
Are we supposed to be impressed by this?
I truly do not care about ass kissing celebs just because they are celebs ….
Show me one celeb who is coming on the answers community because he or she actually wants to… show me one celeb that is willing to take a few minutes of his or her time to ACTUALLY ANSWER someone else’s question — not just post some bogus question that the staff wrote for them…
Show me one celeb that is willing to put him or herself out there for the fans…
But it doesn’t matter what I have to say …. you will post some celeb on here -put some ridiculously lame question to which there will be over 5000 answers and 500 stars given …. it’s ridiculous
It really doesn’t matter — this world will keep on revolving with or without Bono’s help…
seth macfarlane
ROBERT PATTINSON!!!
T.D Jakes, Dr. Phil, Angela Bassett, David Schwimmer, Joel Osteen, Juanita Bynum
id like to see kathy griffin’s questions hahaha, delicious.. mmm
Sean Connery or Barack Obama(would have been more likely during his campaign though.)
On a side note, I’m with Patrick Fitzgerald on that we should also get badges because I am me!
And I am very famous to; infact, my parrot knows my name! I bet Sean Connery can’t beat that! ;P
Bruce Springsteen
Any current or former federal governmental official. Topic? What did we do wrong? or How do we correct our current situation?
Dan Millman who wrote “Peaceful Warrior”. He would be awesome to post a question and do a little trolling.
i would want to see quinten taratino answer people, that dudes probably has some interesting positions on politics and social sciences…
and Penn and Teller
I’d like to see Bill O’Reilly ask a question!
Bill Maher, Mika Brzezinski, Ret. General Colon Powell
Tim McGraw;
Ed westwick:D
Johnny Depp
Barack Obama
how about our new president? he could get insight on how to help all different kinds of people with various problems.
KATE WINSLET
CLIVE OWEN
Stephen Wolfram or Richard Dawkins. The answers would be friggin’ hilarious!
Buzz Aldrin, Will Wright or Larry Niven would be cool, too.
Iggy Pop!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Stephen Colbert!!
I have no interest at all in seeing these celebrities post questions. 99% of them are no smarter than you or i, they simply made it big in HollyWeird and lucked out in life.
Whats more some of the questions they ask would be considered a violation if it were anyone else asking them. They would fall under chatting or one of the other many rules Y/A has. Yet they get away with it………
Are you listening Yahoo? WE DONT WANT CELEBRITIES ON HERE.
For those of you requesting President Barack Obama, take a look at a previous blog:
http://yanswersblog.com/index.php/archives/2008/11/04/the-future-president-on-yahoo-answers/
You’ll see we have indeed had him, as well as several other politician participate on Yahoo! Answers.
Lydia – Yahoo! Answers Editor
Dennis Haysbert from the unit or Vincent D’onofrio…..they are so yummy
Steven Pinker, Professor at Harvard University, I bet he would actually do it.
I would like to see any gangsta rapper such as 50 Cent come on and answer questions about what moral obligations they have to society once they become famous.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart please….need some composing tips
Do you think thay many of them have been reported by tattletales for “impersonating” celebs?
Jessica alba!
How about someone NOT trying to sell us something, scrape-up votes/support or pretend they’re a ‘normal’ average person?
And to ANSWER this question — NO, THESE PEOPLE ARE NOT For REAL.
I would very much like to know what Rush Limbaugh would ask. Or Glenn Beck, and i bet they would if asked.
I wonder how many of these celebs get violation notices for posting opinion questions? I’m sure they ask if people like them.
Please stop deleting “chat” type questions. Obviously they are popular because anyone with two eyes can see there’s a bunch of them. And do you want to go against what’s popular? Not a good way to run a business.
i wanna see Leonardo DiCaprio answering questions and asking them too (:
that would be so sick!
pete wentz
joe trohman
andy hurley
patrick stump
I wonder what Gordon Brown would ask… “How can we resolve the “credit crunch” – no it’s not a breakfast cereal”.
Jeremy Clarkson…” You guys spend too much time on the internet: type, type, type some more, have a burger, play WoW, type, play Wow whilst typing with one hand and eating a burger with the other…”
James Franco… He’s smart, talented, and gorgeouss! <3
that would be awesome lol
taylo Lautner (obviously because i LOVE him hehe)
Blake Lively
Michelle Trachtenberg
taylor swift
selena gomez/ demi lovato
a bunch of teens basically -and Leonardo DiCaprio because i must have missed that question. oh ya! and kate winslett too
hayden christensen
I love Leonardo DiCaprio!
Don’t celebrities get ENOUGH strokes?
I’d be happier if YA cared more about its regular users and less about zillionaires who come here because they think it makes them look “down with the kidz”.
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I want to know if they get special treatment and if any of there questions get reported.
I get trolls all the time and it makes me mad as hell that anyone can get a violation notice let alone if there stars in there own right.
I hate them all so.I could careless about the stars.there all fake and have one thing in common to selfish to care about the REST OF US.
I’d like to see Al Gore answer a few questions. Like what would he have done if he had won the presidency instead of you know who. What he would have done differently when 9/11 happened. If he thinks it would even have happened. Just to reinforce the guilt on those who either did not vote for him or just didn’t vote at all (I was too young
but I was a supporter just the same) because I really do believe our country would be in a much better condition than it is now had he made it in.
For frivolous reasons though my other choices would be Jennifer Aniston, Brad and Angelina, Seth Green and the ever good lookin Johnny Depp
DANE COOK
since Leonardo DiCaprio is here. how about Kate Winslett?
how about Will Smith?
is Wesley Snipes also here?
I would love to see Matt Damon’s questions and concerns. Especially after the way he vocalized in this last presidential election.
someone from potter films like dan Radcliffe, emma Watson, rupert grint, matthew lewis, or to make it even more incredible, Joann K Rowling herself?!?!
Other than harry potter, rainn Wilson, Dane cook.
Dan Radcliffe
Emma Watson
Rupert Grint
Matthew Lewis
David Yates
JK Rowling!!!
Rainn Wilson
Dane Cook
Mariska Hargitay
Sandra Bullock
Diane Neal
Michelle Pfeiffer
James Cameron
Carlene Carter
Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato, Debby Ryan, The Obama’s. Ashley Tisdale, Raven symone, brenda song
I’d like to see Liv Tyler, or Elisha Cuthbert post a question.
I wonder how famous you’ve got to be before they think you’re worthy of an “official” badge?
“What happens if I answer something completley different from Others?” I was asking myself…
Well everybody is writing down their favourite celebrity…
I know my celebrity and the funny thing is that everybody knows “This celebrity”… Mr.Truth that celebrities hardly say it…
Kevin Bacon
Mel Gibson
evangeline lily (from LOST)
jodie foster
I want to answer a question for Oprah, and Obama.
Josh Groban-the incredible singer! He is amazing!
David Letterman.
Omg!! I love Leonardo DiCaprio! He’s so hot!!! I’ll answer his question any day!! <3
Ozzy Osborne or Axl Rose
Jack Black
Johhny Depp
President Obama
Any member of the band Led Zeppelin or any other classic rock icon.
billy mays
OR
jeff goldblum
How do we find questions asked by them? I will be so eager to answers Leonardo’s queries… Please how? LOL
Mahmoud Ahmadenijad
Keith Richards
Johnny Depp
Jack White
Meg White
why are we grouping world leaders and celebrities in the same category again? is anyone else as ashamed about our country as i am?
but how you know how could you find them over here? it would be interesting to answer something from your favorite celeb people (does’t have to be just showw bizz people)
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