Famous Celebrities Who Played the Clarinet
We all know that the clarinet is the best instrument around, so it’s no surprise that these celebrities played (or still play!) the clarinet:
- Woody Allen
- John Candy
- Gloria Estefan (she also played guitar!)
- Sara Evans
- Alan Greenspan
- Alyson Hannigan
- Samantha Irby
- Jimmy Kimmel
- Eva Longoria (she was also a drum major!)
- Harpo Marx (check out this video of him goofing off with Benny Goodman and Reginald Kell)
- Nicki Minaj
- Christian Morin
- Jenna Mourey aka Jenna Marbles
- Julia Roberts (she also played oboe!)
- Liev Schreiber
- Amanda Seyfried
- Steven Spielberg
- Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
- And one more “celebrity” worth mentioning: Jeffrey Dahmer. Although he is more infamous than famous, I thought this is an interesting bit of trivia.
Don’t forget to check out my list of movies, shows, and series which feature the clarinet!
Know any other clarinet-playing celebrities? Leave a comment below so I can add them to the list! Maybe we can invite them to the next clarinet convention…?
9 Comments
David Ballengee
Did Steve Allen, who srarred as Benny Goodman in “The Benny Goodwin Story” actually know how to play the clarinet?
thomas frasca
Hi Jenny. Just wanted to throw in my two cents and add Elvis Presley to your list of clarinet players.
jennyclarinet
Thank you!
Gigi
Elvis presly did not play the clarient.
Alexis Sttoup
I didn’t know some of these played this instrument that is one of the best instruments in the band and I am a Bb clarinet.
jennyclarinet
In my opinion, the clarinet is definitely the best instrument, and it’s cool that so many celebrities have played (or play) it!
Ari
I play clarinet so I was just wondering thanks for the information ?
John Reeks
Peter Graves
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jennymaclay
Thank you!