The First (Real) Celebrities Arrive on Google+

One of the coolest things about Twitter is the fact that you can get direct access to some of your favorite celebrities, and have one-on-one conversations with them in less than 140 characters. With Google+, you can have the same advantage, but you don't need to feel constricted by the 140 character limit. Although Google+ has been weeding out fake accounts, they do not currently have a system for celebrities to verify whether their accounts are legitimate or not. 

We've given you Google insiders to follow, and authors to add to your circles. Now it's time to tackle celebrities! There aren't that many on Google+ yet, so I've had to dig deep to find them. Many of them are very active on Google+, so they're great additions to your circles!

Actors

• +Ashton Kutcher - Husband to Demi Moore, star of That 70s Show (and former biochemical engineering major).
• +Alyssa Milano - Star of TV shows Charmed and Who's the Boss?
• +Felicia Day - Actress in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
• +Wil Wheaton - Who could forget this guy's turn as Wesley Crusher in Star Trek: The Next Generation?
• +William Shatner - Are you kidding me? Captain James T. Kirk, Star Trek.
• +Kevin Smith - Actor and director of Generation X classics such as Clerks and Mallrats.
• +Sasha Grey - Star of The Girlfriend Experience, Entourage, and other ahem, adult films.
• +Brian White - Actor in Men of a Certain Age.
• +Jeri Ryan - Actress in Star Trek: Voyager.
• +Aisha Tyler - Actress, Archer.

Musicians

• +Soulja Boy - Rapper, The DeAndre Way.
• +Pete Wentz - Musician, bassist and lyricist for Fall Out Boy, now owns the record label Decaydance Records.
• +Mark Hoppus - One of the lead vocalists on Blink-182.
• +50 Cent - Actor and rapper, The Massacre.
• +Lloyd Banks - Rapper, member of G-Unit.
• +Trent Reznor - Lead of Nine Inch Nails.
• +Joel Madden - Lead vocalist for Good Charlotte.
• +Taylor Swift - Singer, Speak Now.
• +Alanis Morissette - Singer, Jagged Little Pill.
• +Joe Satriani - Guitarist for Chickenfoot.
• +Sammy Hagar - Lead singer for Chickenfoot.
• +Michael Anthony - Bass player for Chickenfoot.
• +Dolly Parton - Country singer/songwriter.

Comedians

• +Daniel Tosh - Host of Tosh.0.
• +Dane Cook - Stand-up comedian and actor in movies such as Mystery Men and Employee of the Month.
• +Baratunde Thurston - Host of Popular Science's show Future Of on the Science Channel.

Others

• +Newt Gingrich - Republican presidential candidate.
• +Arianna Huffington - Co-founder of The Huffington Post.
• +Lance Armstrong - Former professional cyclist.
• +Tony Hawk - Professional skater.
• +Robert Luketic - Director of Legally Blonde.
• +Lee Unkrich - Director of Toy Story 3.
• +Paris Hilton - All-around celebrity.
• +Dwight Howard - Center for Orlando Magic.
• +Brandon Vera - Mixed martial artist, light heavyweight competitor in Ultimate Fighting Championship.
• +Samantha Giancola - Reality TV star of Jersey Shore.

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