As voters prepare to head to the polls next week, reality TV star and online influencer-turned-mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt has gained surprising momentum in the race for mayor. He’s racked up endorsements from fellow reality stars as well as famous actors, musicians and media personalities.
Despite a growing list of high-profile supporters, Pratt on Thursday that celebrity endorsements are not a priority for his campaign. “I actually don’t want celebrities to come out and endorse me,” he said, adding the only endorsements he wants are from “the moms and the animal lovers in L.A.”
Fox News Digital breaks down the biggest names fueling Pratt’s rise in the second-largest U.S. city ahead of the June 2 primary.
During an April 15 episode of “The Joe Rogan Experience,” Rogan told Pratt he would vote for him if he could.
“Listen, man. I’m voting for you. I can’t vote for you, but I’m rooting for you,” the world’s most famous podcaster said in a sit-down with the mayoral candidate.
Rogan relocated from Los Angeles to Austin, Texas in 2020. Still, he told Pratt: “If I lived in Los Angeles, no question whatsoever, I would vote for you.”
Comedian and radio personality Adam Carolla has repeatedly endorsed Pratt.
On an April 21 episode of “The Adam Carolla Show,” Pratt outlined his plans to “bring back ” to City Hall, and Carolla later wrote on Instagram that Pratt had his “full endorsement for mayor!”
Carolla describes himself as a libertarian and supported Andrew Yang’s Democratic primary run in the 2020 presidential election.
The actor endorsed Pratt’s mayoral bid during a May 23 exclusive , saying, “Go Spencer Pratt.”
Quaid has previously criticized LA Mayor Karen Bass for traveling to Ghana as the wildfires erupted. The actor was critical of city leaders over shortages, budget cuts to Los Angeles Fire Department and the broader response to the wildfires.
Pratt’s meteoric rise in the campaign stemmed from viral videos of him speaking on the lot of his burned down house and promising to help rebuild Los Angeles.
The reality star and heiress to the Hilton Hotels throne backed Pratt on April 24.
She promoted “Spencer for Mayor” with a raised-hands emoji on his Instagram video showing the Airstream trailer he has been living in since his Pacific Palisades home was destroyed in the California wildfires.
Actor James Woods praised Pratt’s mayoral debate performance in an X post, saying he was “surprisingly effective, direct, polite, and prepared.” He also criticizing Partt’s rivals Mayor Bass and Democrat Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman.
“The other two have history as their enemy because everything they’ve done has been a catastrophe,” Woods wrote. “He can absolutely win this thing.”
“Hot Mics” host Billy Bush threw his support behind Pratt after the mayoral debate on May 6. Many were surprised at how well Pratt fared and started taking him seriously as a candidate after his showdown with his two Democrat competitors.
Bush said that Pratt “won that debate flat out” and calling him “relatable” and “likable” during an appearance on “Jesse Watters Primetime” earlier this month.
He added that the Republican candidate running as an independent doesn’t represent “MAGA” but does appeal to people who have “had enough of mismanagement in our government.”
Meghan McCain, conservative commentator and daughter of the late Republican Arizona Sen. John McCain, wrote on X that Pratt’s debate performance was “the blueprint” for how “older millennials need to communicate and present their ideas and campaign messaging when running for office.”
McCain and echoed Bush and other supporters when saying he “killed the debate” performance.
Singer Katharine McPhee and her composer and record producer husband David Foster hosted a star-studded fundraiser for Pratt at their Brentwood Park home.
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