There aren’t too many celebrities that have openly professed wicca as their religion, nevertheless, in a recent article, an interview with an anonymous member of the New wiccan church of SoCal mentioned Jeff Bridges, who has not publicly acknowledged his involvement in Wicca, said that he and his wife are members.
One of the more publicly open wiccan celebrities is Actress Fairuza Balk. She is known for her performances in American History X, Justice League, and The Water Boy, but another successful movie that she starred in was The Craft, which was a movie about a teenage Wiccan coven that was released in 1996. She did more than just star in the film; she was involved in set design and some of the plot elements ensuring that the movie would portray Wicca accurately and authentically. She also owned and operated Panpipes Magickal Marketplace, a metaphysical bookstore and gift shop in Hollywood that operated successfully for over six years. She would have continued with the shop, but time contstraintrs eventually forced her to sell.
The Roaring 90′s
So you remember the television series called, “Charmed?” Charmed was a successful television series that aired on the WB television network from 1998 to 2006. It was the longest running, hour-long series with an all female lead cast. The show depicted the story of three sisters who are also very powerful “good” witches that fight evil in San Francisco. How about Buffy the Vampire Slayer? This was another hit television series that feature a Wiccan plot about a girl who discovers she is a vampire slayer and trains to fight evil. That show had a spin off called Angel and he portrayed a vampire that turned into a good guy, battling other vampires.
There may not be too many actors professing Wicca as a religion, but Wicca and the occult are a very popular subject in Hollywood. Much of this arose during the 1990′s before the country’s political shift to the conservative which may have had a dampening effect on the subject’s enthusiasm. Hollywood Wicca, Wiccan Celebrities, and other publicity-oriented examples of Wicca are not always an important measure of Wiccan success, as over 400,000 people in America profess Wicca, or another related pagan religion, as their religion, and that number is steadily growing. Wicca is also big business with thousands of shops supporting customers and Wiccan communities all over the country.
