Now consider this, it took Obama only 8 years to rack up more appearances than Reagan’s 85 years’ worth of TV and movie appearances.
Via Free Beacon:
The Obamas’ constant stream of television cameos has made them the most famous first couple in history — even topping the first Hollywood couple to reside in the White House.
Barack and Michelle Obama have made a combined 195 television and movie appearances since entering the national spotlight in 2004, according to the Internet Movie Database (IMDB). That is 20 more appearances than the Reagans’ 175 self-credited media appearances over an 85-year span.
Ronald and Nancy Reagan were both Hollywood stars, amassing 99 movie and television roles from 1937 to 1996. Reagan continued to frequent the late night circuit during his political career, sitting down with Johnny Carson and roasting A-listers with Dean Martin.
Those lighthearted appearances stopped when he was elected president in 1980. Reagan’s television appearances dwindled to tribute appearances to legendary USO comedian Bob Hope and anti-communist documentaries such as Let Poland Be Poland.
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