In this article, beer pong celebrities fit into two categories: 'real' and 'fictional'. The 'real' ones are celebs whose batting and chugging antics can in fact be verified. The 'fictional' ones are those that have been included in various articles, blogs and sketches as playing the game, but these have mostly been satirical works, and their drinking game rep can not be verified.
About The Game: It is also known as Beirut. While house rules vary from watering hole to frat house to pub, the essential goal is to throw or bat a table-tennis ball into one of the opposing team's rack of mugs/cups from across an eight-foot table. If a mug/cup gets a ball, its contents must be drunk and it is removed from the table. Usually, winning means clearing all your opponents' cups.
'Real' beer pong celebrities: Probably the coolest source of celebs battling for Beirut greatness is Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. His opponents are always female and no, he does not always win. Rules are the first to get two balls sunk wins, and they play without paddles.
Tennis stars Serena Williams and (sometimes model) Anna Kournikova, Jessica Alba (Machete, Dark Angel), Betty White (Boston Legal, Hot In Cleveland), Lucy Liu (Charlie's Angels, Ally McBeal), Jennifer Garner (Alias, Valentines Day), Helen Mirren (Red, The Queen), Sigourney Weaver (Ghost Busters, Avatar), Kate Hudson (Nine, You, Me And Dupree) and Charlize Theron (Mighty Joe Young, Monster) are just some lovely ladies that have challenged Mr Fallon on Late Night.
Lucky Strike Lanes was the venue for the LA Comedy Shorts Festival/Digital College Network celebrity beirut party held last year April. Alcohol was optional and celebs and everyday players were randomly teamed up. Aisha Tyler of 24 and CSI hosted the games as the 'pong mistress' and celeb players included Gary Anthony Williams (Boston Legal, Boondocks), Brad Sherwood (Who's Line Is It Anyway) and others.
There are web sites devoted to collecting pics of beer pong celebrities. Lots of famous folk have been snapped while batting balls and knocking back brewskis. Controversial DJ Howard Stern sometimes shows games on his web-TV show. In true shock-jock mode, the teams feature impressively augmented, scantily-clothed 'co-ed' competitors.
'Fictional' beer pong celebrities: Beirut is a great scenario for lampooning those naughty tabloid-making celeb boozers, and favorite satire targets include Tara Reid (Scrubs, American Pie), David Hasselhoff (America's Git Talent, Night Rider), Charlie Sheen (Two And A Half Men, Hot Shots), Kiefer Sutherland (24, The Three Musketeers), Lindsay Lohan (Mean Girls, Herbie Fully Loaded), Russell Crowe (Gladiator, Beautiful Mind), Danny DeVito (It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, Twins), George W Bush and even Homer Simpson. These famous party people are featured inn tons of fantasy leagues, campus rags, blogs and comedy sketch shows.
Quite apart from the beer pong celebrities above, there are people who are actually remarkably good at the game itself. The largest, longest-running beirut tournament is the World Series of Beer Pong (WSOBP), which last year had a record fifty-grand cash prize and included contestants from forty five US States and five of Canada's Provinces. WSOBP players either buy their way into the tournament or earn a place by competing in official satellite games.
About The Game: It is also known as Beirut. While house rules vary from watering hole to frat house to pub, the essential goal is to throw or bat a table-tennis ball into one of the opposing team's rack of mugs/cups from across an eight-foot table. If a mug/cup gets a ball, its contents must be drunk and it is removed from the table. Usually, winning means clearing all your opponents' cups.
'Real' beer pong celebrities: Probably the coolest source of celebs battling for Beirut greatness is Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. His opponents are always female and no, he does not always win. Rules are the first to get two balls sunk wins, and they play without paddles.
Tennis stars Serena Williams and (sometimes model) Anna Kournikova, Jessica Alba (Machete, Dark Angel), Betty White (Boston Legal, Hot In Cleveland), Lucy Liu (Charlie's Angels, Ally McBeal), Jennifer Garner (Alias, Valentines Day), Helen Mirren (Red, The Queen), Sigourney Weaver (Ghost Busters, Avatar), Kate Hudson (Nine, You, Me And Dupree) and Charlize Theron (Mighty Joe Young, Monster) are just some lovely ladies that have challenged Mr Fallon on Late Night.
Lucky Strike Lanes was the venue for the LA Comedy Shorts Festival/Digital College Network celebrity beirut party held last year April. Alcohol was optional and celebs and everyday players were randomly teamed up. Aisha Tyler of 24 and CSI hosted the games as the 'pong mistress' and celeb players included Gary Anthony Williams (Boston Legal, Boondocks), Brad Sherwood (Who's Line Is It Anyway) and others.
There are web sites devoted to collecting pics of beer pong celebrities. Lots of famous folk have been snapped while batting balls and knocking back brewskis. Controversial DJ Howard Stern sometimes shows games on his web-TV show. In true shock-jock mode, the teams feature impressively augmented, scantily-clothed 'co-ed' competitors.
'Fictional' beer pong celebrities: Beirut is a great scenario for lampooning those naughty tabloid-making celeb boozers, and favorite satire targets include Tara Reid (Scrubs, American Pie), David Hasselhoff (America's Git Talent, Night Rider), Charlie Sheen (Two And A Half Men, Hot Shots), Kiefer Sutherland (24, The Three Musketeers), Lindsay Lohan (Mean Girls, Herbie Fully Loaded), Russell Crowe (Gladiator, Beautiful Mind), Danny DeVito (It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, Twins), George W Bush and even Homer Simpson. These famous party people are featured inn tons of fantasy leagues, campus rags, blogs and comedy sketch shows.
Quite apart from the beer pong celebrities above, there are people who are actually remarkably good at the game itself. The largest, longest-running beirut tournament is the World Series of Beer Pong (WSOBP), which last year had a record fifty-grand cash prize and included contestants from forty five US States and five of Canada's Provinces. WSOBP players either buy their way into the tournament or earn a place by competing in official satellite games.
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