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Barack Obama brought out his secret weapon Thursday night in Harlem: Chris Rock.

Hundreds of supporters paid $50 apiece to attend the fundraiser at the historic Apollo Theater, which marked Obama's first visit to Harlem since launching his presidential bid. Rock — a comedian not exactly known for his politically correct humor — introduced Obama and cracked up the crowd with the night's only direct reference to Hillary Clinton, Obama's chief rival for the Democratic nomination.

Friday, November 30, 2007
Chris Rock Goes to Bat for Barack Obama at Apollo Fundraiser, Obama Invokes Jena 6
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,314061,00.html

Obama bumped elbows with comedians Chris Rock and Whoopi Goldberg. Singer Stevie Wonder, an Obama favorite, performed.

Many Hollywood actors already have given the maximum allowed to Obama. Morgan Freeman has, as have Halle Berry, Eddie Murphy, Leonard Nimoy, Chris Rock, George Clooney and Jennifer Aniston.

Winfrey draws rich, famous to Obama bash
By John McCormick and Christi Parsons, Tribune staff reporters. John McCormick reported from Montecito, Calif., and Christi Parsons reported from Washington September 9, 2007
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/obama/chi-obama_finalsep09,0,345369,full.story?coll=chi-homepagenews2-utl

Voters in many of the Super Tuesday states, particularly on college campuses, shouldn't be surprised to see celebrities such as Robert DeNiro, who appeared today with Obama at a New Jersey rally, Kerry Washington, Usher, Chris Rock, Brendan Routh, Kate Walsh, Kal Penn and Tate Donovan speaking on Obama's behalf. Voters in California are getting phone calls from Ed Norton and Alfre Woodard; caucus-goers in Colorado might hear from Forest Whitaker. Enrique Marciano, who stars in CBS's Without a Trace, is campaigning for Obama with Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano. Minnesotans might be shocked to see Scarlett Johansson knocking at their door.

Obama's Celebrity Army Monday, Feb. 04, 2008 By JAY NEWTON-SMALL/LOS ANGELES
http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1709745,00.html

Barack Obama held two star-studded events in his honor in Beverly Hills on Tuesday.

The first was a $28,500-per-plate dinner at the landmark Greystone Mansion attended by some bold-faced names, including Tobey McGuire, Leonardo DiCapro Jodie Foster and Chris Rock.

The second, a $2,500-per-ticket fund-raiser at the glamorous Regent Beverly Wilshire included performances by Ben Harper and Barbara Streisand.

Among the crowd was Sarah Silverman and Ron Howard, who enjoyed the desserts and an open bar in between cracking jokes about the GOP's Sarah Palin and John McCain. Laura Dern watched her husband (Ben Harper) perform, but stood atop her chair when Obama made his entrance.

Together, the events raised an estimated $9 million for the Democratic presidential nominee.

Barack Obama Holds Star Studded Hollywood Parties By Amy Keith and Alyssa Shelasky
Originally posted Wednesday September 17, 2008 12:45 PM EDT
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20226554,00.html