Beto O'Rourke cashes fat checks from Hollywood celebs

Hollywood celebrities can’t get enough of Beto O'Rourke.

Sarah Jessica Parker, Jimmy Kimmel,and Chris Rock have all donated to O'Rourke's campaign.

Photos: Celebrities who have backed O'Rourke... Hollywood celebrities can’t get enough of Beto O'Rourke.

Sarah Jessica Parker, Jimmy Kimmel,and Chris Rock have all donated to O'Rourke's campaign.

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Hollywood celebrities can't get enough of Beto O'Rourke﻿. The Democratic candidate, who is challenging incumbent Ted Cruz in a high-profile U.S. Senate race, may be behind in the polls, but that's not stopping some of Tinseltown's biggest names from betting their bottom dollar on his campaign.

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Celebrity and entertainment news website TMZ reviewed 2018 Federal Election Commission filings and found that the stars are on O'Rourke's side.

Sarah Jessica Parker, Jimmy Kimmel, and Rosie O'Donnell donated $2,700 apiece, while Chelsea Handler dished out $2,500 and Chris Rock wrote a check for $1,000.

Connie Britton, Tate Donovan, and 'Star Wars' director Rian Johnson dug deep into their pockets, donating $5,400 each to O'Rourke.

Screenwriters David Koepp ("Jurassic Park" and "Mission: Impossible") and Nicholas Kazan ("Matilda" and "Enough") tossed in $5,400 each.

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Not a Hollywood celeb, but still a person of interest, the filings also showed a $5,000 donation from Margot Perot, wife of Dallas billionaire business magnate Ross Perot, who has failed twice in his bid for president.

Meanwhile the Ted Cruz campaign told Chron.com that it thinks endorsements from Texas community leaders outweigh that of any Hollywood celebrity or star. For the story, click here.

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