Celebrities and Their Pets, 9-12
Here is our final set of celebrity pet owners, starting with George Clooney.
George Clooney may be an eternal bachelor, but the two-time winner of People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive had no trouble committing to Max, the beloved potbellied pig he owned for 18 years. The Oscar-winning actor received Max in 1989 as a gift and often brought the 300-pound porker to movie sets with him. When Max died of natural causes in December 2006, Clooney told USA Today that he didn't plan to replace his porcine companion.
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The best man at Adam Sandler's 2003 wedding was not a man at all, but an English bulldog named Meatball, dressed appropriately in a tux and yarmulke. Sandler, the comedian known for his goofball roles in films such as Happy Gilmore and Billy Madison, originally worked with Meatball's dad, Mr. Beefy, in the 2000 film Little Nicky. Sandler doted on Meatball, going so far as to film a comedy short with the pooch titled A Day with the Meatball, about a typical day in the dog's life. Meatball died of a heart attack at age four, but Sandler and his wife, Jackie, continue to enjoy the company of their other bulldog, Matzoball.
11. Tori Spelling
A pregnant Tori Spelling caused a bit of a tabloid frenzy in December 2006 when she was photographed in Beverly Hills pushing her famous pug, Mimi La Rue, in a baby stroller. But kindness to animals comes naturally to the Beverly Hills 90210 star and daughter of late TV producer Aaron Spelling. Tori helps run Much Love, an animal rescue foundation that finds families for homeless pets. While Tori purchased Mimi La Rue from a pet store seven years ago, she adopted her other dog, Leah, a wire-haired terrier mix, from Much Love. She also has two cats, Madison and Laurel.
12. Paris Hilton
Paris Hilton's best friends change about as frequently as the weather, but she's held on to her Chihuahua Tinkerbell since 2002. Tinkerbell achieved fame through her costarring role in all four seasons of The Simple Life and her memoir entitled The Tinkerbell Hilton Diaries. Tinkerbell went missing briefly in 2004 after Paris' apartment was burglarized, but the hotel heiress ponied up a $5,000 reward and the dog was soon returned. For a brief spell, Tinkerbell took a backseat to a pet kinkajou, Baby Luv, until the exotic animal bit Paris on the arm, sending the starlet to the emergency room in August 2006. The kinkajou hasn't been spotted publicly with Paris since.
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Helen Davies, Marjorie Dorfman, Mary Fons, Deborah Hawkins, Martin Hintz, Linnea Lundgren, David Priess, Julia Clark Robinson, Paul Seaburn, Heidi Stevens, and Steve Theunissen
