Celebrities Who Love LEGO® Sets
From insanely detailed Star Wars™ starships to scale replicas of the Titanic, LEGO® sets have captured the imaginations of thousands across the globe. Collectors, hobbyists, children, grandparents, and more have joined the LEGO® movement; no one is excluded from the sheer joy that comes with completing a build, even some of the world’s most famous names can’t resist the satisfaction of that click as two bricks snap together.
So widespread is the influence of the LEGO® bricks that finding a celeb LEGO® fan was easy, so in this article, we have compiled a list of 10 of the most famous celebrity LEGO® fans for you to check out. From world-class footballers to Grammy Award-winning musicians, they're all here.
- David Beckham – Former Football Legend & Pop Icon
Best Known For: Throughout his iconic footballing career, David Beckham has played for several top teams, including Manchester United, Real Madrid, LA Galaxy, and the England national team. Since he retired from football, Beckham has become a big name in the fashion industry.
Their Love of LEGO® Bricks: In a feature for The Sunday Times Magazine, Beckham revealed that both he and his children build LEGO® sets together. They even tackled the London Bridge LEGO® set, which has around 4,287 pieces! He has been quoted as calling it "very therapeutic" and "LEGO® sometimes helps to calm me down”. His wife, Victoria Beckham, also once shared on Instagram that he stayed up until the early hours of the morning building the massive 6,020-piece Hogwarts Castle set for their daughter Harper. On The Tonight Show, Beckham shared that he grew up buildings LEGO® sets and continued doing so as an adult.
- Ed Sheeran – Singer-Songwriter & Acoustic Pop Star
Best Known For: Ed Sheeran is one of the most well-established musicians in the world, with chart-topping albums like +, ÷, and hits such as The A Team, Shape of You, and Photograph. Ed Sheeran also has a few small film and TV cameos, including in the film Yesterday and the Game of Thrones TV series.
Their Love of LEGO® Bricks: Ed Sheeran once admitted on the Graham Norton Show to bringing a LEGO® Pirates of the Caribbean ship set on a date. Sheeran even revealed that he bought the LEGO® Death Star™ set to celebrate his album ÷ reaching number 1. Even one of Sheeran's hit songs has ‘LEGO’ in its name, LEGO House, which featured Rupert Grint in the video.
- Terry Crews – Actor, Comedian & “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” Star
Best Known For: Terry Crews is the larger-than-life comedy actor who is best known for his role as Sergeant Terry Jeffords in Brooklyn 99, among other shows and films like White Chicks, Everybody Hates Chris, and The Expendables.
Their Love of LEGO® Bricks: Crews openly shares his love of LEGO® sets, even sharing a time-lapse video of himself building the LEGO® Tie Starfighter™ set.
- Chris Pratt – Actor (Parks and Recreation, Guardians of the Galaxy, The LEGO® Movie)
Best Known For: Chris Pratt is a popular American actor best known for his roles in Guardians of the Galaxy, Jurassic World, and even the voice of Emmet Brickowski in The LEGO® Movie.
Their Love of LEGO® Bricks: Beyond voicing Emmet, Pratt has openly admitted his love for the brick, frequently posting about his builds. He even appeared on the U.S. LEGO® Masters as a star guest.
- Anna Kendrick – Actress (Pitch Perfect, Up in the Air, Twilight)
Best Known For: Anna Kendrick first appeared on screen in her role as Fritzi Wagner in the musical Camp and has since rocketed to stardom in films like Pitch Perfect, A Simple Favour, and Trolls.
Their Love of LEGO® Bricks: Kendrick revealed on The Tonight Show that she found her love of LEGO® sets during the Covid Lockdown by taking on the Millennium Falcon™ set, no easy feat, especially for a beginner.
- Britney Spears – Singer (…Baby One More Time, Toxic)
Best Known For: Everyone knows Britney Spears as the pop artist who defined the late-90s and early-00s music scene with tracks like Toxic, Oops!…I Did It Again, and Womanizer.
Their Love of LEGO® Bricks: Britney became a fan of LEGO® sets through her children, sharing on her Instagram and Twitter: “Oh & look at my new hobby my children have given me – my new past time pleasure is building LEGO®s.”
- Elon Musk – Tech Innovator (Tesla, SpaceX, The Boring Company)
Best Known For: Aside from being the wealthiest man in the world, Elon Musk is well-known worldwide for brands like Tesla, SpaceX, and X (formerly Twitter).
Their Love of LEGO® Bricks: Musk has brought LEGO® bricks into the world of engineering using the famous toy bricks as examples on multiple occasions. An example of this is his idea to create "LEGO®-like" bricks out of the displaced earth from his Boring Company, bricks that can be used for life-sized construction.
Musk has also referenced the LEGO® Group’s famed precision when discussing the inner workings of Tesla, saying, "If LEGO®… can do it, so can we".
- James May – TV Presenter, Top Gear, Toy Stories
Best Known For: James May is a British presenter best known for his role as presenter on the long-running TV shows Top Gear and The Grand Tour, as well as several other TV shows, including James May's Toy Story and James May: Oh Cook.
Their Love of LEGO® Bricks: In a stunt that drew the attention of the entire nation, James May rallied 1,000 volunteers to build a fully functioning house out of LEGO® bricks. Although the build was a success with working toilets, showers, and a full set of furnishings, it ultimately faced demolition. May was quoted as saying, "It broke my heart, but the people I felt for were the teams of volunteers who worked really hard".
- Pharrell Williams – Music Producer & Singer (Happy, Get Lucky)
Best Known For: Pharrell Williams has made the big time with his multifaceted career as a musician, producer, and fashion designer. Some of his most notable works include the hit singles 'Happy' and 'Get Lucky', as well as his contribution to the band N.E.R.D.
Their Love of LEGO® Bricks: In celebration of his achievements, Williams was approached to do a documentary about his life, an offer he refused until it was agreed that it would be done using LEGO® bricks. Working with director Morgan Neville, Pharrell Williams was able to reveal his life in brick form.
- Chiwetel Ejiofor – Actor (12 Years a Slave, Love Actually, Bridget Jones)
Best Known For: Chiwetel Ejiofor is a talented actor best known for his memorable performance as Solomon Northup in 12 Years a Slave and Baron Mordo in Doctor Strange.
Their Love of LEGO® Bricks: According to a feature in the Wall Street Journal, Chiwetel Ejiofor enjoyed spending his time building colourful LEGO® Botanical sets, a pastime he claims to invest as much attention and focus to as his acting trade.
So, that concludes our exploration of celebs with a not-so-secret love of LEGO® products. Were you surprised to see any names on this list? If you want to see any of your favourite celebs featured in this article, tell us!
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