Cast and Crew of The Words That Built America

Cast of
The Words That Built America

About The Words That Built America

In recognition of the 4th of July, several celebrities and politicians of differing ideologies join to read the historic documents which laid the foundation for the United States of America.

Full Cast of The Words That Built America

David McCullough
plays Narrator (voice)

Kevin Bacon
plays Reader - Declaration of Independence

Kevin Bacon as Reader - Declaration of Independence

Kevin Norwood Bacon (born July 8, 1958) is an American film and theater actor whose notable roles include Animal Hous...

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Jack Black
plays Reader - Declaration of Independence

Jack Black as Reader - Declaration of Independence

Thomas Jacob "Jack" Black (born August 28, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, musician, and songwriter. Black is k...

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Tucker Carlson
plays Reader - Declaration of Independence

Tucker Carlson as Reader - Declaration of Independence

Tucker Swanson McNear Carlson is an American conservative journalist and political commentator who has hosted the nig...

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Common
plays Reader - Declaration of Independence

Common as Reader - Declaration of Independence

Lonnie Rashid Lynn (born March 13, 1972), known by his stage name Common (formerly Common Sense), is an American rapp...

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Bryan Cranston
plays Reader - Declaration of Independence

Bryan Cranston as Reader - Declaration of Independence

Bryan Lee Cranston (born March 7, 1956) is an American actor, director, and producer who is mainly known for portrayi...

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Anderson Cooper
plays Reader - Declaration of Independence

Anderson Cooper as Reader - Declaration of Independence

Anderson Hays Cooper is an American journalist, television personality, and author. He is the primary anchor of the C...

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Robert De Niro
plays Reader - Declaration of Independence

Robert De Niro as Reader - Declaration of Independence

Robert Anthony De Niro (born August 17, 1943) is an American actor. Known for his collaborations with Martin Scorsese...

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Laura Dern
plays Reader - Declaration of Independence

Laura Dern as Reader - Declaration of Independence

Laura Elizabeth Dern (born February 10, 1967) is an American actress and filmmaker. She is the recipient of numerous ...

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Robert Duvall
plays Reader - Declaration of Independence

Robert Duvall as Reader - Declaration of Independence

Robert Selden Duvall (born January 5, 1931) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is the recipient of an Academy Awa...

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America Ferrera
plays Reader - Declaration of Independence

America Ferrera as Reader - Declaration of Independence

America Georgina Ferrera (born April 18, 1984) is a Honduran-American actress, best known for playing the lead role i...

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Morgan Freeman
plays Reader - Declaration of Independence

Morgan Freeman as Reader - Declaration of Independence

Morgan Freeman (born June 1, 1937) is an American actor, director, and narrator. Noted for his distinctive deep voice...

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Sean Hannity
plays Reader - Declaration of Independence

Sean Hannity as Reader - Declaration of Independence

Sean Patrick Hannity (born December 30, 1961) is an American talk show host, conservative political commentator, and ...

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Neil Patrick Harris
plays Reader - Declaration of Independence

Neil Patrick Harris as Reader - Declaration of Independence

Neil Patrick Harris (born June 15, 1973) is an American actor, singer, writer, producer, and television host. Primari...

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Samuel L. Jackson
plays Reader - Declaration of Independence

Samuel L. Jackson as Reader - Declaration of Independence

Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an American actor and producer. One of the most widely recognized ac...

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Dwayne Johnson
plays Reader - Declaration of Independence

Dwayne Johnson as Reader - Declaration of Independence

An American and Canadian actor, producer and semi-retired professional wrestler, signed with WWE. Johnson is half-Bl...

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Caitlyn Jenner
plays Reader - Declaration of Independence

Caitlyn Jenner as Reader - Declaration of Independence

Caitlyn Jenner is a 1976 Olympic decathlon men's event champion and American television personality. Prior to coming ...

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Toby Keith
plays Reader - Declaration of Independence

Toby Keith as Reader - Declaration of Independence

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Toby Keith Covel (born July 8, 1961), best known as Toby Keith, is an Amer...

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Megyn Kelly
plays Reader - Declaration of Independence

Julia Louis-Dreyfus
plays Reader - Declaration of Independence

Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Reader - Declaration of Independence

Julia Scarlett Elizabeth Louis-Dreyfus (born January 13, 1961) is an American actress, comedian, and producer. She is...

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Yo-Yo Ma
plays Reader - Declaration of Independence

Yo-Yo Ma as Reader - Declaration of Independence

Yo-Yo Ma is a French-born American cellist. He was born in Paris and spent his schooling years in New York City and w...

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Peggy Noonan
plays Reader - Declaration of Independence

Rosie O'Donnell
plays Reader - Declaration of Independence

Rosie O'Donnell as Reader - Declaration of Independence

Roseann "Rosie" O'Donnell (born March 21, 1962) is an American stand-up comedienne, actress, singer, author and media...

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Robert Redford
plays Reader - Declaration of Independence

Robert Redford as Reader - Declaration of Independence

Charles Robert Redford Jr. (born August 18, 1936) is an American actor, director and activist. Throughout his career,...

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Kid Rock
plays Reader - Declaration of Independence

Kid Rock as Reader - Declaration of Independence

Musician / Actor / Artist.

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Meryl Streep
plays Reader - Declaration of Independence

Meryl Streep as Reader - Declaration of Independence

Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep (born June 22, 1949) is an American actress. Often described as "the best actress of her g...

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Vince Vaughn
plays Reader - Declaration of Independence

Kerry Washington
plays Reader - Declaration of Independence

Kerry Washington as Reader - Declaration of Independence

Kerry Marisa Washington (born January 31, 1977) is an American actress, producer, and director. She gained wide publi...

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Fareed Zakaria
plays Reader - Declaration of Independence

Joe Biden
plays Reader - The Constitution

Joe Biden as Reader - The Constitution

Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. is an American politician who is currently serving as the 46th President of the United Sta...

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George H. W. Bush
plays Reader - The Constitution

George W. Bush
plays Reader - The Constitution

Jimmy Carter
plays Reader - The Constitution

Dick Cheney
plays Reader - The Constitution

Bill Clinton
plays Reader - The Constitution

Bill Clinton as Reader - The Constitution

William Jefferson Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 t...

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Hillary Clinton
plays Reader - The Constitution

Hillary Clinton as Reader - The Constitution

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (born October 26, 1947) is an American politician...

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Al Franken
plays Reader - The Constitution

Al Franken as Reader - The Constitution

Alan Stuart Franken is an American comedian, politician, media personality, and author who served as a United States ...

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Al Gore
plays Reader - The Constitution

Al Gore as Reader - The Constitution

Albert Arnold "Al" Gore, Jr. served as the 45th Vice President of the United States (1993–2001), under President Bill...

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Nikki Haley
plays Reader - The Constitution

Kamala Harris
plays Reader - The Constitution

Kamala Harris as Reader - The Constitution

Kamala Harris is an American politician who is the 49th Vice president of the United States.

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John Kerry
plays Reader - The Constitution

John Kerry as Reader - The Constitution

An American politician and diplomat, currently serving as the first United States special presidential envoy for clim...

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Henry Kissinger
plays Reader - The Constitution

John Lewis
plays Reader - The Constitution

Ed Markey
plays Reader - The Constitution

John McCain
plays Reader - The Constitution

John McCain as Reader - The Constitution

John Sidney McCain III (August 29, 1936 – August 25, 2018) was an American politician and United States Navy officer ...

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Mitch McConnell
plays Reader - The Constitution

Barack Obama
plays Reader - The Constitution

Barack Obama as Reader - The Constitution

Barack Hussein Obama II is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to ...

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Nancy Pelosi
plays Reader - The Constitution

Nancy Pelosi as Reader - The Constitution

Nancy Patricia Pelosi is an American politician serving as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives sinc...

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Mike Pence
plays Reader - The Constitution

Colin Powell
plays Reader - The Constitution

Colin Powell as Reader - The Constitution

Colin Luther Powell was an American politician, statesman, diplomat, and United States Army officer who served as the...

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Dan Quayle
plays Reader - The Constitution

Donald Rumsfeld
plays Reader - The Constitution

Paul Ryan
plays Reader - The Constitution

Eric Swalwell
plays Reader - The Constitution

Eric Swalwell as Reader - The Constitution

Eric Michael Swalwell Jr. is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for California's 15th congress...

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Donald Trump
plays Reader - The Constitution

Donald Trump as Reader - The Constitution

Donald John Trump was born on June 14, 1946 in New York City, New York, USA. He was the 45th President of the United ...

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Elizabeth Warren
plays Reader - The Constitution

Elizabeth Warren as Reader - The Constitution

Elizabeth Ann Warren is an American Indian politician with up to 1/64 Cherokee ancestry and a academic serving as the...

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Maxine Waters
plays Reader - The Constitution

Angus King
plays Reader - The Constitution

Tammy Baldwin
plays Reader - The Constitution

Catherine Cortez Masto
plays Reader - The Constitution

Tim Kaine
plays Reader - The Constitution


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