Celebrities for Obama: Justin Timberlake, Jessica Biel, and Forest Whitaker

The Obama campaign has been making frequent use of celebrities in web ads and videos. A drop-in by Academy Award winning actor Forest Whitaker at a Michigan campaign office on October 10 was captured on video and turned into an Obama web post. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel have made a series of cloying (or adorable, depending on your perspective) web ads urging young voters to take advantage of early voting.

Obama web video "Forest Whitaker in Detroit"

Justin Timerblake and Jessica Biel: "Vote Early:"

An early celebrity endorsement...Ronald Reagan for Barry Goldwater: