Famous Living Pipe Smokers

[anotherbob]

Back in the heyday of smoking in general, ones preferred smoke was a trademark often included in informal portraits by portrait photographers or photo journalists. This was driven home when all of the allied world leaders were pictured with their smoking gear: Roosevelt with his cigarette holder; MacArthur with his tall corncob pipes; Churchill with his fat cigar; and Stalin with his pipe, and many other folks who followed this trend. Today most leaders and celebrities high and low wouldn't ever be intentionally photographed smoking. Just not well accepted as a public gesture anymore. Senator Fred Thompson was frequently pictured with his pipes at the Watergate hearings, among the last of a fading breed.

back when so many people smoked it was nearly impossible to figure out if it was bad for you.

 

[TinCup]

The UK had the Pipe Smoker of the Year award with Stephen Fry as the last achiever in 2003.
Pipe Smoker of the Year - Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pipe_Smoker_of_the_Year

Germany fortunately still has Pfeifenraucher des Jahres, last years award was given to a woman,
austrian actress Sonja Kirchberger.
Pfeifenraucher des Jahres – Wikipedia - https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pfeifenraucher_des_Jahres

Re Stephen Fry; I heard him say he ran out of ciggies one day and picked up a very seldom used pipe as he ran out the door for an engagement, was spotted and immediately made Pipe Smoker of The Year based on that single occurrence

There's an English comedian, Bill Bailey (who's appeared on Fry's quiz show numerous times) who is a pipe smoker


I don't know if he is connected to these blends or just coincidence:

 

[alaskanpiper]

Re Stephen Fry; I heard him say he ran out of ciggies one day and picked up a very seldom used pipe as he ran out the door for an engagement, was spotted and immediately made Pipe Smoker of The Year based on that single occurrence

There's an English comedian, Bill Bailey (who's appeared on Fry's quiz show numerous times) who is a pipe smoker
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I don't know if he is connected to these blends or just coincidence:
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Yes, I have heard that Stephen Fry has said he has not smoked a pipe in many years. Literally, that is.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Yes I found photographic evidence that the creature itself liked the odd bowl full, everybody needs a hobby I suppose. I wonder if he used his 'extra mouth' to clench?

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Guess what they like?

 

[Dr_Harshit_Joshi]

And, if you don't know who this is, then you probably have been under a rock for a decade.

cosmicfolklore, Joffery Baratheon played by Jack Gleeson..

 

[Sloopjohnbee]

Bassist Christian McBride.

Is he from Muse; I know Muse smoke pipes.

 

[buck17]

Is he from Muse; I know Muse smoke pipes.

He is largely a jazz bassist but has played with many pop entertainers too. He played with the late McCoy Tyner who passed a couple days ago. Pianist with John Coltrane among others. McBride was a cigar smoker convert according to an interview I read.

 

[Enemygod]

He is largely a jazz bassist but has played with many pop entertainers too. He played with the late McCoy Tyner who passed a couple days ago. Pianist with John Coltrane among others. McBride was a cigar smoker convert according to an interview I read.

Tom Hardy has smoked a pipe in multiple TV shows and movies.

 

[Sloopjohnbee]

He is largely a jazz bassist but has played with many pop entertainers too. He played with the late McCoy Tyner who passed a couple days ago. Pianist with John Coltrane among others. McBride was a cigar smoker convert according to an interview I read.

gotcha. yes not a big jazz or jazz fusion fan; there's Miles and no one else to me. Monk and others never did much for me even tho Coltrane was smooth. Ornette was good.

 

[buck17]

Tom Hardy has smoked a pipe in multiple TV shows and movies.

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The bottom photo is Daniel Day Lewis from There Will Be Blood! An amazing film. I like Tom too though.

 

[buck17]

gotcha. yes not a big jazz or jazz fusion fan; there's Miles and no one else to me. Monk and others never did much for me even tho Coltrane was smooth. Ornette was good.

I love Ornette.

 

[Enemygod]

The bottom photo is Daniel Day Lewis from There Will Be Blood! An amazing film. I like Tom too though.

Yes, good call. Not sure why that comes up at the top of a list when doing a search for Tom Hardy. Here is another of Tom since I fubared the second picture. Also I saw him light up a pipe on Peaky Blinders, which I highly recommend if you have Netflix.

 

[buck17]

Yes, good call. Not sure why that comes up at the top of a list when doing a search for Tom Hardy. Here is another of Tom since I fubared the second picture. Also I saw him light up a pipe on Peaky Blinders, which I highly recommend if you have Netflix.

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I have seen Peaky Blinders. What a show!

 

[neilnoff]

There is a photo in Boswell's Pipe Shop in Chambersburg, PA showing a Boswell pipe being presented to Sir Richard Branson. I assume he smokes a pipe (?) but can't confirm.

 

[crawdad]

I can’t find a pic but I’ve heard mention Jerry Clower was a pipe smoker who bought his baccy from the Country Squire. My dad loved him.

 

[Bengel]

Cartoonist Doug TenNapel

 

[anotherbob]

so pipe smoking is sort of like a secret society. I probably said this before but Brad Pitt was buying a lot of snuff through an assistant for at least a few years. Don't ask me how I know, because I don't really understand how I found that out either.

 

[warren]

"Famous" and "living" are really being loosely defined for this thread.

 

[olkofri]

Me, of course.

Who're those other guys in the past 4 pages?

 

[JPremo]

James May from Top Gear! They all did a segment on the show about Porsche pipes and I spotted him smoking one of them on his YT Channel