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Jay-Z and Beyoncé - From extravagant dinners to down-home basketball games, see how some celebrities are raising money for President Obama's re-election campaign. —Britt Middleton On Sep. 18, Jay-Z and wife Beyoncé hosted a $40,000-a-ticket fundraising dinner for the president at Jay-Z's 40/40 Club in New York City. "To Jay and Bey, thank you so much for your friendship. Beyonce could not be a better role model for my girls," the president said.(Photo: Twitter)

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Carmelo Anthony and Michael Jordan - In August, New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony was among the all-star talent featured in the "Obama Classic," a basketball game-themed fundraiser, while NBA legend Michael Jordan hosted a $20,000-a-plate dinner that evening. The event reportedly raised $3 million. (Photo: Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Jordan Brand)

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Sarah Jessica Parker  - Sex and the City star Sarah Jessica Parker threw a $40,000-per-plate dinner for the president in New York City in June. Among the A-List guests were Aretha Franklin, Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour and fashion designer Michael Kors. (Photo: Jeff Schear/Getty Images for Ann and Robert H. Lurie Hospital of Chicago)

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Willie Mays  - Baseball Hall of Famer Willie Mays served up a rousing endorsement for the president's reelection at a $5,000-a-plate luncheon in San Francisco in June. (Photo: Pete Souza/The White House via Getty Images)

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George Clooney - In May, Actor George Clooney raised more than $15 million for Obama's re-election campaign at a fundraising dinner at his Los Angeles home. (Photo: Kristoffer Tripplaar-Pool/Getty Images)

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Ricky Martin - Singer Ricky Martin rallied Latino and gay donors for Obama at an event in New York in May. (Photo:  REUTERS/Larry Downing)

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Robert de Niro and Grace Hightower - Actor Robert de Niro and wife Grace Hightower hosted an intimate cocktail affair in New York City for the president in March. Angela Bassett, Star Jones and Tina Knowles were among the high-profile guests. (Photo: Stefan Gosatti/Getty Images)

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Tyler Perry - In March, filmmaker Tyler Perry feted the president with two fundraising events at his film and television studios in Atlanta. (Photo: EPA/ERIK S. LESSER /LANDOV)

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Spike Lee - In January, filmmaker Spike Lee threw a fundraising event for Obama at his home in New York City. Coincidentally, on their first date, Obama took his future wife to see Lee's classic, Do The Right Thing. (Photo: Twitter)

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Hill Harper and Janelle Monae  - Actor Hill Harper and R&B star Janelle Monae stumped for Obama in his hometown of Chicago at an event in January, where tickets ranged from $44 to $1,000. (Photos from left: Scott Olson/Getty Images, Scott Olson/Getty Images)

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Antonio Banderas  - Actor Antonio Banderas and wife Melanie Griffith co-hosted a fundraising event — the first national Latino gala for Obama's re-election — in October 2011 in Los Angeles.  (Photo: Sean Gallup/Getty Images for Doha Film Institute)

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Whoopi Goldberg  - Comedian Whoopi Goldberg gave a nod back to her Sister Act days by hosting a sold-out performance of the Broadway show (for which she is a producer) and donating proceeds to Obama's re-election campaign in June 2011. (Photo: Jason Kempin/Getty Images)

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