Hype: The Obama Effect (2008) featured a cast of 18 tracked actors. Of these, 11 (61%) are still alive today and 7 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is John Kerry, age 82. This film starred John Bolton and Tucker Carlson.
61% still with us· verified cast
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 61% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 79.9 yrs
Deaths by Year
1963
1976
1994
2009
2022
2023
2024
Cast18 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 John Bolton Self | Self | Living | 20/11/1948 | 77 | — | 60 |
 Tucker Carlson Self | Self | Living | 16/05/1969 | 57 | — | 39 |
 Barack Obama Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 04/08/1961 | 65 | — | 47 |
 Michelle Obama Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 17/01/1964 | 62 | — | 44 |
 Richard Nixon Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 09/01/1913 | 81 | 22/04/1994 | 95 |
 Ted Kennedy Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 22/02/1932 | 77 | 25/08/2009 | 76 |
 John F. Kennedy Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 29/05/1917 | 46 | 22/11/1963 | 91 |
 Mike Huckabee Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 24/08/1955 | 71 | — | 53 |
 Joe Lieberman Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 24/02/1942 | 82 | 27/03/2024 | 66 |
 John Kerry Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 11/12/1943 | 82 | — | 65 |
 Bill Clinton Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 19/08/1946 | 80 | — | 62 |
 Dick Durbin Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 21/11/1944 | 81 | — | 64 |
 Ellen DeGeneres Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 26/01/1958 | 68 | — | 50 |
 Stephen Colbert Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 13/05/1964 | 62 | — | 44 |
 Mikhail Gorbachev Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 02/03/1931 | 91 | 30/08/2022 | 77 |
 Mao Zedong Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 26/12/1893 | 82 | 09/09/1976 | 115 |
 Henry Kissinger Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 27/05/1923 | 100 | 29/11/2023 | 85 |
 Hillary Clinton Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 26/10/1947 | 78 | — | 61 |