Celebrities Descend on the White House Easter Egg Roll

The White House Easter Egg Roll was a celebrity-filled event.

ByJENNIFER HANSLER
March 28, 2016, 2:45 PM

— -- The Easter bunny wasn't the only famous face visiting the White House South Lawn today. Scores of celebrities turned out for the Obamas' final Easter Egg Roll.

The event featured a star-studded roster including singer and actress Idina Menzel, adventurer Bear Grylls and basketball star Shaquille O'Neal. Some of the 35,000 attendees also found themselves crossing paths with some unscheduled--and unexpected--celebrities. These famous attendees included Shonda Rhimes, Christian Bale, and the "Star Wars" stormtroopers.

Pete Souza posted this photo to the White House Instagram account with the caption: "A bunny and a giant" on March 28, 2016.
White House/Pete Souza

President Obama, however, seemed more taken with the children in attendance than the celebrities. Calling the Easter Egg Roll "one of [his] events," Obama was spotted shooting basketballs, playing tennis, officiating the egg roll, and even acting out scenes from Maurice Sendak's "Where the Wild Things Are" with First Lady Michelle.

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama make claw hands and monster faces while reading, "Where The Wild Things Are," during White House Easter Egg Roll at the White House on March 28, 2016, in Washington.
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President Barack Obama holds up Stella Muñoz in the air as he visits children at the egg roll station of the White House Easter Egg Roll at the White House on March 28, 2016, in Washington.
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PHOTO: President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama, with the Easter Bunny and their two dogs, Sunny, and Bo, walk past costumed Star Wars Storm Troopers during the White House Easter Egg Roll at the White House on March 28, 2016, in Washington.
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama, with the Easter Bunny and their two dogs, Sunny, and Bo, right, walk past costumed Star Wars Storm Troopers during the White House Easter Egg Roll at the White House on March 28, 2016, in Washington.
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