Barack Backers

Actor Samuel L. Jackson arrives at a fundraiser for Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., in Los Angeles Tuesday, June 24, 2008. The guest list for the exclusive event, where top tickets cost more than $30,000, included actors Don Cheadle, Dennis Quaid and Jennifer Beals.

Musician Will.i.am, center, arrives at a fundraiser for presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., in Los Angeles Tuesday, June 24, 2008. The Black Eyed Peas frontman created two music videos for Obama during the primary season. One called "Yes We Can" set music to clips from Obama's speeches and became an Internet sensation.

Actress Jennifer Beals arrives at a fundraising event for Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., in Los Angeles Tuesday, June 24, 2008. Model Cindy Crawford, boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard and singer Seal were among the star supporters at the gala event.

Actor Dennis Quaid and his wife, Kimberly, arrive at a fundraising event for Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill., in Los Angeles Tuesday, June 24, 2008. Quaid said Obama is "the Superman for everyone."

An unidentified woman takes a picture of the shoes of musician Will.i.am, standing, as he arrives at a fundraiser for Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., in Los Angeles Tuesday, June 24, 2008.

Actor Don Cheadle, right, arrives with a guest at a fundraiser for Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., at L.A.s' Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Tuesday, June 24, 2008. "He's my candidate, and I think you have to put your money where your mouth is," Cheadle said.

Actor Dennis Quaid, center, arrives with his son, Jack Henry Quaid, right, and his wife, Kimberly, at a fundraiser for Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., in Los Angeles Tuesday, June 24, 2008. Along with the big names he attracts in Hollywood, Obama wants to win over the Los Angeles donors who supported Sen. Hillary Clinton in the primaries.

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill., waves after leaving a fundraiser with aide Reggie Love, in Los Angeles Tuesday, June 24, 2008. Obama's campaign refused to say how many millions he and the Democratic National Committee raised at the celebrity-studded gala, but Democratic officials put the number at close to $5 million.

A few blocks away, the BET Awards were abuzz over Obama. Actress-comedian Kym Whitley shows her support for Barack Obama as she poses backstage Tuesday June 24, 2008, in Los Angeles.