From Kerry Washington to Oprah, recapping all the celebs we saw at the DNC

The stars showed up for the Democratic National Convention and Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris.

The DNC had celebrity hosts every night during its convention in Chicago. Tony Goldwyn opened the convention Monday night, "The View" co-host Ana Navarro hosted Tuesday, Mindy Kaling hosted Wednesday and Kerry Washington — the Olivia Pope to Goldwyn's President Fitz on "Scandal" — hosted Thursday.

Other stars have popped in with appearances and performances. Stars like Eva Longoria, Lil Jon and Spike Lee repped their state during the convention roll call on Tuesday. Soul legend Patti LaBelle and Chicago's own Grammy-winning rapper Common brought the convention down on convention Day 2, Stevie Wonder serenaded Democrats on Day 3 and Pink gave a moving performance on Day 4.

Read on for all the stars who made an appearance in Chicago.

'Scandal' stars Kerry Washington, Tony Goldwyn reunite

The "fixer" was in on Thursday, as Washington took the stage and brought out Goldwyn for a "Scandal" reunion.

The actress received a warm reception from the crowd as she took the stage to fire up Democrats.

"I am standing on this stage, but I am not the lead character in this story. You are," she told the audience. "You are the fixers, dare I say it, you are the Olivia Popes. You are the superheroes saving this democracy."

She then suggested the crowd take a video to convince their family and friends to vote. After requesting her own phone from backstage, Goldwyn brought it out to her, and the pair took their own video, leading the chant, "When we fight, we win."

The "Little Fires Everywhere" star then promptly kicked Goldwyn off the stage: "You gotta go!"

Later in the night, Washington was joined by Harris' grandnieces to teach the convention crowd how to pronounce the vice president's name. "Confusion is understandable. Disrespect is not," she said.

Washington is no stranger to political engagement. When Democratic nominee Kamala Harris announced her campaign, Washington said on X that Harris "can and will win this," adding, "I believe in her and I believe in us. Let's gooooooooooooo!"

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Washington was a vocal supporter of Barack Obama's campaign in 2012, speaking at that year's convention, and Hillary Clinton's campaign in 2016. Washington has also played host before at the virtual DNC in 2020, after campaigning for Joe Biden with her husband Nnamdi Asomugha that year.

The actress has also used her "Scandal" fame to push for voter registration. In 2020, Washington posted a three-second clip to X, formerly Twitter, of her character Olivia Pope sharing a passionate kiss with President Fitz (Goldwyn) and captioned it "SCANDAL THE MOVIE. Click the link for more info." The link did not have any more info but rather led to a voter registration website.

Goldwyn currently stars as Manhattan district attorney Nicholas Baxter on "Law & Order" and is an ambassador for The Innocence Project. In 2016, he directed a commercial lending support to the Clinton campaign featuring stars from the ShondaLand extended universe, including Washington, Ellen Pompeo, Viola Davis and Shonda Rhimes herself.

Goldwyn and Washington spent seven seasons on "Scandal" as the president of the United States and his crisis manager, respectively.

'The Office' star Mindy Kaling, 'The View' co-host Ana Navarro host DNC

Navarro is a political strategist and commentator, and a noted Republican, though she has been a vocal critic of former President Donald Trump, calling him a racist for his comments about immigrants. The "Never Trumper" has also criticized politicians with ties to Trump, such as Ron DeSantis, and said she voted for Hilary Clinton in 2016 and Joe Biden in 2020.

Kaling co-chaired a fundraiser event with Reese Witherspoon, hosted by Harris for Biden's campaign in 2020. In 2019, she appeared on Harris' YouTube channel, where the pair cooked masala dosa together.

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Pink, the Chicks give emotional performances

Pink made the convention a mother-daughter outing, sharing the stage with her 13-year-old daughter Willow Sage Hart.

The pair were joined by three other singers and a guitar accompaniment as they performed an acoustic version of her 2017 single "What About Us." Willow has made appearances throughout Pink's world tour this past year.

Pink joined by daughter Willow in moving acoustic performance at DNC

The night's performances also included the Chicks — formerly the Dixie Chicks — who sang "The Star-Spangled Banner." The group previously performed the anthem at the virtual 2020 convention.

Eva Longoria, D. L. Hugley endorse Harris

Longoria is all in on Kamala Harris. In her formal convention appearance following her Texas roll call, Longoria spoke on her upbringing, drawing comparisons between herself and Harris.

Longoria said that family helps Americans achieve their goals, knowing they would have to "touch every rung of the ladder to get ahead."

She ended her time on stage by marking a new tagline for Harris' campaign. She adjusted the Spanish phrase "Si se puede," which means "Yes, we can," to "She se puede."

Eva Longoria creates a new Harris tagline: 'She se puede'

In his speech, comedian D. L. Hughley had biting criticism of Trump's comments late last month claiming not to know Harris is a Black woman and that she "happened to turn Black."

The actor quipped that Harris "has been Black longer than Trump's been Republican."

He also later apologized to Harris for mischaracterizing her record as a prosecutor before he did his research. "I believe that your apology should be as loud as your accusation, and I'm here apologizing in front of the whole damn world. I was wrong."

Stevie Wonder, John Legend, Maren Morris perform on DNC's 3rd day

Music icon Stevie Wonder made an appearance at the convention on Wednesday, getting the crowd excited by performing 1972's "Higher Ground."

Elsewhere in the night, John Legend covered Prince and The Revolution's 1984 hit "Let's Go Crazy" with the late singer's protege and collaborator Sheila E. for a hyped-up crowd.

Singer Maren Morris also took the stage to perform her self-described "protest song," 2020's "Better Than We Found It."

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Oprah attacks JD Vance 'childless cat lady' comments at DNC

Media mogul Oprah Winfrey made a surprise appearance at the Democratic National Convention Wednesday night, and called on independents and undecideds to vote with their values and choose Vice President Harris.

During her address, she praised the work of Michelle Obama, who gave a speech the previous night, and the late civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis. She also took a jab at Sen. JD Vance's childless cat lady comments.

"We are not so different from our neighbors. When a house is on fire, we don't ask about the homeowner's race or religion. We don't wonder who their partner is or how they voted, no," Winfrey said. "We just try to do the best we can to save them. And if the place happens to belong to a childless cat lady, well, we try to get that cat out too."

Kenan Thompson rips 'Project 2025'

"Saturday Night Live" comedian Kenan Thompson made an appearance at the convention on Wednesday, using his time on stage to critique "Project 2025," the 900-page, conservative presidential transition document.

Thompson called the document the "terms and conditions of a second Trump presidency."

"You ever seen a document that could kill a small animal and democracy at the same time? Here it is," he said, later speaking to Americans who would be affected by the proposed Republican policy vision.

One of the individuals, Becky, said she has been married to her wife for nearly eight years. The comedian noted that he had "bad news" for her, saying Project 2025 "calls for the elimination of protections for LGBTQ+ Americans" and would put Americans "back to the Stone Age."

Thompson noted: "You can stop (Project 2025) from ever happening by electing Kamala Harris as the next president of the United States."

Trump's campaign has worked to build distance from the project, which the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, led with contributions from dozens of conservative groups.

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Patti LaBelle, Common perform at Day 2 of DNC 2024

Patti LaBelle and Common kept the DNC party going.

The soul-pop icon and the Oscar-winning rapper both performed on Day 2 of the Democratic convention. LaBelle performed her 1977 record "You Are My Friend" and signed off with, "God bless America, Kamala Harris!"

Meanwhile, Common performed his song "Fortunate" with gospel singer Jonathan McReynolds, who also performed his track "God Is Good."

"I thank God for this moment in time, where Kamala Harris will change the world for the better," Common told the crowd. "With love, hope and grace, we fortune."

Both have previously taken the stage at the DNC. LaBelle performed at the 2004 DNC, singing the Sam Cooke classic "A Change is Gonna Come," while Common performed his John Legend collaboration "Glory" at the convention's 2020 edition.

Lil Jon reps Georgia in convention roll call

Lil Jon got the crowd going in Day 2's convention roll call, representing his home state of Georgia as the state's delegates cast their vote for the Democratic nominee (a practice that is more symbolic, as the real nomination has already taken place).

As DJ Cassidy announced it was the Peach State's turn in the call, cameras panned to Lil Jon, who performed his 2013 hit record with DJ Snake, "Turn Down for What."

"Ladies and gentlemen, we are here tonight to officially nominate Kamala Harris for president," he told the onlooking crowd before chanting: "We're not going back!"

The rapper and DJ then performed "Get Low," his 2002 record with The East Side Boyz, and cleverly replaced the "walls" lyric with vice presidential nominee Gov. Tim Walz's name.

Other stars who made an appearance during the roll call included Wendell Pierce representing Louisiana, Eva Longoria representing Texas and Spike Lee representing New York.

Mickey Guyton and Jason Isbell kick off DNC 2024 with performances

The DNC called on some of music's biggest stars to help kick off this year's convention.

Country music star Mickey Guyton and Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Jason Isbell performed at the Democratic convention's opening night on Monday.

Guyton belted out a soaring rendition of her 2021 song "All American," while Isbell charmed with his blue-collar anthem "Something More Than Free."

Ahead of her performance, Guyton shared her excitement about her DNC appearance in an Instagram post Monday. "I’m so honored to be performing TONIGHT on the DNC," she wrote. "Y’all tune in!"

James Taylor addresses scrapped performance at DNC 2024

Folk legend James Taylor was scheduled to perform at the opening night of the 2024 DNC alongside Guyton and Isbell.

Taylor was set to be a part of the 9 p.m. block of programming, but the "Fire and Rain" singer was notably absent from the Day 1 lineup.

DNC officials later revealed in a statement that "raucous applause" from the convention's audience led to schedule delays that caused them to skip "elements of our program."

Taylor's publicist Allison Elbl told USA TODAY in an email Tuesday that "there are no plans to reschedule" the singer's performance.

Taylor apologized for the scrapped performance in an Instagram post Tuesday, adding that he was "honored" to attend the convention.

Contributing: Edward Segarra, Rasha Ali, KiMi Robinson and Sarah Gleason, USA TODAY; Samantha Putterman, PolitiFact.com

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Kerry Washington, Pink, the Chicks round out star-studded DNC