Due to the 'instant cult-classic' popularity of Sharknado, numerous celebrities from all walks of the entertainment industry lent themselves to its sequel, Sharknado 2: The Second One in the form of cameo appearances. Here is a list of known celebrities and the characters they portrayed in the film.
Celebrity cameos[]
- Judd Hirsch as Ben, a taxi driver
- Stephanie Abrams as Herself, reporting on The Weather Channel
- Kurt Angle as Fire Chief
- Benjy Bronk as Homeless Guy
- Downtown Julie Brown as Nurse Fletcher
- Juan Castano as Firefighter
- Don Castro (Makowski) as Transit Cop
- Lyman Chen as Concierge
- Billy Ray Cyrus as Doctor Quint
- Sandy "Pepa" Denton as Polly
- Andy Dick as Officer Doyle
- D.C. Douglas as Bud
- Michael J. Dugan as Lou
- Nathan Fast as Radio DJ
- Jared Fogle as Jared from Subway
- Judah Friedlander as Bryan
- David L. Garber as Jared's Friend
- Robert Hays as Captain Bob Wilson, the pilot of Santa Mira Flight 209
- Perez Hilton as Impatient Passenger
- Melanie Hinkle as Paramedic
- Daymond John as Wall Street Man
- Richard Kind as Harland "The Blaster" McGuinness
- Robert Martin Klein as The Mayor
- David Lambo as Subway Victim
- Matt Lauer as himself, on The Today Show.
- Biz Markie as Vinnie, a pizza chef
- Raphael Miranda as himself
- Alexis Molnar as Pizza Worker
- Kelly Osbourne as Flight Attendant
- Kelly Oxford as Annoyed Woman on Plane
- Austin Priester as Sky Marshall Ramis
- Kelly Ripa as herself, on the show Live with Kelly & Michael
- Al Roker as himself, on The Today Show.
- Tiffany Shepis as Chrissie
- Michael Strahan as himself, on Live with Kelly & Michael
- Allee Stone as Nikki
- Avalon Stone as May
- Spencer Stone as Jimmy
- Rachel True as 1st Officer Jonni Valentine, Santa Mira Flight 209
- Thomas P. Vitale as Father at Mets Game
- Antoinette Vitale as Mother at Mets Game
- Giovanni T., Ava B., Cararose P., and Patrick A. Vitale as Kids at Mets Game
- Joan L. and Patrick J. Vitale as Grandparents at Mets Game
- Cat Wallace as Mom on Plane
- Kiki Weiss as Sherry
- Gerald Webb as Technician
- Raymond T. Williams as Maxx
- Anthony C. Ferrante as Guy with guitar
- Petunia as herself