The Ice Bucket Challenge involves daring a person to dump a bucket of ice water over their head within the next 24 hours, or else donate money toward fighting ALS. Even if a person completes the challenge, they're more than welcome to donate money too.



Once a person completes the challenge, they're also supposed to dare several other people — usually three — to participate, which is why the challenge has been growing and growing. We've collected a ton of our favorite Ice Bucket Challenges for you to watch right here.

The best Ice Bucket Challenge videos

The man who started it all

The Ice Bucket Challenge involves daring a person to dump a bucket of ice water over their head within the next 24 hours, or else donate money toward fighting ALS. Even if a person completes the challenge, they're more than welcome to donate money too.

Once a person completes the challenge, they're also supposed to dare several other people — usually three — to participate, which is why the challenge has been growing and growing. We've collected a ton of our favorite Ice Bucket Challenges for you to watch right here.

Pete Frates

ALS advocate

Frates was the one who kicked off the challenge, posting a video to the tune of Vanilla Ice’s "Ice, Ice Baby."

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Tech executives

Tim Cook

Apple CEO

Iced at Apple Beer Bash. Turn down for what?

Invited by: Phil Schiller

Invited next: Dr. Dre, Bob Iger

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Larry Page and Sergey Brin

Google co-founders

Watch for the microphone swap at the end

Invited by: Satya Nadella

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Bill Gates

Founder of Microsoft

Gates just put everybody else on NOTICE with a custom-built ice douser.

Invited by: Mark Zuckerberg

Invited next: Elon Musk, Ryan Seacrest, Chris Anderson

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Satya Nadella

Microsoft CEO

You can almost see him shrug it off right after the water hits.

Invited by: Steve Gleason

Invited next: Jeff Bezos and Larry Page

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Jeff Bezos

Amazon CEO

Nice kiddie pool. Very strong Star Trek callout.

Invited by: Satya Nadella

Invited next: William Shatner, Patrick Stewart, and George Takei

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Steve Ballmer

Former Microsoft CEO

In classic Ballmer style.

Invited by: Spencer Hawes

Invited next: Doc Rivers, Rick Neuheisel, Hal Wright

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Mark Zuckerberg

Facebook CEO

He tells someone off-camera about the temperature. If they work for Facebook, they are almost certainly fired.

Invited by: Chris Christie

Invited next: Bill Gates, Sheryl Sandberg and Reed Hastings

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Elon Musk

Tesla CEO

Features an elaborate 5 bucket rig.

Invited by: Bill Gates

Invited next: Johnny Depp, Tony Hawk, Markus 'Notch' Persson

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Phil Schiller

Apple executive

Took to a lovely beach to dump the ice water on his head.

Invited by: Beyonce

Invited next: Tim Cook, Chris O’Donnell, (wife) Kim

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Sheryl Sandberg

Facebook COO

Knows how to operate a bucket.

Invited by: Mark Zuckerberg

Invited next: Kara Swisher, Sue Desmond-Hellmann, Melinda Gates, Jocelyn Goldfein

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John Legere

T-Mobile CEO

This still seems reasonably calm for John Legere.

Invited by: Carl Quintanilla

Invited next: Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam, AT&T CEO Randall L. Stephenson, Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure

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Ralph de la Vega

AT&T Mobility CEO

Best yell award, right here.

Invited next: AT&T co-workers

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Nilay Patel

Editor-in-chief, The Verge

Shit just got real.

Invited by: Jim Bankoff

Invited next: Joanna Stern, Ezra Klein, Matt Rogers

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Dick Costolo

Twitter CEO

Video taken on Vine (of course).

Invited by: Carl Quintanilla

Invited next: Spencer Rascoff

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Spencer Rascoff

Zillow CEO

The slow motion really makes it come alive.

Invited by: Dick Costolo

Invited next: Jeff Weiner, Jim Cramer

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Celebrities

Jimmy Fallon

'Tonight Show' host

The only entry on this list to feature The Roots.

Invited by: Justin Timberlake, (Jets Owner) Woody Johnson, Chris Christie

Invited next: NY Jets

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Justin Timberlake

Musician

Very Barbara Walters-esque use of soft lighting here.

Invited next: Jimmy Fallon, The Roots, (Tonight Show announcer) Steve Higgins.

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Robert Downey Jr.

Actor

"How'd you solve the icing problem?".

Invited by: Bob Iger

Invited next: Vincent D'onofrio, Elias D'onofrio, Chris Hemsworth

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The Rock

Actor, badass

Can you smell it if it's cooked with ice water?

Invited by: Ronda Rousey

Invited next: Mark Wahlberg, Channing Tatum, Brad Slater

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Dave Grohl and the Foo Fighters

Musicians

David Grohl just wanted to be prom queen.

Invited by: Zac Brown

Invited next: Jack Black, John Travolta, Stephen King

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Chris Pratt

Actor

Everything's better with a little vodka.

Invited by: Bob Iger and Vincent D'Onofrio

Invited next: Gregory Smith, Nick Offerman, Dave Batista

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Ashton Kutcher and Wilmer Valderrama

Actors

'That 70's Show'-style.

Invited by: Topher Grace

Invited next: Jon Cryer, Robert Rodriguez, Dex Shepherd

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"Weird Al" Yankovic

Musician

Weird Al sets his sights high with his challenges.

Invited next: Barack Obama, Dalai Lama, Pope Francis

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Vin Diesel

Actor

Vin Diesel takes the challenges and asks you to plant a tree for Groot.

Invited by: James Gunn

Invited next: Michelle Obama, Angelina Jolie, Vladamir Putin

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Lance Bass

Musician

The second best video entry from a former member of NSYNC.

Invited by: Nick Swisher

Invited next: Lisa Delcampo, Michael Turchin, Darren Criss, Joey Fatone, Miranda Sings

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Bob Iger

CEO, Disney

Subtle product placement.

Invited by: Tim Cook

Invited next: Robert Downey Jr, Chris Pratt, Kerry Washington

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Matt Lauer

'Today Show' host

Excellent frown when the water hits.

Invited by: Greg Norman

Invited next: Brian Williams, Martha Stewart, Howard Stern

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Martha Stewart

TV personality and entrepreneur

Charity. It’s a good thing.

Invited by: Matt Lauer

Invited next: Gwenyth Paltrow, Blake Lively, Ellen Degeneres

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Conan O’Brien

Host of 'Conan'

Fans of the late night comic will love this.

Invited by: Jimmy Kimmel

Invited next: Jimmy Carter, Pele, and Haley Joel Osment

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Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, and Carson Daly

Dudes

A three-fer

Invited next: Jason Segel, Mark Ruffalo, Robert Downey Jr.

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Steven Spielberg

Director

Unexpectedly cold reaction.

Invited by: Oprah Winfrey

Invited next: George Lucas, Jeffrey Katzenberg, J.J. Abrams

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Elizabeth Banks

Actress

Went for the bathtub video. No mess, solid choice.

Invited next: Seth Rogen, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Nathan Fillion

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George Takai

Actor

Oh my.

Invited by: Jeff Bezos

Invited next: Buzz Aldrin, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Sir Ian Mckellen

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Lady Gaga

Musician

There are no words.

Invited next: Adele, Michael Rapino, Vincent Herbert, Arthur Fogel

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Ethel Kennedy

Socialite

Definitely the most charming video on here. Also, challenging the president takes some courage.

Invited next: Barack Obama

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Tom Cruise and Chris McQuarrie

Actor

The buckets just keep on coming.

Invited by: Hugh Jackman

Invited next: Adam Goodman, David Ellison, Brad Gray

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Matt Rogers

Founder, Nest

A cold day for ice buckets.

Invited by: Nilay Patel

Invited next: Boris Sofman, John Door, Austin Carr

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Dr. Dre

Musician, Apple employee

Dre pulls out all the stops, including a custom setup, multiple camera angles, and slow motion.

Invited by: Tim Cook

Invited next: Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar

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Melinda Gates

Co-founder, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Melinda follows Bill's build with creative cameras.

Invited by: Sheryl Sandberg

Invited next: Katie Couric, Stephen Colbert, Yuri Milner, and Phoebe Gates

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Rob Ford

Mayor of Toronto

Rob Ford signs everwhere.

Invited by: Tie Domi

Invited next: Jimmy Kimmel, Premier Kathleen Wynne, Prime Minister Stephen Harper

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Macklemore

Musician

Macklemore takes the challenge on-stage in the middle of a show.

Invited by: Russell Wilson Kiefer, Ben Secord, Reed Hastings

Invited next: Gary Payton, Shawn Kemp, Steve Scheffler

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Taylor Swift and Jaime King

Musician, Actress

Taylor Swift, Jamie King, and an entire entourage of friends.

Invited by: Russell Wilson Kiefer, Ben Secord, Reed Hastings

Invited next: Selena Gomez, Emma Stone, Ed Sheeran, Topher Grace, Lena Dunham, the cast of Hart of Dixie

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Oprah Winfrey

Talk show host, Producer

Possibly the loudest reaction so far.

Invited by: Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Tyler Perry, Nancy O'Dell

Invited next: Steven Spielberg, Helen Mirren, Manish Dayal

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J.J. Abrams

Director

Donation in memory of J.J.'s grandfather, Samuel Abrams.

Invited by: Steven Spielberg

Invited next: 501st Battalion, Greg Grunberg, Stephen King

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Chris Christie

New Jersey governor

Spoiler alert: unexpected Dad moment.

Invited by: NJ Devils CEO Scott O'Neil

Invited next: Mark Zuckerberg, Jimmy Fallon, NJ Senator Cory Booker

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Athletes

Aaron Rogers

Green Bay Packers quarterback

Awww. Poor Wittle Aaron Wogers needs a bwanky.

Invited next: Darius Rucker, Brian Baumgartner, Tom Crabtree

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Triple H

Pro wrestler

"That's brisk."

Invited by: Ben Roethlisberger

Invited next: Hulk Hogan, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Vince McMahon

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Paul Bissonnette

Pro hockey player

Glacier water. Helicopter. EPIC.

LeBron James, Aaron Rodgers and Russell Wilson

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Steve Gleason

Former New Orleans Saints safety with ALS

This one’s actually inspiring.

Invited next: Drew Brees, New Orleans mayor "Mitch" Landrieu, Mike McCready of Pearl Jam, brother Kyle

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Sidney Crosby

Pittsburgh Penguins center

Hockey players may be more acclimated to this challenge, but it’s still impressive.

Invited by: Craig Adams

Invited next: Pascal Dupuis, Marc-Andre Fleury, Kris Letang

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Ezra Klein

Ezra Klein

Editor-in-chief, Vox

Vox Explains the ice bucket challenge with Ezra Klein.

Invited by: Nilay Patel

Invited next: Arianna Huffington, Nate Silver, Sommer Mathis

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