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."
Watch Video →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
Watch Video →Larry Page and Sergey Brin
Google co-founders
Watch for the microphone swap at the end
Invited by: Satya Nadella
Watch Video →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
Watch Video →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
Watch Video →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
Watch Video →Steve Ballmer
Former Microsoft CEO
In classic Ballmer style.
Invited by: Spencer Hawes
Invited next: Doc Rivers, Rick Neuheisel, Hal Wright
Watch Video →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
Watch Video →Elon Musk
Tesla CEO
Features an elaborate 5 bucket rig.
Invited by: Bill Gates
Invited next: Johnny Depp, Tony Hawk, Markus 'Notch' Persson
Watch Video →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
See Tweet →
Phil takes challenge! Challenges Chris, Kim, and Tim. #IceBucketChallenge @PeteFrates3 @tim_cook @chrisodonnell #ALS pic.twitter.com/DfJIuY3hnb
— Philip Schiller (@pschiller) August 14, 2014
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
Watch Video →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
Watch Video →Ralph de la Vega
AT&T Mobility CEO
Best yell award, right here.
Invited next: AT&T co-workers
Watch Video →Nilay Patel
Editor-in-chief, The Verge
Shit just got real.
Invited by: Jim Bankoff
Invited next: Joanna Stern, Ezra Klein, Matt Rogers
Watch Video →Dick Costolo
Twitter CEO
Video taken on Vine (of course).
Invited by: Carl Quintanilla
Invited next: Spencer Rascoff
Watch Video →Spencer Rascoff
Zillow CEO
The slow motion really makes it come alive.
Invited by: Dick Costolo
Invited next: Jeff Weiner, Jim Cramer
Watch Video →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
Watch Video →Justin Timberlake
Musician
Very Barbara Walters-esque use of soft lighting here.
Invited next: Jimmy Fallon, The Roots, (Tonight Show announcer) Steve Higgins.
Watch Video →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
Watch Video →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
Watch Video →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
Watch Video →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
Watch Video →Ashton Kutcher and Wilmer Valderrama
Actors
'That 70's Show'-style.
Invited by: Topher Grace
Invited next: Jon Cryer, Robert Rodriguez, Dex Shepherd
Watch Video →"Weird Al" Yankovic
Musician
Weird Al sets his sights high with his challenges.
Invited next: Barack Obama, Dalai Lama, Pope Francis
Watch Video →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
Watch Video →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
Watch Video →Bob Iger
CEO, Disney
Subtle product placement.
Invited by: Tim Cook
Invited next: Robert Downey Jr, Chris Pratt, Kerry Washington
Watch Video →Matt Lauer
'Today Show' host
Excellent frown when the water hits.
Invited by: Greg Norman
Invited next: Brian Williams, Martha Stewart, Howard Stern
Watch Video →Martha Stewart
TV personality and entrepreneur
Charity. It’s a good thing.
Invited by: Matt Lauer
Invited next: Gwenyth Paltrow, Blake Lively, Ellen Degeneres
Watch Video →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
Watch Video →Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, and Carson Daly
Dudes
A three-fer
Invited next: Jason Segel, Mark Ruffalo, Robert Downey Jr.
Watch Video →Steven Spielberg
Director
Unexpectedly cold reaction.
Invited by: Oprah Winfrey
Invited next: George Lucas, Jeffrey Katzenberg, J.J. Abrams
Watch Video →Elizabeth Banks
Actress
Went for the bathtub video. No mess, solid choice.
Invited next: Seth Rogen, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Nathan Fillion
Watch Video →George Takai
Actor
Oh my.
Invited by: Jeff Bezos
Invited next: Buzz Aldrin, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Sir Ian Mckellen
Watch Video →Lady Gaga
Musician
There are no words.
Invited next: Adele, Michael Rapino, Vincent Herbert, Arthur Fogel
Watch Video →Ethel Kennedy
Socialite
Definitely the most charming video on here. Also, challenging the president takes some courage.
Invited next: Barack Obama
Watch Video →Tom Cruise and Chris McQuarrie
Actor
The buckets just keep on coming.
Invited by: Hugh Jackman
Invited next: Adam Goodman, David Ellison, Brad Gray
Watch Video →Matt Rogers
Founder, Nest
A cold day for ice buckets.
Invited by: Nilay Patel
Invited next: Boris Sofman, John Door, Austin Carr
Watch Video →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
Watch Video →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
Watch Video →Rob Ford
Mayor of Toronto
Rob Ford signs everwhere.
Invited by: Tie Domi
Invited next: Jimmy Kimmel, Premier Kathleen Wynne, Prime Minister Stephen Harper
Watch Video →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
Watch Video →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
Watch Video →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
Watch Video →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
Watch Video →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
Watch Video →Athletes
Aaron Rogers
Green Bay Packers quarterback
Awww. Poor Wittle Aaron Wogers needs a bwanky.
Invited next: Darius Rucker, Brian Baumgartner, Tom Crabtree
Watch Video →Triple H
Pro wrestler
"That's brisk."
Invited by: Ben Roethlisberger
Invited next: Hulk Hogan, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Vince McMahon
Watch Video →Paul Bissonnette
Pro hockey player
Glacier water. Helicopter. EPIC.
LeBron James, Aaron Rodgers and Russell Wilson
Watch Video →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
Watch Video →Ice Bucket Challenge from Team Gleason on Vimeo.
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
Watch Video →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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