Inside Obama's Star-Studded Birthday Party

President Barack Obama celebrated his 55th birthday Friday night with a star-studded, blowout birthday bash at the White House.

Although the hand-picked guest list was not released in advance, and the majority of guests did not confirm they were attending, nor post anything on social media about the soiree immediately after it ended, the identities of some of the bold-faced attendees have begun to trickle out. Obama turned 55 on Thursday.

At 8:44 p.m., Magic Johnson tweeted a photo of himself with wife Cookie, writing, "Cookie and I getting ready to go to President Obama's birthday party!" Cookie tweeted the same photo, writing "Happy birthday President @BarackObama, can't wait to get down, I have on my dancing shoes."

George Lucas, creator of the "Star Wars" and "Indiana Jones" franchises, was spotted entering the White House, as was NBA star Grant Hill.

Ellen DeGeneres attended, as did author and former Sean "Diddy" Combs personal assistant Fonzworth Bentley, per social media users.

On the political front, Interim Chair of the Democratic National Committee Donna Brazile was seen heading into the White House, as was former Obama senior advisor David Axelrod and Reverend Al Sharpton. Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel, and former Obama chief of staff, was also spotted leaving the party.

"Good Morning America" anchor Robin Roberts also attended the party -- which was paid for by the Obamas, according to the White House -- as did ABC News correspondent Deborah Roberts with husband Al Roker.

A slew of A-list celebrities were also reportedly slated to attend. If its any indication, Beyonce was among the celebrities at Michelle Obama's 50th birthday party in 2014.

The first lady posted a photo of herself with the president on Instagram this week, writing, "55 years young and that smile still gets me every single day. Happy birthday, Barack. I love you. -mo"

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