10. Leonardo DiCaprio
Leonardo DiCaprio started his acting career when he made several appearances on TV commercials, sitcoms soap operas. After that, DiCaprio went ahead and secured lucrative roles in famous movies in the world. He is fondly remembered for his starring role in Titanic in 1997; his all-time hit. Starting his career at a tender age, the 43-year old is among the most successful celebrities when it comes to acting. DiCaprio also starred Romeo and Juliet film. His performance in the Sci-fi Avatar movie in 2009 also earned Leonardo great fame.
9. Chris Hemsworth
The Australian-born actor is mostly remembered for his starring performance as Kim Hyde in Home and Away; Australian TV series where he featured way back in 2004. Besides that, Chris Hemsworth has gained fame after he features in Star Trek – a 2009 Science Fiction movie. Many also remember Chris for the role that he played in “A Perfect Getaway” thriller. The action star has also starred in movies like Blackhat action in 2015, The Heart of Sea and Vacation. He is also one of the most handsome actors.
In addition, he boasts of a large fan base that consists of main women all thanks to the sexy looks. The 35-year old actor is also among the best-paid actors in Hollywood. Based on Forbes magazine, Hemsworth is the 5th best-paid actors as of 2019. The action hero is also famous for his role in Thor besides other record-breaking movies like Red Dawn and Avengers. The movie star is married and has 3 3 children but still remains among the best Hollywood actors.
8. Bradley Cooper
Bradley is an American movie star born in 1975. Bradley is certainly among the most decorated performers in Hollywood. He’s widely known for his performances in comedic movies that reveals his sense of humor. Bradley is also regarded as the sexiest man on earth. For 3 years, he was the best-paid actor. His career started after doing a guest role in the 1999 TV series, Sex in City.
Between 2001to 2006, Bradley Cooper started receiving critical acclaim after he played Will Tippin in Alias. However, the major breakthrough to the movie scene came in 2009, following his performance in The Hangover. The movie managed to remain on top of charts until 2013. Bradley is famous for his starring role in Hangover worldwide and he’s among the 10 actors who have ever received the Emmy Awards for 3 successive years. Furthermore, he has several other nominations under his belt including, best-supporting act and best actor awards. In 2015, he was also nominated for Tony Awards for best actor thanks to his performances in the movie, Elephant Man. In the same year, he named among the most influential celebrities in the world.
7. Tom Cruise
The Mission Impossible start began his acting career at 19. A native of New York, Tom Cruise doesn’t need an introduction today following his success in movies. He is indeed among the most successful Hollywood actors. He started off after starring in the 1983 romantic comedy titled Risky Business for which Tom Cruise got a nomination for Golden Globe Awards in best actor category. During the early days of his career, the film icon did several movies like Legal Drama and Few Good Men, a movie in which he featured alongside Jack Nicholson.
More recently, he has featured in several other movies including Vanilla Sky, the sci-fi thriller which saw him get the Saturn Award as the Best Actor. In 2005, Cruise worked alongside Spielberg on another science fiction thriller titled War of Worlds. His leading role is certainly in the Mission Impossible; a movie that he’s greatly famed. Tom Cruise also landed the Golden Globe awards for best actor thanks to the role in Mission Impossible.
6. Robert Downey Jr.
Born in 1965, Robert Downey Jr. is an American actor who will certainly make it to any list of the best actors. He has definitely had a very long career at it. Since making his debut back in 1970 after he featured in Pound, in his father’s film at 5 years, he has never looked back. He is one of the few actors who has managed to stay long in the industry.
He later than did several roles in movies during his early life. However, his major breakthrough came in 2007 after featuring in the Zodiac. Although he has had a few court battles and legal challenges over drug claims, Downey has managed to rise above that to rank among the best performers in the world. Downey has been ranked the best-paid actor in Hollywood there (3) times by Forbes magazine.
5. Jerome Allen
Jerome Allen is a renowned American comedian. Besides, he has also done many things. Jerome Allen is a writer and great actor. Furthermore, has produced and directed several movies. Born in 1954 in the US, Jerome is widely-known for his starring role in Seinfeld, in which he did his own semi-fictional version. The film was written and co-produced by Jerome Allen alongside Larry David. Jerome Allen has had a very long stunt in the movie industry ever since the early 80’s. The first successful appearance in the movie industry was in 1981 after his debut in the movie Tonight Show after attempting a few stints as a standup comedian. Since then, Jerome Allen has had a successful and long career.
Jerome has also appeared in many other hit movies. In 2010, Jerome premiered in The Marriage Ref, a reality show. He has also had a good career as a standup comedian. In 2005, he was named the 12th greatest ever standup comedian by Comedy central. He specializes mostly on “observational comedy” in which he’s known to talk about embarrassing situations and relationships in everyday life. He has indeed had a great career winning many awards along the way including nominations for Clio Award and the highly-coveted Primetime Emmy Award.
4. Adam Sandler
Adam Richard Sandler has done many things when it comes to acting. He is a versatile entertainer, musician film producer, screenwriter, comedian and above all, an actor. His performance in Saturday Night Live is precisely what thrust Adam Sandler into the acting industry. From then on, he has had many supporting and leading roles in various Hollywood movies. Fans love his comedic side. One of his major hits is Big Daddy. The other comedic movies that he featured include Grown Ups, Blended and, Jack and Jill. He also performed in The Ridiculous 6, and recently Sandy Wexler, a 2019 movie.
Together with Jennifer Aniston, Adam starred in Just Go with It, a 2011 romantic comedy. He ranks among the funniest men in the US Comedy industry. Adam Sandler has also been nominated for many top awards within the movie industry thanks to her illustrious and successful career.
3. Vin diesel
Vin Diesel is a 51-year old actor born in Alameda County, California. Besides being an actor, Vin Diesel is also a producer, known and director. He is famously known for his starring role as Dominic in The Fast and Furious. He has also played a leading role in Pacifier and Find Me Guilty. He has also done several voice acting roles like the Guardians of Galaxy and Chronicles of Riddick. Vin is well-known for his deep voice. Vin Diesel says that he broke his voice 15 which gave him a mature sounding voice at a very young age.
He has performed in Dungeons and Dragons; a role that he’s played for more than 2 decades. His act of vengeance in his role in Fast and Furious films such as Fast and Furious 6, Furious 7 as well as the latest 2019 installment, Fate of Furious have made Vin Diesel rank among the most famous Hollywood actors in recent years.
2. Thomas Jeffrey Hanks
Thomas Hanks is a famous American film-maker and actor. He had done many different roles in comedy and drama series. He started his career in the 80’s. Jeffrey Hanks made an entry in the acting industry in 1984 after acting the movie Splash. Since then, Hanks has gone forward to become one of the highly-sought-after performers in the world. Thomas Hanks has featured in many action movies like Philadelphia, Cast The Polar Express and Away.
He is also fondly remembered for Da Vinci Code; his all-time hit released in 2006. Thomas has made big money thanks to acting. During his career, Thomas has also been nominated for major respected awards and won some of them including Golden Globe Awards. His role in Philadelphia movie earned him the Academy Award as the Best Actor. In 2016, Barrack Obama, the US president awarded him the Presidential Medals of Freedom. The wide array of awards made to rank among the most decorated actors ever.
1. Dwayne Johnson
Dwayne Johnson, popularly known as The Rock is a renowned American actor born in 1972. He is widely known following his long career in wrestling. Dwayne Johnson is also a producer and singer. He holds both Canadian and American Citizenships. Even though he’s currently signed at WWE as a part-time wrestler, he has turned out to be one of the best=ever actors. He gained fame in wrestling between 2001 to 2004 and he widely regarded as best wrestler ever. His first successful shot in the movie scene was a leading role Scorpion King, a 2002 movie.
Looking back at Johnson’s career over the past 17 years, it’s a clear testament to his determination and hard work to rise from playing as a tough guy and be known just for his WWE character, into a renowned movie star. He is nowadays famous for his starring role in Fast And Furious, a movie that greatly revealed Johnson’s ability to reinvigorate the movie franchise. In 2013, he was ranked 25 among the most powerful celebrities worldwide by Forbes.
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