My Favorite Male Celebrities of All Time

1. Michael Jackson

Michael Joseph Jackson was born on August 29, 1958 in Gary, Indiana, and entertained audiences nearly his entire life. His father, Joe Jackson (no relation to Joe Jackson, also a musician), had been a guitarist, but was forced to give up his musical ambitions following his marriage to Michael's ...

2. River Phoenix

Actor | My Own Private Idaho

River Phoenix was born River Jude Bottom in Madras, Oregon. His mother, Arlyn (Dunetz), a Bronx-born secretary, and his father, John Bottom, a carpenter, met in California in 1968. They worked as itinerant fruit pickers, and later joined the Children of God religious group (John was originally ...

A favorite since 1986.

Favorite roles: Stand By Me, Dogfight and The Thing Called Love.

Born: River Jude Bottom August 23, 1970 in Madras, Oregon, USA

Died: October 31, 1993 (age 23) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

3. Corey Haim

Actor | The Lost Boys

Corey Haim was born in Toronto, Ontario, to Judy Haim, an Israeli-born data processor, and Bernie Haim, a clothing sales representative. He has a sister, Carol, and a half-brother, Daniel. His family is Jewish. He was raised mostly in Willowdale.

Corey appeared in 26 episodes of the early 1980s ...

A favorite since 1987.

Born: Corey Ian Haim December 23, 1971 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Died: March 10, 2010 (age 38) in Burbank, California, USA

4. Dick York

Actor | Inherit the Wind

The gangly York is best remembered as the first and most frustrated "Darrin Stephens" on the long-running TV series Bewitched (1964). He left the series in 1969 because of a chronic back ailment. He later founded Acting for Life, a private fund-raising effort for the homeless which he managed from ...

Born: Richard Allen York September 4, 1928 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA

5. Michael Keaton

Actor | Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

Quirky, inventive and handsome American actor Michael Keaton first achieved major fame with his door-busting performance as fast-talking ideas man Bill Blazejowski, alongside a nerdish morgue attendant (Henry Winkler), in Night Shift (1982). He played further comedic roles in Mr. Mom (1983), Johnny...

A favorite since 1989.

Favorite roles: Bill Blazejowski in Night Shift, Jack Butler in Mr. Mom, Beetlejuice, Billy Caufield in The Dream Team, Batman/Bruce Wayne.

Born: Michael John Douglas September 5, 1951 in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, USA

6. Eric Stoltz

Actor | Pulp Fiction

Eric Hamilton Stoltz is a theater-trained actor and producer who has starred in both independent and studio films. He was born on September 30, 1961 in Whittier, California, to Evelyn Vawter, a violinist and schoolteacher, and Jack Stoltz, an elementary school teacher. He has English, German and ...

7. Seth Green

Actor | Robot Chicken

Seth Green has starred in numerous films and television series including the Austin Powers trilogy, The Italian Job (2003), Without a Paddle (2004), Party Monster (2003), Can't Hardly Wait (1998), Old Dogs (2009) and dozens more, including starring roles in Sexy Evil Genius (2013), The Story of Luke...

A favorite since 1990.

Favorite Roles: Radio Days - Joe, Stephen King's It -Richie Tozier, Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Oz, Dads -Eli Sachs

Least Favorite Role: Ezekiel in Sex Drive.

Born: Seth Benjamin Gesshel-Green February 8, 1974 in Overbrook Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

8. Denzel Washington

Actor | Fences

Denzel Hayes Washington, Jr. was born on December 28, 1954 in Mount Vernon, New York. He is the middle of three children of a beautician mother, Lennis, from Georgia, and a Pentecostal minister father, Denzel Washington, Sr., from Virginia. After graduating from high school, Denzel enrolled at ...

A favorite since 1992.

Born: Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. December 28, 1954 in Mount Vernon, New York, USA

Favorite Characters: Nick Styles in Ricochet, Demetrius Williams in Mississippi Masala

9. Malcolm McDowell

Actor | A Clockwork Orange

Malcolm John Taylor was born on June 13, 1943 in Leeds, England, to working-class parents Edna (McDowell), a hotelier, and Charles Taylor, a publican. His father was an alcoholic. Malcolm hated his parents' ways. His father was keen to send his son to private school to give him a good start in life...

A favorite since 1991.

Born: Malcolm John Taylor June 13, 1943 in Horsforth, Yorkshire, England, UK

10. Marlon Brando

Actor | Apocalypse Now

Marlon Brando is widely considered the greatest movie actor of all time, rivaled only by the more theatrically oriented Laurence Olivier in terms of esteem. Unlike Olivier, who preferred the stage to the screen, Brando concentrated his talents on movies after bidding the Broadway stage adieu in ...

11. David Foley

Actor | The Wrong Guy

Dave Foley dropped out of an alternative high school to do stand-up comedy. He met Kevin McDonald at an improv class and, while employed as movie ushers, they began working as a comedy team. In 1984 they merged with another team to form "The Kids in the Hall". Foley made his film debut at 22 as the...

A favorite since 1995.

Born: David Scott Foley January 4, 1963 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

12. Robert Englund

Actor | A Nightmare on Elm Street

Veteran character actor Robert Englund was born in Glendale, California, to Janis (MacDonald) and John Kent Englund, an aeronautics engineer. Since 1973, Robert has appeared in over 75 feature films and starred in four TV series. He has starred alongside Oscar-winners Henry Fonda, Susan Sarandon ...

A favorite since 1996.

Born: Robert Barton Englund June 6, 1947 in Glendale, California, USA

Favorite Characters: Freddy Krueger in the Nightmare on Elm St. films.

13. Will Friedle

Actor | Transformers: Robots in Disguise

William Allen Friedle was born on August 11, 1976, in Hartford, Connecticut, and grew up in Avon, Connecticut. He went to Avon High School. Will is a comedian, and he is probably best known for his starring role as the dim yet creative older brother Eric Matthews in ABC's hit TV show Boy Meets World...

14. Justin Kirk

Actor | Angels in America

Born in Salem, Oregon, Justin Kirk spent his childhood in Union, Washington, where he attended grade school on a Native American reservation. Kirk knew from the age of 3 that he wanted to perform, and he made his acting debut at seven in a local college play. At 12, he moved with his mother to ...

A favorite since 2003.

Born: May 28, 1969 in Salem, Oregon, USA

Favorite Characters: Prior Walter in Angels in America, Andy Botwin on Weeds, Jeff Kane in Against the Current

15. Josh Meyers

Actor | Date Movie

Josh Meyers is an actor, writer and stand-up comedian. Josh was born and raised in Bedford, New Hampshire and went to Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. After graduating, Josh moved to Amsterdam to be an actor at the famed "Boom Chicago Theatre," which for twenty years has been a ...

16. Diego Luna

Actor | Rogue One

Diego Luna Alexander was born on December 29, 1979 in Mexico City, Mexico, to Alejandro Luna and Fiona Alexander, who worked as a costume designer. His father is Mexican and his mother was British, of Scottish and English descent. His mother died in a car accident when Diego was only two. He soon ...

A favorite since 2004.

Born: Diego Luna Alexander December 29, 1979 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Favorite Characters: Rodrigo in Criminal, Michael Jackson in Mister Lonely, Jack Lira in Milk.

17. Gregory Peck

Actor | To Kill a Mockingbird

Eldred Gregory Peck was born on April 5, 1916 in La Jolla, California, to Bernice Mae (Ayres) and Gregory Pearl Peck, a chemist and druggist in San Diego. He had Irish (from his paternal grandmother), English, and some German, ancestry. His parents divorced when he was five years old. An only child...

A favorite since 2005.

Born: Eldred Gregory Peck April 5, 1916 in La Jolla, California, USA

Died: June 12, 2003 (age 87) in Los Angeles, California, USA

18. Clancy Brown

Actor | The Shawshank Redemption

A tall, wavy-haired US actor with a deep, resonant voice, Clancy Brown has proven himself a versatile performer with first-class contributions to theatre, feature films, television series and even animation.

Clarence J. Brown III was born in 1959 in Urbana, Ohio, to Joyce Helen (Eldridge), a concert...

19. Will Arnett

Actor | The Lego Batman Movie

Will Arnett is a Canadian-American actor, voice actor, and comedian. He is most famous for playing George Oscar "Gob" Bluth II in the Fox series Arrested Development (2003). He also appeared in films such as The Lego Movie (2014), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: ...

A favorite since 2005.

Born: William Emerson Arnett May 4, 1970 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Favorite Characters: Jack on Sex and the City, George 'Gob' Bluth II on Arrested Development, John Solomon in The Brothers Solomon, Brent Wilts on The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret and Steven Wilde on Running Wilde.

20. Dennis Hopper

Actor | Easy Rider

Multi-talented and unconventional actor/director regarded by many as one of the true "enfant terribles" of Hollywood who led an amazing cinematic career for more than five decades, Dennis Hopper was born on May 17, 1936, in Dodge City, Kansas. The young Hopper expressed interest in acting from a ...

A favorite since 2006.

Born: Dennis Lee Hopper May 17, 1936 in Dodge City, Kansas, USA

Died: May 29, 2010 (age 74) in Venice Beach, California, USA

21. Patrick Dempsey

Actor | Grey's Anatomy

Patrick will next be seen in Eli Roth's new feature film THANKSGIVING as well as Michael Mann's new film, FERRARI, in which he stars opposite Adam Driver and Penélope Cruz. He was just seen starring in the Disney+ feature film and sequel to ENCHANTED, DISENCHANTED, opposite Amy Adams and most ...

A favorite since 2005.

Born: Patrick Galen Dempsey January 13, 1966 in Lewiston, Maine, USA

22. Ben Stiller

Producer | Tropic Thunder

Benjamin Edward Meara Stiller was born on November 30, 1965, in New York City, New York, to legendary comedians Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara. His father was of Austrian Jewish and Polish Jewish descent, and his mother was of Irish Catholic descent (she converted to Judaism).

His parents made no real...

A favorite since 2007.

Born: Benjamin Edward Stiller November 30, 1965 in New York City, New York, USA

Favorite roles: Zoolander - Derek Zoolander, Mystery Men - Mr. Furious, Greenberg - Roger Greenberg

Least favorite role: Heartbreak Kid

23. Zach Galifianakis

Actor | The Hangover

Zach Galifianakis was born in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, to Mary Frances (Cashion), who owned a community arts center, and Harry Galifianakis, a heating oil vendor. His father is of Greek descent and his mother is of mostly English and Scottish ancestry. Zach moved to New York City after failing ...

A favorite since 2009.

Born: Zacharius Knight Galifianakis October 1, 1969 in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, USA

Favorite Characters: Chip Baskets / Dale Baskets in "Baskets"

24. Dave Franco

Actor | Neighbors

David John Franco was born in Palo Alto, California, to Betsy Franco, an author, and Douglas Eugene "Doug" Franco, who ran a Silicon Valley business. He has two older brothers, actors James Franco and Tom Franco. His father was of Portuguese and Swedish descent, and his mother is Jewish. Dave made ...

A favorite since 2009.

Born: David John Franco June 12, 1985 in Palo Alto, California, USA

25. Sid Haig

Actor | House of 1000 Corpses

Tall, bald and nearly always bearded, Sid Haig provided hulking menace to many a low-budget exploitation film and high-priced action film.

Sid Haig was born Sidney Eddie Mosesian on July 14, 1939 in Fresno, California, a screaming ball of hair. His parents, Roxy (Mooradian) and Haig Mosesian, an ...

A favorite since 2011.

Born: Sidney Eddie Mosesian July 14, 1939 in Fresno, California, USA

Favorite Roles: Ralph Merrye-Spider Baby Omar-Coffy Captain Spaulding-House of 1000 Corpses/The Devil's Rejects

26. Hank Azaria

Actor | The Simpsons

Hank Azaria is an American comedian and actor from Queens, New York. He is known for voicing several characters in The Simpsons including Apu, Chief Wiggum, Moe, Bumblebee Man, Lou and Superintendent Chalmers. The latter became well-known due to the "Steamed Hams" scene. He also acted in Godzilla, ...

A favorite since 2011.

Born: Henry Albert Azaria April 25, 1964 in Queens, New York, USA

27. Chris Evans

Actor | The Avengers

Christopher Robert Evans is an American actor, film producer, and director. Evans began his acting career in typical fashion: performing in school productions and community theatre.

He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Lisa (Capuano), who worked at the Concord Youth Theatre, and G. ...

Born: Christopher Robert Evans June 13, 1981 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA

28. David Bowie

Soundtrack | Labyrinth

David Bowie was one of the most influential and prolific writers and performers of popular music, but he was much more than that; he was also an accomplished actor, a mime and an intellectual, as well as an art lover whose appreciation and knowledge of it had led to him amassing one of the biggest ...

A favorite since 2012.

29. Clark Gable

Actor | It Happened One Night

William Clark Gable was born on February 1, 1901 in Cadiz, Ohio, to Adeline (Hershelman) and William Henry Gable, an oil-well driller. He was of German, Irish, and Swiss-German descent. When he was seven months old, his mother died, and his father sent him to live with his maternal aunt and uncle ...

Born: William Clark Gable February 1, 1901 in Cadiz, Ohio, USA

30. Evan Peters

Actor | X-Men: Apocalypse

Evan Peters was born in 1987 in St. Louis, Missouri to Phil and Julie Peters. When his father's job was transferred, the family moved to Grand Blanc, Michigan. There, Evan began taking acting classes and at age 15, he moved with his mother to Los Angeles in hopes of pursuing a career in the ...

31. Pablo Schreiber

Actor | 13 Hours

Pablo Tell Schreiber was born in Ymir, British Columbia, Canada, to Lorraine Reaveley, a Canadian psychotherapist, and Tell Schreiber, an American actor. His paternal half-brother is actor Liev Schreiber. Pablo, who is named after Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, was raised in Ymir, and moved to Seattle,...

Favorite Characters: Demetri Ravitch on Weeds and George 'Pornstache' Mendez on Orange Is the New Black.

Born: Pablo Tell Schreiber April 26, 1978 in Ymir, British Columbia, Canada

32. Kyle MacLachlan

Actor | Twin Peaks: The Return

The "boy next door, if that boy spent lots of time alone in the basement", is how Rich Cohen described Kyle MacLachlan in a 1994 article for "Rolling Stone" magazine. That distinctly askew wholesomeness made MacLachlan a natural to become famous as the alter ego of twisted director David Lynch.

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33. Matthew Ansara

Actor | To Protect and Serve

Matthew Ansara was born on August 29, 1965 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for To Protect and Serve (2001), Con Games (2001) and One World (1998). He was married to Julie Ansara. He died on June 25, 2001 in Monrovia, California, USA.

Born: Matthew Michael Ansara August 29, 1965 in Los Angeles, California, USA

Died: June 25, 2001 (age 35) in Monrovia, California, USA

A favorite since 2014.

Favorite role : Saul in Con Games.

34. Wes Bentley

Actor | American Beauty

Wes Bentley is an American actor who first became well-known via his role in the Oscar-winning film American Beauty (1999), in which he played the soulful, artistic next-door neighbor Ricky Fitts. He also portrayed game-maker Seneca Crane in The Hunger Games (2012), and co-stars in Lovelace (2013) ...

Favorite Characters: Ricky Fitts in American Beauty, Victor Brighton in Hidden Moon, Gabe Ruskin in Welcome to Me, William in Final Girl, and Edward Mordrake in AHS: Freak Show.

Born: Wesley Cook Bentley September 4, 1978 in Jonesboro, Arkansas, USA

35. Nicolas Cage

Actor | Face/Off

Nicolas Cage was born Nicolas Kim Coppola in Long Beach, California, the son of comparative literature professor August Coppola (whose brother is director Francis Ford Coppola) and dancer/choreographer Joy Vogelsang. He is of Italian (father) and Polish and German (mother) descent. Cage changed his...

36. Bill Skarsgård

Actor | It

Bill Istvan Gunther Skarsgard is a Swedish actor, producer, director, writer, voice actor, and model. He is best known for portraying Pennywise the Dancing Clown in the supernatural horror films It (2017) and It Chapter Two (2019), based on Stephen King's novel of the same name. He also voiced the ...

37. Dylan Sprouse

Actor | Beautiful Disaster

Sprouse was born August 4, 1992, in Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy, to American parents, Melanie (Wright) and Matthew Sprouse. Dylan and his younger identical twin Cole Sprouse were raised in their parents' Long Beach, California. He has acted from the age of six months, initially with Cole, and continues ...

38. Cole Sprouse

Actor | Riverdale

Cole Mitchell Sprouse was born in Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy to American parents, Melanie (Wright) and Matthew Sprouse, and was raised with his older identical twin Dylan Sprouse in Long Beach, in their parents' native California. Cole began his acting career alongside Dylan at the tender age of six ...

39. Nyle DiMarco

Actor | Station 19

Model, actor, and activist Nyle DiMarco, born in Queens, New York City, USA, has been breaking down barriers and winning over audiences since he burst onto the scene in 2014. As a fan favorite on cycle 22 of "America's Next Top Model," DiMarco became the second male winner and first Deaf contestant...

40. Steve Martin

Writer | Roxanne

Steve Martin was born on August 14, 1945 in Waco, Texas, USA as Stephen Glenn Martin to Mary Lee (née Stewart; 1913-2002) and Glenn Vernon Martin (1914-1997), a real estate salesman and aspiring actor. He was raised in Inglewood and Garden Grove in California. In 1960, he got a job at the Magic ...

41. John Larroquette

Actor | Night Court

John Bernard Larroquette, is an all-around American actor known for his roles in both drama and comedy. He became well-known as Deputy District Attorney Dan Fielding in the NBC sitcom "Night Court" (1984-1992; 2023-present), a role that earned him four straight Emmy Awards for Best Supporting Actor...

42. Peter Steele

Soundtrack | Freddy vs. Jason

Peter Steele was born on January 4, 1962 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Freddy vs. Jason (2003), Night of the Demons (2009) and Oz (1997). He died on April 14, 2010 in New York City, New York, USA.

43. Beau Cassidy

Actor | Burt Paxton

Beau Cassidy is proof positive that genetics is a major factor in generational talent. He comes from from a long lineage of unbelievably successful musicians, performers, songwriters and actors. His father, David Cassidy, was the #1 Pop Icon of the 70's starring as Keith Partridge on "The Partridge...

44. Jack Cassidy

Actor | The Eiger Sanction

Actor. Jack Cassidy, by his own design, defied mere definition from the day he was born in Richmond Hills, New York in 1927 until his tragic death in 1976. An actor, singer, writer, designer - the consummate showman and irrefutable creative entity - his life never followed a simple path nor did it ...

45. Ilan Mitchell-Smith

Actor | Weird Science

Ilan Mitchell-Smith was born in New York City and began studying ballet at an early age. After his family relocated to Amherst, Massachusetts, he was enrolled in dance classes four days a week and eventually got a scholarship with the School of American Ballet. While at the ballet, he was ...

46. Cody Fern

Actor | Father Stu

Hailing from rural Western Australia, Cody made his auspicious stage debut as the lead in the National Theatre's production of 'War Horse'. He played David Madson on the Emmy and Golden Globe winning Limited Series: 'American Crime Story, The Assassination of Gianni Versace', Michael Langdon (The ...

47. John Astin

Actor | The Frighteners

Dark-haired, usually-mustachioed American actor with a cheeky grin, who achieved pop culture status through his portrayal of the kooky patriarch "Gomez Addams" in the hit TV series The Addams Family (1964), John Astin was born on March 30, 1930 in Baltimore, Maryland. He studied mathematics at ...