Adam Sandler
[ranking: 5]
In real life: Adam Sandler has made a career playing a regular, uncomplicated guy, because he??s never forgotten his roots. He came from a working class family and set his sights on being a comedian. Once he achieved his goals, he??s been content with maintaining a career playing regular Joes. He just wants to make people laugh. In film and TV roles: Uncomplicated and not impressed with the trappings of fame, Sandler is just fine making one silly film after the other. Audiences love them. The box office proves it at a collective revenue of $2 billion and counting. He??s had his moments of playing opposite of his usual lovable schlubs in Reign Over Me and Punch Drunk Love, but it seems as though he??s still just playing a more existentially fraught version of himself. Exhibit A: Funny People. Notable quote: ??My name is Adam Sandler. I'm not particularly talented. I'm not particularly good-looking. And yet I'm a multi-millionaire.??
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Steven Seagal
[ranking: 19]
In real life: Super tan. Check. Ponytail. Check. Martial arts master. Check. Ties to law enforcement. Check. Kicking in doors in the name of the law. Check. Cold blooded assh*le. Check.
In film and TV roles: Same. Does Seagal ever break the fourth wall with himself at home when he??s all alone in what we imagine to be a dojo-style master bathroom?
Notable quote: ??You can say that I lived in Asia for a long time, and in Japan I became close to several CIA agents. And you could say that I became an adviser to several CIA agents in the field and, through my friends in the CIA, met many powerful people and did special works and special favors.??
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Seth Rogen
[ranking: 11]
In real life: Loves weed, has a strangled Muppet laugh, enjoys his friends, and has probably been shopping at the same place since 7th grade. Seth Rogen seems like an all around good dude. In film and TV roles: One imagines Rogen walks from his real life right onto the screen, sans make up or costume changes. His persona has resonated with audiences since his debut in Freaks and Geeks. The average guy with hilarious and real world reactions to myriad situations. Notable quote: ??I don't make the best movies in the world, but at times, I do feel like I'm adding something to the cinematic community.??
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George Clooney
[ranking: 16]
In real life: George Clooney is made of golden sun rays, right? He's also a committed political activist and a lot of people who know him really seem to love him. In film and TV roles: At his most serious and at his most goofy, the characters he??s played seem like Clooney at different times of the day or night, with different levels of intoxication. Notable quote: ??I can't give you 150 takes. I can't even give you 30 different ways of doing it! I don't have the talent or the range for it.??
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Larry David
[ranking: 17]
In real life: Larry David is a malcontent who enjoys watching the world burn. If you need further proof that he is in real life who he plays on screen, see this article entitled "Larry David really is the same in real life as he is on TV." In film and TV roles: On Curb Your Enthusiasm, Larry David is Larry David, playing out exaggerated versions of things that happened to him in real life. For Seinfeld, David and Jerry Seinfeld based the titular character on David??s life, and the duo??s way of seeing the world. David is known for dry musings about the small things that snowball into big things. He will probably morph into Bernie Sanders in a few years. Notable quote: ??Well, I always think the worst things are going to happen here, because I'm - basically inside, I'm a bad person, and so the bad kind of takes over.??
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Samuel L. Jackson
[ranking: 6]
In real life: Samuel L Jackson tells it like it is. He??ll never be accused of taking the back seat or riding b*tch. In film and TV roles: Jackson seems exactly like he is on screen, sans the violence. He??s the reason audiences buy the ticket. No need to hide that. Notable quote: ??I??m a good son, a good father, a good husband - I've been married to the same woman for 30 years. I'm a good friend. I finished college, I have my education, I donate money anonymously. So when people criticize the kind of characters that I play on screen, I go, 'You know, that's part of history.????
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