Originally by Ranker FilmList RulesVote up the highly praised A-list actors and actresses who maybe don't deserve quite so many accolades.
This list of the most overrated actors of all time, has been ranked by critics and fans from all over the world. Actors are seen as the face of the movies, television, and other media products in which they star. Hollywood actors and actresses have become like gods to many people around the globe, and they are worshiped with praise, money, awards, and gifts.
However, many of the actors receiving the most accolades are extremely overrated in their raw talent, charisma, and chemistry with other actors. Some believe that overrated male actors, like Tom Cruise and Will Smith, bring in the big box office bucks, but have little to no acting range and often phone in their performances.
Many of the actors who get the most praise gave one or two great performances, but then rested on their laurels for the rest of their careers. Others are pretty good actors, but nowhere near as talented as the overwhelming praise they receive. Even more overrated celebrities have no talent at all, but are famous because of their looks and personality. Bottom line: some of the actors and actresses from classic movies aren’t as gifted as many claim.
Who are the most overrated actors and actresses? This list features current and old Hollywood actors who are rated far more highly then they deserve (for their acting skills). Make your opinions heard by voting below!
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8,0505,428Gwyneth Paltrow
Los Angeles, CaliforniaCredits (Film): The Avengers, Iron Man, Seven, Iron Man 3, Iron Man 2
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1,271722Josh Radnor
Columbus, OhioCredits (Film): Not Another Teen Movie, Liberal Arts, Happythankyoumoreplease, The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden, Afternoon Delight
- 282,7961,460
Amanda Bynes
Thousand Oaks, CaliforniaCredits (Film): Easy A, She's the Man, Hairspray, Robots, Sydney White
- 298,1125,796
Charlie Sheen
New York City, New YorkCredits (Film): Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Platoon, Being John Malkovich, Major League, Red Dawn
- 301,401887
Matthew Morrison
Fort Ord, CaliforniaCredits (Film): Music and Lyrics, What to Expect When You're Expecting, Dan in Real Life, Taking Chance, I Think I Love My Wife
- 311,515382
Andy Dick
Charleston, South CarolinaCredits (Film): Being John Malkovich, Old School, Zoolander, Knocked Up, The Cable Guy
- 321,8021,208
Jessica Szohr
Menomonee Falls, WisconsinCredits (Film): The Internship, Tower Heist, Piranha 3D, Fired Up!, Somebody Help Me
- 331,053503
- 342,8231,725
Jimmy Fallon
New York City, New YorkCredits (Film): Almost Famous, Fever Pitch, Whip It, Arthur and the Invisibles, Taxi
- 351,320709
Priyanka Chopra
Jamshedpur, IndiaCredits (Film): Planes, Om Shanti Om, Don: The Chase Begins Again, Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute to Love, Don 2
- 361,073289
Tara Reid
Wyckoff, New JerseyCredits (Film): The Big Lebowski, American Pie, American Pie 2, Cruel Intentions, American Reunion
- 373,8812,786
Hayden Christensen
Vancouver, CanadaCredits (Film): Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, The Virgin Suicides, Jumper, In the Mouth of Madness
- 386,3724,605
Vin Diesel
New York City, New YorkCredits (Film): Saving Private Ryan, Guardians of the Galaxy, The Iron Giant, The Fast and the Furious, Fast & Furious 6
- 391,434989
Leighton Meester
Fort Worth, TexasCredits (Film): Date Night, That's My Boy, The Roommate, Country Strong, The Judge
- 40660196
Rosie O'Donnell
Commack, New YorkCredits (Film): Tarzan, A League of Their Own, Sleepless in Seattle, The Flintstones, Hedwig and the Angry Inch
- 413,6532,590
Ellen DeGeneres
Metairie, LouisianaCredits (Film): Finding Nemo, Coneheads, Dr. Dolittle, EDtv, The Love Letter
- 422,8122,073
Rosie Perez
Bushwick, New York CityCredits (Film): Do the Right Thing, Pineapple Express, The Other Guys, White Men Can't Jump, The Road to El Dorado
- 431,348888
Jon Stewart
New York City, New YorkCredits (Film): Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Big Daddy, The Faculty, Half Baked, The Adjustment Bureau
- 442,4181,766
Kevin James
Mineola, New YorkCredits (Film): Grown Ups, 50 First Dates, Hitch, Hotel Transylvania, Grown Ups 2
- 453,1982,314
Shia LaBeouf
Los Angeles, CaliforniaCredits (Film): Transformers, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, I
- 4610,1938,351
Adam Sandler
New York City, New YorkCredits (Film): Happy Gilmore, Billy Madison, The Wedding Singer, The Waterboy, Grown Ups
- 47816251
Bella Thorne
Pembroke Pines, FloridaCredits (Film): Stuck on You, Blended, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good
- 48662268
Randy Savage
Columbus, OhioCredits (Film): Spider-Man, Bolt, Ready to Rumble, SummerSlam (1988), Super Rhino
- 49505159
Jenny McCarthy
Evergreen Park, IllinoisCredits (Film): Scary Movie 3, Scream 3, John Tucker Must Die, BASEketball, Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
- 502,0261,482
Rob Schneider
San Francisco, CaliforniaCredits (Film): Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, The Waterboy, Grown Ups, Big Daddy, 50 First Dates
