This category has the following 25 subcategories, out of 25 total. Considered a living legend by many, Stephen Fry has made major contributions to the field of entertainment and literature. Famous American actor, Bill Murray, began as a comedic performer and gained fame with the variety show,Saturday Night Live, and movies,Caddyshack and Ghostbusters. He isknown for his charitable works and has adopted a vegan diet since adopting Vietnamese pot-bellied pigs. In 2015, Rolling Stone named him one of the greatest Saturday Night Live cast members. Chris Tucker is an American stand-up comedian and actor best known for playing Detective James Carter in the Rush Hour film series alongside Jackie Chan. In 1976, if you had told fourteen-year-old Franciscan seminary student Thomas Cruise Mapother IV that one day in the not too distant future he would be Tom Cruise, one of the top 100 movie stars of all time, he would have probably grinned and told you that his ambition was to join the priesthood. But a list of the best 80s stand ups or in this case, the best 80s male comedians would be incomplete without famed jokesters Rodney Dangerfield and Eddie Murphy. In 2015, Rolling Stone named him one of the greatest Saturday Night Live cast members. Top 50 Most Popular Comedy Actors Of All Time . Contemporary Acting Monologues | Backstage Self described as "adventurous, independent and a tough kid," Cameron left home at 16 and for the next 5 years lived in such varied Multi-talented Jason Jordan Segel was born in Los Angeles, California, where he was raised by his parents, Jillian (Jordan), a homemaker, and Alvin Segel, a lawyer. One of the original cast members of the popular TV show Saturday Night Live, John Belushi was known for his great comic skills. Raised in Charleston, West Virginia by her mother Patricia Ann (ne English), a retired English teacher, and her father, Billy Jack Jason Bateman is an American film and television actor, known for his role as Michael Bluth on the television sitcom Arrested Development (2003), as well as his role on Valerie (1986).He was born in Rye, New York. She is of Danish, Greek, English, and Welsh descent.Although best known as the devious Sue Ann Nivens on the classic Alfredo James "Al" 'Pacino established himself as a film actor during one of cinema's most vibrant decades, the 1970s, and has become an enduring and iconic figure in the world of American movies.He was born April 25, 1940 in Manhattan, New York City, to Italian-American parents, Rose (nee Gerardi) One of the greatest actors of all time, Robert De Niro was born on August 17, 1943 in Manhattan, New York City, to artists Virginia (Admiral) and Robert De Niro Sr. His paternal grandfather was of Italian descent, and his other ancestry is Irish, English, Dutch, German, and French. Beau Bridges was born in Hollywood, and is the son of actor Lloyd Bridges and his wife, who was his college sweetheart, Dorothy Dean Bridges. Its no wonder speculation was so intense: When he stepped into the spotlightwhether on his side-splitting Comedy Central show or in a stand-up settingDave Chappelle was supernaturally magnetic. Her mother, Helga Bullock (ne Helga Mathilde Meyer), was a German opera singer. Matt has an older brother, Kyle, a sculptor. Unfortunately, he struggled in his personal life with drug addiction and eventually died of combined drug intoxication at the age of 33. One half of the popular American comedy duo Martin & Lewis, Jerry Lewis was nicknamed The King of Comedy for his comedic skills. Also a filmmaker, Jerry Lewis helped develop video assist and went on to popularize the system, which is widely used today. Conan OBrien is an American comedian, writer, television host, podcaster, and producer. He is also known for hosting his own television sitcom, The Jamie Foxx Show. A long-standing cast member on the comedy sketch show Saturday Night Live (SNL), Kenan Thompson was born in Ohio in 1978. His death from a drug overdose in 2005 only added to his mystique, transforming him into a cult comedy icon. The Blues Brothers was conceived as a musical sketch for Saturday Night Live; its popularity turned it into an actual band and was later made into a film. A multifaceted personality, Rob Schneider is an actor, comedian, screenwriter, and director. He grew up amid the happening Hollywood scene with big brother Beau Bridges. 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Login | Register | Password ? His mother, Gloria (Campano), is of Italian descent, and worked for a local NBC station. She is the daughter of Anne Marie (Wallace), who worked in a bank, and Mark Phineas Mitchell, a factory worker. He's best known for his role as Antonio Banderas, one of Spain's most famous faces, was a soccer player until breaking his foot at the age of fourteen; he is now an international movie star known for playing Zorro in the eponymous movie series.He was born Jos Antonio Domnguez Banderas on August 10, 1960, in Mlaga, Andalusia, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. The Best Male Stand Up Comedians of the 2000s - Ranker Here are 50 must-see comedies from the 2000s that have a Rotten Tomatoes critic score of 80% or higher: A groom-to-be searches for his best man in "I Love You, Man" (2009). Additionally, he has co-founded Grammy Award winning rock band, Tenacious D and launched his You Tube channel. Category:2000s American sitcoms - Wikipedia She is the daughter of actor Will Knightley and actress turned playwright Sharman Macdonald. He has enjoyed success in television, film, and music. He later released award winning comedy specials with Netflix. Im kinda tired of traveling, kinda tired of doing comedy, kinda tired of staring out at your blank faces looking back at me, wanting me to fill your empty lives with humor you couldnt possibly think of yourselves. Bill Hicks, Dark Poet. The Office | IMDb user rating: 8.9 - Years on the air: 2005-2013 | Finally, we have "The Office," the highest-rated sitcom to come out of the '00s. The Office showcased his knack for playing a self-important ass, and his brilliant BBC series Extras extracted hilarious performances out of the biggest stars in show business. The actor has also lent his voice to many animation movies like Garfield and The Jungle Book. Adam Richard Sandler . Her mother moved to the U.S. in 1951, from Greenock, Scotland. Nick Offerman, best known for his award-winning performance as Ron Swanson in Parks and Recreation, is also a professional wood craftsman. While he started acting in the early 1990s, his roots were in sketch comedy. When she was 10 years old, she and her family moved to the Dominican Republic, where they would live for Alec Baldwin is the oldest, and best-known, of the four Baldwin brothers in the acting business (the others are Stephen Baldwin, William Baldwin and Daniel Baldwin). Produced by Spike Lee, the film recycles the classic best friends romcom plot. He has received many awards and accolades and won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for the film. Earlier, he established himself as a fine comedy actor with Blackadder and then went on to work in movies like Never Say Never Again, The Witches and Four Weddings and a Funeral. He has a unique distinction of appearing in over 100 films and TV programs. You couldnt take your eyes off him, couldnt stop laughing, and couldnt help yourself from watching to see which taboo hed skewer next. The 100 Greatest Characters of the Decade - Rotten Tomatoes He has released a few comedy albums as well. 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Only recently has she been opening herself up more to doing television (the series Gemini Division (2008), which she executive-produced), and animated voice-overs. Eddie Murphy was a staple on the comedy film scene back in the '80s and '90s, appearing in films in the latter decade like Beverly Hills Cop III, The Nutty Professor, and Doctor Doolittle. Whether you are a fan of Lewis Black or Louis C.K., the 2000s were big years in comedy. Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders. Comedy Actors Who Have Serious Dramatic Chops - Game Rant Actor, singer-songwriter, and comedian, Jamie Foxx became internationally famous for his portrayal of Ray Charles in the biographical film Ray, a role that earned him an Academy Award. Born in Culver City, California to actors John Drew A tall, strikingly attractive blue-eyed natural blonde, Cameron Diaz was born in 1972 in San Diego, the daughter of a Cuban-American father and a German mother. One of the most prominent actors of the 1990s and 2000s, Bruce Willis has also tried his hands at music. Morgan was born on June 1, 1937 in Memphis, Tennessee, to Mayme Edna (Revere), a teacher, and Morgan Porterfield Freeman, a barber. #74 of 187. He has won the Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor. Kevin Jamess performance as Doug in The King of Queens earned him an Emmy Award nomination. One of the finest comedians of all time, Robin Williams began his career as a stand-up comedian and soon moved to act in television and films. One of the most popular comedic actors of his generation, Ben Stiller is part of the famous group The Frat Pack he has been described as the leader of the group, which involves names like Will Ferrell, Owen Wilson and Steve Carell. Nicknamed The Merchant of Venom, Don Rickles specialized in insult comedy. Later, he ventured into a successful stand-up comedy career. List of comedy films of the 2000s - Wikipedia American comedian, writer and actor, Dave Chappelle, is best known for the Chappelles Show, the acclaimed Comedy Centralshow which brought him much popularity before he decided to call it quits in its third season. After he was murdered in 1998, Hartman was honored with several awards. Though widely recognised for his comedic skills, the immensely talented Williams proved his versatility by taking up and successfully performing more serious roles in films like Good Will Hunting and The Fisher King. They fall quickly into love and have ideas of marriage, when they both . He has a fraternal twin brother, Michael, and a sister, Tausha. His father was of Austrian Jewish and Polish Jewish descent, and his mother was of Irish Catholic descent (she converted to Judaism). Actor, comedian, and filmmaker, Adam Sandler, is best known for his comedic roles in Hollywood movies. Also a filmmaker, Jerry Lewis helped develop video assist and went on to popularize the system, which is widely used today. Her father was of mostly English and German ancestry, and her mother was from a Jewish family (from Germany, Russia, and Hungary). A product of Saturday Night Live, Bill Hader's journey from being a below-average student at school to becoming a popular personality in the American film and TV industry continues to serve as an inspiration to many. American stand-up comedian Bob Newhart is renowned for his slightly stammering delivery style and dry humor for which he was honored with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2002.