it was the end of a century and these
actors sought out in style I’m just an
ordinary guy with nothing to lose
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
decade defining actors of the 1990s
service my first day is a woman getting
hot flashes for our series on the top
ten decade defining male actors / period
we’ve made our choices based on a
combination of their commercial success
their box-office scores their
productivity their awards and how they
helped set the tone and raise the
standard in Hollywood for the era I’m
ready for my close-up mr. DeMille
number 10 Robin Williams Robin Williams
earned two Academy Award nominations in
the 80s and was nominated twice more in
the 1990s so excited for his role as a
homeless man in the Fisher King he fell
just short of the accolade but for his
depiction of doctor Shawn Maguire in
Good Will Hunting he nabbed the golden
statuette you need to choose a hugely
acclaimed actor his role as the genie in
Disney’s Aladdin proved that star power
and voice casting was a recipe for
success 10,000 years will give you a
such a crick in the neck and his part in
mrs. Doubtfire showed that even in a
dress Williams was a king of the screen
I’m here guys
some from number 9 Kevin Spacey you’re
looking for me the winner of two Oscars
within the decade Kevin Spacey scooped
the Best Supporting Actor Award for his
performance in the usual suspects saw
there and a Best Actor win for his
depiction of Lester Burnham’s midlife
crisis in American Beauty I rule his
sophisticated style professional
approach and careful delivery led to
many a casting as the thinking man the
scheming man or the evil man I’m not
special
he’s a good guy off-camera but there’s
something about him that just frightens
us I mean the devil himself how do you
shoot the devil in the back what if you
miss number eight Nicolas Cage whoa gosh
NIC cages defining moment came in 1995
when he won the Academy Award for Best
Actor let’s do it to it scooping it up
for his portrayal of suicidal alcoholic
Ben Sanderson in leaving Las Vegas cages
performance was deemed tragic and all
too true to life
remember Stoddard
drinking cuz my wife left me on my wife
left me cuz I drank films like the rock
and Conair saw the actor soar to
mainstream popularity as the public took
to his regular guy personality I said
put the bunny back in the box
that being said he’s not your average
man he’s actually the nephew of famed
movie director Francis Ford Coppola but
his acting credentials speak for
themselves
Tom left
to have more money
thank you can drink all your water
just stay
that’s what I wanted
talk or listen just stay number seven
Mel Gibson Scotland is free this man’s
career spans either side of this
particular decade but in the 90s
Gibson proved to be at his versatile
best oh this just gets better and better
earlier films like maverick showed that
he could be funny I don’t like being
teased while the third and fourth
installments of the Lethal Weapon
franchise combined his wit with weaponry
on the two old fish Braveheart was his
brightest moment though and for his
portrayal of William Wallace he won huge
critical acclaim Gibson got real good in
the 90s for one chance just one chance
to come back here and tell our enemies
that they may take our lives but they’ll
never take our freedom
number six Denzel Washington when they
fired Andrew Beckett because he had AIDS
they broke the law Washington rode the
wave of his 1989 Oscar win into the next
ten years and he dominated cinema
screens
his Supporting Actor role in glory led
to a series of high-profile parts
beginning with a role as the black
nationalist leader Malcolm X the
following year he starred in the
oscar-winning picture Philadelphia
continued and in 1999 he portrayed
former boxer slash wrongly imprisoned
convict Rubin Carter in the hurricane
I’ve been locked up and for 30 years for
Washington the 90s were a whirlwind of
success he put me in prison
love’s gonna bust me number five
Brad Pitt it’s only after we’ve lost
everything we’re free to do anything
Brad Pitt is about his box office as
they come but it wasn’t always that way
he endured criticism during the early
90s largely due to his apparent
one-dimensional Hollywood hunk quality
as evidenced by his breakthrough part in
Thelma & Louise
ladies gentlemen let’s see wins prize
keeping their cool sam says everybody
down on the pool the tie began to turn
when he starred as a detective in seven
episodes at home he was nominated for a
Best Supporting Actor Oscar in 12
monkeys and he played Tyler Durden in
cult classic Fight Club gentlemen
welcome to Fight Club the first rule of
Fight Club is you do not talk about
Fight Club 10 years before he was just a
pretty boy by the time 2000 rolled
around he was a very pretty boy who
could act very few of us here actually
mentally him I’m not saying you’re not
mentally along for all I know you’re
crazy though room number 4 Kevin Costner
it’s difficult to accept this the early
90s were for Kevin Costner a huge
Hollywood heyday at the turn of the
decade he directed and starred in a huge
critical and commercial success Dances
with Wolves you have everything from the
soldiers work yes there’s nothing for me
there that’s good an epic historic
Western he went on to recreate more
iconic American history as the district
attorney in Oliver Stone’s JFK you loved
the grand juries you can lie to me I’m
not charge you with perjury dabbling in
British legend – Costner also had
success as medieval hero Robin Hood what
do we need that the forest cannot
provide he created history by recreating
history this is English church and by
1992 he was still at the top this time
keeping Whitney Houston safe as the
bodyguard
I can’t protect your life is it’s a
it’s impossible the odds are all on his
side I will do whatever you say
number three Will Smith you will see
that there is nothing to be scared of
Will Smith’s box-office career came
about through his work on the smaller
screen the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince
of bel-air thrust Smith into the
limelight and confirmed him as a
first-class actor let’s come up with
something better that you could call me
what would you prefer
take this His Royal freshness test dope
from then on roles in bad boys and men
in black confirmed him as a leading face
in the increasingly popular action
comedy crossover genre to be honest I’d
appreciate it if he eased up off my back
about it and Independence Day assured
audiences he could save the world
welcome to earth early in his career
Smith had stated his intentions to be
the biggest movie star on the planet and
in the 90s he very nearly got there you
know what the difference is between you
and me
I make this look good all right now it’s
my turn
number two Jim Carrey that’s a lovely
accent you have New Jersey Austria
Austria
well then g’day mate bursting onto the
scene with more noise and facial
expressions than the average actor Jim
Carrey first tasted fame as a Sven syrup
pet detective I’m gonna execute a
buttonhook pattern super slow-mo 1994
turned out to be a very busy year for
the bonkers comedian as the mask and
Dumb and Dumber confirmed him as a
box-office smash hey when you’re the
most annoying sound in the world
four years later Carrie gained
considerable critical acclaim for his
role as the title character in The
Truman Show in case I don’t see ya good
afternoon good evening and good night a
very funny man he could also act up a
storm a deserved wearer of our silver
medal Josh garland I do give it him
pardon me before we unveil our pick for
decade defining actor of the 1990s here
are a few honorable mentions get busy
living or get busy dying
that’s nice that’s very good news
suddenly there was a terrible roar all
around us and the sky was full of what
looked like huge bats all swooping and
screeching and diving around the car and
a voice was screaming holy Jesus world
he’s got him at all who are you doing oh
god no babe no for some reason I thought
of my first fight with Tyler No
I know gun food number one Tom Hanks my
mom always said life was like a box of
chocolates you never know what you’re
going to get if ever an actor inspired a
generation it’s this man shall we
Tom Hanks enjoyed impossible success
throughout the 90s Sleepless in Seattle
established his rom-com credentials
while Philadelphia proved he could
handle heavier roles I think I need to
go to hospital next came Forrest Gump
for which he won his second Oscar I’m
not a smart man but I know what love is
then Toy Story and then Saving Private
Ryan which was labeled one of the finest
war movies ever made your brothers were
killed in combat
which one
all with his long list of blockbusters
we could go on and on and we still
wouldn’t do justice to Hanks
achievements he’s a living legend
I feel heartfelt sorrow for the mother
of private James Ryan been willing to
lay down my life
wives are my men especially you ride
them to ease her suffering
do you agree with our list which 1990s
actor do you think is the most iconic
for more classic top 10s published every
day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com thank you no more question
actors sought out in style I’m just an
ordinary guy with nothing to lose
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
decade defining actors of the 1990s
service my first day is a woman getting
hot flashes for our series on the top
ten decade defining male actors / period
we’ve made our choices based on a
combination of their commercial success
their box-office scores their
productivity their awards and how they
helped set the tone and raise the
standard in Hollywood for the era I’m
ready for my close-up mr. DeMille
number 10 Robin Williams Robin Williams
earned two Academy Award nominations in
the 80s and was nominated twice more in
the 1990s so excited for his role as a
homeless man in the Fisher King he fell
just short of the accolade but for his
depiction of doctor Shawn Maguire in
Good Will Hunting he nabbed the golden
statuette you need to choose a hugely
acclaimed actor his role as the genie in
Disney’s Aladdin proved that star power
and voice casting was a recipe for
success 10,000 years will give you a
such a crick in the neck and his part in
mrs. Doubtfire showed that even in a
dress Williams was a king of the screen
I’m here guys
some from number 9 Kevin Spacey you’re
looking for me the winner of two Oscars
within the decade Kevin Spacey scooped
the Best Supporting Actor Award for his
performance in the usual suspects saw
there and a Best Actor win for his
depiction of Lester Burnham’s midlife
crisis in American Beauty I rule his
sophisticated style professional
approach and careful delivery led to
many a casting as the thinking man the
scheming man or the evil man I’m not
special
he’s a good guy off-camera but there’s
something about him that just frightens
us I mean the devil himself how do you
shoot the devil in the back what if you
miss number eight Nicolas Cage whoa gosh
NIC cages defining moment came in 1995
when he won the Academy Award for Best
Actor let’s do it to it scooping it up
for his portrayal of suicidal alcoholic
Ben Sanderson in leaving Las Vegas cages
performance was deemed tragic and all
too true to life
remember Stoddard
drinking cuz my wife left me on my wife
left me cuz I drank films like the rock
and Conair saw the actor soar to
mainstream popularity as the public took
to his regular guy personality I said
put the bunny back in the box
that being said he’s not your average
man he’s actually the nephew of famed
movie director Francis Ford Coppola but
his acting credentials speak for
themselves
Tom left
to have more money
thank you can drink all your water
just stay
that’s what I wanted
talk or listen just stay number seven
Mel Gibson Scotland is free this man’s
career spans either side of this
particular decade but in the 90s
Gibson proved to be at his versatile
best oh this just gets better and better
earlier films like maverick showed that
he could be funny I don’t like being
teased while the third and fourth
installments of the Lethal Weapon
franchise combined his wit with weaponry
on the two old fish Braveheart was his
brightest moment though and for his
portrayal of William Wallace he won huge
critical acclaim Gibson got real good in
the 90s for one chance just one chance
to come back here and tell our enemies
that they may take our lives but they’ll
never take our freedom
number six Denzel Washington when they
fired Andrew Beckett because he had AIDS
they broke the law Washington rode the
wave of his 1989 Oscar win into the next
ten years and he dominated cinema
screens
his Supporting Actor role in glory led
to a series of high-profile parts
beginning with a role as the black
nationalist leader Malcolm X the
following year he starred in the
oscar-winning picture Philadelphia
continued and in 1999 he portrayed
former boxer slash wrongly imprisoned
convict Rubin Carter in the hurricane
I’ve been locked up and for 30 years for
Washington the 90s were a whirlwind of
success he put me in prison
love’s gonna bust me number five
Brad Pitt it’s only after we’ve lost
everything we’re free to do anything
Brad Pitt is about his box office as
they come but it wasn’t always that way
he endured criticism during the early
90s largely due to his apparent
one-dimensional Hollywood hunk quality
as evidenced by his breakthrough part in
Thelma & Louise
ladies gentlemen let’s see wins prize
keeping their cool sam says everybody
down on the pool the tie began to turn
when he starred as a detective in seven
episodes at home he was nominated for a
Best Supporting Actor Oscar in 12
monkeys and he played Tyler Durden in
cult classic Fight Club gentlemen
welcome to Fight Club the first rule of
Fight Club is you do not talk about
Fight Club 10 years before he was just a
pretty boy by the time 2000 rolled
around he was a very pretty boy who
could act very few of us here actually
mentally him I’m not saying you’re not
mentally along for all I know you’re
crazy though room number 4 Kevin Costner
it’s difficult to accept this the early
90s were for Kevin Costner a huge
Hollywood heyday at the turn of the
decade he directed and starred in a huge
critical and commercial success Dances
with Wolves you have everything from the
soldiers work yes there’s nothing for me
there that’s good an epic historic
Western he went on to recreate more
iconic American history as the district
attorney in Oliver Stone’s JFK you loved
the grand juries you can lie to me I’m
not charge you with perjury dabbling in
British legend – Costner also had
success as medieval hero Robin Hood what
do we need that the forest cannot
provide he created history by recreating
history this is English church and by
1992 he was still at the top this time
keeping Whitney Houston safe as the
bodyguard
I can’t protect your life is it’s a
it’s impossible the odds are all on his
side I will do whatever you say
number three Will Smith you will see
that there is nothing to be scared of
Will Smith’s box-office career came
about through his work on the smaller
screen the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince
of bel-air thrust Smith into the
limelight and confirmed him as a
first-class actor let’s come up with
something better that you could call me
what would you prefer
take this His Royal freshness test dope
from then on roles in bad boys and men
in black confirmed him as a leading face
in the increasingly popular action
comedy crossover genre to be honest I’d
appreciate it if he eased up off my back
about it and Independence Day assured
audiences he could save the world
welcome to earth early in his career
Smith had stated his intentions to be
the biggest movie star on the planet and
in the 90s he very nearly got there you
know what the difference is between you
and me
I make this look good all right now it’s
my turn
number two Jim Carrey that’s a lovely
accent you have New Jersey Austria
Austria
well then g’day mate bursting onto the
scene with more noise and facial
expressions than the average actor Jim
Carrey first tasted fame as a Sven syrup
pet detective I’m gonna execute a
buttonhook pattern super slow-mo 1994
turned out to be a very busy year for
the bonkers comedian as the mask and
Dumb and Dumber confirmed him as a
box-office smash hey when you’re the
most annoying sound in the world
four years later Carrie gained
considerable critical acclaim for his
role as the title character in The
Truman Show in case I don’t see ya good
afternoon good evening and good night a
very funny man he could also act up a
storm a deserved wearer of our silver
medal Josh garland I do give it him
pardon me before we unveil our pick for
decade defining actor of the 1990s here
are a few honorable mentions get busy
living or get busy dying
that’s nice that’s very good news
suddenly there was a terrible roar all
around us and the sky was full of what
looked like huge bats all swooping and
screeching and diving around the car and
a voice was screaming holy Jesus world
he’s got him at all who are you doing oh
god no babe no for some reason I thought
of my first fight with Tyler No
I know gun food number one Tom Hanks my
mom always said life was like a box of
chocolates you never know what you’re
going to get if ever an actor inspired a
generation it’s this man shall we
Tom Hanks enjoyed impossible success
throughout the 90s Sleepless in Seattle
established his rom-com credentials
while Philadelphia proved he could
handle heavier roles I think I need to
go to hospital next came Forrest Gump
for which he won his second Oscar I’m
not a smart man but I know what love is
then Toy Story and then Saving Private
Ryan which was labeled one of the finest
war movies ever made your brothers were
killed in combat
which one
all with his long list of blockbusters
we could go on and on and we still
wouldn’t do justice to Hanks
achievements he’s a living legend
I feel heartfelt sorrow for the mother
of private James Ryan been willing to
lay down my life
wives are my men especially you ride
them to ease her suffering
do you agree with our list which 1990s
actor do you think is the most iconic
for more classic top 10s published every
day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com thank you no more question
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