believe it or not there once was a time
when these guys weren’t the hottest
actors in Hollywood
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
movies that made an actor a household
name I’m Vinny for four years
and I’ve only just found you
we have found before we begin we publish
new videos every day
so be sure to subscribe for more great
content for this list we’ll be looking
at various movies that are responsible
for catapulting a noun notable and
famous actor into the mainstream will be
ranking our list based on a variety of
factors including the present-day Fame
of the actor the popularity of the movie
in question and the impact it had to the
actors career a medium dry martini lemon
filled shaken not stirred vodka of
course number 10 big Tom Hanks in the
late 1980s no one knew that this funny
guy would go on to become one of the
most acclaimed actors of all time
before his big break Hank saw moderate
success on television and in film he
starred in two seasons of the popular
sitcom bosom buddies and secured a lead
in Ron Howard splash however it was big
that catapulted Hanks to superstardom
the movie earns big money at the box
office and earned Hanks
his first of many Academy Award
nominations you could say that it was a
big stepping stone in his career but he
never got big-headed about it okay I’ll
stop I’m a child Susan and I’m not ready
for all of this
number 9 Harry Potter and the
Philosopher’s Stone Daniel Radcliffe
Harry Potter once you play Harry Potter
you will always be Harry Potter it’s
just one of those roles no matter what
Daniel Radcliffe does from now on too
many he will always be the Boy Who Lived
but at the same time Radcliffe has
escaped the immense pressure and fame of
his childhood and come out the other end
an intelligent man with a good head on
his shoulders he also has a host of non
potter roles to prove he has some proper
acting talent and star power while he is
focused on smaller projects since the
conclusion of Harry Potter he will
always be in the public eye Hagrid we’re
not allowed to do magic away from
Hogwarts you know that number 8 The
Godfather Part 2 Robert De Niro the
first two Godfather films are considered
two of the greatest movies of all time
and they made their casts including Al
Pacino and Robert De Niro two of the
biggest actors in Hollywood in the 70s
De Niro had a few minor roles under his
belt including appearances in bang the
drum slowly and Mean Streets but it was
his start earning role as Vito Corleone
that changed everything he was nominated
for and
an Academy Award birthing a career full
of some of the greatest characters to
ever grace the silver screen you’re
talking to me
talking to me number seven the graduate
Dustin Hoffman mrs. Robinson you’re
trying to seduce him like most aspiring
actors Dustin Hoffman’s career began
modestly to say the least
Hoffman began his acting career
unemployed with a few non acting jobs
and commercials in between and then he
was cast against type in the Graduate I
don’t believe it often received immense
amounts of acclaim and many
retrospective critics consider the role
of Benjamin Braddock to be one of the
most important in movie history
he was complex he spoke to a generation
of lost young adults and he was actually
considered ugly or at least on handsome
which some believe signaled an end to
the conventionally good-looking
Hollywood hero oh no no that’s not what
happened number six Good Will Hunting
Matt Damon and Ben Affleck my remedy the
story behind Good Will Hunting is one
that every aspiring actor and
screenwriter dreams of Ben Affleck saw
modest success before could Will Hunting
but Damon was a relative unknown who
unlike Affleck had only appeared in bit
roles however Damon soon moved in with
Affleck and they both wrote and
eventually started Good Will Hunting a
movie returned two hundred and twenty
five million dollars and two Academy
Awards including original screenplay you
know what the best part of my day is for
about ten seconds from when I pull up to
the curb when I get to your door because
I think maybe I’ll get up there and I’ll
knock on the door you won’t be there
Affleck was only twenty five when he won
making him the youngest person to ever
win the Screenplay award and making he
and Damon both stars to watch 21 now so
I’m legally allowed to drinks we figure
the best thing for you kid was a car how
do you like number five risky business
Tom Cruise
[Music]
1983 was uninformed Cruz Cruz appeared
in several films throughout the early
80s but his life-changing year began
with a role in The Outsiders in which he
briefly appeared as Steve Randall he
also appeared in all the right moves
which released in October but it was
August risky business which made him a
star
so I’m gonna have to ask you to leave
it was immediately praised by critics
for its satire and it is now regarded as
one of the greatest high school movies
of all time while Top Gun made Cruz the
blockbuster star he is today risky
business cemented him as a notable
Hollywood heartthrob thank you number 4
dr. no Sean Connery
I admire your luck mr. James Bond
starring as the coolest man in the known
universe is certainly a good career move
as Daniel Craig could tell you but it’s
Sean Connery we owe for bonds big screen
legacy and bond we owe for Connery’s
doctor no wasn’t a critical darling out
the gate but it proved to be enormous ly
popular made Connery a household name
and kick-started the Bond franchise
honey I thought you’d turn up sooner or
later
the Scottish actor would Don the tux
four more times before parting ways only
to be coaxed back for one more go with
1971’s diamonds are forever and then
another last go and never say never
again do you lose as gracefully as you
win
I wouldn’t know I’ve never lost number
three rocky Sylvester Stallone is still
$70 life while Stallone is one of the
biggest and most notable action stars in
history his acting career began um
rather unconventional II by 1970
Stallone found himself homeless so he
appeared in a porno called the party at
Kitty and studs to earn some money he
then acted in an erotic off-broadway
play called score and appeared in a few
proper roles before writing rocky
inspired by the famous alley Wepner
fight the film was an enormous success
grossing two hundred and twenty five
million dollars and earning ten Academy
Award nominations while he went in a
more action-oriented direction later in
his career it all started with a
restrained and dramatic rocky tell me
rocky new representation you have a
manager no just me number two the
Terminator Arnold Schwarzenegger I’ll be
back
a lot of Arnie’s early filmography was
flimsy at best however James Cameron’s
the Terminator proved to the world that
he could be one nasty and scary dude and
it’s a wave he’s still riding a
bodybuilder turned actor Schwarzenegger
faced setbacks due to his distinct
accent physique and unmarketable name he
saw some success with stay hungry and
Conan the Barbarian but it was his turn
as the eponymous Terminator that truly
made him a star it became his signature
role his lines have become iconic and
it’s cemented his status as a bankable
action star nice night for a walk before
we unveil our top pick here are a few
honorable mentions but you don’t steal
my heart I can’t seem to find my
toothbrush so I pick one up when I go
out today I lose and then I’m in good
shape
[Music]
gun number one Star Wars Episode four a
new hope Harrison Ford on solo I’m
captain in the Millennium Falcon talk
about a career roller coaster Ford
initially appeared in very small roles
in various movies and television shows
before packing it in and becoming a
carpenter to support his family however
he soon got back into acting appearing
in American Graffiti and the
conversation George Lucas then had Ford
do line reads for his upcoming movie a
little project called Star Wars and
ultimately decided to cast him as Han
Solo instead of the actors he was
filling in for everything’s under
control for Twinkie normal the movie
ended up changing cinema forever
han Solo became a timeless character and
Harrison Ford’s life was never the same
very fucking mess do you agree with our
picks check out these other great clips
from WatchMojo and subscribe for new
videos every day
when these guys weren’t the hottest
actors in Hollywood
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
movies that made an actor a household
name I’m Vinny for four years
and I’ve only just found you
we have found before we begin we publish
new videos every day
so be sure to subscribe for more great
content for this list we’ll be looking
at various movies that are responsible
for catapulting a noun notable and
famous actor into the mainstream will be
ranking our list based on a variety of
factors including the present-day Fame
of the actor the popularity of the movie
in question and the impact it had to the
actors career a medium dry martini lemon
filled shaken not stirred vodka of
course number 10 big Tom Hanks in the
late 1980s no one knew that this funny
guy would go on to become one of the
most acclaimed actors of all time
before his big break Hank saw moderate
success on television and in film he
starred in two seasons of the popular
sitcom bosom buddies and secured a lead
in Ron Howard splash however it was big
that catapulted Hanks to superstardom
the movie earns big money at the box
office and earned Hanks
his first of many Academy Award
nominations you could say that it was a
big stepping stone in his career but he
never got big-headed about it okay I’ll
stop I’m a child Susan and I’m not ready
for all of this
number 9 Harry Potter and the
Philosopher’s Stone Daniel Radcliffe
Harry Potter once you play Harry Potter
you will always be Harry Potter it’s
just one of those roles no matter what
Daniel Radcliffe does from now on too
many he will always be the Boy Who Lived
but at the same time Radcliffe has
escaped the immense pressure and fame of
his childhood and come out the other end
an intelligent man with a good head on
his shoulders he also has a host of non
potter roles to prove he has some proper
acting talent and star power while he is
focused on smaller projects since the
conclusion of Harry Potter he will
always be in the public eye Hagrid we’re
not allowed to do magic away from
Hogwarts you know that number 8 The
Godfather Part 2 Robert De Niro the
first two Godfather films are considered
two of the greatest movies of all time
and they made their casts including Al
Pacino and Robert De Niro two of the
biggest actors in Hollywood in the 70s
De Niro had a few minor roles under his
belt including appearances in bang the
drum slowly and Mean Streets but it was
his start earning role as Vito Corleone
that changed everything he was nominated
for and
an Academy Award birthing a career full
of some of the greatest characters to
ever grace the silver screen you’re
talking to me
talking to me number seven the graduate
Dustin Hoffman mrs. Robinson you’re
trying to seduce him like most aspiring
actors Dustin Hoffman’s career began
modestly to say the least
Hoffman began his acting career
unemployed with a few non acting jobs
and commercials in between and then he
was cast against type in the Graduate I
don’t believe it often received immense
amounts of acclaim and many
retrospective critics consider the role
of Benjamin Braddock to be one of the
most important in movie history
he was complex he spoke to a generation
of lost young adults and he was actually
considered ugly or at least on handsome
which some believe signaled an end to
the conventionally good-looking
Hollywood hero oh no no that’s not what
happened number six Good Will Hunting
Matt Damon and Ben Affleck my remedy the
story behind Good Will Hunting is one
that every aspiring actor and
screenwriter dreams of Ben Affleck saw
modest success before could Will Hunting
but Damon was a relative unknown who
unlike Affleck had only appeared in bit
roles however Damon soon moved in with
Affleck and they both wrote and
eventually started Good Will Hunting a
movie returned two hundred and twenty
five million dollars and two Academy
Awards including original screenplay you
know what the best part of my day is for
about ten seconds from when I pull up to
the curb when I get to your door because
I think maybe I’ll get up there and I’ll
knock on the door you won’t be there
Affleck was only twenty five when he won
making him the youngest person to ever
win the Screenplay award and making he
and Damon both stars to watch 21 now so
I’m legally allowed to drinks we figure
the best thing for you kid was a car how
do you like number five risky business
Tom Cruise
[Music]
1983 was uninformed Cruz Cruz appeared
in several films throughout the early
80s but his life-changing year began
with a role in The Outsiders in which he
briefly appeared as Steve Randall he
also appeared in all the right moves
which released in October but it was
August risky business which made him a
star
so I’m gonna have to ask you to leave
it was immediately praised by critics
for its satire and it is now regarded as
one of the greatest high school movies
of all time while Top Gun made Cruz the
blockbuster star he is today risky
business cemented him as a notable
Hollywood heartthrob thank you number 4
dr. no Sean Connery
I admire your luck mr. James Bond
starring as the coolest man in the known
universe is certainly a good career move
as Daniel Craig could tell you but it’s
Sean Connery we owe for bonds big screen
legacy and bond we owe for Connery’s
doctor no wasn’t a critical darling out
the gate but it proved to be enormous ly
popular made Connery a household name
and kick-started the Bond franchise
honey I thought you’d turn up sooner or
later
the Scottish actor would Don the tux
four more times before parting ways only
to be coaxed back for one more go with
1971’s diamonds are forever and then
another last go and never say never
again do you lose as gracefully as you
win
I wouldn’t know I’ve never lost number
three rocky Sylvester Stallone is still
$70 life while Stallone is one of the
biggest and most notable action stars in
history his acting career began um
rather unconventional II by 1970
Stallone found himself homeless so he
appeared in a porno called the party at
Kitty and studs to earn some money he
then acted in an erotic off-broadway
play called score and appeared in a few
proper roles before writing rocky
inspired by the famous alley Wepner
fight the film was an enormous success
grossing two hundred and twenty five
million dollars and earning ten Academy
Award nominations while he went in a
more action-oriented direction later in
his career it all started with a
restrained and dramatic rocky tell me
rocky new representation you have a
manager no just me number two the
Terminator Arnold Schwarzenegger I’ll be
back
a lot of Arnie’s early filmography was
flimsy at best however James Cameron’s
the Terminator proved to the world that
he could be one nasty and scary dude and
it’s a wave he’s still riding a
bodybuilder turned actor Schwarzenegger
faced setbacks due to his distinct
accent physique and unmarketable name he
saw some success with stay hungry and
Conan the Barbarian but it was his turn
as the eponymous Terminator that truly
made him a star it became his signature
role his lines have become iconic and
it’s cemented his status as a bankable
action star nice night for a walk before
we unveil our top pick here are a few
honorable mentions but you don’t steal
my heart I can’t seem to find my
toothbrush so I pick one up when I go
out today I lose and then I’m in good
shape
[Music]
gun number one Star Wars Episode four a
new hope Harrison Ford on solo I’m
captain in the Millennium Falcon talk
about a career roller coaster Ford
initially appeared in very small roles
in various movies and television shows
before packing it in and becoming a
carpenter to support his family however
he soon got back into acting appearing
in American Graffiti and the
conversation George Lucas then had Ford
do line reads for his upcoming movie a
little project called Star Wars and
ultimately decided to cast him as Han
Solo instead of the actors he was
filling in for everything’s under
control for Twinkie normal the movie
ended up changing cinema forever
han Solo became a timeless character and
Harrison Ford’s life was never the same
very fucking mess do you agree with our
picks check out these other great clips
from WatchMojo and subscribe for new
videos every day
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