The 100 Greatest Movie Stars of Our Time

As usual and as expected, the first thing some readers will probably say is, "How come so and so are not on the list?" I have my own "candidates," too, but they are likewise not on the list of The 100 Greatest Movie Stars of Our Time drawn up by People magazine’s Special Collector’s Edition, a copy of which was given to me by my friend Raoul Tidalgo (entertainment editor/columnist of the New York-based The Filipino Reporter).

But then, I must concede that People has its own criteria of its choices who "represent the fabulous fabric of post-Golden Age Hollywood." The list is not new, having been made two years ago. But I find it so interesting that I can’t help sharing it with Funfare readers. Here are the "Fabulous 100" (and their birthdays, arranged according to categories at random):

• ICONS

1. Julia Roberts (Oct. 28, 1967)

2. Tom Cruise (July 3, 1962)

3. Jane Fonda (Dec. 21, 1937)

4. Denzel Washington (Dec. 28, 1954)

5. Jodie Foster (Nov. 19, 1962)

6. Marlon Brando (April 3, 1924)

7. Tom Hanks (July 9, 1956)

8. Robert Redford (Aug. 18, l936)

9. Paul Newman (Jan. 26, 1925)

10. Warren Beatty (March 30, 1937)

11. Jack Nicholson (April 22, 1937)

12. Harrison Ford (July 13, 1942)

13. Halle Berry (Aug. 14, 1966)

14. Kim Basinger (Dec. 8, 1953)

15. Nicole Kidman (June 20, 1967)

16. Jessica Lange (April 20, 1949)

17. Catherine Zeta-Jones (Sept. 25, 1969)

18. Demi Moore (Nov. 11, 1962)

19. Sharon Stone (March 10, 1958)

20. Michelle Pfeiffer (April 29, 1958)

• HEARTTHROBS

21. George Clooney (May 6, 1961)

22. Mel Gibson (Jan. 3, 1956)

23. Richard Gere (Aug. 31, 1949)

24. Antonio Banderas (Aug. 10, 1960)

25. Josh Hartnett (July 21, 1978)

26. Kevin Costner (Jan. 18, 1955)

27. Keanu Reeves (Sept. 2, 1964)

28. Leonardo DiCaprio (Nov. 11, 1974)

29. Brad Pitt (Dec. 18, 1963)

• MASTER CLASS

30. Meryl Streep (June 22, 1949)

31. Russell Crowe (April 7, 1964)

32. Angela Bassett (Aug. 16, 1958)

33. Michael Douglas (Sept. 25, 1944)

34. Michael Caine (March 14, 1933)

35. Susan Sarandon (Oct. 4, 1946)

36. Daniel Day-Lewis (April 29, 1957)

37. Gene Hackman (Jan. 30, 1930)

38. Al Pacino (April 25, 1940)

39. Gwyneth Paltrow (Sept. 27, 1972)

• ROLE PLAYERS

40. Dustin Hoffman (Aug. 8. 1937)

41. Glenn Close (March 19, 1947)

42. Kathy Bates (June 28, 1948)

43. Richard Dreyfuss (Oct. 29, 1947)

44. Michael J. Fox (June 9, 1961)

45. Anjelica Huston (July 8, 1951)

46. Jeff Bridges (Dec. 4, 1949)

47. Kevin Spacey (July 26, 1959)

48. Danny DeVito (Nov. 17, 1944)

49. Sissy Spacek (Dec. 25, 1949)

• DOUBLE THREATS

50. Jennifer Lopez (July 24, 1969)

51. Barbra Streisand (April 24, 1942)

52. Liza Minnelli (March 12, 1946)

53. Will Smith (Sept. 25, 1968)

54. Julie Andrews (Oct. 1, 1935)

55. Bette Midler (Dec. 1, 1945)

56. Cher (May 20, 1946)

57. John Travolta (Feb. 18, 1954)

• ACTION HEROES

58. Sylvester Stallone (July 6, 1946)

59. Clint Eastwood (May 31, 1930)

60. Jackie Chan (April 7, 1954)

61. Sean Connery (Aug. 25, 1930)

62. Ben Affleck (Aug. 15, 1972)

63. Bruce Willis (March 19, 1955)

64. Arnold Schwarzenegger (July 30, 1947)

65. Sigourney Weaver (Oct. 8, 1949)

66. Pierce Brosnan (May 16, 1952)

• AMERICA’S SWEETHEARTS

67. Meg Ryan (Nov. 19, 1961)

68. Sandra Bullock (July 26, 1964)

69. Reese Witherspoon (March 22, 1976)

70. Goldie Hawn (Nov. 21, 1945)

71. Drew Barrymore (Feb. 22, 1975)

72. Sally Field (Nov. 6, 1946)

73. Cameron Diaz (Aug. 30, 1972)

74. Renee Zellweger (April 25, 1969)

• THE WILD ONES

75. Sean Penn (Aug. 17, 1960)

76. Johnny Depp (June 9, 1963)

77. Nick Nolte (Feb. 8, 1941)

78. Robert de Niro (Aug. 17, 1943)

79. Nicolas Cage (Jan. 7, 1964)

80. Samuel L. Jackson (Dec. 21, 1948)

81. Anthony Hopkins (Dec. 31, 1937)

• STAR BURSTS

82. Bo Derek (Nov. 20, 1956)

83. Diane Keaton (Jan. 5, 1946)

84. Macaulay Culkin (Aug. 26, 1980)

85. Kathleen Turner (June 19, 1954)

86. Christopher Reeve (Sept. 25, 1952)

87. Mia Farrow (Feb. 9, 1945)

88. Burt Reynolds (Feb. 11, 1936)

• CLOWNS

89. Jim Carrey (Jan. 17, 1962)

90. Mike Myers (May 25, 1963)

91. Woody Allen (Dec. 1, 1935)

92. Whoopi Goldberg (Nov. 13, 1955)

93. Steve Martin (Aug. 14, 1945)

94. Adam Sandler (Sept. 9, 1966)

95. Mel Brooks (June 28, 1926)

96. Eddie Murphy (April 3, 1961)

97. Ben Stiller (Nov. 30, 1965)

98. Bill Murray (Sept. 21, 1950)

99. Billy Crystal (March 14, 1948)

100. Robin Williams (July 21, 1951)

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