Top 10 Worst Actors/Actresses

[Flick James]

I'm just kind of curious to see what members of the forum will submit. So, regardless of gender, who would you put as all-time worst actors? You can apply whatever spin you like (so-bad-he/she-is-good, just plain horrible, they annoy the p**s out of you, etc), but I'd like to see your top 10, and, preferrably, why they are there.

I'll submit mine when I've given it some thought, but I wanted to post the thread while it was fresh on my mind.

[Doggett]

Shia LaBouf
Adam Sandler
Orlando Bloom
Keira Knightly
Megan Fox
Julia Robrts
Bill Pulman
Jessica Biel
Ryan Reynolds
Jessica Alba

[zombie no.one]

first a couple of controversial choices

Al Pacino - would go as far as to say he's a poor actor. Hammy in Donnie Brasco and even hammier in Scarface

Ed Norton - this won't go down well, but i am totally unconvinced by any role I've seen him in. I don't believe his face.


now 3 superstar losers, that I point blank refuse to watch any film they're in

Leonardo Di Caprio - charisma vacuum
Jonny Depp - overrated sell-out
Ben Affleck - bland


some alledged 'comedy' heroes...

Jack Black
Seth Rogan -  both these guys, irritating to the point of making me feel physically ill, and totally unfunny.


hmm...better chuck a chick in here for the sake of equality...

Sarah Michelle Gellar - rubbish



for just plain bad acting though, I would probably choose Sly Stallone - although I actually like him

[zombie no.one]

Adam Sandler

was going to put him but I can't deny that I liked him in Happy Gilmore

agree about Jessica Alba though. bland, acting and looks as well IMO. don't get the whole 'gorgeous babe' thing with her. not ugly but...

[bob]

Tor Johnson
Rob Schneider
Paris Hilton
Jack Black
Ashton Kutcher
Steven Segal
Pauly Shore
Hulk Hogan
Tom Arnold
Tom Green

[Robocop]

Adam Sandler isn't a bad actor at all. Sure most of his comedies particularly from the 90s are guilty pleasures, but he has since proven that he has serious acting chops. Films like Punch Drunk Love, Click, Reign Over Me and to a lesser extent Spanglish. Jim Carey is another over the top comedian with loads of talent to burn. 

Another similar case can be mounted for Van Danm. In the 80s and 90s its fair to say he wasn't much of an actor, but his performance in JCVD a few years ago changed the perception of many. 

I'd agree with guys like Shia LaBouf, Hulk Hogan, Rob Schneider and Steven Segal though.

I'm glad nobody has mentioned Arnie or Sly because whist they are not the best actors in the world, there far from terrible although the quality does vary from film to film. 

[peter johnson]

Oh, this seems like such a crap category - All of the original names listed here have done good work - The real problem with identifying "Bad Actors" is to separate them from "Bad Directors" - See, an actor is basically a slave, or should be a slave, to a director's vision.  Actors should do as they are told.  If they are being told poo, they will reflect poo - This is the real actor's lot.  A genuine Bad Actor would be someone who, after hearing repeated explanations from the director, still went ahead with their own "vision" of what was going on, for good or ill -

peter - yeah, I act . . .

[Robocop]

 A genuine Bad Actor would be someone who, after hearing repeated explanations from the director, still went ahead with their own "vision" of what was going on, for good or ill -

Huh? If a actor is receiving poor instructions from a director or perhaps have a fragile working relationship then that very actor who decides to guide themselves for good rather then for bad wouldn't reflect the directors intentions because they've taking it beyond themselves to creating there own vision which isn't a reflection of bad acting because of the man in charge.   

[claws]

Victoria Tennant
Ashton Kutcher
Ryan Phillippe
Diana Scarwid
Keanu Reeves
Lou Ferrigno
Brad Pitt
Paris Hilton
Owen Wilson
Vince Vaughn

[RCMerchant]

1.Adam Sandler
2.Pauly Shore
3.Ashton Kuchar
4.Jim Belushi
5.Paris Hilton
6.Rob Shneider
7.Leonardo Decaprio
8.Val Kilmer
9. Jean Claude Van Damme
10.Tom Green

I noticed that bob included Tor Johnson.
Granted-he IS a terrible actor-but he's so fun to watch! Most of his lines are composed of "ARRRGHHH!" anyway...not much you can do with that...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3ZJjOYth3I

[AndyC]

I'm glad nobody has mentioned Arnie or Sly because whist they are not the best actors in the world, there far from terrible although the quality does vary from film to film. 

Sly isn't that bad an actor, although I think the original Rocky was the last time he played anything I might take seriously as acting. I wouldn't count Arnie because he never really claimed to be much of an actor. Action heroes kind of belong in a different class.

I find it very hard to come up with a list of ten. When we do the Top 100 lists, it's easy to toss out one name at a time, as they spring to mind. Coming up with ten, and only ten, who I really do consider the worst - that's hard.

[zombie no.one]

I'm glad nobody has mentioned Arnie or Sly

except I did. - in attention-grabbing 'bold type' no less 

[Flick James]

Some input on some of the names given already.

This is a highly subjective thread. I knew that going in. I was genuinely interested in what members would say. DCA, for example, listed a number of people whom he finds annoying, but some of whom I think are fine actors.

I'm pleased to see Paris Hilton listed a number of times, as she truly is free of talent of any kind and has no business holding any fame.

As for Adam Sandler, I've always had mixed feelings about him. I would not call him a strong actor, but does have the potential to be compelling at times. This doesn't erase the rather large load of crap he has turned out as well. He is more miss than hit for me, but he has hit very hard on occasion.

I don't agree that Leonardo DiCaprio is a poor actor. I think that's more of a "I don't like he, he annoys me" kind of thing. "Overrated" is a matter of opinion, surely. I would never call him a bad actor, however.

Pauly Shore is atrociously bad. Watching anything he has done is, for me, a mixture of "so-bad-it's-good" and just uncomfortably embarassing. Note: my wife was a extra in Bio-Dome, and any time I see it on cable I try to find the big party scene in which she is highly visible in her bikini in a couple of quick shots.

I do think Val Kilmer is overrated. I wouldn't put him in the same category as some of these others, but he's been riding on Doc Holiday for far too long.

Keanu Reeves will definately top my list when I post it. Nobody can convince me that he deserves his fame. He really has no talent and, aside from Point Break and Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, which are somewhat guilty pleasures for me, I can't watch anything he is in.

[Hammock Rider]

A guy like John Wayne may not be technically the best actor ever, but he's good in most of the roles he plays and he's plenty entertaining. The same can be said for Jackie Chan.  I don't think he'll be doing King Lear any time soon but he makes funny action-comedies that I really enjoy and he does well in those types of movie roles. You can say the same for Arnie or Stallone. To me, the worst actors are the ones that just bore me.

Keanu Reeves ( Well Duh, dood!)

Paris Hilton ( Even her sex tape was boring)

Megan Fox (I'm pretty sure she's just a CGI creation. She has the souless eyes of a Polar Express character.)

Caspar Van Dien ( Pretty boy extrordinaire)

Joan Crawford ( Her later campier stuff is fun but only because she's hamming it up so much. Overall she's pretty terrible. I could never watch her in a straight role)

Sarah Michelle Gellar ( Neither attractive nor talented she consistently made movies for years. Thanks a million, fanboys)

Tim Allen ( Wilson's fence had more charisma)

Courteney Cox  ( She made a ton of money out of appearing in a lousy sitcom and a bruce Springstein video. That doesn't make her a good actress.)

Channing Tatum ( Luckily he won't be around much longer.)

Gwyneth Paltrow (She's a smug, over-rated country-singer wannabee.)

[bob]

1.Adam Sandler
2.Pauly Shore
3.Ashton Kuchar
4.Jim Belushi
5.Paris Hilton
6.Rob Shneider
7.Leonardo Decaprio
8.Val Kilmer
9. Jean Claude Van Damme
10.Tom Green

I noticed that bob included Tor Johnson.
Granted-he IS a terrible actor-but he's so fun to watch! Most of his lines are composed of "ARRRGHHH!" anyway...not much you can do with that...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3ZJjOYth3I

Yeah he is. I also noticed we listed a lot of the same people, great minds think alike.