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[[File:large_rutgerlarge rutger.jpg|frame|link=Blade Runner (Film)|[[Famous Last Words|That "tears in the rain" bit?]] [[Improv|He made that up himself.]]]]
 
An actor whose fanbase exhibits a noticeably higher percentage of rabid devotion than what is typical of fandom in general, especially given the (usually small) size of said fanbase.
 
One tell-tale sign that you've got a [['''Cult Actor]]''' on your hands lies in how well and to what degree they are known to the general viewing public: If someone is a [['''Cult Actor]]''' you should expect to be met with either a blank stare or an endless stream of uncontrollable gushing about said person upon mentioning their name in conversation.
 
Also expect an alarming number of these actors' fans to actually think and act as if the actor really is the characters [[Hey, ItsIt's That Guy!|they're known for portraying]].
 
Hire enough of these and you have a better basis for a [[Cult Classic]] than any other method. Hire ALL of them and you have the ultimate [[Stoner Flick]]. (Or a [[Cult Soundtrack|viral video]] [[Stupid Statement Dance Mix|remix]], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGzn9tLmGr4#t=0m6s anyhow].) Creators go on a different page. [[I Thought It Meant|Not to be confused with]] actors who ascribe to the beliefs of the [[Church of Happyology]]. Or actors who play a [[Cthulhu Mythos|follower of the Cthulhu Cult]].
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=== Actors sometimes cited as having a "cult" reputation: ===▼
<small>Since there's no real way of measuring this, the following examples are highly subjective, of course.</small>▼
 
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▲=== {{examples|Actors sometimes cited as having a "cult" reputation: ===}}
▲<small>Since there's no real way of measuring this, the following examples are [[YMMV|highly subjective]], of course.</small>
* [[Woody Allen]]
* Sean Astin aka '[[Rudy]]'
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* [[Richard Belzer]] aka [[John Munch]]
* [[Jack Black]]
* [[Brian Blessed (Creator)|Brian Blessed]]
* [[Humphrey Bogart]]
* [[David Bowie (Music)|David Bowie]]
* [[Marlon Brando]]
* [[Jeff Bridges]]
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* [[Charles Bronson]]
* [[Clancy Brown]]
* [[Reb Brown]] (thanks to ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000|MST3K]]'' and [[The Spoony Experiment (Web Video)|Spoony]])
* [[Steve Buscemi]]
* [[Nicolas Cage]]
* [[Bruce Campbell]]
* [[David Carradine]]
* [[Jackie Chan (Creator)|Jackie Chan]]
* [[Lon Chaney]]
* [[Lon Chaney]] Jr.
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* [[Sonny Chiba]]
* [[Stephen Chow]]
* [[John Cleese (Creator)|John Cleese]]
* Coluche
* [[Jeffrey Combs]]
* [[Kevin Conroy (Creator)|Kevin Conroy]]
* [[Joan Crawford]]
* [[Darren Criss (Music)|Darren Criss]]
* [[Benedict Cumberbatch]] in the United States, though this will most likely change after [[Star Trek (Filmfilm)|20]][[The Hobbit (novel)|13]].
* [[Tim Curry]]
* [[Bud Cort]]
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* [[Bette Davis]]
* [[James Dean]]
* [[Louis Dede Funes (Creator)Funès|Louis De Funes]]
* [[Robert De Niro]]
* [[Johnny Depp (Creator)|Johnny Depp]] (''before'' he went A-list)
* [[Marlene Dietrich]]
* Divine
* [[Clint Eastwood (Creator)|Clint Eastwood]]
* Marty Feldman
* [[WCW. C. Fields]]
* [[Nathan Fillion]]
* [[Judy Garland]]
* [[Janeane Garofalo (Creator)|Janeane Garofalo]]
* [[Summer Glau]]
* [[Crispin Glover]] (one of the definitive examples of this trope.)
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* [[John Hurt]]
* [[Eddie Izzard]]
* [[Samuel L. Jackson]]
* [[Raul Julia]]
* [[Anna Karina]]
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* [[Burt Lancaster]]
* [[Laurel and Hardy]]
* [[Bruce Lee (Creator)|Bruce Lee]]
* [[Christopher Lee]]
* [[Juliette Lewis]]
* [[Jet Li (Creator)|Jet Li]]
* [[Traci Lords]]
* [[Peter Lorre]]
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* [[Ron Perlman]]
* [[River Phoenix]]
* [[Vincent Price (Creator)|Vincent Price]]
* [[Richard Pryor]]
* [[Paul Reubens]]
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* [[Ray Wise]]
* [[Mary Woronov]]
* [[Sean Young (Creator)|Sean Young]]
 
=== {{examples|Other cult media personalities: (comedians, voice actors, etc.) ===}}
* [[Lenny Bruce]]
* [[George Carlin]]
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* [[Peter Cullen]]
* [[Dick Gregory]]
* [[Mark Hamill (Creator)|Mark Hamill]]
* [[Bill Hicks]]
* [[Andy Kaufman]]
* [[The Kids in The Hall]]: Dave Foley, Kevin McDonald, Bruce McCulloch, Mark McKinney and Scott Thompson
* [[Don La FontaineLaFontaine]] aka 'Mr. Voice'
* [[Jerry Lewis]]
* [[Rik Mayall]]
* [[Spike Milligan]]
* [[Monty Python]]
* [[Conan O Brien|Conan O'Brien]]
* [[Richard Pryor]]
* [[Brother Theodore]]
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Latest revision as of 15:09, 14 February 2018

That "tears in the rain" bit? He made that up himself.

An actor whose fanbase exhibits a noticeably higher percentage of rabid devotion than what is typical of fandom in general, especially given the (usually small) size of said fanbase.

One tell-tale sign that you've got a Cult Actor on your hands lies in how well and to what degree they are known to the general viewing public: If someone is a Cult Actor you should expect to be met with either a blank stare or an endless stream of uncontrollable gushing about said person upon mentioning their name in conversation.

Also expect an alarming number of these actors' fans to actually think and act as if the actor really is the characters they're known for portraying.

Hire enough of these and you have a better basis for a Cult Classic than any other method. Hire ALL of them and you have the ultimate Stoner Flick. (Or a viral video remix, anyhow.) Creators go on a different page. Not to be confused with actors who ascribe to the beliefs of the Church of Happyology. Or actors who play a follower of the Cthulhu Cult.

Actors sometimes cited as having a "cult" reputation

Since there's no real way of measuring this, the following examples are highly subjective, of course.

Other cult media personalities: (comedians, voice actors, etc.)
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