Hollywood Hall of Fame: Actor's Division

Just to clarify, are we talking about actors whose careers began in 1980 or later? Or is it actors who did not become stars until the '80s?

If either of those is the cut-off, I don't think you can include Ford. The bulk of his career may have been after 1980, but he was already a star in the '70s from Star Wars.

 

And another asshole chimes in.

 

How about DiCaprio?

 

Matt Damon.

He's done some great work.

 

Tom Cruise
Russell Crowe
Joe Pesci
Denzel Washington
Morgan Freeman
Edward Norton
Johnny Depp
Tom Hanks
Leonardo Dicaprio
Harrison Ford (before 1980)
Brad Pitt
Angelina Jolie
Reese Witherspoon
Mel Gibson
Bruce Willis

 

Will Smith
Tommy Lee Jones

 

Sean Penn?

 

I'd have a real hard time putting Reese Witherspoon in. She was good as June Carter, but most of her films have been utter crap.

I'd rather see someone like Susan Sarandon (perhaps too old?), Cate Blanchette or Charlize Theron in there.

No problem with Harrison Ford in there. He was made a star by Star Wars, but two of the three films opened in the 80s and the large majority of his work took place after 1980 (including Indiana Jones). The guy's an icon. Has to be in there.

Spnited had a good call on Sean Penn. Absolutely has to be in there.

 

Philip Seymour Hoffman (Capote)
Robert Downey Jr. (Zodiac)
Jake Gyllenhaal (Zodiac)
Mark Wahlberg (Boogie Nights)

 

Uma

 

I was just asking for clarification. If you take his resume just from 1980 on, there is more than enough there to put him in.

 

Maybe Hoffman has, but none of the others have a career that could be considered now or appears to be on the way to being an all-timer.