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| Check out the Results pages to find out who you voted as the 100 greatest movie stars of all time. Click on any star's name to be taken to in-depth information about their work. |
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| 15- Brad Pitt |
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Born in 1963 in Shawnee, Oklahoma but raised in Missouri, Brad Pitt studied journalism at the University of Missouri and acting with Roy London. He appeared in 80s super soap Dallas before breaking into the movies with Thelma And Louise, in a role for which he was the third choice. Blessed, sickeningly, with intelligence as well as looks, he has wisely stayed away from star fodder, featuring instead in Se7en (1995) and Fight Club (1999). To top it all off, he's happily hitched to everyone's favourite girl next door, Friends star Jennifer Aniston.
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| 14- Steve McQueen |
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Born Terrence Steven McQueen in 1930 in Slater, Missouri. By 1970 McQueen was arguably the most popular film actor in the world, but his off-screen life was a mess. His stormy marriage to actress Neile Adams ended on the set of Le Mans when he told her that women were "coming from all over the world" to sleep with him. His second wife, Ali McGraw, who also divorced him, said he was semi-literate and was unable to spell the word "blue". At the height of his fame he was top of Charles Manson's death list, was filmed by the FBI attending an orgy, and was taught martial arts by Bruce Lee. He died in 1980 while undergoing surgery for cancer. His most memorable performance for many remains that of The Great Escape (1963).
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| 13- Audrey Hepburn |
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Born in Belgium in 1929. The daughter of an English banker and a Dutch baroness, Hepburn attended a private girls school in London when her parents divorced. She returned there after the War on a ballet scholarship, and began a modelling career before taking acting classes. After an early showing in The Lavender Hill Mob she took the lead role in Gigi on Broadway (though not in the cinema adaptation) and from there starred in Roman Holiday (1953). She brought her fragile charm to a string of hits over the next decade and a half, earning a fifth nomination for Wait Until Dark in 1967. After that she virtually gave up acting, spending most of her time on charity work.
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| 12- James Stewart |
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Born in 1908 in Indiana, Jimmy Stewart's acting debut was in a boy scout play. He then appeared on stage with a local magician – Jimmy's job was to fill any awkward pauses by playing the accordion. At Princeton University he acted in productions put on by the Triangle Club and, with Princeton being all-male at the time, was head of the cheerleading squad. His first film role was in The Murder Man in 1935, and he first hooked up with Frank Capra in 1938 (You Can't Take It With You). After serving with honours in WWII he remained in the Air Force Reserve until 1968 and, as a brigadier general, was America's highest-ranked entertainer.
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| 11- Samuel L Jackson |
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Samuel L Jackson was born in Washington, DC in 1948. While studying as an architecture student he auditioned for a musical due to his speech therapist thinking it might help his stutter. Jackson soon switched to drama and won his first professional role in a burger advert. He left for New York in 1976, working for the Negro Ensemble Company and winning the occasional bit part in movies. His friendship with Spike Lee, whom he had impressed back in 1981, paid off when he won critical acclaim for his role as a crack addict in Jungle Fever (1991). He popped up in films as diverse as Jurassic Park and Menace II Society and entered the big league after Pulp Fiction.
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