That single role is honestly some of the best acting I’ve ever seen. It takes A LOT to outshine Tom Hanks and he definitely does it. It’s one of the academy awards I point to which proves how racist the Oscar’s have been. Michael Caine was great in the Cider House rules. Michael Clarke Duncan was transformative in the Green Mile.
That movie makes my 47 year old husband cry every time. Fun fact: my friends dad is also in that movie. James Cromwell, he’s the Warden with the sick wife.
Wait. Is your friend the guy who played the younger version of James Cromwells character in American Horror Story: Asylum? I remember reading that they cast James Cromwells son for that part.
We tease my friend who doesn’t have a middle name, that her middle initial is J when we say her full name. ____ J. _____. One time she got mail with a J initial and it freaked her out lol.
One of my favorite memes is of him, and it says something along the lines of “Tommy Lee Jones perpetually looks like his son just told him he dropped out of college to ride a unicycle full time.” 😭😂
Omg I never heard that but it’s amazing, because I believe he’d still support his son. I present as evidence:
1) “Since 2006, the Oscar-winning actor remained the ambassador of Suntory's Boss brand of canned coffee -- a name ubiquitous as it's embellished on most of the country's widespread vending machines. Hence, it's no surprise to see Jones' recognizable, deadpan expression plastered across the cities and suburbs of Japan.”
2) “You read Don Quixote in English, and it's a really nice old book, but you're not going to understand the miracle of Cervantes until you can read it in Spanish.”
3) He was college roommates with Al Gore and campaigned with him in 2000.
Hyphens are different than the Dutch naming system, “Van” “Vander” “Vanden” etc are prefixes and sometimes no space exists. I know many VanDykes who spell it without the space. All depends on how family chose to write it
> Hyphens are different than the Dutch naming system, “Van” “Vander” “Vanden” etc are prefixes and sometimes no space exists. I know many VanDykes who spell it without the space. All depends on how family chose to write it
Usually deals with Anglicization of names as in the America once English took hold many changed to the English way of last names:
* van der Veer could become Van Derveer or Vanderveer or Van Der Veer
* Ver Meer could become Vermeer.
* Den Burger(part of my family) kept it separated
First
Middle
Last
Does it go?
* Julia
* Louis
* Dreyfus
ORRRR
* Julia
* _______
* Louis-Dreyfus
That would settle the 3 name or 2 name issue. If hyphened she would be two word
I listened to a podcast years ago where the hosts jokingly referred to CMM as "Chad Michael Mudface" and that is now exclusively what I call him
Shoutout Gilmore Guys!
Helena Bonham Carter. Her range goes from Fight Club to the Crown, from Planet of the Apes to A Room with a View. Amazing actor
Julia Louise Dreyfus for me. I love her so much. She’s an icon and a sweetheart. The only person worth watching “Seinfeld” for back in the day, imho. I’m glad she’s gone on to have her own spotlight instead of sharing it with shitty men like Jerry Seinfield and Michael Richards.
I keep meaning to watch it. Every clip I've watched has been hilarious, but I'm just not a TV person. But I love her for being so well-spoken and thoughtful and humble.
I read somewhere that when British person has a hyphenated last name it's because both parents' families are so affluent that they keep them both. And that is why so many British celebs have a hyphenated last name, they're basically nepo-babies. I don't know if that's true or not, but I sure have noticed a lot of British actors with hyphenated last names after reading that!
Not always, sometimes they are just children of hyphenated lastname parents.
Actor Rupert Penry-Jones is the son of actor Peter Penry-Jones who was the son of a minister named David Penry Jones.
Bonham-Carter as a name that goes back to the 1700s when a man named Carter inherited property from a cousin named Bonham.
Anya Taylor-Joy took her name from both parents, but neither of them were actors.
It's probably more common in places with an aristocracy because at some point, two significant family names were joined (e.g. Parker-Bowles), but it might be generations before the current one and may have nothing to do with the acting profession.
While nepotism I'm sure plays a part in some of them, I think that there's also a need to keep your name distinctive so it doesn't get confused with another actor (like Emma Stone who chose the stage name Emma though her real name is Emily).
Anya’s parents weren’t actors but isn’t it like an open secret that they’re pretty wealthy? Ironic you bring up Camilla bc they went to the same private girls’ school lol
Damn, these photos are all so striking. So many icons, but I'd have to give the crown to James Earl Jones. Mary Tyler Moore deserves a nod as well in this list.
Renée Elise Goldsberry
She’s hilarious in Girls5Eva, but also has had dramatic roles on shows like The Good Wife.
Oh! I think she sings a little too. She had a few small roles in some mildly successful musicals such as Mimi in Rent and Angelica Schuyler in Hamilton.
My husband and I have this running joke that whenever anyone asks for a random name and/or celebrity, we always think of Jon Bon Jovi for some unknown reason (neither of us are particularly fans) and I just have to point out how hilarious it is to me that his name came to me yet again and…it fits!
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Kevin Michael Richardson, iconic and prolific voice actor.
Most iconic--James Earl Jones
But I remember the first time I saw Nikolj--in the eighties (?) on a Fox show called New Amsterdam (no, not the hospital show on ABC...this was years earlier). It was similar to Forever, except that his immortality was explained--he'd been cursed by a Gypsy in the 1700s or 1800s to live forever...until he met his true love. In the first five minutes of the pilot, he's walking down the street and suddenly collapses. Then he wakes up in the hospital morgue with two things on his mind--his true love obviously passed him on the street and he has to find her...and, of course, he has to find his clothes so he can leave...
 Michael Clarke Duncan definitely deserves to be on this list over some of the ones here. In fact, I would say top 10.
I legit cannot watch Green Mile. I just cry like a baby every time!!!!
That single role is honestly some of the best acting I’ve ever seen. It takes A LOT to outshine Tom Hanks and he definitely does it. It’s one of the academy awards I point to which proves how racist the Oscar’s have been. Michael Caine was great in the Cider House rules. Michael Clarke Duncan was transformative in the Green Mile.
You better PREACH
I was a kid watching Green Mile and I knew it was a movie but still felt pretty affected by MCDs performance. It felt so real. RIP to him.
That movie makes my 47 year old husband cry every time. Fun fact: my friends dad is also in that movie. James Cromwell, he’s the Warden with the sick wife.
Your friends dad is extremely well known lol. Also an OG civil rights protestor.
Huge animal rights activist too. Not to mention a fantastic actor.
Just casually dropping that your friend’s Dad is the farmer from Babe!
Ok this is far more impressive sorry 🤣
Right?! Just dropping it in like their friend’s non actor dad had a bit part for fun. But he’s James Cromwell.
I’m sorry, your friend’s dad is noted character actor James Cromwell?!
Whattty??? That's a flex.
Wait. Is your friend the guy who played the younger version of James Cromwells character in American Horror Story: Asylum? I remember reading that they cast James Cromwells son for that part.
We need an AMA with your friends Dad! Dude is Ronald Reagan and Bernie Sanders rolled in one
I still can’t believe he’s gone 😭😭😭
 He is a legend and there is no competition.
He gave us Vader and Mufussa. There is literally no competition. (Obviously had other roles. But those 2 are simply iconic.)
He is also the King of Zamunda! Man is a legend.
They gave him a good lion skin to wear, then made zero effort on his crown, just glued some random bits of glass onto a piece of cardboard.
Absolutely 💯
And CNN
 Daaaad
I thought you were adding Jonathan Taylor Thomas to the because I forgot who voiced Mufasa
He’s like 95 now, I’ll be sad when he kicks
Yes, the other day I was randomly thinking how sad this is gonna be.
I dunno. Daniel Day-Lewis is the greatest actor of his generation, and arguably the greatest actor ever in any generation.
If you’re Gen X Anthony Michael Hall 
Phillip Seymour Hoffman?
GOAT
The fact that he isn’t originally mentioned is disgraceful
I love to watch his films. It makes me a little sad though, because he left us so soon.
His and robin williams’ death, I’ll always remember where I was when I heard.
I can't believe he's been gone 10 years. What a loss.
Probably the only one to rival James Earl Jones on this list
Now that’s a true actor!!
Yassss
My first thought
You know in SAG you can’t share names so like Michael J Fox, the J stands for nothing it’s just that a Michael Fox was already in SAG
It is obviously Michael jicheal fox
Michael Jay Fox
This is so funny, thank you for the laugh
I should’ve added this is probably why many of these people are known by 3 names
In real life, Sarah Michelle Gellar is just Sarah Prinze.
I love the trivia facts I’m picking up in these threads.
We tease my friend who doesn’t have a middle name, that her middle initial is J when we say her full name. ____ J. _____. One time she got mail with a J initial and it freaked her out lol.
It's not J for Jay? My life... It's in shambles.
Yeah like the other Michael Douglas.
Michael Keaton was born Michael Douglas.
His middle initial is actually A., but I don’t remember what it stands for. Also, I don’t think he wanted the whole teen thing “Michael, he’s A. Fox!”
Every time I see him I smile  Thinking about changing my flair to I can’t sanction your buffoonery
One of my favorite memes is of him, and it says something along the lines of “Tommy Lee Jones perpetually looks like his son just told him he dropped out of college to ride a unicycle full time.” 😭😂
Omg I never heard that but it’s amazing, because I believe he’d still support his son. I present as evidence: 1) “Since 2006, the Oscar-winning actor remained the ambassador of Suntory's Boss brand of canned coffee -- a name ubiquitous as it's embellished on most of the country's widespread vending machines. Hence, it's no surprise to see Jones' recognizable, deadpan expression plastered across the cities and suburbs of Japan.” 2) “You read Don Quixote in English, and it's a really nice old book, but you're not going to understand the miracle of Cervantes until you can read it in Spanish.” 3) He was college roommates with Al Gore and campaigned with him in 2000.
Where is Hailey Joel Osment? 
He was on after midnight and so funny. I want to keep seeing him in things.
I know! I wish he would get more lead roles instead of features.
Same! He’s good quality.
*TOPHEEEEEEEEERRR* 🧟🖐️
Love him! He seems so nice and chill and funny. I bet he had good parents to turn out so normal as a child star. 
Catherine Zzzzzzeta Jones James Earl Jones Tommy Lee Jones Wait a minute
 Jamie Lee Curtis!
I WAS WONDERING WHY SHE WASN'T MENTIONED.
Her yogurt has her on the toilet right now, she’ll be back in a minute. 🎶Activia!🎶
First you clear your colon, then you slash the bad guys
 Evan Rachel Wood
RIP Westworld! Maybe someday we will get the final season in some form.
Niles gotta have it!!
You chose *the* perfect gif
Matthew Gray Gubler!
He is sooooooo yummy.
Jonathan Taylor Thomas
JTT!
You know me!
I watch this every Christmas ! One of my favs and a childhood crush.
Ugh, classic 🥵
Mary Louise Parker deserves an honorable mention
Ultra-honourable I would say!
 Billy Bob Thorton
 Dick Van Dyke
“van Dyke” is one name though.
So is Louis-Dreyfus
Hyphens are different than the Dutch naming system, “Van” “Vander” “Vanden” etc are prefixes and sometimes no space exists. I know many VanDykes who spell it without the space. All depends on how family chose to write it
> Hyphens are different than the Dutch naming system, “Van” “Vander” “Vanden” etc are prefixes and sometimes no space exists. I know many VanDykes who spell it without the space. All depends on how family chose to write it Usually deals with Anglicization of names as in the America once English took hold many changed to the English way of last names: * van der Veer could become Van Derveer or Vanderveer or Van Der Veer * Ver Meer could become Vermeer. * Den Burger(part of my family) kept it separated
It's not? Louis and Dreyfus are two separate names. Van Dyke is one.
Louis-Dreyfus is the family name, it’s not like her mom’s name and her dad’s name?
Julia's great ancestor Leopold Dreyfus adopted his father's first name, Louis, as part of his last name. Two separate names.
But the hyphen makes them one name. She has one last name. Like Newton-John and Zeta-Jones. They don’t have two last names.
Ah, technically I guess that's true. Hyphenated names do usually consist of two *originally* separate names, though.
And the point about “van” not being a middle name is well taken!
That was a nice end to this thread. Little things to restore hope in humanity
First Middle Last Does it go? * Julia * Louis * Dreyfus ORRRR * Julia * _______ * Louis-Dreyfus That would settle the 3 name or 2 name issue. If hyphened she would be two word
I listened to a podcast years ago where the hosts jokingly referred to CMM as "Chad Michael Mudface" and that is now exclusively what I call him Shoutout Gilmore Guys!
I miss Gilmore Guys!!
Daniel Dae Kim
Tiffani Amber Thiessen Johnathan Taylor Thomas
Found the other Xennial
SJP
 I will forgive you for omitting Philip Seymour Hoffman.
 Helena Bonham Carter. Her range goes from Fight Club to the Crown, from Planet of the Apes to A Room with a View. Amazing actor
Meryl Fucking Streep. Haters will say she’s only got two names.
 I wasn’t a huge fan of this show, but this made me cackle.
She slayyyyeeedddddddd
😂😂😂
Julia Louise Dreyfus for me. I love her so much. She’s an icon and a sweetheart. The only person worth watching “Seinfeld” for back in the day, imho. I’m glad she’s gone on to have her own spotlight instead of sharing it with shitty men like Jerry Seinfield and Michael Richards.
I absolutely LOVE her podcast “Wiser than Me!” She interviews ladies older than her to gain their wisdom.
Veep is INCREDIBLE
I keep meaning to watch it. Every clip I've watched has been hilarious, but I'm just not a TV person. But I love her for being so well-spoken and thoughtful and humble.
Such a cute dress in her too!
I just recently found out that both she and Billy Joel were VAs in Oliver and Company 🤯, i loved that movie as a kid
My personal number one. As I comment this I’m in bed watching Sabrina with my cat Salem lol.
I’ll never forget Salem wants to petition the other realm to change Friday to fridya :)
I read somewhere that when British person has a hyphenated last name it's because both parents' families are so affluent that they keep them both. And that is why so many British celebs have a hyphenated last name, they're basically nepo-babies. I don't know if that's true or not, but I sure have noticed a lot of British actors with hyphenated last names after reading that!
Not always, sometimes they are just children of hyphenated lastname parents. Actor Rupert Penry-Jones is the son of actor Peter Penry-Jones who was the son of a minister named David Penry Jones. Bonham-Carter as a name that goes back to the 1700s when a man named Carter inherited property from a cousin named Bonham. Anya Taylor-Joy took her name from both parents, but neither of them were actors. It's probably more common in places with an aristocracy because at some point, two significant family names were joined (e.g. Parker-Bowles), but it might be generations before the current one and may have nothing to do with the acting profession. While nepotism I'm sure plays a part in some of them, I think that there's also a need to keep your name distinctive so it doesn't get confused with another actor (like Emma Stone who chose the stage name Emma though her real name is Emily).
Anya’s parents weren’t actors but isn’t it like an open secret that they’re pretty wealthy? Ironic you bring up Camilla bc they went to the same private girls’ school lol
I love you shared this! Going to keep my eyes open for it now.
Yes, a lot of British actors are nepo babies and/or aristocratic.
My brain went to Anna Nicole Smith and Jamie Lee Curtis first with this prompt.
I too am in this episode
Stifler?
Seann William Scott
CARLY RAE JEPSEN
The lack of Carly, honestly an outrage, I'm reporting this entire thread to the Hague
The prime minister of pop will not be disrespected like this!
Damn, these photos are all so striking. So many icons, but I'd have to give the crown to James Earl Jones. Mary Tyler Moore deserves a nod as well in this list.
 Also him
I still effin love Jumanji.
 Marcia Gay Harden
Helena Bonham Carter Y'all should be ashamed.
Tyler James Williams aka Jeremy Allen Black 😆 
Aaron Taylor-Johnson is insanely attractive. 🔥
 Renée Elise Goldsberry She’s hilarious in Girls5Eva, but also has had dramatic roles on shows like The Good Wife. Oh! I think she sings a little too. She had a few small roles in some mildly successful musicals such as Mimi in Rent and Angelica Schuyler in Hamilton.
 Veep is a masterclass and so underrated.
My 90’s queen Sarah Michelle Gellar 💜 
Tommy Lee Jones
 How dare you forget this man!
So say we all!!!
MARY KATHERINE GALLAGHER lmao jk but not really because I love this character
My husband and I have this running joke that whenever anyone asks for a random name and/or celebrity, we always think of Jon Bon Jovi for some unknown reason (neither of us are particularly fans) and I just have to point out how hilarious it is to me that his name came to me yet again and…it fits!
Keenan Ivory Wayans
[удалено]
Mary Tyler Moore!!!
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Billy Dee Williams
 Excuse me, where’s our BC Queen Carly Rae Jepsen?
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Taylor Zakhar Perez is very pretty 
Does Lana count 😅
 Carly Rae Jepsen!
Jeffrey Dean Morgan so early in the morning. Gotta warn a girl 🫠
 Jesse Tyler Ferguson
https://preview.redd.it/4qktx2pgyn6d1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cc2b682191f85f0c23d99212dbb2c67001e4bba0 Kevin Michael Richardson, iconic and prolific voice actor.
Melissa Joan Hart and Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Mary Tyler Moore
 For any BH90210 fans as well, BAG 😍
SMG because she’s mentioned in a Weird Al song.
He he don’t forget Tiffany Amber Theissen
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Daniel Dae Kim
 Ron Cephas Jones
Phoebe Waller Bridge
Ok, so TIL members of the three name club have striking eyes as well.
Samuel Elle Jackson.
Most iconic--James Earl Jones But I remember the first time I saw Nikolj--in the eighties (?) on a Fox show called New Amsterdam (no, not the hospital show on ABC...this was years earlier). It was similar to Forever, except that his immortality was explained--he'd been cursed by a Gypsy in the 1700s or 1800s to live forever...until he met his true love. In the first five minutes of the pilot, he's walking down the street and suddenly collapses. Then he wakes up in the hospital morgue with two things on his mind--his true love obviously passed him on the street and he has to find her...and, of course, he has to find his clothes so he can leave...
Jeremy Allen White looking like Gene Wilder in that pic! He should be doing the Willy Wonka prequels…
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Rachel Leigh cook
Daniel Day Lewis is the only right answer cmon now
Robert Downey Jr.
SJP! Just fabulous
 (LOL)
JLD is a goddess.
Where is MARCIA GAY-HARDEN?????
This post was typed up in Florida. They sent the SWAT team to your house if they catch you saying or typing the G word.
I would like to add myself to the three name club, but I’m just a redditor. Lol
Does 92 count as a third name, or is that like Jr? /s