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We are looking for our idols for a range of reasons: they starmassive films and on struckTV shows; They land on the top of theMusical tables; They run social movements; And they can even break the archives of the world with their sports prowess. Over the years, the world's largest male icons have varied with singers and actors from the list of presidents and civic rights leaders. Curious to know who the most important sex icon was the year you were born? OfHumphrey Bogart andCapricious ToMichael Jordan andJohn F. KennedyWe gathered the most famous men in the history of pop culture, one for each year since 1940 - to create a seriously emblematic list.

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A1940 Timecover story VaudevillianMikey RooneyConsidered as "the bait # 1 of Hollywood Box # 1 ... notClark,Errol Flynn WhereTyroneBut a child with rope hair with Kazoo hair with a comic face. Yes, in 1939, 1940 and 1941, Rooney was the largest box office star in the world; In fact, by theTime history, in 1939 alone, the actor provoked about $ 30million (more than $ 549 million in terms of today).

In 1941, baseball playerJoe Dimaggio Accomplished one of the greatest sports exploits of all time: a series of 56 striking games. The New York Yankee was then inducted into the Hall of Fame, with the first line of its Cooperstown plate paying tribute to its emblematic series, which is always a record so far.

In 1942,Bing Crosby Croodes the still popular holiday song "Christmas white" in his movieHoliday Inn and thatquickly increased at N ° 1 on the display panel tables. Since then, the file has sold more than 50 million copies on a global scale, making it one of the most selling singles of all time.

James Cagney's The ability to embrace comedic and dramatic roles has made it one of Hollywood's upper stars. In 1943 hetook over the Oscar for the best actor For his performance inYankee Doodle Dandy-And the same year he also played inJohnny comes recently.

Humphrey Bogart was one of the largest male icons of the 40s. Following his appearance in 1942CasablancaHollywood finally saw that Bogart could play something other than a hardcore gangster, which leads him to be launched in the film of 1944Have. It was during the filming of this flick that he metLauren Bacall, who fell in love and married.

Dana Andrews was a leading player throughout the decade. But the massive success of 1945Expert showed that the typical dramatic actor also had musical chops.

Follow its notable performances inMr. Smith go to Washington andThe history of Philadelphia,James StewartReally solidified his place as a leading player in Hollywood when he played in 1946It's a beautiful life. This film is always one of the most loved Christmas movies of all time.

In 1947,Jackie Robinson I played his first match with Brooklyn's dodgers. But this first subsequent career of the game-and Robinson in the professional baseball-was pretty much more than athletics. He broke down barriers for all black players.

The show Ed Sullivan first broadcast on national television in 1948. Hosted by the personality of the journalist and televisionEd SullivanThe show brought live music to the American houses every Sunday night. The show and its host continued to be household staples for 23 years.

English actorLaurence Olivier was a well-known presence on the British scene in the 30s and 40 years. And in 1949, he officially infiltrated Hollywood when he won an Oscar for his performance in the movie version ofHamlet.

Following his first best appointment of the actor forChampionIn the 1950s,Kirk Douglas"Career took off. Throughout the 1950s, Douglas dominated the big screen in flick likeAce in the hole,Detective story, andLonely are the brave, like a bad boy of oneself and daring. But it was the beginning of the decade that really settled the tone.

In 1951, newcomerTony BennettExit "Because of you," a pop ballad that froze graphics for weeks after release. The same year, he also had strucks with his covers ofHANK WILLIAMS"Cold and cold heart" andBernie Wayne'S "blue velvet".

In 1951, actorGene Kelly makes waves with his performance inAn American in Paris,But the following year is when he got his break even larger, featuring the classic filmSing in the rain.In his examination,Roger Ebertcalled the film "a transcendent experience" and noted that "Kelly and[Donald] O'Connor have been established as stars when the film was manufactured in 1952. "

So many years ago we could say belong to the sensation of CroongeFrank SinatraBut we give him the place of 1953 to recognize the year that his career has been revitalized as a result of a balloon. In addition to featuring the movieFrom here until eternityIn '53, Sinatra also published struck singles like "I walks behind you" and "I have the world on a string."

In 1954,William Holden Won the Oscar for the best actor for his performance in the movieStalag 17. At the time,The New York Times Noted that the character of Holden, J.J. Sefton had "nerve, ingenuity and a certain value. Mr. Holden plays extremely well." Also in 1954, Holden played in notable filmsExecutive sequence andSabrina.

In 1955,Bill Haley & His comets saw their song "Rock around the clock" at the top of the graphs, thanks to his inclusion in the filmJungle blackboard. According toRolling stoneThe song was basically the "first n ° of the rock & roll era." Before another man took over the title, Haley was briefly king.

Elvis Presley Dominated the world of music for years, but 1956 is when he first crossed the dominant current. It was during this year when he published "do not be cruel" and "dog dog" and made his first appearance with hip onThe show Ed Sullivan. AsRolling stone Put it, "has become Elvis's summer ... and the rest is the story."

In 1957, six years after his first match with the Yankees, the baseball legendMickey Mantle won his second consecutive MVP prize. AIllustrated sports The history of the coverage in '57 described the player as "the dream of every boy will go miraculously to life."

In 1958, Teen HeartThrobRicky Nelson released his self-titled album; It includes the song "poor little fool", which has become the first song top plus the Billboard Hot 100 graph. At the same time, Nelson was also regular onThe adventures of Ozzie and Harriet and the following year, its success as a registration artist led to his role as star inRio Bravo next toJohn Wayne andDean Martin. Not too shabby for an 18-year-old child!

The year 1959 was a good thing for Honky Tonk SingerJohnny Horton. It was when he published such hits like "when it's spring in Alaska (it's forty-forty) and" the battle of New Orleans ", the latter has become an international sensation. Although he won a grammous for "the battle of New Orleans" in 1959, the following year, his life was cut short by a car accident. Horton is dead at only 35 years old.

In the 50s,Ray charles solidified as one of the founding fathers of the kind of soul music. In 1960, however, he really entered the general public with his successful Crossover album,The genius strikes the road-And specifically the only "Georgia in my mind". In 1960, the song earned him two of his four Grammys that year.

Although it was only president for a few years, John F. Kennedy had a lasting impact during his short time of the White House. WhenTimemade "no one of the year" in 1961, they wrote that he "showed the qualities that made him a promising leader ... these same qualities, if developed, can make a great president . "

Indeed, Kennedy was a progressive president who fought against the segregation, began the body of peace and put the mission of the moon into action before his assassination in 1963.

Sam Cooke, an icon in the world of soul music, was everywhere in the 1960s before his premature death in 1964. In 1962, he specifically published popular songs "bring it home for me" and "Twistis" at night Far, "while working with artists signed at his record label, SAR Records.

Although Cary Grant was known in the 40s and 50s to work with suspense masterAlfred HitchcockThe actor has changed things in the 1960s when he decided to take more romantic roles. In '63 specifically, the grant played parallel next toAudrey Hepburn inCharade, winning a nomination to Globe Golden for his performance.

In 1964,SIDNEY POISTRY won an Oscar forLys du Soleil, become theFirst black man to win the price of the Academy For the best actor.

In 1965, actorREX HARRISON took home the price of the Academy for the best actor, thanks to his leading role inMy beautiful lady. He had previously played in the scenic version of the show, which, for a while, held the longer Broadway record record.

ANDY GRIFFITH brought the heat of a small town to television screens across America, play a sheriff on honestThe Andy Griffith Show From 1960 to 1968. In 1966, the show was finally broadcast in color, showing us a brand new Look in the world of Griffith.

In 1967, the emblematic actorPaul Newman played as a rebellious prisoner in the dramaCool Hand Luke. "Could another actor other than Paul Newman played the role and got with her? »Critique Ebertwrote. "I would not be able to provide one. »

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In 1968, the Leader of Civil RightsMartin Luther King Jr.Hyed support for the "poor people's campaign" which finally aimed at walking on Washington and fighting for an economic project.

Of course, plans changed when April 4, 1968, King Jr. was killed in Memphis, Tennessee. However, this does not mean that his assassination stopped the progression of the civil rights movement; On the contrary, he prompted riots across all the United States and further strengthened the King's place in history.

It was not until 1969Robert Redford Really done big. This year, the actor has played inButch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid alongside Newman. He won more than $ 100 million at the box office, proved Redford was leading the material man, and won four Oscars the following year.

In 1970,Jon VoiGHT was the name on the lips of each Casting Hollywood director. That year he played inThe revolutionaryand inMike Nichols"Catch-22, All thanks toMidnight Cowboy, A movie that catapulted the career of Voigh in 1969.

According to the actor himself, he accepted the role for almost nothing, knowing that the script was just too good to pass. "He was going to give me a career, and I was right," he said theAssociated Press.

In 1971, the humoristJack Klugman (Right) won an Emmy for his performance as Oscar onThe strange couple. At the time of the premiere of the show in 1970,The Hollywood Reporter Critique TV wrote"He made a start that was more pleasant to watch than any author saw on television this season. »

Carroll O'Connor, Star of the Emmy winner seriesAll in the family, Won the EMMY for exceptional performance after an actor in a leading role in a comic series in 1972. Thank you to his success on the show, the character of O'Connor finally got his own spin-off entitledPlace Archie Bunker in 1979.

In 1973,Elton John took out his seventh studio album,Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. "It was the summit,"Rolling stone Written from the album, which sold more than 30 million copies and remained at the top of the charts for eight weeks.

In 1974,Happy DaysFirst, and he has a right of success outside the door. The series lasted 11 years, and much of what made the show was so successfulHenry WinklerThe character "Arthur Fonzarelli, Alias ​​Fonzie. His signature line "Aaayyy!" was the closest thing for the 1970s had a viral mème.

Al Pacino was easily one of the most recognizable faces in Hollywood in 1975. That year, he was at an Oscar for his role as Michael Corleone inThe sponsor II.Although he did not win, the buzz around his talent was high, thanks in his turn in 1975, featuringDog Day Afternoon, Which ends up gaining it another oscar nod.

Sylvester Stallone assumed the role of Rocky Balboa for the first time in 1976. At the exit of the film,The Hollywood Reporter Stallone called "the hottest new star of 1976." The boxer ended up being a part he would keep going back to decades, including recently in theCreedmovies, withMichael B. Jordan.

Harrison Ford plays the role of Han Solo in the firstStars wars Film in 1977, which would continue to inspire an international franchise and fandom. Although he saw some success in the 70s at the beginning of with movies likeAmerican GraffitiHe was ultimatelyGeorge Lucas"Science fiction film that made a global feeling.

At Grammy Awards for the 1978 season,Billy JoelWon the record of the year and the song of the year for "just the way you are". It was also during this year that he published52nd street, who was the first of his albums to land at the top of the billboard cards.

In 1979,Dustin Hoffman played in the main hitsAgathe andKramer vs. KramerThe latter presented an emotional depth that won Hoffman his first prize Academy the following year.

Freddie Mercury And his band queen released "another bit of dust" in 1980. The song became their best mercury mercury at a time in the history of rock and roll.

Robert de Niro won an Oscar for the best actor in a leading role in 1981 for his work inFurious bullAnother collaboration withMartin Scorsese, that he worked withThe sponsor: Part II in 1974.

Legendary singerMarvin Gaye released what became his last studio album,Midnight loveIn 1982. The album presented one of the most popular tracks in Gaye, sexual healing "which won two Grammys at the 25th annual ceremony, just over a year before his premature death.

David Bowie.Dance was easily one of the most popular albums of 1983. In a cover story forTime During this year, Bowie was called "the most exquisite artifact of music".

In 1984, Olympic diverGreg Louganis Makes a great splash at the Olympic Summer Games in Los Angeles. He won the Springboard event "by the biggest margin never margin" and "became the first diver since 1928 to win double gold", according to theOlympic Games Website.

In the 80s,Hunting Selects in many memorable films, featuring its comedy skills and win beyond the audiences. In 1985 specifically, he had fans rolling in the aisles withArrow andEuropean holidays from National Lampoon.

Three years after slipping on the floor, but a shirt and socks inRisky case,Tom CruiseThe career of this one greater when he played in the 1986 classicalMachine gun. And, although it came out more than 30 years ago, it is still liked today; In fact, a sequence of the film, entitledTop Gun: Maverick, is provided for release in 2021.

In 1987, legendary performerPrince liberated his albumSign 'O' The Times. In a review of the album,Spin Bar wrote that "sounds" so strong, rock [ed] so hard, [Balund] so free. "It's still considered one of the best albums ever made.

Bruce Willis Has become one of Hollywood's greatest stars when he first represented John McClane in the 1988 movieDie. He even made most of his own waterfalls! But it was more than a star of action at the end of the 1980s: Willis also played like the romantic lead on the ABC Hit seriesMoonlight, contraryCybill Shepherd.

Morgan Freeman1989 movieDriving Miss Daisyis the one who really puts the actor now emblematic on the map. Examine the performance of Freeman when the film has been published,The New York Times said it was "the work of an actor who crossed all the possibilities, removed all the foreign details and arrived at a gasoline".

Patrick Swayze wore the time of his life in 1990. Following the successful success ofDirty dancing In 1987, the actor became a pillar on the big screen, featuring the 1990 romantic thrillerGhost, which finally became theSecond close-up film of this year.

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SingerMichael Bolton Won the best Vocal Pop performance at the 1992 Grammys for his interpretation of "when a man likes a woman". The song came from his 1991 albumTime, love and tenderness, which also produced the top 40 singles "love is a wonderful thing" and "you are missing now."

You can not think of emblematic basketball stars and emblematic athletes from the period-without thinking of Michael Jordan. And in 1992, the basketball star was at its peak: not only was it in the midst of his legendary "three whirl" (he won back-to-back championships in 1991, 1992 and 1993), but he was also a member. American Olympics "Dream Team" in the Barcelona Games of 1992.

The year 1993 was whenMatthew McConaughey Played David Wooderson in the movie HitDazed and confused, A role that presented it to the world. The comedy-aged arrival paved the way for the actor, who continued in star in the 90s visitsA Time to Kill,Contact, andFriendstad.

In 1994,Tom Hanks won the Oscar for the best actor in a main role for his work in the drama upsetting AIDSCream Philadelphia. That same year, like the holder inForrest GumpHe taught us that the famous life is like a box of chocolates. The portrait of the actor earned him an Oscar repeat in 1995.

In 1995,Brad Pitt played in the moviesSevenand12 Monkeys, Both proven the actor was more than the pretty people knew about 1991 ofThelma & Louise.12 Monkeys even won Pitt his first appointment to the Oscars (although he would not take home a statue until 2014 for production12 years of slavery)

In the 90s, most people knewWill Smith thanks to his leading role onThe prince of Bel-Airand his rap music. But it was only the beginning. When the show ended in 1996, Smith continued to stay under the spotlight with massive films likeThe day of independenceandBlack men Hit the rooms the following year.

Leonardo DiCaprio has become a Hollywood trial in 1997, thanks to his role as Jack Dawson in theJames CameronChange of game blockbusterTitanic. The film was such a success that not only reported more than $ 1.8 billion at the box office, he also pushed an obsession DiCaprio who was nicknamed "Leo Mania" by the media.

ActorJim Carreyhas proven that he could assume serious roles too when he played in 1998The Truman show. The performance won a Golden Globe Carrey-he even broke the tastes of Hanks andIan McKellenfor the honor.

Five years earlier, the public started to see whatKeanu Reeves was capable, thanks to the action chiquenaeSpeed. But it was only in 1999 fromThe matrixthat they really understood what he could do. After the movie doneOffice History Box, History and reeve character, neo-continues in a series of suites, one of which is yet to come.

The year 2000 gave us the classic filmRemember Titans, Featuring no other thanDenzel Washington. During the same year, Washington also won the Golden Globe of the best dramatic actor-film for his workHurricane, Making him the first black player to win the price since 1963.

There is no arguing thatGeorge Clooney is one of the biggest stars we have. However, if there is a year when he was particularly ubiquitous, he was 2001. It was the year he played inOcean Eleven And won the Golden GlobeO brother, where are you?Of course, millions of people knew how much Clooney was in the 1990s (thanks toEr), corneveryone knew by 2001.

In 2002, the world was introduced to one of the biggest shows in the history of television:American idol. His host, of course, was none other thanRyan Seacrest, Which quickly became synonymous with the series of competition of reality itself. Every year from 2004 to 2013, was SeaCrest nominated for an EMMY for its part onIdol.Today, he is a full magnate, while still doing his stuff as a host.

There is a reason why they callTom Brady Goat: In 2003, the football legend won his second Super Bowl with New England Patriots after being with them for only four years. This started a series of victories in 2004, 2007, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2018, and 2020. To date, Brady has the highest Bowl wins of all quarters in the history of NFL.

In 2004, FIFA published legendary athletepeeledThe choices of "for the100 biggest life football players. On the list was, of course,David Beckham, The British idol which has become an international sensation not only for its soccer-game capacities, but also because of its serious game of fashion and its marriage with the old Spice GirlVictoria Beckham. You talk about a power couple!

OfDogtown Lords ToTHE GRIMM FRRESactorHeath Ledgerwas all the silver screen in 2005. However, none of his characters this year was more memorable than that of Annis del Mar in the romantic dramaBrokeback mountain, Which earned him his first appointment to the Oscars.

In 2006,John Mayer took out his third studio album,continuumAnd made a melodic transition of pop rock to something more soul. At the 2007 Grammys, the artist won two prizes: one for the best pop vocal album and another for the best male vocal performance for his song "waiting for the world to change."

In the 90s and early '00,Justin TimberlakeWas only one of the five members of the band band band * NSYNC. But by the mid-years, it has changed everything. In 2007, the Funky-Fresh-Fresh-Fresh album of TimberlakeFuturex / Autovesounds Himed two Grammys.

ActorDaniel Radcliffe explodedHarry PotterShell in 2008, featuring the production of Broadway fromEqual And proving to his criticisms that he could do more than just spells. When the game opened,The New York Times wrote that Radcliffe had "successfully his Alter Cinematic Alter ego".

A few years after theHarold & KumarThe franchise and certain theater roles revitalized his career,Neil Patrick Harris Proven it was back in force: In 2009, it was named for an Emmy for an exceptional support player in a series of comedies to play Womanizer Barney Stinson on the successful TV showHow I Met Your Mother.

In 2010, the fastest man of the earth is better known asUsain bolt-Was attributed to the Award of the Sportsman World Sportsman of Laureus. Just a year before, boltbroken the world record of 200 m At the World Athletics Championships in Berlin.

Kanye West was named for 70 Grammy Awards and won 22. Among the many victories of rapper are the four people he won for 2010My beautiful dark twisted fantasyand 2011Look at the throneAt the 54th Grammy Awards. (Yes, Yeezy has published backback albums at the turn of the decade.) He won for the best rap performance ("Otis"), the best collaboration of rap and rap ("all lights "), and Best Rap Album (My dark twisted fantasy)

In 2012,ChristiancompletedChristopher Nolan.Batmantrilogy withThe black knight gets up. Everyone has a favorite of Bruce Wayne, but no matter how you feel about the door iteration, you can not deny that the role has made it one of the largest male icons of the beginning of Years 10.

In 2013, the former presidentBarack Obamastarted his second term in the White House. By struggling for same sex marriage and stricter firearms control laws, Obama quickly became the face of progressive ideals. His marriage toMichelle Obama, their pop SVVY culture and their sense of style made icons beyond 1600 Avenue Pennsylvania.

In 2014, Multi-Hythenate EntertorDwayne Johnson, known in the ring as the rock, was one of the most trivial stars in Hollywood. Part of that had to do with the mega-successfulFast and furiousFranchise (Johnson was between the sixth and seventh films of 2014), but he also had the main billing in his own projects, such as that of this year.Herculesand always make appearances inWWESpecials.

WhenLin-manual Miranda.Hamilton to hitLarbu Step in 2015, he immediately attracted crowds and incredible braces.New York Times criticalBen Brantleystarted his exam by saying, "Yes, it's really good." Miranda quickly became a full feel.

In 2016,Eddie Redmayne played in separate from the wizard worldfantastic beasts and where to find them Following its success with 2015Danish girl, to be more established as one of the biggest names in Hollywood.

WhenJay ZPublished his 2017 album4:44,The New York Times described it as "an extremely exposed album, belonging to the acceptance of responsibility as an adult man, husband and father." It was a historic moment for Jay-Z, who also became the first rapper to be inducted into the reputable temple of the authors-composers that year.

In 2018,John Legend Secure its Egot - which represents Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony-with Emmy for his role as an executive producer ofJesus Christ Superstar live in concert, by making him the first black man of all time to finish the whole. He and his wifeChrissy Teigen Welcome to their second child, son Miles, in 2018, too.

Then a new artist on the stage,LIL NAS Xbroken the record For most weeks following N ° 1 on the hot blank panel 100 with its omnipresent song "Old Town Road". The rap track inspired by the country, including the features of remixBilly Ray Cyrus, Spent a 19-week exorbitant sum at the top of the painting, which makes Lil NAS X a star in good faith.

In the middle of the strangest and most difficult year most of us will never be live through, a television comedy on an American football coach moving in England to lead a football team has become an improbable lighthouse d 'hope.SNLalumJason Sudikisnot only stars, but also in co-createdTed Lasso,Of which in his first season 2020 mouth-mouth success has led to a wave of loud criticism and pay attention.

The weekend"S 2020 albumAfter hours (Its Fourth LP Studio) gave birth to a new wave of results for the musician, including the "blinding lights" songs and "save your tears. The Canadian artist is a great name he was invited as the half-time show of Super Bowl 2021, and a few months later, he won the Brit Award Male International Solo, which proves its reach. . In addition to 2021, the weekend reissued the mixtapes that first helped to break like an independent artist and started teasing the next album to come. Not a bad effort, and the year is not even finished yet.

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