TOP HOT MALE TALENT
It's not always easy to keep up with who is and isn't so hot, so we've created this list as a guideline for brands to see what male talent is currently trending as the IT men of Hollywood.
Read on to see our list of top ten male celebrities, what TV shows and feature films they are best known for, and how many people they reach through their social media channels!
How Are They Ranked
These celebrities are ranked based on several factors including: how their films have done (how much $$ they have made!!) at the box office (film actors still rank higher than TV actors in most cases!), the number of times they have been included in social chatter across social media platforms, if they have upcoming productions they have been cast in development, and if they have won or been nominated at top tier award shows.
#10 Brad Pitt
Brad Pitt is a 51-year-old actor from America
TV programs include: The Insider, P.O.V., The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Feature Films include: Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Fight Club, Inglourious Basterds
Social Media Reach Details
- Facebook: N/A
- Twitter: N/A
#9 Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman is a 78-year-old actor from America
TV programs include: Through the Wormhole
Feature Films include: Ted 2, Transcendence, Lucy
Social Media Reach Details
- Facebook: 16+million
- Twitter: 86+k
#8 Jeremy Renner
Jeremy Renner is a 44-year-old actor from California, America
TV programs include: The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Feature Films include: Avengers, American Hustle, Thor
Social Media Reach Details
- Facebook: 922+k
- Twitter: 775+k
#7 Ian McKellen
Ian McKellen is a 76-year-old actor from the United Kingdom
TV programs include: Vicious, Doctor Who
Feature Films include: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, the X-Men series, The Wolverine
Social Media Reach Details
- Facebook: 4+million
- Twitter: 2+million
#6 Benedict Cumberbatch
Benedict Cumberbatch is a 38-year-old actor from the United Kingdom
TV programs include: Sherlock, The Hollow Crown
Feature Films include: The Imitation Game, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, 12 Years a Slave
Social Media Reach Details
- Facebook: 342+ k
- Twitter: 28.9+k
#5 Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks is a 58-year-old actor from California, America
TV programs include: Late Show with David Letterman, The Sixties
Feature Films include: Forrest Gump, The Da Vinci Code
Social Media Reach Details
- Facebook: 6+million
- Twitter: 9+million
#4 Robert Downey Jr.
Robert Downey Jr. is a 50-year-old actor from New York, America
TV programs include: Saturday Night Live, Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
Feature Films include: the Avengers series, Iron Man series, Sherlock Holmes series, Zodiac
Social Media Reach Details
- Facebook: 25 million
- Twitter: 4+ million
#3 Mark Ruffalo
Mark Ruffalo is a 47-year-old actor from America
TV programs include: Made in Hollywood, Independent Lens
Feature Films include: Avengers, Iron Man 3, Zodiac, Begin Again
Social Media Reach Details
- Facebook: 1.7 +million
- Twitter: 1.7 million
#2 Leonardo DiCaprio
Leonardo DiCaprio is 40-year-old from California, America
TV programs include: Growing Pains, Parenthood
Feature Films include: Inception, Wolf on Wall Street, Titanic
Social Media Reach Details
- Facebook: 12+ million
- Twitter: 13 million
- Instagram: 965+ k
#1 Johnny Depp
Johnny Depp is a 52-year-old actor from America
TV programs include: Family Guy, Life's Too Short, and Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Feature Films include: Transcendence, Alice in Wonderland, Pirates of the Caribbean
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Social Media Reach Details
- Facebook: 14k
- Twitter: 10.7k
The Celebrity Data
This data for the top 10 male celebrities is current as of July 2015 and from a number of sources including VScore, IMDBPRO, and just good hard general research and googling!
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