Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor
{{Short description|Award presented at the annual Golden Raspberry Awards}}
{{Infobox award
| current_awards =
| awarded_for = Worst in film
| image = Jerry Seinfeld on a support visit of Israel in December 2023, a visit to Kibbutz Be'eri following the Be'eri massacre on October 7, 2023 (1) (cropped).jpg
| image_upright = 1
| caption = The 2024 Winner: Jerry Seinfeld
| presenter = Golden Raspberry Award Foundation
| country = United States
| year = Neil Diamond,
The Jazz Singer (1980)
| holder = Jerry Seinfeld,
Unfrosted (2024)
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The Razzie Award for Worst Actor is an award presented at the annual Golden Raspberry Awards to the worst actor of the previous year. The following is a list of nominees and recipients of that award, along with the film(s) for which they were nominated.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bRw1AQAAQBAJ&q=razzie+%22Robert+Blake%09Coast+to+Coast%22&pg=PT245|title=The Official Razzie Movie Guide: Enjoying the Best of Hollywood's Worst|first=John|last=Wilson|date=September 3, 2007|publisher=Grand Central Publishing|isbn=9780446510080|via=Google Books}}
The category of "actor" has expanded to include the subjects of documentary films; this process has been criticized.{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/jan/21/donald-trump-razzies-golden-raspberry-worst-film-nominations|title=Trump stinks up the Razzies' worst-film nominations|date=January 21, 2019|website=The Guardian}} Five winners of this award have come from appearances as themselves: George W. Bush, Dinesh D'Souza, Donald Trump, Mike Lindell and LeBron James. Four of these came from appearances in documentaries; LeBron James' came from Space Jam: A New Legacy.
Winners and nominees
=1980s=
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| rowspan="10" |1980 |Yussel Rabinovitch |
Michael Beck
| Xanadu | Sonny Malone |
Robert Blake
| Charles Callahan |
rowspan="2" | Michael Caine
| Dr. Robert Elliott |
The Island
| Blair Maynard |
Kirk Douglas
| Saturn 3 | Adam |
Richard Dreyfuss
| Paul Dietrich |
Anthony Hopkins
| Adam Evans |
Bruce Jenner
| Ron White |
Sam J. Jones |
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| rowspan="6" |1981 |The Legend of the Lone Ranger |John Reid / The Lone Ranger |
Gary Coleman
| Lester |
Bruce Dern
| Tattoo | Karl Kinsky |
Richard Harris
| James Parker |
rowspan="2" | Kris Kristofferson |
Rollover
| Hubbell Smith |
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| rowspan="6" |1982 |
rowspan="2" | Willie Aames
| Paradise | David |
Zapped!
| Peyton Nichols |
Christopher Atkins
| Frederic |
Luciano Pavarotti
| Giorgio Fini |
Arnold Schwarzenegger
| Conan |
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| rowspan="6" |1983 |Rick Monroe |
Lloyd Bochner
| Walter Thornton |
Lou Ferrigno
| Hercules | Hercules |
Barbra Streisand (in drag)
| Yentl | "Anshel" Mendel |
rowspan="2" | John Travolta
| Tony Manero |
Two of a Kind
| Zack Melon |
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| rowspan="6" |1984 |Nick Martinelli |
Lorenzo Lamas
| Chilly |
Jerry Lewis
| Wilbur Swain / Caleb Swain |
Peter O'Toole
| Zaltar |
rowspan="2" | Burt Reynolds
| J.J. McClure |
City Heat
| Mike Murphy |
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| rowspan="6" |1985 | rowspan="2" |Sylvester Stallone |
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| Rocky IV |
Divine
| Rosie Velez |
Richard Gere
| David |
Al Pacino
| Tom Dobb |
John Travolta
| Perfect | Adam Lawrence |
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| rowspan="5" |1986 |Christopher Tracy |
Emilio Estevez
| Bill Robinson |
Judd Nelson
| Billy Turner |
Sean Penn
| Glendon Wasey |
Sylvester Stallone
| Cobra | Marion 'Cobra' Cobretti |
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| rowspan="5" |1987 |Leonard Parker |
"Bruce the Shark"
| A shark |
Judd Nelson
| Robin 'Stormy' Weathers |
Ryan O'Neal
| Tim Madden |
Sylvester Stallone
| Lincoln Hawk |
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| rowspan="6" |1988 |
Tom Cruise
| Cocktail | Brian Flanagan |
Bobcat Goldthwait
| Fred Chaney |
Jackie Mason
| Jack Hartounian |
rowspan="2" | Burt Reynolds
| Tony Church |
Switching Channels
| John L. Sullivan IV |
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| rowspan="7" |1989 |
Tony Danza
| Doug Simpson |
Ralph Macchio |
rowspan="2" | Sylvester Stallone
| Lock Up | Frank Leone |
Tango & Cash
| Ray Tango |
rowspan="2" | Patrick Swayze
| Truman Gates |
Road House
| James Dalton |
=1990s=
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| rowspan="6" |1990 |The Adventures of Ford Fairlane |Ford Fairlane |
Prince
| The Kid |
rowspan="2" | Mickey Rourke
| Michael Bosworth |
Wild Orchid
| James Wheeler |
George C. Scott
| Lt. William Kinderman |
Sylvester Stallone
| Rocky V |
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| rowspan="5" |1991 |
Andrew Dice Clay
| Himself |
Sylvester Stallone
| Oscar | Angelo "Snaps" Provolone |
Vanilla Ice
| Johnny Van Owen |
Bruce Willis
| Eddie "Hudson Hawk" Hawkins |
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| rowspan="7" |1992 |Sgt. Joe Bomowski |
Kevin Costner
| Frank Farmer |
rowspan="2" | Michael Douglas
| Det. Nick Curran |
Shining Through
| Ed Leland |
rowspan="2" | Jack Nicholson
| Hoffa |
Man Trouble
| Eugene Earl Axline |
Tom Selleck
| Folks! | Jon Aldrich |
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| rowspan="5" |1993 |Det. Nick McKenna |
William Baldwin
| Sliver | Zeke Hawkins |
Willem Dafoe
| Frank Dulaney |
Robert Redford
| John Gage |
Arnold Schwarzenegger
| Jack Slater |
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| rowspan="8" |1994 |
rowspan="3" | Macaulay Culkin
| Timmy Gleason |
The Pagemaster
| Richard Tyler |
Richie Rich |
Steven Seagal
| Forrest Taft |
Sylvester Stallone
| Ray Quick |
rowspan="2" | Bruce Willis
| Dr. Bill Capa |
North
| Narrator / Easter Bunny / Gabby / Tourist / Sleigh Driver / Joey Fingers / FedEx Driver |
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| rowspan="7" |1995 |Tommy Collins |
Kevin Costner
| The Mariner |
Kyle MacLachlan
| Zack Carey |
rowspan="2" | Keanu Reeves
| Johnny Mnemonic |
A Walk in the Clouds
| Paul Sutton |
rowspan="2" | Sylvester Stallone
| Robert Rath |
Judge Dredd |
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| rowspan="8" |1996 | rowspan="3" |Tom Arnold (tie) |Rosco "Fang" Bigger |
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| Carpool | Franklin Laszlo |
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| Stanley Stupid |
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| Pauly Shore (tie) | Bio-Dome | Bud Macintosh |
Keanu Reeves
| Eddie Kasalivich |
rowspan="2" | Adam Sandler
| Archie Moses |
Happy Gilmore
| Happy Gilmore |
Sylvester Stallone
| Daylight | Kit Latura |
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| rowspan="5" |1997 |The Postman (Gordon Krantz) |
Val Kilmer |
Shaquille O'Neal
| Steel |
Steven Seagal
| Jack Taggart |
Jon Voight
| Anaconda | Paul Sarone |
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| rowspan="7" |1998 | rowspan="3" |Bruce Willis |Harry Stamper |
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| Art Jeffries |
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| Gen. William Devereaux |
Ralph Fiennes |
Ryan O'Neal
| An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn | James Edmunds |
Ryan Phillippe
| 54 | Shane O'Shea |
Adam Sandler
| Bobby Boucher |
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| rowspan="7" |1999 |Sonny Koufax |
rowspan="2" | Kevin Costner
| Billy Chapel |
Message in a Bottle
| Garret Blake |
Kevin Kline
| Artemus Gordon |
Arnold Schwarzenegger
| Jericho Cane |
rowspan="2" | Robin Williams
| Andrew Martin |
Jakob the Liar
| Jakob |
=2000s=
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| rowspan="6" |2000 | rowspan="2" |John Travolta |Terl |
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| Russ Richards |
Leonardo DiCaprio
| Richard |
Adam Sandler
| Nicky |
Arnold Schwarzenegger
| Adam Gibson |
Sylvester Stallone
| Jack Carter |
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| rowspan="7" |2001 |Gordon "Gord" Brody |
Ben Affleck
| Capt. Rafe McCawley |
Kevin Costner
| Thomas J. Murphy |
rowspan="2" | Keanu Reeves
| Hardball | Conor O'Neill |
Sweet November
| Nelson Moss |
rowspan="2" | John Travolta
| Frank Morrison |
Swordfish
| Gabriel Shear |
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| rowspan="8" |2002 |Roberto Benigni (dubbed Godzilla-style by Breckin Meyer){{cite web|url=http://www.razzies.com/forum/2002-razzie-nominees-and-winners_topic5535_post47824.html?KW=breckin#47824|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413212505/http://www.razzies.com/forum/2002-razzie-nominees-and-winners_topic5535_post47824.html?KW=breckin#47824|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 13, 2016|title=The 23rd Annual RAZZIE® Award Nominees for 2002|publisher=The Golden Raspberry Award Foundation and John Wilson|access-date=November 13, 2011}} |
Adriano Giannini
| Giuseppe |
rowspan="3" | Eddie Murphy
| The Adventures of Pluto Nash | Pluto Nash / Rex Crater |
I Spy
| Kelly Robinson |
Showtime
| Off. Trey Sellars |
rowspan="2" | Adam Sandler
| Davey Stone / Whitey Duvall / Eleanore Duvall / Deer |
Mr. Deeds
| Longfellow Deeds |
Steven Seagal
| Sasha Petrosevitch |
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| rowspan="11" |2003 | rowspan="3" |Ben Affleck |
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| Gigli | Larry Gigli |
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| Paycheck | Michael Jennings |
rowspan="3" | Cuba Gooding Jr.
| Jerry Robinson |
The Fighting Temptations
| Darrin Hill |
Radio
| James Robert "Radio" Kennedy |
Justin Guarini
| Justin Bell |
rowspan="3" | Ashton Kutcher
| Hank |
Just Married
| Tom Leezak |
My Boss's Daughter
| Tom Stansfield |
Mike Myers |
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| rowspan="10" |2004 |George W. Bush{{ref|a|note}} |Himself |
rowspan="2" | Ben Affleck
| Oliver "Ollie" Trinke |
Surviving Christmas
| Drew Latham |
Vin Diesel
| Riddick |
Colin Farrell |
rowspan="5" | Ben Stiller
| Reuben Feffer |
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
| Arturo Mendez |
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
| White Goodman |
Envy
| Tim Dingman |
Starsky & Hutch
| David Starsky |
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| rowspan="6" |2005 |Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo |Deuce Bigalow |
Tom Cruise
| Ray Ferrier |
rowspan="2" | Will Ferrell
| Jack Wyatt / Darrin Stephens |
Kicking & Screaming
| Phil Weston |
Dwayne Johnson
| Doom | Asher "Sarge" Mahonin |
Jamie Kennedy
| Tim Avery |
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| rowspan="8" |2006 |Calvin Simms and Darryl Edwards |
rowspan="3" | Tim Allen
| The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause | Santa Claus / Scott Calvin |
The Shaggy Dog
| Dave Douglas |
Zoom
| Jack Shepard / Captain Zoom |
Nicolas Cage
| Edward Malus |
Larry the Cable Guy
| Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector | Larry |
rowspan="2" | Rob Schneider
| Gus Matthews |
Little Man
| D-Rex |
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| rowspan="8" |2007 |Norbit Albert Rice |
rowspan="3" | Nicolas Cage |
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
| Benjamin Franklin Gates |
Next
| Cris Johnson |
Jim Carrey
| Walter Sparrow / Det. Fingerling |
rowspan="2" | Cuba Gooding Jr.
| Charlie Hinton |
Norbit
| Deion Hughes |
Adam Sandler
| I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry | Chuck Levine |
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| rowspan="7" |2008 |Guru Maurice Pitka |
Larry the Cable Guy
| Larry Stalder |
Eddie Murphy
| Dave Ming Cheng / The Captain |
rowspan="2" | Al Pacino
| Dr. Jack Gramm |
Righteous Kill
| Det. David "Rooster" Fisk |
rowspan="2" | Mark Wahlberg
| Elliot Moore |
Max Payne |
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| rowspan="5" |2009 |Jonas Brothers{{ref|a|note}} |Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience |Themselves |
Will Ferrell
| Dr. Rick Marshall |
Steve Martin |
Eddie Murphy
| Evan Danielson |
John Travolta
| Old Dogs | Charlie Reed |
=2010s=
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| rowspan="8" |2010 | rowspan="2" |Ashton Kutcher |Spencer Aimes |
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| Reed Bennett |
Jack Black |
Gerard Butler
| Milo Boyd |
rowspan="2" | Taylor Lautner |
Valentine's Day
| Willy Harrington |
rowspan="2" | Robert Pattinson
| Tyler Hawkins |
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse |
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| rowspan="9" |2011 | rowspan="2" |Adam Sandler |Jack Sadelstein |
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| Dr. Danny Maccabee |
Russell Brand
| Arthur | Arthur Bach |
rowspan="3" | Nicolas Cage
| Milton |
Season of the Witch
| Behmen von Bleibruck |
Trespass
| Kyle Miller |
rowspan= "2" | Taylor Lautner
| Nathan Harper |
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1
| Jacob Black |
Nick Swardson
|Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star | Bucky Larson |
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| rowspan="7" |2012 |Donny Berger |
rowspan="2" | Nicolas Cage |
Seeking Justice
| Will Gerard |
Eddie Murphy
| Jack McCall |
Robert Pattinson |
rowspan=2 | Tyler Perry |
Good Deeds
| Wesley Deeds |
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| rowspan="7" |2013 |Kitai Raige |
Johnny Depp
| Tonto |
Ashton Kutcher
| Jobs |
Adam Sandler
| Lenny Feder |
rowspan="3" | Sylvester Stallone
| James Bonomo |
Escape Plan
| Ray Breslin |
Grudge Match
| Henry 'Razor' Sharp |
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| rowspan="5" |2014 |Kirk |
Nicolas Cage |
Kellan Lutz |
Seth MacFarlane
|A Million Ways to Die in the West |Albert Stark |
Adam Sandler
|Jim Friedman |
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| rowspan="6" |2015 |Christian Grey |
Johnny Depp
|Charlie Mortdecai |
Kevin James
|Paul Blart |
rowspan=2|Adam Sandler
|Max Simkin |
Pixels
|Sam Brenner |
Channing Tatum
|Caine Wise |
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| rowspan="7" |2016 |Dinesh D'Souza{{ref|a|note}} |Hillary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party |Himself |
Ben Affleck |
rowspan=2|Gerard Butler
|Set |
London Has Fallen
|Mike Banning |
Henry Cavill |
Robert De Niro
|Richard "Dick" Kelly |
Ben Stiller
|Derek Zoolander |
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| rowspan="6" |2017 |Nick Morton |
Johnny Depp |
Jamie Dornan
|Christian Grey |
Zac Efron
|Matt Brody |
rowspan=2|Mark Wahlberg
|Dusty Mayron |
Transformers: The Last Knight
|Cade Yeager |
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| rowspan="6" |2018 | rowspan="2" |Donald Trump{{ref|a|note}} | rowspan="2" |Himself |
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Johnny Depp
| Sherlock Gnomes |
Will Ferrell |
John Travolta
| Gotti |
Bruce Willis
| Paul Kersey |
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| rowspan="6" |2019 | rowspan="2" |John Travolta |Moose |
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|Sam Munroe |
James Franco
| Vikar |
David Harbour
| Hellboy |
Matthew McConaughey
| Serenity | Baker Dill |
Sylvester Stallone |
= 2020s =
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| rowspan="5" |2020 | rowspan|Mike Lindell (The "My Pillow Guy"){{ref|a|note}} |Himself |
Robert Downey Jr. |
Michele Morrone
|Don Massimo Torricelli |
Adam Sandler
|Hubie Dubois |
David Spade
|Tim Morris |
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| rowspan="6" |2021 |
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|Himself |
Scott Eastwood
|Dylan "D" Forrester |
Roe Hartrampf |
Ben Platt |
Mark Wahlberg
|Evan McCauley & Heinrich Treadway (2020) |
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| rowspan="6" |2022 |
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Pete Davidson
|Marmaduke (voice only) |
Tom Hanks |
Machine Gun Kelly
|London Clash |
Sylvester Stallone
|Joe Smith / Samaritan / Nemesis |
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| rowspan="6" |2023 |
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|Patrick Quinn |
Russell Crowe |
Vin Diesel |
Chris Evans
|Cole Turner |
Jason Statham
|Jonas Taylor |
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| rowspan="6" |2024 |
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|Bob Cabana |
Jack Black
|Satan / "Santa Claus" |
Zachary Levi
|Harold |
Joaquin Phoenix |
Dennis Quaid |
Age superlatives
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! scope="col" |Record ! scope="col" |Actor !Film ! scope="col" |Age |
Oldest winner
| rowspan="2" |Jon Voight | rowspan="2" |Mercy |85 years, 71 days |
Oldest nominee
|85 years, 24 days |
Youngest winner
|15 years, 236 days |
Youngest nominee
|14 years, 49 days |
Multiple wins
File:Sylvester Stallone Comic-Con 2010.jpg holds the records for most total nominations (16), consecutive nominations (9, 1984–92), and wins (4).]]
Multiple nominations
File:George-W-Bush.jpeg (2001–09) holds the distinction of being the first President of the United States to win a competitive Razzie during his administration.]]
File:Donald Trump official portrait (cropped).jpg (2017–21) is the most recent president to be nominated for the award for Worst Actor. He is also the first person to become president after having already won a Razzie Award.]]
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- Christopher Atkins
- Jack Black
- Gerard Butler
- Andrew Dice Clay
- Vin Diesel
- Jamie Dornan
- Cuba Gooding Jr.
- Larry the Cable Guy
- Taylor Lautner
- Mike Myers
- Judd Nelson
- Ryan O'Neal
- Al Pacino
- Robert Pattinson
- Prince
- Rob Schneider
- Pauly Shore
- Ben Stiller
- Jon Voight
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References
:1.{{note|a}}Not actually "acting" performances, but the subjects of documentary films.
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External links
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- [http://www.razzies.com/ Official Razzie website]
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