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59. David Schwimmer and Adam Sandler.

Thu May 29, 2025, 09:13 AM

May 29

Maybe it is the roles they play but I can live without them.

Ever since it turned out that Woody Allen was having sex with the young woman
who was in his family’s unit was “his daughter” he became dead to me. Btw I also believe
used to be a big fan too.

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Is there an actor/actress you can't stand that everyone else loves? [View all] milestogo May 28 OP

John Wayne The Blue Flower May 28 #1

Ick milestogo May 28 #3

John Wayne had a tremendous fear of horses. red dog 1 May 28 #7

So he was a bone spurs guy way before Trump. milestogo May 28 #9

Well, not really, red dog 1 May 28 #14

John Wayne was my first thought- without hesitation biophile May 29 #60

The wounded in WW II knew who and what Wayne was: rsdsharp Jun 10 #130

wooden Skittles Jun 12 #149

Ray Romano red dog 1 May 28 #2

Jerry Seinfeld Bluestocking May 28 #4

Although I loved the TV show "Seinfeld," I never thought he was a funny stand-up comedian. red dog 1 May 28 #8

His stand up routines at the beginning of the show were always snore-worthy wryter2000 May 28 #15

I agree. red dog 1 May 28 #28

That part was generally his own material. The rest of the show was largely larry david unblock May 29 #58

Agree. LoisB May 28 #36

And Michael N-word Richards. I've never watched that show since Richard's racist rant. brush Jun 8 #87

Adam Sandler Johonny May 28 #5

Lots of comedians are funny in small doses - so they are good at skits milestogo May 28 #6

Me too, with one exception, red dog 1 May 28 #10

GMTA we can do it May 28 #12

Same, haven't watched one of his movies in ages. Dave Bowman May 29 #55

His newer serious rules are excellent NoRethugFriends May 29 #56

Same here. Laffy Kat Jun 10 #117

Adam Sandler we can do it May 28 #11

Jack Nicholson wryter2000 May 28 #13

I 2nd that! Callie1979 May 28 #19

OMG! I thought I was the only one who noticed that. MIButterfly May 28 #30

Sally Field Walleye May 28 #16

The Rock Basso8vb May 28 #17

Melissa McCarthy Keepthesoulalive May 28 #18

Except... leftieNanner Jun 8 #77

That was probably her best roll Keepthesoulalive Jun 8 #83

Keepthesoulalive..... Upthevibe Jun 10 #123

Thank you Keepthesoulalive Jun 10 #129

jackie gleason. lucy ball. AllaN01Bear May 28 #20

Sally Field, At One Time ProfessorGAC May 28 #21

I take it you never saw The Flying Nun or Gidget. milestogo May 28 #23

Sure I Did ProfessorGAC May 28 #27

Jim Carrey i agree kozar May 29 #57

Young Sally, was still, kozar May 29 #64

Nicole Kiddman RainCaster May 28 #22

I thought she was pretty good in "To Die For." MIButterfly May 28 #31

Agree kozar May 29 #68

I am completely distracted by her platic surgery Skittles Jun 12 #146

Adam Sandler doc03 May 28 #24

When Leo DiCaprio was young, I found his screen presence inexplicably annoying. Mister Ed May 28 #25

He's a workhorse. milestogo Jun 11 #137

Sandra Bullock. greatauntoftriplets May 28 #26

Seconded! darkstar May 28 #40

Adam Sandler and Steve Carell Ritabert May 28 #29

Adam Sandler. Rizen May 28 #32

Wow, a lot of other people hate Adam Sandler too! Rizen May 28 #33

Sigourney Weaver bamagal62 May 28 #34

John Wayne, Kevin Hart, Dave Chappelle, Elvis Presley. LoisB May 28 #35

Will Ferrell. Paladin May 28 #37

I never liked him going back to SNL days and still don't. lark May 29 #62

You didn't like the cowbell skit!!!! VMA131Marine Jun 10 #103

give that man MORE cowbell!! samnsara Jun 10 #115

Lassie Sneederbunk May 28 #38

LOL 2MuchNoise May 28 #41

I'd watch Lassie all day long before I ever sat through another minute of Flipper. ZZenith Jun 10 #128

Adam Sandler and John Wayne, off the top of my head. Diamond_Dog May 28 #39

Jeff Goldblum. He creeps me out. Luciferous May 28 #42

He's a hunk of fly. milestogo Jun 9 #95

🤮 Luciferous Jun 9 #97

Luciferous.......... Upthevibe Jun 10 #124

Thank you! Good to know I'm not the Luciferous Jun 10 #131

Nic CAGE, Bill MURRAY, (will add on) UTUSN May 28 #43

Clint Eastwood, Charlton Heston, Mel Gibson, Sylvester Stallone, Tim Allen, Tom Selleck Wiz Imp May 29 #44

Yes - all Republicans, I think. kerry-is-my-prez Jun 8 #84

Clint Eastwood made a few decent movies, and Tim Allen was fine in the Toy Story movies (where we didn't have to look at Wiz Imp Jun 8 #86

Clint Eastwood was good in "Play Misty For Me" and "Dirty Harry" Ritabert Jun 10 #106

Mel Gibson was good in a few early movies Ritabert Jun 10 #110

Richard Gere Wolf Frankula May 29 #45

Except for Chicago Easterncedar Jun 10 #108

I love him milestogo Jun 11 #141

Kirk Douglas LudwigPastorius May 29 #46

LudwigPastorius........ Upthevibe Jun 10 #125

Helen Hunt chowmama May 29 #47

I saw her do Twelfth Night in New York and she was awful! dhol82 Jun 10 #102

Jim Carrey, followed closely by vanamonde May 29 #48

KURT RUSSELL?!!! milestogo May 29 #65

Godzilla Emile May 29 #49

Tom Cruise MIGuy May 29 #50

He is a one trick pony. 3catwoman3 Jun 10 #120

Matthew McConaughey Brainstormy May 29 #51

He refuses to overcome his accent in everything. Ilsa May 29 #53

I second that. lamp_shade May 29 #63

I third it MorbidButterflyTat May 29 #69

Clooney live love laugh May 29 #52

Amy Schumer, Eugene Levy bif May 29 #54

Amy Schumer for sure! Pisces Jun 8 #76

David Schwimmer and Adam Sandler. Botany May 29 #59

Will Farrell - not funny! lark May 29 #61

Julia Roberts for me, too. Mad_Dem_X May 29 #66

The first movie I saw her in was Mystic Pizza milestogo May 29 #67

Agree MorbidButterflyTat May 29 #70

Scary! LudwigPastorius Jun 10 #132

Meg Ryan. MIButterfly Jun 8 #71

John Wayne ArnoldLayne Jun 8 #72

Went through the list and cannot find one I can love. efhmc Jun 8 #73

Robin Williams. Morbius Jun 8 #74

Try The Fisher King Easterncedar Jun 10 #111

Didn't think I would make it... skypilot Jun 11 #139

Agree. Mrs. Doubtfire was awful. Like a worse version of Tootsie. LisaM Jun 11 #134

John Wayne Emile Jun 8 #75

Will Smith RandySF Jun 8 #78

Dozens of them bucolic_frolic Jun 8 #79

Jesse Eisenberg. Sibelius Fan Jun 8 #80

Adam Sandler crimycarny Jun 8 #81

A lot of Monday morning quarterbacking in this thread. And mixing Apples with Oranges. Tetrachloride Jun 8 #82

Gonna have to go with Nicolas Cage.. Permanut Jun 8 #85

John Wayne. He was a magat before the term was even coined. brush Jun 8 #88

Pretty much every actor in this thread I consider as just a schmoe trying to make their way in the world. SalamanderSleeps Jun 8 #89

Jennifer Lopez. She is too much..... kerry-is-my-prez Jun 8 #90

And all she does is act like Jennifer Lopez. milestogo Jun 9 #96

Major attention junkie. 3catwoman3 Jun 10 #118

Ian Holm Easterncedar Jun 8 #91

Jim Carrey Music Man Jun 8 #92

He's a one trick pony, just like Tom Cruise. 3catwoman3 Jun 10 #119

Music Man ........... Upthevibe Jun 10 #122

Come to think of it, I liked him in "Man on the Moon" Music Man Jun 11 #133

Seth Rogan and his bff (best friend forever) Jonah Hill Polybius Jun 9 #93

Sofia Vergara Totally Tunsie Jun 9 #94

Angelina Jolie Tree Lady Jun 10 #98

Yeah I don't care for her either. milestogo Jun 10 #100

I just saw her in an old movie "The Bone Collector" Ritabert Jun 10 #107

Jolie was great as Maria Callas Easterncedar Jun 10 #109

Keanu Reeves and Tom Cruise. Torchlight Jun 10 #99

Keanu was good in "Point Break" and "Speed" Ritabert Jun 10 #113

Rob Schneider lapfog_1 Jun 10 #101

Generally agree about Romano and Sandler somethingshiny Jun 10 #104

Jon Voight VMA131Marine Jun 10 #105

Walter Matthau. Harker Jun 10 #112

He was great as Whiplash Willie VGNonly Jun 12 #142

I missed it. Harker Jun 12 #145

bill murray samnsara Jun 10 #114

Michelle Williams. greatauntoftriplets Jun 10 #116

Lucy debm55 Jun 10 #121

Sylvester Stallone kimbutgar Jun 10 #126

Hugh Grant displacedvermoter Jun 10 #127

Billy Crystal. LisaM Jun 11 #135

Gwyneth Paltrow Borogove Jun 11 #136

Will Farrell, Mel Gibson and Mathew McConaughey TommieMommy Jun 11 #138

Nicole Kidman skypilot Jun 11 #140

Billy Bob Thornton VGNonly Jun 12 #143

I guess people either love him or hate him. milestogo Jun 12 #144

I will watch anything he is in Skittles Jun 12 #147

Jennifer Lopez Skittles Jun 12 #148