Top ten best actors in the world

1. Charles Chaplin

• Charles Chaplin was Born On Born on April 16, 1889, in London, England.
• Charles Chaplin’s Father was a versatile vocalist and actor.
• Charles Chaplin mother, known under the stage name of Lily Harley, was an attractive actress and singer, who gained a reputation for her work in the light opera field.
• Famous for his character “The Tramp,” the sweet little man with a bowler hat, mustache and cane.
• Charlie Chaplin was an iconic figure of the silent-film era and one of film’s first superstars, elevating the industry in a way few could have ever imagined.
• He was Best Actor in film industry.
• Charlie Chaplin died at his home in Corsier-sur-Vevey, Vaud, Switzerland.

2. Daniel Day-Lewis

• Daniel Day-Lewis was born on April 29, 1957, in London, England.
• He is the son of Cecil Day-Lewis and Jill Balcon.
• His maternal grandfather was Sir Michael Balcon, an important figure in the history of British cinema and head of the famous Ealing Studios.
• His first major supporting role in a feature film was in The Bounty(1984), quickly followed by My Beautiful Laundrette (1985) and A Room with a View (1985).
• Day-Lewis’s poor behavior at his South London public school prompted his parents to send him to a private school in Kent, called Sevenoaks, but Day-Lewis did not fare much better there.
• The acclaimed actor shocked the world when he announced his retirement.

3. Jack Nicholson

• Jack Nicholson Born on April 22, 1937, in Neptune, New Jersey.
• He was raised believing that his grandmother was his mother, and that his mother, June Frances Nicholson, a showgirl, was his older sister.
• He discovered the truth in 1975 from a Time magazine journalist who was researching a profile on him.
• Nicholson made his film debut in a B-movie titled The Cry Baby Killer (1958).
• His rise in Hollywood was far from meteoric, and for years, he sustained his career with guest spots in television series and a number of Roger Corman films, including The Little Shop of Horrors (1960).
• In 2013, reports surfaced that Nicholson was retiring from acting at the age of 76.
• A source told Radar Onlne that the legendary actor “has memory issues and can no longer remember the lines being asked of him.”

4. Leonardo DiCaprio

• Leonardo DiCaprio was Born in 1974 in Los Angeles, California.
• He was only one when his parents separated and he spent his childhood with his mother who changed several residences to earn a living.
• He spent a part of his childhood years with his maternal grandparents in Germany.
• At the age of five only, he was at the sets of the television series for children called ‘Romper Room’ which he could not carry for long due to being troublesome at such a tender age.
• Leonardo’s career touched new heights with the release of the tragic love story, ‘Titanic’ by James Cameron, opposite Kate Winslet in 1997.
• It crossed a budget of over $200 million, thereby becoming the most expensive film ever made.
• With the grand success of the film, Leonardo proved his capabilities in handling lead roles in the Hollywood.
• He won the best actor academy Award for his 2016 film “The Revenant”.

5. Jackie Chan  

• Jackie Chan  was born Chan Kong-sang on April 7, 1954, in Hong Kong, China.
• He began studying martial arts, drama, acrobatics and singing at age 7.
• His parents moved to Australia to find new jobs.
• The young Jackie was less than successful scholastically, so his father sent him back to Hong Kong to attend the rigorous China Drama Academy, one of the Peking Opera schools.
• He appeared in his first film, the Cantonese feature Big and Little Wong Tin Bar (1962), when he was only 8, and went on to appear in a number of musical films.
• In 1982, Chan married Taiwanese actress Lin Feng-jiao, also known as Joan Lin.
• In 2006, he announced that he would donate half of his assets to charity when he dies.

6. Tom Hanks

• Tom Hanks Born on July 9, 1956, in Concord, California.
• Hanks’s parents divorced when he was 5 years old.
• After graduating in 1974, Hanks attended junior college in Hayward, California.
• He decided to pursue acting after reading and watching a performance of Eugene O’Neill’s .
• The Iceman Cometh (1946), and transferred into the theater program at California State University in Sacramento.
• He quit his studies in 1977, accepting an internship offer from the Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival in Lakewood, Ohio.
• In 1978, his performance as ‘Proteus’ in Shakespeare’s ‘The Two Gentlemen of Verona’ won him the Best Actor award in the Cleveland Critics Circle.
• He won two Academy Awards consecutively in 1994 and 1995 for his outstanding performance in the films ‘Philadelphia’ and ‘Forrest Gump’.
• In 1978, he married Samantha Lewes, an actress and producer. They were divorced in 1987. The couple has two children, Colin and Elizabeth.
• Hanks recently revealed that he has been facing a health challenge. He admitted in October 2013 that he has Type 2 Diabetes.

7. Mohanlal

• Mohanlal was born on 21 May 1960, in Elanthoor, Pathanamthitta, Kerala, India.
• Mohanlal was son of Vishwanathan Nair, a lawyer and government employee.
• His mother Name was Santhakumari.
• Mohanlal began his schooling at Mudavanmugal LP School.
• Mohanlal’s first film was Thiranottam (1978).The role of the antagonist in Manjil Virinja Pookkal gave him the break through in 1980.
• Mohanlal first rendered his voice in 1985 for a song ” Sindooramegham Shringaarakaavyam” in the movie Onnanam Kunnil Oradi Kunnil, composed by Raghu Kumar.
• The year 2012 happened to witness a milestone in the history of Malayalam Movies.
• Drishyam starring Mohanlal happened to become the first Malayalam movie to cross 50 cr at the box office.
• Mohanlal’s roles in Telugu movie proved to be a big success.

8. Tom Cruise

• Tom Cruise was born on July 3, 1962, in Syracuse, New York.
• He was born to Mary Lee and Thomas Cruise of New York.
• After playing small roles in some more films, he portrayed Joel Goodson in the romantic comedy ‘Risky Business’ in 1983.
• The film became a big hit, and Tom Cruise, with his chocolate-boy good looks became the heart-throb of millions of American girls.
• The war drama film ‘Born on the Fourth of July’ (1989) is one of his best known movies.
• His portrayal of Ron Kovic in the movie earned Cruise an Academy Award nomination. The film was both, a critical and commercial success.
• Tom Cruise is the recipient of three Golden Globe awards, including Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama in 1990 for ‘Born on the Fourth of July’ and Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy/Musical in 1997 for ‘Jerry Maguire’.
• He married actress Mimi Rogers in May 1987.
• Rogers introduced Cruise to Scientology and he went on to become an outspoken advocate for the Church of Scientology.
• The marriage ended in February 1990.
• Tom Cruise has an estimated net worth of $500 million.

9. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson

• Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was born on May 2, 1972 in Hayward, California.
• His father is black (of Black Nova Scotian descent), and his mother is of Samoan background (her own father was Peter Fanene Maivia, also a professional wrestler).
• He made his wrestling debut in the USWA under the name Flex Kavanah where he won the tag team championship with Brett Sawyer.
• In 1996, Dwayne joined the WWE and became Rocky Maivia where he joined a group known as “The Nation of Domination” and turned heel.
• Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson Was the first person to ever kick out of the “Stone Cold Stunner” while fighting Stone Cold Steve Austin (Steve Austin) at Wrestlemania XV.
• First movie experience at 8-years-old was Raiders of the Lost Ark(1981).
• Johnson has a daughter, Simone Alexandra, from his first marriage.
• Johnson has since entered a long-term relationship with musician Lauren Hashian, with whom he had daughter Jasmine Lia in December 2015.
• In April 2018, the couple welcomed their second daughter, Tiana Gia.

10. Vin diesel

• Vin diesel’s original name Mark Sinclair, born July 18, 1967, Alamedacounty, California, U.S.
• American actor and producer who was best known for his action films, most notably The Fast and Furious series.
• Vin Diesel and his twin brother Paul were raised by their mother Delora and their stepfather, Irving H. Vincent.
• His stepfather was a drama teacher and Diesel himself started acting at the age of 7 at the Theater for the New City.
• He is best known for his role as Dominic Toretto in the movie The Fast and The Furious.
• Diesel has also played leading roles in the Pacifier in 2004 and in Find Me Guilty in 2006.
• Diesel has won awards and accolades for his acting skills, like: MTV Movie Award for ‘The Fast and the Furious’, Spike Video Game Award, Video Software Dealers Association Award and CinemaCon Award.
• Diesel has a daughter, Hania Riley, and a son, Vincent, with his Mexican model girlfriend, Paloma Jimenez.