10 Best TV Characters
November 10th, 2009 - Uncategorized - 11 Comments »10. Dennis Reynolds
Actor: Glenn Howerton
Show: It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Watch: Thursdays, 10pm, FX
Prior Role of Note: Dr. Nick Cooper in ER
9. Jack Donaghy
Actor: Alec Baldwin
Show: 30 Rock
Watch: Thursdays, 9:30pm, NBC
Prior Role of Note: Adam Maitland in Beetlejuice
8. Phil Dunphy
Actor: Ty Burrell
Show: Modern Family
Watch: Wednesdays, 9pm, ABC
Prior Role of Note: Leonard in The Incredible Hulk
7. Abed
Actor: Danny Pudi
Show: Community
Watch: Thursdays, 8pm, NBC
Prior Role of Note: Josh in The Bill Engvall Show
6. Cameron Tucker
Actor: Eric Stonestreet
Show: Modern Family
Watch: Wednesdays, 9pm, ABC
Prior Role of Note: “Beergut” in Ninja Cheerleaders
5. Gregory House
Actor: Hugh Laurie
Show: House
Watch: Mondays, 8pm, FOX
Prior Role of Note: “The Gentleman on the Plane” in Friends (also this)
4. Ari Gold
Actor: Jeremy Piven
Show: Entourage
Watch: HBO
Prior Role of Note: Spence Kovak on Ellen and The Drew Carey Show
3. Tracy Jordan
Actor: Tracy Morgan
Show: 30 Rock
Watch: Thursdays, 9:30pm, NBC
Prior Role of Note: “Hustle Man” in Martin
2. Charlie Kelly
Actor: Charlie Day
Show: It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Watch: Thursdays, 10pm, FX
Prior Role of Note: Jeremy on Law & Order
1. Andy Bernard
Actor: Ed Helms
Show: The Office
Watch: Thursdays, 9pm, NBC
Prior Role of Note: James on Arrested Development
Who else should have made the list?
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Tyler, I feel very justified right now. I have long said the Nard Dog is my favorite Office character and I always get.."Really?" So to see him not only make your list, but be number one, I feel like I am not alone. Thank you.
Also, I think Cameron is great too. Modern Family is by far my favorite of the new shows this season.
Michael Emerson from “Lost” should be in the top 3 & he’s not even on your list.
Buster Bluth from Arrested Development (Tony Hale)
Niles Crane (David Hyde Pierce)
I second that vote for Buster, along with Tobias!
(Great list BTW…we are totally digging Modern Family)
Cheers.
1.1 Tom Haverford
Actor: Aziz Ansari
Show: Parks and Recreation
Watch: Thursdays, 8:30pm, NBC
Prior Role of Note: Stand up Comic for Comedy Central
Dr. Cal Lightman
Actor: Tim Roth
Show: Lie To Me
Watch: Mondays, 9 pm on FOX
Prior Role Of Note: Pulp Fiction
Amazing show and actor. There is no one like him on TV.
If you're trying to stay with characters on current TV shows, I don't have much help for you. But if we're going all-time, good night:
1. Gob Bluth- Arrested Development
2. David Brent- The Office
3. George Costanza- Seinfeld
4. Uncle Joey- Full House
5. Mike Seaver- Growing Pains
6. Balky Bartokomus- Perfect Strangers
7. Bobby Budnick- Salute Your Shorts
8. "James" Carey- In Living Color
9. Corey Matthews- Boy Meets World
1. is this in order?
2. although it messed with the sitcom thing your list seemed to have, Hugh Laurie is worth being on any list of Top 10s when it comes to TV.
3. to Ev Daddy, there IS someone like Cal Lightman on TV. His name is Gregory House, and he dominates Lightman. The 2 themes from House MD are "maybe it's lupus," and "everybody lies"; hence, Lie To Me. And Tim Roth looks like he's made of clay.
Great list, I would add Will Arnett, even though it was a guest appearance, on 30 Rock partly as a tribute to Arrested Development, and partly because of his magnificent tone.
Also, Abed and Cam are the 2 best new characters of the fall.
Shawn Spencer from Psych and Elliot Stabler from Law and Order SVU
I'm with Amy on shawn spencer. He should have broken that top 10, and before I read the list, I had Ari Gold at my number one. hands down. His best scene, by far, is the speech he gives his wife in the second to last episode of season 6 convincing her to give him money to buy Terrance's company. I hope you know what I'm referring to.
Yeah, you've got to give it up for Shawn Spencer, but the problem is it's kind of like having JD from scrubs without Turk, part of putting Shawn on is that you have to put Gus on as well, which suddenly has taken 20% of your list.
I also have to second Mike Seaver and Balky