When you think of Gen X movie and TV stars, do you think of those who were popular back in the day? I do. John Cusack, Molly Ringwald, Janeane Garofalo…you know the ones I mean. Not that they aren’t still fantastic now! But are they today’s hottest?
But there are a ton of super hot Gen X stars right now, flaunting that midlife prowess. Some of them are still sizzling since the 90s!
Here are 50. It’s not a comprehensive list. Who’d I miss? Leave a comment 🙂
- Amy Adams (born 1974)
- Ben Affleck (born 1972)
- Halle Berry (born 1966)
- Bill Burr (born 1968)
- John Cena (born 1977)
- Jessica Chastain (born 1977)
- Morris Chestnut (born 1969)
- John Cho (born 1972)
- Matt Damon (born 1970)
- Viola Davis (born 1965)
- Rosario Dawson (born 1979)
- Leonardo DiCaprio (born 1974)
- Idris Elba (born 1972)
- Will Ferrell (born 1967)
- Jamie Foxx (born 1967)
- Brendan Fraser (born 1968)
- Jennifer Garner (born 1972)
- Paul Giamatti (born 1967)
- Maggie Gyllenhaal (born 1977)
- Kevin Hart (born 1979)
- Taraji P. Henson (born 1970)
- Angelina Jolie (born 1975)
- Dwayne Johnson (born 1972)
- Mindy Kaling (born 1979)
- Regina King (born 1971)
- John Krasinski (born 1979)
- Lucy Liu (born 1968)
- Jennifer Lopez (born 1969)
- Anthony Mackie (born 1978)
- Melissa McCarthy (born 1970)
- Kumail Nanjiani (born 1978)
- Edward Norton (born 1969)
- Pedro Pascal (born 1975)
- Jordan Peele (born 1979)
- Kal Penn (born 1977)
- Queen Latifah (born 1970)
- Julia Roberts (born 1967)
- Paul Rudd (born 1969)
- Winona Ryder (born 1971)
- Adam Sandler (born 1966)
- Will Smith (born 1968)
- Octavia Spencer (born 1970)
- Anthony Starr (born 1975)
- Ben Stiller (born 1965)
- Jeremy Strong (born 1978)
- Sofia Vergara (born 1972)
- Mark Wahlberg (born 1971)
- Rachel Weisz (born 1970)
- Kate Winslet (born 1975)
- Jeffrey Wright (born 1965)
Don’t forget to check out these other posts:
16 Random Gen X Memories That Could Make a Comeback
Why is Gen X Called the Slacker Generation?
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