Who is the most quintessential Gen X actor/actress?

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poop_on_you@reddit

John Cusack. One of the few actors we think of as Gen X who was actually born in Gen X

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guy_fleegman83@reddit

Shame. People be throwing out a perfectly good White boy.

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CynicalAltruism@reddit

He missed us by a year or two, but Keanu Reeves should 100% be honorary GenX.

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MrNinoBrown1906@reddit

I read these comments abd I have one question. Did Black, Brown, or Asian actors exist in your world??? I mean damn lol

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MrNinoBrown1906@reddit

For Black Folks the actors would bepeople like Nia Long, Tae Diggs, Regina King, Morris Chestnut, Sanaa Lathan, etc.....

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I can’t speak for black folks! I think of GenX black actors - those who were peak 80s hits, I think of Jasmine Guy and Kadeem Hardison, but I don’t think they’re actually GenX? I think they’re very young boomers. Absolutely Regina King. I know Tae Diggs is our age, but he started acting later I thought? I think of him as a 90s actor.

I’d completely forgotten about Sanaa Lathan! I just looked her up and it she’s got an “upcoming” credit for Miss Cleo - THAT’s peak GenX!

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MrNinoBrown1906@reddit

I was born in the late. The 90s resonate more with me than the 80s. Thats part of the disconnect

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TraditionalGrayWolf@reddit

Lucy Liu The Asian guy on the original Degrassi Junior High Alfonso Ribero Jasmine Guy Lisa Bonet Queen Latifah

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MrNinoBrown1906@reddit

Nia Long, Morris Chestnut, Tae Tiggs, Regina King, etc

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RevenueOld4357@reddit

Sadly, no. Not unless they were tokenized.

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MrNinoBrown1906@reddit

They did, I dont think you paid attention to them. There was a lot that cane along in the 90s

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RevenueOld4357@reddit

I was thinking the ‘80’s and also, you’re right. There was a time in the ‘90’s I questioned why there needed to be BET. I’ve learned A LOT since then.

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DontHugMe73@reddit

Eddie Murphy

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j0nnnnnnn@reddit

Rae Dawn Chong?

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Inc-Roid@reddit

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HonestGrenache@reddit

John Cusack.

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pdperson@reddit

And there’s no need to say most quintessential.

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BitterSweety0862@reddit

Matt Dillon

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HHSquad@reddit

Generation Jones

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BitterSweety0862@reddit

Born in 64? I thought that was GenX. Where I live, Gen Jones isn't considered a demographic, at least according to our Bureau of Statistics

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HHSquad@reddit

1964 has always been with 1961-1963, always has been, always will.....so wherever they fall. I would say 1965, also teens in the 70's are in the same group also.

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guy_fleegman83@reddit

Winona or Juliette Lewis

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NewtonNott@reddit

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False-Storm-5794@reddit

Boomer

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NewtonNott@reddit

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False-Storm-5794@reddit

TIL!

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WhoLetsMeAdult@reddit

Demi Moore, Michelle Pfeiffer, Glenn Close Rob Lowe, Bruce Willis, Tom Cruise

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Bathysphered@reddit

Christopher Lloyd.

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FarceMultiplier@reddit

Born in 1938...

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Bathysphered@reddit

Ah, I misunderstood OP

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bayopa@reddit

I vote for Wynona and Keanu to be the official faces of GenX

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Chemical_Author7880@reddit

John Cusack

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richcraftbeer@reddit

Jennifer Connelly

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Ike_In_Rochester@reddit

Good lord. The Rocketeer. So many curves.

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Seyforth@reddit

David Faustino (Bud Bundy from Married with Children)

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PourU_25518@reddit (OP)

Loved that dude!

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ms_chanandler_bong3b@reddit

John Cusak

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Flying-Dolphin323@reddit

I think this is the best answer

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No_Subject_343@reddit

Heath Ledger?

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DavePHofJax@reddit

Heath Ledger was a great actor and I loved his films. But he was not a GenX actor.

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mlachick@reddit

He was Gen X. Born in 79. However, I would agree that he doesn't represent Gen X.

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Weatherbeaster1993@reddit

Molly Ringwald

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Renny4400@reddit

Winona Ryder and Christian Slater

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SwimmingDragonfly328@reddit

Ethan Hawk/Winona Rider

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StardogLeBeau@reddit

This is the correct answer.

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aeklund68@reddit

Phillip Seymour Hoffman. Mind blowingly good.

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Ike_In_Rochester@reddit

He’s from Rochester.

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j0nnnnnnn@reddit

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Parker Posey

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dingo1967@reddit

Tom Cruise is the only answer. From the early 80’s to today, he’s had the most great movies.

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Medicine-Illustrious@reddit

He is a Boomer

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Professor_McWeed@reddit

Agreed. Tom Cruise and Brat Pack lean boomer

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pdperson@reddit

He’s the fucking Boomerest.

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pdperson@reddit

Winona Ryder

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Longjumping-Goose3@reddit

I would have said her

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alwaystenminutes@reddit

Sandra Bullock

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melonball6@reddit

The Brat Pack: Emilio Estevez Anthony Michael Hall Rob Lowe Andrew McCarthy Demi Moore Judd Nelson Molly Ringwald Ally Sheedy

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OkCommunication5446@reddit

Matthew Broderick

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SnooDogs4864@reddit

Boomer

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OkCommunication5446@reddit

Nope

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SnooDogs4864@reddit

He was born in 1962. He does not make the cutoff. He’s definitely a boomer. Sorry.

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OkCommunication5446@reddit

My bad. I thought you were calling me a boomer 🤦‍♂️

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TheVioletEmpire@reddit

River Phoenix

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D_Major20@reddit

Lost talent. I think every part DiCaprio had would have been beter played by Phoenix.

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SwimmingDragonfly328@reddit

rip 🙏💗

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Professor_McWeed@reddit

Juliette Lewis, Winona Ryder, Paul Rudd

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DavePHofJax@reddit

Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino, Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and let's not forget, Chuck Norris!!!

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Apprehensive-Ant2141@reddit

Not one of them is GenX.

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DavePHofJax@reddit

They were not GenX, that's true as far as age goes. Their movies on the other hand, came out during our GenX years of growing up. Same as Jackie Chan in the old karate movies he played in.

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FarceMultiplier@reddit

GenX is usually 1965-1980

There are a lot of answers here that are not GenX at all.

OP, did you mean actors that are GenX themselves or actors that GenX likes?

If the former...Robert Downey Jr. Maybe Keanu Reeves if we include 1964.

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TraditionalGrayWolf@reddit

I think it's supposed to be the ones we grew up and see as staples of our youth?

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This-Professional-39@reddit

I'd include Keanu, if he'll have us

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RedditIsAGranfaloon@reddit

Not one vote for Patton Oswalt?

Sad

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mybarburned@reddit

Well now we know Patton Oswald’s user name

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Intelligent-Sun-7973@reddit

Molly Ringwold, Michael J Fox, Tome Cruise, Rob Lowe

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Embarrassed_Rule_269@reddit

Winona Ryder

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NVJAC@reddit

Winona Ryder. Close thread.

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calamari_kid@reddit

Yeah, if it can only be one, this is it.

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Black_Raven_2024@reddit

I’d go with Matt Damon.

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Seyforth@reddit

Judd Nelson

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Yada-Yada-Yadda@reddit

You lost me at quintessential.

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maynelyjayne@reddit

Michael J Fox, Ally Sheedy, Emilio Estevez, Elisabeth Shue. So many more.

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johnny_atx@reddit

Ethan Hawke

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Medicine-Illustrious@reddit

Paul Rudd

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clovis_@reddit

Marisa Tomei.

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PourU_25518@reddit (OP)

Untamed Heart with Christian Slater was great!

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PourU_25518@reddit (OP)

Totally in love with her tbh

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LissyVee@reddit

Emilio Estevez, Keanu Reeves

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GoodFnHam@reddit

Winona Ryder and Ethan Hawke

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luv2lurku@reddit

This was my answer. Others are suggesting actors Gen X grew up watching.

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sassyfontaine@reddit

Winona!!!!!

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blatkinsman@reddit

Depends on what you mean by quintessential.

If you are wanting a Gen X actor and actress that were very successful, I'd say Tom Cruise and Julia Roberts.

If you are wanting a Gen X actor and actress that were successful but also embodied the perceived personality of Gen X, I'd say Robert Downey Jr and Wynona Ryder.

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SnooDogs4864@reddit

Tom Cruise is definitely a boomer. Look for someone born after 1965.

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GroundbreakingRip970@reddit

Since he’s a vampire, does that put him in Gen V?

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PourU_25518@reddit (OP)

Your second paragraph is spot on to what I was thinking. Thanks!

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FlatSixFun@reddit

Isn't Tom in the Boomer years?

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Pitiful_Hedgehog6343@reddit

DiCaprio

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VarietyMage@reddit

Farrah Fawcett.

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pit_of_despair666@reddit

Winona Ryder.

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BlueGreenTrails@reddit

Came here to say this!

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suzsid@reddit

Sarah Jessica Parker, Tracy Nelson, Phoebe Cates, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Bridget Fonda, Jason Lee, Brian O’Halloran, Jeff Armstrong, Kevin Smith, Jason Mewes. EG Dailey, Deborah Foreman, Diane Franklin and soooo many more. I don’t think you can name just one.

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Glass-Ambassador7195@reddit

It’s tom cruise. Sadly but yes it is.

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Emergency-Monk-7002@reddit

Jeanine Garafalo

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BaconToTheBaconPower@reddit

Rebecca De Mornay. I will die on that mound.

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apotheosis24@reddit

Christian Slater and Winona Ryder

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FlaxenAssassin@reddit

Nailed it!

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NatalieBostonRE@reddit

100%

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turtle0831@reddit

Christian Slater

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GoodFnHam@reddit

And this one!

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GoodFnHam@reddit

Good one!!!

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tube_pilots@reddit

John Cusack.

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Artios-Claw@reddit

Winona Ryder is my first thought

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GoodFnHam@reddit

Mine too and Ethan Hawke

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Gfilter@reddit

Haha! Immediate thought is top comment! Free Winona!

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juno2912@reddit

Winona Rider was my first thought.

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ohmygoditspurple@reddit

Same.

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menachu@reddit

Chris Farely!

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Dirty_Wookie1971@reddit

I can’t believe nobody has said Justine Bateman, if this thread were asked in the 1980’s it would have been Justine Bateman hands down for the win.

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Dirty_Wookie1971@reddit

And this question is loaded, over the years the answers would be very different.

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Time-Spell-3494@reddit

Winona Ryder

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KellyCakes@reddit

Yep, first name and face that popped in my mind.

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TheNotoriousSHAQ@reddit

She is the one

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jarie@reddit

Matthew Broderick

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GroveGuy33133@reddit

Y’all talking most popular not “quintessential “ as OP asked.

May I submit Fairuza accordingly:

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dab70@reddit

She's fantastic

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tpauly0225@reddit

Brat Pack

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sobuffalo@reddit

They’re Boomers

/genX police

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GreenerMark@reddit

John Cusack and Molly Ringwald. Between the two of them, you have the Gen X classic films covered.

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sageguitar70@reddit

Matt Dillon

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greenberg17493@reddit

Michael J Fox

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makeherbeg4it@reddit

Too many to name...

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Decisions_70@reddit

Molly Ringwald

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MissouriOzarker@reddit

Molly Ringwald made me feel things.

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FabAmy@reddit

Winona Ryder.

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NatalieBostonRE@reddit

yep

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tkyang99@reddit

Anthony Michael Hall

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kytulu@reddit

The Brat Pack

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DeezDoughsNyou@reddit

They are not all Gen X

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HHSquad@reddit

If it's Strauss and Howe it's all but one

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DeezDoughsNyou@reddit

Touché! Never heard of that. Thanks!

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HHSquad@reddit

Judd Nelson is the only one outside of 1961-1981

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SnooDogs4864@reddit

Anyone before 1965 is a boomer. There’s a lot on this list that are actually not Gen X.

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HHSquad@reddit

1961-1965 is really the overlap of Generation Jones and Generation X, the cusp. Not Boomers......post-Boomer

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SnooDogs4864@reddit

This whole cusp thing is just bunk. People wanna be able to be counted with a certain generation so they come up with this cuss idea. It’s just not real.

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HHSquad@reddit

And yet .....most all named here were born 1961- 1964. Go figure.

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v4por@reddit

George Clooney

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False-Storm-5794@reddit

Clooney is a Boomer

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v4por@reddit

Yer guess you're right. I thought he was younger.

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_P4X-639@reddit

He's a Boomer.

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Cockalorum@reddit

John Cusack

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KilroySmithson@reddit

There isn’t a single one. They were all ensembles.

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dellefromdet@reddit

Oscar the Grouch or Mr. Snuffleupagus.

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ShieldAnvilMoon@reddit

Ewan McGregor, Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, Winona Ryder,

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Logintheroad@reddit

Molly Ringwald

Rob Lowe

Ally Sheedy

Robert Downey Jr.

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SnooDogs4864@reddit

Lowe and Sheedy are boomers

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Logintheroad@reddit

Technically true - They are also actors in many quntisental gen x movies. Many actors play parts either older or younger than their actual age.

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SnooDogs4864@reddit

I went back and looked at the original post and the posters call them Gen X actors, which to me sounds like their actors who are members of Gen X. I guess only the op knows for sure if that’s what they meant.

But they did not say actors from Gen X era films

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foomeitshitme@reddit

Bruce Willis

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uaeebs86@reddit

Boomer

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dellefromdet@reddit

He is a Boomer ( born in 1955).

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SimpleVegetable5715@reddit

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Wind_Responsible@reddit

Juliette Lewis and Brad Pitt.

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Aggressive_Cup4919@reddit

Brad is a boomer!

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HHSquad@reddit

He's Generation Jones.....post-Boomer

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yanknga@reddit

Read the description of this sub. Notice the date range.

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HHSquad@reddit

I know it well......get the 1965 and after vatekeeyto read it and understand!

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yanknga@reddit

According to this subs range he’s GenX. Calling Brad Pitt a boomer is ridiculous.

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HHSquad@reddit

If you guys accept this subreddits definition, then yes, we are both GenX. He's my cohort either way.

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Claire0879@reddit

I was looking for Juliette!

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Dismal-Read5183@reddit

John Cusack

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Lukyfuq@reddit

Bruce Willis

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KiiroGojira73@reddit

More of a Boomer, no?

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Lukyfuq@reddit

Oh my mistake, I thought it was actors we watch alot if, and during that era Bruce willis movies were always replayed on many channels.

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KiiroGojira73@reddit

I can see that - he did have tons of movies!!!

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bgier@reddit

Listening to Michael J Fox’s book “Future Boy”. He was a pretty big deal in the 80s.

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in-a-microbus@reddit

Back in the day Winona Ryder

Now I think it's Kyle Kinane.

Mostly because if you told him he represents gen-x he would explain why he's not a good choice...which is probably a prerequisite

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OldBanjoFrog@reddit

John Cusack

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AbsolutesDealer@reddit

Ethan Hawke

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newyork_newyork_@reddit

Molly Ringwald of course.

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makeomatic@reddit

This is the way.

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redzedx77@reddit

Winona

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swentech@reddit

Reality Bites

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mannypdesign@reddit

Gillian Anderson

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Suitable-Gap-8789@reddit

Emilio Estevez. Technically a late boomer, but Repo Man was GenX in my opinion. Definitely influenced my attitude.

More mainstream GenX? John Cusack, Molly Ringwald.

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HHSquad@reddit

Estevez is Generation Jones between Boomers and X....only GenX if Strauss and Howe is accepted

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yanknga@reddit

Read this subs description. Notice the date range.

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HHSquad@reddit

I very much have, I have been Strauss and Howe's biggest defender! But the 1965 gatekeepers get crazy here.

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CousinBarnabas1967@reddit

Marisa Tomei

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Born_Joke@reddit

Y’all are forgetting about Robert Downey Jr.

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JackTrippin@reddit

Always makes me think of this flinty one

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Born_Joke@reddit

Less than Zero!

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Yesno-Yeahnaw@reddit

Michael J. Fox

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JenninMiami@reddit

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wwhijr@reddit

Always the correct answer

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mjcostel27@reddit

This is correct ✅

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SnooDogs4864@reddit

Gen X is 1965 to 1980 so a lot of the people being mentioned down below or actually boomers.

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Imsoschur@reddit

Jennifer Jason Leigh Phoebe Cates

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HHSquad@reddit

Both Generation Jones, between Boomers and GenX

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yanknga@reddit

62 and 63 fall within the date range used in this sub’s description.

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HHSquad@reddit

...and so does 1961 (myself), I personnally think we are cusp GenX also but there's many '65 gatekeepers here, they can't cherry pick Generation Jones like that. They are part of my cohort either way, so....

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Anthropic_me@reddit

Robert Downy Jr. Charlie Sheen Ryan Reynolds Denzel Washington and Avery Brooks.

But none top John Wayne or Clint Eastwood.

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IndigoHG@reddit

Didn't realize John Wayne and Clint Eastwood were GenX, but maybe I'm behind the times.

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spunquee@reddit

happy cake day!

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Ruby__Ruby_Roo@reddit

John Wayne and Clint Eastwood were born in 1907 and 1930, respectively.

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mjcostel27@reddit

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LAARPer@reddit

This. For me, Reality Bites is the GenX movie anthem.

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lemotomato21@reddit

Jason Bateman

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TemporaryOdd8052@reddit

Sean Penn, Denzel Washington, Leonardo DiCaprio

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FriendRaven1@reddit

Michael J Fox. "Mr 80s"

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SnooDogs4864@reddit

Hes a boomer

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meatwads_sweetie@reddit

Winona Ryder

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Kimber80@reddit

Johnny Depp

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SnooDogs4864@reddit

Hes a boomer

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Donthaveananswer@reddit

What’s Eating Gilbert Grape

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TeaVinylGod@reddit

Corey Feldman

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No_Raisin_250@reddit

Patricia Arquette and so many others mentioned but I just love this lady.

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PourU_25518@reddit (OP)

Me too!!

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TranslatorDazzling30@reddit

Either Hellen Hunt or Matthew McGonaughey, right?

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DeezDoughsNyou@reddit

HH is a boomer

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yanknga@reddit

No she’s not a boomer. Look at the description of this sub. Scroll up and read the description.

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DeezDoughsNyou@reddit

Apologies. I always thought it was ‘65

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Donthaveananswer@reddit

She was born in 1963

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UnderstandingRight39@reddit

Christian Slater. Matt Lillard. Matthew McConaughey. Leonardo DiCaprio.

Winona Ryder. Reese Witherspoon. Alicia Silverstone.

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peeshofwork@reddit

Christian Slater

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J2thaG@reddit

Christian Slater

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carlivar@reddit

Pump Up The Volume is forgotten by everyone but us.

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CrazyButterfly11@reddit

Don’t forget Kuffs and Mobsters! We must not let them be forgotten!

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carlivar@reddit

Wow I even forgot about Kuffs. I think I saw that when it first came out on VHS and never since.

"Very Bad Things" had a post somewhere on this sub or Xennials recently too. That's a good one.

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CrazyButterfly11@reddit

And I think I was the only preteen girl around my area that watched Gleaming The Cube, over and over and over again!

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CrazyButterfly11@reddit

I had (have?) a pretty big Christian Slater obsession, so I saw just about everything he was in back then. I think Kuffs was streaming somewhere… Maybe Amazon or Tubi? I watched it not too long ago and I still like it!

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J2thaG@reddit

Or Heathers

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J2thaG@reddit

At least pain is real. I mean, you look around and you see nothing is real, but at least the pain is real

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kytulu@reddit

... and Gleaming the Cube...

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PourU_25518@reddit (OP)

I’m watching True Romance and was thinking of Christian Slater!!

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J2thaG@reddit

Yay, I win!

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Dizzy-Ad-2248@reddit

Netflix has been offering quite the selection of awesome movies from our youth...I saw True romance is on now, ....if I can find Less than Zero on a streaming platform now, I'll be stoked!!!

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DeezDoughsNyou@reddit

Love that movie!

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yanknga@reddit

The Brat Pack plus John Cusack.

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user86753092@reddit

Agreed

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IndigoHG@reddit

Winona.

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Tired_o_Mods_BS@reddit

Are you asking people Gen X watched or actors that are also Gen X? Watched I'd say Gary Oldman or Billy Bob. Actually Gen X? Christian Bale is impressive. Leo. Paul Giamatti is a hell of an actor.

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FrancinetheP@reddit

This is the key question. To the extent that we identify with our youth, older Gen Xers grew up watching Boomers and Generation Jones actors, not members of our own cohort.

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babycatcher2001@reddit

Oldman in True Romance was flawless

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PourU_25518@reddit (OP)

Just watched him get shot up by Slater!

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TakkataMSF@reddit

Other GenX actors: Jeffrey Wright, Viola Davis, Don Cheadle, (Chris Farley), Brad Pitt, Jodie Foster, James Gandolfini, Forest Whitaker, George Clooney, Michael J. Fox.

I think Michael J. Fox would get my vote for representing GenX. He played a yuppie, a nerd, a slacker/smart-ass, a werewolf, something in spin city (I can't remember) and a thousand other roles.

I think John Cusack nailed the vibe of the younger Xers. Fatalistic, bit laid back but panics about stupid stuff, dark humor, etc.

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Michigander_4941@reddit

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ImmediateBug2@reddit

Ethan and Winona

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johnonymous1973@reddit

Janeane Garofalo

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root_fifth_octave@reddit

☝️

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Comfortable-Bed-6814@reddit

Molly Ringwald

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Complete_Wishbone_43@reddit

All day and twice on Sunday

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slylabninja@reddit

It's Leo

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Solid-Wish-1724@reddit

Are we talking about actors Gen X watched, or literally Gen X actors?

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rangeo@reddit

Giovanni Ribisi

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Piscivore_67@reddit

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nosmelc@reddit

Leonardo DiCaprio.

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bellaleia@reddit

Had to scroll way too far for this answer. If the question is an actor who's Generation X who's the best, it's him or Christian Bale. Still headlining movies to this day and constantly being nominated for awards. Love everyone else on the list, but they aren't putting butts in seats unless they're in a Marvel movie.

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Acrobatic_Present613@reddit

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carlivar@reddit

I was going to say Johnny Depp but sadly he is apparently a Boomer.

River Phoenix seems about right since he died partying and wasted so much talent.

It's not Leonardo Dicaprio in my opinion but he is probably the most successful.

Matt Damon & Ben Affleck are too hard to separate.

Keanu Reeves is just barely GenX I think. I'm going to go with him. He's a kind person, chill, and is in ironically great stuff like Bill & Ted and Point Break, one of the all time greatest action/sci-fi movies like The Matrix, plays bass in a band, and has a lot of indie movie cred as well.

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KingPabloo@reddit

Reeves was born in 64, just missed the GenX cutoff by a few months

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yanknga@reddit

According to this subs range which is Strauss Howe, ‘64 are most definitely OG GenX.

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HHSquad@reddit

Johnny Depp and Keanu Reeves are both with me in Generation Jones. We have lots of good candidates for us!

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Exaltedemon@reddit

I had the same problem. Every actor I thought of was a Boomer/Generation Joneser.

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rangeo@reddit

Don Cheadle

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rangeo@reddit

Matt Damon

Matthew McConaughey

Kevin Smith

Ben Affleck

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YouthHot3583@reddit

Johnny Depp

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HHSquad@reddit

Generation Jones, only GenX if we go by Strauss and Howe. Otherwise, strictly Gen Jones along with Keanu Reeves

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yanknga@reddit

They are both GenX according to this sub.

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HHSquad@reddit

Thank you, then so am I

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Apokoliptictortoise@reddit

River Phoenix

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Lemonking_@reddit

Leah Thompson

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HHSquad@reddit

Generation Jones

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Lemonking_@reddit

You sure? I’m 1966.

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HHSquad@reddit

Yep, she was born same year as me, 1961. If you accept we are Gen X she's in.

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MissKhary@reddit

John Cusack, Christian Slater, Jason Bateman, Juliette Lewis, Patricia Arquette, Winona Ryder

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22Shattered@reddit

Sean Penn

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WHEENC@reddit

Ed Norton, Keanu. Uma and Parker Posey. Will Smith, Don Cheadle, Halle Berry, Viola Davis, Michelle Yeoh if you want to branch out of the John Hughes worldview.

Ethan Hawke and Winona would be my no swimming back answer.

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Ilovethe90sforreal@reddit

Winona Ryder

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Ivotedforher@reddit

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Jethro_Pyle@reddit

Keanu Reeves, Bill and Ted’s, Rivers Edge…everything else. There’s no doubt

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KingPabloo@reddit

Except his age, he’s a boomer

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sd_triton@reddit

nooo, I was today years old when I learned Keanu isn’t one of us… crushed.

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HHSquad@reddit

Generation Jones

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sideways92@reddit

Minnie Driver

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TheMrBent@reddit

Drew Barrymore.

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cutlineman@reddit

ET came out in 1982 when she was 7. I can’t think of anyone who performed earlier.

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LilGleek@reddit

Is she technically Gen X? She has my vote, if she is.

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Awkward-Actuator-596@reddit

Yup she is genx

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igfootba@reddit

Keanu Reeves!

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Fidrych76@reddit

Keaneu Reeves

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Doc-Milsap@reddit

I’m watching True Romance on Netflix right now and I would like to mention the entire cast of this movie.

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BumpyGums@reddit

It was quite the cast, and a badass movie.

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ChooseToBePositive@reddit

Jason Bateman

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JackTrippin@reddit

Sarah Silverman. She's my golden ticket of hall passed.

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strugglinfool@reddit

Val Kilmer

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carlivar@reddit

Boomer

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HHSquad@reddit

Generation Jones

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GonnaGetRealWeird@reddit

Julia Robertss

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noseleaptilbklyn@reddit

Winona and Robert Downey jr

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80sfanatic@reddit

Ethan Hawke

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GeoHog713@reddit

Sophia Vergara

SCHWING!

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