Coolest characters of 2006
Every year, Hollywood throws up a number of colourful personalities we would love to be, know, or emulate in real life. Perhaps the coolest of cool characters are reserved for the likes of Steve McQueen in Bullitt or The Great Escape, Clint Eastwood, in his Spaghetti Western persona, or George Clooney or Brad Pitt, in their Ocean’s Eleven guise. But 2006 conjured up several memorable turns. Check out our picks…
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Okay, so he's animated and not even human. But Steve Carell provided the voice and DreamWorks did the rest to turn the squirrel from Over The Hedge into one of the comedy greats of 2006. Just watch the little furry guy on caffeine, or attempting to break into a house, as evidence of what we mean.
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