Top 20 Iconic Comedy Characters of the 80s to 2000s

VOICE OVER: Richard Bush
WRITTEN BY: Cristina Otero

Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the most beloved characters in comedies from 1980 to 2009. In this video, we take a look at iconic characters like Happy Gilmore, Dr. Evil, Cher Horowitz and Axel Foley.

  • #39: Happy Gilmore
  • #38: "Happy Gilmore" (1996)
  • #37: Inigo Montoya
  • #36: "The Princess Bride" (1987)
  • #35: Gracie Hart
  • #34: "Miss Congeniality" franchise (2000-05)
  • #33: Lt. Frank Drebin
  • #32: "The Naked Gun" franchise (1988-)
  • #31: Bill S. Preston, Esq. & Ted "Theodore" Logan
  • #30: "Bill & Ted" franchise (1989-2020)
  • #29: Cher Horowitz
  • #28: "Clueless" (1995)
  • #27: Betelgeuse
  • #26: "Beetlejuice" franchise (1988-)
  • #25: Axel Foley
  • #24: "Beverly Hills Cops" franchise (1984-)
  • #23: Miranda Priestly
  • #22: "The Devil Wears Prada" (2006)
  • #21: Ferris Bueller
  • #20: "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" (1986)
  • #19: Borat Sagdiyev
  • #18: "Borat" franchise (2006-20)
  • #17: Ron Burgundy
  • #16: "Anchorman" franchise (2004-13)
  • #15: Regina George
  • #14: "Mean Girls" (2004)
  • #13: Dr. Evil
  • #12: "Austin Powers" franchise (1997-2002)
  • #11: Elle Woods
  • #10: "Legally Blonde" franchise (2001-)
  • #9: Ace Ventura
  • #8: "Ace Ventura" franchise (1994-)
  • #7: Dr. Emmett Brown
  • #6: "Back to the Future" franchise (1985-1990)
  • #5: Dr. Peter Venkman
  • #4: "Ghostbusters" franchise (1984-)
  • #3: Daniel Hillard / Euphegenia Doubtfire
  • #2: "Mrs. Doubtfire" (1993)
  • #1: "The Big Lebowski" (1998)

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