1. Cuba Gooding Jr.
Cuba Gooding Jr's Best Supporting Actor win over the likes of James Woods, Edward Norton, and William H. Macy - the latter of whom it is especially evident he robbed - remains the test case for an actor rising to fame so quickly and then plummeting into the cinematic abyss. After a number of decent supporting turns in not-awful films, Cuba got a major boost when he starred in Cameron Crowe's Jerry Maguire, and the phrase "Show me the money!" swiftly entered into the pop-culture lexicon at large. Of course, that phrase is used to refer to the actor in somewhat facetious fashion these days, given that he appears to be willing to work in just about anything that will pay him. His most risible offenders include Boat Trip, Shadowboxer, Norbit, Daddy Day Camp and Red Tails. This is one of the most depressing entries onto the list, given that the actor is rather likeable, but given his countless dire performances against the one or two good one's he's given, we're forced to concede that he's really not a very good actor. At all. Who else was lucky to scoop an Oscar? Let us know in the comments below.
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