This list of famous left-handed celebrities takes a look at some of the biggest actors in Hollywood. Statistically, left-handed people make up between 7 to 10 percent of the adult population. In addition, left-handedness is more prevalent in males then in females, which bears out in this list and its counterpart – The Left Handed Celebrities List of Famous Actresses. The list of female celebrities who are left-handed is considerably shorter than the list of male left-handed celebrities.
The Left-Handed Celebrities List – Famous Left-Handed Actors
Check out these left-handed stars of the silver screen.
Dan Aykroyd
One of the original cast members of Saturday Night Live, Eric Idle, of Monty Python fame, once indicated that Aykroyd was the only SNL cast member to have been capable of being a Python.
Tim Allen
This Home Improvement star has eight brothers and sisters.
Harry Anderson
This left-handed celebrity worked as a street magician before hitting it big as Judge Harry Stone on Night Court.
Matthew Broderick
This versatile actor got his start on stage. He was offered the role of Alex Keaton on Family Ties but had to turn it down because a scheduling conflict. The role went to Michael J. Fox instead.
The late, great George Burns was born the same year Thomas Edison perfected his Vitascope projector for showing movies.
Charlie Chaplin
This screen legend is widely considered to be the greatest mime ever captured on film.
Tom Cruise
One of the most famous celebrities on the planet.
Matt Dillon
This left-handed celebrity got an Oscar nomination for his role in Crash.
DeNiro studied acting at the Stella Adler Conservatory and The Actor’s Studio.
Richard Dreyfuss
Dreyfuss made his big screen in a bit role in The Graduate, the movie that launched Dustin Hoffman’s career.
Peter Fonda
One of Henry Fonda’s celebrity offspring who rode to fame in Easy Rider. His sister Jane Fonda is not left-handed.
This left-handed celebrity defined charm for a generation. He was named the second-greatest male star of all time by the American Film Institute. To see who was number one on AFI’s Greatest Male Stars of All Time List, click HERE.
Mark Hamill
Although he duels with a lightsaber right-handed, he eats and writes left handed.
Rex Harrison
This left-handed celebrity has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame – one for his movie work and one for television.
The father of the Muppets, Henson operated Kermit the Frog for many years. By the way, Kermit is left-handed too.
For years people wondered is he, or isn’t he? Yes, he is left-handed.
Danny Kaye
This left-handed celebrity acted as UNICEF’s first International Ambassador.
Michael Landon
This popular star of such wholesome family TV shows as Little House on the Prairie and Highway to Heaven was born Eugene Maurice Orowitz.
Hal Linden
The popular star of Barney Miller began his show business career as a clarinet player.
Cleavon Little
This well-known comedy actor received a full scholarship to Julliard.
Andrew McCarthy
One of the members of the ’80s Brat Pack, this left-handed celebrity rocketed to fame with the back to back successes of Pretty in Pink and St. Elmo’s Fire.
The King of Cool. Check out his celebrity mug shot and you can see him giving a peace sign with his left hand.
Ryan O’Neal
One of the biggest stars of the 1970’s launched his career in 1970 with Love Story.
Anthony Perkins
Best-known for playing Norman Bates in Psycho. He passed away from complications due to AIDS in 1992.
This left-handed celebrity is best known for playing Dylan McKay on Beverly Hills 90210.
Bronson Pinchot
Although he played Balki for seven seasons on the hit sitcom Perfect Strangers, I’ll always remember him as the guy in Beverly Hills Cop who offers Achmel, Acwell, Axel Foley an espresso with a “leetle lemon tweest.”
Joe Piscopo
After his Saturday Night Live career, this left-handed celebrity took up body building in a big way.
This legendary performer set the tone for a whole generation of comics.
Robert Redford
One of the biggest celebrities of the 1970s and beyond, this left-hander founded the Sundance Institute.
Mickey Rourke
Former boxer turned actor turned boxer again, this left-hander made his film debut in a bit role in Spielberg’s failed opus, 1941.
Telly Savalas was bald before bald was cool. It’s almost impossible to picture him without a lollipop.
Christian Slater
This left-handed celebrity rocketed to stardom in the late 80’s and maintained a high profile during the 90’s.
Brent Spiner
This left-hander is best known for his portrayal of Lt. Commander Data in Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Rod Steiger
This Academy-Award winning actor was married five times.
Alan Thicke
Nest known for his role on Growing Pains, this versatile left-hander also composed theme songs for a number of game shows and television series, including Diff’rent Strokes and The Facts of Life.
Rip Torn
This distinctive character actor was originally cast in Easy Rider before an altercation with Dennis Hopper caused him to pull out. The role went to a relatively unknown actor named Jack Nicholson, launching his career into superstardom.
Dick Van Dyke
Popular star of television and movies, this left-handed celebrity was paired with fellow left-hander Hope Lange in The New Dick Van Dyke Show.
Wil Wheaton
Best known as Wesley Crusher on Star Trek: The Next Generation, this celebrity is an active blogger.
Bruce Willis
One of the biggest stars in the world, this left-handed celebrity worked as a bartender before moving to California and auditioning for the TV show, Moonlighting.
Sources: www.imdb.com and http://www.indiana.edu/~primate/left.html.
