Cary Grant

Cary Grant is not only the number two on the American Film Institute’s list of male stars of the Golden Age of Hollywood – he is also the epitome of style and charm on screen. For me, personally, he was my first screen crush. And I admit I would still fall for him – in his suit, with his debonaire smile and aristocratic posture. But digging into his story reveals that this is not who he always was.

“He’s a completely made-up character and I’m playing a part,” Grant would explain. “It’s a part I’ve been playing a long time, but no way am I really Cary Grant. A friend told me once, ‘I always wanted to be Cary Grant.’ And I said, ‘So did I.'”