1. Mike Myers
Upon graduating high school, he was immediately accepted into
Toronto's Second City improvisational comedy troupe where he introduced the character Wayne Campbell, which would help him land on ''Saturday Night Live.'' Not only has he since become a major movie star with his ''Austin Power'' films, but he's also proven to be one of Hollywood's most talented voiceover artists with ''Shrek.''
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2. Jim Carrey
This famous Canadian has come a long way since his family lived in a Volkswagen van and worked janitorial jobs to make ends meet. After dropping out of high school and relocating to Los Angeles to pursuestandup, he caught a big break on ''In Living Color'' and now he's pulling in $20 million a picture.
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3. Pamela Anderson
This former ''Baywatch'' babe has had many men on her arm, but never one by the name of Oscar. No, she may not be known for her acting chops, but she definitely has one of the most famous faces and bodies in the entire world
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4. Kiefer Sutherland
Our favorite Canadian TV man finally brought home the Emmy this year for his work as Jack Bauer on ''24.'' Not to mention, he's hot!
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5. Keanu Reeves
Although he was born in Lebanon, Reeves grew up in Toronto where he excelled as an ice hockey goalie. However, high school was not for him as attended four different schools, but never obtained his diploma. He's certainly not hurting now having risen to fame with such movies as ''Speed'' and ''The Matrix.''
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6. Sandra Oh
She started her career off as a ballet dancer, but she's been turning heads as of late as the snippy Christina Yang on the hit ABC show ''Grey's Anatomy.'' The role has earned the actress a Golden Globe, a Screen Actors Guild Award and two Emmy nominations, and she shares a SAG Best Movie Ensemble award for the feature ''Sideways.''
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7. Matthew Perry
Could he be any funnier? Yes, we will always remember Perry as the loveable Chandler on ''Friends,'' but now he is hoping to make a new name for himself with the NBC show ''Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip.''
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8. Ryan Gosling & Rachel McAdams
You can bet as long as these two stars of ''The Notebook'' stay together, we will continue to write about them together. Having been born in the same hospital in Ontario, it's only fitting that they ended up together. Individually these two Canadians are class acts who continue to surprise critics with their acting abilities.
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9. Eric McCormack
This year marked the end of his journey as Will Truman on the beloved sitcom ''Will & Grace.'' However, he's not slowing down as he's got two movies on the way and is busy executive producing the Lifetime series ''Lovespring International'' with his production company Big Cattle Productions.
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10. Evangeline Lilly
She's hot, she can apparently climb trees with ease, and she's on one of the most popular shows on television. Yes, this ''Lost'' star is well on her way to being one of entertainment's newest sweethearts
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