Hasty Pudding Man of the Year

Updated on Oct 21, 2023

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The Hasty Pudding Man of the Year award is bestowed annually by the Hasty Pudding Theatricals society at Harvard University. It has been awarded since 1967 to performers deemed by the society members to have made a "lasting and impressive contribution to the world of entertainment."

The Man of the Year recipient is traditionally invited to Harvard Square for various events in his honor before the opening night of the Hasty Pudding show. These include a tour of historic Harvard Yard with entertainment by the Radcliffe Pitches and culminate with a dinner and roast by the Hasty Pudding Theatricals members.

Below is a list of the men who have received the award:

Man of the Year recipients

1967 – Bob Hope

1968 – Paul Newman

1969 – Bill Cosby

1970 – Robert Redford

1971 – James Stewart

1972 – Dustin Hoffman

1973 – Jack Lemmon

1974 – Peter Falk

1975 – Warren Beatty

1976 – Robert Blake

1977 – Johnny Carson

1978 – Richard Dreyfuss

1979 – Robert De Niro

1980 – Alan Alda

1981 – John Travolta

1982 – James Cagney

1983 – Steven Spielberg

1984 – Sean Connery

1985 – Bill Murray

1986 – Sylvester Stallone

1987 – Mikhail Baryshnikov

1988 – Steve Martin

1989 – Robin Williams

1990 – Kevin Costner

1991 – Clint Eastwood

1992 – Michael Douglas

1993 – Chevy Chase

1994 – Tom Cruise

1995 – Tom Hanks

1996 – Harrison Ford

1997 – Mel Gibson

1998 – Kevin Kline

1999 – Samuel L. Jackson

2000 – Billy Crystal

2001 – Anthony Hopkins

2002 – Bruce Willis

2003 – Martin Scorsese

2004 – Robert Downey Jr.

2005 – Tim Robbins

2006 – Richard Gere

2007 – Ben Stiller

2008 – Christopher Walken

2009 – James Franco

2010 – Justin Timberlake

2011 – Jay Leno

2012 – Jason Segel

2013 – Kiefer Sutherland

2014 – Neil Patrick Harris

2015 – Chris Pratt

2016 - Joseph Gordon-Levitt

2017 - Ryan Reynolds

References

Hasty Pudding Man of the Year Wikipedia

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