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:[1]
Man of the Year recipients
- 2020 – Ben Platt
- 2019 – Milo Ventimiglia
- 2018 – Paul Rudd
- 2017 – Ryan Reynolds
- 2016 – Joseph Gordon-Levitt
- 2015 – Chris Pratt
- 2014 – Neil Patrick Harris
- 2013 – Kiefer Sutherland
- 2012 – Jason Segel
- 2011 – Jay Leno
- 2010 – Justin Timberlake
- 2009 – James Franco
- 2008 – Christopher Walken
- 2007 – Ben Stiller
- 2006 – Richard Gere
- 2005 – Tim Robbins
- 2004 – Robert Downey Jr.
- 2003 – Martin Scorsese
- 2002 – Bruce Willis
- 2001 – Anthony Hopkins
- 2000 – Billy Crystal
- 1999 – Samuel L. Jackson
- 1998 – Kevin Kline
- 1997 – Mel Gibson
- 1996 – Harrison Ford
- 1995 – Tom Hanks
- 1994 – Tom Cruise
- 1993 – Chevy Chase
- 1992 – Michael Douglas
- 1991 – Clint Eastwood
- 1990 – Kevin Costner
- 1989 – Robin Williams
- 1988 – Steve Martin
- 1987 – Mikhail Baryshnikov
- 1986 – Sylvester Stallone
- 1985 – Bill Murray
- 1984 – Sean Connery
- 1983 – Steven Spielberg
- 1982 – James Cagney
- 1981 – John Travolta
- 1980 – Alan Alda
- 1979 – Robert De Niro
- 1978 – Richard Dreyfuss
- 1977 – Johnny Carson
- 1976 – Robert Blake
- 1975 – Warren Beatty
- 1974 – Peter Falk
- 1973 – Jack Lemmon
- 1972 – Dustin Hoffman
- 1971 – James Stewart
- 1970 – Robert Redford
- 1969 – Bill Cosby
- 1968 – Paul Newman
- 1967 – Bob Hope
See also
References
- ^ "Past Men and Women of the Year". Hasty Pudding Theatricals. Retrieved February 6, 2010.