Homer Simpson named greatest TV character
June 2nd, 2010 - 8:37 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York City, Jun 2 (THAINDIAN NEWS) TV character Homer Simpson of ‘Simpsons’ has been named the greatest TV character for the last two decades. Harry Porter was the second greatest TV character. The Entertainment Weekly conducted a poll and they published the results of the most loved TV characters.
Homer Simpson who is often seen drinking beer and muzzling doughnuts was voted the greatest TV character, by numerous viewers. The creator of Homer Simpson, Matt Groening said in an interview with Entertainment Weekly that “we are all secretly propelled by desires we can’t admit to” referring to why people chose the character.
Other famous characters in the poll were Buffy the Vampire Slayer, which is played by Sarah Michelle Gellar, was third while Tony Soprano from Sopranos came fourth. The Joker came fifth and Friends star Rachel came sixth. The list had Edward Scissorhands as the seventh famous TV character, while Hannibal Lecter played by Anthony Hopkins came eighth. Carrie Bradshaw was ninth, and spongebob squarepants came tenth in the rankings.
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