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.
In 1998, The Harvard Lampoon awarded their own "Real Man of the Year" award to the Macho Man Randy Savage, who challenged that year's Man of the Year, Kevin Kline, to a wrestling match.
Recipients
Below is a list of the men who have received the award:
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 2018 – Paul Rudd 2019 – Milo Ventimiglia 2020 – Ben Platt 2022 – Jason Bateman 2023 – Bob Odenkirk 2024 – Barry Keoghan 2025 – Jon Hamm 2026 – Michael Keaton
See also Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year
References
External links Hasty Pudding Man and Woman of the Year