Actors born in the Empire State are big fans of curse words.
A new study by Crossword-Solver reviewed almost 3,000 movie scripts to find the actors that have dropped the most F-bombs in their careers, as well as the old favorites “s – – t” and “hell.”
Starting with the F-word, Newark, New Jersey-born Joe Pesci has dropped the expletive 272 times in all of his movies – more than any other actor.
While the thespian was infamous for his F-word rant in “Goodfellas” as gangster Tommy DeVito — “You said I’m funny. How the f – – k am I funny, what the f – – k is so funny about me?” — it’s actually not his most cuss-laden movie.
Pesci actually uttered the F-dash-dash-dash word 241 times in 1995’s “Casino” alone.
After that film’s almost unbeatable count, NYC-born Al Pacino used the four-letter word the second most of any other actor with 197 total times throughout his career. Sixty-eight of those came from his role as Benjamin “Lefty” Ruggiero in “Donnie Brasco.”
However, when it comes to “hell,” Pacino is the clear winner. He has said H-E-double hockey sticks more than any other actor with 49 drops in all of his films. The most in any one movie is 23, with Pacino in 1999’s “Any Given Sunday” tied with Leonardo DiCaprio’s “The Aviator.” Dennis Quaid rounds out the Top 3 with 38 mentions.
Moving onto s – – t, Mount Vernon, New York-native Denzel Washington has delivered the word more than any other actor with a career total of 84, including 56 in “Training Day” in 2001.
Jason Mewes and Seth Rogan fall just behind — in second and third, respectively — both with 80 “s – – ts” given in their movies.
Shia LaBeouf occupies the third place by saying the word 79 total times — and 32 in “Honey Boy” alone.
Interestingly, Georgia native Julia Roberts is the only female actor to be in the Top 25 for “s – – t” and “hell.”
She cusses the most in the 2000 movie “Erin Brockovich,” uttering “hell” 16 times out of her careerlong 23, and “s – – t” 26 out of her 40-overall mentions.
The most shocking finding? Swear-happy actor Samuel L. Jackson found himself towards the end of the lists, despite having personally taught a MasterClass in the art of swearing.
For “s – – t,” he placed in sixth with 58 total — 33 in “Pulp Fiction.” He placed 20th with 85 total “f – – ks” and didn’t rank in the Top 25 on the list for “hell.”
