Underappreciated by Everyone Except Me

Bonnie Hunt, who I'm watching on "Celebrity Poker" right now, is one of the many actors/actresses out there who fall into the "Underappreciated by Everyone Except Me" category. This could refer to their looks, their talent, a certain performance that drew me in, or just that they're vastly underrated. Whichever it is, I feel compelled to see/watch/hear everything they do, because I'm the only one in on their little secret. It's all bullshit of course, because there are thousands of people who feel the same way I do. I blame our twisted celebrity culture for making me cling to these absurd ideas. Thanks a lot, twisted celebrity culture.

Underappreciated by Everyone Except Me

Gold Standard Members
Bonnie Hunt -- witty and strangely sexy despite her age
Billy Crudup -- one of the best actors out there
Jake Gyllenhaal -- great at capturing the disillusionment of a generation
John Sayles -- For me, it was "Limbo," then "Sunshine," then "Casa de los Babys", all largely ignored
Dennis Haysbert -- an actor who can portray an incredible amount of onscreen integrity.
Timothy Hutton -- underrated and underused everyman
Catherine Keener -- underrated and underused everywoman
Kate Winslet -- her eyes, basically. and "Holy Smoke!"

Newly Enlisted Members
Topher Grace -- "In Good Company" performance was flawless and always interesting
Rosario Dawson -- has a cool, refreshing look.

Former Members
Monica Bellucci -- until "Matrix Reloaded" came out
Penelope Cruz -- until she started dating Tom Cruise
Lindsay Lohan -- for about 5 days
The Entire Frat Pack: Will Ferrell, Jack Black, Owen Wilson, Luke Wilson, Vince Vaughn

Ready to Retire
Tina Fey -- now EVERYONE thinks she's as sharp as a tack and as cute as a button. Dammit.
Clive Owen -- cool British dude has a hard-on for the Bond mantle.
Zach Braff -- "Garden State" endeared him to millions of indie kids. And I hate that I'm one of them.