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Hollywood Holiday: 20 Actors Who Have Played Santa Claus

A slew of actors have played Santa Claus over the years, in various forms. No matter your holiday mood, there is a Santa to suit it. There is the reluctant Santa (Tim Allen in The Santa Clause), the con man Santa (Billy Bob Thornton in Bad Santa), the rockin’ Santa (Kurt Russell in The Christmas”, — write: www.hollywoodreporter.com

A slew of actors have played Santa Claus over the years, in various forms.

No matter your holiday mood, there is a Santa to suit it. There is the reluctant Santa (Tim Allen in The Santa Clause), the con man Santa (Billy Bob Thornton in Bad Santa), the rockin’ Santa (Kurt Russell in The Christmas Chronicles), the violent Santa (David Harbour in Violent Night) and the sincere, jolly Santa who gets kidnapped (J.K. Simmons in Red One).

In other words, don’t expect every portrayal to be inspired by the eye-twinkling, bowl-full-of-jelly-belly Santa from Clement Clarke Moore’s famous poem “A Visit From St. Nicholas” (commonly referred to as “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas.”

Read on to see a list of 20 actors who have taken on the role.

This story was first published in December 2016 and has been regularly updated to include more items.

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