EW.com's Pop-Culture Olympics
In the spirit of the Beijing Summer Games, our favorite characters, movies, and TV shows face off in categories like Gratuitous Nudity, Synchronized Dressing, and Butt-Kicking, and you decide who gets the Gold!
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Sex and the City: Brendan McDermid/Reuters; Adam Sandler: Tracy Bennett
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Jason Lee: Chris Haston; Grant Show: Monty Brinton; Michael Phelps: Timothy A. Clary/Getty Images
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Hancock: Frank Masi; Pineapple Express: Darren Michaels
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America's Got Talent: Adam Taylor
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Swing Vote: Ben Glass
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The X-Files: Diyah Pera
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Ugly Betty: Bob D'Amico; Gossip Girl: Timothy White
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American Gladiators: Mitchell Haaseth; Swingtown: Monty Brinton
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The View: Steve Fenn; Billy Bush: Jack Guy
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American Idol: Ray Mickshaw/WireImage; Bruno Tonioli: Craig Sjodin; David Hasselhoff: Mitchell Haaseth
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Real Housewives of Orange County: Peter Tangen; Desperate Housewives: Ron Tom
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Gabrielle Anwar: Glenn Watson; Lena Headey: Isabella Vosminkova
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So You Think You Can Dance: Kelsey McNeal
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Mary Murphy: Kelsey McNeal; Ty Pennington; David Moir
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Wipeout:Richard Cartwright; So You Think You Can Dance: Kelsey McNeal; Biggest Loser: Mitch Haaseth
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Jay Leno: Steve Granitz/WireImage; David Letterman: Jeffrey R. Staab; Jimmy Kimmel: Bob D'Amico
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Stephen Colbert: Joel Jefferies; Jon Stewart: Norman Jean Roy
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Mary Murphy: Kelsey McNeal; Big Brother: Cliff Lipson
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Rock of Love: Scott Odgers
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30 Rock: Mitchell Haaseth; Ugly Betty: Ron Tom
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