Meet The Rom-Com King & Queen of North Carolina
Rom-Coms are definitely a guilty pleasure of many- myself included. Have you ever wondered which Rom Com actors and actresses North Carolina is swooning over? There are so many classic…
Rom-Coms are definitely a guilty pleasure of many- myself included. Have you ever wondered which Rom Com actors and actresses North Carolina is swooning over? There are so many classic movies and stars of those films it can be hard to pick a favorite. Especially with so many dreamy actors appearing. But where there's a will there's a way. And that’s why the team at Shane Co. turned to Google Trends to finally name the Rom-Com King & Queen. The analyzed search volume to determine were the most popular in each state. Some notable findings:
- Tom Hanks and Jennifer Aniston were the king and queen of the rom-com genre overall.
- Unsurprisingly an actor/actress often took the title in their home state. This includes Matthew McConaughey in Texas, Josh Lucas in Arkansas, Patrick Dempsey in Maine, Emma Stone in Arizona, and Jennifer Garner in West Virginia.
Shane & Co.'s methodology according to their website: In order to determine the most popular romantic comedy actors and actresses in the U.S., we evaluated Google Trends search data over the past five years (from March of 2017 to March of 2022). First, we compiled a list of 60 actors from sites like IMDB and MovieWeb. From there, we compared search volume for each actor across all 50 states in order to determine the most popular rom-com actor and actress in every U.S. state.
Keep reading to see who each state considers Rom-Com King & Queen:
Most Popular Rom Com Actors
5. George Clooney (TIE)
States: Kentucky, Massachusetts
(Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images for BFI)5. Josh Lucas (TIE)
States: Arizona, South Carolina
(Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)5. Leonardo DiCaprio (TIE)
States: Alaska, Alabama
(Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)5. Patrick Swayze (TIE)
States: Tennessee, West Virginia
(Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)4. Michael Ealy
States: Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi
(Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)3. Billy Crystal
States: Connecticut, Delaware, Montana, New Mexico, New York, Rhode Island, South Dakota
(Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)2. Heath Ledger
States: Arizona, Georgia, Idaho, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia
(Photo by Anthony Harvey/Getty Images)1. Tom Hanks
States: Colorado, Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Washington
(Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images for Warner Bros.)North Carolina's Favorite Rom Com Actor
Channing Tatum!
(Photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images)Other Mentioned Actors
Ryan Gosling: California
Taye Diggs: Washington DC
Richard Gere: Florida
Henry Golding: Hawaii
John Cusack: Illinois
Paul Rudd: Kansas
Patrick Dempsey: Maine
Adam Sandler: New Hampshire
Matthew McConaughey: Texas
Ryan Reynolds: Utah
Cary Grant: Vermont
Mark Ruffalo: Wisconsin
Most Popular Rom Com Actresses
5. Rachael Leigh Cook (TIE)
States: Minnesota, North Dakota, Nebraska
(Photo by Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for Netflix)5. Mandy Moore (TIE)
States: New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania
(Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)5. Jennifer Lopez (TIE)
States: Florida, New Jersey, Nevada
(Photo by Rich Polk/Getty Images for MTV)4. Julia Roberts
States: California, Georgia, Maryland, New Mexico
(Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images3. Sandra Bullock
States: Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Utah, Wyoming
(Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures)2. Drew Barrymore
States: Alaska, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Washington
(Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)1. Jennifer Aniston
State: Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Wisconsin
(Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Hollywood Reporter)Other Mentioned Actresses
Emma Stone: Arizona
Meryl Streep: Washington, DC
Julia Stiles: Delaware, Maine
Constance Wu: Hawaii
Meg Ryan: Idaho, Montana
Mila Kunas: Illinois, South Dakota
Nicole Kidman: Massachusetts, Oregon
Kate Winslet: Rhode Island
Reese Witherspoon: Tennessee
Renee Zellweger: Texas
Anne Hathaway: Virginia
Nia Vardalos: Vermont
