‘Sherlock’: Benedict Cumberbatch Beats Obama in Time 100 Online Poll
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By on April 28, 2012 8:20 PM
Recently, Time Magazine released its list of “The 100 Most Influential People in the World,” with the final spot claimed by the winner in an online poll of 150 nominees.
While British actor Benedict Cumberbatch didn’t snag the 100th slot — which went to the hacking group Anonymous — he did come in 7th in the voting, beating out such other luminaries as U.S. President Barack Obama, singer Lady Gaga, U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron and singer Adele.
He even came out ahead of his own sovereign, Queen Elizabeth II, who finished 75th (Her Majesty also lagged behind “Downton Abbey” star Maggie Smith, who just nipped her at 73rd).
“Apparently I beat the leader of the free world,” says Cumberbatch, talking about edging past Obama. “How do you like that? It’s ridiculous. I’m slightly flattered. It might be an alphabetical thing. It’s crazy. It’s really crazy. (A friend joked), ‘Are you running for president?’
“Some of the people on that list of nominees have done fantastic things with their lives. Some of the people that aren’t on that list, but should be, like teachers in the U.K, like doctors, like soldiers in f—-ing wars, in combat situations which we can’t possibly imagine, thousands of miles away; yeah, even some of the politicians — some of them do very good things, all of them do very good things some of the time — brain surgeons, midwives, parents. I’m not even a parent. Parents go through more than I do.
“There are lots of people I’d put ahead of myself, and that’s not me being humble. Come on, you know what it’s about. It’s flavor-of-the-month stuff, and that scares me as much as it thrills me. I’m 35, and I’ve been doing this for 10 years. The point is, I thought, maybe I should start to do something with this moment.
“It’s kind of inspiring in a way, because you look at it and think, ‘I’m not really worthy of my entry in this.’ It’s bizarre and humbling and silly, rather than something to frame and look at and take very seriously.”
“Benedict Cumberbatch might conceivably be the politest person I have ever met. When someone offers him a cappuccino, he can barely speak for gratitude. “Are you sure? Only if it’s not too much trouble,” he says, scrabbling in his pocket for change.”
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Fresh from the set of the Star Trek sequel, actor Benedict Cumberbatch andMASTERPIECE | PBS (Masterpiece Theatre)’ “Sherlock, Series 2” co-creator Steven Moffat and producer Sue Vertue are coming to New York for evening event on Wednesday, May 2.
25 pairs of tickets to this exclusive event are reserved for fans. For a chance to attend with a friend, email sherlock@pbs.org by April 24. (Don’t miss the May 6 PBS Masterpiece premiere.
