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PopSci's 20 Favorite Nerds of All Time

Get ready to cheer all over again as your favorite outcasts save the world

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20. Janice Lazarotto (Tannis Vallely) in Head of the Class

Maybe 12-year-old prodigy Janice Lazarotto was a bit on the obnoxious side, but her real-life alter ego proved smart enough not to marry Mike Tyson—something that cant be said for her co-star Robin Givens.
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15. Dr. Evil (Mike Myers) in Austin Powers

OK, so Mike Meyerss evil genius never exactly triumphs in the satirical Austin Powers spy flicks, but then again, hes never definitively defeated, is he? Besides, well take his sharks with frickin laser beams on their heads over Austin Powerss Shaguar any day.
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Article Rating: 02/06/08 at 12:45 pm

Martin Starr as Bill Haverchuck in Freaks and Geeks. I thought his performance in this excellent series was outstanding.

Eddie Deezen is also overlooked in many of these compilations. He played the nerd 'Eugene' in Grease 1 & 2, as well as having a slightly larger part in WarGames.

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