Chuck Sherman is a fan-favorite geek. Also known as “The Sherminator,” the character appears throughout the “American Pie” franchise. In the original 1999 film, he is a dorky high school kid who is obsessed with Arnold Schwarzenegger movies.
This time the geek gets the girl, but then again, “American Pie” is one of those vulgar teen flicks, so no surprise there. In real life, what makes Chris Owen cool is how down-to-earth he is. In 2014, when his acting career took a dip, he started waiting tables at a sushi restaurant. Can you believe that? Thankfully, his career bounced back up eventually.
Alexa Vega – Spy Kids
In "Spy Kids," Carmen Cortez transforms into an international secret agent to save her parents, who are real secret spies but have gotten into a bit of a bind. She’s cute and funny and has a pesky baby brother.
In real life, Alexa PenaVega is a beautiful, happy mother of two, raising her family in Hawaii with her husband Carlos PenaVega. Vega's talents stretch beyond acting and reach the realms of singing and dancing. She has contributed her voice to the soundtracks of many of the films she starred in and came in sixth in season 21 of "Dancing With the Stars." That's pretty darn cool if you ask us.
Daniel Curtis Lee – Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide
If you were a Nick kid back in the day, you remember this nerd with a certain token of affection. “Cookie” from "Ned’s Declassified" was a cyber geek with a built-in monitor screen on his eyeglass lenses. He kept his motherboard in his school locker but don't tell anyone.
Daniel Curtis Lee is a comedian, actor, and rapper and, must we say, super suave, dapper, and dashing. All the ingredients required to get his cool certificate. Daniel Curtis Lee is still showing up in TV shows here and there, with some of his most recent appearances having been in "9-1-1" and "Glee."
Andrew Garfield – The Amazing Spider-Man
In "The Amazing Spider-Man" (2002), we get a slightly different dorky Peter Parker. He’s smart and shy and, of course, secretly superhuman. Many Marvel fans won’t think twice to say this Spidey movie is the best of its kind, even better than Sam Raimi’s. People are entitled to their opinions.
One thing we know is that Andrew Garfield is a knockout off the set. And he has to be cool, or his "Spiderman" co-star Emma Stone would never have dated him. Garfield recently reprised the role of Peter Parker in "Spider-Man: No Way Home," sending audiences into a frenzy when he made that surprise appearance.
Michael Cera – Juno
In "Juno," Paulie Bleeker, your average unpopular high school kid, gets his crush pregnant, and he will do anything to keep her. His adorability factor grows on Juno and, to be honest, on us as viewers, too. Michael Cera has done the nerdy kid thing a few times in his career.
In real life, Michael Cera is a very handsome man, and he has a talent for music, too — he plays both guitar and bass and can sing pretty well. Despite all these cool points, he keeps being cast as a dork quite often. He was Scott Pilgrim, for crying out loud.