Here’s a Scriptwriting Mag article detailing the 10 most cliched characters.  In short, it’s:

  1. Heroic Hit Men
  2. The Elite Government Operative
  3. Jaded 21-Year Olds
  4. The Chosen One
  5. The Wise Ethnic Shaman
  6. People with Jobs That Don’t Exist
  7. Hip Old People
  8. White Kids That Act Like Minorities
  9. The Romantic Young Woman That Becomes Involved With A Long String of Mr. Wrongs Before Finally Realizing that Her Male Best Friend Is the Mr. Right She’s Been Looking For All Along
  10. That Male Best Friend That’s Been Waiting For Years For The Romantic Young Woman to Realize That He Is The Mr. Right She Has Been Looking For All Along

Any additions/subtractions?