Homer Simpson has been named the greatest TV and film character of the last 20 years, according to a Entertainment Weekly survey.

The cartoon character, best known for his love of eating, beat schoolboy wizard Harry Potter to the top slot.

People relate to Homer "because we're all secretly propelled by desires we can't admit to," creator Matt Groening told the US magazine.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer, played by Sarah Michelle Gellar, came third.

In fourth place was Tony Soprano from US drama series The Sopranos, followed by comic book villain The Joker, played by late Australian actor Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight.

Other famous characters which were included in the top 10 were Rachel from Friends, Johnny Depp's Edward Scissorhands and Anthony Hopkins' Hannibal Lecter.

Sarah Jessica Parker's Carrie Bradshaw from Sex And The City and cartoon character Spongebob Squarepants rounded out the list.

愛喝啤酒、愛吃油炸圈餅的卡通人物荷馬・辛普森(Homer Simpson)當選過去20年最偉大熒屏形象。

《娛樂周刊》調查發現，卡通劇《辛普森一家》中的荷馬・辛普森，打敗“魔法小子”哈利・波特和“捉鬼者”巴菲，傲居熒屏形象排行榜榜首。

《辛普森一家》在超過90個國家播出，至今已播出21季，是美國黃金時段播放最久的連續劇。

哈利・波特排名第二，由丹尼爾・雷德克利弗(Daniel Radcliff)扮演的哈利・波特被公認為“全球偶像”。

莎拉・米歇爾・蓋拉(Sarah Michelle Gellar)主演的吸血鬼獵人巴菲則位居第三；第四名是《黑道家族》中的托尼・瑟普拉諾；第五名是《蝙蝠俠前傳2:黑暗騎士》中的“小丑”。

第六名是《老友記》里的瑞秋；第七名《剪刀手愛德華》里的愛德華；第八名：安東尼・霍普金斯飾演的漢尼拔・萊克特(Hannibal Lecter)；第九名《欲望都市》里的凱莉。第10名是卡通形象海綿寶寶。

《娛樂周刊》周一公布過去20年最偉大的100個熒屏形象，紀念該雜志創刊20周年。