I have a lot of criticism for most kinds of celebrity worship threads, but I'll just throw my hat in for Jack Black. He seems like a good guy who likes making people laugh (myself included).
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It’s obvious Jack Black has maxed out his Charisma stat.
And his mom was a NASA engineer who worked on an issue with the abort guidance system while in labor with Jack. (See Judith Cohen)
Keanu
Came in to say this. If Keanu gets convincingly metoo-d or something I will die a little inside.
I still recall a story on Reddit where someone claimed to have stumbled upon his house while hiking and Keanu offered to give him a ride.
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Only partially an actor, but I sincerely hope Weird Al Yankovic keeps being as awesome as he is.
They made a real life documentary about his life a couple years back. Squeaky clean.
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I'm gonna have to go with Adam Savage. I loved Mythbusters and continue to watch his Tested one day build videos today and view him as something of a role model from a creative standpoint.
Also to chime in about your mentioning of Kevin Spacey, the guy is definitely a weirdo and has done some really tone deaf things (coming out as gay in the midst of being involved in sexual abuse accusations, posting videos of himself as Frank Underwood denying charges levied against him on YouTube, etc.), but wasn't he acquitted of or found not guilty in literally every sexual abuse charge that was brought against him? And in both the US and the UK?
I have bad news. Adam Savage cohorted with a sealife impersonator and mafia hitman who goes by Jamie Hyneman
Goo goo g'joob!
I don't know about the other cases, but one of Kevin Spacey's case ended up in a settlement.
However, the fact that so many came out accusing him of sexual misconduct and how Kevin Spacey reacted after being questioned is itself a charge of guilt. Once or twicely accused is questionable. But I am a firm believer that "where there is smoke, there is fire". A genuinely nice person would not be defamed by so many just like that, especially with serious allegations. Neil DeGrasse Tyson was accused once, but the charges were dropped when the accuser proved to have made false allegations. We haven't heard anything egregious about Neil before and after that scandal.
I can tell you that Neil is at the very least insufferable to be around.
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I'm with you about Adam Savage. His philosophies about many aspects of life just resonate a lot with me and he is always so passionate about the things he's discussing or working on.
His view on organization being a continuous process finally clicked with me and got me to start putting my workshop in order.
A jury being unable to be sure of guilt beyond reasonable doubt does not mean he is innocent beyond all reasonable doubt.
How many people do you need to come forward before you believe them? Is the number of men required more or less than the number of women required? Do teenagers count double or not at all? Or does the number depend entirely on the quality of their legal defence and the amount of physical evidence they left behind?
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Nathan Fillion, Christopher Walken, Tom Hanks
Hummm… maybe don’t read up on Christopher Walken and Natalie Woods…
You would think that being present when she disappeared would have made a bigger splash.
Or the fact that simply being present doesn't indicate any kind of guilt, especially when the one other person present (the ship's captain) and the police have not raised any concerns about him personally. Keep in mind it was a 58 foot boat with a dingy, not a tiny sailing vessel where everyone was in close proximity to each other at all times.
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The #1 thing to know about Willem Dafoe is apparently he has a monster cock.
One film, he had a nude scene, and they had to set him up with a body double because his own was too distracting.
https://www.ladbible.com/news/willem-dafoe-once-used-a-stunt-penis-20220722
Von Trier replied: “We had to [have a stand-in d**k], because Will’s was too big.”
Journalist Peter Keough then asked Von Trier: “To fit on screen?” to which he replied: “No, too big because everybody got very confused when they saw it.”
Tha is for this, Jordan. This is really what my day needed 😊
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Jack Black
Dick Van Dyke comes from an era where it would be real easy to do a lot of bad shit without anyone ever knowing, and I hope he never did.
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I've got my fingers crossed that Tony Shalhoub doesn't have any skeletons in his closet.
Geena Davis
Dolly Parton
Jennifer Connelly
Gary Oldman
J. K. Simmons
Paul Rudd
I enjoy actors for their work as actors not for them being good people.
Kevin Spacey probably wasn't acting as he often portrayed psychopathic characters in TV and films.
Same with Danny Masterson and Wilmer Valderrama as they played as creepy guys in "That 70s Show".
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....all of them? Why would I want any artist I admire to be a scumbag?
I'm worried if I actually answer this I'm going to get replies like "Haha yeah they seem so nice right? Anyway here's a video of them kicking a cat while bragging about all the assaults they've gotten away with"
Anyway John Cena seems so genuinely kind I'd be crushed to find out otherwise. Weird Al, too, always seems like he's just a really friendly weirdo trying to bring joy to everyone
John Cena claimed Taiwan was a country, then had to make an apology video - in Chinese - for referring to Taiwan as an independent nation. I hope he was just forced to say that under contract, but it's kind of shitty he had to apologize to China. I'd respect him more if he stuck to his guns and stood up for Taiwan.
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Samuel Jackson.
Weird Al
When I was a kid, I thought Fat Albert reruns were awesome...Yeesh.
When I was pretty young I was a little reflexively racist, didn't trust the black kids in my class kind of thing.
Bill Cosby's comedy got through to me. I'll be damned if he's gonna take back from me the good he gave me.
Fresh Prince also helped. Carlton showed everyone that black people could be white as fuck 😂
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David Tennant
My bunny Ben does great impressions of Joe Pesci, just masterful performances. Most of Ben's scandals are actually normal for a bunny, like pooping on the floor. I hope he keeps it that way.
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I admire Ed Harris as an actor. Worst I've heard about him is that he can be "serious" on sets (and I believe it, look at The Rock's outtakes), but that's just fine with me.
David Attenborough and Joseph Garrett even though they aren't really actors.
Jennifer Lawrence is so hilarious and seems so down to earth. But then rumors came out that she was getting handsy with Liam Hemsworth. She apparently denied it but who knows. I really hope they aren't true.
I refuse to say! You'll ruin it!
The older I get the more I realize everyone famous is a psycho that isn't worth the time thinking about.
I think many aren't great. Some are fucked in the head and need serious therapy. A few are fairly decent.
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