Which actors you admire that you really wish not to have any scandals?
Which actors you admire that you really wish not to have any scandals?
I was watching a video on Willem Dafoe on his iconic roles, and his passion to craft and life, and positivity, exudes from him immensely. In that video, I am surprised he remembers from which of his movies the lines came from. It made me love him more as an actor because he loves life and his job.
But then during the interview, I remembered too when I watched Kevin Spacey's interview before, admiring him and it turned out he is a creep. I was telling to myself about Willem Dafoe "please don't be a creep, please don't be a creep."
Willem seems like a genuinely nice guy though but I hope I don't get proven wrong!
Edit: clarified the title
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.
I know who you meant but why my brain pictured Keanu the cat.
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.
I dunno, he was involved in some really shady polka parties.
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!
"Sealife impersonator" hahahah
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.
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?
It's not a numbers thing, it's a facts thing. That's just how criminal justice works (or is supposed to). So to address your second paragraph―the number of people and whether they are men, women, or otherwise is entirely irrelevant. If someone can be proven to have done wrong, they did wrong, period. I'm not stating I agree or disagree with his acquittal, I was just making sure I hadn't missed some news that he had, in fact, been found guilty. I'm well aware that wealthy people and, in particular, powerful men get unfair advantages in the criminal justice system.
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.
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 😊
People used to talk about Uncle Miltie, but Willem actually got naked for the sake of art.
Nathan Fillion, Christopher Walken, Tom Hanks
Alan Tudyk right up there with Nathan Fillion
Damn right.
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.
I'd never heard of the story so went off digging. There's a decent video here. Doesn't throw any shade at Walken in fairness.
I definitely hope Tom Hanks isn't a perverse person!
Not really heard of any of those. What's happened?
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.
I would be devastated if I found he was horrible.
His attempt at a cockney accent in Mary Poppins would get him cancelled by today's culture (and he still gets hate from British people for it). But fortunately, no one said anything about it back then, even though he was surrounded by actual British actors in the film. He claims he was taught the accent by an Irishman, which is why it's so wonky. At least he seems to regret doing it.
Weird Al
Geena Davis
Dolly Parton
Jennifer Connelly
Gary Oldman
J. K. Simmons
Paul Rudd
I've got my fingers crossed that Tony Shalhoub doesn't have any skeletons in his closet.
....all of them? Why would I want any artist I admire to be a scumbag?
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".
Kevin Spacey probably wasn’t acting as he often portrayed psychopathic characters in TV and films.
Good example, him "acting" bad guys kind of even gets an extra layer of morbid interest to the film. But I would totally understand other actors not wanting to work with him anymore. Have no idea who the other guys are.
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.
Not to be apologetic for John Cena, but it is technically correct that Taiwan is not an independent nation. I'm not going into too much details but I think the broader implication for not supporting Taiwan at any capacity is that Mainland Communist China's dominance in Asia will get more credence, and signaling that the world will not support a democracy to sustain their way of life.
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.
David Tennant
I am also including people who was in cameos.
William dafoe
Keanu reaves
John cena
Cillian murphy
M night shyamalan
Stan lee
RDJ
Christian bale
Robert pattinson
Emma stone
Emma watson
Danial radcliff
Tom holland
Andrew garfield
Quinten tarantino
Samuel jackson
Brad pitt
Leonardo decaprio
Edward norton
Margott robbie
Ryan gosling
I will update the list as i remember .I used to think highly about Arnold Schwarzenegger but turns out he is a republican and that is enough for me to take him out of the list. Also if anyone on my list is a republican do tell me
Arnold has had his problems but he isn't MAGA and he really, REALLY doesn't like Nazis.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsETTn7DehI
Edit: (Additional context) IIRC this is the video he released after Charlottesville. Absolutely worth 12 minutes of your life.
Lookup Mildred Baena though I guess that was fairly tame compared to other scandals I've seen.
I've long said that Arnold is my favorite Republican. It's a low, low, bar, but still...
Yep
I would keep an eye on leo de caprio.
Doesn't he have a thing for younger women? I think the joke is that he doesn't date anyone over 26, and he's 49 years old now. Its not THAT bad but its not far off. If its true.
Eh i am kinda ok with that as long as he is dating above 18 but you are right i should keep an eye on him tho.
David Attenborough and Joseph Garrett even though they aren't really actors.
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.
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.
Bad Benny Bunny
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.
Why would I admire any actor?
Edit to add thoughts behind this comment since I seem to have agitated someone.
The only time I see an actor is in a context where they are pretending to be a character in a story. If I admire them, am I really in admiration of them, or the person they are pretending to be. It can't really be the former since I never really see their authentic self. If the latter, I'm really judging the combination of the actor, writers, editors, and the countless other people that influenced how the character is portrayed.
So with all that said, why would I admire an actor?
Spacey. Great actor. Answered before I read the description, so not influenced by that. Damn shame.
I saw that Dafoe interview recently too, it was charming as hell. He seems super cool and into acting.
Most of mine are mentioned but Bill Hader is another one for me. He's just so likeable.
None... They're all either dead or have already been found to be involved in some fucked up shit.