# Actors/Musicians/Luminaries ya just plain can't look at **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 23, 2021, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-musicians-luminaries-ya-just-plain-cant-look-at/951157 "2021-09-23T04:07:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![FastDan1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fastdan1/32/427_2.png) [@FastDan1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FastDan1)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2021, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-musicians-luminaries-ya-just-plain-cant-look-at/951157/41 "2021-09-25T12:01:29Z")
To each their own I guess. I loved him on _Cheers_. There’s just something about his looks that bug me now. Not even sure I can explain what it is. ---
**Author:** ![jaycat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat/32/3015_2.png) [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2021, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-musicians-luminaries-ya-just-plain-cant-look-at/951157/42 "2021-09-25T12:42:40Z")
I have trouble with Anderson Cooper. He’s just so… white. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2021, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-musicians-luminaries-ya-just-plain-cant-look-at/951157/43 "2021-09-25T13:27:09Z")
> [@jaycat](#): > > I have trouble with Anderson Cooper. He’s just so… white. - \< channels Procol Harum \> ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2021, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-musicians-luminaries-ya-just-plain-cant-look-at/951157/44 "2021-09-25T15:32:39Z")
I’ve seen him turn cartwheels 'cross the floor. mmm ---
**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2021, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-musicians-luminaries-ya-just-plain-cant-look-at/951157/45 "2021-09-26T14:39:58Z")
Steve Bannon. He needs to be scrubbed with steel wool. You know he smells like stale beer, BO, and cigarettes. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2021, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-musicians-luminaries-ya-just-plain-cant-look-at/951157/46 "2021-09-26T19:31:30Z")
Hoda Kotb. I can’t put my finger on it, but her face just doesn’t look right. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanubv.2/32/3260_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2021, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-musicians-luminaries-ya-just-plain-cant-look-at/951157/47 "2021-09-27T11:28:41Z")
Yes, Hoda, I forgot about her. I have spent more time than I care to admit trying to figure out why here face is so irritating to be me. Her nose? Her fake smile? I will say her hair is always colored beautifully and she seems like a nice person. But I can’t watch her. ---
**Author:** ![Lamoral](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lamoral/32/16078_2.png) [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2021, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-musicians-luminaries-ya-just-plain-cant-look-at/951157/48 "2021-09-27T11:38:57Z")
In addition to looking like an outright wino (which he might legit be) Bannon also frequently wears two or more collared shirts over each other, something I noticed when he was all over the news two or three years ago. This is something that would look weird on anyone, but most especially on someone as generally haggard and disheveled as he is. [![](https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Steve-Bannon.jpg) ](https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Steve-Bannon.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2021, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-musicians-luminaries-ya-just-plain-cant-look-at/951157/49 "2021-09-27T12:02:34Z")
> [@Lamoral](#): > > In addition to looking like an outright wino (which he might legit be) Bannon also frequently wears two or more collared shirts over each other - It keeps the tentacles from popping out. ---
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2021, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-musicians-luminaries-ya-just-plain-cant-look-at/951157/50 "2021-09-27T14:08:31Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > > [@TRC4941](#): > > > > Jackie Earle Haley > > I hope you mean Grown Up Jackie because he was cute in Bad News Bears! But yes he presently looks terrible. > > I can’t look at Gary Bussey. He always look like he’s in pain. And those teeth… Oh yes! I was looking at pics of Jackie and saw one from the BNB. Couldn’t believe it. ---
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2021, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-musicians-luminaries-ya-just-plain-cant-look-at/951157/51 "2021-09-27T14:10:46Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > Jason Momoa. Really! I think he’s beautiful. I can’t _stop_ looking at him. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2021, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-musicians-luminaries-ya-just-plain-cant-look-at/951157/52 "2021-09-27T16:12:36Z")
I see the same thing with Giada De Laurentiis. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2021, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-musicians-luminaries-ya-just-plain-cant-look-at/951157/53 "2021-09-27T17:19:08Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > I can’t look at Gary Bussey. He always look like he’s in pain. And those teeth… He looks like he could eat an apple through a tennis racket. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2021, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-musicians-luminaries-ya-just-plain-cant-look-at/951157/54 "2021-09-27T22:56:19Z")
> [@TRC4941](#): > > > [@GuanoLad](#): > > > > Jason Momoa. > > Really! I think he’s beautiful. I can’t _stop_ looking at him. I realise this was a controversial choice, which is why I didn’t elaborate, but it’s particularly difficult to deal with a person you find unappealing who is also widely visible because they are so popular. I just quickly scroll past pictures, and avoid his films. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2021, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-musicians-luminaries-ya-just-plain-cant-look-at/951157/55 "2021-09-28T03:57:24Z")
JEH is in The Boys, and he doesn’t look terrible, he just looks like some non-descript bearded middle aged couch potato. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2021, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-musicians-luminaries-ya-just-plain-cant-look-at/951157/56 "2021-09-28T17:50:01Z")
Tracy Morgan and Marky Mark. I just don’t like these people. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2021, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-musicians-luminaries-ya-just-plain-cant-look-at/951157/57 "2021-09-28T18:02:27Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > Steve Buscemi. He’s generally seen as odd-looking, [Hence the Coach Bert sketch on SNL.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pi06BRTBc7Y) I read an interview once with Steve Buscemi where he said he really didn’t feel that his looks were off-kilter; it was a surprise to him when he became aware that he was viewed that way. He seemed pretty relaxed about it though (and why not - he’s a good actor but his looks have definitely been a huge asset in the roles he’s been cast in). ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2021, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-musicians-luminaries-ya-just-plain-cant-look-at/951157/58 "2021-09-30T02:56:37Z")
It was cruel of the people he grew up with to let him think he was normal looking 😀 ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2021, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-musicians-luminaries-ya-just-plain-cant-look-at/951157/59 "2021-09-30T03:45:26Z")
> [@CairoCarol](#): > > I read an interview once with Steve Buscemi where he said he really didn’t feel that his looks were off-kilter; it was a surprise to him when he became aware that he was viewed that way. Yes, he looks like a regular guy in real life, but seems not to mind looking weird onscreen. > **[Not My Job: Actor Steve Buscemi Gets Quizzed On Government Jobs](https://www.npr.org/2015/05/09/405233745/not-my-job-actor-steve-buscemi-gets-quizzed-on-government-jobs)** > > Buscemi wasn't always a famous actor. He was once just a young man taking the civil service test. If things had gone differently, he could have had a career in any number of exciting government jobs. ---
**Author:** ![Toxylon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f05b48/32.png) [@Toxylon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxylon)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2021, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-musicians-luminaries-ya-just-plain-cant-look-at/951157/60 "2021-09-30T08:26:14Z")
> [@Guest-starring\_Id](#): > > SNL guitarist [G.E. Smith,](https://www.google.com/search?q=ge+smith&rlz=1C1CHBD_enCA835CA835&sxsrf=AOaemvI-kDmSqfcbIVGiWRaW2xTfIrrVVw:1632368644707&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjy3daJl5TzAhWKhJ4KHZltCssQ_AUoAXoECAEQAw&biw=840&bih=580&dpr=1.56) He has some of that Richard Kiel acromegaly + dark rings around the eyes -look to him. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-musicians-luminaries-ya-just-plain-cant-look-at/951157.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-musicians-luminaries-ya-just-plain-cant-look-at/951157.md?page=4)