# Actors/Musicians/Luminaries you (perhaps surprisingly) don’t mind looking at **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 4, 2021, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-musicians-luminaries-you-perhaps-surprisingly-don-t-mind-looking-at/951858 "2021-10-04T10:56:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [October 4, 2021, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-musicians-luminaries-you-perhaps-surprisingly-don-t-mind-looking-at/951858/1 "2021-10-04T10:56:44Z")
I’m not talking about yer Brad Pitts or yer Jennifer Anistons. I’m talking about celebrities who are not generally known for their appearance but something about them clicks for you. I’ll start it off with **Sarah Silverman**. I think she’s cute as a button. mmm ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2021, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-musicians-luminaries-you-perhaps-surprisingly-don-t-mind-looking-at/951858/2 "2021-10-04T11:16:32Z")
Steve Buscemi, he’s kind of a funny looking guy but plays interesting characters. Spotted him in Lonesome Dove last night getting beat upon, which seems to be one of his ongoing character situations [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Lt5GsfNcDzA/maxresdefault.jpg "Fargo - He was funny looking") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lt5GsfNcDzA) ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2021, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-musicians-luminaries-you-perhaps-surprisingly-don-t-mind-looking-at/951858/3 "2021-10-04T22:12:17Z")
The annoyingly (and constantly!) incredulous-eyed Julie Hagerty (well, in _Airplane!_, anyway) made me wanna, well, make her look even more incredulous, sorta. Connie Booth ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2021, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-musicians-luminaries-you-perhaps-surprisingly-don-t-mind-looking-at/951858/4 "2021-10-05T00:45:38Z")
Tilda Swinton was mentioned in the thread that inspired this thread as someone you can’t look at. I see that she’s no classical beauty and she looks a bit “off”, but I find her very attractive. ---
**Author:** ![california\_jobcase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@california\_jobcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/california_jobcase)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2021, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-musicians-luminaries-you-perhaps-surprisingly-don-t-mind-looking-at/951858/5 "2021-10-05T01:11:31Z")
I think Lauren Lapkus is really alluring in some sort of off-putting way. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2021, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-musicians-luminaries-you-perhaps-surprisingly-don-t-mind-looking-at/951858/6 "2021-10-05T02:34:17Z")
I could stare into Aubrey Plaza’s big doe eyes all day. ---
**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:** [October 5, 2021, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-musicians-luminaries-you-perhaps-surprisingly-don-t-mind-looking-at/951858/7 "2021-10-05T09:28:45Z")
> [@california\_jobcase](#): > > I think Lauren Lapkus is really alluring in some sort of off-putting way. I had to Google her, did not know her by name but I certainly know her face. I endorse this submission. mmm ---
**Author:** ![SanVito](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sanvito/32/2805_2.png) [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2021, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-musicians-luminaries-you-perhaps-surprisingly-don-t-mind-looking-at/951858/8 "2021-10-05T10:27:33Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > I could stare into Aubrey Plaza’s big doe eyes all day. On what strange planet is she not regarded as classically beautiful! ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2021, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-musicians-luminaries-you-perhaps-surprisingly-don-t-mind-looking-at/951858/9 "2021-10-05T13:56:20Z")
^ Oh, I agree wholeheartedly, but I was under the impression she was known more for her quirky/off beat acting roles than her ethereal beauty. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2021, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-musicians-luminaries-you-perhaps-surprisingly-don-t-mind-looking-at/951858/10 "2021-10-05T15:19:10Z")
In still photographs, Juliette Lewis looks like a caricature. But in motion pictures, I find her mesmerizing. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2021, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-musicians-luminaries-you-perhaps-surprisingly-don-t-mind-looking-at/951858/11 "2021-10-07T04:06:56Z")
I thought Jane Alexander in _All the President’s Men_ was sensuously awesome-hot. In a mild way…Bonnie Franklin or Linda Lavin? _Raymond_-era Patricia Healon. _Rhoda_-era Valerie Harper but not the mother Nancy Walker. Is Joyce DeWItt too hot for this? At least her legs were, IIRC in an old ad. Suzanne Pleshette would qualify, and actually in season one (and sadly, _only_ in season one) of _The Bob Newhart Show_ she wore eye-poppingly skimpy lingerie in the bedroom scenes, making her extra easy in the eyes. ---
**Author:** ![cieskokid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cieskokid/32/5374_2.png) [@cieskokid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cieskokid)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2021, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-musicians-luminaries-you-perhaps-surprisingly-don-t-mind-looking-at/951858/12 "2021-10-07T04:50:23Z")
Tina ‘‘30Rock Me!’’ Fey! [![](https://www.aceshowbiz.com/images/still/the_invention_of_lying31.jpg) ](https://www.aceshowbiz.com/images/still/the_invention_of_lying31.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2021, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-musicians-luminaries-you-perhaps-surprisingly-don-t-mind-looking-at/951858/13 "2021-10-07T05:10:21Z")
Suzie Plakson, a character actor who played several different roles on _Star Trek: The Next Generation_ and _Star Trek: Enterprise_, was the subject of one of my crushes for quite a while back then. She’s certainly not unattractive, but I don’t think she’s necessarily a classic beauty, either. [![](https://www.startrek.com/sites/default/files/images/2019-01/404dcc91b2aeaa7caa47487d1483e48a.jpg) ](https://www.startrek.com/sites/default/files/images/2019-01/404dcc91b2aeaa7caa47487d1483e48a.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![BigDfromLA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8491ac/32.png) [@BigDfromLA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigDfromLA)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2021, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-musicians-luminaries-you-perhaps-surprisingly-don-t-mind-looking-at/951858/14 "2021-10-07T07:22:36Z")
Chelsea Rendon, who appeared in Vida and Shameless, is a true cutie. Latina and normal sized (aka not super skinny) I am sure she is often overlooked, but overall she looks great! Hope to see more of her! ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2021, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-musicians-luminaries-you-perhaps-surprisingly-don-t-mind-looking-at/951858/15 "2021-10-09T10:10:53Z")
Thomas Middleditch of _B Positive_ is a genuine cutie. And, of course, Simon Helberg.