# Celebrities everyone likes **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 23, 2015, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-everyone-likes/732335 "2015-09-23T20:17:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-everyone-likes/732335/81 "2015-09-24T13:58:18Z")
> [@Civil\_Guy](#): > > How could anyone mention Clayton Kershaw and NOT mention Vin Scully? Because it would border on blasphemy, like mentioning Jesus in this thread would be. Duh! šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![Gothic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@Gothic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gothic)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-everyone-likes/732335/82 "2015-09-24T14:00:56Z")
I like Oprah Winfrey. ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-everyone-likes/732335/83 "2015-09-24T14:46:13Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Not among the people whose posts I read. Wow, thatā€™s just bizarre to me. Iā€™m not even a fan of any of her film roles except _Winterā€™s Bone_, butā€¦she comes across in her public life as friendly, funny, and grounded, and she reacted to the whole Fappening mess as well as anyone possibly could have. I actually gained respect for her in the wake of that. What do people dislike about her? ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-everyone-likes/732335/84 "2015-09-24T14:48:48Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > I imagine Iā€™ll be accused of thread, er, pooping, butā€¦ wouldnā€™t many of us have had Bill Cosby or Joe Paterno on our lists not so long ago? Or for falls from grace that are less out-and-out felonious, but still pretty horrible: 10-15 years ago, Mel Gibson was considered a Good Guy in Hollywood. ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-everyone-likes/732335/85 "2015-09-24T14:57:37Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > Never met him myself, but I have friends who have, and almost all reports say that Neil Gaiman is a genuinely nice man. Better than met: my wife was his gofer for pretty much a whole day when he had a signing/reading/speaking appearance at the big public library here in SLC years ago. Almost any celebrity can be charming in five-minute doses, but seven or eight hours of dealing with someone whose only job is to bring you the things you want is likely to bring out more of the ā€œrealā€ personality underneath. After a day of being at Neilā€™s beck and call, my wife had two observations: he doesnā€™t like Earl Grey tea; and yes, he really is that nice. Thereā€™s a picture of them together on one of our bookshelves. ---
**Author:** ![puddleglum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puddleglum/32/137_2.png) [@puddleglum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puddleglum)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-everyone-likes/732335/86 "2015-09-24T15:12:47Z")
The late Tony Gwynn was beloved by baseball fans and was known to be literally one the nicest people in the world. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-everyone-likes/732335/87 "2015-09-24T15:33:14Z")
> [@puddleglum](#): > > The late Tony Gwynn was beloved by baseball fans and was known to be literally one the nicest people in the world. Took me a moment to process Tony and baseball, because my mind saw ā€œGwynnā€ and immediately went to ā€œFredā€ (yeah, I know now itā€™s Gwynn **e** ). Iā€™ve never read or heard anyone saying a cross word about working with him. While we all know about his couch-dancing meltdowns andā€¦well, Scientologyā€¦Tom Cruise is reportedly fantastic to work with. Not necessarily easy, as heā€™s very demanding of himself and those working with him, but heā€™s apparently very kind and respectful to everyone on set, top-to-bottom. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-everyone-likes/732335/88 "2015-09-24T15:45:57Z")
> [@D\_Odds](#): > > While we all know about his couch-dancing meltdowns andā€¦well, Scientologyā€¦Tom Cruise is reportedly fantastic to work with. Not necessarily easy, as heā€™s very demanding of himself and those working with him, but heā€™s apparently very kind and respectful to everyone on set, top-to-bottom. On podcasts Iā€™ve heard several people say he is very generous with his time for those starting out and is very quick to give advice. The first piece of advice he gives everyone is there are many people who are working hard to make the project work and you should treat all of them with kindness and respect. He seems to live by that and treats all the crew very well. ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-everyone-likes/732335/89 "2015-09-24T16:18:25Z")
Stan Musial has been mentioned a couple of times. It is very, very hard to find anyone who will say something bad about him. Bob Costas famously said ā€œAll Musial represents is more than two decades of sustained excellence and complete decency as a human being.ā€ Some guy named Murray Chass wrote a blog a few years ago making accusations about Musial based on the fact that the restaurant Musial part-owned in the 60s turned away black patrons. In response, almost everyone called Chass a crank. Unabashed Musial fan Joe Posnanski wrote a nice [piece](http://joeposnanski.com/men-of-honor/)pointing out that Chassā€™s post was garbage. Curt Flood, who was turned away by the restaurant (apparently by front-line employees) also defended Musial. He noted that Musial was ā€œlividā€ when he heard the story and vowed to make sure it didnā€™t happen again. Flood [stated](http://mlb.nbcsports.com/2011/03/25/comment-of-the-day-curt-flood-jr-talks-about-the-stan-musial-restaurant-story/) > [@Curt Flood](#): > > Let me say at the outset that I have been in Musialā€™s company on several occasions. I once even sat next to him at a Cardinals Old Timers Game in the dugout at the old Busch Stadium for about an an hour. He was warm, gracious and said things about my father that were beautiful. He also graciously signed everything that I could find that was not nailed down. Stan Musial is a good, decent and honorable man. (And take a moment to ponder that _Curt Flood_, himself a great player, _wanted Musialā€™s autograph_.) Anyway, Flood apparently has criticized Musial somewhat for what he saw as Musialā€™s naivety during the labor struggles of the 60s. So thatā€™s the worst thing I know of anyone saying about Musial. That he was naĆÆve about labor issues. He was, after all, a guy who gave back part of his salary when he had a bad year. So, I can imagine Flood was frustrated with him, as Flood was trying to challenge the reserve clause and win more power for players. But even so, Flood still thought Musial was a ā€œgood, decent, and honorable manā€. Bob Gibson, never one to shy away from speaking his mind, called Musial the nicest man he ever met in baseball. Bob Gibson probably brushed back his own teammates during practice, ferchrissake. And he thought Musial was a swell guy. So, yeah. Musial seemed to be pretty OK for the most part. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-everyone-likes/732335/90 "2015-09-24T16:23:11Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > Letā€™s not forget Paul Newman! > > šŸ˜‰ Speaking of people who cheated on their wifeā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![dba\_Fred](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c37758/32.png) [@dba\_Fred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dba_Fred)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-everyone-likes/732335/91 "2015-09-24T16:39:27Z")
Me. Sure, Iā€™m not a celebrity **now** but _when_ I am, everybody will like me. And I wonā€™t cheat on my wife. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-everyone-likes/732335/92 "2015-09-24T18:19:41Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUB](#): > > I was gonna say Grumpy Cat, but I think weā€™re of one mind here šŸ˜› Have you heard about Earl the Grumpy Puppy? Heā€™s quite a celebrity in these parts. šŸ†’ Yeah, OJ Simpson was thought to be a nice guy too, until his true self was revealed. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-everyone-likes/732335/93 "2015-09-24T18:35:32Z")
Keith Jackson and Walter Conkrite! > [@WOOKINPANUB](#): > > I was gonna say Grumpy Cat, but I think weā€™re of one mind here šŸ˜› Grumpy Cat_fish_. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-everyone-likes/732335/94 "2015-09-24T20:16:32Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > I saw a video of Carol Burnett taking audience questions after - I guess - a show. A young woman said that she had a part in a local theater musical, singing a song that Carol had sung on stage. The young woman asked her if she would sing it, and Carol replied ā€œOnly if you come up here and sing it with me.ā€ The mixture of happiness, amazement and nervousness on the young fanā€™s face was delightful. What a wonderful lack of ego, for Carol Burnett to make her fan so happy. Sheā€™s a class act, all the way. I remember one where a young man in the audience asked if he could get a hug (or kiss) and she obliged. She seems to be genuinely nice and grateful for all the things she has. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-everyone-likes/732335/95 "2015-09-24T21:14:37Z")
> [@Bayard](#): > > Flood [URL=ā€œ[http://mlb.nbcsports.com/2011/03/25/comment-of-the-day-curt-flood-jr-talks-about-the-stan-musial-restaurant-story/](http://mlb.nbcsports.com/2011/03/25/comment-of-the-day-curt-flood-jr-talks-about-the-stan-musial-restaurant-story/)ā€]stated > > > [@](#): > > > > Let me say at the outset that I have been in Musialā€™s company on several occasions. I once even sat next to him at a Cardinals Old Timers Game in the dugout at the old Busch Stadium for about an an hour. He was warm, gracious and said things about my father that were beautiful. He also graciously signed everything that I could find that was not nailed down. Stan Musial is a good, decent and honorable man. > > (And take a moment to ponder that _Curt Flood_, himself a great player, _wanted Musialā€™s autograph_.) Actually, it was Curt Flood, Jr. (son of the Cardinal) who sought signatures from Stan the Man that day. ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-everyone-likes/732335/96 "2015-09-24T21:17:01Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > Actually, it was Curt Flood, Jr. (son of the Cardinal) who sought signatures from Stan the Man that day. Of course. I am an idiot and missed that. :smack: Thanks. ETA: And whatā€™s worse, reading the article again, itā€™s _obvious_ from context that the statement was from Curt Jr (and from the fact that itā€™s headed as a statement from Curt Jr.) (and from the fact that Curt Sr. had been dead for some years by the time of the statement). Jesus. Iā€™m a damned idiot. ---
**Author:** ![eburacum45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eburacum45/32/8690_2.png) [@eburacum45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eburacum45)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-everyone-likes/732335/97 "2015-09-24T21:22:02Z")
> [@TreacherousCretin](#): > > Michael Palin. The nicest man in the world (allegedly). ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-everyone-likes/732335/98 "2015-09-24T21:31:26Z")
Matt Damon? I heard Brad Pitt say he is the nicest guy on the planet. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-everyone-likes/732335/99 "2015-09-24T22:31:50Z")
Among celebrities Iā€™ve actually met, it has to be Bill Nye the Science Guy. I met him at an event once and spent an afternoon in close proximity to him. Grown men were falling all over themselves to shake his hand, and he was unfailingly nice and cheerful throughout the entire time. ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-everyone-likes/732335/100 "2015-09-24T22:57:41Z")
Heā€™s no longer with us, but I donā€™t think I ever heard anything bad about Patrick Swayze. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-everyone-likes/732335.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-everyone-likes/732335.md?page=6)