# Male equivalent of Paris Hilton/Kim Kardashian (famous for being famous)? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 7, 2014, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-equivalent-of-paris-hilton-kim-kardashian-famous-for-being-famous/683147 "2014-03-07T21:10:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-equivalent-of-paris-hilton-kim-kardashian-famous-for-being-famous/683147/1 "2014-03-07T21:10:19Z")
Are there any famous males who could reasonably be considered equivalent to Paris Hilton or Kim Kardashian, in the sense of being famous not for any particular reason that traditionally people are famous for? ---
**Author:** ![Athabasca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Athabasca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athabasca)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-equivalent-of-paris-hilton-kim-kardashian-famous-for-being-famous/683147/2 "2014-03-07T21:15:11Z")
George Clooney? Mediocre actor at best. Witness Gravity. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-equivalent-of-paris-hilton-kim-kardashian-famous-for-being-famous/683147/3 "2014-03-07T21:16:22Z")
OK, lets not just list actors and musicians we don’t like, please. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-equivalent-of-paris-hilton-kim-kardashian-famous-for-being-famous/683147/4 "2014-03-07T21:21:39Z")
I can’t think of any equivalents. Sadly, I think it’s because men aren’t as noteworthy for just being rich and (at least somewhat) attractive. ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-equivalent-of-paris-hilton-kim-kardashian-famous-for-being-famous/683147/5 "2014-03-07T21:25:26Z")
How about Donald Trump ? Sure, he’s rich and very good at pretending to be a successful entrepreneur, but there are plenty of rich white crooks out there. Few of them are quite as media saturating as The Donald. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-equivalent-of-paris-hilton-kim-kardashian-famous-for-being-famous/683147/6 "2014-03-07T21:27:14Z")
> [@jsgoddess](#): > > I can’t think of any equivalents. Sadly, I think it’s because men aren’t as noteworthy for just being rich and (at least somewhat) attractive. Plus, the the core of Hilton and Kardashian’s fame was their sex videos. Much like (straight) porn, the stars are the women, not the men. Note that the guys who fucked Paris and Kim didn’t get famous, as far as I know. ---
**Author:** ![F.U.Shakespeare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aca169/32.png) [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-equivalent-of-paris-hilton-kim-kardashian-famous-for-being-famous/683147/7 "2014-03-07T21:27:19Z")
Never really rich, and only famous for 15 minutes, but how about Kato Kaelin? ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-equivalent-of-paris-hilton-kim-kardashian-famous-for-being-famous/683147/8 "2014-03-07T21:31:35Z")
Bert Convy. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-equivalent-of-paris-hilton-kim-kardashian-famous-for-being-famous/683147/9 "2014-03-07T21:32:25Z")
Doesn’t Kim Kardashian have a brother who’s famous for being Kim Kardashian’s brother? ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-equivalent-of-paris-hilton-kim-kardashian-famous-for-being-famous/683147/10 "2014-03-07T21:36:12Z")
Rob Kardashian? ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-equivalent-of-paris-hilton-kim-kardashian-famous-for-being-famous/683147/11 "2014-03-07T21:40:12Z")
How about Ryan Seacrest? Okay, he’s a “host” on a TV show but Hilton and Kardashian have also had TV shows. Seacrest doesn’t act or sing or dance - he’s just sort of present. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-equivalent-of-paris-hilton-kim-kardashian-famous-for-being-famous/683147/12 "2014-03-07T21:44:17Z")
I think Seacrest is a major show producer, not just a host. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-equivalent-of-paris-hilton-kim-kardashian-famous-for-being-famous/683147/13 "2014-03-07T21:46:58Z")
RuPaul - Famous for being a famous female impersonator. \ ---
**Author:** ![pancakes3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ba9def/32.png) [@pancakes3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pancakes3)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-equivalent-of-paris-hilton-kim-kardashian-famous-for-being-famous/683147/14 "2014-03-07T21:47:14Z")
Brody Jenner would be the closest thing but I’d argue that the hosts of various reality TV shows are also famous for the sake of being famous. Carson Daly, Ryan Seacrest, Jeff Probst, and Chris Harrison. As far as heirs go, Ozzy’s kid Jack Osbourne had a fleeting moment of fame. It is interesting that it seems like the ladies get more notoreity. George W Bush? ---
**Author:** ![Karen\_Lingel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karen_lingel/32/18649_2.png) [@Karen\_Lingel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_Lingel)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-equivalent-of-paris-hilton-kim-kardashian-famous-for-being-famous/683147/15 "2014-03-07T21:50:50Z")
Kato Whatever – they guy who was hanging out with O.J when all the trouble went down. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-equivalent-of-paris-hilton-kim-kardashian-famous-for-being-famous/683147/16 "2014-03-07T21:53:29Z")
> [@F.U.Shakespeare](#): > > Never really rich, and only famous for 15 minutes, but how about Kato Kaelin? > [@Karen\_Lingel](#): > > Kato Whatever – they guy who was hanging out with O.J when all the trouble went down. Kaelin? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-equivalent-of-paris-hilton-kim-kardashian-famous-for-being-famous/683147/17 "2014-03-07T21:58:55Z")
> [@Revtim](#): > > Plus, the the core of Hilton and Kardashian’s fame was their sex videos. Much like (straight) porn, the stars are the women, not the men. > > Note that the guys who fucked Paris and Kim didn’t get famous, as far as I know. Ray J is famous or was. I don’t know who starred with Ms Hilton. ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-equivalent-of-paris-hilton-kim-kardashian-famous-for-being-famous/683147/18 "2014-03-07T22:11:51Z")
Although he was an actor, for quite some time, George Hamilton was mostly famous for dating one of LBJ’s daughters and having a good tan. John F Kennedy Jr. David Eisenhower was mostly famous for his grandfather and fiance. Leif Garrett. ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-equivalent-of-paris-hilton-kim-kardashian-famous-for-being-famous/683147/19 "2014-03-07T22:58:51Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > RuPaul - Famous for being a famous female impersonator. > > \ Not sure why this makes me think of that but : Fabio. Famous for being famously pretty and appearing on the cover on every bodice ripper ever. Has appeared in TV shows and movies - almost always as himself, being smoulderingly pretty. ---
**Author:** ![MoodIndigo1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e8c25b/32.png) [@MoodIndigo1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MoodIndigo1)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-equivalent-of-paris-hilton-kim-kardashian-famous-for-being-famous/683147/20 "2014-03-07T23:11:39Z")
Once upon a time, there were men who were famous just for being rich, driving fancy cars, and dating beautiful or wealthy women: playboys. I can’t think of anyone like this nowadays. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-equivalent-of-paris-hilton-kim-kardashian-famous-for-being-famous/683147.md?page=2)