# The Straight Dope for Women and Gay Men -or- Who is the hottest male celebrity? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 23, 2020, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-for-women-and-gay-men-or-who-is-the-hottest-male-celebrity/850112 "2020-03-23T18:54:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2020, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-for-women-and-gay-men-or-who-is-the-hottest-male-celebrity/850112/22 "2020-03-24T16:10:46Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > It’s possible **panache45** and I aren’t typical. 🙂 But I don’t know why people don’t see it. Is it just that he dresses funny on TBBT? Worse is his posture and mouth btreathing. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2020, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-for-women-and-gay-men-or-who-is-the-hottest-male-celebrity/850112/23 "2020-03-24T16:13:29Z")
How about The Rock and Jason Momoa? ---
**Author:** ![Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Living_Well_Is_Best_Revenge)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2020, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-for-women-and-gay-men-or-who-is-the-hottest-male-celebrity/850112/24 "2020-03-24T16:31:24Z")
I’ll add Orlando Bloom to the list. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2020, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-for-women-and-gay-men-or-who-is-the-hottest-male-celebrity/850112/25 "2020-03-24T16:37:59Z")
Whereas I saw the posted picture of him at the piano, and thought “OK, yeah, he’s not bad, who is he? Wait, some of the captions are talking about the Big Bang Theory? I should recognize him, then. \ Wait, what, _Howard_!?”. Apparently, he cleans up well. Or dirties down well. Or something. Personally, I can discern male attractiveness well enough to be able to tell that most Hollywood actors are more handsome than most everyday folks, but I have a very hard time telling who, among Hollywood actors, are hotter than whom. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2020, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-for-women-and-gay-men-or-who-is-the-hottest-male-celebrity/850112/26 "2020-03-24T16:40:47Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > I’ve always heard that his eye came from an accident in his youth (at school?), though I can’t quite remember what exactly happened. It was a fistfight over a girl. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2020, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-for-women-and-gay-men-or-who-is-the-hottest-male-celebrity/850112/27 "2020-03-24T16:52:22Z")
As a fan of old, dead people, I’ll add mid-1960s **Patrick McGoohan** as my masculine ideal. No one could raise one eyebrow like he could…SO fuckin’ suave, man. And the “no kissing women” clause in his _Danger Man_ and _Prisoner_ contracts proves that his Heart was Pure. > **[Patrick McGoohan](https://www.icollector.com/Patrick-McGoohan_i34749944)** > > Patrick McGoohan - RR Auction ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2020, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-for-women-and-gay-men-or-who-is-the-hottest-male-celebrity/850112/28 "2020-03-24T16:53:15Z")
> [@Larry\_Borgia](#): > > It was a fistfight over a girl. By George underwood ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2020, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-for-women-and-gay-men-or-who-is-the-hottest-male-celebrity/850112/29 "2020-03-24T17:01:24Z")
Even older and deader is comic film genius **Buster Keaton,** definitely the most handsome male comic film genius in history (although Chaplin also looked good in mufti). Buster had those dreamboat eyes. > **[Sister Celluloid Buster Keaton – Robert Matzen](https://robertmatzen.com/tag/sister-celluloid-buster-keaton/)** > > Posts about Sister Celluloid Buster Keaton written by rmatzen ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2020, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-for-women-and-gay-men-or-who-is-the-hottest-male-celebrity/850112/30 "2020-03-24T17:38:09Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > Worse is his posture and mouth btreathing. And a skilled actor, to boot! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2020, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-for-women-and-gay-men-or-who-is-the-hottest-male-celebrity/850112/31 "2020-03-24T18:18:41Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > As a fan of old, dead people, I’ll add mid-1960s **Patrick McGoohan** as my masculine ideal. No one could raise one eyebrow like he could…SO fuckin’ suave, man. And the “no kissing women” clause in his _Danger Man_ and _Prisoner_ contracts proves that his Heart was Pure. > > [Patrick McGoohan](https://www.icollector.com/Patrick-McGoohan_i34749944) Yeah, he almost had me reconsidering my path, but then Leslie K from two blocks over walked by in a tee shirt and shorts showing off her legs up to yea and I forgot what I was talking about. No, really, what was I talking about? Something about looooong slender legs, I think. I do know what a second glance was–something she never gave me. McGoohan’s female stars helped the no kissing clause because often they weren’t as pretty as he. ---
**Author:** ![The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2020, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-for-women-and-gay-men-or-who-is-the-hottest-male-celebrity/850112/32 "2020-03-24T18:43:33Z")
If you did an image search of this guy on Google, you’d probably just wrinkle your nose in disbelief. But when I watch Brantley Gilbert in his music video [Bottoms Up](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukick72Qafc), I get so turned on. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2020, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-for-women-and-gay-men-or-who-is-the-hottest-male-celebrity/850112/33 "2020-03-24T18:44:19Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > Oh, um, yeah. > > I’d say that Chris Hemsworth is trying too hard, but he’s so naturally funny that it works. > > I’m loving this Simon Helberg side discussion! Oiy! Watch you say about [my sweet baby, holding a sweet baby, who’s holding a sweet baby](https://www.google.com/search?q=chris+hemsworth+with+koala&rlz=1C1GCEU_enUS821US821&sxsrf=ALeKk03LP4oP1i8NUgH6icWvhkgkN-Zm1w:1585074950547&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjFl_qq4LPoAhWpTt8KHZmDDYoQ_AUoAXoECAsQAw&biw=1366&bih=657#imgrc=QucMEA0Ed0g1uM) !😉 I can’t disagree with anyone who’s been mentioned here, except maybe Simon Helburg. I love the guy, would date him if he’d have me, but I don’t consider him overly attractive. Johnny Depp was unnaturally gorgeous for a long time. Still better than the average bear but life has been rough of late. I’m say [Jon Hamm](https://kimmyschmidt.fandom.com/wiki/Jon_Hamm) is at the top of my list. ---
**Author:** ![Guy\_Incognito](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guy_incognito/32/3920_2.png) [@Guy\_Incognito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guy_Incognito)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2020, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-for-women-and-gay-men-or-who-is-the-hottest-male-celebrity/850112/34 "2020-03-24T18:49:00Z")
I’m shocked there aren’t any Poldark fans piping up and mentioning Aiden Turner. Between him and Eleanor Tomlinson there’s something for everybody to gawk at on that show. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2020, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-for-women-and-gay-men-or-who-is-the-hottest-male-celebrity/850112/35 "2020-03-24T19:56:14Z")
George Clooney in his prime? Ludicrously handsome. I’m not gay but for George, I could be convinced. ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2020, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-for-women-and-gay-men-or-who-is-the-hottest-male-celebrity/850112/36 "2020-03-24T20:34:48Z")
Young Tom Selleck. Young Cat Stevens. Naveen Andrews from Lost. Benedict Cumberbatch. And, against my usual type, Chris Evans. I’ve never found Brad Pitt terribly attractive. I don’t get Jason Mamoa, but I do think Hugh Jackman is very attractive. StG ---
**Author:** ![Sunshine\_and\_Smiles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Sunshine\_and\_Smiles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunshine_and_Smiles)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2020, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-for-women-and-gay-men-or-who-is-the-hottest-male-celebrity/850112/37 "2020-03-24T21:25:46Z")
Zac Efron. Jimmy Garoppolo (from the world of sports, maybe cheating there). ---
**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:** [March 24, 2020, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-for-women-and-gay-men-or-who-is-the-hottest-male-celebrity/850112/38 "2020-03-24T21:51:30Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUB](#): > > I can’t disagree with anyone who’s been mentioned here, except maybe Simon Helburg. I love the guy, would date him if he’d have me, but I don’t consider him overly attractive. Good. Less competition for me and **Dung Beetle**. ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2020, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-for-women-and-gay-men-or-who-is-the-hottest-male-celebrity/850112/39 "2020-03-24T23:23:49Z")
Of course it’s Brad Pitt. Simon Helburg? Really? Guess I’m not a good judge of attractiveness in men. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-for-women-and-gay-men-or-who-is-the-hottest-male-celebrity/850112/40 "2020-03-25T08:28:07Z")
That’s a “no” on Simon for me there, dawg. The Rock is likeable - he seems warmly genuine and trustworthy, which is a huge compliment from me - but not particularly sexy to my eyes. Jason Momoa, however, makes me kind of giggly and I start stammering a bit, and that’s just from looking at a picture. If he smiled at me in real life I can guarantee my cheeks would get very flushed and I’d be all flustered and not even really know WHY. I think **Beck** nominated Robert Downey Jr.? Good call, girl. Was just rewatching Sherlock Holmes and loving how every movement and line gets imbued with subtle humor - he’s just so damn _funny_ in an understated way, that I find very panty-dropping. He has beautiful eyes (those eyelashes, jesus!!) but the fact that they seem always to be laughing about something or twinkling at a joke he’s made internally to himself takes them over the top into “mesmerizing” territory. Wentworth Miller back when he was on “Prison Break” made me feel all sorts of ways: [https://images.app.goo.gl/hPR4ywkZsD93EkvPA](https://images.app.goo.gl/hPR4ywkZsD93EkvPA) Finally, I always knew he ain’t catchin’ what I’m pitchin’ but Matt Bomer has been my favorite eye candy for a good long while. All that beefcake in “Magic Mike” and he was the one I wanted to see.\* Probably wouldn’t much care for “White Collar” if he wasn’t the star, but I’d watch him twirl a fedora onto his god-kissed hair with that flourish and impish little grin for hours. [https://images.app.goo.gl/Xb8Rz1Wc4ACXTQf9A](https://images.app.goo.gl/Xb8Rz1Wc4ACXTQf9A) - I lied somewhat. Matt McConaheyyy needed to strut around shirtless in more scenes. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-for-women-and-gay-men-or-who-is-the-hottest-male-celebrity/850112/41 "2020-03-25T13:03:59Z")
Cole Alexander. For the same reasons I named Cyndi Lauper over Debbie Harry: Easy enough on the eyes, nonthreatening, well-spoken, but I admit it’s his art I find irresistible. The heart wants what the heart wants. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-for-women-and-gay-men-or-who-is-the-hottest-male-celebrity/850112.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-for-women-and-gay-men-or-who-is-the-hottest-male-celebrity/850112.md?page=3)