Which celebs would be nowhere without their looks?

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This comes partly from the “eye-candy” thread and partly from watching a VH1 show solely for the host, Ms. Jennifer McCartney. Now, really. Strip away the twins and what do you got? A nice butt. Okay, let’s make Jenny just slightly above average looking. Do you think she would be anywhere near where she is, well was?

Now, it could be agrued that the Beatles wouldn’t have been nearly as sucessful if teenage girls hadn’t wanted to throw themselves at them; however, the Beatles had great talent that would have came out no matter how fugly they were. That’s not what this thread is about. Who would still be waiting tables or selling cars if they weren’t attractive*?

My initial votes:
Jenny McCartney- average actress at best
Jessica Simpson and Mandy Moore- even if Brit and Chris were only average looking both have great voices. These two wouldn’t have been mentioned in the same breath.
the majority of reality show stars- especially the dating shows and shows on MTV
JLo- maybe a background dancer in some show, but not the star

Those are a few. I’ll probably be back with more. What do you think?
*Not if they were downright ogrish. Let’s just say only slightly above average.

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Tom Cruise

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Pamela Anderson - Famous only for her fake boobs and her video with Tommy Lee

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Can I be the first to say Keanu Reeves?

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Brendan Fraiser
Denise Richards

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Most of them.

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Not to sound too sexist, 99.9% of actresses wouldn’t be where they are. How many ‘ugly’ actress can you name?

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Can I be the second to say Keanu Reeves?

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Even the females who are reporting the news or appearing in news analysis shows mostly look good.

Check out the long list of good-looking (politically conservative) females flooding the media.

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I’m going to disagree with Brendan Frasier – he’s a good actor and makes some interesting choices (e.g., “Gods and Monsters”).

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Liz Hurley

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jk1245:

One can take one’s shots at Pamela Anderson, to be sure, but this statement is just stupid. She was an advertising model for LaBatt’s beer in Canada before she got her boob job, before she even went blonde.

And her fame reached its zenith long, LONG before the video with Tommy Lee.

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Marty Feldman
Danny Devito

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Monica Lewinski.

…sorry i thought by “looks” you meant “sexual affairs with the president of the United States”

In that case… J-Lo, have you seen Maid In Manhatten?

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Well, I would seriously consider kicking Roseanne Barr out of bed for eating crackers. (Especially considering how many crackers she’d be likely to eat.)

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Damn, Exapno Mapcase and DMark beat to Keanu Reeves. I can’t picture The Matrix with anyone else as Neo, because blank works for a guy who’s seen his world turned upside down, but he never would’ve have gotten there if he couldn’t look pretty while doing it.

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Britney Spears has a great voice? Wow. You learn something new every day.

I don’t think Julia Roberts would be anywhere without her looks - and I don’t think she’s that good-looking. But hey. She certainly wouldn’t be making $20 million per movie. Nor would Will Smith or, in my opinion, Reese Witherspoon. Kirsten Dunst is okay, but I think she gets a lot of points for her looks, too… not sure about her acting.

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Tara Reid

Brooke Shields

Katie Couric, Matt Lauer

Any and all Baldwin brothers

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Almost anyone on the news, in fact. In my estimation, most of them are models who can talk and read good and smile at the camera.

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What about the 1st name I though of when I sw this: Anna Nicole Smith! plus Evan Marriott!