Choice of male celebs: Viggo, Denzel, Jude Law, etc....

[imenja]

Poll question: Choice of male celebs: Viggo, Denzel, Jude Law, etc....

Whom do you prefer? I'm leaving off Jon Stewart, because it would not be a fair contest with him on there. He's clearly the DU favorite.

Edit: Guys, if you vote it doesn't mean you are gay. Pick whom you most admire, would like to hang out with, or would choose to date your sister.

[ffm172]

1. Denzel

no question about that :evilgrin:



Edit: picture added to drool

[imenja]

2. he's always number 1

but I voted for Charlie Rose because I know Radical Activist is hot for him.

Edit: photo

[KitchenWitch]

3. Definitely Denzel

methinks there will be a long line for him!

[ffm172]

4. I hope so

too bad one can't vote more than once :evilgrin:

[imenja]

24. Clive Owen Pic

[imenja]

27. he finally got a vote

well deserved

[Seabiscuit]

91. Denzel Washington - simply because he shook my hand when he walked

by me in the audience at after a Tony Bennett concert at Paris-Las Vegas a couple years ago - he has the smoothest hands I've ever felt (besides my baby's). He actually said hello and smiled at me. What a guy!

Otherwise, I can understand the uproar over Viggo - thanks to The Lord Of The Rings. Viggo's cool.

BTW, Tony Bennett is one of the only singers his age who hasn't lost a thing vocally, and who has one of the best if not the best bunch of backup musicians of any singer alive. They were just as amazing as he was.

[tjwmason]

5. Jude Law

Especially in 'The Talented Mr. Ripley' and 'Wilde'.

[jessicazi]

6. Jude Law for me too....

Cold Mountain!!!!

How about this memorable quote from the movie,

Ruby : They call this war a cloud over the land. But they made the weather and then they stand in the rain and say ‘Shit, it’s raining!’



Jessica

[gollygee]

23. In a heartbeat

:D

I like him in The Talented Mr. Ripley best too. I haven't seen Wilde but it's on my Netflix queue and I've heard good things :)

[Huckebein the Raven]

7. Denzel with Samuel L. Jackson a close second

to hang out with of course

[imenja]

8. look in the dictionary next to cool

this is what you see:

[Huckebein the Raven]

9. I agree

[imenja]

11. SLJ

[imenja]

51. kick

:kick:

[imenja]

10. Yeah! Who was the second Charlie Rose voter?

:applause:

[Kire]

12. Charlie Rose?

This guy?


Oh, sorry, that was on the Google Image search when I typed in "Charlie Rose".

You mean this talk show host below, don't you? :shrug:


Actually, you're right. He is quite, uh, photogenic. I was just a little surprised that he would be on the list. Does he get press coverage for being a sex symbol, does he have a fan club of women like some of those other celebrities?

Edit: Honestly, I'd pick Denzel as the guy I'd most like to hang out with.

[imenja]

14. no, seems to be a fan club of one

He's smart and interesting, so I like him. He's the only one I could actually imagine getting along with.

[Kire]

16. I'd bet I'd get along well with Charlie Rose.

But, I'd still pick Denzel over him if it came down to it.

[Dervill Crow]

31. Charlie Rose is a Texan, though.

I am not sure about his politics. He seems to like Bush, or at least he used to. That scares me.

[imenja]

36. hello?

He's obviously a liberal, though a moderate one. He grew up in North Carolina, though I think he worked in Texas (Dallas maybe) for a while.

[Dervill Crow]

37. Thanks, I feel better now!

I better do my homework before repeating something I heard.

He seemed put out when he couldn't get Viggo Mortensen to shut up about how f*cked it was to go to war in Iraq, but I guess he was just doing his job.

On edit: I just found his bio online and discovered he's from Henderson, NC, as was my birth mom. Probably totally uninteresting to anyone but me, but this is the first time I've ever heard of the place, outside of when I found my birth certificate.

[imenja]

40. Did you vote for Charlie?

[Dervill Crow]

45. I voted Viggo because he's such a renaissance man.

But Charlie would be my second choice. I've spent many a sleepless night with him on OPB.

Edited to add: See my reply below, #30.

[imenja]

67. Viggo is definitely hot

no denying that

[Kire]

13. Poor Clive Owen

not even a sympathy vote

[imenja]

15. that is strange too

because he is definitely sexy. He could be the next James Bond.

[Kire]

17. i don't think it's strange.

He's got some serious competition from Denzel and Charlie Rose.

[imenja]

19. speaking of Charlie Rose

vote in this poll, and don't pick Jennifer Connelly

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x3028863

[Kire]

20. cool

I was the first person to vote for Charlie Rose. I don't see a reason not to.

[imenja]

21. he'd prefer that to Ann Coulter

On second thought, I'm not so sure. My theory is that DU guys secretly lust after her. That's why they talk about her so much.

[Kire]

25. I don't talk about her at all.

At least I don't bring her up in conversation.

[imenja]

28. have you ever wondered why she's such an obsession on this site?

She's odious, to be sure. But there are others with her similar level of reactionary nuttiness. I wonder why she gets so much attention among the left?

[tjwmason]

18. I didn't know who he was

Having looked him up, he is dishy, but nowhere near Jude Law status.

[imenja]

22. He's one of your kind

You never saw "Second Sight"? He played a police detective who was going blind. He was also in Croupier and more recently Closer and King Arthur, neither of which I've seen.

[lukasahero]

26. Viggo - not just just a pretty face

Poet, artist, musician, political activist... free thinker.

[Beaverhausen]

48. Isn't his last name spelled Mortensen?

anyway...I voted for him but love them all.

Viggo's politics are in the right place.

[Blue_In_AK]

29. Viggo makes my heart flutter. n/t

[Dervill Crow]

30. Viggo, for sure.

I've lusted after him since "A Perfect Murder." Fell head over heels in love with him when I saw him wearing his "No War for Oil" t-shirt talking trash about the war when he and Peter Jackson (is that right?) were on Charlie Rose's show supposed to be talking about "The Fellowship of the Ring." Charlie Rose is an awesome interviewer, but he could NOT get Viggo back on topic.

[JSK]

83. Check out Viggo's website

http://www.percevalpress.com

[Dervill Crow]

87. Bookmarked. Thank you!

[demnan]

32. You forgot George Clooney

but I went for Viggo anyway. I just saw Diablo. I thought it was a pretty good movie. Not great, but entertaining, especially if you like horses.

[imenja]

46. sorry, couldn't cover them all

[SW FL Dem]

60. Thanks - I thought the same thing

George Clooney would have definitely gotten my vote.

[Mist]

63. Yes! If George Clooney had been on the list,,

it would have been a tough choice. I voted for Viggo, too.

[Solly Mack]

33. Denzel Washington

I can't watch Malcolm X without "lusting in my heart"

[imenja]

35. Denzel should be winning

the rest of the names are all incidental (except for Charlie Rose).

[Solly Mack]

41. I obviously agree!

:)

[Jessica]

34. Jude.

Scrumptious.

[crispini]

38. Matthew M, solely on the basis of

the nude potsmoking bongo playing incident, which makes me think that he would be VERY fun to hang out with. :7

[imenja]

39. no question about that

He would be a lot of fun. Still, he's not on my list.

[MissMillie]

42. VIGGO!

Actor, poet, musician, and LIBERAL!!!

Hot stuff.

[fudge stripe cookays]

43. JOHNNY DEPP???!!! Helllllloooooooooooooooooo!!!

Hotter'n Georgia asphalt, amazing actor, and liberal to boot.

The man is perfect.
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[imenja]

44. not meant to be an all inclusive poll

but when he takes a bath, I'll add him.

:hide:

[fudge stripe cookays]

47. He lives in France now.

He doesn't HAVE to bathe. They just use perfume there.

:think:

Viggo's the only one who comes close. But he slept with Exene Cervenka. Yuck.

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[imenja]

49. they were married for 10 years, and have a child

[fudge stripe cookays]

50. I know.

I don't mind X, the music, but she's just so......uck.

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[MuseRider]

57. FSC I am SO

with you on that one. I saw him last night in a movie about Reinaldo Areas (I think that is how you spell it and don't have time to look it up right now) and he played one hell of a drag queen as well as an evil prison guard.

He is hot no matter what. Damn, to be 20 years younger and hotter! Lol.

[redqueen]

52. I heard some dirt on Jude Law

Not just run-of-the-mill dirt, but rightwingy kinda dirt. So I'm not voting until I know what that was... then I'll decide.

What about McConaghey? Is he liberal?

[imenja]

53. Yes, all of the Americans are

Not sure about the Brits. Clive Owen definitely has a lefty vibe to him. So what is the dirt on Jude Law?

[redqueen]

54. I don't remember...

I may search for it later. I was hoping someone else would remember and remind me.

[Lavender Brown]

59. JimmyJazz stole Jude Law from me

The trollop! ;)

[imenja]

82. I thought Jude Law was a gay male pic

He's very pretty, but too boyish for me.

[lala_rawraw]

55. none of my boys are here:( waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[imenja]

56. Who would be on your poll?

[lala_rawraw]

65. My problem is that I don't

Really find the actors as interesting and/or attractive as characters. Sure all of those people are handsome, but for me, I need a texture to personality and a texture to emotions, etc. So when I see Jude Law, I think of him as just a handsome guy, no biggie. When I saw him in The Secret of Chrochodiles, that made him sexy. So maybe if we had a list of the most attractive "characters" then I would put down the following:

1). Renton (Ewan McGregor) - Trainspotting
2). Stanely (Brando) - Streetcar Named Desire
3). Daniel (Lothaire Bluteau) - Jesus of Montreal
4). James Ballard (James Spader) - Crash
5). Humbert-Humbert (Jeremy Irons) - Lolita
6). Stephen Flemming (Jeremy Irons) - Damage
7). Van Gogh (Tim Roth) - Vincent & Theo
8). Arthur Rimbaud (Leonardo DiCaprio) - Total Eclipse
9). Margret 'Legs' Sadovsky (Jolie) - Foxfire
10). Lauren Hynde (Shannyn Sossamon) - The Rules of Attraction
11). Syd (Radha Mitchell) - High Art

Okay, so that is a good list of examples. The characters are for one reason or another are attractive to me. Like the desperation of Jeremey Irons in Lolita or the muffled erruption of Jeremy Irons in Damage. Same person, but two different characters. Anyway, that is my list as crazed as it may sound. I am a movie buff, so I eat and drink up this kind of stuff:)

[tjwmason]

80. Renton's an interesting one

As the film progresses he hangs between hero and anti-hero. When he first goes down to London he does manage to escape and 'save' himself - but then, obviously, returns. Ironically, I do find the film optimistic - when he leaves at the end, I'm definitely rooting for him to make a success of himself.

[lala_rawraw]

81. the underdog syndrome:)

[Radical Activist]

58. Someone on DU said I look like Viggo

I don't believe it though. I think she was just trying to butter me up. I can't remember who it was.

[imenja]

61. Let's see

[Radical Activist]

62. Hey, do you think I want anyone knowing who I really am...

with all the goofy shit I write on here? No way!

[imenja]

66. definitely a danger that we'd recognize you from the FBI's 10 most wanted

list posted in the post office. The problem is I have nothing to show Jennifer should you pull off a victory in that other poll.

[WindRavenX]

72. that was me

And you do look like him.

[Radical Activist]

74. Thank you once again

:D

[imenja]

77. well frankly I don't believe it

If you did, you wouldn't be so stingy with your photo

[Rob H.]

64. I Voted for Viggo

I read a profile of him at Salon.com last year and he definitely sounds like someone I'd want to hang out with--brainy, multitalented, and definitely liberal.

[smirkymonkey]

68. What??? Clive Owen and Charlie Rose have the same

number of votes. Are people blind?

[imenja]

75. some of us value intelligence

[deadparrot]

69. Viggo, please. nt

[tjdee]

70. Love me some Brits--Jude and Clive are SO much hotter than the others.

Jude Law is unnaturally good looking and unnaturally charming--I just saw "Alfie" and almost had me a heart attack.

Clive is the first manly man type I've dug.

And both of them have accents, which automatically rates them higher.

Of the two...both are monogamous types ( :loveya: ) and attached. Um... Jude.

[donheld]

71. Dan Futterman or Vin

[dorktv]

73. Seth MacFarlane is not on this list? What is wrong with this picture?

[imenja]

76. that's because I never heard of him

and looking at his filmography, I see no reason why I should know who is he.

[khashka]

78. Denzel, Viggo and Charlie Rose

I'm kinda over Jude Law at this point.

Number one though is Vin Deisel - I don't care about his acting, his politics, etc.

As for Jon Stewart... anything I said would get this thread shut down by the moderators. But he just gets better looking with age, doesn't he?

Khash.

[imenja]

84. glad you're on board with Charlie Rose

I wouldn't have included him, knowing he's not likely to receive many votes, but Radical Activist made a point about how absurd I was to include him on my list of favored male celebs in another thread. Evidently I'm not alone in my admiration of Charlie.

[khashka]

85. You and I, my dear

are people of exceptionally good taste. What say we start the Charlie-Rose-Please-Ask-Me-Out-On-A-Date Fan Club? And we can be really snooty and disdainful when Rad walks into the room. Jennifer Connelly my butt! Typical guy! What does he know?

Khash.

[xmas74]

79. I picked Clive Owen but if Matthew Mc. is a lib

then it might get really close.

[SarahB]

86. Out of this list, Charlie Rose.

I like intelligent, but unpretentious men. Viggo's alright, but on my personal chemistry meter, Charlie just hits me more.

[imenja]

90. yeah SarahBelle!

My choice too. And other scoffed at me for mentioning him in another thread about celebrity heart throbs.

[SarahB]

94. My true newsworthy lust victim however is David Brancaccio.

*swoon* He just makes me want to say "NOW"! :P

[imenja]

95. wow, quite the pin up there

who knew?! Is PBS/ NPR coming out with a calendar? :)

[Briarius]

88. Viggo from that list

if I had to add one, it would be David Beckham

[Left Is Write]

89. Of the options given, I'd choose Matthew McConaughey.

[Skittles]

92. I don't find Jude Law that attractive at all

but Denzel and Viggio *swoon*

[imenja]

93. I don't get Jude Law's appeal either

He's definitely a very pretty person, but doesn't have a masculine sort of quality that some of the others do.