Thursday, June 14, 2012

Like Fine Wine: 11 Men Who Only Got Better With Age

I found this list of 11 actresses who got better with age and had to post my own male equivalent. Note, it's not really that they got sexier (I mean Rob Lowe...sexy from day one, literally), it's that they've literally aged (physically and mentally...at least as far as I can tell) well. There's just something about a man with eye-wrinkles and adult confidence that's just nice. These lovely gents are not in any order.

Shia LaBeouf: Curled-headed and adorable in Even Stevens, confident hotness for recent blockbusters, and, yes, I've seen him with the long hair. It's just another phase in Shia's movement to adulthood. Still maturing that one.



Will Smith: OK, so we all thought he was cute during Fresh Prince of Bel-Air...weren't those 90s colors wild?...but, as a father and husband he's just become 'swoon' worthy.


George Clooney: There really is no comparison. Loved him as Falconer in Sisters, but when I think of distinguished actors the likes of Cary Grant and Paul Newman I always think of Mr. Clooney. Verve.


Patrick Demsey: I watched Grey's Anatomy for two years because of this guy. I truly loved his scrawny nerdy self in Can't Buy Me Love and In the Mood, but I absolutely adore him as a father in Enchanted and in real life and, really, what nice eyes and hair and smile.


Joseph Gordon-Levitt: So, I remember one time he was on a late-night talk show barefoot, long faded jeans, v-necked t, cross-legged playing the guitar and I realized he was no longer cute little Tommy from 3rd Rock from the Sun...he was someone else all grown up and now that he's over 30...


Simon Baker: Pretty smile, lovely hair, Australian and manly eye-crinkles (you can read more about my love/admiration/swooning for him in this post)...nice to look at in his early years, but more than quite the dreamboat today, and there are some cute pictures online of he and his wife and sons that are just too sweet, and, then there's this interview...such manly and nice things to say.


Rob Lowe: Um, yeah...I love Rob Lowe...more now than I did in 1988, if that's at all possible (I did have about 5 posters of him on my wall, one was that iconic big one from St. Elmo's Fire). It might have something to do with Stories I Only Tell My Friends.


Mark-Paul Gosselaar: Remember Zach's rather large cell-phone? Well, I do, and I thought he was cool and hip. Gosselaar is still cool and hip, but without all that fidgety teen boy stuff. And, it's pretty cool that he can make fun of himself.



Jerry O'Connell: I didn't need to pick the pic of Jerry O'Connell from Stand By Me to show how much he's changed, from the mid 90s (think Sliders), there's even been a change in O'Connell's everything, although I think he may have always been this goofy and full of fun...which, frankly, is why I chose the 2nd picture...pumping gas in a Speedo...so funny, I almost didn't notice he was wearing...OK, I did. And, his kids are cute and his wedding pics are lovely and...


David Duchovny: I have spent the last 17 years loving myself some David Duchovny...in a speedo, wearing a tea-cup and only a tea-cup or being interviewed. He's so smart and pithy and...well, pretty. His lovely, sexy voice finally has a man face to go with it.


Robert Downey Jr.: I remember reading an interview with him in like some sort of teen magazine in the 80s, he seemed incredibly cocky...little did I know all the many reasons why. Look at this man now! And, boy can he sing!



Who do you think has improved with age?

6 comments:

  1. I have a theory in which Keanu Reeves (who just keeps getting better) and Joseph GL (love him) are some form of immortal aliens because they just don't age. Not as noticable on JGL yet, but just you wait and see; in 20 years he'll still look exactly as he does now.

    Two people who also got better with age are LL Cool J and Ice Cube. I love how they segued from hard rappers into just nice guys. I grew up listening to them and it's nice now that they (and I) are older, I don't have to defend liking them as much.

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    1. ohhhh, all three of these are great additions to the list!

      i've been reading a lot of magic books lately...maybe keanu and joseph are faeries...?

      ll cool j is ageless...yowza and ice cube really has mellowed! :D

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  2. Completely agree with all on your list. As I was scrolling down, I thought, aha, I'll add Robert Downey Jr, but then you had him at #10.

    I've always liked older men. My husband also has a thing for older women. It works out well, we should just become more and more attracted to each other as the years go on :)

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    1. i love this...totally sweet and wonderful, i'm sure that will definitely be the case! :D

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  3. OMG, I agree with all of these. Especially George, Patrick and Rob.

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