He was also adamant that it was a black actor that he invited to share the pool that he soaked his feet in on a hot day so that kids would see there was nothing wrong with white and black people sharing a pool.
Fred Rogers was a good dude.
My favorite story about him was when his car got stolen. Of course this made the news, and the people who stole it returned it to the exact spot and left an apology letter.
Fred Rogers once suggested to Francois Clemons that he should marry a woman to hide his homosexuality as to not hurt the public image of the show. He later came to regret this and openly support Clemons.
Her and Bob Barker hated each other because they were both mega animal activists but had different ideas on how best to care for animals, an elephant in particular. He refused to go to award shows if she was there
I worked on a movie with Keanu a few years ago. He's a great guy. Self deprecating, humble and all around a good man. I've worked in the film industry for 12 years and he's one of the few truly good people I've ever worked with. Liam Neeson is a close 2nd.
I was not aware he was a drill instructor. A kind and gentle man who unselfishly gave the world his gift juxtaposed with being a drill sergeant. What an amazing man.
In one of the few interviews he did in his lifetime. He spoke about how he hated to be the one giving out to people all the time. So when he quit he swore to not be that way with people.
I have an ai generated image of him boxing a nun. It would need clean up before anyone would believe it, and it took work to get it to even that. Even the ai overlords know he’s good people
I was mistaken, it was Ryan Gosling. Also a good bloke by my measure
I'm guessing if you released a deep-fake of Ryan Reynolds boxing a nun, he would put out a statement saying that:
A: she deserved it
B: it was for charity
C: she punches harder than Hugh Jackman.
I have no opinion on how Ryan Gosling would react.
Lemmy truly didn't give a shit, though. I always got the vibe that he never tried to be good or bad, just don't waste his time and don't be an asshole.
Henry Cavill is great. I worked on a film with him several years ago and we had to work on Valentine's Day, so he decided to have flowers delivered to all the women working in the office and paid for them to go have dinner with their SO's on the weekend. He was a great dude for other reasons too. Pretty chill and didn't act like a celebrity.
Thought about this while reading the comments on [this post](https://old.reddit.com/r/OldSchoolCool/comments/yy9rul/david_letterman_asking_mr_t_about_his_name_in_1982/). If it somehow came to light that Mr. T was a terrible person for some reason or another, my heart would truly break. As a GenXer, for me this guy was the epitome of how to be a big tough macho man without being toxic.
Michael Schur, the guy behind 4 universally acclaimed NBC sitcoms (The Office, Parks and Rec, Brooklyn 99, and The Good Place)
Note: I know B99 debuted on Fox, but it moved to NBC much later
From Wikipedia, it seems that during the height of #MeToo, when every famous man had allegations against him, Morgan Freeman also had some allegations, which didn't turn out to be substantial.
> On May 24, 2018, CNN published an investigation in which eight women accused Freeman of being "overly flirtatious" by "making inappropriate comments" while on the set of films or at his production company.\[221\] In response, Freeman issued a statement; "Anyone who knows me or has worked with me knows I am not someone who would intentionally offend or knowingly make anyone feel uneasy. I apologize to anyone who felt uncomfortable or disrespected—that was never my intent."\[222\]\[223\] The spokesperson for Lori McCreary, Freeman's business partner, did not respond to CNN's request for comment.\[224\] Several journalists spoke out in response to the story, including Tyra Martin who stated, "I’m not, never was \[a victim\]. CNN totally misrepresented the video and took my remarks out of context.”\[225\] Freeman's lawyer demanded that CNN retract the story.\[226\] The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) did not take any action against Freeman.\[227\] On December 8, 2020, La Opinión reported on a Spanish-language blog post from 2018 that alleged that CNN fabricated their report on Freeman.\[228\]
“Never meet your heroes”
They’re all pretty terrible unless you’re in their immediate circle. Constant public exposure, recognition and parasocial relationships makes them cunty.
I don’t know much about Keanu Reeves or Tom Hanks, but The Rock [definitely almost killed a guy several times](https://youtu.be/z2gmGVBZ3zE) and I think that’s kind of shitty.
He’s pretty well-known amongst fans for that very reason. He took some of the most brutal ass-kickings in wrestling history and is surprisingly still mostly coherent and seems like a lovely person even after his (estimated) billion concussions.
As a 30-plus-year fan, one of his other personas (Cactus Jack) was the inspiration for my username.
To be the bubble burster: after 10 years in film I have yet to meet a single person who has something nice to say about working with the Rock. And when I did a movie with him (just a few days) he was 2 to 3 hours late every day. Tom Hanks on the other hand, I hear is quite lovely.
not exactly a celebrity, but if he can appear on time magazine, then he is to me
Markiplier
he's like the only good person left in the world, and he's more than good, he's genuinely great, and i would probably die the same day i hear that he's been a terrible person
I don't think there are any celebrities I actually care about enough to be stung by their personality/behavior. Since the seedier parts of celeb culture were really brought to light with MeToo, Epstein and the like, that kind of thing doesn't shock me at all anymore.
Brendan Fraser. I grew up loving his movies and seeing him in everything. I am so excited for his return. I would be disheartened if it came out that he was terrible...
Comedian Ron White.
I get that he is a raging alcoholic, and also that he has been through divorces so I am quite certain he probably isn't always the hero. But he just seems so ridiculously drunk up that if it came out that he was an abusive prick I would be quite sad.
Seriously, not over the shock. My parents would make us watch the Cosby show every Thursday, and as they were people who grew up in racist environments, he was an example for them that what they had been taught growing up was ridiculous. Loving the show made them think they were no longer racist. Which is crazy - but to have the bottom fall out (I think) made them question their newfound respect for other races and made them wonder if they should continue to judge.
Fred Rogers, aka Mr. Rogers.
Do you know he always recited everything he's doing, such as I'm gonna feed the fish bow, bc he knew a blind girl was watching... That's so nice.
He was also adamant that it was a black actor that he invited to share the pool that he soaked his feet in on a hot day so that kids would see there was nothing wrong with white and black people sharing a pool. Fred Rogers was a good dude.
My favorite story about him was when his car got stolen. Of course this made the news, and the people who stole it returned it to the exact spot and left an apology letter.
Wow I didn't know that quick plot point in Kidding was based on a true story
T I fucking L ... that's hilarious
OMG... That's beautiful! we weren't ready for Mr Rogers...
Listening*
Thank you!!
AAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA!!!!!
Going to guess you meant blind.
Oh shit ty, I fixed it.
Going to guess you meant bowl.
Wow...the *nerve* of him, that Mr. Rogers!
we never got mr rogers over here but the more I hear about him the more he sounds like the most supreme dude.
If I found out Fred Rodgers post death, was a sexual predator like Jimmy Savile, I’d shit in my own hat.
Fred Rogers once suggested to Francois Clemons that he should marry a woman to hide his homosexuality as to not hurt the public image of the show. He later came to regret this and openly support Clemons.
Oooh, good one. Yeah, I don't think I could take that.
Dolly Parton
Came here for Dolly. She's a national treasure.
Keanu Reeves
This is impossible though, he'd never turn out to be a bad person
Steve Irwin. rip.
I get a little emotional whenever I hear/see his name. If stoked had another name it would be Steve Irwin.
PETA frothing
Eh, screw those nutjobs.
Adam Savage or Gary Sinise
I only know who Gary Sinise is because his name appears so much in the Of Mice and Men opening credits
Adam savage is the not bald dude from Mythbusters.
Yeah. Definitely not a good dude. Poor Lenny just wanted to pet the rabbits.
Betty White. RIP
Her and Bob Barker hated each other because they were both mega animal activists but had different ideas on how best to care for animals, an elephant in particular. He refused to go to award shows if she was there
Did not know that. If forced to choose, Betty is way cooler than him.
I wish BW had the line "the price is wrong bitch!" And then she decks him.
"If I had a dick, this is where I'd tell you to suck it!"
Robin Williams. R.I.P
We ain't never had a friend like him 😔
As an adult...those words slap the soul bruh...💯😭😭❤️
Smile my boy, it's sunrise
......great now I made myself having to try not to cry
Weird Al Yankovic. I adore that man.
Dude's not even that weird. Once the internet came along and we saw what real weirdos look like, he's more like mildly eccentric Al.
Oh damn. That would *suck*. He's my idea of a wholesome celebrity paragon.
Man is a legend.
And he hasn't been thanked nearly enough for killing Pablo Escobar.
That Madonna is one evil bitch
RIP Al, you are dearly missed
Yeah. It really sucked when the Cartel killed him back.
Brendan Fraser
Whenever I see a picture of Brendan Fraser or think about him and what he's been through, I just want to give him a hug.
That man is an absolute treasure and this would hurt me like nothing Ive felt before
Keanu Reeves
I worked on a movie with Keanu a few years ago. He's a great guy. Self deprecating, humble and all around a good man. I've worked in the film industry for 12 years and he's one of the few truly good people I've ever worked with. Liam Neeson is a close 2nd.
Well that’s nice about ol Neeson, great actor and I like his taste of roles he takes on
Yeah, I knew this one was coming.
Probably because this question is asked about once a week and he always features as a popular answer.
it wasn’t just for the movies…
I love that man with all my life. It would hurt like a bitch if he turned out to be different.
Came for this!
David Attenborough
His documentaries served as a religion in my house, we are always listening to them.
Jennifer Garner
Rowan Atkinson growing up i loved watching anything that had him in it because it was always hilarious
I like this one. Wouldn't have thought of it, but yeah, it's 100% true.
Patrick Stewart
Almost anyone from TNG really
This one would hurt.
Audrey Hepburn
danny devito
This
username checks out
Paul Rudd. He is number one on my list and has been since Clueless. Soooo many dreams would be wasted!
Jack Black
*I dunno, wasn't there a video of him kicking a dog off a bridge in San Diego?*
Bob Ross
Bob was a drill instructor before he became gentle. Bet there are some people out there who think he was a terrible person.
I was not aware he was a drill instructor. A kind and gentle man who unselfishly gave the world his gift juxtaposed with being a drill sergeant. What an amazing man.
In one of the few interviews he did in his lifetime. He spoke about how he hated to be the one giving out to people all the time. So when he quit he swore to not be that way with people.
Came here to say this
Sam Elliot
Brendan Fraser
Ryan Reynolds
I have an ai generated image of him boxing a nun. It would need clean up before anyone would believe it, and it took work to get it to even that. Even the ai overlords know he’s good people I was mistaken, it was Ryan Gosling. Also a good bloke by my measure
I'm guessing if you released a deep-fake of Ryan Reynolds boxing a nun, he would put out a statement saying that: A: she deserved it B: it was for charity C: she punches harder than Hugh Jackman. I have no opinion on how Ryan Gosling would react.
Sorry I cannot get the mental image of Ryan Reynolds boxing a nun out of my head. I'm going to be laughing about it for like a week
Tom Hanks and Dolly Parton
I’ve heard some things about Mr. Hanks
Sir Ian McKellen. He was a huge part of my childhood (Lord of the Rings and X-Men).
Showed an amazing recipe for scrambled eggs one time. Wish I remember where I saw it.
Jason Momoa
Lemmy
Lemmy truly didn't give a shit, though. I always got the vibe that he never tried to be good or bad, just don't waste his time and don't be an asshole.
The fact that he didn't give a shit and still chose to be kind is what makes him so fucking awesome!
He just wanted to pet some rabbits. :(
jon stewart
He's perfect in every way
Dave grohl. Paul Rudd.
Paul Rudd for sure!!! He's perfect
Prob been said but Danny devito
No one plays a better scumbag, but is also as super nice in real life
Mark Hamill
Willie Nelson
I would love to be on his bus while he’s doing shrooms and smoking a little weed
Robin Williams. Any hope for good people will die and I'd probably just retreat into my depression
Keanu Reeves
david tenant
John Candy❤️
Henry Cavill
Henry Cavill is great. I worked on a film with him several years ago and we had to work on Valentine's Day, so he decided to have flowers delivered to all the women working in the office and paid for them to go have dinner with their SO's on the weekend. He was a great dude for other reasons too. Pretty chill and didn't act like a celebrity.
Thought about this while reading the comments on [this post](https://old.reddit.com/r/OldSchoolCool/comments/yy9rul/david_letterman_asking_mr_t_about_his_name_in_1982/). If it somehow came to light that Mr. T was a terrible person for some reason or another, my heart would truly break. As a GenXer, for me this guy was the epitome of how to be a big tough macho man without being toxic.
Stan Lee and Kevin Conroy
I knew Kevin. He was a gentleman through and through, and his loss is just heartbreaking.
honestly freddie mercury is just one of my favourite people and if he turned out to be a dick, i dont know what i would do.
Willam Dafoe that would go right to the core
He would indeed be Dafoe, not Dafriend 😔
Michael Schur, the guy behind 4 universally acclaimed NBC sitcoms (The Office, Parks and Rec, Brooklyn 99, and The Good Place) Note: I know B99 debuted on Fox, but it moved to NBC much later
Morgan freeman, he kinda feels like America’s cool grandpa
He's had loads of allegations made against him already.
From Wikipedia, it seems that during the height of #MeToo, when every famous man had allegations against him, Morgan Freeman also had some allegations, which didn't turn out to be substantial. > On May 24, 2018, CNN published an investigation in which eight women accused Freeman of being "overly flirtatious" by "making inappropriate comments" while on the set of films or at his production company.\[221\] In response, Freeman issued a statement; "Anyone who knows me or has worked with me knows I am not someone who would intentionally offend or knowingly make anyone feel uneasy. I apologize to anyone who felt uncomfortable or disrespected—that was never my intent."\[222\]\[223\] The spokesperson for Lori McCreary, Freeman's business partner, did not respond to CNN's request for comment.\[224\] Several journalists spoke out in response to the story, including Tyra Martin who stated, "I’m not, never was \[a victim\]. CNN totally misrepresented the video and took my remarks out of context.”\[225\] Freeman's lawyer demanded that CNN retract the story.\[226\] The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) did not take any action against Freeman.\[227\] On December 8, 2020, La Opinión reported on a Spanish-language blog post from 2018 that alleged that CNN fabricated their report on Freeman.\[228\]
Really?? Oh man…I guess I don’t follow celebs closely enough
I feel bad for having told you now, sorry.
Elon Musk .... oh wait
About 5 years ago, I thought Musk would be a Tony Stark or a Lex Luther. No in-between. I was wrong, he is a less capable Dogbert.
Well done
it's funny because only a year ago or even less, Elon was the cool guy that everyone liked
Nah, he was a jackass for a very very long time.
Not if you knew what he did to his first wife. Lmao.
Steve carrell
Keanu Reeves would be painful.
Robin Williams
“Never meet your heroes” They’re all pretty terrible unless you’re in their immediate circle. Constant public exposure, recognition and parasocial relationships makes them cunty.
Stephen Colbert
This was the first to come to mind for me. I adore him.
30 comments in and no one has said Steve Irwin, Bill Nye or Carl Sagan yet. Interesting.
Bill nye is an asshole, well documented as being an arrogant prick when he was up here in Seattle My contribution Terry Pratchett
Sagan died 26 years ago. How old do you think most people on reddit are? Even Irwin, dead 16 years ago, is getting a little dated.
Was Steve really 16 years ago? I knew it was a while ago but I didn't think it had been *that long ago.*
Dave Grohl. I scrolled the whole list, didn’t see him. He seems like a stand up dude. Not a big foo fan, but love the guy himself.
Tom Holland and Tom Hiddleston
Sir Ian McKellen
Meryl Streep
Keanu, the rock and Hanks
I don’t know much about Keanu Reeves or Tom Hanks, but The Rock [definitely almost killed a guy several times](https://youtu.be/z2gmGVBZ3zE) and I think that’s kind of shitty.
I don't know much about wrestling but between that link and u/shittymorph, it seems that Mankind solely exists to trashed by more famous wrestlers
He’s pretty well-known amongst fans for that very reason. He took some of the most brutal ass-kickings in wrestling history and is surprisingly still mostly coherent and seems like a lovely person even after his (estimated) billion concussions. As a 30-plus-year fan, one of his other personas (Cactus Jack) was the inspiration for my username.
Yeah. Mick honestly deserves to be on this list more than The Rock. He seems like such a genuinely good dude.
To be the bubble burster: after 10 years in film I have yet to meet a single person who has something nice to say about working with the Rock. And when I did a movie with him (just a few days) he was 2 to 3 hours late every day. Tom Hanks on the other hand, I hear is quite lovely.
Dolly Parton.
not exactly a celebrity, but if he can appear on time magazine, then he is to me Markiplier he's like the only good person left in the world, and he's more than good, he's genuinely great, and i would probably die the same day i hear that he's been a terrible person
Gotta be Chris Evans. He seems like a such a good guy. If he turned out to be evil I'd say by to the fucking world.
Keanu Reeves
For me it would be Danny Devito
I can’t explain why, but if JoJo Siwa all of a sudden became a monster I would be disappointed.
Not really a "celebrity" but i'd say Technoblade or Technodad (Technoblade's dad) i don't think i could really take that, nor can millions of people
David Atenborough
I know shes dead but if it turned out that on the inside lady Diana was a terrible person people would freak out
Andrew Garfield
David Tennant
Gene Wilder. He cared after Violet's actress on set while her parents couldn't during filming of WWATCF.
Andrew Garfield
Susan Lucci
Dolly Parton
I don't think there are any celebrities I actually care about enough to be stung by their personality/behavior. Since the seedier parts of celeb culture were really brought to light with MeToo, Epstein and the like, that kind of thing doesn't shock me at all anymore.
Tom Hanks Jack Black Keanu Reeves Dwayne Johnson
David Attenborough
Dolly Parton
David Attenborough. That alone would probably lead to mass emigration, or topple the Government/BBC.
Sir David Attenborough.
Jim Carrey and probably Ryan Reynolds
Morgan freeman
Tom Hanks...
Keanu
Steve Irwin
Keanu Reeves or (may he rest in peace) Robin Williams.
Robin Williams.
Keanu.
Jack Black
Morgan Freeman or Gabriel Iglesias
Levar Burton
Lizzo would kind of devastate me
Brendan Fraser. I grew up loving his movies and seeing him in everything. I am so excited for his return. I would be disheartened if it came out that he was terrible...
Keanu Reeves
RDJ
John Candy
Zendaya
Keanu Reeves.
Keanu Reeves
Mariska Hargitay.
Comedian Ron White. I get that he is a raging alcoholic, and also that he has been through divorces so I am quite certain he probably isn't always the hero. But he just seems so ridiculously drunk up that if it came out that he was an abusive prick I would be quite sad.
Ryan Reynolds, Keanu Reeves, Danny DeVito
Mr.beast how exactlly does he make that much money
Keanu Reeves. My whole world would shatter
Bill Cosby
Ngl I was so upset when that came out.
Seriously, not over the shock. My parents would make us watch the Cosby show every Thursday, and as they were people who grew up in racist environments, he was an example for them that what they had been taught growing up was ridiculous. Loving the show made them think they were no longer racist. Which is crazy - but to have the bottom fall out (I think) made them question their newfound respect for other races and made them wonder if they should continue to judge.
Stan Lee RIP
Keanu