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MIButterfly

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102. I used to love Tom Cruise. That smile!

Wed Nov 19, 2025, 10:27 PM

5 hrs ago

Then he made that movie "Magnolia." I hated that movie and I hated his character, so much so that I started disliking him. Then he went all nutty with that Scientology stuff and he completely lost me.

But to each his own. You like who you like. It's all good.

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Robert Redford, George Clooney, Brad Pitt,........and really can't think of to many other sexy male actors. [View all] a kennedy 7 hrs ago OP

Two Cents from an old guy BOSSHOG 7 hrs ago #1

Cary Grant Mz Pip 7 hrs ago #4

Oh my, Cary Grant for sure, Sean Connery??? Ah not so much. a kennedy 7 hrs ago #14

Yup, yup....... a kennedy 7 hrs ago #11

This message was self-deleted by its author a kennedy 7 hrs ago #12

Daniel Day-Lewis. greatauntoftriplets 7 hrs ago #2

Hmmmmm, nah, not so much for moi. a kennedy 7 hrs ago #15

Aidan Turner, yes indeed. The love scenes between Ross Poldark and Demelza... 3catwoman3 5 hrs ago #88

They made a gorgeous couple. greatauntoftriplets 5 hrs ago #100

Paul Newman!!!!! hlthe2b 7 hrs ago #3

That's the one i was thinking of. dem4decades 6 hrs ago #53

Those guys are old (in one case, dead). There are a lot of sexy young ones. Ocelot II 7 hrs ago #5

Harrison Ford FalloutShelter 7 hrs ago #6

Ahhhhhh, not for me...... a kennedy 7 hrs ago #17

LOL FalloutShelter 7 hrs ago #36

Love him as an old man mountain grammy 6 hrs ago #59

Gilbert Gottfried. The man just oozed sex appeal. unblock 7 hrs ago #7

man oh man... ret5hd 7 hrs ago #8

😂 🤣 😂 NOT a kennedy 7 hrs ago #18

He was a hunk and he was gifted True Dough 6 hrs ago #50

That voice! The Velvet Frog. Nt Ilikepurple 5 hrs ago #85

Nice one! True Dough 4 hrs ago #108

Robert Mitchum ellaydubya 7 hrs ago #9

Sorry, not for moi. a kennedy 7 hrs ago #19

Austin Butler leftieNanner 7 hrs ago #10

Ahhhh, nope, not either one, and again JMHO. a kennedy 7 hrs ago #20

I had a major teen crush leftieNanner 7 hrs ago #25

Oh, yes! 3catwoman3 5 hrs ago #90

Denzel. Scrivener7 7 hrs ago #13

Now you're talking...... a kennedy 7 hrs ago #21

Oh my... FalloutShelter 7 hrs ago #38

And now that he's aging, he's going the route of Robert Redford. With the freedom Scrivener7 6 hrs ago #49

James Dean bamagal62 7 hrs ago #16

Oh my not for me, loved his spirit tho.....but not handsome in my book. a kennedy 7 hrs ago #23

Tommy Flanagan. Yah that's the ticket. Botany 7 hrs ago #22

Now you're just being silly eh??? 🤣 😂 🤣 a kennedy 7 hrs ago #24

Charles Bronson and Tom Laughlin come to mind... wcmagumba 7 hrs ago #26

Nah......they just are't doing it for moi. Sorry. a kennedy 7 hrs ago #33

You're very hard to please, you must have married well... wcmagumba 6 hrs ago #43

Ha ha, I did........single now tho.....my sexy man passed away a year ago May. a kennedy 6 hrs ago #44

Sorry for your loss... wcmagumba 6 hrs ago #47

Thank you.......still can't believe it. a kennedy 6 hrs ago #52

You got me crying now, hang in there. wcmagumba 6 hrs ago #57

Clint Walker The Blue Flower 7 hrs ago #27

Hmmmmmmmm, ok, a tad may-be.....a tad. a kennedy 7 hrs ago #35

There are all those guys named Chris-- viva la 7 hrs ago #28

Nope, and nope. a kennedy 7 hrs ago #37

Tom Cruise Raven123 7 hrs ago #29

He was sort of good-looking in his younger days but now he's too creepy to be sexy. Ocelot II 7 hrs ago #30

Damn right about the creepy part. 3catwoman3 5 hrs ago #91

Oh heavens.......no.....not in my mind. a kennedy 7 hrs ago #39

I used to love Tom Cruise. That smile! MIButterfly 5 hrs ago #102

Aidan Turner as Ross Poldark Big Blue Marble 7 hrs ago #31

and so sorry, Mr. Brynner?? No, and will look further into Turner and Poldark. a kennedy 7 hrs ago #40

"...will look further into Turner and Poldark." 3catwoman3 5 hrs ago #93

Gonna.... 🤣 😂 🤣 a kennedy 5 hrs ago #97

OMG! I think the episodes are rated on IMDB based on whether he took his shirt off. Scrivener7 6 hrs ago #45

I commented in someone else's post that the love scenes between Ross and Demelza... 3catwoman3 5 hrs ago #92

Jeffrey Hunter, Anson Mount, The Fonz, Tetrachloride 7 hrs ago #32

No, no, no, no, no, no, and no. a kennedy 7 hrs ago #41

George Kennedy. Tetrachloride 5 hrs ago #96

Now this is just silly...... a kennedy 5 hrs ago #98

The sexiest actor to me was Eddie Cahill from "CSI NY" Ritabert 7 hrs ago #34

Now you're talking Irish......☘️ Gonna have to check him out. 😀 a kennedy 7 hrs ago #42

He's hot and seriously married which is even better. Ritabert 6 hrs ago #51

How about Kieron Moore, markodochartaigh 6 hrs ago #78

Christopher Reeve Raven123 6 hrs ago #46

Nope and sorry...... a kennedy 6 hrs ago #48

Yes... Great smile and I adored him in "Somewhere in Time" hlthe2b 6 hrs ago #58

Me too! Big Blue Marble 6 hrs ago #77

John Garfield JenniferJuniper 6 hrs ago #54

Seriously?? May-be in his younger day......*nudge, nudge* a kennedy 6 hrs ago #60

Connery, Sean Connery kerouac2 6 hrs ago #55

As I said earlier, nah, he's a good looker, but IMO, not in the Redford, Clooney, or Pitt, circle. a kennedy 6 hrs ago #62

Matt Damon! Enter stage left 6 hrs ago #56

Shut up......ok, ok, I'll add him.....in a kind quirky sexy kinda way. a kennedy 6 hrs ago #63

Ralph Waite. Croney 6 hrs ago #61

NO to Ralph, and ya don't find George attractive??? Well, that's it for our connection. a kennedy 6 hrs ago #66

Behind Paul Newman and Cary Grant, AI predicts you would like Leonardo DiCaprio based on your preferences. nt Shermann 6 hrs ago #64

Ack!!!!!! DiCaprio??? Seriously??? a kennedy 6 hrs ago #68

Rob Schneider! Dave Bowman 6 hrs ago #65

Ya?? Ya better hide baby. a kennedy 6 hrs ago #69

🙂 Dave Bowman 6 hrs ago #71

Sam Elliott !!! DuranDuranDUme 6 hrs ago #67

Ok, should have mentioned him.......in a raw way I guess. But yah, he's right up there.......and thanks. a kennedy 6 hrs ago #70

Oh, yes! 3catwoman3 5 hrs ago #94

You beat me to that choice. MuseRider 6 hrs ago #73

He is pretty cool.....and in a sense sexy......so ok. a kennedy 6 hrs ago #74

For older MuseRider 6 hrs ago #72

And his new white mustache!!!!!! a kennedy 6 hrs ago #75

Or maybe Chris Cooper? MuseRider 6 hrs ago #76

So sorry, do not know this one......I will check on him. a kennedy 6 hrs ago #80

Derek Morgan radical noodle 6 hrs ago #79

Ok, don't know the name will check and see if he will fit in my collection. a kennedy 6 hrs ago #81

Hope he's a good addition radical noodle 5 hrs ago #83

Idris Elba and Matthew Goode. Hamlette 5 hrs ago #82

Whew, Idris......yummmmm. Ok, right, forgot him. Ah, Goode??? Gonna have to check him out. a kennedy 5 hrs ago #84

Gregory Peck. 3catwoman3 5 hrs ago #86

Definitely! Ocelot II 5 hrs ago #87

He is part of the reason our older son is named Gregory. 3catwoman3 5 hrs ago #95

Well.......ok, I could say that he is a sexy main man....... a kennedy 5 hrs ago #99

Redford, Poitier, Newman, and Grant JustAnotherGen 5 hrs ago #89

Nah.....very attractive but in my hamper of sexy men?? No. a kennedy 5 hrs ago #101

And back in their day, Errol Flynn, Clark Gable, Humphrey Bogart, and Jack Valentino 5 hrs ago #103

Nope, nope, and nope........sorry. For some reason I'm old too, but these men.....just not doing it for moi. a kennedy 5 hrs ago #104

Sean Connery. There's more to "sexy" than eye candy alone. Got to have "the voice". WheelWalker 4 hrs ago #105

Colin Firth. Dear_Prudence 4 hrs ago #106

Anyone mention Pedro Pascal yet? Diamond_Dog 4 hrs ago #107