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He has become known as the bad boy of the American television industry.
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Written by Kaitlin Reilly and Dorian Keyes, the film follows a rebellious bad boy and a type-A overachiever who join forces to win the student body presidency – and maybe each other’s hearts along the way.
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
The former Uruguayan international forward, who has a history of being a bad boy of soccer, continued that reputation on Sunday night, Aug. 31.
—Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Before Dean Moriarty in On the Road and James Dean in Rebel Without a Cause, there was Meursault, the nihilistic antihero of Albert Camus’ first novel, The Stranger (L’étranger), and one of modern culture’s original bad boys.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
As Castle Rock’s misunderstood bad boy with a heart of gold, River Phoenix, older brother of Joaquin, imbued Chris with an uncommon depth.
—Sezin Devi Koehler September 1, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
The former Uruguayan international forward, who has a history of being a bad boy of soccer, continued that reputation on Sunday night, Aug. 31.
—Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Before Dean Moriarty in On the Road and James Dean in Rebel Without a Cause, there was Meursault, the nihilistic antihero of Albert Camus’ first novel, The Stranger (L’étranger), and one of modern culture’s original bad boys.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
As Castle Rock’s misunderstood bad boy with a heart of gold, River Phoenix, older brother of Joaquin, imbued Chris with an uncommon depth.
—Sezin Devi Koehler September 1, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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“Bad boy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bad%20boy. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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