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He has become known as the bad boy of the American television industry.
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The Florida Panthers are not only the resident bad boys of the National Hockey League but also the defending Stanley Cup champions.
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Josh Yohe, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
The characters fall neatly into shopworn archetypes — strong silent cowboy, too-slick businessman, bad boy with a heart of gold, etc. — and are easy to root for in the sense that none of them are interesting enough to be worth rooting against.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025
Forty years after making the generation-defining teen drama that saw his jock Andrew Clark thrown together in a Saturday detention with popular princess Molly Ringwald, nerd Anthony Michael Hall, bad boy Judd Nelson, and introvert Ally Sheedy, Estevez finally deigned to attend a cast reunion.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Shaking off a rock ‘n’ roll bad boy reputation isn’t easy—just ask Billy Idol.
—Lily Moayeri, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2025
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Josh Yohe, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
The characters fall neatly into shopworn archetypes — strong silent cowboy, too-slick businessman, bad boy with a heart of gold, etc. — and are easy to root for in the sense that none of them are interesting enough to be worth rooting against.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025
Forty years after making the generation-defining teen drama that saw his jock Andrew Clark thrown together in a Saturday detention with popular princess Molly Ringwald, nerd Anthony Michael Hall, bad boy Judd Nelson, and introvert Ally Sheedy, Estevez finally deigned to attend a cast reunion.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Shaking off a rock ‘n’ roll bad boy reputation isn’t easy—just ask Billy Idol.
—Lily Moayeri, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Bad boy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bad%20boy. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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