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After a wildly successful debut, The Golden Bachelor was picked up by ABC for a second season with former NFL player Mel Owens as its next leading man.
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Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2025
DiCaprio, 50, subverts his Hollywood leading man image by wearing a ratty red robe, unkempt hair and oversized sunglasses as former revolutionary and current stoner Bob Ferguson, who is forced back into action to save himself and his daughter (Chase Infiniti) from paramilitary enforcers.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Indeed, Cardinale was rumored to be romantically linked with a number of leading men throughout her early career, including Delon, Mastroianni, Jean-Paul Belmondo and Steve McQueen.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2025
Most recently seen playing the role of Coach Billy Baker in The CW’s drama, All American, Diggs became a recognizable leading man with his breakout role opposite Angela Bassett in How Stella Got Her Groove Back.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
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Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2025
DiCaprio, 50, subverts his Hollywood leading man image by wearing a ratty red robe, unkempt hair and oversized sunglasses as former revolutionary and current stoner Bob Ferguson, who is forced back into action to save himself and his daughter (Chase Infiniti) from paramilitary enforcers.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Indeed, Cardinale was rumored to be romantically linked with a number of leading men throughout her early career, including Delon, Mastroianni, Jean-Paul Belmondo and Steve McQueen.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2025
Most recently seen playing the role of Coach Billy Baker in The CW’s drama, All American, Diggs became a recognizable leading man with his breakout role opposite Angela Bassett in How Stella Got Her Groove Back.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Leading man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leading%20man. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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