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The 28-year-old actress was cast as Lucy Albright in Tell Me Lies and found herself on a Zoom chemistry read with not only her future leading man costar but also her future boyfriend, Jackson White.
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Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
The nine-bedroom, 15-bath Brentwood property was once owned by Taylor, one of the most famous leading men of his era with a film, television, and singing career that lasted from the ‘30s through the ‘60s.
—Partner Content, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
And then to have that come from a leading man type.
—H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
To one generation, Ben Stiller is the leading man in all those Meet the Parents movies and the director and executive producer of Severance.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
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Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
The nine-bedroom, 15-bath Brentwood property was once owned by Taylor, one of the most famous leading men of his era with a film, television, and singing career that lasted from the ‘30s through the ‘60s.
—Partner Content, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
And then to have that come from a leading man type.
—H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
To one generation, Ben Stiller is the leading man in all those Meet the Parents movies and the director and executive producer of Severance.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for leading man
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“Leading man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leading%20man. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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