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One of Hollywood's leading men has also been one of the industry's leading love interests.
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Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 3 May 2025
Sample question: Which of the following leading men has not played Philip Marlowe on screen?
—Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
The bad news for Rose: Since 2000, players leading men’s major championships by one shot after 36 holes have won just 21 percent of the time (6-for-28).
—Sam Settleman, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Gibson, a leading man in films such as Mad Max, What Women Want, Signs, and Braveheart, was taken in because of a 2010 incident with his then-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 3 May 2025
Sample question: Which of the following leading men has not played Philip Marlowe on screen?
—Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
The bad news for Rose: Since 2000, players leading men’s major championships by one shot after 36 holes have won just 21 percent of the time (6-for-28).
—Sam Settleman, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Gibson, a leading man in films such as Mad Max, What Women Want, Signs, and Braveheart, was taken in because of a 2010 incident with his then-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Leading man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leading%20man. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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