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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.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
He wasn’t considered a leading man before that.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
Gradually, Redford turned into the star—our collective idea of what a leading man should do and be.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2025
Barbra Streisand, Meryl Streep, Mark Ruffalo and many other celebrities are mourning the loss of the Oscar-winning director and Hollywood leading man.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
He wasn’t considered a leading man before that.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
Gradually, Redford turned into the star—our collective idea of what a leading man should do and be.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2025
Barbra Streisand, Meryl Streep, Mark Ruffalo and many other celebrities are mourning the loss of the Oscar-winning director and Hollywood leading man.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leading man
leading lady
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So two decades of my leading lady years were taken away from me by that horrible person — who did so much worse to other people.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
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Here, as in a lot of Redford’s love stories, the film belongs mostly to the leading lady.—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Leading man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leading%20man. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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