Crossword clues for leading man
leading man
WordNet
n. actor who plays the leading male role
Wikipedia
Leading man or leading gentleman is an informal term for the actor who is the protagonist or plays a love interest to the leading actress in a film or play. A leading man is sometimes an all-rounder; capable of singing, dancing, and acting at a professional level.
A leading man can also be an actor who is often seen in romantic roles. An example of this would be Bruce Cabot's role in King Kong. Less frequently, the epithet has been applied to an actor who is often associated with one particular actress; for example, Errol Flynn was Olivia de Havilland's leading man in several films, and Spencer Tracy had a similar association with Katharine Hepburn. However, used in this sense, the woman is usually described as the leading lady of the man. The term is also used collectively, as in " Hollywood's leading men" to refer to a group of notable, famous, or popular actors. Leading men of the 1930s included John Barrymore, Clark Gable and John Wayne. Some examples of modern leading men include Matt Damon, Denzel Washington, Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ben Affleck, George Clooney, Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, and Christian Bale.
Usage examples of "leading man".
She didn't have to play opposite a gorgeous leading man, but a leading man in her life wouldn't be so bad.
While he talked about motors, while he listened with a fixed smile to her account of the film she had seen last Wednesday, while he hoped that she would hurry up and finish her description of the plot, the beauty of the leading man, and the luxury of the setting, he studied her.
Leverett Bellamy was her favorite leading man, who'd made his reputation and fortune portraying tough urban war heroes, fighting the Deng street to street in Madison, in films that bore no resemblance to the actual war or the people who'd fought it.
Rumors vary, but insiders say leading man Depp and Cox butted heads over the director's script and his take on Raoul Duke.