Celebrities are our new royals. Extravagant, secretive, dramatic, with a whole PR team behind them, and influence over millions of fans all around the globe. It's not surprising to see carefully curated posts with cleverly placed brand deals on celebs' socials, but what are they really like? We sometimes get a glimpse into the personal lives of the famous, thanks to paparazzi pics, leaked info, or them just giving it up themselves. We can hate them, we can love them, but we will watch them.
We've already learned about famous people who are jerks, or just plainly disappointing in real life, but Reddit user AccomplishedDrag7526 wanted to know if there are celebs that nobody hates. And their post got some traction: over 16k people wanted to share their picks, with some even sharing how they met the said celebs in person. Whether we like it or not, famous people have great influence, and it's very important that they lead with a good example and speak out about society's issues, especially when it comes to shaping the youth.
For this list, Bored Panda selected the most universally loved celebs, those that have a good reputation for a reason, advocate for what they believe in, are kind and supportive, and don't make others feel like less than them. Scroll down, make sure to upvote your favorites, and if we missed a celeb that you adore, make sure to share it in the comments!
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Keanu Reeves
My dad once said the world is just a Keanu Reeves fan club
Brendan Fraser, dude went through hell both physically & emotionally from back injuries & being sexually violated and is finally coming back to Hollywood. Dude is as friendly and humble as he ever was and I wish him the best.
Alan Rickman
Betty White
Julie Andrews. I actually went on tour with Julie for 2 weeks. It was one of those: “An evening with…” type things. By the first day she knew all the crews names, chatted with everyone, telling stories and asking about our lives. By the third show she was the crew Mum, making sure we were all getting enough rest and food. She literally stopped a rehearsal when our breakfast was late being delivered so we could all go and eat. And on the last show she gave us all hugs, a bottle of whisky and a hand written letter saying thank you. It’s the only time once a show ended that we were all a bit sad because we wouldn’t see her again. Beautiful woman inside and out.
The late Fred Rogers. I met him when I was a young punk working in a video rental store. He was truly truly a saint. He chatted with us for a while and treated me and my metal head co worker with the same respect and love that he treated everyone on his show, and as he left told us he was proud to have such fine upstanding young men as his neighbors.
One of my favorite memories.
Since I grew up in Australia we never had Mr Rogers on the TV, and I feel like we missed out on something very special.
Tony Hawk
I've never heard any bad s**t about him.
Wow, that guy in the picture somehow looks like Tony Hawk. Has anyone ever told him?
Steve Buscemi. He seems super nice. We trick or treat in the same neighborhood every year and he nearly always dresses up to hand out candy and is great with all the kids.
He also returned to his old fire station in NY when 9/11 happened and helped as fire fighter.
Hugh Jackman
Levar Burton i think. Who can hate the reading rainbow guy!
'Weird Al' Yankovic. He's the nicest guy. When I was 12, I was in the hospital with brain tumors. Al called my hospital room, sent me a care package, and invited me backstage at a few concerts that summer.
The late and great Steve Irwin
Bit of a grey area, Steve. Yes, excellent conservation work, but also a lack of care and respect toward animals that has been emulated by too many dickheads who want to pretend to be him.
John Candy the Canadian legend.
Look at that gorgeous face! I still miss him, he was a talent and a half.
Rick Moranis. Although he did get punched by some random. That guy probably wouldn’t have if he knew it was him.
Jack Black
Unpopular opinion: I don't like him. Unfunny and annoying. Thanks in A for all the downvotes. :)
Christina Applegate
She is beyond awesome in her newest show, Dead to Me. Brilliant and beautiful and ballsy!
Steve Carell would be my guess !
My BIL worked with him on Evan Almighty set. He said that he and Morgan Freeman were awesome at getting the crew pumped up in the morning for work.
Carol Burnett
Gary Sinise.
Dave Ghrol
Elijah Wood
Denzel Washington
we love with my mum movies with him. We are watching movies with him and Sandra Bullock no matter the genre.
Dick Van Dyke
Henry Winkler
My nephew worked on a project with him in England. And said he was a brilliant guy
Steve Burns from Blue's Clues
I love that dude. i was WAY too old to be watching Blues Clues in the first place, but when he did the come back thing and said he was proud of me... I need a minute...*wipes eyes*
Nick Offerman
Ron Swanson of Parks and recreation. The man is a quiet woodworker irl.
Lots of people hate The Rock, not me but lots of other people.
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Several people on this list are currently ‘unproblematic’ because they are dead.
Therefore their status is permanent. I'm failing to understand the significance of your comment.
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Om sorry but considering he just died why isnt Jason David frank here :(or Chadwick bossmen..two of my heros gone forever :(
HOW IS DAN REYNOLDS NOT ON THIS LIST??????? OR HIS BANDMATES, WAYNE SERMON, BEN MCKEE, AND DANIEL PLATZMAN???????????????? IMAGINE DRAGONS IS A BAND FILLED WITH BEAUTIFUL HUMAN BEINGS!!!!!
Surprised Tom Hanks is not here. He's so nice it's unnatural. Also I think Elvira mistress of the dark should be on this list. She is a hell of a person who has and will fight for your right to be different.
I don't like the ones that are pro-animal abuse, but i know that most people don't have a problem with animal cruelty so they probably laughed Michael Fox when he and his show Spin City made jokes about the death of a police dog, and fine with D**k Van Dyke's promotion of experiments on animals. But for me, no amount of acting nice will counter support of cruelty.
Angela Landsbury? Clint Eastwood? Harrison Ford? There are a lot of other celebrities. Don't forget your sports celebrities too.
clint eastwood? oh come on, Carol. he had multiple affairs and at least 8 children, talked to a chair at a Republican convention, rebuked Sacheen Littlefeather the night she bravely stood for Brando and her people, and finally, mocked transgender Kaitlyn Jenner. and cementing his status as an ossified old racist he said this: "We’re really in a pussy generation. Everybody’s walking on eggshells. We see people accusing people of being racist and all kinds of stuff. When I grew up, those things weren’t called racist,” Eastwood said in the interview
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Lots of people hate The Rock, not me but lots of other people.
Load More Replies... Several people on this list are currently ‘unproblematic’ because they are dead.
Therefore their status is permanent. I'm failing to understand the significance of your comment.
Load More Replies... Om sorry but considering he just died why isnt Jason David frank here :(or Chadwick bossmen..two of my heros gone forever :(
HOW IS DAN REYNOLDS NOT ON THIS LIST??????? OR HIS BANDMATES, WAYNE SERMON, BEN MCKEE, AND DANIEL PLATZMAN???????????????? IMAGINE DRAGONS IS A BAND FILLED WITH BEAUTIFUL HUMAN BEINGS!!!!!
Surprised Tom Hanks is not here. He's so nice it's unnatural. Also I think Elvira mistress of the dark should be on this list. She is a hell of a person who has and will fight for your right to be different.
I don't like the ones that are pro-animal abuse, but i know that most people don't have a problem with animal cruelty so they probably laughed Michael Fox when he and his show Spin City made jokes about the death of a police dog, and fine with D**k Van Dyke's promotion of experiments on animals. But for me, no amount of acting nice will counter support of cruelty.
Angela Landsbury? Clint Eastwood? Harrison Ford? There are a lot of other celebrities. Don't forget your sports celebrities too.
clint eastwood? oh come on, Carol. he had multiple affairs and at least 8 children, talked to a chair at a Republican convention, rebuked Sacheen Littlefeather the night she bravely stood for Brando and her people, and finally, mocked transgender Kaitlyn Jenner. and cementing his status as an ossified old racist he said this: "We’re really in a pussy generation. Everybody’s walking on eggshells. We see people accusing people of being racist and all kinds of stuff. When I grew up, those things weren’t called racist,” Eastwood said in the interview
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