Traditional celebrities then and now: Who's hung?

[LukeLindo]

English actor Kieran O’Brien, soft and hard…

Just realized this is Jamie Tartt's dad on ”Ted Lasso.” Went to IMDb to confirm and it appears this film (and his being naked, having real sex, and ejaculating on camera) didn't hurt his career at all. In America, it would have been destroyed (especially considering the film wasn't well received, critically or financially). Good for him. I wonder how he pulled that off.

 

[Jeffer2580]

Just realized this is Jamie Tartt's dad on ”Ted Lasso.” Went to IMDb to confirm and it appears this film (and his being naked, having real sex, and ejaculating on camera) didn't hurt his career at all. In America, it would have been destroyed (especially considering the film wasn't well received, critically or financially). Good for him. I wonder how he pulled that off.

Chloe sevigny's career is strong even more stronger than Kieran's

 

[Eattom1]

He's British, so I would assume he's uncut.

Many Brits are cut.

 

[derder3]

Chloe sevigny's career is strong even more stronger than Kieran's

I don't know. I think he works a LOT more consistently and often than she does. He basically doesn't stop working.

But she is respected, obviously better known in the US and world, as O'Brien is a TV star in Britain. Most importantly, though she has a strong, often indie career of her choosing, despite being shied away from after "Brown Bunny" by some execs.

I love that her career is on her terms, though, and yes, it's fair to say it wasn't destroyed because she gave a real blowjob, while fully clothed, in the film.

I'm not sure that would be true for a man and explicit nudity, sex, and on-screen ejaculation, like O'Brien did, in America. That film is extremely explicit, for the full running length with multiple forms of sex and genitalia/penetration/ejaculation close-ups. So different from BB in that way, and of course we always can forgive a sexualized woman if we want to (after tsk, tsking) in America, whereas we have such a complicated history with the male nude.

I really do think his mainstream success before and after is a unique thing, but the point about Sevigny is fair, too. The key differentiator for me, though, is she is still asked about it all the time—asked to explain and defend the choice. I saw a recent interview with her where she flat out said she's tired of talking about it and doesn't feel the need to after all these years, even if people keep asking.

Whereas it doesn't come up for/with O'Brien nearly as often or regularly, though it does come up. Most of the time, it's simply treated as one of many things he's done in his past, that may or may not be relevant to the current interview. That's an amazing feat for a British actor, and I'm not sure an American actor could pull it off.

 

[Jeffer2580]

I don't know. I think he works a LOT more consistently and often than she does. He basically doesn't stop working.

But she is respected, obviously better known in the US and world, as O'Brien is a TV star in Britain. Most importantly, though she has a strong, often indie career of her choosing, despite being shied away from after "Brown Bunny" by some execs.

I love that her career is on her terms, though, and yes, it's fair to say it wasn't destroyed because she gave a real blowjob, while fully clothed, in the film.

I'm not sure that would be true for a man and explicit nudity, sex, and on-screen ejaculation, like O'Brien did, in America. That film is extremely explicit, for the full running length with multiple forms of sex and genitalia/penetration/ejaculation close-ups. So different from BB in that way, and of course we always can forgive a sexualized woman if we want to (after tsk, tsking) in America, whereas we have such a complicated history with the male nude.

I really do think his mainstream success before and after is a unique thing, but the point about Sevigny is fair, too. The key differentiator for me, though, is she is still asked about it all the time—asked to explain and defend the choice. I saw a recent interview with her where she flat out said she's tired of talking about it and doesn't feel the need to after all these years, even if people keep asking.

Whereas it doesn't come up for/with O'Brien nearly as often or regularly, though it does come up. Most of the time, it's simply treated as one of many things he's done in his past, that may or may not be relevant to the current interview. That's an amazing feat for a British actor, and I'm not sure an American actor could pull it off.

I think we are saying the same thing

 

[Greco-Roman]

I don't know. I think he works a LOT more consistently and often than she does. He basically doesn't stop working.

But she is respected, obviously better known in the US and world, as O'Brien is a TV star in Britain. Most importantly, though she has a strong, often indie career of her choosing, despite being shied away from after "Brown Bunny" by some execs.

I love that her career is on her terms, though, and yes, it's fair to say it wasn't destroyed because she gave a real blowjob, while fully clothed, in the film.

I'm not sure that would be true for a man and explicit nudity, sex, and on-screen ejaculation, like O'Brien did, in America. That film is extremely explicit, for the full running length with multiple forms of sex and genitalia/penetration/ejaculation close-ups. So different from BB in that way, and of course we always can forgive a sexualized woman if we want to (after tsk, tsking) in America, whereas we have such a complicated history with the male nude.

I really do think his mainstream success before and after is a unique thing, but the point about Sevigny is fair, too. The key differentiator for me, though, is she is still asked about it all the time—asked to explain and defend the choice. I saw a recent interview with her where she flat out said she's tired of talking about it and doesn't feel the need to after all these years, even if people keep asking.

Whereas it doesn't come up for/with O'Brien nearly as often or regularly, though it does come up. Most of the time, it's simply treated as one of many things he's done in his past, that may or may not be relevant to the current interview. That's an amazing feat for a British actor, and I'm not sure an American actor could pull it off.

To be fair, James Ransone, Vincent Gallo and Eric Balfour all went erect and acted in explicit scenes in mainstream movies around the same time. Mark Rylance did it three years prior to 9 songs in Intimacy.

But agree with the general point of your post, certainly a brave career decision for all these actors, and 9 songs certainly was the most explicit movie all round in comparison.

 

[LukeLindo]

Per IMDb, Jaime Moreno is a Mexican actor and singer, who appeared in 48 films, 6 soap operas and several plays.

More importantly, he was the first Mexican model to appear naked in Playgirl in 1975.

 

[LukeLindo]

Per IMDb, Jaime Moreno is a Mexican actor and singer, who appeared in 48 films, 6 soap operas and several plays.

More importantly, he was the first Mexican model to appear naked in Playgirl in 1975.

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Sorry, this one should have gone in my celebrities who posed nude thread, as he's not particularly hung (not too shabby, either!) but I clicked the wrong thread and accidentally posted here. Looks like we've been enjoying him anyway!

 

[Trism]

Just realized this is Jamie Tartt's dad on ”Ted Lasso.” Went to IMDb to confirm and it appears this film (and his being naked, having real sex, and ejaculating on camera) didn't hurt his career at all. In America, it would have been destroyed (especially considering the film wasn't well received, critically or financially). Good for him. I wonder how he pulled that off.

What the fuck I have been staring at his pictures from that scene and I still can't believe that's actually Kieran.

 

[WhetWillie]

What the fuck I have been staring at his pictures from that scene and I still can't believe that's actually Kieran.

FYI: Keiran O'Brien's cumshot scene from 9 SONGS (2004) is included among the
CELEBRITY BIG BONER video selections in the A HISTORY OF MASTURBATION blog entry.

He had been a little less explicit with his frontal shots in VIRTUAL SEXUALITY (1999)...

 

[Ponyhoff]

Plus

Is this one real? I hadn't seen this one in the bunch that had been published. Also, who colorized it?

 

[WhetWillie]

Is this one real? I hadn't seen this one in the bunch that had been published. Also, who colorized it?

It's real -- the b&w copy has a censor box over Dean Martin's wiener just below where it's been cropped:

It was colorized at either Colorize | Colorize Black and White Photos and Pictures or Colorize Old Black and White Photos into Color Online for Free | PicWish

 

[Ponyhoff]

I love vintage nudes of celebrities....I'm sure there are so many more out there that haven't seen the light of day yet....can you imagine if someone had Cary Grant/Randolph Scott nudes....

 

[Richard M S]

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I love vintage nudes of celebrities....I'm sure there are so many more out there that haven't seen the light of day yet....can you imagine if someone had Cary Grant/Randolph Scott nudes....

I read that one of Clara Bow's sons found a nude photo of Gary Cooper in the pages of a book. It has never seen the light of day, to my knowledge.

 

[Greco-Roman]

Jean-Michel Basquiat

 

[WhetWillie]

To be fair, James Ransone, Vincent Gallo and Eric Balfour all went erect and acted in explicit scenes in mainstream movies around the same time. Mark Rylance did it three years prior to 9 songs in Intimacy.

But agree with the general point of your post, certainly a brave career decision for all these actors, and 9 songs certainly was the most explicit movie all round in comparison.

As a reminder, Balfour's LIE WITH ME (2005) is online for free from licensed streaming services:
LIE WITH ME

And O'Brien's 9 SONGS (2004) and Rylance's INTIMACY (2001) are also currently available for free, but only with access via public library cards or university log-ins from institutions that offer Kanopy.

Of course the "good bits" of all of them, plus Ransone's KEN PARK, are all the way UP at Men.AZnude:
LIE WITH ME NUDE SCENES - AZNude Men
9 SONGS NUDE SCENES - AZNude Men
INTIMITE NUDE SCENES - AZNude Men
KEN PARK NUDE SCENES - AZNude Men

 

[iacky]

John Allen Nelson is memorable in the movie “Criminal Passion"

 

[Bluebailey]

John Allen Nelson is memorable in the movie “Criminal Passion"

Damn not to mention his body is to die for

 

[AceWilde]

Damn not to mention his body is to die for

You can see a lot of it in the early seasons of Baywatch. Though that means watching the early seasons of Baywatch...

 

[Bluebailey]

You can see a lot of it in the early seasons of Baywatch. Though that means watching the early seasons of Baywatch...

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