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[garjones]

From the movie thread that's about to be closed and is off topic, I spin it out here.

Tom Cruise 1986



Tom Cruise 2012



Prince 1986:



Prince 2012:



..and I used stage and red carpet pics so they weren't all makeup and lighting in 2012 (in fact the 1986 pics are more staged).

What is the secret? Who else does it? Sofia Loren always looks amazing for her age too.

[Arjan Dirkse]

I think tomorrow is Tom Cruise's 50th birthday.

edit: oh wait that was yesterday.

Edited by Arjan Dirkse, 04 July 2012 - 05:17 PM.

[Lucian Von Dooom]

In the case of Cruise I can only assume it's eating fetuses.

[Steve Sensible]

Cruise still looks young in the face, but he was definitely starting to look a bit saggy when he had his shirt off in M:I4.

I think Brad Pitt looks better - he's only a year behind Cruise.

[garjones]

He's only a couple of years older than Brad Pitt and Johnny Depp isn't he? They could be added I suppose.

Except Pitt keeps trying to grow face fuzz like he's auditioning for the part of Uncle Jesse.

[Patrick A]

Really? I seem to remember him looking pretty badass with his shirt off.

Basically he's a guy who, since he was 21 or so, has had the job of looking like he is 21. He's got massive months ofvresourcescat his disposal to do iit. To his credit, he strikes me as a guy who understands that looking awesome is his job and he works hrd at it.

[Nicholas Taggart]

He still looks in incredible shape to me

[Will]

Yeah, I believe many guys half his age would love to look like him.

[Ogul]

Everybody ages differently, some people look 30 at 50, and some look 50 at 30. It's all in the genes. I don't think there is any "secret" that would allow someone with "old" genes to look much younger.

[Nicholas Taggart]

Herschel Walker

1982




2011

[Arjan Dirkse]

I'm tempted to post a picture of Mark Hamill now.

I agree with Ogul that a large part of it is probably genes. Then there is just the common sense stuff, exercise, a healthy diet, lots of sleep, and not too much sun. And maybe some spa treatments or some moisturizing creme or something...

[Christian U]

Everybody ages differently, some people look 30 at 50, and some look 50 at 30. It's all in the genes. I don't think there is any "secret" that would allow someone with "old" genes to look much younger.

Working out helps, though.

[garjones]

Nah it's all genetic, like being fat is all about 'glands' and never how much shit you eat.

[Christian U]

Wow, I never realised that. Well, I'm off to McDonald's, then. Also, to smoke a couple packs of cigarettes and have a few beers.

[garjones]

Wow, I never realised that. Well, I'm off to McDonald's, then. Also, to smoke a couple packs of cigarettes and have a few beers.

Take some heroin too, you'll be fine, it's all genes.

[Christian U]

Thank Christ, I've been meaning to take heroin for ages, but in the end I always chickened out because I thought it'd be bad for my health.

[Elliot Balson]

Thank Christ, I've been meaning to take heroin for ages, but in the end I always chickened out because I thought it'd be bad for my health.

Heroin's a great way to get the weight off, and keep it off too. Minor side-affects to it, I hear, but I doubt anything too severe.

Yeah, I believe many guys half his age would love to look like him.

Hell, I wish I did - come this September he's be 31 years my senior!

Pitt, Depp and Cruise definitely look good for their ages. Downey Jr. isn't far off them either, and I guess Will Smith too. Samuel L Jackson too, I suppose, though he's a bit older.

One for the opposite sex now;

Christine Brinkley, 1980


Now

[Steve Sensible]

Eww, surgery!

[Ricardo_C]

Some of it is genes, as Ogul says. Not every man can build their body the way Ronnie Coleman or Jay Cutler can, steroids or not, for example. But when you're a star performer in an image-based business like Hollywood, you're essentially guaranteed the best of everything: Doctors, trainers, nutrition, and as much vacation time as needed. Your job is to look good, and your bosses will make sure you have every advantage. And when age starts to creep in, you also the best surgeons. It also helps that most of the people we're listing here are just naturally good-looking, which can soften the blows of age.

And then there's our own tunnel vision when it comes to celebrities: We see them as the iconic characters they created, not necessarily as themselves. I think most people perform a slight mental edit when looking at their idols throughout the years, and we tend to see them as they imprinted on us. Tom cruise will probably still be told "Man, you haven't aged a day" when he's 70, partly because of his good genes, partly because of his access to the best professionals, but also partly because to us he's not Thomas Mapother, he's TOM CRUISE. He's Maverick, Lestat, and Jerry McGuire, and that shades how we see him.

[craggy]

I think Pitt looks better now than Cruise. But I think Pitt looked better when he first appeared on screen than Cruise did too, so I'm not a great judge. Brad Pitt's hotter, and the good kinda crazy.
Samuel L Jackson doesn't really seem to have aged much at all. I watched Coming To America the other day, and there's barely any difference between how he looked there and how he looked in Avengers.