Good Genes Or Good Ops: Which Male Celebrities Don't Show Their Age?
We've all had that moment; looking at photos of our favourite celebs and then jumping out of our seats screaming, 'He's HOW old?!' Well, we've been doing a lot of that here at ContactMusic. Some stars seem to have crept up the age ladder pretty sneakily, the odd wrinkle and grey hair barely registering on our radar, while others don't seem to have aged at all! English football player David Beckham was in his twenties when he rose to global popularity and, looking at his recent H&M underwear advert, it seems that his iconic hairstyles and tattoos are our only way of working out the old from the newer pictures of him. However, he is only 37 and has plenty of time to catch up yet. It's the over-50s that have really had our mouths agape in recent times as we've been scouring the net for the most youthful looking middle to old aged stars.
)The Osmonds star Donny Osmond, 55, is also one who defies the ageing process, still melting hearts with his charming smile and piercing eyes still sparkling like they belonged to a 25 year old. You would've thought that Kevin Spacey would have aged a little bit since he became a hit in the '90s for 'The Usual Suspects' and 'American Beauty', y'know, like a normal person. But he's suspiciously not developed a single new wrinkle! Well, maybe one or two but would you really have him down as 53? Legendary musician Prince is even older at 54 with skin more flawless than most women in their 30s; having said that, Prince is a fan of make-up and doesn't often step out in public without a good lathering.
We mentioned how rockstars don't age well earlier, but Bruce Springsteen is definitely another who goes against that rule. He's 63 now and, although he's not quite the catch he used to be, we wouldn't guess he'd aged that much. Lionel Richie is another musician intent on staying youthful in his old age. He may be stuck with a few lines here and there but he still has charm and, for a man of 63, still brushes up well. And if we're sticking with the music industry theme we have to mention Jeff Bridges who played a country musician in the film Crazy Heart. The actor may have chosen to grow a mature-looking beard, but has still maintained that charismatic sparkle. If we could ask 'The Dude' about his youth secrets, we're sure he'd attribute his youthfulness to his daily intake of White Russians.
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Jeremy Irons has always had a pale complexion, and it's really to his detriment, however over the past 20+ years he really hasn't aged much. With the exception of a few grey hairs, the Die Hard With Vengeance actor still looks the same age as he did when he appeared in the 1995 movie. Now aged 64 is Samuel L Jackson; he looks just the same as he ever did. I mean, if you took the hair out of the equation in 1994's Pulp Fiction, would you really think nearly twenty years have past?
)Hitting the 70 milestone is Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan, the Indian actor does not look his age at all, his extremely slowly greying hair doing him plenty of favours. Despite his age Harrison Ford is thought to reprise his role as the intrepid adventurer in an upcoming fifth 'Indiana Jones' movie. Even at 70, he's still not over the hill.
)Dustin Hoffman is now 75 years old, both he and Freeman them share the same birth year as Jack Nicholson and Bill Cosby though neither of them have are showing their mid-seventies too well. You can't get much more gracefully old than 75-year-old Morgan Freeman. The dimples in his cheeks maintain that youthful liveliness while all the lines on his face give the impression of a beautifully wise man.
For many years Roger Moore has managed to fight the good fight against the aging process, and whilst he's now looking a fair age, we can't help but feel that for an 85 year old, he's still holding things together incredibly well! Now, really pushing the years is Dick Van Dyke who, at 87-years-old still looks EXACTLY the same as he ever did - albeit with a head of white hair (a full head, mind). Perhaps it's that bright smile that's kept him so young.
(The Rolling Stones)
Okay, so this is a little bit controversial but, hear us out, The Rolling Stones are really doing well considering they are now between 65 and 71. They may be pretty gaunt and super lined these days but we don't think people will ever forget that they were once huge sex symbols who lived on a strict diet of Sex, Drugs & Rock 'n Roll. And, after the lives they've led for the past 50 years they deserve credit for still being alive yet alone playing a world wide tour.
So a lot of these guys may or may not have had some sort of cosmetic surgery in their lives but since when was that a crime? They fact they've managed to have surgery and still look young rather than have surgery and just look like an old person who's trying to win back their youthfulness deserves a certain amount of respect. But despite the possibility of good ops, we must conclude that good genes are the biggest blessing for these over fifties.