Celebrities who seem like genuinely good-energy people

Keanu Reeves

Dolly Parton.

David Muir

Drew Barrymore

Courtney Love when she's sober

Michelle Obama

James Ivory

George W Bush

Hugh Jackman

Bill Nye the Science Guy

Pete Buttgieg

Jay Leno

Tom Hanks

Julianne Moore, seriously.

Marie Osmond

Candice Bergen.

Pam Grier

Annie Lennox

Martin Sheen

Anthony Hopkins

Jami Gertz

Ricky Gervais - certainly a bit of a troll and rough around the edges but a genuine a bleeding heart.

Dave Grohl is a passive-aggressive asshole and a drunk, OP. Listen to any Howard Stern interview with him in which he tries to stir up shit between Howard and other bands.

Kerry Washington

Gloria Estefan

Jimmy Kimmel

Kelly Clarkson, Stevie Wonder

Angela Lansbury

Brooke (Shields), Steve (Buscemi), Mark Ruffalo, Keanu, Sandy (Bullock), Carrot Top

Queen Latifah

Joe Jackson

Andrew Garfield

Diane Keaton

Simon Rex

R29 You're kidding, right?

Bill Pullman

R33, I think he means the singer.

Stephen Colbert

Amy Sedaris

In old age, Stephen Fry (among several others) that came upon this need to sort of redeem himself - so, not a completely selfless act but he as a few rare others that fit into this category of becoming self aware, not using the mental illnesses or other problems, as an excuse or defense but a contributing factor... of course, it's a double sided blade... he, himself, with his inner struggles and turmoil, personality in general, like many others, produce a negative energy and yet go through these periodic journeys for perspective and having made much of these side projects freely available to the public... using his celebrity for a good that doesn't come off as insincere... like on lgbt issues or mental health. There's quite a few celeb nutcases that arrive at this point without starting a cult or oprah/goop'ify it.

E.G. Daily

Lil Nas X

Miley Cyrus

R38 You are on a lot of medication

Cyndi Lauper is cuntastic and wears her heart on her sleeve. good intentioned just old skool NYC opinionated.

r41 Thank you for alerting me, Nurse Ratchet. I'm ready for my suppository now.

Patrick Stuart and Ian McKellen

John Waters

Freddie Highmore, Bill Skarsgard, Sarah Paulson, Gabourey Sidibe

Jennifer Tilly

Tom Felton

Dee Wallace

Josh O'Connor

Steve Poltz. The happy, easygoing, stoner. . . that could have had a better career, if he didn't focus on jokey songs.. which overcrowd his quality compositions and lyrics.

Linda Perry a bleeding heart but heavily prone to creating dyke drama via her addiction problems, including sex.

Billy Connolly

the Indigo Girls; Emily Saliers & Amy Ray... if you're unaware of how much they've volunteers beyond just music and donations, you need to look into their histories!

Cher

The lovely and supremely talented Viola Davis.

Charo

The B-52's

Cassandra Peterson AKA Elvira

Sarah Polley

Tim Gunn

Sister Wendy

Carol Burnett (and much of her former castmates, living and dead.)

Octavia Spencer

Tracee Ellis Ross

Alison "Nellie" Arngrim

Mother Angelica

Mindy Cohn

Amber Heard

Soleil Moon Frye

Kathy Bates

Johnny Dep

Mother Angelica sucks cocks in hell.

Hank Azaria

Dee Wallace is a true sweetheart. Met her a few times. Never met Paul Rudd, but he seems like a good guy.

Miss Kay Lenz

Jimmy Kimmel

Stanley Tucci

Danny Pintauro

Marshall, Will AND Holly.

Don't hate me but, John Travolta.

Yes, I realize the, umm, issues.

I totally agree R81. John Travolta seems like a lovely man who is loved and protected by everyone who knows him. As opposed to feared.

Ellen is all about kindness, love and celebrating diversity. She has a new DENIM collection at Walmart! Nothing over $30.

Lizzo

Mylene Farmer, high maintenance and artiste syndrome for sure, but more consistent in her art and social work than say than a certain trend hopper turned blowup doll.

Queen Elizabeth -- despite all the problems of her family, wouldn't you still want to have tea with her?

Axl Rose. He has the rep of an asshole but is a sensitive and shy person who loves animals and helps wolf charities. He has also suffered a lot.

Julie Andrews. She's just the ultimate sunshine.

Freddie Mercury. Until the end of his life he didn't lise the childlike light in his eyes. He had the kindest eyes.

Sandra Bullock- thread closed

OP- Wasn’t he Rhoda’s husband?

Eddie Murphy

Debbie Reynolds. Here with baby Carrie.

Baker Mayfield

Milla Jovovich, Anna Faris, Richard Simmons

Tammy Faye.

She was involved in a lot of shady shit but we could throw some OGs like Snoop up here and just place them in that idiot category. Lots of unredeeming qualities, messy histories, fuckups but just present that aura of people you could stand to smoke a few bowls with.

Anne Miller, seriously.

Willem Dafoe.

Brad Pitt

Margot Robbie

Meg Tilly

Chadwick Boseman RIP

In a previous life I would have said Will Smith

Ron Howard

I know she's polarizing on here (lol), but Janet Jackson. She seems like a low-key sweetheart.

Nicholas Fairford

I worked with Ann Miller in her golden years. She was a gem.

Tracy Ullman.

Annie Sprinkles.

Obnoxious or annoying isn't a strong enough word but genuinely a good energy person.

Kate Winslet

Madeline Kahn seemed lovely, and very self-aware/intelligent. Like she could hold a deep, stimulating conversation.. took her work very seriously though. Not zany like her characters. Eva Marie Saint's name is very apt, from what I can tell.

Ellie Kemper

Liza Minnelli. . . blissfully unaware and seemingly manic or high but even her dark days come off like an angry kitten.

Will Smith. He’s my bitch

-Jada

Graham Norton

I don’t buy Betty White for one iota of a moment.

George Burns, Gracie Allen, John Denver, Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Mel Brooks, Carol Channing, Mama Cass

Wasn't Mama Cass whining and depressed all the time? She couldn't get the men she wanted.

r112 Sure, she wasn't Ricki Lake. She was more sad, depressing... but people gravitated to her and not just because of her weight.

Liza, Graham Norton, Frank Oz, Mel Brooks and Tracy Ullman don't belong here. I'm not saying they are monsters, but they are not PRIMARILY good energy people. Highly neurotic and self absorbed and bitchy - all of them.

Mamma Cass is too obscure a reference. Who was she? Didn't she do a dance studio reality show.

The person who sang this could only be a good one:

Dave Grohl put feces in my liverwurst sandwich

Vera Farmiga, Sharon Tate, Lupita Nyong'o

Nate Mook

Glenn Close. For real.

What an absurd assertion, R115. It's like saying Karen Carpenter was fun because she had a nice voice?!?

Karen was a kind of mean girl who was insensitive to others. Anorexia is a mental illness. Carpenter was unhappy and passive/aggressive her whole adult life.

Mamma Cass sounded pleasant. She's not even a very memorable singer. Who was she?

Annette O'Toole, Michael McKean

Carol Burnett

Nancy Sinatra

Morgan Fairchild for sure.

R81 totally agree - has always seemed like a kind, soft spoken guy to me. So long as you’re not a masseur.

Despite her persona, Joan Rivers

Still sexy Scott Bakula.

Jonathan Capehart

Princess Diana - despite her mental illness, she really did want to do good and I think she related to the underdogs

J'anet DuBois

Lisa Kudrow

Dana Plato seemed like a sweetheart even though her life was a wreck. Same with Anna Nicole Smith who seemed like she'd be so much fun and a hilarious delight to be around.

There's this really nice piece on Bob Mackie and even though he is not very insightful and in general a kind of superficial guy - his offhand remarks about Carol Burnett speak volumes. How much she trusted him and how well they worked together. A mutual appreciation. He says that he never made any fashion statements with Carol but that she opened all the other doors to him, and that she was always least concerned with her image, outside of characters. She trusted his taste, ability and expertise. The extremely hard work he did on her show made him a fashion star. She gave him practically free license. He was experimental and she was trusting. Something he wouldn't experience with many of the DIVAS he dressed for the rest of his career.

It's a nice piece to watch, if you've got 20 minutes.

r120 a brief flash in the pan. . . she was part of The Mamas and The Papas and the nicest one out of the bunch... she would also go on to have her own variety show. Still, people were drawn to her despite her array of problems and her appearance. . . and not just for pity.

r114 There are many shady cunts that horrible human beings and yet we honor them as geniuses. Which is the nature of celebrity. Even if we were discussing scientists or grand historical figures that left a mark on the world, we'd find a lot of broken, nasty or just dysfunctional people... yet they radiate that cult of personality because we don't really know them. We build up our own perspectives based on what we've observed.

Music is a good example of this..because so many of great good-energy music artists are so personally flawed. . . the same goes to most forms of entertainment and creative arts that we attach to expressions and communication of emotion, the mind, the ego, the soul.. of inner beauty but this, perhaps more than anywhere else, we recognize the links between madness/ego and genius/creativity.

this thread moves slower than the other becuase many here are cynics atg heart.

That actor guy who got crushed by his Jeep and died. In the documentary he seemed like he was just this wonderful person who goodness and light flowed out of. I like that his family set up a foundation in his name with the money they were rewarded from the car manufacturer for the betterment of people, so he still does good things even after his death.

Emma Samms, co founder of The Starlight Children’s Foundation.

Britney Spears seems like a nice person. That's why she was so easy for her family to use and take advantage of.

Fred McFeely Rogers,

better known as Mister Rogers

I am completely convinced that Britney is a sweet girl. And she's got SAM.

gary busey

Molly Shannon

Hoda kotb

Paul Rudd

Tom Holland (at present, anyway)

Mark Hamill

Bette Midler

GRACE KELLY

Katherine Hepburn

Jodie Comer

Audrey Hepburn

Janis Paige is a great lady . Dominique Dunne was beloved among her friends and costars . Natalie Wood had great energy

Bump

Sergio from the Descovey for PreP ad that is flashing above my comment box.

Jennifer Garner just radiates sweetness & light. Just stop asking me what’s in my wallet!

Judy Greer

Valerie Bertinelli

Jason Bateman

Paul Buchanan of The Blue Nile

Weird Al

Camille Paglia

Henry Winkler!

James Marsden

Another vote for Kelly Clarkson

Zendaya

Tom Holland

Timothee Chalamet

Sissy Spacek

Helen Lawson

Bill Pullman, Catherine O’Hara, Parker Posey, Bernadette Peters.

John Cena

Vanessa Williams

Mama Cass Elliott ran a party house in Laurel Canyon that was legendary. All kinds of goings-on happened there.

It was such a good time even the Mason family came and hung out.

Jennifer Jason Leigh

R170 My daughter was a little brat and I only left her $100 in my will.

Matt Bomer seems to be a sweetheart.

Patricia Arquette

Candy Clark

Lee Grant

K.D.Lang

Kyle MacLachlan. He's a prince (I know from experience).

From first-hand interactions:

Dwayne Johnson

Cat Deeley

Michelle Obama

Laura Linney

Judith Light

From friends who’ve worked closely with them:

Sandra Bullock (from multiple sources)

Drew Barrymore

Brooke Shields

Heather Locklear

Kyle Richards and Eileen Davidson- and Lisa Rinna 99% of the time

Kelly Bishop

Eric McCormack

Ana Gasteyer

Yvette Nicole Brown

Purely from observation: Emma Bunton, Tom Holland, and the judging panel of “Drag Race Espana” 💃🏼

Carson Kressley and Jonathan Van Ness

Marissa Winokur

Jonathan Van Ness needs to be thrown into a woodchipper. INSUFFERABLE.

D’Arcy Carden (“The Good Place” and “Barry”)

Henry Golding (“Crazy Rich Asians”)

Travel host Samantha Brown

Bindi Irwin

Patton Oswalt, even if he’s a bit cloying

Kate Bush

Debbie Allen

Harry Dunn

The two nicest, most genuine celebrities I’ve met are Kathy Bates and Selma Blair.

Leona Helmsley

Luke MacFarlane

Salma Hayek, Conan O'Brien, Sandra Bullock, Marion Cotillard, Keanu Reeves, Patti LaBelle, our very own fellow DLer Greg, a youtuber called Coffeezilla

Leslie Jones

Meredith Viera

R141. I was scrolling down to see if anyone had mentioned Molly Shannon yet. She's the epitome of a genuine good-energy person!

Jesse and Jakob Dylan

Vin Diesel. He's like a giant cuddly teddy bear

Sarah Lancashire

Dolly Parton and Celine Dion own this thread and are basically subleasing it to all of you who have yet to mention them.

When Celine Dion downright came close to having a nervous breakdown on Larry King Live in regard to Hurricane Katrina she had my heart. She can do no wrong.

Dolly Parton seems like she could just step out of her Dolly Parton drag and just plainly make a new pal anywhere without anyone guessing it's her. She could probably chat up anyone.

Jennifer Coolidge seems like a dear. She's in on her own joke a bit but sincerely so. I dig her and her big ole figure.

Alfred Molina. My sister worked with him and said you’ll never meet a kinder, sweeter man.

Steve Carell

That silly whore cockslut Jack Grealish is very good-natured. Big heart and bigger arse, to make up for his tiny brain and little cock, I suppose.

Hard to separate the sarcasm on this one.

I do think Garner is a genuinely nice/sweet person R152. Yes, she fucked her way to the top, but I don’t know if that makes her “bad”. It is what it is.

I’ve never heard a bad thing about Weird Al in 30 years R157.

Throwing in Jerry O’Connell.

Jeff Bridges. Mercedes Ruel , Cory a Feldman , Rachel McAdams

Celine, Dolly, Kelly, Molly and Carol.

Johnny Depp seems nice when he's not stoned or drunk.

River Pheonix seemed genuinely sweet.

Jedward

Tom Holland

Noah Schnapp

Shakira seems nice unlike JLo.

Matt Bomer is a truly nice person. Other actors say he’s a lot of fun to work with. He’s nice to his fans. He has a lot of close long time friends. He has a loving family. Never hear a bad word about him.

John Ritter

Anya Taylor-Joy Alexander Skarsgård

Mel Blanc, when he was alive. The man of a thousand voices was beloved and was known to be a humanitarian.

Kim Carnes

Ryan Gosling

Shecky Greene, Christian Bale

Beyonce

Tina Louise

y'all are r e a c h i n g .....

Dawn Wells.

William hurt.

David Tennant

Gracie Allen.

Jennifer Aniston Margot Robbie Liv Tyler

Keith Richards & Mick Jagger

Geena Davis

Freddy Fillmore

Duchess of Sussex.

Jack Klugman

Jack Lemmon

Meadowlark Lemon

Adrienne Barbeau

Shaquille O'Neal

QE2

Jodie Foster

Kate Winslet is my favorite of the leading ladies I've worked with. I will write this in any thread I can, because she is just that lovely, and the others are not.

Joe DiMaggio

Ali

Casey Stengel

Riz Ahmed.

Chasten Buttigieg.

Olivia Newton John.

Annie Lennox.

Dalai Lama.

Chris Evans.

Michelle Yeoh.

John Candy, I know he’s dead, but he had a great energy.

Seth Meyers.

His Thanksgiving shows with his mother, father and brother appear very genuine and sweet.

I'll be disappointed if anyone has negative stories about him.

Calvert DeForest

r220, OP said good energy not no energy.

Julia Collins.

R241 Let's add Buzzy.

We could look in hindsight and there's many would remove from the list but I think it might be worth it to explore those that did "SEEM" like genuinely good-energy people. . . we generally have two primary draws to cults either the apocalyptic conspiracy theory types or the over the top utopia of the tomorrow. The former capitalizes on "negative" energy and the latter "positive" often in an all or nothing approach.

The Peoples Temple (Jim Jones) is a good example.

Socially and politically progressive, communal oriented, argued to what they believed was the best path forward for humanity and against the worst, perhaps more polarized than modern day, as theyt engaged in group suciide (consent issues aside) as protest. Though, of course, a myriad of problems behind the scenes, we'd later discover... but prior they maintained a good reputation.

Henry Winkler. Every story I've heard about this guy has been insanely positive and people act like he's the greatest human being that's ever walked the earth.

[quote]Shaquille O'Neal

He used to come into a store I worked at in Studio City. He'd sneak up behind my coworker and put merchandise up in the overhead area for her, without a ladder, as a joke. He was always very nice to the employees and also to anyone who approached him to talk or get an autograph.

Prior to jail, RDJ was sweet.

I got such a warm vibe from Alice Cooper of all people when I met him.

Jeff Conway

It’s weird that Alice Cooper turned out to be such a normal person. When he started out, his band made The Stooges look like the Lawrence Welk Orchestra.

Ian Thorpe

R22 Hi Ricky

In the closet celebs tend to be nice. Brian Jones of the stones apparently was an exception.

Lawrence Welk

The Nelsons

Liberace

Margot Robbie. Ironic considering some of the awful people she works with - David O. Russell, Quentin Tarantino, James Gunn, etc.

I get an insecure, introverted vibe from Rachel McAdams.

R180 Another vote for Carson Kressley. The other guy? I don't know him.

"In the closet celebs tend to be nice. Brian Jones of the stones apparently was an exception."

Brian Jones had like eight kids before he was twenty... and you think he was in the closet?

TV panelist/“The Chase” host Sara Haines seems like a genuinely sweet person

Willem Dafoe fits into that quintessentially American combination of Artistically Freakish But Super Nice category like Alice Cooper.

R244 he is! It’s all true. Too bad the same isn’t true of Mark Feuerstein (one of the times I met Winkler was while he was promoting Royal Pains).

Valerie Harper

Jeff Bridges

Sally Field

David GROH, Joe from 'Rhoda'.

Kylie Minogue

Jeff Bridges

Britney Spears does seem like a legit nice person. She's just dumb as fuck. And I hate her music.

WILL SMITH

Met Regina King while she was making a movie and she is SO nice and SO normal.

Usher

Bill Hader, although he’s so self deprecating that he might be hard to listen to over the long term.

By all accountts, Shania Twain is a nice person...even if she did make thsoe pro-Trump comments.

R270. A friend of mine was a spa coordinator at one of the nicer hotels in Chattanooga. (Nice fior Chattanooga, TN, that is)

She told me every year, without fail, a snotty bitch would call two days before Christmas and buy gift certificates for expensive spa packages to give to his aunties .

R257 the stones were all gay. Lots of gays have kids.

[quote]In the closet celebs tend to be nice

True. Nice, charming and funny. Often times too nice. It makes the media hesitant to expose the truth about Mr. Nice Guy.

See: Ceorge Glooney.

George is good energy. He's been attacked by conservatives for his liberal politics for decades. Anyone with a liberal voice is threatening, especially one who's popular and the public likes. And you're so stupid you believe their lies. Why don't you throw yourself off a cliff.

[quote]George is good energy. He's been attacked by conservatives for his liberal politics for decades. Anyone with a liberal voice is threatening, especially one who's popular and the public likes. And you're so stupid you believe their lies. Why don't you throw yourself off a cliff.

r276, are you trying to catch Georgie Boy's attention by so passionately defending him? Unless you're a teenage boy he's not interested in you.

You misrepresent everything. Passionately? You seem unacquainted with passion.

"Britney Spears does seem like a legit nice person. "

I'm sure she'd never intentionally hurt a fly.

But then she's so dim and uneducated that she might not know that hitting a fly with a flyswatter would hurt it, and that'd be when she's on her meds!

^ Hilarious. yikes

Mariska Hargitay

[Mariska Hargitay]

Did you know I'm part of Taylor's SQUAD?!

Keanu Reeves is the first to pop up in my mind.

Sally Field Ed Harris Ben Whishaw Drew Barrymore Kristen Chenoweth John Travolta Jensen Ackles Maggie Smith Jean Harlow Dolly Parton Zachary Quinto Gena Davis

Valerie Bertinelli

r285, I love Val, but she's not exactly Sister Mary Sunshine, she feeds the trolls on Twitter. I think the separation and weight gain weighs heavy on her...I wish her well.

Carson Daly

Susan Smith seems nice.

Sigourney Weaver

Julie Andrews

Julie Christie

Alan Arkin

Mel Brooks

Terry Moore

R160 seconding James Marsden.

He's a good ally, too. He has played gay and bisexual men onscreen several times, half of those times before it was trendy or helpful for a career. And has done the roles justice.

[quote]I know she's polarizing on here (lol), but Janet Jackson. She seems like a low-key sweetheart.

As long as you're not Jewish.

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When u r closeted, u have to be ingratiating. You can't afford enemies as enemies will smell the gay out fast enough.

Joanna Lumley is amazing, I love watching her travel documentaries. She has a lovely, mellow energy and is funny.

[quote] Jennifer Garner just radiates sweetness & light. Just stop asking me what’s in my wallet!

I totally disagree. Pap strolls galore, going to church, decorating a tree outside of her house. What a phony.

Britney Spears: I think she's got everybody fooled. Yes, she's dumb and dim. But she seems really entitled.

Connor Jessup

Ana Gasteyer Molly Shannon Will Ferrell.

[quote]Britney Spears: I think she's got everybody fooled. Yes, she's dumb and dim. But she seems really entitled.

She's admitted to getting cunty when fans bug her in public, especially at clubs. Can't say that I blame her. Doesn't make her a bad person, but she knows she has an attitude at times.

R299 isn’t she still a Repug? I remember her recording a message telling her fans to vote for GWBush or whoever was running.

Olivia Hussey

I have no idea, r299. I only know that she's bitchy to fans because it was in an article about how fan behavior affects celebs. I don't really keep up with her otherwise, although I do scroll a bit through DL threads about her for the laughs.

Agree about Matt Bomer. He seems genuinely polite, humble and kind.

Pope Francis!!

Jo Beth Williams

Leonard Cohen

Peter Gabriel

DL fav for still being dead, bitches: Jeanne Cooper. (Wilma Jeane.) I met her once and she exuded this groovy, loving, warm presence - it was like an aura. Totally unexpected. A really nice lady.

Linda Kelsey is very nice

Julia Roberts

David Morse

Harriet Tubman

Sharon Tate Dolly Parton Angela Lansbury Mary Martin Henry Winkler John Ritter Millicent Fenwick Simon Rex June Allison Valerie Harper

She's been around forever, a real survivor. Ravishing in her youth. Movie star, TV star, she's worked (and played!) with legends. Always coming across as genuine and good natured, the lovely DL fave, Angie Dickinson.

Nobody thought to include MY name here!

Matt Bomer is a sweetheart. Had a brief encounter with him and he was a total doll and, while he was breathtakingly beautiful, he had a really down to earth vibe that put you at ease immediately. Guess when you're that genetically blessed, you have to do something to put people at ease or else they'll just stare at you forever.

R314, Angie D rocked !!

Sondra Prill

Who ever thought Mylene Farmer would have a DL Troll, well, not necessarily a troll, by a certified DL Stan.

Paul Rudd.

David Venable (QVC).

Jimmy Carter.

Definitely Adam Lambert.

Mia Farrow

Chris Hemsworth. Just seems like a nice guy who wants to be a good person.

I haven't heard any stories about Hemsworth being a jerk.

Someone who met him described him as having the energy of a golden retriever, good-natured and dopey.

Aaron Rodgers.

Zappa told he signed Alice Copper’s band in 1969, because when he’d asked them to come over for an audition at 6 O’Clock, they showed up at 6 a.m. He was impressed by their work ethic.

That's so cool, R149. I'd come across her name over the years but hadn't actually seen/heard anything she did. Then 2-3 days ago I saw her, as the special guest star on [italic]Wagon Train,[/italic] and it immediately became one of my favorite episodes in the whole series. She was a pure delight as big-famous-star-who-needed-taking-down-a-peg Nellie Jefferson.

Pure delight, I says! And she's 99 years old and kicking.

Octavia Spencer

Queen Latifah.