matinee idol

noun

: a handsome male performer

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Rocking a prosthetic nose and matinee idol hair, Holbrook gets all the laughs and provides some necessary oxygen in a story about internal artistic struggle. —

Matt Donnelly, Variety, 13 Dec. 2024 Aaron Taylor-Johnson is handsome, in prime action-hero shape, and completely fits the definition of a modern-day matinee idol. —

David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2024 The new section proved an immediate success, encouraging Fahmy, who took his festival post after six decades as one of Egyptian cinema’s leading matinee idols. —

Ben Croll, Variety, 23 Nov. 2024 Starring matinee idols of yesterday and today, Tony Scott's intricate thriller Spy Game is a glimpse into federal bureaucracy and one man's attempt to cut through it and save his former protégé. —

Kevin Jacobsen and Terry Terrones Updated, EW.com, 10 Nov. 2023 See all Example Sentences for matinee idol