Hey, ineedcrayons, watch what you say about my boy Ryan. I've had a crush on him for years. And yes, I happen to like pretty boys, but I also admire Ryan. At the very young age of 18, back in 92, he played the first recurring gay character in the history of American daytime TV. He played Billy Dougles, a young man just coming to terms with his sexuality, on the ABC soap One Life to Live. Nearly every week day that summer I tuned in hoping that his story would be featured in that day's episode, and when I was away from home when the show was on, I'd tape it.
Sorry, Gary. To each his/her own. I didn't know about Ryan's soap background. It's interesting and, as you say, admirable.
I have nothing against pretty boys myself (hey, before I noticed he was boring as an actor, I thought Orlando Bloom was hot). I just don't happen to think Ryan is pretty. But that's me. It's lucky people have different tastes, or there would be only one movie star.*
*Instead of the six that there really are, if you believe the covers of tabloid magazines these days (Brad, Angelina, Jen, Tom, Katie and Lindsay).