In a land known for some of the best love stories ever told, it seems natural that Hollywood would be the breeding ground for blossoming bromances. More and more male celebs and movie stars alike are proudly confessing their platonic guy-love for their bromantic other halves.
While we’re sure George Clooney and Brad Pitt often just hang out and do regular guy things, you only need to look at the box office bucks that rolled in off their ‘Oceans’ franchise to see that together these two have the Midas touch when it comes to movie-making.
While the combined charisma radiating from ‘Brorge’ is enough to set anyone’s heart aflutter, they aren’t the only hot celebrity guy couple to catch our eye. So in celebration of the bromance let’s take a look back at some of Hollywood’s other bromarkable mates we’ve spotted going on regular man dates.
The combined hotness of this male pairing burns our eyes. Brad Pitt and George Clooney had a blast making those “Ocean’s” movies and the fun just continues for these two.
Lance Armstrong and Matthew McConaughey forged their friendship over fitness. Over the years the pair could be spotted running and training together but we’re not sure if this love lasted through Armstrong’s duplicitous doping admission.
While Tom Cruise hasn’t quite leapt onto a couch and confessed his love for Will Smith, the love in the air is evident. Smith once told reporters that Cruise was “one of the greatest spirits that I’ve ever met.”
Tobey Maguire and Leonardo DiCaprio didn’t become besties on the set of The Great Gatsby. The talented twosome actually began their bromantic affair way back in the late 1980s. While doing press for Gatsby, Maguire called DiCaprio “one of my best friends.”
Perhaps the original bromance. The film “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” was one of the highlights of a beautiful friendship between Robert Redford and the late great, Paul Newman. They worked together again in “The Sting.” When Newman passed away in 2008, Redford spoke at length about their relationship, praising Newman’s social responsibility and his sense of fun.
While this might be a budding bromance we see a bright future for these star crossed brothers. It seems Bradley Cooper and Gerard Butler not only hang out at award shows but the duo made quite the handsome paring at Wimbledon when they were spotted laughing and taking selfies in the stands.
Ever since “Zoolander” even a male model could tell that the on screen chemistry between Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson was legit. The pair have been in several films together including “The Royal Tenenbaums,” “Starsky & Hutch” and the “Meet the Parents” films.
Ever since “Zoolander” even a male model could tell that the on screen chemistry between Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson was legit. The pair have been in several films together including “The Royal Tenenbaums,” “Starsky & Hutch” and the “Meet the Parents” films.
Toward the end of the 90s Adam Sandler and Rob Schneider were the powerhouse paring in the bromantic-comedy genre. The two bonded on “Saturday Night Live,” and Schneider and Sandler have been riding the money train together ever since.
It’s not easy to find anyone who will admit they’re Mel Gibson’s friend these days after the actor seemed to go on an alcohol fuelled bender and slam every minority group in America. But the Hollywood veteran can find a friend in Robert Downey Jr who used his speech at the 25th American Cinematheque Awards to ask everybody to ease up on his bro.
Kanye West and Jay-Z go way back. Their rapport was built around music collaborations with each artist appering on the others music records. However the bromance was solidified upon the release of the pair’s wildly successful album “Watch the Throne” in 2011. While Kanye is very talented, we don’t think Beyoncé has to worry about Jay-Z going astray.
An Aussie bromance at its best! The mateship between the boys from down under, Russell Crowe and Hugh Jackman is far from miserable. Jackman recently revealed that her owes his career to Crowe who passed on what would become Jackman’s most iconic role– Wolverine in the X-Men franchise– and recommended his friend for the part.
John C. Riley and Will Ferrell may have played step brothers in their film aptly titled “Step Brothers” but the fictional family tie clearly didn’t get cut when the cameras stopped rolling. The BFF’s are often seen together, not only at official industry functions but giggling like school kids courtside at LA Lakers games where they once planted a peck on each other for the Kiss Cam.
Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are the poster boys for just how one can become super successful if embroiled in a hot Hollywood bromance. After their Oscar-winning script for “Good Will Hunting,” the pair continued to work together and their careers took off.
Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro have perhaps provided us with one of the greatest bromances to ever be seen on celluloid. The creative chemistry that has been forged between the two cinema veterans has resulted in one of the most celebrated friendships in cinematic history. The pair started collaborating together in 1973’s gritty Mafia movie, Mean Streets, and have continued over the decades with another project, The Irishman, due to go ahead this year.
Since their “Freaks and Geeks” days in the 90’s, Seth Rogen and James Franco seem to make every effort to work together, most famously in “Pineapple Express,” and most recently in star studded comedy “This is the End.”
