Donovan Scott

Well it's Christmas time. So it's time for all heavyset actors to dust off the red hat and beards to play old saint Nick. Since my to favorite actors to play ole Saint Nick, Charles Durning and David Huddleston have died. And some other actors aren't really up to par. I've decided to settle on the new go to Santa of Hollywood and I'm surprised to find out he has been cast as the jolly elf in over 50 roles. So this week I bring you American character actor, Donovan Scott.

Scott is a great example of 'getting better with age' as he has the cutest face. There may not be another living human being who has the Santa look naturally as perfectly as he does. Film wise he is probably most famous for his role in 'Police Academy,' but to be honest, he didn't hit my radar until his now legendary role in the Progressive Insurance commercial where he's nut-in-two minutes hot. He's been in many classic movies and television shows: the aforementioned 'Police Academy,' 'Popeye,' 'Back to the Future III,' 'It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia' and of course the music video for Olivia Newton-John's 1981 hit "Physical." And physical, is what I'd like to get with him.

Looks like I hit the jackpot with this one. He's gay. So I totally have a shot with him, if he and his husband have been together for 43-years and married for 24. That lucky bastard!

 Talk about better with age.

Look at the progression. 

From this...

 To this...

 To this.

So much better.

 Santa never looked so good.

 I'd like to do more things in your lap than just sit.

Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanza and have an awesome Winter Solstice to all!

Richard Dysart (1929-2015)

Recently, I discovered another favorite actor of mine from my childhood had died. Richard Allen Dysart was an American actor, who probably best-known for the cranky senior partner Leland McKenzie in the slick, long-running NBC drama 'L.A. Law'. He caught my attention in that show but I didn't know why until years later.

The esteemed actor, who excelled at playing real-life authority figures, also stood out on Broadway in 'That Championship Season' and in such films as 'The Hospital,' 'Being There,' 'The Thing' and 'Pale Rider.' And everybody that knows me, know I love authority figures and his portrayal of Leland McKenzie in 'L.A. Law' really did it for me. He had a nice shape and his face was adorable as fuck with those glasses on while still retaining a serious look. Dysart seem the hottest to me in movies where there's more than one other hot daddy on screen with him. Like the aforementioned 'The Thing' with Donald Moffat, Charles Hallahan and a young Richard Masur or my personal favorite 'True Confessions'  where appeared with Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall and the ever hot as fuck Charles Durning among others.

Dysart died at home in Santa Monica, California on April 5, 2015, after a long illness at the age of 86. According to Steven Bochco, Dysart was sort of an old hippie in life but I'd like to remember him as cranky senior partner Leland McKenzie. And it's me who everybody is shocked to see him in bed with.

Dysart with his wife, Kathryn.

Here he is with all the male cast members of  L.A. Law.

You know what? He's rocking that beard.