Where Did All the Leading Men Go?

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift · Mar 27, 2026 · 10m

Hollywood leading men are disappearing and Ed Conroy has a specific way of putting it: when Clooney and DiCaprio and Pitt are gone, where is the new Paul Newman? Brad Pitt was voted Sexiest Man Alive in 1995. Ed Conroy's point is that he could probably win it again right now, and that is not a compliment to anyone younger.

What does it feel like to look around a culture you grew up inside and realize the thing you loved most about it is not being replaced? The actors coming up now are Marvel guys or Netflix series guys. They pay the bills. They do not have the range to do the popcorn film and…