Ordinary Guy

It was impossible not to wonder what the luminaries were truly thinking, as they sat listening to fugues of Bach and Brahms and encomiums to the ordinary-guy leader. ❋ Unknown (2007)

He has a beautiful smile, warm eyes, beautiful skin, a really nice, ordinary-guy shirt that looks like he ironed it. ❋ PeaceBang (2006)

Reds fight fanpost, collects everything there is to know about ordinary-guy starter behind the Cardinals 'three stars. ❋ Unknown (2010)

A bleak, black family comedy from the pinnacle era of bleak, black family comedies, Silver's 1993 AIDS play has a perfect role for Krasinski's ordinary-guy shtick and his weary, sad smarts. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But Abby is about the only character who's easy to relate to; the rest seem generic, including the ordinary-guy bridegroom (Ugly Betty's Christopher Gorham) who scored the rich-heiress bride (Supernatural's Katie Cassidy, the daughter of the Partridge Family's David Cassidy and no relation to Elaine). ❋ Unknown (2009)

He sang well, he's ordinary-guy handsome and, above all, he's not threatening or polarizing. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Hence the Reaganite mantle was inherited not by an experienced conservative politician, but by George W. Bush, who was a clean slate in terms of substance but came with built-in name recognition and could fake an ordinary-guy persona. ❋ Unknown (2009)

His frumpy, “ordinary-guy” persona populates contemporary cinema screens with regularity, quickly progressing from mainstream supporting roles (“Cinderella Man,” “Saving Private Ryan”) and indie vehicles (“Sideways,” “American Splendor”) to leading-man status (HBO films’ miniseries “John Adams”). ❋ Unknown (2009)

Canadian kid: Having an [ordinary everyday normal guy] for a dad is so much better that having [a Joe] [six-pack] for a dad. He knows when the drinking should stop and never neglects me! American kid: Oh yeah, well, I have stuff. Stuff is my dad. ❋ Ruk182 (2010)