10 Stories of Men With Cats That Show Tough Guys Can Be Softies
1. Ian Somerhalder
Ian Somerhalder is known for playing Damon in The Vampire Diaries and has become the ideal prince in the heart of many young girls for his impressive performances. He is not a strictly a cat person, but can’t hide his love for this little creature. He took Moke (the cat he raised) to the People's Sexiest Man Alive shoot and said that his cat is the Valium that sedates him.
2. James Franco
Franco was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor in 2010. He is not only a charming man in the movies, but is also an interesting soul in the daily life as he is a real cat person and there are many interesting stories about him and his cats. He has two black twin cats named Lux and Max; one being adopted after he worked with it. In fact, the Franco's as a whole are a cat family. You can even find a picture on the Internet where each his family members are holding a cat. What’s more interesting is his famous cat calendar where prints his almost naked body next to a cat.
3. Dave Franco
Dave Franco is an American television and film actor and has many works like Fright Night; Now You See Me etc. He is the youngest of the three brothers Tom Franco and James Franco. He is also a cat lover. He used to joke in the show that when he was single, he thought his cats essentially weeded out 95% of his potential mates until finally he met Alison Brie and decided to marry her because she accepted his cats. He describes himself as a “weird cat guy” who prefers to stay home with his cats Harry and Arturo rather than going out to party. His leisure time is generally just watching a documentary with his cats and wife.
4. Darren Criss
Darren Everett Criss is an American actor, singer, and songwriter. He is best known for his portrayal of Blaine Anderson in the Fox musical comedy-drama series Glee. He was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2015 for writing the song "This Time" for the Glee finale. Lord Tubbington who you can see on Darren’s neck in the pictures has previously been labeled an “evil cat” on Glee that read Brittany Pierce’s diary.
5. Bill Clinton
Socks Clinton was the pet cat of U.S. President Bill Clinton's family during his presidency. As an adopted stray cat, he was the only pet of the Clintons during the early years of the administration, and his likeness hosted the children's version of the White House website. Contrary to Bill Clinton’s serious face when delivering a policy speech, he looks more amiable when he appears with Socks, putting the cat on his shoulders. Besides, he often takes Socks to schools and various meetings, holding it the whole journey and stroking it patiently.
6. Olan Rogers
Olan Rogers is a film-maker, photographer, and comedian from Tennessee who is well-known for his work with The Balloon Shop and his other channel on YouTube. For example, there are many exciting videos about him and his cat in which he makes cat interact with him with exaggerated performance, which is kind of hilarious. Starscream is Olan Rogers's pet kitten and his favorite cat. She has even appeared in a couple of episodes. When a funny soul meets with the four-legged creature, both find the pleasure and happiness at once.
7. Liam Hemsworth
Liam Hemsworth portrayed Gale in the Hunger Games as someone who is easy to anger and cold-hearted in his actions. In real life though, he seems a warm and patient man as you can see in this picture in which he is holding a tiny kitty. He loves cats, and his loves for cats inspired his ex-girlfriend, Miley Cyrus in her performance at the AMAs in 2013 where a cute cartoon orange kitten appears on the screen, always stretching out his tongue and blinking its eyes.
8. Macklemore
Macklemore is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter from Kent, Washington. In June 2017, he released "Glorious," a single featuring Skylar Grey. He is a cat lover and has a special relationship with his little kitten Cairo. He said that the cat has saved his life and relationship and credited Cairo with helping his relationship with his wife, Tricia. This sounds like a big boy that doesn’t know how to win a girl’s heart and has to beg for the aid of a cat to please her.
9. Ed Sheeran
Edward Christopher Sheeran appeared on Debrett's 2017 list of the most influential people in the UK and played a Lannister soldier in Game of Thrones together with actor Maisie Williams. He is possibly the world's biggest cat lover, and his kitty Graham is one of the cutest ones. His love for cats isn't just surface. He wears cat clothes, cuddles them, feeds them and his love to the kitten is evident.
10. Godfrey Gao
Godfrey Gao is a Taiwanese-born Canadian model and actor and has starred in many Chinese movies. Candler ranked him #7 coolest man for four years on the trot. This little orange kitten with the white spot is the second cat he rescued after it fell from a balcony and almost died. After a three-month treatment, the kitten held in Gao’s hands looks vibrant. Facing such a kind tough guy, no one can deny his glamour.
