Ooh, Aaron Johnson is getting a lot of play today, isn’t he? VMAN Magazine just sent us the new issue – “The Age Issue”. Two of the people they profile are Aaron and Mad Men’s resident silver fox, my beloved John Slattery. Both Aaron and John do it for me, and now I’m picturing a little silver-and-teenage sandwich. Without apologies…sigh.
VMAN seems to be making a lot of the fact that Aaron – now 20 years old – is with a 43-year-old woman (Sam Taylor Wood) and that she just had his baby. They call the piece “Family Man: Barely Out Of His Teens, Actor Aaron Johnson Is A Father And A Fiance. And He’s Just Getting Started.” He is photographed by Hedi Slimane. I think this might be one of the rare times that an actor is better in motion than in still photography – I’ve looked at lots of photos of Aaron, and he never really did it for me. It was only when I saw Kick-Ass that I began to get it. First of all, Aaron has one of those great, lanky, broad-shouldered bodies. Secondly, he’s really, really talented as an actor. Third, he’s just hot. Hot in motion.
Now, for Slattery. My mom is amazed with my love for Slattery, and for Roger Sterling, his character on Mad Men. Roger isn’t just comic relief to me – I get his pathos, his dark side, and I get that he’s actually a better businessman than anyone thinks, and that he’s a lot sweeter and more sentimental than people think. As for Slattery in real life… well, he just sounds like a cool guy. Boston Irish, a surfer, married forever to George Clooney’s ex-wife, Talia Balsam. In other words, he’s a cool cat. LOVE.
Photos courtesy of VMAN.
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