Jeremy Allen White has been in the acting game for some time now, having risen to prominence through his role on Showtime’s Shameless. He’s more recently reached a new level of stardom, however, thanks to his role on The Bear as well as his turn in The Iron Claw. Amid the buzz, White participated in a Calvin Klein underwear ad, which has since gone viral. To say that much of the Internet was thrust into a tizzy because of the resulting pics would be an understatement. Yet, while many across the web are absolutely swooning over him, White himself finds the whole experience somewhat “bizarre.”
The actor was one of the many 2024 Golden Globe winners last night, as he earned the prize for Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy for his work on The Bear. Like his fellow award recipients, he subsequently fielded questions from media outlets during a press conference. Liz Calvario of The Today Show was among those in attendance and posted a video on X that showed the actor being asked about the buzz surrounding his underwear and six-pack of abs. The leading man then remarked on the relatively odd nature of the situation:
