Holy fuck. I had no idea he was that old.
Holy hell, Ernie.
Submitted 22 hours ago by ivanafterall@lemmy.world to [deleted]
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watson387@sopuli.xyz 21 hours ago
Damage@slrpnk.net 12 hours ago
Well, he was in a movie with Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd…
DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
If you go out in the world and see people in public, you probably see a few every day who are either much younger, or much older than they look, but you don’t notice, because people don’t have their age printed on their shirt.
Apytele@sh.itjust.works 8 hours ago
Very much so. The big thing is moisturizing which black people do waaay more of than whites, and especially beneficial if it’s an SPF moisturizer. Sunscreen and low UV exposure in general, as well not smoking or drinking are also huge factors, but are much less racially skewed. Stress and illness are also pretty big factors, but tend to be racially skewed against blacks for socioeconomic reasons.
(Observations from an RN having observed many different real vs visual ages and also getting the chance to know their medical and lifestyle histories)
lobut@lemmy.ca 21 hours ago
I don’t even plan to live that long but if I did I’d be blessed to look that good.
ivanafterall@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
We’ll all be blessed to look a quarter that good. That is black magic. Wait, not like that. But really tho.
redsand@infosec.pub 17 hours ago
Black don’t crack doesn’t even begin to explain this. He looks fit and 40
HappyFrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 hours ago
Do people plan on how long to live generally?
HeartyOfGlass@piefed.social 14 hours ago
I’d be blessed to look that good at any age.
ieGod@lemmy.zip 8 hours ago
He was in and maintained his amazing shape. Genetics definitely playing a role but I really believe proper resistance training and diet (ie lots of protein, proper caloric intake) is the fountain of youth. So many older in-good shape dudes at my local gym. You can tell they lifted heavy for decades.
titanicx@lemmy.zip 18 hours ago
I met Ernie a few years back at a comic con. I was wearing an absolutely idiotic huge baby face costume I put together at the last minute. He sent his handler to grab me because he wanted to talk and get a picture with this stupid outfit. I was dumb founded and forgot to ask if I could take my picture with him at the same time. But he was pretty cool to talk with.
rumba@lemmy.zip 8 hours ago
He beat cancer twice, with those massive fucking guns. DYAMMMMM
FlembleFabber@sh.itjust.works 16 hours ago
I wonder if he is on TRT. His arms look like a 20yo
BigBrainBrett2517@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
My thoughts exactly. TRT and eats a Titanic amount of protein (of course he must workout pretty hard too - but at 80…)
FlembleFabber@sh.itjust.works 14 hours ago
Yes true, in this case even with enhancing supplements it is very impressive. He also looks to never have been excessively large like a bodybuilder, which might help.
Fuckfuckmyfuckingass@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
He’s gotta be dying his hair.
ivanafterall@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
STILL. 80!? Wtf!
hOrni@lemmy.world 18 hours ago
I googled him, and he is a bit grayer than it looks in this picture. But besides that the picture seems accurate. I have friends in their 30’s that have more gray hair.
musubibreakfast@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
That’s only because Ernie Hudson comes by every week and drains their life force.
caboose2006@lemmy.world 19 hours ago
Like, if he’d been the absolute picture of health for the whole time, yeah, okay, that’s achievable. But cancer TWICE!? Holy hell!
dismay3915@lemmy.world 18 hours ago
No dude that’s NOT achievable💀 Mainly genetics but paired with healthy lifestyle.
58008@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
I think Morgan Freeman is his painting of Dorian Gray. That poor fucker was born looking like an 80-year-old man.
Blackmist@feddit.uk 11 hours ago
I reckon he’s done some sort of trade with Danny Glover who has looked a week from retirement for about 40 years now.
Shit, he’s actually older than Danny.
gedaliyah@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
Aren’t immortal wizards supposed to change their identity every 20 years or so?
snoons@lemmy.ca 21 hours ago
and is also somehow bigger then he was fifty years ago.
SharkWeek@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 hours ago
Can’t really tell while he’s wearing trousers
djdarren@piefed.social 19 hours ago
I can.
SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 11 hours ago
He ain’t 'fraid of no cancer.
neuracnu@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 hours ago
sundray@lemmus.org 21 hours ago
“If there’s a steady paycheck in it, I’ll look young forever.”
i_stole_ur_taco@lemmy.ca 21 hours ago
There’s no fucking way.
He made a Faustian pact.
But good for him. My deal sucked.
musubibreakfast@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
“You wil get fat and schlubby but you can make as many posts on lemmy as you want and you are guaranteed at least one upvote.”
-your Faustian pact
stickly@lemmy.world 19 hours ago
I’ll bet 100:1 there’s a truly horrific portrait locked up in his attic
farmgineer@nord.pub 21 hours ago
Maybe he is afraid of some ghost… his, so he refuses death.
imadethis@fedinsfw.app 21 hours ago
It’s all about getting lucky. I work with geriatrics on the regular, and all races have people who somehow manage to look in their 50s while on their deathbed, and some who look like they’re on their deathbed at 40.
TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today 21 hours ago
I have a lot of geriatric patients as well. I don’t know if it’s just about being lucky. Luck is part of the equation, but a bigger part of that equation is being active and maintaining your mobility.
I have a few patients in their 80s and 90s that look younger than their own children. The big thing they always have in common is that they stay active by exercising regularly.
Damage@slrpnk.net 19 hours ago
There is a bit of feedback loop there though, some people with age accumulate issues that make it harder for them to stay active
imadethis@fedinsfw.app 21 hours ago
I mean, fair, but hopefully that’s well understood as part of the equation. You’re also not going to turn out well if you’re constantly practicing self harm or smoking, whether cigarettes or meth, but I’m not out here being exhaustive.
jobbies@lemmy.zip 15 hours ago
Is there like a ‘himbo’ but for old guys?
Rcklsabndn@sh.itjust.works 11 hours ago
Grimbo?
Grail@multiverse.soulism.net 16 hours ago
Looking forward to your 100th, Ernie!
altphoto@lemmy.today 14 hours ago
Hey, I wouldn’t wanna be cancer! Look at him! He’s got big muscular arms! You be cancer! Not me man! You do it!
Geldaran@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
Seriously! I think he beat the cancer unconscious with his bear hands.
altphoto@lemmy.today 11 hours ago
Just looking at how tiny that watch looks on his wrist.
4am@lemmy.zip 20 hours ago
WIIINNNNNNSSTTOOONNNN 🚂
Kolanaki@pawb.social 18 hours ago
Gets cancer a third time
“How many times do I need to teach you this lesson, old man?!”
AngryRedHerring@lemmy.world 18 hours ago
He’s got the tools. He’s got the talent.
panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 21 hours ago
Have we considered that he may be wearing a ring of power instead of a wedding band?