Jared Leto: Pinnacle of Hipster Manhood

Actor-turned-rock-visionary is 'ultimate Alt Alpha Male'

By Will McCahill, Newser Staff

Posted Mar 14, 2010 10:48 AM CDT

(Newser) – Is Jared Leto the very pinnacle of hipster manhood, the breed’s most desirable? Certainly seems so to blogger Carles, who writes that “alt bros should be jealous of Leto because of his authentic career as an actor in alt movies, and his successful band”—30 Seconds to Mars, of which Leto, 38, is the “visionary mastermind.”

Further, Carles notes on Hipster Runoff while contemplating a Leto-style mohawk, Leto is “a chill bro who can play some acoustic guitar [and] in touch with new sounds, he isn’t afraid to play some sweet riffs/jingles on a high level synthesizer.” In short, Leto “seems like he exists on a different plane of humanity than most people” and “can ‘bang’ any alt baguette in the world,” and thus worthy of the title of “ultimate Alt Alpha Male.”

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Jared Leto, center, arrives with his band, 30 Seconds to Mars, for the Elle Style 2010 Awards in London, Feb. 22, 2010. (AP Photo)

Jared Leto sports a hipster helmet. (AP Photo)

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