John Pearson: Modeling Healthy Masculinity With The First Male Supermodel

The Rich Roll Podcast

Rich Roll

Health & Fitness, Education, Self-improvement, Society & Culture

4.8 • 12.9K Ratings

🗓️ 27 February 2023

⏱️ 138 minutes

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What does it mean to be a good man? Furthermore, how do we combat toxic masculinity? And how do we find purpose in aging? Today we explore these topics and more with the world’s first male supermodel, John Pearson. John is a pioneer of the male modeling profession, and was the most sought-after male model through the 1990s, the face for some of the world’s biggest brands. But John is here today not so much because of his past—although it’s incredibly fascinating—but because of the very unique life he lives today. We discuss his wild career and the ways it has impacted his perspective on art, culture, the power of an image, and the modern world of influence. We also dive into his philosophy on parenting, mental health, and modeling healthy masculinity—themes that underscore his very cool lifestyle and self-improvement digital magazine, Mr. Feel Good. Show notes + MORE Watch on YouTube. Newsletter Sign-Up Today’s Sponsors: Athletic Greens: https://www.athleticgreens.com/richroll Squarespace: Squarespace.com/RichRoll InsideTracker: insidetracker.com/RichRoll Calm: calm.com/richroll JOOVV: Joovv.com/RICHROLL Native: nativedeo.com/rrp Peace + Plants, Rich

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0:00.0	The Rich Roll Podcast
0:15.0	For us to survive, for us to thrive part of our lives just have to be connected on a really
0:20.4	authentic level.
0:22.4	Today's going to be a little bit different, a wee bit unique and that's because my guest
0:27.5	is unique.
0:28.5	His name is John Pearson and John has the very interesting distinction of being the original
0:36.0	male supermodel.
0:37.8	For me, I always knew that if you had a good time and you really engaged with somebody,
0:44.9	if you do that with genuine integrity, that transmits to the person who's looking at that
0:51.0	picture.
0:52.0	He's a guy who pioneered the male modeling profession.
0:55.2	He was the most sought after male model throughout the 90s.
0:58.3	He was also the male face of George Michael's iconic freedom music video, which was directed
1:03.6	by a young David Fincher.
1:05.4	And actually I went into George's trailer to rehearse the song and he actually forgot
1:10.1	the words.
1:12.2	And I did the orange and one peel and chopped him it landed perfectly all in one.
1:16.1	So I knew I was on the right track.
1:18.2	But it's important that you guys know that John is a friend, he's a kind, beautiful and
1:22.4	wise soul.
1:23.4	And he's here today, not so much because of his past, although that is of course fascinating.
1:29.5	He's lived a very unique life and we do go into it.
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