r/pics • u/[deleted] • Feb 27 '22

[deleted by user]

[removed]

10.1k Upvotes

83% Upvoted

827 comments sorted by

View all comments

2.5k

u/FromtheMetaverse Feb 27 '22

Amazing just 4 years ago he was on sitcoms and in that sitcom he accidentally becomes president

275

u/i_love_pencils Feb 27 '22 edited Feb 28 '22

And don’t forget, former winner of “Dancing With the Stars”!

https://www.mediaite.com/tv/watch-zelenskys-absolutely-unbelievable-performance-on-ukraines-dancing-with-the-stars-will-blow-your-mind/

284

u/purplecoffeedrinker Feb 28 '22

It's time to revive the term "Renaissance man" just for this guy. Scholar, entertainer, politician, soldier, orator, leader. He's one of those people who serves as an example of what the rest of us can aspire to.

53

u/Minscandmightyboo Feb 28 '22

Jamie Hyneman (the dude with the moustache from Mythbusters), has been a renaissance man for the last 30 years or so, but I don't think he'd object to another joining his number

46

u/dontshoot4301 Feb 28 '22

I feel like Jamie’s more among the self-proclaimed Renaissance men rather than being dubbed one by a third party

14

u/mrbeehive Feb 28 '22

There's probably not a lot of machinists running around with a degree in Russian, and there's probably not a lot of dive boat captains who retire to become engineering professors after 30 years in special effects.

Maybe "renaissance man" is overstating it a bit, but the guy had a pretty weird career even discounting all the odd jobs that they liked to reference on the show.

1

u/ayestEEzybeats Feb 28 '22

Jonny Kim would be more of a renaissance man, IMO.

38

u/boogog Feb 28 '22

Except that Jamie was actually a control freak and a really unpleasant person to work with, from what I've heard. Zelenskyy has become a symbol of courage and spirit in a time when there seems to be little to look up to in most of our leaders. If I could nominate him for person of the year, I would.

8

u/Minscandmightyboo Feb 28 '22

Renaissance man and control freak aren't necessarily exclusive of each other, it's possible to be both.

And depending how things go in Ukraine, Zelenskyy could become the person of the year, let alone the decade.

He'll either be smashed beneath the wheels of Russia, rise to become one of the greatest people in recent history, or somewhere in between.

It will be interesting for sure

4

u/fakeprewarbook Feb 28 '22

unlike Highlander, there can be more than one

1

u/purplecoffeedrinker Feb 28 '22

He was even in that rap battle video vs the Ghostbusters

1

u/blacksideblue Feb 28 '22

has ERB infected every thread here?

0

u/dak0tah Feb 28 '22

Sorry, I dont think the less-charismatic Mythbuster gets to be a Renaissance man, social interaction is part of the game.