Howie Carr

Nobody has ever denied that when it comes to his trade - gigolo - John Forbes Kerry is one of the all-time greats. He's in the Gigolo Hall of Fame. See, a really good gigolo might snag one heiress in a lifetime with a nine-figure trust fund. Kerry has married two. When it comes to gigolos, he's Steve Jobs.

American Author

Ronnie Hawkins

The bigtime for you is just around the corner.' They told me that first in 1952 - boy, it's been a long corner. If I don't hit the bigtime in the next 25 or 30 years, I'm gonna pack in the music business and become a full-time gigolo.

American Musician

A. A. Gill

If New York is a wise guy, Paris a coquette, Rome a gigolo and Berlin a wicked uncle, then London is an old lady who mutters and has the second sight. She is slightly deaf, and doesn't suffer fools gladly.

British Writer

Cesar Romero

I should only have been as lucky as Valentino, in the movies - I didn't have to be a gigolo. In real life.

American Actor

The Thin Man was a good break, because it was highly popular. I played a gigolo in it.

Focuses on a man being financially supported, not just companionship.

Financial Arrangement

The term 'gigolo' is exclusively used for men, never for women.

Gender Specific

Often hired to accompany women to social functions or events.

Social Events

Assumes multiple romantic relationships rather than a single partner.

Romantic Implications

Often implies relationships based on material benefits, not emotions.

Transactional Nature

Sometimes seen as glamorous or adventurous but can be viewed critically.

Lifestyle Perception

 He has no lure for attracting food and no teeth for eating it when it gets there. His only hope for existence on this planet is as a gigolo. He's got to find himself a babe and then he's got to latch on for life. So this little guy