Investigative Journalism: Are Animated Dads Getting Hotter? “They’re humble-hot, often rumpled and lived-in, like you searched for a nice-looking ex on Facebook and found that he’s got a wife, kids and that certain something-something.” Our culture reporter @kylebuchanan on hot cartoon dads. https://t.co/6FBJuXhLVb— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 7, 2021 They mention only Disney movies and 3 fathers (one who isn't even human, but uh, ok) There is a big focus on Chief Benja (Daniel Dae Kim, "Raya and The Last Dragon"), where many people on Twitter were like "This dude is hot." in their reviews. “See, I don’t think even I could pull that off, so in some ways, he’s far superior to me,” said Daniel Dae Kim, about Benja's ability to look nice in teal tunics.