Judd Apatow has fulfilled his promise to "shake Americans from their squeamishness about male anatomy in movies" by featuring Forgetting Sarah Marshall star Jason Segel completely nude in the movie's pivotal break-up scene. And as the LAT pointed out yesterday, Segel's manhood provides the film's "most captivating screen presence" (sorry, Kristen Bell). But Apatow and his cool comedy clique aren't the first ones to boldly focus their cinematic lens on male actors' full frontal displays. We took a look back on Segel's predecessors to showcase other (pun intended) ballsy big-screen cameos by the likes of Bruce Willis and Ewan McGregor after the jump. Just a warning, this is NSFW.

Back in 1994 when Bruce Willis was still with Demi and still managed to maintain that sexy tough guy image, he revealed the full monty in Color Of Night. And the industry's most dedicated fan of showing off his package, Ewan McGregor, memorably lounged naked throughout several scenes in Young Adam. And we all remember the time from a chiseled Kevin Bacon subtly proved to the world how lucky Kyra Sedgwick is via steamy shower scene in Wild Things.

Before Ewan McGregor, Harvey Keitel was Hollywood's go-to full-frontal actor, stripping down for both Bad Lieutenant and The Piano. But our all-time favorite appearance by a male actor's schlong has to go to Mark Wahlberg in Boogie Nights. Yes, it was a hefty prosthetic, and no, we don't learn just how much junk Marky Mark is packing, but the highly anticipated revelation of Dirk Diggler's legendary package was worth waiting two porn-y hours for back in 1997.

[Photo credits: Entertainment Weekly, Celebritycandids.com, nudemalestars.com, Maxim, malecelebrities.biz]

'FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL' LETS IT ALL HANG OUT [LAT]

5:45 PM on Wed Apr 16 2008
By Molly Friedman
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Carol Gardens at 06:47 PM on 04/16/08
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Apatow has already contributed to the cause with some pretty funny full frontal male nudity scenes in Dewey Cox--although the featured gear was not that of the star.
the cajun boy at 07:29 PM on 04/16/08
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i'd rather see an aborted fetus in a flick than to see any dude's schlong. why judd, why?!?!
TurdBlossom at 07:36 PM on 04/16/08
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It never fails. The ones you least want to see naked are the first ones to tear off their clothing.
guitarsnob at 08:16 PM on 04/16/08
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@the cajun boy: The gentleman doth protest too much, me thinks.
Cacafuego at 08:29 PM on 04/16/08
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@Carol Gardens:
The full-frontal in WALK HARD had me rolling on the floor.
Cacafuego at 08:31 PM on 04/16/08
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@the cajun boy:
I've never understood why dudes have such problems with looking at other guy's dicks (which are usually No Big Deal), but expect women to have no problems with watching other women doing full-frontal.
Crazydogggz at 08:46 PM on 04/16/08
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@the cajun boy: That's sad. You're missing out on some good stuff.
Crinkelbert_Fishtybuns at 09:11 PM on 04/16/08
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I'd Nick the Andopolis out of him any day!
Crazydogggz at 09:37 PM on 04/16/08
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@the cajun boy: "why judd, why?!?!" : Because Judd's a mensch.
the cajun boy at 09:57 PM on 04/16/08
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@guitarsnob: can a guy not revel in seeing cocks other than his own and not be accused of being a homo?!

@Cacafuego:speaking completely objectively here... the worst ladybits have a much more pleasing aesthetic than the best manbits any day.
maggiesfarmer at 10:13 PM on 04/16/08
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@the cajun boy:
As for the "seeing an aborted fetus in a flick" part of your comment - [www.imdb.com]
Topsyjane at 10:36 PM on 04/16/08
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What, no love for THE BROWN BUNNY??
the cajun boy at 10:37 PM on 04/16/08
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@maggiesfarmer: thank you for that!
Topsyjane at 10:42 PM on 04/16/08
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My favorite is bow-legged William Petersen in TO LIVE AND DIE IN LA. You have to change the contrast on the picture, but I swear that not only does Petersen do frontal, he has a boner. Or a half a boner.
the cajun boy at 10:48 PM on 04/16/08
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@Topsyjane: that was a cod piece.
raincoaster at 11:33 PM on 04/16/08
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Viggo Mortensen in The Indian Runner has a starter boner, just enough for some definition. And because we're all black-barred censorship-happy here, I can only give you this, instead of the full 24 frames per second exposure I have. For five full seconds.
raincoaster at 12:36 AM on 04/17/08
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@raincoaster: Uh, FYI I have NOT posted unadulterated nekkids on that blog post. I don't want my blog deleted. Somebody hook me up with a Swedish image server and we'll talk. All I'm saying is, "The Indian Runner" has many rewards.
Itsjustcatnip at 04:34 AM on 04/17/08
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@raincoaster: It looks like you adorned him with muppets and a full rasher of bacon.
Carol Gardens at 05:52 AM on 04/17/08
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@the cajun boy: Not objective! Just saying.
Koreanish at 06:36 AM on 04/17/08
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@raincoaster: I think Plushies are a developing theme here.

Also, am I the only one who thinks the above first photo is hot? It's giving me a tickly funny feeling...
kat at 06:37 AM on 04/17/08
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@Topsyjane: I swear that not only does Petersen do frontal, he has a boner. Or a half a boner.

Or, as a friend of mine calls calls it "The Hollywood Loaf."
caffeinequeen at 08:01 AM on 04/17/08
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@Topsyjane:

William Petersen? GRISSOM?!? I think I need to do some hands-on forensics here.
heyimtalkinhere at 08:19 AM on 04/17/08
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TO LIVE AND DIE IN LA is one of my top five favorite movies of all time. Petersen owns it, but shares it with an iconic Dafoe. Shocker moment at the end.
Anyway, Petersen had been a college football player, so he was in shape and athletic and brought that to his performance, running, fighting, etc.
Yes, you ladies do get to enjoy seeing his dangler, and you guys will enjoy the topless informant.
SW-2 at 09:51 AM on 04/17/08
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Keitel also went full-frontal in "Ulysses' Gaze," but no one saw it except me, and I walked out of it (not after the peen, but after I realized it still had another 1 1/2 hrs and nothing was happening).
CharlesRockyPamplin at 10:00 AM on 04/17/08
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the chase scene at the end of "Sideways"? some excellent mid 50s out of shape guy's junk bouncing round there...
SneakingThroughTheAlle... at 10:58 AM on 04/17/08
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I've had such a crush on that guy since Freaks & Geeks. I'm ready to see the whole shabang.
rabbitboy at 10:59 AM on 04/17/08
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@ CharlesRockyPamplin

I think that was Sandra Oh.
SanFranBetsu at 01:16 PM on 04/17/08
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@the cajun boy: So, are we to believe you don't watch porn?
the cajun boy at 01:52 PM on 04/17/08
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@SanFranBetsu: cocks in porn are acceptable. having a flaccid cock just sitting on-screen staring at me is not.
MISS MERCY STREET at 03:54 PM on 04/17/08
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Viggo wins for Eastern Promises. Nudity AND a knife fight.
Malis in Wonderland at 06:24 PM on 04/17/08
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We're all forgetting the fact that you can see Art Garfunkel's balls in Carnal Knowledge.
Cacafuego at 06:31 PM on 04/17/08
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@the cajun boy:
So...how small IS your penis?
SanFranBetsu at 07:29 PM on 04/17/08
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@the cajun boy: I have to agree with Guitarsnob. Someone is just a little too threatened.
Topsyjane at 09:29 PM on 04/17/08
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@Malis in Wonderland: Oh, THANKS. I had almost forgotten about that. Even without Art's yarbles, BAD TIMING has to be in the top five worst first date movies ever.

@the cajun boy - By codpiece you refer to Vince's pseudo-knob in BROWN BUNNY? It was from a Clair Denis film, I think??

@heyimtalkinhere - LIVE & DIE, it's a good-un. I really liked Petersen in this and was happy to see him again on CSI. Love the car chase by Friedkin. The only drawback for me - the pingy-high end synth score by Wang Chung. Tangerine Dream was unavailable??
raincoaster at 02:15 AM on 04/18/08
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The best prosthesis was the one they gave Tom Baker when he did that Pasolini movie. Apparently he was too terrified of the Italian they'd cast opposite him to be confident of ... uh ... performance on the day, so he made something out of a screwdriver wrapped in masking tape. A wise precaution: apparently the woman actually ripped his pants open instead of just undoing the buttons like she was supposed to.
jew-jew at 07:48 PM on 05/19/08
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@Malis in Wonderland: @Malis in Wonderland:Art Garfunkel's Balls is my new band name.