11 brands of 'bromances'

By Denise Martin, Special to The Times, and Stephanie Lysaght, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer

The boys of " Tropic Thunder" are only the latest entry in the annals of celebrity bromance, beginning with the pioneering friendship of Matt and Ben to the surprising link between Scientology pals Tom and Will. MTV's even on a mission to find "The Hills" star Brody Jenner a man in the reality show "Bromance," premiering this fall. We take a look at the best of them:

Three-way bromance

What men (and women) won't do for Ben Stiller. In "Tropic Thunder," Robert Downey Jr. plays blackface. Jack Black dyes his hair peroxide blond. And all three get down and dirty in Southeast Asia in Stiller's Hollywood war satire. It's the stuff true bromance is made of.