I used to think that Manganiello was a poser, because of the slickly-produced but vapid and overacted D&D streams you see him in on Twitch, but after seeing the video below it's obvious he's legit.
Inside Hollywood's Elite Dungeons & Dragons Club
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdUSja1afjE
Vince Vaughn, Tom Morello, the Game of Thrones producers and others are in there.
They are playing in person, but they use a ton of props, so they are doing it about as well as it can be done in person. Plus... they are all in showbiz/pro actors, so they can get away with it. I bet role-playing with Vince Vaughn in person must be an insane experience.
Joe Manganiello's 'Gary Gygax Memorial Dungeon'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAUfngq89cg
He had a 20-25-year hiatus from D&D just like me (I had 25 almost exactly; I stopped playing in the summer of '95, and started again in December 2020).
He says his entire generation of D&D players are suddenly all playing again, and I can believe it.
VTTs did this, even if he's playing in person.