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News & ArtsWednesday, November 16, 2011
Sex Sexiest Man Alive
Posted by Dan Savage on Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 7:02 AM
I don't know, People, I'm not quite feeling it.
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Well, he is nice to look at... but he doesn't do it for me.
Although neither does Brad Pitt, so maybe there's something wrong with me.
Although neither does Brad Pitt, so maybe there's something wrong with me.
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Bradley Cooper's very handsome, but I don't think he's the sexiest man alive. I also think George Clooney is the most overrated super hunk of all time. He just looks like a regular-looking guy to me.
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I'm not a gay man, but I can't imagine getting it up for a man who I can't imagine with an ear to ear grin, swinging a bearded great axe into the brain-matter of some praying monk.
So yeah, Bradley Cooper looks like a pussy.
So yeah, Bradley Cooper looks like a pussy.
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wow, he wouldn't have made it into my top 20. not that he's not bad-looking. just not swoon-worthy.
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If he hit on me at a club I wouldn't even pay attention to him.
And the previous comment about Brad Pitt...he was hot 15 years ago but anymore he's .... well not aging all that well.
And the previous comment about Brad Pitt...he was hot 15 years ago but anymore he's .... well not aging all that well.
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I wouldn't have thought so, either, but then I heard him speaking fluent French. I don't remember what happened next, but I woke up three days later, sticky and sore.
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I remember way back when, one of the magazines had George Clooney on the cover with a caption, "The sexiest Batman alive." Granted, I am not gay, so I may not be the best judge of sexy men, but all I could think was, "My God! Val Kilmer, Michael Keaton, and Adam West are all dead?"
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agree with 6 & 16. wouldnt have thought so a few years ago, thought he looked kinda bland and doughy, but lately... mmm.
Bradley Cooper as the bottom in Wet Hot American Summer tho.. can't rule him out on those grounds.
Bradley Cooper as the bottom in Wet Hot American Summer tho.. can't rule him out on those grounds.
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Of course, I should add that my choice would be straight porn star Bill Bailey. An impossible standard, I know.
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Have to go against the trend here and say I think Bradley Cooper is hot. He may not be the sexiest guy alive, but he is hot. And yes, he is even hotter when he is speaking French.
I never understood the attention Brad Pitt got. He's alright, but he was never that great.
I never understood the attention Brad Pitt got. He's alright, but he was never that great.
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@8, yeah those are my criteria pretty much as a hetero woman. Ok, what about Charlie Hunnam from Sons of Anarchy? Before he cut his hair.
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@19...keep you happy images of Val in your mind. DON'T Google him to see what he looks like now!!!!
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Clearly chosen by a panel of women, who would probably also choose Sarah Jessica Parker or Renee Zellweger as Sexiest Woman Alive.
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I've never heard B.C. speaking French, but he is certainly cute enough, and I happen to think a big smile is sexy. I wouldn't kick him out of bed for mispronouncing a French word. Everybody's sexy is different. Brad Pitt--Blah.
I don't know why George Cloony is sexy to me, but he just is. Got that Cary Grant thing going on--he's always the pursued, not so much the pursuer, in his films (and maybe in life).
And if you liked Val Kilmer in his Batman or Jim Morrison days, do yourself a favor and do not look to see what he looks like now. The years have not been kind.
I don't know why George Cloony is sexy to me, but he just is. Got that Cary Grant thing going on--he's always the pursued, not so much the pursuer, in his films (and maybe in life).
And if you liked Val Kilmer in his Batman or Jim Morrison days, do yourself a favor and do not look to see what he looks like now. The years have not been kind.
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C'mon, Dan, we all know you're just fishing for compliments.
Admit it. Okay, you belong in the running, too.
Admit it. Okay, you belong in the running, too.
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Okay, he's tolerable. Sexy, but not SEXIEST. George Clooney still holds that title. But "People" can't give it to Clooney cause in his new movie "The Descendants" he plays a dad and God forbid they endorse dads as sexy.
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Cute, sure. Eye candy, sure. Wouldn't kick him out of my bed, nope.
But, sexiest man alive? *c'mon*... nah...
But, sexiest man alive? *c'mon*... nah...
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I am totally feeling it. I love Bradley Cooper. I thought he was hot as the dweeby friend on Alias, am thrilled that he's in films that play on his understated sexiness. And the clip of him speaking French.....I need to touch myself inappropriately now.
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OMG, I feel so validated!
Bradley Cooper is actually one of the 3 guys who's hotness I can appreciate as a straight guy. The other two are Brad Pitt (especially in Kalifornia) and Matthew McConaughey.
(OK, I can see Ryan Gosling and Val Kilmer's appeal as well.)
Bradley Cooper is actually one of the 3 guys who's hotness I can appreciate as a straight guy. The other two are Brad Pitt (especially in Kalifornia) and Matthew McConaughey.
(OK, I can see Ryan Gosling and Val Kilmer's appeal as well.)
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"If you're a single man and you happen to be in this business," he says, "you're deemed a player. But I don't see myself as a ladies' man."
If you are a single male actor, being a player isn't the first thought to come to mind. Especially when you say public that you aren't a ladies' man.
If you are a single male actor, being a player isn't the first thought to come to mind. Especially when you say public that you aren't a ladies' man.
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I think smiles are sexy. I love Simon Baker's smile. I think it's sexy. I also think Eric Bana is sexy. Their accents add to their charm.
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@36, I approve of this.
This argument could go on for an eternity, especially if we're going to open it up for overseas lads (Charlie Hunnam, humminahummina, is British, as is Michael Fassbenderrrrrrrrrrrr). There's no end to the hotness list when hotness is so subjective. So I'll be playing with Trond Espen Seim until the rest of the world sees the Varg Veum series and catches on. (He's also in The Thing [2011], for those who can't read subtitles.)
This argument could go on for an eternity, especially if we're going to open it up for overseas lads (Charlie Hunnam, humminahummina, is British, as is Michael Fassbenderrrrrrrrrrrr). There's no end to the hotness list when hotness is so subjective. So I'll be playing with Trond Espen Seim until the rest of the world sees the Varg Veum series and catches on. (He's also in The Thing [2011], for those who can't read subtitles.)
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I'm getting really bored of the designer stubble 9/12 of those guys had. Looks so fake. Give me a genuine, healthy, unstyled guy who's clean shaven or has a nicely trimmed beard (I'm going through a bearded woodsman phase right now) and I'm happy.
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http://www.usmagazine.com/uploads/assets…
yeah, you people are hard to please. C'mon Dan, whadya think now?
yeah, you people are hard to please. C'mon Dan, whadya think now?
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I'm going to stick with Perttu Kivilaakso. And Terji Skibenæs. And Mathias Lillmåns.
NO I DON'T HAVE A 'TYPE' AT ALL WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT
NO I DON'T HAVE A 'TYPE' AT ALL WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT
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Bradley Cooper has always looked to me like the human embodiment of a sexually transmitted infection.Like herpes or maybe syphilis.
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@38...ooh, Simon Baker. Yeah, he'd make my list.
Bradley Cooper is OK, but he's like the cute guy in your Algebra class good-looking. Ryan Gosling at least has interesting features.
For sexiest...Matt Bomer comes to mind, but my vote goes to Kyle Chandler. The combination of the hair and the eyes and the "regular joe" vibe...yeah, I've had a crush on him for years.
Bradley Cooper is OK, but he's like the cute guy in your Algebra class good-looking. Ryan Gosling at least has interesting features.
For sexiest...Matt Bomer comes to mind, but my vote goes to Kyle Chandler. The combination of the hair and the eyes and the "regular joe" vibe...yeah, I've had a crush on him for years.
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Is it weird that I would put Ira Glass above any of the guys mentioned here or in People? God, he makes me drool. I don't know why.
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Isn't it amazing that the sexiest man alive is always a American celebrity? What are the odds?
They should rename this award People's "Male Celebrity with the best PR team"
They should rename this award People's "Male Celebrity with the best PR team"
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@50: of course.
@48: Ira Glass! Yes!!! That voice, that laugh, those glasses.
Also, Peter Sagal.
Why yes, I *do* listen to a lot of NPR. Why do you ask?
@48: Ira Glass! Yes!!! That voice, that laugh, those glasses.
Also, Peter Sagal.
Why yes, I *do* listen to a lot of NPR. Why do you ask?
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@ 45 THANK YOU THANK YOU a million times yes!
He's got it all: Witty, intelligent, looks fantastic in a tux... and did I mention his slammin' bod?
Matthew Bomer 4 evah!
He's got it all: Witty, intelligent, looks fantastic in a tux... and did I mention his slammin' bod?
Matthew Bomer 4 evah!
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It's those pretty ice-blue eyes. The body rocks, too. Check out that interview on French TV via You Tube.
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@18.. I was a little concerned when i read your comment as This http://photos.lucywho.com/bill-bailey-ph… is the Bill Bailey I've heard of.. who I'm sure is to some peoples tastes, but not exactly a contenter.. ;0)
otherwise, bradley cooper? eww no.. most of his face is forehead! he looks like a cartoon character! If you want stunning hunky brown haired blue eyed men may I present Seth Lakeman http://www.sethlakeman.co.uk/ gorgeous, talented english folk musician who makes a violin look damned sexy! :)
otherwise, bradley cooper? eww no.. most of his face is forehead! he looks like a cartoon character! If you want stunning hunky brown haired blue eyed men may I present Seth Lakeman http://www.sethlakeman.co.uk/ gorgeous, talented english folk musician who makes a violin look damned sexy! :)
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1. Mickey Rourke
2. Nick Nolte
3. Willem Dafoe
4. Billy Bob Thornton
5. Owen Wilson's Nose
There is no debate about this.
2. Nick Nolte
3. Willem Dafoe
4. Billy Bob Thornton
5. Owen Wilson's Nose
There is no debate about this.
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I am so not into scrawny. This guy doesn't have a patch on my beloved Sean Bean, or Ray Stevenson, or Liev Schreiber or Liam Neeson or Kenneth Branagh or ...
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How come these "sexiest" guys always look so insipid? They always look like a hangnail would send them slamming into their trailers in a tizzy for a week. The kind of guys who argue about which bottled water to drink. The kind of guys who've never read a book in their lives except for something Chicken Soup for the Soul. Dweebs, in short. This Bradley whatever dude looks like he's only there to give the hair and facial product something to stick onto.
I am the sexiest man in the world. Oh, wait, did I say "I"? I meant to say Rob Brydon.
I am the sexiest man in the world. Oh, wait, did I say "I"? I meant to say Rob Brydon.
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Cute, but no. Totally got wet for Christian Slater in "Heathers" and "True Romance". Of course, I find Alan Rickman incredibly sexy so I really am not someone who should be judging mainstream tastes.
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I'd never heard of this guy until now. His name reminds me of the line in Mindy Kaling's book: "Josh Lucas. Is that his name? I know it’s two first names. Josh George? Brad Mike? Fred Tom? Yes, it’s Fred Tom".
I don't know why they didn't pick Ryan Gosling either.
I don't know why they didn't pick Ryan Gosling either.
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He's alright. From all the photos I've seen he never ever shaves his chest, so I'll take that as some sort of victory.
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@49, only if they're on Neil Young circa 1970-something. Even so, they need a bit of beard to even things out. Like this: http://daily-songs.com/wp-content/upload…
@48 & 51, yep, Ira's adorable. Smart is hot! This kind of explains my Dustin Hoffman thing.
I also have to admit that after trash-talking him for years, I find my 1993 crush on Eddie Vedder has returned with a vengeance. And I am not ashamed. Seriously, it's that damn beard.
@43, YESS!! But how could you leave out Eicca Toppinen?
http://tinyurl.com/6lglbc9
@48 & 51, yep, Ira's adorable. Smart is hot! This kind of explains my Dustin Hoffman thing.
I also have to admit that after trash-talking him for years, I find my 1993 crush on Eddie Vedder has returned with a vengeance. And I am not ashamed. Seriously, it's that damn beard.
@43, YESS!! But how could you leave out Eicca Toppinen?
http://tinyurl.com/6lglbc9
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@40, fassbender is german-irish. @64, alan rickman is THE MAN. so is bill nighy. and yes, fnarf, rob brydon is a very sexy welshman. did you see The Trip?
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His jaw is just too pointy. I'm not okay with it. It makes him look a little like a serial killer. Of course, my sexiest men alive would probably also reach general disapproval, so I guess I can't talk.
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Should be called "America's sexist famous white man". And then still I disagree with this choice. I would say that bi dude from 'the warrior', but he's British. Hardy something...
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