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62 Up Front
A move by U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft to block assisted suicides is raising hackles in Oregon

68 A German musical dramatizes the already melodramatic life of Diana, Princess of Wales

70 Tim McGraw, the Dixie Chicks and Willie Nelson, among others, whoop it up at the annual CMA Awards

150 Happy
Elizabeth Hurley is expecting in April—but her romance with the dad-to-be is on the rocks

152 Wedding
Fighting off a bug, Andie MacDowell says "I do" with high school pal Rhett Hartzog

156 Tribute
For Cuckoo's Nest author Ken Kesey, life was a psychedelic journey

163 Tube
Former soap star Cynthia Watros loves her Titus role and her twins

167 Breakthrough
A new treatment offers hope for survival to those with brain tumors

173 On the Job
John Piper makes the balloons fly right for the Thanksgiving Day parade

175 Winners
Mike Bloomberg's new duties: heal New York City and replace Rudy

179 Olympics 2002
Curt Schreiner and Debbie Nordyke are ready for the Olympics—or the military

182 Out of the Past
A Chicago exhibit unveils the real Cleopatra: brains—but no beauty

5 Mailbag
9 Online
12 Star Tracks
23 Scoop
33 Picks & Pans
61 Insider
149 Passages
159 Style Watch
170 Puzzler
186 Chatter

The Sexiest Man Alive 2001

75 INTRODUCTION
76 THE SEXIEST MAN ALIVE Beneath Pierce Brosnan's magnificent James Bond exterior beats the heart of a loving husband and father
82 BENJAMIN BRATT (SINGLE GUY)
84 JOHN STAMOS (COMEBACK)
89 TIKI & RONDE BARBER (ATHLETES)
91 ROBERT CRAIS (AUTHOR)
91 BRIAN BAKER (PITCHMAN)
92 IOAN GRUFFUDD (IMPORT)
93 NIC ROBERTSON (NEWS CORRESPONDENT)
93 YO-YO MA (CLASSICAL MUSICIAN)
95 JACOB YOUNG (SOAP STAR)
96 PHIL McGRAW (SELF-HELP GURU)
96 HELIO CASTRONEVES (RACE CAR DRIVER)
98 MAXWELL (SOUL SINGER)
100 KEITH CLINKSCALES (BUSINESSMAN)
100 VICENTE FOX (WORLD LEADER)
103 BRAD PAISLEY (COUNTRY SINGER)
104 THOMAS KELLER (CHEF)
104 ROCKY STRONG (SHARK EXPERT)
105 MATHEW ST. PATRICK (NEWCOMER)
106 MARC ANTHONY (SALSA SINGER)
109 BEN STILLER (FUNNYMAN)
112 LADIES' CHOICE
Celebrity women pick Jon Bon Jovi, Denzel Washington, Jude Law and others as their dream men

116 RANDOM ACTS OF SEXINESS
Tom Cruise, George Clooney and Prince William turn up the heat whether they're caught on duty or off guard

126 HEARTTHROBS & HEADLINERS THEN & NOW
Erik Estrada, Gerardo and Rick Springfield—older, wiser and still on the job

143 TO SHAVE OR NOT TO SHAVE?
Hardly a close one: Most stars look better without beards, say People readers polled online