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Sexiest Man Alive
Bradley Cooper – PEOPLE's Sexiest Man Alive – Gives French Lessons
Originally posted 11/18/2011 09:00AM
Everything sounds better in French – especially when it's Bradley Cooper talking.
Aside from being easy on the eyes, PEOPLE's Sexiest Man Alive is fluent in French. We put the actor's language skills to the test and he demonstrated how to ask for directions, order breakfast and invite someone out for dinner.
While Cooper calls himself a "single 36-year-old male," it's safe to assume that when he asks a woman on a dinner date, the answer must be "Oui!"
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Bradley Cooper vs. Ryan Gosling: Protests over PEOPLE's Sexiest Man Alive
Originally posted 11/17/2011 06:00PM
There are a lot of protests going on in New York City these days, but this was unexpected.
Call it Occupy Sexy. Announcing themselves from the social-content website BuzzFeed.com, about 15 protesters in Ryan Gosling masks showed up – in the rain, no less – outside PEOPLE's headquarters at Manhattan's Time-Life Building on Wednesday.
"We are devastated," Buzzfeed's Matt Stopera, 24, said of PEOPLE's decision to name Bradley Cooper 2011's Sexiest Man Alive. "[Gosling's] left arm alone makes him the Sexiest Man Alive. Hello, look at his abs!"
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Bradley Cooper Is PEOPLE's Sexiest Man Alive!
Originally posted 11/16/2011 08:00AM
Sure, he's easy on the eyes, but there's more to 2011's Sexiest Man Alive Bradley Cooper than dazzling baby blues and a killer smile.
Ladies, take note: this Georgetown grad can whip up dinner, take you for a spin on his motorcycle and whisper sweet nothings in French (he's fluent!). Just don't try convincing him what a catch he is.
"I think it's really cool that a guy who doesn't look like a model can have this [title]," says the Hangover actor, 36. "I think I'm a decent-looking guy. Sometimes I can look great, and other times I look horrifying."
Another reason to love him? Cooper, whose father Charles passed away in January, is especially close with his mom, Gloria. When he learned he'd been crowned Sexiest Man Alive, the "first thing I thought," he says, "was, 'My mother is going to be so happy.' "
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Sexiest Man Alive 2010: Ryan Reynolds
Originally posted 11/17/2010 08:20AM
Sure, his chiseled abs have caused millions to swoon, but 2010's Sexiest Man Alive Ryan Reynolds loves to keep them laughing.
"My body naturally wants to look like Dick Van Dyke," says the 6'2" actor, who suits up as the Green Lantern next year. "When I stop training, I turn into a skin-colored whisper."
We doubt that. From growing up the youngest of four brothers in Canada to being the funny guy in films like The Proposal, Reynolds has learned to take everything in stride. "You just have to go with the flow," he says of his new title. "This gives my family entire into teasing me for the rest of my life."
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Readers Choose Vin Diesel Sexiest Man Alive on Facebook
Originally posted 11/17/2010 08:20AM
You like Vin Diesel. You really, really "Like" him.
The actor, 43, demolished the competition in PEOPLE's first-ever Sexiest Man Alive on Facebook poll, earning 56 percent of the vote in a five-way race, with lots of help from his 18 million Facebook fans.
So, now Vin can brag that he's not just an attractive guy – he's the hottest man in social media.
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POLL: What's Johnny Depp's Hottest Look?
Originally posted 11/18/2009 07:10PM
As an actor, Johnny Depp is a master at the transformation – changing up his look for each new role – but he remains consistently sexy.
Named PEOPLE's Sexiest Man Alive for the second time, Depp, 46, has portrayed everything from a police officer to a pirate, impressing fans and costars alike. "He really is as sexy as he's cracked up to be," his Public Enemies costar Leelee Sobieski raves.
In light of Depp's latest Sexiest Man Alive title – he received the title first in 2003 – we wonder: What's his sexiest look?
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Hugh Jackman Prepares to Pass Sexiest Man Alive Crown
Originally posted 10/31/2009 08:00AM
As the one-year reign of Hugh Jackman as PEOPLE's Sexiest Man Alive winds down, it's time to pass the crown to a new deserving hunk. So who does the Australian screen star, Oscar host and current Broadway leading man want to see take the title next?
"Me! I want to be the first to have it back to back, buddy," Jackman, 41, told PEOPLE's reporter on Friday in New York, while attending the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Concert (set to air on HBO Nov. 29). "That would be fantastic!"
Though he would like to reclaim the title, the Steady Rain star (who costars in the Broadway drama with Daniel Craig, certainly another SMA possibility) says it's been quite an exciting year as the Sexiest Man Alive, but also one that's been a little demanding.
"I thought there were thousands of other guys that deserved it, but it's been a great year. But now the pressures off," he said good-naturedly. "I can be a slob again."
– Paul Chi
Ashton Kutcher Aims to Be Sexiest Man Alive
Originally posted 05/08/2008 05:25PM
Apparently Ashton Kutcher is taking it on the chin when it comes to being among PEOPLE's 100 Most Beautiful People – as he was declared in the issue that went on sale last Friday.
Showing him the page from the magazine when he appeared on the The Ellen DeGeneres Show Thursday, the host asked Kutcher what it was like to be "one of the most beautiful somethings in PEOPLE magazine."
"That's a pre-beard photo," was Kutcher's reaction, also noting that "when I start to grow my beard ... I get notches off" being judged beautiful.
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Matt Damon: The Sexiest Man Alive
Originally posted 11/14/2007 08:00AM
Yes, George Clooney and Brad Pitt have shamelessly campaigned for him since 2001, but this year's winner was Bourne to the title. Named America's most bankable star by Forbes, the golden boy with the crooked smile is smart, charming and humble to boot. "You gave an aging suburban dad the ego boost of a lifetime," wrote Damon, 37, in a letter to PEOPLE, explaining why he couldn't possibly accept the crown.
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