Sexiest Man Alive 2012

Sexy at Every Age

Blessed with good looks, these hot guys – Liam Hemsworth! Tom Hardy! George Clooney! – prove they're more than meets the eye

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ROBERT PATTINSON, 25

The question is: What's not sexy about the Twilight star? Case in point: Pattinson, with his signature messy hair and intense stare, ignites mass hysteria wherever he goes. "I don't know how the Beatles felt, but very few human beings could ever get this feeling," he told PEOPLE. "You can't prepare for this."