Letters to the Editor
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The MEN of my Dreams!!!
You're right! I thought I was the only one who had a thing for Stephen Colbert!! And it's true...it does sneak up on you. You see this nerdy, geeky guy, and then you realize, hmmmm...he's actually quite hot.
I ADORE Alan Rickman...he is one of the guys on my all-time totally wonderful list. Truly, Madly, Deeply is one of my favorite romantic movies, and Alan Rickman is a sexy guy...
But you forgot another fave in that vein...
Sam Waterston!!!!!! Gotta love that craggy face and crinkly eyes! Loved him since he spotted a beard in Killing Fields.
OOO LA LA, BABY!
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thank god you didn't succumb to the need for tokens
I mean, let's face it, only white men are really sexy.
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Don't forget...
James Spader. Yum.
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THANKS FOR THE ALAN RICKMAN!! YOU FORGOT KEITH OLBERMANN!!
I've been a fan of Alan Rickman since he stole Die Hard and made the film so good. Bruce Willis was the lucky beneficiary of Rickman's being cast as the villain; Die Hard made Bruce Willis's career.
Hey, y'all forgot Keith Olbermann! He's the latest addition to my list of "men I'd have a baby for." He looks so fine plus he has such a mind plus he is so witty plus he is so outspoken and courageous--he's channelling Edward R. Murrow. I love his on-air editorials.
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I AGREE--JAMES SPADER IS ONE OF THE SEXIEST MEN ALIVE
I love the movie "sex lies and videotape." James Spader stole that film--he was so totally, incredibly SEXY, SEXY, SEXY. And he still is.
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A list yet lacking
While I see the attractions of these fine men, I noticed the list was lacking. And since some actors slipped into the mix, may I submit Terrance Howard. Oh yes and Jet Li, oops we're eschewing rock-hard abs. Hmmm, how about Mayor Nagin? Say what you will about his policies, his speaking is hypnotic. Oscar de la Hoya gets a vote, for being so supremely nice outside the ring, for still being boxer eloquent and damn I forgot abs again! Anyways you see my point. Really girls , to rail against vanilla, and then offer up such little color. Live a little!
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Bo Bice :)
I completely agree with these picks, but would add the gloriousness that is Bo Bice :), because of his heart and soul as much as his voice and looks.
Just a thought,
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Leave it to Mary Beth to try to move in on Richman....
fine.
Just don't mess with my new boyfriend, Jon Tester!
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Great article, but...
where, oh where is Tim Gunn on this list?
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For me
David Strathairn. Just Google his name and trust me.
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Vincent!!!
Through thick and thin...the pounds either on or off that 6'4" frame...I'll take Vincent D'Onofrio. There's just something about him, whether he's playing a loveable nut from the future in "Happy Accidents", a bug in "Men in Black," pulp-fiction writer Robert E. Howard in "The Whole Wide World," or Dick Wolf's quirky detective Bobby Goren on Law & Order: Criminal Intent, he is one sexy man.
Not in the market for pretty-boy types at all, I too have been a Sam Waterston fan for years...and James Spader? Oh, yeah...he's muy caliente as well.
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Joe Conason?
Can I just say I like 'em cute and smart?? He's a honey!
Cindy
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YES YES!
I scanned, in hope, and there he was--Alan Rickman!
Maybe I'm just a ridiculously typical Salon-reader-type-chick, but most of your choices hit my spot. Could have added Viggo Mortenson, maybe, but I am NOT arguing.
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Correction: Richard Dawkins did NOT supply the voice for his character on South Park
Someone should correct that in the article.
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A list of extremes
How you can have a list of sexiest men that includes both Alan Rickman and Neil Patrick Harris is just mind-boggling to me. That's like putting both Scharffen Berger dark chocolate and Sweet Tarts together on a list of the world's finest confections.
But hey, I suppose it's all subjective. Perhaps Sweet Tarts really do it for some people.
I shower you with much praise for choosing Alan Rickman for your list. When I first read Austen's Sense annd Sensibility, I thought the character Colonel Brandon was hot. But then I saw Rickman's Colonel Brandon in the 1995 film and I wanted to make love to the screen. Never knew I could get so turned on by an Austen!
Very imaginative and entertaining list--what fun!
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Good choices
I also heartily endorse Alan Rickman. Good addition of Terrance Howard by another poster, and I would add Clive Owen to the list. In addition, I'm anxious to see Casino Royale tomorrow--Daniel Craig was amazing in Layer Cake. In some of the Casino Royale previews, he's seen coming out of the water in a bathing suit, a la Sean Connery in Dr. No. As Borat would say, "Very niiice."
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C'mon
George Clooney. Why bother to even mention any other guy?
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Stephen Colbert...
...looked down my shirt at a book signing after a performance of Wigfield. Good times. He is pretty hot in person.
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A few more comers
I agree wholeheartedly on the addition of Vincent D'Onofrio (especially for The Whole Wide World) and David Strathairn (who reveals something ineffable in Limbo, Passion Fish, and Good Night, and Good Luck). They both really heat me up, but I think the real reason they sizzle is not some nebulous hotness they might possess, but rather their talent for showing the camera their vulnerability, their all-too-human pain.
A few more comers:
Benicio del Toro (irresistible in Excess Baggage)
Tony Leung (smoulders in In the Mood for Love, 2046, Infernal Affairs and Hero)
Bill Murray (for his revealing humanity in Groundhog Day, Lost in Translation, and The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou)
William H. Macy (as a doomed lover in The Cooler, he is devastating)
Ron Perlman (for his monstrous nobility and inhuman humanity in Hellboy and The City of Lost Children)
Chris Cooper (excels at portraying damaged men in Adaptation, American Beauty and Lone Star)
Independent filmmakers, give these amazing actors some more leading roles! History will thank you.
P.S. On a side note: Howard Dean. Inspiring, intelligent straight-shooter with a twinkle in his eye. When you're in the room with him, you feel his animal magnetism. I'm just saying.
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Letting everyone in on a not-so-secret
Put down for YES on Alan Rickman.
But I have a little suggestion:
Dmitri Hvorostovsky: 42-ish, Opera Singer.
I think he may have been People honoree at some point. Among opera fans he is such an acknowledged "baritone cake" that it's become fashionable to find fault with him.
But that's really hard to do when the guy's in his element, like the last few selections on this page.
http://hvorostovsky.com/subpgvideos/videopages/video31redsquare.html