Heartthrobs: December 2006 Archives

I'm glad to see that Sports Illustrated does more than just release a swimsuit issue with a bunch of hot women in it. We gay guys want some eye candy too! So the mag has released a list of the top 20 best looking athletes. I have no complaints about any of them. I'd put tennis champ Rafael Nadal (10th place) in first place though over Kelly Slater because he is not only beautiful facially, but he has a killer body with these bulging biceps. What really makes Nadal (above) most sexy though is his passion. When he's on the court, he is all fist-pumps and acrobatics and in interviews, he is thoughtful and sweet. He won the French Open and beat number one player Roger Federer four times this year!
Since tennis is my main sport, I will remark on the other three tennis pros that made the list: James Blake (13th), Andy Roddick (17th) and Marat Safin (18th). Blake (pictured at right w/Roddick) is a real fighter who overcame a broken neck and serious illness to charge into the top five this year. He's very good looking but I prefer when he had these really cool dreadlock to the shaved head he currently has.
Roddick has those boyish looks that could land him on a show liike "Dawson's Creek" or "One Tree Hill." But instead of acting, Roddick has chosen to be a tennis star who made it to the finals of the U.S. Open this year (he won the tournament in 2003). As for Safin (pictured, left), the 2000 U.S. Open champ and 2004 Australian Open champion, he is some tall drink of water. I watched this Russian hiunk practicing, shirtless, a few years at a tournament near Palm Springs. People - mostly a lot of women of all ages - were standing there with their mouths hanging open at the site of this man. I think that next to Nadal, he is the sexiest man in the game.

Here is the SI's list in its entirety: 1. Kelly Slater (surfing), 2. David Beckham (soccer), 3. Fredrik Ljungberg (soccer), 4. Zinedine Zidane (soccer), 5. Tom Brady (football), 6. Reggie Bush (football), 7. Jesse Palmer (football), 8. Thierry Henry (soccer), 9. A.J. Feeley (football), 10. Nadal, 11. David Carr (football), 12. Jose Theodore (hockey), 13. Blake, 14. Jeremy Bloom (skiing, pictured right), 15. Matt Leinart (football), 16. Emeka Okafor (basketball), 17. Roddick, 18, Safin, 19. Justin Taylor (football), and Dwayen Wade (basketball).

I was already quite aware of the good looks of Slater, Beckham, Brady, and Bush, but I am now quite fond of Frederick Ljungberg (pictured below) and Jeremy Bloom. Where I have been ? These guys are HOT! I've suddenly become very interested in both soccer AND skiing.

The current issue of "Entertainment Weekly" asks if hunky Matthew McConaughey is the sexiest man alive or a serious actor.

Well, I consider him to be BOTH and so does he: ''I like sexy people, and I think being yourself is sexy. Being yourself and being as good a man as I can be is sexy. My face is considered handsome. My body is considered well put together. For me not to appreciate that would be way out of line. It doesn't mean that I'm not anything else.''

Whether he's datinbg Penelope Cruz or sharing a summer bro-mance with Lance Armstrong, this is one sexy man. But I also think he's a wonderful actor which he has shown in such movies as "A Time to Kill" and "Frailty," great in comedies like "Failure to Launch," "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days" and "EDTV" and a terrific adventure hero in the underappreciated "Sahara."

I just spotted this pic of the usually mostly naked Matthew McConaughey on Pink is the Blog so I'm sharing with y'all along with the funny remarks the blogger added to the picture. Personally, I like him better when he's not wearing much!!!

It's not exactly the People magazine honor but it is Daniel Craig news and gives me yet another reason to post pictures of this talented and oh-so-hunky actor: A poll of 4,000 women conducted by condom maker Durex Play resulted on Craig being the choice as the sexiest man on the planet. The scene in "Casino Royale": where he emerges from the water had an impact reminiscent of Ursula Andress' white bikini-ed entrance in "Dr. No" in 1962.

"Daniel Craig is an obvious choice for the sexiest man on the planet and he has all the attributes that make up a real icon," says Durex spokesperson Rosie Lodge. "The scene in 'Casino Royale' where he is frolicking in the sea has caught the attention of women across the world."

And more than a few gay men Rosie!

The rest of ther top 10 also reflects good taste but obviously is slanted toward Brits: 2) "Sin City" actor Clive Owen; 3) "The Holiday" star Jude Law; 4) Steve Jones, a presenter on T4, the UK's Channel 4 youth timeslot; 5) People's sexiest George Clooney; 6) cinema pirate Johnny Depp; 7) soccer star David Beckham; 8) popstar Robbie Williams; 9) Depp's "Pirates" co-star Orlando Bloom; and 10) former 007 Pierce Brosnan.

One of my funner side gigs is writing pieces for LA's Frontiers Magazine. I have the cover story of the current issue - a light-hearted Q&A with the impossibly gorgeous Marco Dapper whose first feature film, "Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds" opened in theaters on Friday (Dec. 8). A sequel to 2004’s raunchy comedy with a heart of gold, the movie stars Dapper, Brett Chukerman, and returning cast members Jim Verraros, Emily Brooke Hands, and Rebekah Kochan.

The 23-year-old Dapper is from Oakland, but has been in L.A. for several years. He takes acting classes, models, goes on auditions, and works for a company that does setup for Hollywood parties. Here is much of my interview with him:

Q. So what landed you the role in Eating Out 2—your acting or your abs?
A. Probably both! [Laughs] It was a combination of those two things: a person who could act with the abs. There were a lot of good looking, ripped-up guys auditioning. I walked in and said, “Oh crap.� So I think it had something to do with my acting, because there were a lot of hunky men there, like 15 guys with that top-model look. But I knew I had something to offer.

Q. Tell me about your character in the film.
A. He’s Troy from Illinois who comes out west. He’s curious, doesn’t know if he’s straight or gay. He meets Jim’s character and Brett’s character, and Rebekah and Emily, and they all scheme in trying to get me to swing either way. Here I am trying to figure out myself and they are taking advantage of me. Bastards.

Q.Your character goes to a sort of reformed gay group. What do you think about that? Can gay people be “rehabilitated�?
A. I don’t believe it personally. I guess you could be bisexual. If you like a dude, that’s who you are. If I like a woman, that’s who I am. Overall, you know when you are kid that you are gay. I think you are born with it.

Q. Did playing a gay man in the movie affect your views?
A. It was actually a real eye-opener for me. I wasn’t involved in the gay community at all. I wasn’t homophobic—I used to go to the Castro District for Halloween—but it was a touchy subject. I didn’t really know many gay people at all except for a few teachers. But I stated talking to the cast and getting to know everyone, and it opened my eyes to what the community is.

Q. Since you are straight, did you have any concerns about playing a gay sex scene?
A. I knew wouldn’t have a problem. I was comfortable with it. I was a little nervous at first, but he’s an actor, I’m an actor, get over it. We’re both actors here.

Q. Did you enjoy it?
A. I’m not gay and I don’t have tendencies, but I do make it believable. I’ve had guys say, “You’re gay, right? You looked like you were enjoying it.� I try to act and have the audience buy that. I learn the lines then throw them away so I can live in the moment, take in other people. I want to live in the moment and go off the other character.

Q. What’s it like to be the fantasy of both men and women?
A. I’m having fun. If you gotta be a piece of meat, you gotta be.

Q. In the movie, your body is jaw-droppingly chiseled. Just how often do you work out?
A. About five days a week. After I graduated from high school, I started seriously working out. I was a smaller kid in high school. I decided to get in shape and turn it around.

Q. Besides getting to see you naked, why should people buy a ticket to this movie?
A. It’s very funny. I laughed more than I thought I would. With the first [Eating Out] movie, I didn’t think it was funny at all, because a lot of the jokes were gay-oriented. The second one I think will appeal to both gay and straight audiences. It has universal appeal.