Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds was hailed by People magazine as the “Sexiest Man Alive” of 2010.
The 34-year-old star of “The Proposal” and upcoming superhero movie “Green Lantern” bested Jon Hamm (30 Rock), Drake (Degrassi: The Next Generation), Joe Manganiello (True Blood), Robert Downey Jr, Justin Timberlake (The Social Network), Vin Diesel (The Fast and the Furious), Robert Pattinson (The Twilight Saga), Alex O’Loughlin (Hawaii Five-O) and rock star Jon Bon Jovi.
Here are People magazine’s Sexiest Men Alive in the last 25 years (including their age when they were chosen):
1985 – Mel Gibson, 29 – First person chosen
1986 – Mark Harmon, 34
1987 – Harry Hamlin, 35
1988 – John F. Kennedy Jr., 27 – longest gap between selections (eighteen months); only winner now deceased; youngest winner. Only non actor to win.
1989 – Sean Connery, 59 – oldest winner
1990 – Tom Cruise, 28
1991 – Patrick Swayze, 39
1992 – Nick Nolte, 51
1993 – Richard Gere, 44 & Cindy Crawford, 27 – People took a one-year hiatus from Sexiest Man and instead awarded Sexiest Couple
1995 – Brad Pitt, 31 – first of two awards
1996 – Denzel Washington, 41 – first and only African American winner
1997 – George Clooney, 36
1998 – Harrison Ford, 56
1999 – Richard Gere, 50 – first two-time winner (previous win was shared)
2000 – Brad Pitt, 36 – first solo two-time winner
2001 – Pierce Brosnan, 48
2002 – Ben Affleck, 30
2003 – Johnny Depp, 40
2004 – Jude Law, 31 – youngest British winner
2005 – Matthew McConaughey, 36
2006 – George Clooney, 45
2007 – Matt Damon, 37
2008 – Hugh Jackman, 40
2009 – Johnny Depp, 46
2010 – Ryan Reynolds, 34
