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"Oh My God, He is the Sexiest Man Alive!"

1985: Mel Gibson 'People's' inaugural hunk was then starring in 'Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome'. At 29, success came quick to the Australian actor.

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First Published: Nov 19, 2008 4:29 PM EDT

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  • Ben Villalobos Thursday, Nov 20 at 4:06 PM FLAG COMMENT Okay ladies, being a regular old hetero kind of guy makes my opinion on the sexiness of men a bit moot. But I'm curious. What happens to all these "Sexiest man alive" men after they win the award? Do they die, thus necessitating election of a new one every year? Or do they possibly lose their sex appeal just one year after the award so that a new man wins it every year? SUCH A STUPID CONTEST!Okay ladies, being a regular old hetero kind of guy makes my opinion on the sexiness of men a bit moot. But I'm curious. What happens to all these "Sexiest man alive" men after they win the award? Do they die, thus necessitating election of a new one every year? Or do they possibly lose their sex appeal just one year after the award so that a new man wins it every year? SUCH A STUPID CONTEST!
  • Tdog Thursday, Nov 20 at 3:27 PM FLAG COMMENT Not no way, not no how...its Camilo Villegas, the golfer from ColombiaNot no way, not no how...its Camilo Villegas, the golfer from Colombia
  • Claudia Thursday, Nov 20 at 2:03 PM FLAG COMMENT Ellen De Generes has been trying to get Patrick Dempsey to campaign for this honor just as Clooney and Pitt worked to get Matt Damon on the cover. I think that Hugh Jackman has the body that some past winners have not had, the musical ability to play Broadway, the strength to play opposite Nicole Kidman who commands the screen and throw in some boyish charm. That is a very sexy package. Well done People.Ellen De Generes has been trying to get Patrick Dempsey to campaign for this honor just as Clooney and Pitt worked to get Matt Damon on the cover. I think that Hugh Jackman has the body that some past winners have not had, the musical ability to play Broadway, the strength to play opposite Nicole Kidman who commands the screen and throw in some boyish charm. That is a very sexy package. Well done People.
  • justme Thursday, Nov 20 at 12:48 PM FLAG COMMENT ewww, these men arent sexy, they are just celebrities. Sexy is all those male models out there, like Tacy James, now he is sexy!ewww, these men arent sexy, they are just celebrities. Sexy is all those male models out there, like Tacy James, now he is sexy!
  • Mary Thursday, Nov 20 at 11:31 AM FLAG COMMENT This guy is not good looking at all! I think the People magazine staff need glasses. Sexiest man alive is Cody Linley. Next up, Owen Wilson. Now they are SEXY!This guy is not good looking at all! I think the People magazine staff need glasses. Sexiest man alive is Cody Linley. Next up, Owen Wilson. Now they are SEXY!
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