Hugh Jackman Named Sexiest Man Alive

Hugh Jackman, 40, has been named People Magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive.

He joins the distinguished ranks of Matt Damon (last year’s honoree), Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Patrick Swayze (sigh) and Denzel Washington.

This year’s honorable mentions are bestowed on Daniel Craig, Johnny Depp, Javier Bardem, Seal, Robert Downey Jr., Will Smith, Christian Bale and David Beckham with young bucks Kevin Jonas, Bow Wow and Jesse McCartney listed as up-and-comers.

But don’t expect Jackman to get an overblown ego now that there’s a public declaration of his sexiness. “My wife (Deborra-Lee Furness) said, ‘I could have told them that two years ago.’ Then she said, ‘Obviously Brad Pitt wasn’t available this year.’”