Let's Hear it for the Boys
Viggo Mortensen
He's a painter, a poet, an actor, a dessert topping and a floor polish.
Okay, maybe we've exaggerated a little on the whole floor polish thing, but make
no mistake, Viggo Mortensen, with his Kirk Douglas cleft, his sky blue eyes, his
very particular brand of bohemian soul, has been known to make ordinarily
competent editors blush, stammer, and melt. Is it any wonder elves pine for
him?
Brad Pitt
By all accounts, this guy's got a charmed life, complete with happy marriage, hybrid car, and the kind of golden boy looks that most movie stars could coast on for years. But Brad Pitt isn't just another insanely pretty face: He's got the comic grace of Jimmy Stewart, the seductive glint of Warren Beatty, and the all-American style of Steve McQueen.
Jon Stewart
Have you seen the biceps on this guy? No? Well, uh, check out his washboard abs. Still nothing? Fair enough. But self-described "asthmatic Jew" from New Jersey Jon Stewart has made The Daily Show
the perfect way to end a night. In fact, we wouldn't dream of going to bed
without him
Will Smith
There's something in the way he moves: his joy-fueled bounce as the Fresh Prince, his "float like a butterfly" footwork in Ali, his fearless stride in Bad Boys, Men in Black, and their sequels. Will
Smith is a good time waiting to happen, and because he gladly takes us along,
we'll overlook the fact that he saves his best moves for Jada.
Chris Noth
He burst on the scene with the devil in his eye and a driver at his disposal. Complicated, compelling—the man is Big. We've seen the actor in round-the-clock repeats of Law & Order; we've seen him on Broadway, too. But months after Sex and the City loved us and left us, Chris Noth's indelible image of bluster and
fragility lingers on.
Orlando Bloom
English accent. Faded tight-leg jeans. Twenty-seven years old. For God's
sake—just look at him! When it comes to boy toys, Demi can have Ashton. We'll
stick with the hot-hot-hot Orlando Bloom.
From the June 2004 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine