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Sendhil Ramamurthy is one of the more unlikely Heroes on the NBC show of the same name. While he does not have superpowers himself, he's been a major part in the playing out of this story of human evolution.

We were tickled to find this article in Nirali Magazine from October about how he landed the part, his background, and on being a newfound heartthrob:

He's also not accustomed to the whisperings on the Internet about his status as the newest brown heartthrob. (Bollywood "heroes," step aside.) The popular South Asian weblog Sepia Mutiny has mentioned him on several occasions, and more than a few women have commented on Ramamurthy's charm and good looks on the site.

Ramamurthy is surprised by the attention: "The whole heartthrob thing is news to me. I'm very flattered, actually—I've never been in this situation before." Unfortunately for his fans, Ramamurthy is quite happily taken. He is married to British-Polish actress Olga Sosnovska, whom he met at drama school. Together, the couple has a one-year-old daughter.

We couldn't find a whole lot of photos -- just ended up with some of the NBC promo shots. If you have more of Sendhil, send them our way! hunkdujour {at} g mail {dot} com.

We'd like to get to know a little bit more about you.

This year we're participating in the 2007 Blog Reader Survey. Your responses will help us understand our readers and hopefully make better decisions about what you want to read about and see on the site.

We'll ask you about who you are, what web tools you use, what media sources you value, and why you read blogs.

Some of the things we're interested about are... how many of you are men? How many are women? What is the age spread? Why do you read blogs?

Take The Survey

As a special thank-you, we're going to award a couple sweet prizes to randomly selected responders -- so be sure to include your e-mail address at the end of the survey. (Your address will not be tied to your survey responses.)

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Hey gang! Doug wrote a letter to the editor of Genre Magazine a little while back and we ripped open our May 2007 issue this afternoon to find that it'd been published and linked to from their website.

We're tickled - now go pick up the issue and put page 8 in a frame and hang it in your den. If you're visiting after reading -- welcome!

I'm sure we'll have more to talk about once we read past page 8, so stay tuned.

Love, Chris & Doug.

P.S. Sorry for two "business" posts in a row. I'll make it up to you tomorrow.

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Kyle Schmid stars in Blood Ties, a new Lifetime series in which he plays a present-day vampire (Henry Fitzroy) who helps a private investigator (Vicki Nelson) solve cases. The cases (of course) end up involving ghosts, the occult, and other things supernatural.

The show is an interesting cross between crime drama and thriller, with Kyle adding a fantastic smoldering prescence to each scene he's in. The show excels when poking around the creepy and thrilling -- where it faulters is in it's criminal process scenes. (There are times when Vicki is getting chewed out by the police chief that are nearly unbearable. Yeah, yeah... we get it. Vicky's the bad girl who doesn't play by the rules.)

I'm going to keep watching, as it's a nice change from the other crime dramas out there. However, I'm not sure how much of a shelf-life this one has before having to resort to storylines that are even too out-there to fit into the original premise.

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Well continuing on the theme of crime dramas we have Gary Dourdan from CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. (Note that this is the original... not CSI: Miami, or CSI: New York, or CSI: Seattle, or CSI: Puxatawny.) Gary plays Warrick Brown, the only Vegas native amongst the group (with a gambling problem as proof.)

What you might not know is that Gary played Janet Jackson's love interest in the music video Again, appeared on the show A Different World and is a father of two.

Even more interesting? He has two albums available on iTunes, performing under the name Kolade!

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I got this great photo of Daz Crawford in the mail yesterday, and while I can't really find more of this guy I still had to feature it. It also provides a great opportunity to remind you about No Pants Day 2007! Free your spirit and leave the pants/shorts/skirts/kilts/etc at home today.

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Just wanted to take a moment and let folks know that today is Doug and my 6th Anniversary. On May 4th, 2001 we met for a drink at Red Robin in Bellevue, WA after a few weeks of online flirting (as I recovered from having mono.) Soon after, we were inseperable.

Now we own a home, co-author this blog, and are way too competitive playing Mario Party. (We're a good fit.)

I love you Doug! 6 down, 65 to go!

We're very excited to bring you this Hunk du Jour Interview. Be sure to read our past interviews, and if you've got an inside line on a noteworthy guy we should talk to, please let us know!

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During my MySpace travels, I kept running across individuals who had their pictures taken by Adam Bouska. Their pictures were AMAZING! I tracked down Mr. Bouska and realized that he is just as hot as some of his models. Today's post is really just a focus on his own personal hotness, but have no fear we will have to show some of his work in a future post. He was also sweet enough to answer a few questions for us!

Adam's Stats

Age: 23
Current Location: Palm Springs, CA
Relationship Status: Single

Which do you prefer being in front of or behind the camera?
I prefer being behind the camera , it further allows me to express myself and gives me more control of the final product. Being in front isn't bad, but I find it to be more stressful.

What can we expect from this year's calendar and where is the best place to get it?
Both Amazon.com and 10percent.com both offer great prices on it.

Who are some of your favorites that you have taken pictures of and why?
I don't have a favorite, cliche as it sounds. Every person i've worked with has brought an individual and unique quality to the shoot. Every shoot is always so much different.

We love Brian Scott Allen's pictures what made you decide on putting him on your cover for the calendar?
The photo of him on the cover best summed up the concept behind the calendar.

What do you think makes a great picture?
Emotion; Allowing it to show through and to tell a story through an image.

Are you currently modeling and if so where can we see more pictures of you!
Not currently modeling , it was a great learning experience that developed into photography. Maybe some self portraits?

What up next for you?
Working on a 2009 calendar and always compiling works for a book. Hope to have my Greek series ready for a gallery show within a few months. So keep an eye out for that.

Be sure to check out Adam's website! It has great pictures, workout tips & more Adam!

You can also visit his MySpace page and consider hiring him to take your own photos!

After a long hiatus, Maroon 5 is back on the scene with a new album. They're leading off with a fantastic single, "Makes Me Wonder." In a recent interview with News.com.au, Maroon 5 front man Adam Levine explains that the meaning in the song runs a bit deeper than the obvious tale of waning love, it also is a statement towards US involvement in the Iraq war.

I really wanted to write a political song, a song that reflected the way I felt about everything. It's one of the most difficult things in the world to do without coming off as a total arse and preachy - all the things that I hate about a lot of songwriting. So I didn't want to overtly say it. I just wanted to allude to it.

Political statement or not, we just think Adam is getting nothing but HOTTER as the years go by and delivers a smoldering performance in the new video.

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[UPDATE 4pm: Fixed the broken images... sorry 'bout that!]

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Police officer Mark Carter was crowned Mr. Gay UK 2006 last year. His reign is coming to an end, though, as the competition for Mr. Gay UK 2007 starts up this month.

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This week on AllAmericanGuys.com we found Tyler L, a college basketball player from Ohio who has started modeling. He's now a fitness addict for life who hopes to switch over into buisness once his modeling career has run its course. He loves the attention that he gets as a fitness model, and seeing the changes in his body in each new photo.

He's moving to warmer climates now, anxious to be able to walk outside everyday with his shirt off checkin' out the ladies on the beach.

Aside from these smokin' photos, he's got another gallery and a bunch of videos on All-American Guys. (We're a member of their affiliate program, and get a small kickback if you sign up via our link.)

There are two surveys currently underway that affect you, our loyal readers. The Blog Reader Project's census is still going on (you can skip the last half of that long survey) -- but we have also prepared our own 1-page survey that we hope you'll quickly fill out.

Seriously, our 1-page survey should take you between 30 seconds and 5 minutes (depending on if you fill out the final "Comments" question or not.

Our survey deals with potential advertisers and who we should approve/reject advertising from. If you never want to see an adult ad? Take the survey. If you think that advertising adult services is OK, take the survey!

We seriously just want to take your temperature about this and see what you want. Thank-you!

UPDATE! Friday Morning: I have to say a huge Thank-You to those who have taken a minute or two to fill out our 1-page survey... your responses have been fantastic and very insightful. It has really been helping me solidify what you are looking for in the site as well as what I'm looking for. I'll keep the survey open through the weekend, so please share your thoughts!

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Prison Break hunk Wentworth Miller currently appears in the May 2007 issue of Cosmo Men Korea.

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My sister called me from Westlake Park in Seattle today, just outside her office. Blake Lewis performed a mini-concert there during the lunch hour and reportedly gave the crowd a good show.

I also read on The Stranger's SLOG that today is being declared Blake Lewis Day in Seattle. Strangely forboding that yesterday y'all voted him the Hunk of the Day for today... I'd like to delude myself into thinking we had something to do with it.

[Note: My moratorium on "Blake is gay!" vs. "Blake is straight!" comments is still in effect. Ya mention his sexuality and I delete your comment. Feel free to hate me, but that tired argument isn't entertaining to read anymore.]

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Today's MySpace Monday is a good old fashion cutie! Not an actor or a model just a nice gay guy that can be found on MySpace!

Matthew's Stats

Age: 21 (22 in June)
Current Location: Tampa Florida!
Height/Weight: 6"1, 170
Relationship Status: Right now I am unwillingly practicing abstinance!.....or single if thats what you wanna call it!

How old were you when you knew you were gay?
Well I have always known that I was different, But I would have to say that the process of identifing and accepting was a long rocky road! I came out when I was 19 and well ready and aware of my decision.

What do you do for your day job and what would be your ultimate career?
I am currently working retail....not liking it so much. But am on the hunt for an intership. Right now I go to school for Broadcast journalism and eventually in my career I would love to be a top reporting journalist. As strongly as I feel about my career I would drop it all for the chance of a family!

You have some beach pictures with a pretty hot lady and it almost looks as if you are into it...are you sure your gay?
Hahahaha I was helping out a friend for a school project...what can I say, when you are good you are good!

Age you first lost your virginity and your pretty cute so don't tell us that you are still a virgin we aren't buying it!
Haha well of course I'm still a virgin!! Think of my reputation! No, I was 19 when I lost the big V, I was ready for it, I knew what I wanted...and got it!

What do you like most about living in Florida? What do you like the least?
I LOVE FLORIDA!!! I am a beach boy all the way! I love Tampa! I love to feel like I have a friend no matter where I go, and If I don't know someone when I get there...I'll make a few new friends! I don't think I could ever live without a beach near by. I grew up on the beach...it's where I live! I'm a glass half full kinda guy... There is nothing in Florida that I'm missing that I can't make up for myself!

When you are hanging out where do you typically find yourself?
With friends, always with friends. New or old, I'm always surrounded by friends! Normally on Mondays and Tuesdays you can find me at the local sports bar enjoying a Blue moon and some wings, Thursdays is $3 dollar long islands at our favorite bar In St.Petersburg and Friday is food and friends! Saturday we all hit up our favorite club called the G-bar for some social mingeling. Sunday is Beach day!

What has been your biggest accomplishment in your life to date?
My biggest accomplishment is myself! Knowing myself, accepting my self for who I truley am and letting go of fear and embaressment! No one can tell me anything that I'm not already strong enough to tell myself!

What celebrity out there today really gets on your last nerve?
Paris Hilton! As a media person I do not find Paris Hilton news worthy. I'm not sure I have ever seen Paris feed starving children in Africa or picket for cleaner air. Being blonde and driving expencive cars does not make you news worthy in my book!

How many dates have you been on this year alone?
Well I have been single since october....an since then...sadly maybe 1?!?

What TV show do you have to catch every week or you feel as if your life is empty?
I don't even own a TV!! and If I did I probly wouldn't watch it anyway! I'm a reading the paper kinda guy!

Thanks Matthew for taking time out for us! We hope the dating life picks up for you!

Hey gang!

I turn 28 today, so I'm rewarding myself for making it another year by giving myself a day off! Never fear, though -- I've collected a few of my favorite posts to keep you occupied today.

• Mario Lopez Posts
• Adam Levine from Maroon 5
• Brady Quinn
• Tyler & James from The Amazing Race
• Arin from Chaos Men

We're very excited to bring you this Hunk du Jour Interview. Be sure to read our past interviews, and if you've got an inside line on a noteworthy guy we should talk to, please let us know!

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It's an exciting time of year for the good folks over at Shrine to the Soap Hunks. Today they kick off their 4th annual summer stud-off... that's right, it's time to crown the soap opera world's Adonis 2007. 32 semifinalists are narrowed down to 12 finalists through online voting and then picked off one by one.

This 16-week contest runs the entire summer, and features the hottest current soap stars, eventually crowning one the Adonis 2007. We caught up with Soapy over at Shrine to the Soap Hunks to chat a little bit about the contest.

Hey Soapy -- thanks for talking with us! Last year Eric Martsolf was crowned Adonis 2006 with an impressive 70/30 spread in the voting. How do you like his chances for going all the way again in 2007?
I'd bet that Eric makes the finals again, but after three years, no winner has ever repeated and taken the title again. My site's voters seem to like to spread the wealth, and so far a hunk from each TV network has won the title. (Adonis 2004 went to All My Children's Justin Bruening (ABC); Adonis 2005 went to As the World Turns' Mark Collier (CBS); and Martsolf's 2006 win earned notice for PASSIONS and NBC.)

There's lively debate amongst viewers about which SHOWS are the best -- does the debate get as lively over which star is the hottest?
Yes! Each year, I see so so many voters who think that the hottest guy on soaps HAS to be on the soap they watch, which makes it seem like all the other soaps must have the ugly guys, just not theirs. One of the main purposes of this contest, though, is to expose viewers to the hot guys of daytime that they may not be as familiar with. I am thrilled when I get a voter who says something like, "I only watch Soap X, but I voted for Hunk Y because he's just too hot to ignore." That means my site is doing its job.

Have there been surprises in the past as far as who proceeds into the next round and who gets left behind?
Absolutely...sometimes contestants who appear like locks end up getting eliminated earlier than expected, and sometimes underdogs hang around longer than expected. It all depends on how rabid the guys' fanbases are each week and whether they are lulled into a false sense of complacency.

Voting fraud is something that seems to come back into the national consciousness every 2-to-4 years. What sort of safeguards do you have in place to ensure everything is on the up-and-up?
Well, first of all, I have a statement on the ballot that every voter must certify before voting. It states that he/she understands that each voter is limited to 1,000 votes per week per person. That generally takes care of 99% of potential voter fraud, but I also have technical programming behind the scenes that sniffs out duplicate votes, etc. In the end, it's just a little fun contest, so it's not that kind of thing too many people think to try to cheat on.

Voting results are announced during a live video chat. What usually goes on during the results broadcast. Is there a little pomp and circumstance? Perhaps a few jabs for sparring sides?
Our weekly live chats are loads of fun. There is video and audio going the entire time, with music and dramatic pauses, etc...very "American Idol" style. The various fan factions tend to goad each other as the results are being announced, and the atmosphere can get very suspenseful and electric as the tension mounts for the fans of last guys standing. And I go out of my way to be brutal in building suspense. The good news is that many of the fans now have become online friends and each now knows more about the other guys in the contest because of that.

We'd love to stay on top of (heh heh) the competition as it goes on... would you consider keeping us up to date as the results come in?
Sure! And you guys had better vote too!

Fantastic! Well, good luck with the competition... and may the best hunk win!
Thanks!

At the Shrine to Soap Hunks website, Adonis 2007 starts today! Go vote for your favorite Round 1 semi-finalist!

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Have you checked out our Flickr community? We are 279 members strong today, with a fantastic handful of folks that love sharing their photography... and a bunch of folks who enjoy looking at it!

Sign into Flickr with your Yahoo! user id and share YOUR photos of the boys of summer. Come on, there was a reason you got that cameraphone! Great photos from the community are featured periodically right here!

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After our interview with photographer Adam Bouska we knew we'd have to feature more of his work in the future. We're big fans now! This week he released some photos from a recent shoot with Marco Dapper from Eating Out 2.

Keep an eye out for a 2008 calendar featuring Adam's photography!

We're very excited to bring you this Hunk du Jour Interview. Be sure to read our past interviews, and if you've got an inside line on a noteworthy guy we should talk to, please let us know!

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Kirk's Stats
Age: 22
Current Location: New York City
Relationship Status: Single and Loving it!
Height/Weight: 5'9''/126
MySpace Profile: http://www.myspace.com/rockstarlett21

You consider yourself a singer/actor/designer/dancer & writer....If you had to pick one..which is your true love?
Acting. Acting has been my passion my whole life. When I was little and people used to say, "What do you want to be when you grow up?", I was always like I want to be an Actor....except for like the year I wanted to be a power ranger but that's beside the point, I breath, eat, and sleep Theatre.

So far in your quest to be all of the above, what are you most proud of?
Well I'd have to say that I have two accomplishments that really blow my mind I'm most proud of moving to New York, and finishing school. I graduated from a two year intensive program this year, and I couldn't be more excited. I've also spent the last 2 years working on my own T-shirt line (called little tomato). That will debut this summer, it's been a labor of love, but I couldn't be happier!

What do you like most about New York?
I love all the culture. My Dad owned an antique store when I was growing up, and I've always loved art. It's so exciting for me to go to the museums, galleries, and of course the theatre any time I want to. I try to immerse myself in something new every day, I never want to stop looking seeing, and learning.

What do you like least about it?
Sometimes the people bring me down a bit. Everyone is in a hurry, and in there own little world. I feel like a really small fish in a huge pond some days.

Favorite bar in New York? What do you typically order?
Right now I'm addicted to chocolate martinis at Vlada, or Peach Margaritas at blockheads, it depends on how much of a starving artist I am that night, and how much I want to drink. haha

What is your biggest flaw?
I blame myself, and apologize for everything, even if I had nothing to do with, I'm sure in some way I could have fixed it, or made it better.

Should Paris go to jail or be set free?
I'm gonna answer this one carefully lol... I think that Paris should be punished for her crime, I just think that this sentance is the wrong one, because it was done because someone else was being self rightous, and had their own agenda. I think it's a waste of tax dollars, as well as being overly cruel to her, because of what society made her. She made a mistake, and sure she makes big ones, but she lives a life that is alot bigger than us. I can't say my driving record is flawless, but I had people who looked at me with an open mind and saw a kid who made a huge mistake.

Let's pretend you're an alleged celebrity coke fiend... Who would you most like to (allegedly) get caught doing coke with: Kate Moss, Lindsey Lohan or Paul Ruebens?
Lindsay Lohan. I don't care what anybody says, I love her, she stole my heart from the moment I saw that little red head. I would do anything if Lindsay was doing it with me, just to say we did it.

What are you wearing right this second (please include the type of underwear for our dirty little minds).
I'm actually typing this before I go out to the club on this fine sunday evening, and at this moment all I've figured out is my underwear (so I guess it's great you wanted to know, because if not this question could have sucked.) I am currently wearing my burgandy go softwear low rise briefs, and i have on a gold neck lace with a tennis shoe on it.

What projects are you working on right now that you are most excited about?
I just finished writing a play that I am going to do a few work shops for in July. I am also prepping my first shipments of shirts for my t-shirt line Little Tomato. And finally I am finishing up a series of greeting cards, that I did the hair, make up, styling, and the photography for, it's gonna be pretty awesome.

You can have only one of the following which do you pick. The career of your dreams, never having to work because of complete financial security or meeting the love of your life.
Well, I've kinda already met the love of my life, I'm just waiting for us to be in the same stage in life... we both still have some growing to do. So I would have to say the career of my dreams because that is what I love doing. I don't care about money as long as I can wake up every day and know that I'm doing something I love, something I am proud of.

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Danilo Ikodinovic is a Serbian water polo player who is also appearing in some super-sexy advertisements for Jasmil Underwear.

Very special thanks to our friend Maks over at muškarci for the fantastic tip! If you'd like us to feature YOUR country's finest... drop us a line!

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Trent Ford appears this summer in September Dawn - a controversial film that explores the events surrounding the Mountain Meadows Massacre. Trent has also appeared on shows such as The West Wing, Smallville, and The Class.

Trent was born in the US, son of an American father and English mother. He moved to the United Kingdom at age 10 and ended up graduating from Cambridge University with an English degree.

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The first week of voting is complete over at the Shrine to Soap Hunks, where we are keeping an eye on the journey towards the crowning of Adonis 2007.

Last year's winner Eric Martsolf (above) and Colin Egglesfield (below) won the vote in week 1, so they'll be heading to the finals. There are some really hot soap stars in the running for Week 2 -- check out the nominees and vote today!

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Check out the promo banner of the nominees after the jump.

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Name: Joe Manganiello
Relationship Status: Taken
Orientation: Straight
Height / Weight: 6'5" / 225lbs.
Favorite Color: Black

Hi Joe, thanks for talking with us. You've been having a pretty busy month it sounds like! you reprise your role of Flash Thompson in Spider-Man 3, appeared in your fourth episode of How I Met Your Mother, regularly appear on the US telenovella American Heiress, and you appeared in the play Skirts and Flirts last week in New York... WHEW! Did I miss anything?
I just shot the first two episodes for the next season of E.R. where I reprise my role as Officer Litchman... the new love interest of Sam (played by Linda Cardellini) and I just wrapped shooting on the short film Wounded which will hit the festival circuit later this year... So yeah, very busy.

In the first Spider-Man movie, your character of Flash Thompson was the high school jerk -- picking on Peter Parker in hopes of scoring points with MJ. In school were you a Peter Parker or Flash Thompson?
I got picked on a lot in elementary school until my father told me to hit back... I never picked on kids but after that incident, I never let anyone mess with me again... In high school I was the jock that defended the skater kids from the other jocks that picked on them... so I was actually kind of the "Anti-Flash."

When did you start performing -- was it in high school, or did you stumble upon it later in life? What memories do you have of early performance?
We had a TV studio in high school and I would write, produce, and act in movies with my friends... I then auditioned for "Oklahoma" my senior year and got the part of Jud... then I got into CMU and the rest is history!

On How I Met Your Mother you play Brad -- a reoccurring character who is one of Marshall's old law school buddies. Were you originally slated to keep coming back, or did they find an interesting character in Brad they want to keep around?
CBS had originally wanted another actor to play Brad, but the writers and producers convinced them to give me the part instead. I was only slated to shoot one episode, but they liked what I was doing so much that they rewrote the character of Brad in the next episode for me, from there they kept inviting me back for more and giving me funnier stuff to do.

You've been doing a lot of work with other folks involved with HIMYM both in front of and behind the cameras. Have they accepted you into the family, or have you always been friends with the HIMYM crew?
I joke with them that I'm like the low income kid who gets bussed in to go to their high school.

Another performance that cracked me up was as Tori Spelling's love interest in So NoTORIus who was part of a hollywood group (cult? religion?) obsessed with being "Relevant." I imagine you aren't part of a cult... but do you have any personal obsessions that you get teased about?
I can get a little Howard Hughes about germs sometimes... I just got back from New York and touching things like subway rails and then eating can freak me out a little bit.

I mentioned Skirts & Flirts earlier. A play following 15 urbanites and looking at how their lives end up touching each other. (The show made its New York premiere last week.) How did you get involved in the project?
I shot an episode of Jake in Progress with John Stamos a few years back and the casting people recommended me to the writer of Skirts & Flirts, Gloria Calderon Kellett, who then wrote a part for me in her play... it turned out that she was also a writer on How I Met Your Mother.

Your character is Derek Gillespie -- also known as The Chick Magnet. What can you tell us about Derek?
Derek is a personal trainer with some issues... if I tell you anymore it ruins the suprise...

Have you been able to get out and see New York City on your off-hours? Where have been your favorite places to go?
I love walking around and grabbing coffee and sitting in a park and people watching... I love Greenwich Village.

I feel like I've been unable to do all of your appearances justice... I mean, we didn't even speak about Scrubs, CSI, Las Vegas... I'm sure my TiVo would be full if I were to have a wish list set up for your appearances. Is there a particular appearance or performance that you wish people HADN'T have seen or remembered?
No, I'm proud of all of my work.

You're a huge Steelers fan, and listen to some pretty heavy music... what else might people not know about you?
I have horrible eyesight.

And now, our... Random Hunk Questions!

Best City: Los Angeles, New York City, or Pittsburgh?
Pittsburgh will always be my hometown.

Marry, Boff, or Kill: Penelope Cruz, Tina Fey, Jessica Simpson.
Boff 'em all.

Paris Hilton: Go Directly to Jail, or Proceed to Boardwalk?
Jail

Better comedy: Friends, Cheers, or Laverne & Shirley
Cheers

Guilty pleasure:
Survivor

Thanks, Joe -- it has been a true pleasure!

Memorial Day isn't just about a day off, the Indy 500, and the beginning of BBQ season. Memorial Day is the day to honor fallen United States soldiers. Today volunteers have placed American flags at the gravesites of soldiers in national cemetaries.

According to DoD information compiled by Iraq Coalition Casualty Count there have been 3445 United States Soldiers killed in Iraq since 2003. (And another 25,242 were wounded.)

I have nothing but respect for the men and women of the armed services. It has been their protection that allows this Seattle gay guy to start up a website that pretty much proclaims who he's gay for. They are a proud group of people who dutifully follow orders and give themselves wholly to the greater good.

We're taking today off, but are bringing you a fantastic Hunk du Jour Interview tomorrow that you won't want to miss.

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Last week I had the great pleasure of speaking with the adorable Jim Verraros about his American Idol roots, the Eating Out movie franchise, and life in the music business. He was as sweet as he is handsome, and was delightful to talk to.

Read the entire interview after the jump and hear about the inevitable post-Idol crash, being an openly gay artist, the changing importance of music industry labels, seeing yourself onscreen, and how getting back to basics lead to an inspiring discovery about his own voice.

Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds is available on DVD beginning today! Go pick up a copy.

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Congratulations are in order for Apolo Anton Ohno, who won big through grueling training on Dancing with the Stars. Even more impressive? He did this while continuing to compete as a word-class speed skater.

Previous Hunk du Jour Post

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NASCAR Drivers are kinda hot... like Carl Edwards here? Damn!

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Last night over at the Shrine to Soap Hunks I attended the live video chat where the Week 2 finalists were announced. It sounded like a close and cutthroat vote, but Adrian Bellani and James Scott will be progressing to the Adonis 2007 finals. Adrian plays Miguel Lopez-Fitzgerald on Passions, while James Scott plays EJ Wells on Days of Our Lives.

The vote is now on for the Week 3 finalists. The semi-finalists to choose from are: John Driscoll, David Fumero, Galen Gering, John-Paul Lavoisier, Kyle Lowder, Grayson McCouch, Joshua Morrow, and Greg Vaughan. Get your vote on!

We're constantly working behind-the-scenes... whether it is lining up a fantastic interivew, researching who's up-and-coming, moderating comments, monitoring statistics and referring links, or making technical improvements to the web site. Here are a few tidbits on what's been going on:

Site Redesign
Our site layout is fantastic, but we've decided it is time to incorporate some new functionality into the site along with a fresh coat of paint. This project will be progressing slowly and will hopefully launch sometime this summer after all the kinks are worked out.

New Category/Tag Pages
Previously if you clicked on one of the category/tag links (such as Actor, Male Model, or Hunk du Jour Interviews) beneath a post you'd be taken to a simple list of posts within that topic. We're now paging these category/tag archives so when you go to one of these archives you'll be able to see the "front page" version of the posts again -- complete with photos! Click through to see the rest of the post as usual. Check out the tag/category cloud to begin your journey!

MySpace Badges
Our MySpace Badge system is awesome... we take the highlighted photo from the last post and create an image that you can place on your MySpace, Friendster, Blogger and web pages! The image will update whenever we post something new, so you've got an instant photo show of hot guys for your site! Get yours today.

What do you think? Any suggestions?
We love hearing from you! Contact us! Suggest a hunk to feature (better yet, send photos!), tell us how you're linking to your site, suggest a new site feature, hook us up with an interview, or just sing our praises (or lodge a respectful complaint.)