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Two Hunk du Jour favorites bring you a Christmas treat... Gilles Marini in this incredibly sexy pic from the archives of our friend Fred Goudon!
Is there any better way to celebrate the holidays??
The Hunkologists are big fans of "The Price is Right", so we've been following their male model search closely! And the winner is... Rob Wilson, a model and actor from Boston, now living out in LA.
FIVE more photos after the jump!
(Clockwise from bottom) Channing Tatum, Matthew McConaughey, Joe Manganiello, and Matt Bomer star in Magic Mike -- which I will definitely be catching a showing of when it is released on June 29th. The foursome of hollywood hotties play strippers in the film (which is in part based on experiences from Channing's real life -- he was a stripper in his youth.)
The EW report shares a tidbit about the casting of Hunk du Jour favorite Joe Manganiello:
Manganiello, for one, had no problems with the movie's wardrobe--or lack thereof. "When I came in for a meeting with the casting director, she hadn't seen True Blood. So she said, "Are you going to be comfortable with partial nudity?" And I go, "Have you seen my show? I'm the poster child for that."
Check out EW's behind the scenes snapshots from the photo shoot.
So I have a little love affair with the One Direction song "What Makes You Beautiful" already, but any adoration I had for it before is only solidified and intensified by this KILLER lip sync video from the cast and crew of Anything Goes on Broadway.
Stephanie J. Block saying I'm beautiful and blowing me a kiss around the 1:00 minute mark grabbed me, and then Brandon Rubendall dancing around in the shower hit it home of course. Next show I work on, our company is doing one of these.
You can find Stephanie on Twitter @stephaniejblock, Brandon @brubendall, and of course Hunk du Jour @HunkDuJour! Please follow and retweet the good stuff.
Please welcome Noah Schuffman to Hunk du Jour! He's one of the stars of eCupid -- a movie making the festival rounds. (Special Valentine's screening this weekend in the UK at Riverside Studios -- check it out!)
He was nice enough to answer our questions about himself and eCupid -- let's see what he had to say!
Christopher Michael, Hunk du Jour: How did you hear about eCupid and how did you end up getting involved in the project?
Noah Schuffman, eCupid: I saw that breakdown on actors access (a website for actors that lists auditions) and thought that it was an intriguing project.
HDJ: How would you describe your character in three sentences?
Noah: Gabe is a very focused and optimistic person. He tends to get tunnel vision when focused on something but always has good intentions. He is a dedicated man and a hopeless romantic at heart.
Check out Hunk du Jour favorite Joe Manganiello in this Funny or Die video, The Girl with the Tramp Stamp Tattoo, and then read our interview with Joe from WAY back in the day.
The cast of Aladdin (including recent Hunk du Jour Interviewee Adam Jacobs) and actor-blogger Andrew Keenan-Bolger hit Cal Anderson park in an unusually sunny Seattle for some Fourth of July fun.
...I hope they appreciated how unusual a sunny Fourth in Seattle is! Usually we have sun the day before and after, but rain on the Fourth of July.
[ thisisandrewsblog via The Film Experience via Towleroad ]
There was a new episode of True Blood on last night... which means superherofan.net naturally has a new set of screen caps from the show. Head over there today and check 'em out!
[ Alexander Skarsgard, True Blood 4x03 - superherofan.net ]
Please welcome to the blog Adam Jacobs, who kicked off previews this week at 5th Avenue Theatre of Aladdin - a world premiere musical destined for the bright lights of Broadway.
Adam was nice enough to chat with us a little about his experience as an actor, working on a world premiere show, and how he keeps his sometimes-long-distance relationship strong when jobs take him on the road... check it all out!
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Christopher Michael, Hunk du Jour: This isn't your first role in a Disney musical, did your appearance as grown-up Simba in The Lion King give you some Disney street cred that helped you land the part of Aladdin?
Adam Jacobs: Playing "Simba" in The Lion King definitely helped me get the role of "Aladdin." After seeing my performance, the heads of Disney Theatricals thought I'd be right for it and brought me in for a workshop. At the time I didn't even know it was in the works so it was quite a surprise to get that call. That went well enough that they decided to go ahead with the current production in Seattle. I also had played Cinderella's "Prince" in the national tour a while back so that might've added to the Disney street cred too.
Joining us for a Q&A is the handsome Houston Rhines, star of eCupid which will be screened at Outfest in Los Angeles on July 11th at the Director's Guild of America. Showtime is @ 9:30pm, but get there early for good seats.
Check out what Houston has to say about life, love, and making a movie!
Hunk du Jour: How did you hear about eCupid and how did you end up getting involved in the project?
Houston Rhines: The director, JC Calciano tells the story about how he was so impressed with me at an audition for his earlier film "IS IT JUST ME?" that he kept my video on file for the future. If that's the case, I'm flattered. He called me and asked me to audition, he sent me the script and I loved the message within the film. So I agreed to be in it, plus he promised he would let me keep a sexy pair of teal underwear I have to wear in pool scene at the end of the movie.
Sunday at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS will once again mount their much-anticipated production each year... Broadway Bares!
This year, we are throwing our weight behind a hometown favorite who is now in the New York theater community, Mo Brady! Join Hunk du Jour and support Mo Brady and BC/EFA with a donation!
As a show of thanks for extraordinary support for Mo and BROADWAY CARES, Mo will send everyone donating over $100 a signed photograph from the entire cast of his number! Donate $500 or more and there is a fabulous and personal surprise that awaits you... but you'll have to make the donation to find out exactly what.
Even if you don't throw a benjamin into Mo's virtual briefs, donors of any amount will get a fantastic high-resolution copy of the image below of Mo & his crew. Forward your donation confirmation e-mail to hunkologists@hunkdujour.com and it is yours!
Hunk du Jour: For the two or three readers out there who have never heard of BROADWAY BARES give us the low-down... what is BROADWAY BARES all about?
Mo Brady: BROADWAY BARES is one of the biggest yearly fundraisers for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA). The show is like Broadway's version of a Burlesque show, with over 200 of the New York theatre communities fiercest performers strutting their stuff, and all the proceeds going to BC/EFA.
MB: Each year, the show revolves around a theme. And this year, BROADWAY BARES: MASTERPIECE is a strip show centered around great works of art. On June 19, two fun and crazy performances will be given for thousands at the Roseland Ballroom in Manhattan. I am told that the shows always sell out, so people should get tickets early!
From our friends over at Gay Bachelor Blog comes delightful Simon! Simon is a performance artist and sometimes-bartender in London.
When asked by GBB about what he is looking for in a guy, he said:
"The number one quality I look for in a guy is humility and an amazing sense of humour, after that, I guess you can't really compromise with chemistry and amazing sex in the long run, it's either there or it's not, but charming, masculine, sexy guys with a lot of ambition, drive and a youthful spontaneous energy (regardless of age) are always welcome."
Do you have what Simon is looking for?
Rockstar chef Nadia G. and her cohorts may tear it up in the kitchen on Cooking Channel's Bitchin' Kitchen (Wednesdays at 10:30pm ET), but we watch for Hans. This perennially-shirtless, beefed up, and oiled down sidekick knows his food.
Hans (real name: Bart Rochon) took a break between sets to dish with the Hunk du Jour team about working with Nadia, how he keeps in such fantastic shape, and what he loves so much about chocolate. Check out our Q&A below!
[ Bitchin' Kitchen - Official Site ]
[ Bitchin' Kitchen - on Facebook ]
[ Bart Rochon - on Facebook ]
Troy, Hunkologist: Obviously, working with Nadia, you know a lot about how important food is to being a hunk. What's a typical menu for you on any given day?
Hans: Food is extremely important when trying to maintain a stellar physique. I like to vary my food as much as possible to avoid boredom... this helps me avoid 5 day binges which inevitably find me waking up on my couch with a tub of fried chicken, mounds of burger wrappers and soft ice cream melted all over my face.
Although the foods change in my daily diet, the basic rules stay the same: I try to eat every 3 to 4 hours, usually about 6 times a day. I consume 20 to 30 grams of protein in every meal, and I am careful to limit my sugars and starches.
A special Happy Birthday message goes out today to two great guys we've featured before - Gary & Larry Lane, the Lane twins!
They've been having a great week so far, as they'll be appearing on ABC's Winter Wipeout tonight! Wipeout is one of my guilty pleasure shows, so I'm looking forward to this quite a bit. Check out this behind the scenes video about the show, including interviews with the adorable Lane boys.
Gary & Larry also reached a milestone in another project of theirs -- their documentary Hollywood to Dollywood follows their journey to Dolly's theme park and their adventures along the way. They just found out that they have gotten clearance to use ten of Dolly's songs in the film -- great news since what would a movie about Dolly be without any Dolly music?
Congratulations on everything guys -- and I look forward to seeing both appearances!
Check out this video of Glee hottie Darren Criss, who appeared on MTV's The Seven and serenaded us all with a rendition of Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas and a pared-down version of Teenage Dream!
...so say the fine folks at People Magazine, who have crowned Ryan Reynolds their Sexiest Man Alive for 2010.
We've been longtime fans of Ryan's (Fifteen anyone?) and since Vancouver is so close to Seattle I'm also going to declare this a hometown win. Between this and the new Green Lantern trailer coming out last night, he's having quite the day!
Ryan Reynolds looking absolutely HUNKTASTIC in the new trailer for the upcoming Green Lantern movie!
Name: Daniel Villa
Age: 25
Height/Weight: 6'0 170
Relationship Status: Single
Hometown: Bogota, Colombia
Current Location: New York, NY
Christopher, Lead Hunkologist: Where did you grow up? What kind of things did you like to do when you are younger?
Daniel Villa: I grew up in Bogota, which is the capital of Colombia. I had a very active childhood. My dad was a race car driver so I grew up on a race track. I became a BMX Racer at 5 years old, then I started doing motocross and Kart racing. I played soccer, went rollerblading, Rock climbing, running... I never stopped. I was very hyper and I had an amazing group of friends.
Glee went shirtless and sexy last night, and planted the objectification meter firmly into the "male" end of the spectrum after all of the outcry over the recent GQ pictoral. Will this be providing more fuel for the fire?
Of course the episode had barely finished rolling credits before superherofan.net had posted a complete set of caps celebrating some Rocky Horror Hunkiness!
My favorite part of this episode has to be Matthew Morrison's performance in "Touch-a Touch-a Touch-a Touch Me" as prim and proper Emma Pillsbury rips his shirt of and tells him that she wants to be dirty with him.
...I think it's safe to say once we picked our jaws up off the floor we were humming right along with her.
Of course Glee boys Chord Overstreet and Cory Monteith got in on the action too. And I think the "Brad" glasses is a good look for Finn... adds a nice adorkable touch to him.
Caught these three photos from OUT Magazine of the one-and-only Cheyenne Jackson, who continues to enjoy ongoing success.
He will be appearing in this Thursday's LIVE episode of 30 Rock, which I am incredibly excited about. The cast will perform the episode twice, too -- so that the West Coast doesn't get the usual "live broadcast" shafting we usually do.
(Watch the web on Friday for side-by-side comparison videos on YouTube, naturally.)
