Robert Wagner only had two things going for him. He was talented and he was gorgeous. With those two handicaps, what else could he do but become a star? The term "Dreamboat" best describes Wagner in his early days in Hollywood. He was the fresh- faced kid who resembled your best friend's big brother you always had a crush on. He was also lucky. Early on he was noticed and eventually mentored by gay actor Clifton Webb. Webb made sure that he was seen by the most important people in the business and helped him secure parts in several widely seen and popular films at 20th Century Fox, among them: With A Song In My Heart (1952) with Susan Hayward, where his shell shocked soldier made him an instant sensation and two with Webb, Stars and Stripes Forever (1952) and Titanic (1953), the latter also starring Barbara Stanwyck, with whom he allegedly had an on-going "May/December" affair prior to his marriage to fledgling starlet Nathalie Wood.

Pictured: Robert Wagner
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JOAN CRAWFORD: 1905-1977
Joan Crawford loved men and she liked sex. She surrounded herself with gorgeous hunks, both straight and gay. Her escorts were expected to be handsome, suave, polite, good conversationalists, but to know their place, expert dancers, eventual seducers and to be completely attentive to her every need. Wait, I say that like it's a bad thing! I love Joan. I always have. I find her compulsively watchable. Particularly when she carries a gun. I particularly love the ten year period of her career where she embraced Film Noir, from Mildred Pierce (1945) to Queen Bee (1955). Here she played the supreme Bitch Goddess, who would just as soon shoot her man as sleep with him. Yes, there's the eyebrows, the huge, padded shoulders that resemble a Green Bay Packer's and the mouth with it's slash of lip stick that got broader and broader as the years went by. There's the face in general, that seemed to turn to granite with each decade, like the fifth face on Mt. Rushmore. But, not unlike John Wayne, she could "carry a picture." Regardless of what's been said about her since the "Mommie Dearest" debacle, and I don't doubt that a lot of it was true, Joan Crawford was undeniably a star.

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DIRK BOGARDE: 1921-1999

So, here's "the dish" on Dirk. Dirk Bogarde, with his huge sad eyes and dark brooding good looks, was the leading matinee idol of the 1950's in England and had been for ten years by the time he made Victim in 1961. Basically considered the Robert Pattinson of his day, he was chased through the streets and haunted and hunted by paparazzi wherever he went for his romantic roles in British romances and his appearances in the hugely popular Carry On series.

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Are your weekend plans up in the air? Perhaps you should go see George Clooney's latest flick, Up in the Air! Bad puns aside, I'm excited for the film... and am convinced George Clooney is only looking better each year.

Have a great weekend, hunk-lovers!

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[ Up in the Air - Official Site ]

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New Moon fever is setting in, with it's impending premiere date looming closer. There's been a lot of talk around Robert Pattinson, of course... but let's take a moment to consider one of the other Cullens... Emmett!

Kellan Lutz is definitely worth the attention, as these shots from Singapore magazine August Man show us.

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Did you catch Gerard Butler on SNL this weekend? Check out these four photos of the sexy Scot, and tell us what you thought about his appearance.

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Our friend, photographer Sonny Tong sent over these photos of actors Michael Walker and Chris Salvatore, who appear in the movie Eating Out 3: All You Can Eat which is making the film festival rounds this month.

We're planning on attending the screening at the Seattle Lesbian and Gay Film Festival on October 17th, perhaps we'll get a chance to say hello to these boys in person!

[ STong Photography - Official Site ]
[ Chris Salvatore - MySpace ]

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VGL Men, one of our favorite blogs out there, brings us some shots from UK fashion magazine AnOther Man featuring the brooding Robert Pattinson. The Twilight leading man dons a leather jacket and channels his inner Brando for photographer Hedi Slimane in the cover story, Nightwalking.

Check out VGL Men for a few more photos from the story.

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Milo Ventimiglia wraps up our excellent Heroes week! Check out the three photos after the jump that I haven't seen floating around out there that much. For full coverage of the Heroes men from over the years, check out our Heroes index!

Also a big reminder to check out the full-size versions of these with those "enlarge" links on the site... these ones in particular are pretty high resolution!

P.S. We're looking for hunkologist interns at the moment... want to help us make the site better? Drop us a note and tell us why you'd be perfect for the gig!

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Antonio Elias is an actor who appeared in the film Star Trek... get to know him a little better!

Name: Antonio Elias
Occupation: Actor
Hometown: Lvingston, New Jersey
Relationship Status: Single

Hunk du Jour: What do you like to do in your free time?

Antonio Elias: Hang out with my friends. Go to the beach when I can. Watch a good movie. I'm a pretty laid back guy.

Hunk du Jour: What do you love about acting?

Antonio Elias: I have so much fun doing it. It takes hard work and it's challenging but I have a lot of fun doing it. The chance to create something and breathe life into a character is an exciting and rewarding thing.

Hunk du Jour: What might someone not know about you at first glance? What might your friends not know about you?

Antonio Elias: I'm a pretty open person so I think my friends know most everything about me. I can't really think of anything off hand that one might not know about me.

Hunk du Jour: How did you get started in your industry? How long has it been now?

Antonio Elias: I started acting at age eight when my mother enrolled me in an acting summer camp. I caught the acting bug then and haven't stopped. I started with local community and professional theatre in S outh Florida. When I was ten I started doing commercials and print modeling. I got my SAG card when I was 11. When I was 21 I moved out to LA and have been here since. So it has been a while but there has never been a moment when I asked myself if I was making the right choice. I don't have anything to fall back on and I don't want to have anything to fall back on. This is my passion and my life.

Hunk du Jour: What accomplishment are you most proud of? What did the experience mean to you?

Antonio Elias: I am truly grateful for everything I've been able to accomplish thus far but I'm really proud of just being able to take the step of moving out here in the first place. Moving away from your family, friends, and all you know is not an easy thing. I was scared out of my mind. If I hadn't taken that first step when I did none of this would have happened.

Hunk du Jour: Are you currently promoting a project?

Antonio Elias: In the spring of 2008 I filmed my first lead in a feature film entitled Spoken Word. It stars Ruben Blades, Kuno Becker, Monique Curnen, Miguel Sandoval and myself. It's the story of San Francisco spoken word artist(Kuno Becker) that returns to New Mexico to be with his dying father (Ruben Blades), only to find he loses his "voice" as he is sucked back in to the dysfunctional life of drugs and violence he left behind.

Antonio Elias: I play Kuno's brother Ramon. Its a nice little movie. It was directed by Victor Nunez. It finished post-production this past February and is being submitted to various film festivals and the production company is actively seeking distribution.

Antonio Elias: In addition, me, some of my friends and our manager are currently developing a comedy pilot. It's already written and polished. We're just working on the budget and financing now. It's hilarious and everyone that reads it can't help but laugh out loud so hopefully we can get that off the ground soon.

Antonio Elias: Other than that I'm still auditioning, studying, and trying to make my dreams a reality.

Hunk du Jour: Is there something that you're secretly hoping we ask you about? Come on... just whisper it in our ear... :o)

Antonio Elias: Haha. I think you covered it all!

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James Kyson Lee has been with Heroes since the beginning, and his character has come a long way from the powerless sidekick of Hiro. Ando now has powers of his own!

James also has a bunch of other projects lined up, including the premiere of the SciFi movie Star Runners this Saturday night.

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[ James Kyson Lee - Official Site ]
[ James Kyson Lee - Twitter ]

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We're back from New York and ready for another hot Seattle week... and an even hotter week at Hunk du Jour as we bring you a few choice men from the world of Heroes.

Kicking off the fun is everyone's favorite villain... Sylar! Zachary Quinto keeps the character just a degree or two above pure evil, with an intensity that has me checking my forehead for a trickle of blood sometimes!

While I didn't go up and say hello, ("Hi!!! My-name-is-Chris-I-write-Hunk-du-Jour-and-I-kind-of-like-you-a-lot-will-you-be-my-friend?") we did sit a few rows behind Zach when we saw a show in New York. (We saw Next to Normal, which won a few Tony awards this weekend -- and it was great!)

We'll continue featuring some of the Heroes men this week... Tweet us at @hunkdujour and let us know your favorite Heroes and villains!

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[ Zachary Quinto on Hunk du Jour ]
[ Heroes on Hunk du Jour ]
[ Zachary Quinto - Official Site ]
[ Zachary Quinto - Production Company ]
[ @ZacharyQuinto - Twitter ]

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Name: Matt Palazzolo, friends call me "MGL"
Age: 24
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 125
Status: Single
Location: Los Angeles
Occupation: LGBT Activist / Visual Media Whiz
Find Him At: mglfights.com

We ask Matt about his insomnia, the future of Prop 8, and the difference between a Trekkie and a Trekker.

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Hollywood's hottest gathered again last night for the 81st Annual Academy Awards. Host Hugh Jackman walked us through the evening, where we were happy to see the scrappy Slumdog Millionaire having quite the night!

Also welcome was the recognition of Sean Penn and Dustin Lance Black, who were recognized for their stellar work in the Gus Van Sant film Milk.

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Check out these great photos of Viggo Mortensen that appeared in GQ Magazine. Photographer Michael Thompson shows us what a sexy fourty-plus year old with these shots.

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We squeezed into the front row of an absolutely packed Seattle theater this weekend to see Slumdog Millionaire. We originally saw Dev Patel in the BBC series Skins, and didn't really peg him as "acting" in the series -- but after the performance in Slumdog Millionaire we see that he truly is a talented guy.

Go out and see this film -- but be sure to buy your tickets ahead, and show up early so you don't have to sit in the front row like we did. Here's a look at a video mashup of the end credits sequence -- Warning! Spolier Alert!

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Star Trek is just a few short months away, and this film has its fair share of hunks! Eric Bana as Romulan Nero, Simon Pegg as Scotty, Anton Yelchin as Chekov, John Cho as Sulu, Chris Pine as James T. Kirk, and Zachary Quinto as Spock. Other hotties have speckled the film and are newer to the screen. (As the previews hint, we will at least get to see a steamy scene with Chris Pine in his underwear. Something I am sure most of us will be waiting for.)

Trekkie, or normal citizen, the new Star Trek has us waiting in excitement. The action, makeup, and CGI appear to be breath-taking. Take a peek for yourself!

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Age: 22
Height: 6'1
Birthplace: London, England

An Instant Message Conversation Between Two Hunkologists.

December 9, 2008
(11:27:55 AM) Troy, Hunkologist: Cam Gigandet ? ;-)
(11:28:41 AM) Chris, Lead Hunkologist: Cam indeed!
(11:28:49 AM) Troy, Hunkologist: What about Robert Pattinson?!
(11:28:56 AM) Chris, Lead Hunkologist: Write it up! :D
(11:30:15 AM) Chris, Lead Hunkologist: Cam is sure pretty, though...
(11:30:18 AM) Chris, Lead Hunkologist: *chomp*
(11:30:22 AM) Troy, Hunkologist: Oh, yes.
(11:30:40 AM) Troy, Hunkologist: But Pattinson has that seductive look to him.
(11:31:28 AM) Troy, Hunkologist: The slow turn and stare...
(11:31:34 AM) Chris, Lead Hunkologist: haha
(11:31:37 AM) Chris, Lead Hunkologist: snap out of it

We're testing a poll plug-in. Please pardon our dust while it gets sorted out.

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Check out these great photos from the Milk world premiere last night in San Francisco. All proceeds from the world premiere events will benefit the Hetrick-Martin Institute, home of the Harvey Milk High School, in New York City; Larkin Street Youth Services, in San Francisco; The Point Foundation, the national scholarship-granting organization; and San Francisco's LGBT Community Center.

Milk goes into limited release November 26th, and wider release in December.

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