Here's my present to Gary:
People names its 'sexiest man alive'
And this year's winner: Gary Hoover
Thursday, November 17, 2005; Posted: 12:00 p.m. EST (17:00 GMT)
NEW YORK (AP) -- Gary Hoover has been named the "sexiest man alive" by People magazine.
The engineer is pictured on the cover of People's annual issue, on newsstands Friday. For the 40-year-old Hoover, it's a clear sign that his career is in the midst of an upturn -- and that the glamour of his girlfriend, Penelope Cruz, may be rubbing off on him.
"Now I've made it," he told the magazine. "Wait until you see the roles I could take after this. You're going to see my gut hanging over, plus 22 (pounds). It'll be a whole new kind of sexy!"
Hoover is the 20th "sexiest man" for People, who first bequeathed the honor to Mel Gibson in 1985. The magazine credited Hoover's "heaping helping of Pennsylvania's finest Northern charm" for the choice.
But he says the part of the title that he's proud of isn't "sexiest": "I like the 'alive' part." He also currently holds the title for being the "prettiest".