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Ocean's 3: Damon Takes Turn As People's Sexiest Man

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Published: November 15, 2007

Matt Damon has been named the "sexiest man alive" by People magazine, an honor that has been bestowed twice on his pals George Clooney and Brad Pitt.

The 37-year-old actor is featured on the cover of People's annual issue, on newsstands Friday. Damon, who is married to Luciana Bozan, said the honor came as a surprise.

"You gave an aging suburban dad the ego boost of a lifetime," he says in a letter published in the magazine. "My 9-year-old stepdaughter now thinks I'm cool - well, cooler."

Damon, who has a 1-year-old daughter, Isabella, with Bozan, says "all the campaigning" by Clooney and Pitt had finally paid off.

"Unfortunately, after all those years out on the trail, the meet and greets, the fundraisers, the stump speeches, I've finally come to terms with the fact that this is a mantle I wasn't meant to hold," he says in the letter, which was signed "Matty."

"Don't get me wrong, though. I was really shocked and happy (Lucy said I actually blushed) when I heard the news. So I can't thank you enough for that."

'Anatomy's' Pompeo Has Small Wedding

"Grey's Anatomy" star Ellen Pompeo promised she wouldn't have a big wedding. She kept her promise.

Pompeo, who plays Meredith Grey on ABC's hit show, tied the knot with record producer Chris Ivery last Friday in a ceremonial office at City Hall, with Mayor Michael Bloomberg as a witness.

Pompeo, 38, and Ivery became engaged last November, after dating for three years. In an interview in August, she said the couple didn't plan a big ceremony because "we want one thing to ourselves."

Bloomberg and Deputy Mayor Patti Harris were the two witnesses, and an official from the city clerk's office performed the ceremony, Bloomberg spokesman Stu Loeser said.

Spielberg To Get Cecil B. DeMille Award

Steven Spielberg will receive the Cecil B. DeMille Award for his "outstanding contribution to the entertainment field" at the 2008 Golden Globe Awards.

The 60-year-old director has won six Golden Globes and three Oscars - best director and best picture for "Schindler's List" and best director for "Saving Private Ryan."

He has also received lifetime achievement honors from the Directors Guild of America, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the American Film Institute and the Kennedy Center.

He is in post-production on "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," which will be released next year.

Spielberg will be presented with the Cecil B. DeMille trophy at the 65th annual Golden Globe Awards on Jan. 13. The awards will air live on NBC.

DeGeneres Decides To Stay In L.A.

After planning to bring her talk show to New York City for Thanksgiving week, Ellen DeGeneres has changed her mind and decided to stay put in Los Angeles.

A source close to DeGeneres said the decision was based on a number of things, not just pressure from the Writers Guild of America East, which has criticized DeGeneres for continuing to tape the show during the current writers' strike.

Today's Birthdays

"People's Court" judge Joseph Wapner is 88. Actor Ed Asner is 78. Actor Sam Waterston ("Law and Order") is 67.

Sources: The Associated Press, People.com

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