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There's No Denying It, Jackman's One Sexy Guy

The Associated Press

Published: November 20, 2008

Hugh Jackman has been named People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive for 2008 - just a week before his epic movie "Australia" hit theaters next Wednesday.

Coincidence? It's not that the strapping 6-foot-2 man from Sydney is a bad choice. The timing just seems a bit hinky.

Or maybe Brad Pitt was too busy with daddy duty to pose for a photo.

In the magazine hitting newsstands Friday, the 12-year married father of two is called a triple threat - a man who can sing, dance and wield a weapon.

"Australia" co-star Nicole Kidman says, "Women's jaws drop when Hugh walks into a room."

The magazine's executive editor, Jess Cagle, said Wednesday on NBC's "Today" show that Jackman is a "surprising choice," but he'd been on the editors' minds "for a long time and it seemed like this was the year to do him."

Also-rans listed in the issue include: Daniel Craig ("Quantum of Solace"), Robert Pattinson ("Twilight"), Jon Hamm ("Mad Men"), Javier Bardem ("No Country for Old Men"), Blair Underwood ("Dirty Sexy Money") and Zac Efron ("High School Musical 3").

Ryder Treated For Illness

Actress Winona Ryder was briefly hospitalized after falling ill on a flight to London's Heathrow Airport on Wednesday, her publicist said.

Mara Buxbaum said the 37-year-old was taken to a west London hospital Wednesday "as a precaution" and had since been released.

"She's fine now," Buxbaum said. She declined to go into details of Ryder's illness.

Actor Enjoys 'Homecoming'

James Van Der Beek is back creekside.

Five years after his star-making turn as the center of "Dawson's Creek" came to an end, Van Der Beek is back on one of Wilmington's sound stages - working with some of his former crew colleagues - for a guest appearance on the CW's teen drama "One Tree Hill." The episode airs Monday night.

"This is just a real nice homecoming for me," he said.

Van Der Beek returned to North Carolina to play a director on "One Tree Hill" who is interested in turning a book written by Chad Michael Murray's character into a film.

Van Der Beek will appear in three episodes, with the rest airing in January after the show returns from a holiday break.

Today's Birthdays

Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., is 91. TV personality Richard Dawson is 76. Vice President-elect Joe Biden is 66. Broadcast journalist Judy Woodruff is 62. Actress Bo Derek is 52. Actress Ming-Na is 45. Rapper Mike D (The Beastie Boys) is 43. Rapper Sen Dog (Cypress Hill) is 43. Actor Cody Linley is 19.