Hugh Jackman named Sexiest Man Alive

Hugh Jackman attends The Museum of Modern Art Film Benefit honoring Baz Luhrmann on Monday, Nov. 10, 2008 in New York.

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Story Published: Nov 19, 2008 at 8:24 AM PST

Story Updated: Nov 21, 2008 at 4:58 AM PST

By Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) - Hugh Jackman has been named People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive.

The magazine's executive editor, Jess Cagle, told 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."

Cagle pointed out that not only is Jackman's career at its peak, with the "X-Men" movies and his upcoming epic with Nicole Kidman "Australia," but he's "built like a tank."

Kidman throws her two cents in, telling People that "women's jaws drop when Hugh walks in a room."

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