He was Dr. Derek Shepherd in the TV series Grey’s Anatomy and now he is The Sexiest Man Alive 2023
The title of “Sexiest Man of the Year 2023” second People was assigned to Patrick Dempsey, dethroning Chris Evans, who held the scepter last year. At the age of 57 years oldDempsey thus became the oldest winner since 1989, when Sean Connery triumphed at 59 years old. The news was made official during the USA broadcast Jimmy Kimmel Live last night. “I’m glad this is happening at this time in my life,” the actor said. “It’s nice to receive this recognition, and certainly my ego gets a certain satisfaction from itbut it also gives me a platform to use it in a positive way“.
Patrick Dempsey Sexiest Man Alive 2023: the reaction
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In the previous day, several names had emerged as candidates for the title, such as Pedro Pascal, Timothée Chalamet, Usher, Jamie Foxx, Lenny Kravitz and Jason Kelce, the star of the Philadelphia Eagles, but in the end “The Sexiest Man of the Year” of the magazine went to Dempsey. After receiving the news, the actor reacted with a thunderous laughter: “I was completely taken aback, and then I started laughing, like it was a joke, right? I’ve always been the bridesmaid!” And what will the family say? “They will just make fun of me,” he confirmed seraphicly. “They’ll pick on me and reveal every reason why I shouldn’t be. But that’s good, they keep me young” he commented.
an old tradition
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The title of “Sexiest Man of the Year” is an annual event created by People since its inception established way back in 1985. At the time, the first ever winner was Mel Gibson at the age of 29. Last year this honor fell to Chris Evans, and in previous years to Paul Rudd, Michael B. Jordan, John Legend and Idris Elba.
Patrick Dempsey: private life and career
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Patrick Dempseynominated for two Golden Globes as best actor for his performance in Grey’s Anatomyleft the series in 2015. After appearing in Bridget Jones’s Babythen landed in the film Devils with Alessandro Borghi. But it is in 2023 that he really got busy. Initially, with As if by disenchantment – And they lived unhappy and discontentedthe sequel to As if by magic. Then, with the appearance in Ferraridirected by Michael Mann, in which he played the Italian pilot Piero Taruffi. Recently, we saw it in Thanksgiving, Eli Roth’s latest horror film. The actor, who founded the Dempsey Center in honor of his late mother to support the cancer patientsis happily married to Jillian Fink since 1999. The couple has three children: Talula, 21, and twins Sullivan and Darby, 16.
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