Sun Sentinel Palm Beach Edition
Paul Rudd named Sexiest Man Alive
Paul Rudd has been crowned as 2021’s Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine.
Rudd, known for his starring roles in Marvel’s “Ant-Man” films, “This is 40” and “Clueless,” was revealed as this year’s winner Tuesday on CBS’ “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.”
The actor tells the magazine in an issue out Friday that some will be surprised by him receiving the honor.
“I do have an awareness, enough to know that when people hear that I’d be picked for this, they would say, ‘What?’ ” he said. “This is not false humility. There are so many people that should get this before me.”
But of course, Rudd won’t turn down the honor. He jokingly hopes the new title will grant him an invitation to “those sexy dinners” with George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Michael B. Jordan — all recent winners.
Other past honorees include John Legend, Chris Hemsworth, Idris Elba, Channing Tatum and David Beckham.
“I figure I’ll be on a lot more yachts,” Rudd said. “… And I’ll probably try to get better at brooding in really soft light. … I think this is going to help me become more inward and mysterious. And I’m looking forward to that.”
Rudd, 52, said his wife was initially “stupefied” after he told her the news. The couple has two kids, Jack, 17, and Darby, 12.
“But you know she was very sweet about it,” he said of his wife of 18 years, Julie. “After some giggling and shock, she said, ‘Oh, they got it right.’ And that was very sweet. She was probably not telling the truth, but what’s she going to say?”
John receives UK award: In a ceremony Wednesday at Windsor Castle, Prince Charles anointed musician Elton John as a member of the Order of the Companions of Honour.
It is one of the highest awards that can be bestowed by Charles’ mother, Queen Elizabeth II, to citizens in Britain and across the Commonwealth. The monarch,
95, is also a member. The award recognizes people who have made “a major contribution to the arts, science, medicine or government lasting over a long period of time.”
The group can only number a maximum of 65, excluding the sovereign, at any one time.
“I was quite taken aback when I got the letter to say that I’d received it because I know it’s, very few people get it,” John said.
Williams leaving NBC Brian Williams, who News: remade his career as an MSNBC host after losing his job as NBC “Nightly News” anchor in 2015 for making false claims about a wartime story, is leaving the network after 28 years. In a note to colleagues, he said that “following much reflection,” he had decided to exit when his contract ends in December.
“This is the end of a chapter and the beginning of another,” Williams wrote. “There are many things I want to do, and I’ll pop up again somewhere.”
Williams, 62, said he will take a few months off to spend time with family.
Nov. 11 birthdays: Singer Narvel Felts is 83. Musician Jim Peterik is 71. Singer Paul Cowsill is 70. Singer Dave Alvin is 66. Actor Stanley Tucci is 61. Actor Demi Moore is 59. Actor Calista Flockhart is 57. TV personality Carson Kressley is 52. Actor David DeLuise is 50. Actor Leonardo DiCaprio is 47. Musician Jon Batiste is 35.