John Krasinski, star of The Office and A Quiet Place, has been named People’s 2024 “Sexiest Man Alive.”
Stephen Colbert made the surprise announcement on his talk show on Tuesday evening, with Krasinksi taking the crown from Grey’s Anatomy star Patrick Dempsey, who won last year.
“I’m so proud to see my my friend, go from goofy, lovable boy next door to big, dumb sex hunk,” Colbert said.
Krasinski starred as Jim Halpert in the American version of British sitcomThe Office from 2005 to 2013 and more recently played Jack Ryan in the Amazon Prime Video series of the same name for four seasons. He also had a brief Marvel cameo as Mr Fantastic in the MCU movie Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
Krasinski joked about the announcement with Colbert, explaining the only person he told was fellow actor Matt Damon.
“The only person I slipped and told was, the day we did the shoot, I went to Matt Damon’s birthday party,” Krasinksi explained. “When I walked in — yep, name drop, don’t worry about it — when I walked in, he was having such a good birthday, and I was late to the party. And he was like ‘oh, man, why are you late? For what?’ and I was like, ‘People’s Sexiest!”
The actor also announced he will reprise the role of Jack Ryan in an upcoming film during his Colbert appearance.
Krasinski has been married to actor Emily Blunt since 2010. The couple have two daughters: 10-year-old Hazel and seven-year-old Violet. Blunt has revealed their daughters are shielded from the public eye, telling The Sunday Times in 2021 that they’re “oblivious” to their parents’ fame.
Dempsey, best known for his role as Derek “McDreamy” Shepherd on the hit medical drama, was awarded previously awarded the title on an episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live! last November.
Kimmel introduced Dempsey, who is also a race car driver, as one of the “founding members of the handsome men’s club, going all the way back to 2010” who has now “risen to the top of sexy mountain”.
When asked how his family reacted, Dempsey revealed: “They laughed. Quite hard.”
People Magazine has deemed someone the “sexiest man alive” every year since 1985, awarding the innaugural title to actor Mel Gibson.