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He’s a Georgetown University graduate who cooks, rides motorcycles and speaks fluent French, but US actor Bradley Cooper can now add “sexiest man alive” to his bio, People said Wednesday.
In picking Cooper for its annual designation, the magazine said the 36-year-old remains modest despite his “dazzling baby blues” and “killer smile.” And he’s also close to his mother Gloria, especially after his father Charles died in January.
“I think it’s really cool that a guy who doesn’t look like a model can have this” – the ‘Hangover’ star told People. “I think I’m a decent-looking guy. Sometimes I can look great, and other times I look horrifying.”
Cooper, who was with actress Renee Zellweger for two years until they split up in March, has been seen with Jennifer Lopez, but insisted he is no Casanova.
And Cooper said his first thought at being crowned top hunk was “my mother is going to be so happy.”
Past winners (mostly actors) have included Ryan Reynolds, George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Mel Gibson who was the first to get the male attractiveness nod, in 1985.

Bradley Cooper.

Sure, he’s easy on the eyes, but there’s more to 2011′s Sexiest Man Alive Bradley Cooper than dazzling baby blues and a killer smile.
Ladies, take note – this Georgetown grad can whip up dinner, take you for a spin on his motorcycle and whisper sweet nothings in French (he’s fluent!). Just don’t try convincing him what a catch he is.
“I think it’s really cool that a guy who doesn’t look like a model can have this [title]” – says the ‘Hangover’ actor, 36. “I think I’m a decent-looking guy. Sometimes I can look great, and other times I look horrifying.”
Another reason to love him? Cooper, whose father Charles passed away in January, is especially close with his mom, Gloria. When he learned he’d been crowned Sexiest Man Alive, the “first thing I thought” – he says, “was, ‘My mother is going to be so happy.’ ”
So what’s the truth about his dating status?
Cooper, who was with Renee Zellweger for two years until their split in March and has been spotted out with Jennifer Lopez in recent months, says he’s a “single 36-year-old male.”
“If you’re a single man and you happen to be in this business” – he says, “you’re deemed a player. But I don’t see myself as a ladies’ man.”
For more on Cooper – and more than 100 of the sexiest men around – pick up this week’s issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday.

Bradley Cooper’s been celebrating being named as ‘People’ magazine’s ‘Sexiest Man Alive 2011.’ After saying his first thought on hearing the news was: “My mother is going to be so happy,” the buff ‘Hangover’ star joked “I’m waiting for Dax Shepard to come out, and that it’s an episode of ‘Punk’d.’”
Cooper added – “I think it’s really cool that a guy who doesn’t look like a model can have this. … I think I’m a decent-looking guy. Sometimes I can look great, and other times I look horrifying.”
So which TV stars have been deemed hot enough to join Cooper on the list? Well, there are some conventional hotties like ‘Luther’ star Idris Elba, ‘Community’s Joel McHale and ‘Game of Thrones’ glowering Horse Lord Jason Momoa, but there are also a few guys who are, well, perhaps less obviously hot in the conventional sense.
Ladies and gentlemen, give it up for ‘Family Guy’ creator Seth McFarlane, ‘Modern Family’ star Ty Burrell, ‘Glee’ warbler Darren Criss and the men of ‘Parks and Recreation.’ (Yes, time for Ron Swanson devotees to do the happy dance: He is now officially “hot.”)
Joel McHale’s inclusion in the list may not be enough to cheer him up after NBC decided earlier this week to bench ‘Community’ (Save Greendale!). In a sarcastic dig at the network suits last night he tweeted: “Thx @Peoplemag 4 including me in the #sexiestmanalive! You sure u don’t want 2 delay this announcement 2 sometime vaguely in March or April?”
Josh Charles, who plays Julianna Margulies’ onscreen husband in ‘The Good Wife’ quipped of his inclusion in the Top 12: “Guess I should put down this steak sub & hit [the] gym.” He is joined in the coveted Top 12 List by ’30 Rock’ star Alec Baldwin and Dylan McDermott. Viewers of ‘American Horror Story,’ in which the very lithe McDermott bares all quite frequently, will know just why he’s back on the list this year.
Showing that what’s on the inside counts just as much as what’s on the outside, wounded veteran and ‘Dancing With the Stars’ finalist J.R. Martinez is also named one of ‘People’s sexiest men. He almost died aged just 19 after suffering 40 percent burns in a Humvee accident while on active service in Iraq. Recalling his harrowing experience in an interview with Jay Leno, Martinez talked about what went through his mind during his road to recovery – “Coming out of a coma and seeing your body for the first time and thinking to myself, how am I ever gonna get a beautiful girl?”
Here’s that Top 12 list in full:
Bradley Cooper
Idris Elba
Liam Hemsworth
Justin Theroux
Chris Evans
Tim McGraw
Josh Charles
Joel McHale
Jason Momoa
Ryan Gosling
Alec Baldwin
Dylan McDermott
People’s Sexiest Men issue hits newsstands Friday, November 18.