Patrick Dempsey is named People magazine’s 2023 Sexiest Man Alive on Jimmy Kimmel Live
Patrick Dempsey was mentioned as People Magazine’s 2023 Sexiest Man Alive on Jimmy Kimmel Live Tuesday night.
The show featured an appearance from the ex-Grey’s Anatomy leading man, 57, as the song’s cover was shown.
“Thank you so much,” the actor, who is father to daughter Tallula, 21, and twin sons Darby and Sullivan, 16, with wife Jillian, 57, said after he was honored.
In a segment of the late night show, Kimmel used “the cutting-edge hologram technology from our friends at proto” and disguised the identity of the person named Sexiest Man Alive, who later turned out to be Dempsey.
In a 20-question format, audience members asked the mystery man questions in an attempt to figure out the possible candidates for the honor. The questions revealed that the person was an actor who is over 50, married and has three children.
The latest: Patrick Dempsey, 57, was named People magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive of 2023 on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Tuesday night
The show featured an appearance by the ex-Grey’s Anatomy lead
Other answers indicated that the mystery man was not Harry Styles or Travis Kelce and had no tattoos.
The main question from an audience member was: ‘Are you Dr. McDreamy?’ referring to Dempsey’s character Dr. Derek Shepherd in the ABC hit.
Speaking to Kimmel, the Ferrari star said: “I’m just happy they made a decision and it was me this year.”
Kimmel joked that the magazine took a long time to honor Dempsey, who has been in show business for more than 35 years.
He said, “Why it took so long is the only question I have…you get prettier every year…they waited; like uncorking a bottle of fine wine, they decided to wait until just the right year – next year you’ll be a mess!’
Kimmel noted that the Enchanted actor had come close to receiving the award in recent years, as he was featured on two previous covers alongside others who had won, George Clooney and Matt Damon.
“Never give up on a dream,” Dempsey said.
Kimmel previously announced the magazine’s honor for the first time in three years, as he did in 2020 when actor Michael B. Jordan accepted the honor.
The magazine published the cover of its annual issue on Tuesday evening
Speaking to Kimmel, the Ferrari star said: ‘I’m just happy they made a decision and it was me this year’
Kimmel joked that the magazine took a long time to honor Dempsey, who has been in show business for more than 35 years
The Enchanted actor came close to receiving the award in recent years, having been featured on two previous covers alongside others who had won
In a segment of the late night show, Kimmel used “the cutting-edge hologram technology from our friends at proto” and disguised the identity of the person named Sexiest Man Alive, who later turned out to be Dempsey.
In subsequent years, Paul Rudd was honored in 2021 and Chris Evans was given the title in 2022.
Other past winners include John Legend (2019), Idris Elba (2018), Blake Shelton (2017), Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson (2016), David Beckham (2015), Chris Hemsworth (2014), Adam Levine (2013), Channing Tatum (2012), Bradley Cooper (2011) and Ryan Reynolds (2010).
The first decade of the 2000s brought out victories for Johnny Depp (2009), Hugh Jackman (2008), Matt Damon (2007), George Clooney (2006), Matthew McConaughey (2005), Jude Law (2004), Johnny Depp (2003). ), Ben Affleck (2002), Pierce Brosnan (2001) and Brad Pitt (2000).
Jimmy Kimmel Live airs weekdays on ABC at 11:35/10:35 p.m.