Great Hunks
From drinking thespians to silent funny men – bring on the parade of babes.
1. Oliver Reed
2. Franco Nero
3. David Warner
6. Brian Jones
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Hunks »Marco Pierre White
Godfather of Modern Cooking
Marco Pierre White was once the bad boy of cooking. The first to make being a chef a dangerous and sexy thing with a passion for cuisine, those incredible deep set eyes, a personal chauffeur, a tumultuous string of relationships that include supermodels, and three Michelin stars (at 33 he was then the youngest recipient of such an honor).
Now a restaurateur retired from working in the actual kitchen he is also a realty TV show-er, following in the footsteps of Gordon Ramsay. He took over for Ramsay in Hell’s Kitchen and starred in the American rip off, The Chopping Block (which no one, myself included actually saw). In all, probably not someone I’d get along with but oh, those incredible deep set eyes.
His restaurants, which boast menus that are making be drool as I read them (soft roes on toast, croustade of quails egg, chicken and leek pie, salad of smoked eel & potatoes, Cambridge burnt cream…) are all in the UK but I’ll be thrilled if he brings his take on classic British food to New York one day.
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Posted on December 16, 2010
Hunks »Chad and Jeremy
Folk Duo
This one’s for all the fellow nerd lovers out there, classic oldies edition. Chad and Jeremy, the folk duo whose mellow, lovely songs include Willow Weep For Me, Yesterday’s Gone, and A Summer Song were never as big as the Beatles though they possessed the fun loving, floppy haired moppetness of the foursome.
Sporting perfect square glasses, corduroy, turtlenecks, professor blazers, thin ties, well fitting suits, and adorable non threatening smiles, these are boys that girls could dream of meeting and bringing home to mom. Nowadays, you could day dream of The Sartorialist possibly nabbing a shot of them during your date too.
They found there way onto television and made appearances on, among other shows, The Dating Game (which Jeremy won) and the excellent Batman series. Chad also voiced the vulture in The Jungle Book. Following in the TV tradition, Chad’s son is James Patrick Stuart, a character actor with leading man looks.
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Posted on December 5, 2010
Hunks »Clark Gable
Known as the “King of Hollywood”, Clark Gable was the definition of dapper.. a role that will be taken over by our own little baby Van:
Gable’s career of romantic leads, my favorite of which being the under shirtless wit in It Happened One Night, mirrored his real life love for Carole Lombard. Even as he remarried after her terribly tragic death, those close to him say he was never the same without her.
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Posted on November 20, 2010
Hunks »Brian Jones
Rolling Stones Founding Member
It was wild man Brian Jones who gave the Rolling Stones their name and even though he left/was asked to leave the band on unfriendly terms, he had a huge influence on the band’s sound. Known to be complicated and both incredibly charming and extremely difficult, Jones’ short life was spent with several of the decade’s most beautiful women (Nico, Anita Pallenberg, Marianne Faithfull).
It’s little wonder, with his deep set eyes, shaggy blond hair and dapper peacock style that was never shy of ascots, patterns, hats, scarves, and loud suits. I know rock and rollers try to emulate the look today, but it tends to just look like costume compared to the real original. Sorry, I just don’t think Russell Brand could pull off a huge rhinestone brooch and a white cap in the same way.
Of course, Jones is now perhaps more remembered for his tragic death at 27, reported as an accident but believed to possibly have been murder. Due to a recent reporters investigation and previous confessions and interviews, the general consensus is that it wasn’t fully investigated and that general contractor Frank Thorogood was the killer.
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Posted on October 23, 2010
Hunks »Jason Statham
Charming Action Guy
It might seem difficult at the very least to exude any personality at all, let alone charm, in a career built on using ones environment to beat up multiple men (including girl tossing) and driving super, super fast – but with limited grunts and an occasional smirk, Jason Statham does it in spades.
He will always remind me of a few women I used to work with who were smitten enough with his undeniably manly ways to see any piece of crap he was in (for the record: in my book? Transporter = good crap, Crank 2 High Voltage = just crap). He’s also made a name for himself in several of the Guy Ritchie movies, which may mean that I’ll just have to finally see that movie Snatch everyone was talking about a decade ago (does it spoil it if I already know Brad talks funny?). Who knows, I might even netflix The Expendables if my recent need for watching dumb stuff continues. (A need currently being fulfilled by several seasons of the incomparable Silk Stalkings).
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Posted on October 8, 2010
Hunks »Oliver Reed
Great Actor and Drinker
Oliver Reed was a brutish, manly alcoholic with immense acting talent and the kind of burly rugged handsomeness that’s hard to come by in your modern movie star. He certainly didn’t live an exemplary life but his presence on screen is undeniably mesmeric. His escapades a a drinking lad often outshone his work – in one instance “Reed invited 36 rugby players to a party at his home. Between Saturday night and Sunday lunchtime, they managed to consume between them 60 gallons of beer, 32 bottles of Scotch, 17 bottles of gin, four crates of wine and a lone bottle of Babycham. The entertainment concluded with Reed leading the players on a nude dawn run through the Surrey countryside.” He passed away in the middle of the filming for Gladiator.
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Posted on September 26, 2010
Hunks »Colin Wilson
Man of Many Interests
I stumbled across these fashionable and stunning photos of Colin Wilson at the insightful Another Nickle in the Machiene and knew I had found a very special, first rate man for my Hunk of the week and that was before I did some research to find out that he is a prolific and revered voice on the awesome subjects of existentialism, the occult, and murder. He is also a science fiction writer (it just keeps getting better, right?) who penned a novel called Space Vampires on which the movie Lifeforce was based.
His latest works include a non fiction look at the rise and fall of the “Angry Young Men” (of which he was part of) and criminal profilers. Such varied interests, dashing features, and roll neck sweaters paired with blazers? Swoon.
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Posted on September 18, 2010
Hunks »Thor
Body Building, Wrestling, Metal Beefcake
Thor is a hunk in the traditional sense. Muscles, flowing blond hair, muscles, a body building career, muscles, a heavy metal stint and muscles. While he may not be your type in our age of skinny, quirky nerd appreciation, you have to appreciate the novelty of a classic, good old stud. I was introduced to Thor in a Found Footage clip, wherein he performed his signature feat of blowing up a water bottle until it burst. If you want to listen to his later metal sounds, you can hear I Am Thor at NPR, making a perfect fusion of today’s geeky chic and yesterdays beefcake.
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Posted on September 12, 2010
Hunks »Miles Davis
“The Prince of Darkness”
Miles Davis is one cool cat with a radiant smile and a world of influence on the landscape of jazz (too much to touch on here). Plus, a tough life left him looking like a very powerful warlock, which is awesome.
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