馬特•達蒙當選《人物》年度“最性感男人”

Matt Damon was named as the "sexiest man" alive by People magazine.

Matt Damon, 37-year-old actor, named the "sexiest man alive" by People magazine -- the honor he said was a surprise to him, media reports said Thursday.

"You gave an aging suburban dad the ego boost of a lifetime," he says in a letter published in People’s annual issue, "My 9-year-old stepdaughter now thinks I'm cool -- well, cooler."

Damon, who has a 1-year-old daughter, Isabella, with Bozan, says "all the campaigning" by Clooney and Pitt had finally paid off.

"Unfortunately, after all those years out on the trail, the meet and greets, the fund raisers, the stump speeches, I've finally come to terms with the fact that this is a mantle I wasn't meant to hold." he says in the letter, which was signed "Matty."

"Don't get me wrong, though. I was really shocked and happy (Lucy said I actually blushed) when I heard the news. So I can't thank you enough for that."

Damon won a screenwriting Oscar with Ben Affleck in 1998 for "Good Will Hunting." Both Damon and Affleck starred in the movie.

He has also starred in "The Departed," "Syriana," the "Ocean's" franchise with Clooney and Pitt, and "The Bourne Identity" and its two sequels.

People's "sexiest man alive" list began in 1985 with Mel Gibson. Others on the list: George Clooney (1997 and 2006), Brad Pitt (1995 and 2000), Denzel Washington (1996) and Johnny Depp (2003).

據媒體本週四報道，37歲的影星馬特•達蒙被《人物》雜誌評爲年度“最性感男人”。達蒙說這一殊榮對他來說是個驚喜。

這期《人物》雜誌刊登了達蒙的獲獎感言，他在信中說：“你們讓一個上了年紀的鄉下老爸的形象光輝高大起來。我9歲的繼女現在覺得我很酷，對，是比以前更酷了。”

達蒙與妻子波贊有一個一歲的女兒伊莎貝拉。他說，克魯尼和皮特“所有的宣傳工作”都得到了“回報”。

達蒙在這封署名爲“馬蒂”的信中說：“不幸的是，經過這麼多年的‘折騰’，我得到了一個受之有愧的榮譽。”

“別誤會我的意思。我聽到這個消息後，十分驚喜，（露西說我的臉都紅了）。爲此，我很感激你們！”

1998年，達蒙與本•艾弗萊克擔任編劇的影片《心靈捕手》獲當年奧斯卡最佳原創劇本獎。達蒙和艾弗萊克共同出演了該片。

此外，馬特•達蒙還出演過《無間道風雲》、《辛瑞那》，與喬治•克魯斯和布拉德•皮特共同出演過《羅漢》系列，以及《諜影重重》三部曲。

《人物》雜誌“最性感男人”的評選始於1985年，當年的“最性感男人”是梅爾•吉布森。其他曾當選的名人包括：喬治•克魯尼（1997和2006年）、布拉德•皮特（1995年和2000年）、丹澤爾•華盛頓（1996年）和強尼•戴普（2003年）。