Vintage Hottie: Paul Newman

Paul Leonard Newman, is a small business owner born in Shaker Heights, Ohio, has been making tasty salad dressing and salsas for years under the his "Newman’s Own" brand name. He has raised $250 million dollars in profit through this business, 100% of which has been donated to various charities throughout the world. Along with this philanthropic effort, Paul also started “The Whole in the Wall Gang” camp for kids struggling with cancer and other blood illnesses. When he wasn't looking after the less fortunate, he could be found on the race track enjoying his lifelong love of cars and all things that go fast. Of course, he was also one of the most respected and best-loved actors in history. Sadly, Paul Newman lost his bout with lung cancer on September 26th, 2008. His legacy of service and quality will live on forever, as will the image of his striking blue eyes.












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Rodrigo Santoro

We have no idea what he's saying, but it just doesn't matter.

Rodrigo Santoro

Those of you that have seen Love Actually will recognize Rodrigo Santoro. He's Karl, the hot co-worker of Laura Linney's character Sarah. We can't understand how anyone can get work done with him around. The Brazilian actor was also castaway Paulo on Lost, which answers the question, "if you had to be stranded on a deserted island with one person, who would it be?" Those lucky castaways.

Michael C. Hall

Michael C. Hall

Only in Hollywood could you find a hot serial killer. For the past 2 seasons, Michael C. Hall has played Dexter Morgan, a Miami blood-spatter analyst who also happens to moonlight as a serial killer. That's quite a hobby. His portrayal of the blood-sporting detective has earned him Golden Globe and Emmy nominations. Today, we nominate this former Broadway star (yes, he can sing, woot!) as hottest dude-portraying-a-serial-killer-on-tv. All in favor?

Kings of Leon

This week we bring you not one, not two, but three (maybe three and a half, let's be honest, one of them isn't as attractive as the others) Hotties of the Week. We aim to please and we can't let a whole brooding band of beautiful brothers and one cousin go unnoticed. Caleb, Nathan, Jared and Matthew Followill started life in Nashville, TN trekking around the south with their father (Matthew's uncle) who was a minister in the Pentecostal Church. Not allowed to listen to secular music, it was only after their father left the church that they were exposed to the world of Johnny Cash, The Strokes, and Radiohead among others. In 2000 they formed Kings of Leon and made an immediate impact with their unique brand of southern rock sound which today is lauded much the same as their looks are admired; a little rough around the edges, but with an unmistakable intensity that draws you in unexpectedly.

Use Somebody -- Kings of Leon

Robert Pattinson

Robert Pattinson

Its hard to escape the glare of this week's Hottie. He's plastered everywhere, magazine covers, malls, t-shirts worn by tweeners, all in anticipation of the first screen adaptation of the highly regarded Twilight book series by Stephanie Meyer. We must answer the call of the wild that resonates from the screaming and ardent fans of this book by admitting that they might have good reason to scream. While we may not be as enamored as a 12-year-old fan waiting 10 hours for 5 seconds of awkward hello's at one of the many Twilight signings this week at Hot Topic stores, you can see for yourself why we felt 22-year-old London native Robert Pattinson was worthy of some attention.

And It Starts

Life gets busy and we here at Hottie of the Week are no exception. Thus to make life easier for us all we introduce (drum roll) the official Hottie of the Week Blog for your viewing pleasure and to keep you informed of what exists out there in the world of attractive, if even somewhat artificial (as in, sorry ladies, even Prince Charming had issues... and there was the whole turning into a frog incident... i digress), world of hotness. In all seriousness, this is just another one of those happy diversions whenever you need it.

We hope you enjoy. Please feel free to offer comments, suggestions, or baked goods.

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