Chris Evans tap dancing.Photo: ellentube
Everyone knowsPEOPLE’s Sexiest Men Alivehave plenty of talent, whether it be acting, singing or playing soccer. But not everyone might know that the handsome guys who have graced our cover havehiddentalents that range from silly party tricks to truly head-turning feats of strength. Read on to find out which skills they harbor out of plain sight.
Chris Evans can tap dance
The Sexiest Man Alive of 2022 revealedhis fancy footworkwhile promoting his 2017 filmGifted. While appearing onEllen DeGeneres' talk show with his 10-year-old costar McKenna Grace, Grace revealed that Evans had once promised to demonstrate to her his tap dancing ability.
“Maybe today is the day. Why don’t you tap dance for everybody?” repliedThe Ellen Showhost, prompting the audience to applaud and Evans to laugh bashfully. Grace assured her on-screen uncle that she wouldn’t make him if he didn’t want to, but “it would be amazing.”
Harrison Ford.Jesse Grant/Getty Images
Harrison Ford can build furniture
PEOPLE’s 1998Sexiest Man Alivecover star almost quit the business altogether after being frustrated with the parts he was being offered in the 1960s. He decided to take up carpentry instead, landing clients such as Joan Didion and Francis Ford Coppola. And as it turns out, his handiwork is what ended up getting him his breakout role inStar Warsin 1977.
“I was working on an elaborate portico entrance to [Coppola]’s offices, working as a carpenter, when George [Lucas] walked in with Richard Dreyfuss to begin the first of the interviews forStar Wars,“Ford recalled toVanity Fair. “Somehow that rang a bell to George and I became, eventually, Han Solo.”
Ina 1988 interview,Ford said he still did carpentry work in his own homes: “I like making furniture and things like that.”
Paul Rudd can split an apple with his bare hands
Upon the request of hisLiving With Yourselfcostar Aisling Bea, the Sexiest Man of 2021 showed his talent forsplitting an apple in halfwith just his bare hands.
Bea reminds Rudd that when they first met, she witnessed him “halve an apple,” which she joked would “slowly become a metaphor for the show.” He then repeats the trick right then and there (with a little NSFW language!), proving that he will take down any Granny Smith in his path.
Richard Gere’s guitars.EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP via Getty
Richard Gere is a multi-instrumentalist
ThePretty Womanstar is such a keen musician that at one point, he owned 110 guitars, which he auctioned off to buyers in 2011. According to theBBC, Gere — who graced PEOPLE’s Sexiest Man Alive issue in 1999 and, as half of the Sexiest Couple Alive (with Cindy Crawford) in 1993 — is also an avid piano player.
Channing and Everly Tatum.Channing Tatum Instagram
Channing Tatum can beatbox lullabies
Less than a year after he was named 2012’s Sexiest Man Alive, Tatum became a dad to daughter Everly, and according to his now-ex Jenna Dewan,The Lost Citystar usedsome undiscovered talentsto pacify his crying infant.
“All of a sudden he starts beatboxing and she starts cooing,” Dewan said onTheEllen DegeneresShow. “I’m like, ‘What?! I have been rocking her. I have been swaying her. I’ve been doing squats,’ and he gets here and she would just fall asleep in his arms.”
Michael B. Jordan is an ironing expert
Jordan revealed his unique way to unwind in 2018, inVanity Fair’s video series, “Secret Talent Theatre.” Standing behind an ironing board, 2020’s Sexiest Man tells viewers about his de-wrinkling process.
“I don’t like it too crispy. I don’t like too many creases, but just enough to get rid of the wrinkles,” he says, flattening a white shirt. “It’s kind of therapeutic, you know? It soothes you, calms you down.”
Ryan Reynolds can voice over movie trailers
In true film star form, the Sexiest Man of 2010 showed off his hidden ability to imitate a movie trailer voiceover onThe Graham Norton Show. On the spot, Reynolds creates a faux preview starring his fellow talk show guests.
Pierce Brosnan.Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty
Pierce Brosnan is a fire-eater
Before he took on PEOPLE’s Sexiest Man Alive cover in 2001, and even before his acting career took off, the four-time James Bond was a fire-eater. Brosnan toldThe Guardianthat in 1969, he learned the odd skill from a street performer during a workshop at the Oval House theater in London, and added that fire-eating is “absolutely” still on his CV. (Fun fact:He’s also an accomplished painterwho has sold his work for millions!)
Chris Hemsworth.Don Arnold/WireImage
Chris Hemsworth can braid hair
Hemsworth revealed his flair for hair during a round of Buzzfeed’sNever Have I Evergame with hisHuntsmancostar Jessica Chastain. When she asked the 2014 choice for Sexiest Man Alive if he’d ever French-braided hair, theThorstar confidently shared that he is indeed “pretty good” at helping his daughter, India, style her tresses.
“I know how to do a plait,” he said, acknowledging that the more advanced, French style “sounds like something I will be doing next.”
Idris Elba DJ’ing.Dave Benett/Getty
Idris Elba is a DJ
If you’d like to make beautiful music with the 2018 Sexiest Man Alive, you’re in luck — he’s also a talented DJ,even performing at Coachella in 2019under the stage name DJ Big Driis.
Elba also scored the prime gig of DJing at Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s 2019 wedding,and admitted that even he got nerves about the big event. “[Harry and Meghan are] good friends and I wanted to make sure they had a great time, so there was a lot of pressure,” he said.
Nick Cave, Thomas Houseago and Brad Pitt with Pitt’s art.JUSSI KOIVUNEN/SARA HILDEN ART MUSEUM/AFP via Getty
Brad Pitt is a sculptor
Two-time Sexiest Man Alive cover star unveiled his artistic side when he debuted aseries of sculptural artworkat a gallery in Finland. In conversation with Finish publicationYle, Pitt chalked up his inspiration to a “brutally honest” self-reflection and “taking account of those I may have hurt and the moments I’ve just gotten wrong.”
The art installation was not Pitt’s first foray into the art world. He’s explored the realms ofarchitecture and furniture designin the past as well.
Adam Levine can balance objects on his face
The Maroon 5 singer brought more than his singing talents to a session of “Carpool Karaoke” with James Corden. In between singing and cruising with the talk show host, 2013’s Sexiest Man hopped out of the car to show off his knack for balancing things on his face. He manages to keep a model airplane, a traffic cone, a broom and a cardboard cutout of Corden in the air.
Johnny Depp.Samir Hussein/WireImage
Johnny Depp can paint
Aside from acting and being a two-time Sexiest Man Alive, Depp expresses himself on canvas. Hisdebut art show in July earned $3.6 millionfrom 780 prints of portraits he created of Elizabeth Taylor, Al Pacino, Bob Dylan and Keith Richards.
source: people.com
