Thursday, October 25, 2012

Handsome Man - Leandro Penna, Argentina Man

 
DOB: 4 September 1985
Birth Place: Despeñaderos, Argentina
Claim to fame: Model / TV presenter

Leandro Penna is an Argentinian model who looks lovely in his underwear, best known in the UK for being linked to glamour model and full time limelight hogger, Jordan aka Katie Price.

The pair met at an Oscars after party hosted by Elton John and David Furnish and Leandro seems pretty smitten with Jordan, despite admitting there is a slight language barrier. But who needs words when you have true love and Google translate?

He has said she is divine and even introduced her to his parents in his native Argentina while she has introduced him to her three children, Harvey, Princess and Junior.

In Argentina Leandro is, as he claimed, a bit famous. He has modelled in his smalls for loads of designers, including Louis Vuitton! But his main passion is TV (good thing he hangs out with Katie and her travelling camera circus).

He was a resident lifeguard on the Argentinian version of Hole in the Wall (as in ‘Bring on the wall!’, remember that?!), but has also had quite a few good TV presenting parts in Argentina which is why he was invited to that fateful post Oscars party where he met Katie (he didn’t dress up as a waiter like you all were thinking).

However, it turned out that Leandro’s image wasn’t quite so squeaky clean when it emerged he has a love child living in Argentina and a meanie ex-girlfriend sold a story claiming Leandro is a recovering sex addict.





 


Monday, October 1, 2012

Handsome Man - Darko Miličić, Serbian professional basketball player

Darko Miličić (born June 20, 1985) is a Serbian professional basketball player who currently plays for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected by the Detroit Pistons as the second overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft after LeBron James, and ahead of players such as Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh, and Dwyane Wade. However, Miličić never received significant playing time during his 2½ seasons with the team and was traded to the Orlando Magic in 2006. After stints with the Memphis Grizzlies and New York Knicks, Miličić was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves in 2010, then signed a four year contract in the off-season. However, he was released by Minnesota in 2012. He signed with Boston later that year.

Miličić has stated that after his NBA career ends he will fulfill his obligation to military service in his native Serbia. His parents are Milorad and Zora. His sister Tijana is a volleyball player.

On May 23, 2009, he married his girlfriend of 3 years, Zorana Markuš. The two had a son in the summer of 2009.

In 2010, Miličić offered to pay for a trip and treatment in China for five children with Batten disease.






Thursday, September 20, 2012

Handsome Man - Aidan Turner, Irish actor

 
Aidan Turner (born 19 June 1983) is an Irish actor. He is best known for playing Dante Gabriel Rossetti on Desperate Romantics, Ruairí McGowan on The Clinic, and John Mitchell on the supernatural drama series Being Human. He will be playing Kíli in the upcoming three-part fantasy film The Hobbit.

Aidan Turner was born in Clondalkin, South Dublin. He graduated from The Gaiety School of Acting in 2004.

His television career began in 2007 with a guest appearance on The Tudors. He continued his television career on Desperate Romantics, playing Dante Gabriel Rossetti. From 2008 to 2009, he appeared in a recurring role as Ruairí McGowan on The Clinic. followed by the character of John Mitchell on the supernatural drama series Being Human (2009–2011).

His film career began with two short films The Sound of People (2007) and Matterhorn (2007). He played Mal in the thriller feature film Alarm (2008).

Turner will portray Kíli in the three-part fantasy film The Hobbit  and a character named TT in an upcoming TV-show called Resonance.

 





Thursday, September 13, 2012

Fresh Handsome Man - Brandon Routh, American actor

Brandon James Routh (born October 9, 1979) is an American actor and former fashion model. He grew up in Iowa before moving to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career, and subsequently appeared on multiple television series throughout the early 2000s. In 2006, he gained greater recognition for his role as the titular hero of the 2006 film Superman Returns. He also had a recurring role in the TV series Chuck, as Daniel Shaw. Following this, he has had several supporting roles in television and film. In 2011, he portrayed the eponymous protagonist of another comic book film, Dylan Dog: Dead of Night.

Routh, the third of four children, was born in Norwalk, Iowa, on October 9, 1979, the son of Catherine (née Lear), a teacher, and Ronald Ray Routh, a carpenter. Routh's family, which is Methodist, has German, French, English, and Native American ancestry (Routh has stated "I'm Chickapoo, watered down quite a bit, on my father's side"). Routh grew up in Norwalk, approximately 100 miles (160 km) south of Woolstock, the hometown of George Reeves, the first actor to play Superman on television. During his childhood, Routh thought a full-time acting career was unrealistic, citing his small-town background. In his spare time, he played the trumpet and the piano. Routh attended Norwalk High School, where he played sports and participated in music and theatre. He has described himself as a "momma's boy" and not "the most popular kid" during his school years. Routh has also noted that during his younger years, he was fond of the Superman films and comic books.

Routh attended the University of Iowa for a year, aspiring to be a writer. During this time, he modelled and acted in order to earn his tuition fee. Routh has said he was often told that he bore a physical resemblance to Christopher Reeve, who had previously portrayed Superman. His former manager signed him on because of the resemblance, telling him that he thought Routh would be cast as Superman if there was another film in the series.







Fresh Handsome Man - Xavier Samuel, Australian actor

Xavier Samuel (born 10 December 1983) is an Australian actor. He has appeared in leading roles in the feature films September, Further We Search, Newcastle, The Loved Ones and A Few Best Men, and played Riley Biers in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.

Samuel was born in Hamilton, Victoria, the son of Maree and Clifford Samuel. He grew up in Adelaide, South Australia and graduated from Rostrevor College in 2001. Xavier has younger brother, Benedict Samuel, who is a writer, producer and actor. He also has an older sister Bridget Samuel who is a stage manager.

Despite completing his senior secondary years at Rostrevor College, Samuel undertook final year drama at Christian Brothers College under the tutelage of Amanda Portus. During the same year, he played the part of Tom Snout (the wall) in Rostrevor College’s production of William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night's Dream as well as playing the part of Belvile in CBC’s production of Aphra Behn’s The Rover (The Banished Cavaliers).

Samuel attended Flinders University Drama Centre in 2005 where he studied under renowned acting teacher Professor Julie Holledge. He played Hamlet in the graduate production.








Thursday, September 6, 2012

Handsome Man - James Franco, American Actor

James Edward Franco (born April 19, 1978) is an American actor, author, professor, and occasional director. His first prominent role was a lead part on the short-lived cult hit television program Freaks and Geeks; he later achieved recognition for playing the titular character in the TV biographical film James Dean (2001), for which he was awarded a Golden Globe Award. He achieved international fame with his portrayals of Harry Osborn in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy.

Franco has won or been nominated for a number of awards. He has done both dramatic and comedic work in projects and has appeared in an eclectic range of films since the 2000s, ranging from period to contemporary pieces, and from major Hollywood productions to less publicized indie films, as well as fantasy films to biopics and soap operas. Other notable films include Pineapple Express, a 2008 stoner comedy that earned him his second Golden Globes nomination; the 2008 Harvey Milk-biopic Milk; and Danny Boyle's 2010 drama film 127 Hours, about real-life mountain climber Aron Ralston's struggle to free his hand from a boulder. His performance in 127 Hours earned him nominations for many high-profile awards, including the Academy Awards, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards. In 2011, he starred opposite Andy Serkis in Rupert Wyatt's successful science fiction film Rise of the Planet of the Apes, a reboot of the Planet of the Apes franchise. Since 2009, he has played a recurring role in the ABC daytime soap opera General Hospital.

Franco has hosted Saturday Night Live twice, as well as the 83rd Academy Awards with Anne Hathaway. He volunteers for the Art of Elysium charity. Franco currently teaches a class at New York University about transferring poetry to film.






 

Saturday, August 25, 2012

Handsome Man - Louis Tomlinson, member of the British boy band One Direction

Louis Tomlinson (born Louis Tomlinson in Doncaster, England on December 24, 1991) is a member of the British boy band One Direction. His audition performance of “Hey There Delilah” by the Plain White T’s earned him a spot on British X Factor in 2010, but he was later rejected as a solo act. Simon Cowell then formed One Direction with Louis and other X Factor solo contestants Liam Payne, Niall Horan, Harry Styles and Zayn Malik. Louis is the oldest member of the boy band.






Handsome Man - Conor Maynard, English singer

Conor Paul Maynard (born 21 November 1992) is an English singer from Brighton who is currently signed to EMI subsidiary, Parlophone. Maynard rose to success in 2012 when he was nominated for, and subsequently won, MTV's Brand New for 2012 award. His debut single, "Can't Say No", was released in the United Kingdom on 16 April 2012.

On 20 May, 2006, Maynard signed up to online video-sharing website [YouTube] and uploaded his very first picture of him "Breathe" by British musician Lee Carr. on 1 December 2008. Throughout 2009–present, Maynard uploaded cover versions of songs with rapper and close friend, Anthony "Anth" Melo who resides in Virginia. Together they have covered a variety of songs, including: Chris Brown ("Crawl"), Taio Cruz ("Dynamite"), Rihanna ("Only Girl (In the World)"). Maynard was brought to label attention when American singer/songwriter Ne-Yo watched a cover version of his track "Beautiful Monster" – who contacted the musician soon afterwards, and Ne-Yo became Maynard's mentor.