Evans, who played Captain America in Marvel’s massive superhero movies for nearly a decade, takes the baton from another Avenger, Paul Rudd
Evans, who played Captain America in Marvel’s massive superhero movies for nearly a decade, takes the baton from another Avenger, Paul Rudd
Chris Evans may have put down Captain America’s shield, but he’s got a new badge of honor: He’s been named People magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive.
The people’s selections were announced Monday night on Stephen Colbert’s Late Night Show and on the magazine’s website.
Evans, who played Captain America in Marvel’s massive superhero movies for nearly a decade, takes the baton from another Avenger, Paul Rudd.
“My mom would be overjoyed,” he told the magazine for its cover story, which hits newsstands Friday. “She’s proud of everything I do but it’s something she can really brag about.” He also knows that he is likely to be teased by his close friends.
“Actually it would just be a point of bullying,” he joked in an interview. “It’s ripe for harassment.” Those include co-stars and past Sexiest Man Alive winners like Rudd, Ryan Reynolds, and Chris Hemsworth. (Hemsworth, who plays Thor in Marvel films, was the first Avenger to win the People’s Annual honor, which was first awarded to Mel Gibson in 1985.) Other past honors include John Legend, Dwayne Johnson, Idris Elba, Adam Levine , Richard included. Gere, Channing Tatum and David Beckham.
People interviewed Evans, 41, at a farmhouse in Georgia, where the actor talked about finding a better work-life balance. “The happiest aspect of my career right now is feeling safe enough to take my leg off the gas,” he said.
Evans’ first film role came in 2000’s “The New Commerce,” and he played superhero Johnny Storm in two “Fantastic Four” films released in 2005 and 2007. But he gained widespread fame with the release of “Captain America: The First Avenger” in 2011. ,
Since then, he’s played healthy superheroes in 10 Marvel movies, keeping his shield down after saving the universe in “Avengers: Endgame” in 2019.
Evans has become a highly bankable star, voicing the character Buzz Lightyear in Pixar’s “Lightyear” film and playing a hermit assassin trying to kill Ryan Gosling in Nextflix’s “The Gray Man.” Both have been released this year.
The actor told People he’s thinking about marriage and a family, saying, “It’s absolutely something I need.” He said though he did not expect to talk much publicly about his personal life. “Some things you want just for yourself, or just for my family and my friends.” The Boston native also continues his involvement with civic engagement site A Starting Point, which he co-founded in 2020.
As Evans plans the next part of his life and career, he sincerely hopes that the people’s respect will be a milestone.
“It’s something that as I get older and procrastinate, I can look back and say I remember…'” Evans said. “I am fortunate to be in the news in any capacity.”