He played in Friends. He’s a Marvel superhero in his fifties … Paul Rudd has just been voted “sexiest man” in the world by the magazine People. At 52, the American actor was far from suspecting that he would one day be honored with the title.
“I realize that when people hear that I was chosen for this, they say, ‘But what?’. It’s not false humility. So many people should have this title. instead of me “, he reacted to our American colleagues, for whom he poses all muscles outside. Known in Hollywood for almost two decades, Paul Rudd left his mark on audiences with his olive green eyes. Apple TV has also trusted him to embody his hero in The Shrink Next Door, but also the producers of the continuation of the franchise Ghostbusters, which will be released in 2022.
When he’s not Ant-Man (Marvel), Paul Rudd is the father of a family. He has been married for almost 20 years to Julie Rudd (53), with whom he shares two children: Jack (17) and Darby (12). “When I think of myself, I think of a husband and a father. I just hang out with my family when I’m not working. This is the kind of life that I prefer“, entrusted the actor to People. He is so perfect that his wife was the only person told of his honorary title. “She was stunned. But she was very tender about it. She was laughing and she was in shock, she said, ‘Oh they just fell off’. And it was very cute. She probably wasn’t telling the truth, but what else could she have said?“, he recalls.
From now on, Paul Rudd hopes to be invited to the next dinner of “sexy men” like George Clooney, Idris Elba or Michael B Jordan. “I imagine I’ll be on yachts more. I think it’ll help me become more selfish and mysterious. And I can’t wait to get to that.”, even quipped the actor.