…Man Alive according to People magazine.

This is his second time at the top of the list, tying him with Brad Pitt who won the honor in 1995 and 2000). Clooney’s first time was almost a decade ago in 1997. He jokes about the rivalry with his friend, Brad Pitt:

“This is one that’s going to be hard for Brad since he’s been `sexiest man alive’ twice,” Clooney tells the magazine. “I’d say `sexiest man alive’ to him and he’d go, `two-time.’ So that’s been taken away.”

“Brad’s been working out a lot,” he adds. “After `Troy,’ he thought he’d be named it a third time _ pull the hat trick, as we called it. But for me, I’ll tell him, `This is my last hurrah.’”

Just more proof that young “studs” still have a lot to learn from old horses…