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10 moments that prove Chris Evans really is the Sexiest Man Alive

10 moments that prove Chris Evans really is the Sexiest Man Alive

Eve Crosbie

Chris Evans has been named Sexiest Man Alive 2022.Jon Kopaloff /Getty Images, Paramount Pictures, Liongsate

Chris Evans has been named Sexiest Man Alive 2022 by People magazine.
He is the 34th star to receive the honor, which last year was given to his MCU costar Paul Rudd.

First things first, Chris Evans has always been sexy, as his first major role in "Not Another Teen Movie" (2001) proves.

Chris Evans and Chyler Leigh in "Not Another Teen Movie" (2001). Columbia Pictures

The actor was just 20 years old when he took on the role of Jake in the hilarious teen movie parody alongside Jaime Pressly and Eric Christian Olsen.

Evans played the stereotypical "popular jock," and one of the movie's most memorable scenes saw his character cover his body in whipped cream (oh, and a banana) to win the heart of his love interest.

He then got us all hot under the collar when he starred as Johnny Storm in "Fantastic Four" (2005).

Chris Evans in "Fantastic Four" (2005). 20th Century Fox

The first time the 41-year-old actor played a superhero was 17 years ago, and we are just as on board with his character's buzzcut and bad-boy attitude today as we were back then.

A truly versatile actor, he can also do boy next door charm, as he showed in "The Nanny Diaries" (2007).

Chris Evans in "The Nanny Diaries" (2007). The Weinstein Company/FilmColony

Evans starred alongside his close friend and future Marvel costar Scarlett Johansson in this charming rom-com. It follows a college graduate who goes to work as a nanny for a wealthy New York family but quickly falls for the "Harvard Hottie" who lives in the same building.

The rebirth scene in "Captain America: The First Avenger" (2011). Need we say more?

Chris Evans in “Captain America: The First Avenger” (2011). Paramount Pictures

Evans quite literally burst onto the scene as a name to know just over a decade ago when he began playing Steve Rogers in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. His transformation from skinny Steve (who was actually a body double) to super soldier is unforgettable.

Is there anything that makes a man hotter than being a dog guy? We think not.

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Fortunately for us, it turns out that Evans couldn't love dogs more, as he confirmed when he sat down to play with puppies for BuzzFeed earlier this year.

While Evans got so overwhelmed by the adorable pups that he couldn't answer most of the questions directed at him, he did open up about the importance of adopting older dogs too, sharing that he rescued a "fully grown dog" named Dodger in 2017.

The actor is also a total homebody and has not only brought his mom as his date for red carpets but gave her a special shoutout when he was named Sexiest Man Alive.

Chris Evans and his mom Lisa Evans at the premiere for "Captain America: The Winter Soldier." Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images

When it came to being crowned Sexiest Man Alive 2022, it was his mom Lisa who Evans thought of first. He told People: "My mom will be so happy. She's proud of everything I do but this is something she can really brag about." Aww!

Evans understood the assignment when it came to playing spoiled scion Ransom Drysdale in "Knives Out" (2019).

Chris Evans in "Knives Out" (2019). Lionsgate

We have complicated feelings about Evans' character in this murder-mystery movie. On the one hand, he is an all-around awful human being who conspires to murder his grandfather for cutting him out of his inheritance before telling the rest of his family to "eat shit." On the other, we think we could fix him.

The actor also singlehandedly made mustaches cool again when he rocked one for "The Gray Man" (2022).

Chris Evans in "The Gray Man" (2022). Netflix

If you're anti-mustache, it's probably because you haven't seen Evans playing Lloyd Hansen in Netflix's recent spy thriller alongside fellow sexy men who are alive (but do not have the title to prove it) Ryan Gosling and Regé-Jean Page.

Stick with us here, but hearing Evans' Boston accent in all its glory in this Super Bowl commercial just does something to us.

Evans appeared alongside fellow Massachusetts natives John Krasinski and Rachel Dratch to advertise (*checks notes*) Hyundai's new self-parking new car back in 2020 and inadvertently set our hearts aflutter. As you already have guessed, we weren't paying much attention to what was going on in the advert, but to the deliciously thick Bostonian drawl coming from Evans' beautiful mouth.

Do we need any more proof that Evans is an "incandescent supernova of hotness" as Stephen Colbert described him?

Probably not, but we're just going to leave you with this.