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("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Noah Wyle named People's Sexiest Man Alive
The magazine announced Tuesday that Wyle was just what the doctor ordered for this year
Move over McDreamy — there's a new TV doctor running up heartbeats in hospital scrubs, at least according to People magazine.
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doctor → name → magazine
Noah Wyle, the 55-year-old star of HBO's smash-hit The Pitt, has been crowned People's latest Sexiest Man Alive.
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Wyle → crown → hit
When he first got the news, he thought it "sounded like a prank," Wyle said in the People interview released Tuesday.
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Wyle → get → interview
But his wife was able to convince him it was probably real.
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it → convince → him
"She was very pleased that this reflects well on her taste," he joked, adding that he expected to "take a lot of ribbing from friends and family," once the news came out.
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news → please → friends
Wyle first charmed audiences with a stethoscope in the 90s as Dr. John Carter in NBC's medical drama ER.
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Wyle → charm → drama
The show was a massive hit, garnering attention for both its heavy-hitting plotlines and its swoony-worthy cast; Wyle was one of several ER cast members who graced the cover of a 1996 "Sexy Men of ER" issue of People magazine, and his ER costar George Clooney was given the Sexiest Man Alive designation twice.
Wyle went on to star in The Librarian film franchise in the 2000s and garnered praise for appearances in series like The Red Line (2019) and Leverage: Redemption (2021-2025), but it was his return to the medical world in 2025 as Dr. Michael "Robby" Robinavitch in The Pitt that launched him back into the headlines.
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that → garner → headlines
Wyle and George Clooney, left, the stars of ER, arrive for the 48th Annual Emmy Awards in Pasadena, Calif., in 1996.
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Wyle → arrive → 1996
The show quickly became a cultural phenomenon, averaging more than 18 million viewers per episode after the full first season dropped, according to parent company Warner Bros. Discovery, and racking up 13 prime-time Emmy nominations in its first year and 25 in its second.
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season → become → second
Wyle has won the Emmy for outstanding lead actor in a drama series two years in a row for his work on the show.
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Wyle → win → show
He told People that, sexiest man title or not, he still feels most comfortable when acting.
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he → tell → People
Wyle poses for photographers at the HBO Max Experience in London in March.
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Wyle → pose → March
I like putting on characters.
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I → put → characters
I get self-conscious.
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I → get → ?
It's still the hardest kind of interaction for me, speaking without a script as myself."
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It → speak → myself
Wyle follows Wicked actor Jonathan Bailey, who was designated People's Sexiest Man in 2025.
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who → follow → 2025
For some fans, Wyle is the correct choice, but others are seeking a second opinion.
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others → seek → opinion
In the comments on People's reveal on Tiktok, one user called Wyle "one of my first crushes while watching ER in the 90s," while another wrote, "are we just picking names out of a hat now."
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we → call → hat
Other names ranging from The Boys star Jensen Ackles to Bad Bunny to Wyle's The Pitt co-star Shawn Hatosy have been raised by disgruntled commenters who feel People misjudged the temperature on this one.
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People → range → one
The designation has been controversial before — after Blake Shelton was crowned in 2017, the decision sparked so much backlash that Shelton posted a video of himself reading out his "favourite mean posts."
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himself → crown → posts
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