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The Hottest Actresses Of 2011

Tuesday 16 August 2011 0 comments

The actresses of 2011 are on a mission to make this year the hottest ever. I can't tell if it's summertime making me hot or these lovely ladies.

Mila Kunis - Friends With Benefits

It seems like you can’t flip a channel these days without hearing Mila Kunis’ name. She’s everywhere, smiling and radiant, from magazine covers to number two on Askmen’s Top 99 Women of 2011. If you happen to take a girl on date this summer and it’s to see Friends with Benefits, we won’t judge you. Because we’ll be doing the same exact thing.

Blake lively - Green Lantern

It’s been quite a year for young Ms. Lively. Her cellphone photos notwithstanding, Blake’s worked her way into a major summer blockbuster in Green Lantern. She may be on the one hottest women in Hollywood right now and certainly atop the A-list of actresses. We could write a whole bunch on her but let’s be honest; you’re here to soak in her beauty. Just Askmen, they ranked her number one for 2011.

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley - Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Rosie Hunington-Whiteley started off as one of the hottest women in the world anyway. Now she’s one of the hottest actresses of 2011 thanks to Megan Fox early departure from the Transformer’s franchise. In Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Rosie is the human equivalent of the all-spark, breathing life into Michael Bay’s robots-gone-wild explodeathon.

Emma Stone - The Amazing Spider-Man

You loved her in Superbad, you probably won’t see Crazy, Stupid, Love and, if you have a girlfriend, you might see Friends With Benefits. So why care about Emma Stone Simple, she’s Gwen Stacy in The Amazing Spider-Man. Fanboys around the world are squealing in glee for good reason. She’s a knockout redhead, with a playfully naughty side and one of 2011’s hottest actresses.

Natalie Portman - Your Highness

Perhaps the most recognizable scene in 2011 is Natalie Portman's behind in Your Highness. Pregnancy be damned. It’s one of the hottest scenes in 2011 and she’s still one of the hottest women working in Hollywood today. It doesn’t hurt that she’s in Thor, playing a ditzy, brilliant and entirely too trusting astro-physicist who falls for the hammer-wielding God of Thunder.

Jennifer Lawrence - X-Men: First Class

Remember Winter’s Bone? The movie about back country Ozark family held together by an intrepid young girl? That’s what we thought. Jennifer Lawrence was so under the radar in 2010, she could have landed in a walled compound in Abbottabad. That is, until a photo shoot in Esquire changed everything. The collective thud you heard was the jaws of men everywhere. In 2011, she stars as the shape-shifting Mystique in X-Men: First Class, and we’re hoping there are plenty of similar roles for her in the future.

Abbie Cornish - Sucker Punch

If you didn’t know Abbie Cornish before 2011, you definitely know her now. Sucker Punch put her on the walls of dorm rooms and desktops everywhere. In Limitless, she plays Lindy, stealing Bradley Cooper’s heart and making ours stop. Plain and simple, Cornish is hot.

Olivia Wilde - Cowboys & Aliens

Number thirty on Askmen’s Top 99 Women of 2011, Olivia Wilde, continues to bewitch audiences. She’s staring in John Favreau’s Cowboys & Aliens, fulfilling the dusty fantasies of sci-fi and western fans everywhere. The bewitching brunette made men everywhere want to climb into a computer and ride a light cycle.

Emma Watson - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

As Hermoine, Emma Watson, stole the hearts of people around the world. The final installment of Harry Potter is due to hit theaters this week and Watson is ready to be one of the hottest actresses of 2011. The English born isn’t wasting any time breaking about from her magical roots. She’s due to star as Lucy in My Week with Marilyn later in the year alongside the likes of Kenneth Branagh and Dame Judy Dench.

Scarlett Johansson - The Avengers

Is there a year that Scarlet Johansson doesn’t qualify for a list like this? She’s one of the hottest actresses of the past decade and plays a range of roles. She’s a woman for all tastes and seasons. We’re hoping she makes an appearance at Comic-Con this year and dishes some dirt on the production of The Avengers. In her costume. Which is leather and super tight. Hmmmm.

Minka Kelly - The Roommate

Did you see the Roommate? Because you really, really should rent it from On-Demand. When you’re alone and ready to indulge in some seriously hot... um... drama. Trust us. Minka Kelly set to star in the upcoming TV reboot of Charlie’s Angels and her boyfriend, Derek Jeter, isn’t having that bad of a year either.

The Sexiest New Yorkers

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They say that the only real New Yorker is one that was born there, so we've assembled this awesome collection of the most gorgeous women to be born in the heart of the Empire State.

Scarlett Johansson

Scarly Jo is a true New Yorker - her mother is an Ashkenazi Jew from the Bronx and her father is a Danish architect, perfectly capturing the melting-pot aesthetic of Gotham City. She grew up with very little money and first started pursuing acting at the legendary Professional Children's School in the city - the institution that has launched careers from Elliot Gould to Macaulay Culkin. She now splits her time between Los Angeles and New York, where she was recently seen canoodling with Justin Timberlake.

Alicia Keys

During the early 80s, when Alicia Keys was growing up there, the neighborhood of Hell's Kitchen was a rough and tumble place. Before the Disneyfication of Times Square and the surrounding areas, it was one of the meanest neighborhoods in Manhattan. Keys, born Alicia Cook, got her first break at the age of four playing a sleepover guest on The Cosby Show. She went on to attend the Professional Performing Arts school, graduate at sixteen and launch a massively successful music career.

Christina Aguilera

When we think about the boroughs of New York, Staten Island always seems to be in last place. Perhaps that's because it's so far away from the hubbub of Manhattan, or maybe because it's kind of desolate and creepy. One thing that the former Richmond has going for it is the pipes of its favorite daughter, former Mouseketeer Christina Aguilera. The family moved to a small town in Pennsylvania after she was born, but she's a New Yorker at heart.

Claire Danes

My So-Called Life showing up on Netflix Instant made us rekindle our 90s crushes on Claire Danes. Unlike some of the other ladies on this list who clawed their way up from humble beginnings, Danes had it a little easier - her grandfather was the Dean of art and architecture at Yale. She attended the ritzy Dalton School as well as a number of other institutions before moving to Los Angeles to pursue her acting career.

Rosario Dawson

Rosario Dawson's girlhood is a true New York story - her mother never married her father, and when the actress was just eight years old they moved into an abandoned building in the Lower East Side to live as squatters, repairing the decimated apartment into a habitable domicile. She was discovered on her front porch by Larry Clark and Harmony Korine and cast in Kids, and it's been all good news from there.

Anne Hathaway

Brooklyn-born Anne Hathaway represents the hippest of the boroughs with pride, despite moving to New Jersey when she turned six. The Garden State wasn't enough to contain such a hottie, and she returned to New York (state, that is) to attend Vassar. She's had a scintillating career ever since, glossing over her bizarre relationship with that sleazy Italian embezzler guy, and we're incredibly psyched to see her as Catwoman in The Dark Knight Rises.

Jennifer Lopez

Jenny from the Block has always been inordinately proud of her New York roots. Born in the Bronx and raised in Castle Hill, she attended the borough's Catholic schools growing up (a common situation for many city dwellers). Not long after graduating, she scored a role as one of the Fly Girls on In Living Color and her career took off like a rocket. She moved out to Long Island to give her family a little room to stretch, but she's still a New Yorker at heart.

Alyssa Milano

Another Brooklyn girl, Alyssa Milano actually fled the borough for a suburban upbringing out on Staten Island, where she quickly realized that she was possessed of an unusual talent. At eight, she won a nationwide competition to be cast in a touring production of Annie, and it wasn't long before she scored her career-making role on Who's The Boss. After teen stardom faded, she managed to put together a solid career in movies and TV. She's also dyslexic, which is sort of hot.

Julia Stiles

Julia Stiles has the classic New York young actress story - she started early with recurring roles with a number of theater troupes before making the jump to movies in 10 Things I Hate About You. She's continued to split her attentions between the stage and the screen, as well as some sidetracks into TV - most notably a well-received part on Dexter.

Liv Tyler

Liv Tyler's early life was shrouded in mystery and controversy - born at New York's Mount Sinai, she was originally told she was the daughter of prog-pop master Todd Rundgren. The truth came out years later when Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler was named as her actual progenitor. She attended the prestigious York Preparatory School but started modeling when she was fourteen, so didn't have much of a social life.

Mariah Carey

Let's close this list with an Outer Boroughs hottie - Mariah Carey was born in Huntington, just over the border from the city. Her mother was an opera and vocal coach, which helps to explain her insanely virtuosic voice. In high school, she started working as a demo singer for local recording studios, and when her tape got to Tommy Mottola, fireworks erupted and a career was born.

Actors who sing

Friday 20 May 2011 0 comments

Actors who sing

Actors who sing. As the second season of the hit TV musical "Glee " comes to a close the actors are proof that acting and singing can come in one pretty package. Even Charlie Sheen has caught the singing bug with the release of his new single, ""Winning, " to benefit disaster relief. Here are some actors with some real musical talent.

Jeff Bridges
Veteran actor Jeff Bridges eased into singing with a performance on a popular late night show where he performed "I Don't Know " from his Oscar-winning role

Kevin Spacey
Oscar-winner Kevin Spacey added his vocal talents to the soundtrack for "Beyond the Sea, " in which he portrayed a classic rock 'n' roll singer.

Russell Crowe
Russell Crowe fronted the rock band commonly abbreviated TOFOG and released several tracks. A few members of the band, including the actor, evolved into The Ordinary Fear of God who continues to record and tour

Minnie Driver
Though she did not sing in the film version of "Phantom of the Opera, " Minnie Driver did sing a song that composer Andrew Lloyd Webber wrote for the film. Her album includes many of her own songs

Evan Rachel Wood
Vampire queen on a hit HBO show , actress Evan Rachel Wood provided the vocals for Lucy in the musical romance "Across the Universe," a film inspired by one of the biggest boy bands of all time.

Lauren Ambrose
Classically trained as an opera singer, Lauren Ambrose now sings New Orleans-style ragtime with the seven-piece band Lauren Ambrose and the Leisure Class. Watch her perform.

Kevin Costner
Kevin Costner founded the country rock band Modern West in 2007. The band has released two albums and has toured internationally. Modern West also performed at this major sporting event in 2007.

Anne Hathaway
Actress and 2011 Oscar co-host, Anne Hathaway, enchanted audiences and serenaded this famous actor. She sang two songs in a bewitching fairy tale and gave voice to a free-spirited bird in 2011's "Rio " and showcased her musical talents for two songs in the film and the soundtrack.

Dennis Quaid
Dennis Quaid plays with his band The Sharks for the love of playing, but has not sought a recording contract. The band has played shows for the past 11 years and has included songs by a former Quaid character

Catherine Zeta-Jones
Before her breakout film, Catherine Zeta-Jones attempted a music career in the United Kingdom. Her vocal talents were showcased in the big-screen version of "Chicago "

Robert Downey Jr.
"Iron Man " star Robert Downey Jr. has sung on several of his movie soundtracks and released his own album, The Futurist

Scarlett Johansson
Golden Globe nominee Scarlett Johansson debuted her first album with cover songs from Tom Waits. Her second album is a collaboration with singer/songwriter Pete Yorn

Leighton Meester
Leighton Meester, of "Gossip Girl " fame, played the role of a young country singer in this recent film. She has released several singles and an album. Watch her music video for "Somebody to Love. "

Zooey Deschanel
Born into a Hollywood family, Zooey Deschanel was destined for the silver screen, but her talent doesn't stop there. She is one half of the indie folk duo She & Him and plays the piano and ukulele.

Bruce Willis
Known for his "Die Hard " series, Bruce Willis enjoyed a brief music career with a hit single reaching the No. five spot on the charts in 1987. He followed up with another album, but has since largely stayed away from the music since.

Most-wanted celebrity body parts

Friday 14 January 2011 0 comments

Many people's New Year's resolutions involve eating better and exercising more. Want to take a different path to a new you? Plastic surgeons say these celebrities may have the body parts and features that you're looking for. But take note: There have been a few plastic surgery mishaps in Hollywood.

Angelina Jolie

Not surprisingly, many women want the same luscious lips as the Oscar winner.

Jessica Simpson

The singer traveled around the world to learn about beauty, but her own cleavage is pretty popular back home.

Natalie Portman

The actress, who's getting some serious Oscar buzz for playing a ballerina, has one of the most coveted noses in Hollywood.

Mark Wahlberg

The former rapper has made men want to look like him since his days as an underwear model.

Johnny Depp

The three-time Oscar nominee has been stopping hearts with his striking cheekbones since his TV cop show days.

Scarlett Johansson

The voluptuous actress's most requested body part might surprise you.

Jessica Alba

The actress, who had a baby in 2008, still has some of the most wanted abs in the business.

George Clooney

Maybe some men think all they need to date a Clooney-caliber woman is to flash his winning smile.

Paris Hilton

Sure, you may not want to emulate the socialite's bad behavior, but her silky-smooth complexion may be worth copying.

Jennifer Aniston

Not only is the 41-year-old actress rocking a hot body, but she still has women wanting to walk out of the salon with her hair.

Kim Kardashian

The reality TV star has usurped another bottom-heavy diva for the most-wanted derriere, even if there's debate about whether it's real.

David Beckham

It's no surprise that many men want to emulate the soccer star's athletic gams.

Megan Fox

Despite baring all for photo shoots, the "Transformers" star has another body part women want.

Gisele Bündchen

The Victoria's Secret model ousted a movie star for the top spot on the most-wanted celebrity body list.

Actors Who Sing

Saturday 8 January 2011 0 comments

Gwyneth Paltrow and 13 Other Crooning Stars

In the new movie 'Country Strong,' which hits theaters nationwide on Jan. 7, our old pal Gwyneth Paltrow once again shows off some serious pipes -- something she last did on the big screen ten years ago in 'Duets,' which helped 'Crusin',' her vocal team-up with Huey Lewis spend a week at number one on the Adult Contemporary music chart.

Playing a troubled country star, Paltrow belts out the film's title song with gusto. But she's not the only movie star to have vocal chops -- or a hit single, for that matter. Here are some other actors who also have given their fans the gift of song, for better or worse.

Leighton Meester
When a cover of 'Bette Davis Eyes' recorded by 'Gossip Girl' actress Meester surfaced in 2008, fans were shocked that the petite brunette could actually croon. A year later, Paltrow's 'Country Strong' co-star released her first single, 'Somebody to Love,' featuring musician Robin Thicke; this followed her guest appearance on 'Good Girls Go Bad,' a 2009 summer hit by Cobra Starship. On the 'Country Strong' soundtrack, she covers Rascal Flatts' 'Words I Couldn't Say.' Though most people know Meester's 'Gossip Girl' co-star Taylor Momsen for her band the Pretty Reckless, Meester is the one showing off her vocal range on the big screen.

'Somebody to Love,' Leighton Meester (with Robin Thicke)

Bruce Willis
In the late 1980s, 'Die Hard' actor Bruce Willis had some success as a pop-blues singer with his debut album, 'The Return of Bruno.' (Burning question: Where had Bruno gone in the first place?) The lead single, 'Respect Yourself,' was a modest hit, but subsequent stabs at musical glory didn't fare as well. Still, Willis hasn't exactly been resting his voice, as the actor still gets on stage when he can -- such as in the video below.

'Devil Woman,' Bruce Willis

Ethan Hawke
Ethan Hawke had four songs on the soundtrack for the 1994 movie 'Reality Bites,' in which he played Troy, Winona Rider's sexy musician love interest. On top of a cover of the Violent Femmes' track 'Add It Up,' the 'Before Sunset' actor also lended his throaty vocals to 'I'm Nothin'.' As if his character wasn't hot enough, Hawke's voice is actually pretty great.

'I'm Nothin',' Ethan Hawke

Robert Downey Jr.
Robert Downey Jr. is known recently for his charming portrayal of Tony Stark in the 'Iron Man' franchise and for overcoming his troubled Hollywood past. But did you know the man can sing? Okay, so he never put out an album or had a hit single, but let's just add "singer" to the list of reasons Downey is super sexy.

'Man Like Me,' Robert Downey Jr.

Russell Crowe
The 'Gladiator' actor released 'Other Ways of Speaking' in 2003 with his band Russell Crowe and 30 Odd Foot of Grunts. The album didn't produce any hits but it did include this nice cover of Johnny Cash's 'Folsom Prison Blues.'

'Folsom Prison Blues,' Russell Crowe

Dennis Quaid
Dennis Quaid and his band -- the aptly-named Dennis Quaid and the Sharks -- describe themselves as "rock and roll with country soul." Quaid, brother of beleaguered actor Randy Quaid, is known for 'The Big Easy' and 'The Parent Trap' remake. The Sharks have never put out an album but the band does perform regularly.

'If You Don't Know By Now,' Dennis Quaid

Minnie Driver
Minnie Driver is best known as an actress for her roles in film's like 'Good Will Hunting,' but early in her career, she was signed to Island Records as the frontwoman of a band called Puff, Rocks and Brown. In 2000, she went back to singing, with the release of an album titled 'Everything I've Got in My Pocket,' and she performed at SXSW. In 2007, she released her second album, 'Seastories.'

'Everything I've Got in My Pocket,' Minnie Driver

Scarlett Johansson
In 2008, actress Scarlett Johansson released an album with one original song and ten cover versions of Tom Waits songs entitled 'Anywhere I Lay My Head'; it recieved mixed reviews but sold well. In 2009, Johansson covered Jeff Buckley's "Last Goodbye" for the soundtrack of her film 'He's Just Not That Into You,' and she and musician Pete Yorn also released the duets album 'Break Up' in 2009. Johannsson has said she hopes to someday release a full album of original songs.

'Relator,' Pete Yorn and Scarlett Johansson

Juliette Lewis
Juliette Lewis, known for her roles in 'What's Eating Gilbert Grape?' and 'Natural Born Killers' started her band The Licks in 2004 as an outlet for grungy hard rock -- and Lewis is a frontwoman who can certainly rock out. The band split, however, in 2009, after touring festivals internationally and releasing the album 'You're Speaking My Language.' Lewis's new band, the New Romantiques, released the album 'Terra Incognita' this year.

'Got Love to Kill,' Juliette Lewis and the Licks

Zooey Deschanel
The whimsical hipster-chic actress Zooey Deschanel is known for roles in 'Almost Famous' and '(500) Days of Summer,' but she can also sing with the best of them. A few years ago, Deschanel teamed up with indie singer/songwriter M. Ward to form the duo She & Him, and they have released two albums to date. Ward approached her to record songs after hearing her sing in the film 'Elf.'

'Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?,' She and Him

Eddie Murphy
As a solo artist, Murphy had a hit single in 1985 with 'Party All the Time' (which was produced by Rick James), from his debut album, 'How Could It Be.' In 2004, VH-1 and Blender voted 'Party All the Time' number seven on their joint list of the "50 Worst Songs of All-Time." Murphy released a second album, 'Love's Alright,' in the early 1990s, and performed several songs in the 'Shrek' film franchise.

'Party All The Time,' Eddie Murphy

Steven Seagal
Steven Seagal's songs have been featured in several of his movies (such as 'Fire Down Below' and 'Ticker') but, in 2005, he released his first album, 'Songs from The Crystal Cave.' The soundtrack to Seagal's 2005 film 'Into the Sun' features several songs from the album. One of his album tracks, "Girl, It's Alright", was also released as a single. Seagal's second album, titled 'Mojo Priest,' was released in April 2006.

'Girl, It's All Right,' Steven Seagal

Kevin Costner
Kevin Costner as a country star? It wasn't a movie role. It was real life. In 2008, Costner and his band Modern West released a country album, 'Untold Truths.' Three singles ('Superman 14,' 'Long Hot Night' and 'Backyard') were released to radio, although none charted. A second album, entitled 'Turn It On,' was released in February 2009.

'Mr. Tambourine Man,' Kevin Costner and Modern West