Tom Cruise stole the thunder of his Hollywood peers by getting People magazine's annual sexiest man alive award Friday.
Cruise's role in the movie "Days of Thunder" made him an all-American "hot-rod hero," said the magazine, announcing its sixth annual determination of the world's most desirable male.The sexiest thing about Cruise? "His eyes," says Valeria Golino, his "Rain Man" co-star. "Not their color. His regard - the way he looks with them. They're very alive."
He's also "the boy next door as daredevil," the magazine said, detailing his delight for race-car driving and skydiving.
Cruise has gone skydiving with current flame Nicole Kidman, who co-stars in "Days of Thunder" as a brain surgeon, and with his mother, Mary Lee, the magazine said in next week's issue.
Previous sexiest men alive winners are: Sean Connery, John F. Kennedy Jr., Harry Hamlin, Mark Harmon and Mel Gibson.