Hollywood Star Walk Category
Hunks
In the 1920s, audiences fell in love with silent film stars Rudolph Valentino and John Gilbert, men with dark features who exuded mystique and romance. By the ‘40s and ‘50s, female fans fell helpless to the physique and swagger of leading men like Marlon Brando, William Holden and Paul Newman. Their charm, not to mention sex appeal, kept movie goers wanting more.
Eye candy in Hollywood has never been limited to women. The Hollywood Walk of Fame may boast a bevy of bombshells, from Mamie Van Doren to Sophia Loren, but it is also hosts some of most striking men to grace the silver screen and small screens.
Some were heart-breakers. Late nights, plentiful drinking and wild escapades with women were common with actors Robert Mitchum and Errol Flynn. Rex Harrison’s affairs – as well as the suicides of a lover, Carole Landis, and an ex-wife, Rachel Roberts – earned him notoriety and a nickname he couldn’t shake: “Sexy Rexy.”
Then there are the musicians. Elvis made girls faint. Ladies threw their panties at Tom Jones. Heartthrob Sam Cooke’s soaring vocals earned him musical respect. His appetites, however, led the married man to a seedy motel in Los Angeles with a woman who turned out to be a prostitute. The motel manager shot him to death after he broke through her office door, yelling that his date had taken his wallet.
Today’s leading men still have the good looks and box office power. Tom Cruise may have jumped on a couch for love, but at least for now the new generation of hunks has ruled with far less personal drama than their predecessors.
— Sarah Ardalani, who works with The Times data team and selected the photographs of the stars for the Hollywood Star Walk project
Here's a look at some of the Hollywood hunks with stars on the Walk of Fame. If you do not see the person you are looking for below please search our complete list of the stars on the Walk of Fame. And, if you haven’t yet, check out The Times virtual tour of the stars.
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11 thoughts about Hunks
You overlooked the most gorgeous hunk of them all, Clint Walker.
Cary Grant, Guy Madison, William Holden, Paul Newman and Antonio Banderas, yes. But the rest, while good-looking are hardly hunks. Tom Jones was homely, even in his youth. What about Tyrone Power, Robert Redford, Sydney Poitier and Rory Calhoun?
I'm guessing it was an unintentional omission not to include Rock Hudson and Clint Eastwood on this list, but they should have definitely been mentioned in the "Classic Hollywood" section.
I wanted to thank everyone for their suggestions. Our plan is to continue to make changes as we build the site.
Art, I wanted to let you know that Clint Eastwood does not have a star on the Walk of Fame -- the omission that seems to surprise people the most. You can read more about it in our "About This Project" section or go to http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/about/#no-love
no Robert Redford?
Oh, Rudolph Valentino, Errol Flynn, Marlon Brando (in the 50s and 60s), Bruce Lee, Matt Damon... Who else? Better stop here. I am already dizzy. Thank you L.A. Times for the pictures. My husband will benefit tremendously by this story tonight!
Robert Redford is among the starless stars who cannot be found on the Walk of Fame -- although his footprints can be seen at Grauman's Chinese Theatre. Read more about how the stars are selected and other surprising omissions [Clint Eastwood, Julia Roberts] on our "About This Project" page: http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/about/
Where's Denzel?!?
Denzel Washington does not have a star on the Walk of Fame, although you can find him at Grauman's Chinese Theatre.
Read more about other surprising omissions: http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/about/#no-love
Some of these pictures are not the best shots of some of the hunks, but I think most of them are hot. Contrary to the comment by Sue Rhodes Calhoun, Tom Jones is the sexiest man alive...still!
I think Burt Lancaster would be a good fit for the hunks category.
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