John Krasinski named People's 2024 Sexiest Man Alive

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People magazine’s 2024 Sexiest Man Alive is John Krasinski.

The pick was announced Tuesday night during "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert."

Krasinski, an actor, writer and director, starred in "The Office" before launching the "Quiet Place" franchise and leading the action series "Jack Ryan." He takes the crown from actor Patrick Dempsey, 2023’s Sexiest Man Alive.

John Krasinski attends the New York Premiere of "IF" at the SVA Theater on May 13, 2024, in New York, New York. (Photo by John Nacion/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures)

Krasinski, 45, told People that his immediate reaction to the honor was "just immediate blackout, actually. Zero thoughts." He said he thought he might be getting pranked.

His claim to fame was playing the floppy-haired, lanky Jim on the U.S. version of the mockumentary "The Office," before transitioning into the clean-cut, muscular action star on Amazon’s "Jack Ryan."

Krasinksi also co-wrote, directed and starred in "A Quiet Place," which has grown into a three-film franchise, and created the short-lived but immensely popular pandemic-era webseries "Some Good News."

Earlier this year, he debuted his sixth directorial effort, "IF," a film about imaginary friends that also featured his wife, actor Emily Blunt.

Now that he’s been named Sexiest Man Alive, he said Blunt has to make good on her promise to plaster the magazine cover as wallpaper in their home.

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"I think it’s going to make me do more household chores," he joked.

Now in its 40th year, the first Sexiest Man Alive was Mel Gibson. Other past recipients include Brad Pitt, George Clooney, John F. Kennedy Jr., David Beckham, Michael B. Jordan, John Legend, Dwayne Johnson, Paul Rudd and Pierce Brosnan.