Why? Because he is gallantry personified and so perfectly, effortlessly tousled. (Image: Charley Gallay/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty Images)
Today is Colin Firth’s 50th birthday, and you know what that means. Time to praise the lord for tight-fitting sweaters and beautiful men with actual talent—in that order. Seriously, though. Has the half-century mark ever looked better? It’s a nice reminder that Hollywood hunks needn’t necessarily hail from Generation Bieber. With that in mind, we count down TIFF’s Top 10 Foxes Over 50.
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- Why? Because he is gallantry personified and so perfectly, effortlessly tousled. (Image: Charley Gallay/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty Images)
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- The Conspirator director spends most of his time behind the camera these days, which is good for cinema, but kind of a shame as far as sophisticated hunk ogling goes. (Image: Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty Images)
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- His son Emilio Estevez is also in Toronto, but for our money, Martin’s the Sheen to beat. Charlie who? We’re not going to dignify that question with a response.
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- So he’s past his prime. So what? The man is eternally sexy. Anyone who wants to argue might want to make room in their bed for a severed horse head. (Image: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty Images)
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- You show us a woman who doesn’t have a Dirty Harry–related bedroom fantasy and we’ll show you, well, a non-conflicted lesbian. (Image: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty Images)
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- While not handsome in the traditional sense, it’s hard to argue the magnetic allure that is Bobby D. (Image: Venturelli/WireImage/Getty Images)
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- Do we even need to explain this one? The Boss (sure to be sporting his signature package-packaging jeans around town) is as sexy now as he was back in the “Born in the U.S.A.” era. (Image: Kevin Kane/WireImage/Getty Images)
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He’s elegant, he’s 80 and he’s ours. The Toronto-born stage legend (and once-legendary lady killer) still has a smile that could remove the lederhosen from a milkmaid.
Because silver foxes come in both sexes. Too bad Hollywood has about as much faith in the sex appeal of women over 50 as it does in Lindsay Lohan’s sobriety. (Image: Jason Merritt/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty Images)
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- OK, fine, we couldn’t come up with a 10th candidate. And as far as planet savers go, he’s pretty cute. But then, anyone looks hot compared to Al Gore. (Image: Environmentnorth)
I wanted to buy all the tickets for the maverick session with Bruce Springsteen being interviewed by Ed Norton, so i could be alone with them, but , alas, I could not score even 1 ticket. Heavy sigh. Love the Boss.
September 10, 2010 at 9:59 pm | by Lauraloooooove the boss.
September 11, 2010 at 4:14 pm | by dannyover 50 is for sure the new HOT…Helen Miran and all the lads.
September 15, 2010 at 7:21 am | by SteveI think that Redford, Sheen, and DeNero are still fairly “hot” for their ages. Eastwood’s starting to show his many years of too much sun and desert-like atmospheres; of his past acting years. But, I’m glad he’s still, “behind the Camera”, as he has Directed some really good stuff! As far as Christopher Plummer goes, He is still very debonair, and handsome and of course,very talented. Good for him, that he’s still acting, and is very much still a Loyal Canadian! More power to him!
September 15, 2010 at 6:05 pm | by Kathleen Hall