THE SEXIEST MAN ALIVE 2008

HUGH JACKMAN IS "PEOPLE" MAGAZINE'S SEXIEST MAN ALIVE:

"People" magazine has given its 2008 Sexiest Man Alive title to 40-year-old HUGH JACKMAN. Hugh tells "People" how he keeps the passion alive with his wife of 12 years, Australian actress DEBORRA-LEE FURNESS: By pretending to be other people.

Hugh also gets her going with his "sexy dance" . . . which he describes as, quote, "an '80s-like, hip-swiveling number" . . . and he reveals that his nickname was STICKS when he was younger, because he had CHICKEN LEGS.

Hugh's first kiss was at the age of 9 . . . and he learned about sex that same year, from his friend's older brother's "Penthouse" magazines. He says, quote, "I was kind of shocked."

Other guys that made the list:

--DANIEL CRAIG

--"Mad Men" star JON HAMM

--ZAC EFRON

--"Lipstick Jungle" ROBERT BUCKLEY

--BLAIR UNDERWOOD

--ED WESTWICK of "Gossip Girl"

--MICHAEL PHELPS

--BLAKE SHELTON

--MARK-PAUL GOSSELAAR (--Lead singer of THE ZACK ATTACK, of course!!!)

--JOSHUA JACKSON

--DAVID BECKHAM

(--Can you tell one manly man's chest from another??? Take "People's" CHEST QUIZ!!! I got 7 out of 8. Post your score!)

http://www.people.com/people/package/quiz/0,,20237714_20154492,00.html