(andPOP) - Matthew McConaughey has reached the pinnacle of his career, joining the likes of Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, and Sean Connery. The star of Sahara, the Wedding Planner, and the fantasies of women everywhere, McConaughey has been named People magazine’s (drumroll, please) Sexiest Man Alive.
People made the official announcement this morning on the Today show and the sexy blond Texan will grace the cover of the November 28 issue of the magazine, to hit newsstands Friday. McConaughey is People’s 20th sexiest man alive, after the tradition first started in 1985 with Mel Gibson.
Joining McConaughey as the magazine’s sexiest men of 2005 are Heath Ledger, Matt Damon, and Viggo Mortensen, among others. Of the honour, McConaughey told People, "I like the 'Alive' part. Now I've made it. Wait until you see the roles I could take after this. You're going to see my gut hanging over, plus 22 [lbs]. It'll be a whole new kind of sexy!"