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What made Matt Damon the"Sexiest Man Alive"

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My theory of why People magazine waited until now to name Matt Damon 'Sexiest Man Alive': becoming a dad made his hotness impossible to ignore any longer.

Damon became a step-father to seven-year-old Alexia two years ago when he married her mother, Luciana Bozan Barroso. Baby Isabella joined the family a year ago, and family man appears to be the role Damon relishes the most, as evidenced by his adorably modest refusal of the title.

"You gave an aging suburban dad the ego boost of a lifetime," he says in a letter published in the magazine. "My 9-year-old stepdaughter now thinks I'm cool - well, cooler."

The Bourne star humbly continues, " this is a mantle I wasn't meant to hold. Don't get me wrong, though. I was really shocked and happy (Lucy said I actually blushed) when I heard the news. So I can't thank you enough for that."

Proving that fatherhood only makes a man sexier, celebrity dads: Brad Pitt, Patrick Dempsey, Johnny Depp, Will Smith, and Ben Affleck also made the list this year.

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