The Talent Show: Tom Welling

Tom Welling has recently cropped up again in the acting world after take a long break when Smallville ended in 2011. He's been seen in last year's indie drama Parkland, and has a small role in Draft Day alongside Kevin Costner. So he's slowly making his way back, but he'll probably always be best known for playing Clark Kent/Superman for ten years on the CW. And when he played the evil side to Clark, you knew it was going to be an entertaining hour of TV. 

Back then, Tom Welling might have been what people consider cute. He had a really young face, a guy in his 20s playing a teenager, with a crazy mop of hair. But over the years, that youthful, boyish face has transformed into a more handsome, hard-edged sexy one. And may I just say that the short hair and beard look fantastic on him! Behold, Tom Welling's transformation. Obviously the pictures with longer hair are older, but you can see the difference. And whether he continues to act or model, the man's got a face that's extremely easy on the eyes. 

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The Talent Show: Jaime Pressly

You know that phrase, "The kind of girl you take home to meet your mom"? Yeah...that ain't Jaime Pressly. The blonde stunner has held the title of "Hottest woman you'd ever find in a trailer park" for almost two decades and still has that market cornered in Hollywood. Her latest endeavor, this weekend's A Haunted House 2 sees her step into the role of Marlon Wayan's new girlfriend after the death of Kisha (the equally hot Essence Atkins). Best known for her role as Joy Turner in the surprisingly funny My Name is Earl, Pressly has been all over Hollywood screens big and small every since she raised eyebrows...yeah...eyebrows, in Poison Ivy 3: The New Seduction....not that I've seen it, this guy I know told me she was hot in it, yeah that's it. You can find Jamie popping up all over the place from Not Another Teen Movie to I Love You, Man, even taking on the role of video game vixen Tina Armstrong in a favorite of Travis's, D.O.A.: Dead or Alive.  Pretty much flawless and one of the few women who can pull off that gravely 40-year smoker voice in a sexy way. Here's hoping Jamie get's picked up for quite a bit more in the coming years!

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The Talent Show: Chris Evans

OK, I know. It's very easy to talk about how hot Chris Evans is when the pinnacle of his career, playing Captain America in The First Avenger, The Avengers, Thor: The Dark World, and tomorrow's The Winter Soldier, has been playing a justice-obsessed patriot who happens to be, you know, exceedingly hot. Maybe I'm taking shortcuts here by pointing out how hot this guy is, when we all know how hot he is, because Captain America is hot, and therefore of course Chris Evans should be, too. But, guys ... he's so hot.

The reality is this: I really, really liked The First Avenger - it's my favorite of the Phase 1 Marvel movies - and I think Captain America's cameo in Thor 2, as impersonated by Loki to Thor, was very funny indeed. Am I somewhat bummed that Evans seems burnt-out from the Captain America thing, talking openly about how he plans to transition into directing? And did this story from Vulture about how sad Evans seems since getting famous depress me? Of course.

But that's why I'm more than willing to give Chris Evans a hug. MANY HUGS. Just look at these pictures below and tell me you wouldn't give him a hug. Bearded or not ... hugs.

Oh, and see The Winter Soldier tomorrow. It's good, we swear! And have you heard Chris Evans is hot in it? I've heard that once or twice.

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The Talent Show: Jake Gyllenhaal

There are several words that come to mind when I think of Jake Gyllenhaal. Talented, sexy, charming, and a versatile actor are just some of them. He flies under the radar a lot of the time and does different, abstract, and varying roles that make him one of the best actors working today. And who are we kidding here? He's also sexy as hell, with the ability to pull off boyish charm and manly ruggedness, which is no easy feat. 

We've seen Gyllenhaal grow up as an actor, from the days of Donnie Darko and October Sky to more mature roles in End of Watch, Brokeback Mountain, Prisoners, and The Day After Tomorrow, just to name a few. He'll continue to make good movies, and you can see his second film, Enemy, with director Denis Villeneuve, but for now, let's just enjoy Gyllenhaal in all his sexy glory. 

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The Talent Show: Kristen Bell

This week millions of fangirls and fanboys will get their wish when the crowd sourced Veronica Mars movie hits theaters. Admittedly I'm just now catching onto the TV show, it's definitely worth a watch, but let's be honest, it's number 1 gift to audiences around the world is the impossibly cute Kristen Bell. Quite literally the definition of the "Girl Next Door" type...though I don't remember any girls this hot living next door. Bell brings not only sex appeal but a smart and capable persona highlighted by a quick wit and undeniable gift for comic timing. Cementing her place in the hearts of red blooded men everywhere with the title role in Forgetting Sarah Marshall and as the bored house wife yearning for something wild in Couples Retreat Kristen Bell has made herself more than just a cult TV show star, oh....and she married Dax Shepard from Punk'd but I guess we can let that slide. This weekend will be a huge proving ground for the possibility of more cult shows made into movies, I hope for all of our sakes that Veronica Mars kills it at the box office but, sink or swim, Kristen Bell won't be going anywhere...and thank GOD for that!

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The Talent Show: Eva Green

Look, I'm going to hate the new 300 sequel, Rise of an Empire. There's no way around it. Given how much I really resented 300 and how over Frank Miller's insanely over-the-top conservative ideologies I am, and how stupid Rise of an Empire looks, I will not enjoy it. I will not! And, you know, the fact that I'm Iranian and we're only portrayed in these comics and movies as either a. sociopathic faux-demigods with weird homosexual overtones, b. freakish mutant whores, or c. faceless soldiers to be slaughtered doesn't really sit well with me.

The only thing that could make me give 300: Rise of an Empire any time of day is Eva Green, who I love and cherish forever. Goddamn, but she is beautiful, and is right up there in my life "Women I Want to Grow Up to Be" list (other notable members: Kate Winslet, Marion Cotillard, Sofia Coppola). And if you don't think Eva Green is lovely (maybe you haven't seen The Dreamers, Kingdom of Heaven, Casino Royale, The Golden Compass, or that terrible mini-series she was in, Camelot), then you're either stupid or blind. I guess the safest word to describe her would be "edgy," but she gives me an old-school Angelina Jolie vibe, of untouchable exotic beauty with a slight touch of intense crazy. And I'm perfectly fine with that.

Am I upset she has to take roles in crap like 300: Rise of an Empire? Of course. But she's playing one of my people, the famed female naval commander Artemisia, so I'll kind of let it slide. I mean, they're probably going to make her a deranged and slutty Xerxes worshiper in Rise of an Empire, and that's some major bullshit. Until then, I guess, I can just gaze at her face and console myself with her beauty. You should, too.

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The Talent Show: Jessica Lucas

Oh, so you thought The Talent Show would be all about Amber Heard this week, right? I don't blame you for thinking that, since everyone knows how I feel about the future...*grumble*...Mrs. Johnny friggin' Depp, plus she has 3 Days to Kill out this week. But I've given Heard enough love here on the site, so let's take a look another actress who is definitely on the rise.

We've been seeing a lot from Jessica Lucas lately, having seen her in both That Awkward Moment and this week's Pompeii this year alone. In one she stomps all over poor Michael B. Jordan's heart, in the other she's a barely-clothed slave fleeing an erupting volcano. That shows great emotional range, right? Who cares? She's smokin' hot in everything, whether she's running away from monsters in Cloverfield or trying to survive the Evil Dead. Hopefully she'll get a chance to put that theatre background to good use in something juicy at some point, but for now I'm perfectly fine with her as eye candy.

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