Chris Evans Named Sexiest Man Alive by People Magazine

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[{"selector":"#anim-c8f9e8d3-7f68-42d7-9a31-aa62ced1e0b2","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4075de4e-a122-4018-b7aa-b5d0196a6a5c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Chris Evans might have thrown down Captain America's shield, but he now wears a new badge of honour: he was awarded the Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine. Images - Getty Image

[{"selector":"#anim-63f95ea0-007d-4be0-b814-4edd05e856d0","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-75d63427-0923-4423-965f-3f407981e82a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The people's selections were announced Monday night on Stephen Colbert's Late Night Show and on the magazine's website. Images - Getty Image

[{"selector":"#anim-1022b9c7-5fe0-4400-a48f-6e9570ff102d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-42c03d91-6505-4715-994f-c89c149dcfca","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Evans, who played Captain America in Marvel's massive superhero movies for nearly a decade, takes the baton from another Avenger, Paul Rudd. Images - Getty Image

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[{"selector":"#anim-2bd8b9fb-93ee-413d-a437-3d807d5b5aa3","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8e2043ce-1be7-4919-a4e9-12e360c9a255","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] He also knows that he is likely to be teased by his close friends. "Actually it would just be a point of bullying," he joked in an interview. "It's ripe for harassment." Images - Getty Image

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[{"selector":"#anim-0a0da355-e757-4c06-aafb-e28fd7ac7356","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-956f19fa-4e94-4acb-b0ef-deafa4e526d3","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Other past honorees include John Legend, Dwayne Johnson, Idris Elba, Adam Levine, Richard Gere, Channing Tatum and David Beckham. Images - Getty Image

[{"selector":"#anim-c511643d-abdc-4fe6-ba0a-9ca5fff6eb55","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-46ced274-eb78-463b-9b02-74f2323778bd","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] People interviewed Evans, 41, at a farmhouse in Georgia, where the actor talked about finding a better work-life balance. Images - Getty Image

[{"selector":"#anim-3882478f-4020-4937-ad2a-7d7a71cbbd22","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5b197257-77b8-4266-ba30-c837b04a8e85","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] "The happiest aspect of my career right now is feeling safe enough to take my leg off the gas," he said. Images - Getty Image

[{"selector":"#anim-30cd0897-44b9-4eef-b224-c0562443e19b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-61c169cc-a7ee-45ee-b733-8f88bebbcd03","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Evans' first film role came in 2000's "The New Commerce," and he played superhero Johnny Storm in two "Fantastic Four" films released in 2005 and 2007. Images - Getty Image