November 08, 2023 01:08 pm | Updated 01:18 pm ISTPatrick Dempsey, best known for playing Derek Shepherd aka 'McDreamy' on the long-running medical drama "Grey's Anatomy", has been named People magazine's 'Sexiest Man Alive' for the year 2023. Dempsey succeeds Marvel star Chris Evans, who was chosen for the accolade last year. Dempsey, also a race car driver, will return to the big screen in the Michael Mann-directed biopic "Ferrari" playing Piero Taruffi, an Italian Formula One driver. Dempsey also founded the Dempsey Center, a Maine-based organisation that supports cancer patients and their loved ones, in the memory of his late mother Amanda. Previous title holders of People's 'Sexiest Man Alive' include Paul Rudd, Michael B Jordan, George Clooney, Brad Pitt, John Legend, Idris Elba, Chris Hemsworth, and Channing Tatum.

Source: The Hindu November 08, 2023 15:02 UTC