Thursday Thirteen - 63 - 13 of My Favorite American Hotties in Honor of The 4th of July

1 - Mikhail Baryshnikov

Born in Riga, Latvia and became an American citizen in 1986

A dancer, choreographer, actor, former Artistic Director of American Ballet Theatre, co-founder and former director of White Oak Dance Project





My absolute hero. The greatest male ballet dancer of our time.









Recently appeared on Sex and The City.

My favorite films of his are The Turning Point and White Nights. Has been nominated for an Oscar and a Tony award, and won the Drama Critics Award for his performance in Metamorphosis.








2 - Robert Beltran

Born in Bakersfield, California

Actor, founder and co-director of the East LA Classic Theater Group, member of the ensemble group Classical Theater Lab












Best known as Commander Chakotay on Star Trek: Voyager

My favorite films of his are Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills and Eating Raoul.









3 - Jeff Bridges

Born in Los Angeles, California

Actor, musician, photographer, artist









Currently in theatres in Iron Man

My favorite films of his are Rapunzel from Faerie Tale Theatre and Starman.
















4 - Benicio del Toro

Born in Santurce, Puerto Rico, a Caribbean territory of the United States

Actor, artist












My favorite films of his are Sin City and Traffic.


















5 - Johnny Depp

Born in Owensboro, Kentucky




Actor, musician, with multiple Oscar nominations


My favorite films of his include Ed Wood, Sleepy Hollow, Chocolat, From Hell, Finding Neverland, the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.










6 - James Franco

Born in Palo Alto, California

Actor, artist














My favorite films of his are the Spider-Man trilogy, The Company and Tristan + Isolde.


















7 - Lenny Kravitz

Born in New York City, New York

Singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, interior designer

Grammy award winner, American Music Award winner







Vocalist

Plays guitar, bass, sitar, keyboards, harmonica, drums

Are You Gonna Go My Way? is one of my favorite all-time songs.








8 - Viggo Mortensen

Born in Manhattan, New York City, New York

Actor, poet, publisher, artist, photographer, musician














My favorite films of his are the Lord of the Rings trilogy, A History of Violence and Eastern Promises.

















9 - Joachin Phoenix

Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico

Actor, nominated twice for an Oscar, Grammy winner for Walk the Line soundtrack




My favorite films of his are Gladiator and Signs.















10 - Brad Pitt

Born in Shawnee, Oklahoma

Actor, film producer




My favorite films of his are A River Runs Through It, Interview with the Vampire and Fight Club.

















11 - Vince Vaughn

Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Actor, Alumnus of the Famous Improv Olympic






My favorite films of his are The Cell, Old School and Wedding Crashers.

















12 - Mark Wahlberg

Born in Dorchester, Massachusetts

Actor, rapper, film and television producer, nominated for an Oscar





My favorite films of his are Three Kings, Rock Star and I Heart Huckabees.

















13 - Owen Wilson

Born in Dallas, Texas

Actor, screenwriter, film producer, nominated for an Oscar






My favorite films of his are Shanghai Noon/Shanghai Knights, Zoolander and Wedding Crashers.