Sexy Silver Foxes In Showbiz: A Field Guide
By Dana Flax and Alex Blagg
Lovely older ladies who are still on the prowl for younger men, now commonly referred to as "cougars," have been given a whole TV town (that is apparently ruled by Courteney Cox). But what about the mature love predators of the male variety who are still on the prowl in the hills and prairies of Hollywood? Join us, if you will, on our hunt to find and identify the sexiest silver foxes in showbiz.
George Clooney, The Suave Silver Fox
Why He's Foxy: Clooney's transformation from Jackie's meh boyfriend on "Roseanne" to a smoldering leading man with smoking hot hair, smooth-as-silk attitude, and a real way with the ladies.
Natural Habitat: Italy, boats, boats in Italy.
Favored Prey: Spry young beauties, particularly of the cocktail waitress persuasion.
Anderson Cooper, The Current Events Fox
Why He's Foxy: With a few furrows of a silver brow, Anderson Cooper has cornered the market on sexy, silver-haired cable news hosts (sorry, Wolf Blitzer!).
Natural Habitat: CNN.
Favored Prey: Erm ... foxes of a feather?
Harrison Ford, The Painfully Cool Fox
Why He's Foxy: Besides being People's most celebrated "Sexiest Man Alive," Harrison also proves his studliness with really awesome earring fox-flair.
Natural Habitat: Wildly improbable circumstances mostly involving extreme violence and hostility. Foxholes.
Favored Prey: Nazis, terrorists, people threatening the safety of his family.
Jon Stewart, The Seriously Funny Fox
Why He's Foxy: He sprouts just as much hilarity as he has silver hairs on his head, and he's got the Emmy awards to prove it.
Natural Habitat: All up in FOX News' grill.
Favored Prey: Glib politicians, wonky cable news anchors, nerdy blog girls' hearts.
Eric Dane, The Steamy Nude Tape Fox
Why He's Foxy: Noted appearance in steamy nude tape, steamy nude-ish scenes in "Grey's Anatomy."
Natural Habitat: Hot tubs with hot young foxes who appear to be doing drugs.
Favored Prey: Rebecca Gayheart, Gawker.
Richard Gere, The Spiritual Fox
Why He's Foxy: Years of practice. The guy's been a silver fox since he was like 17.
Natural Habitat: TBS Sunday reruns.
Favored Prey: Emotionally vulnerable women.
Alec Baldwin, The 'Fine Wine' Fox
Why He's Foxy: Much like the cliche says, Alec Baldwin's gotten better with age.
Natural Habitat: These days, making us laugh all the way to the Emmys.
Favored Prey: Kim Basinger (then), his daughter's voicemail (now).
Sir Sean Connery, The OG Silver Fox
Why He's Foxy: Umm ... he's a knight! And one of the first modern men to make silver hair sexy. And he can wear a kilt like a man.
Natural Habitat: Scotland, "Celebrity Jeopardy."
Favored Prey: Bond girls.
John Slattery, The Sly Devil Fox
Why He's Foxy: His devilish Roger Sterling isn't completely overshadowed by brown fox Don Draper in "Mad Men," which is a crowning accomplishment.
Natural Habitat: The Swingin' '60s.
Favored Prey: TV secretaries.
Sean Penn, The Sexy-Unpredictable Fox
Why He's Foxy: Doesn't he just seem like he's totally unstable? In that compelling, "I'm not sure if you're going to make out with me or break a window" way?
Natural Habitat: In a state of perpetual outrage against former President George W. Bush.
Favored Prey: Politically-minded young ladies, Oscar dates.
Pierce Brosnan, The Family Man Fox
Why He's Foxy: Ditched a lucrative James Bond franchise to be closer to the fam; dutifully keeps the ladies in his life pregnant.
Natural Habitat: Extravagant vacation spots.
Favored Prey: Wife Keely Shaye Smith.
Tim Gunn, Sage Fatherly Fab Fox
Why He's Foxy: An expert mentor, Tim Gunn could make someone feel better if the apocalypse were upon as the world was ending in ten minutes (or if that's just how they felt about a bad hemline).
Natural Habitat: The place where your chin resides thoughtfully on your fist.
Favored Prey: The fashion-loving hearts of America, making it work.
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