John is the only Indian to feature in the ’25 Sexiest Men’ list compiled by E! News, one of the largest and most popular networks in Hollywood. What’s more in a special episode of the ‘Sexiest Men’ series, John has even made it to the elite Top 10 club where he features alongside soccer star David Beckham, actor Johnny Depp, rugby union footballer Dan Carter and Irish actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers who starred in Bend it Like Beckham. John said he attributes his selection to the kind of films, commercial endorsements, growing international fan base and the love for his craft.
E! Entertainment Television, which is one of the most widely viewed networks around the world, has covered the entire globe searching for the sexiest, hottest, beach bound hard-bodies; delicious hunks that can melt women with their voice and crush them with their sizzling sex appeal. John having made it to the Top 10 of the ‘Sexiest Men in the World‘ list indeed says a lot about his sex-appeal.
John is the only Indian to make it to the ‘25 Sexiest Men’ of the world list put together by a large and popular Hollywood network that is viewed in 600 million-plus homes worldwide.
His own sexuality, John shyly admitted when asked what rocketed him from Bollywood to Hollywood in the sex stakes, was his individuality. “I don’t know how to be, look, and act like anybody else,” he admitted. But what was physically sexy about him since Hollywood doesn’t score brownie points for individuality? “Well, my smile,” John added reluctantly. “Six packs cannot substitute for honesty on the face.”
Born in Mumbai, India on December 17, 1972, John Abraham is one of the most successful male models in India. Abraham’s father is a Malayali Syrian Christian architect, from Alwaye, Kerala in India. His mother, Phiroza Irani, is part of Bombay’s Parsi community.Abraham started his career with the media firm Time & Space Media Entertainment Promotions Ltd. Later, he worked for Enterprises-Nexus as a media planner.
In 1999, he won the Gladrags Manhunt Contest and went to Singapore for Manhunt International, where he won second place. Following this, he appeared in a number of commercial advertisements.Abraham made his film debut in 2003 with the controversial film Jism. The film did well, and his work was noticed widely. Later the same year, came the paranormal Saaya (2003) and the romantic Paap (2004); neither of them did well at box-office. John’s first blockbuster hit came with the movie Dhoom in 2004 where he played the role of the villain ‘Kabir’.
Abraham has been dating actress Bipasha Basu since 2002. John loves wearing jeans and his own brand clothes. Other than being a fantastic actor and a model, he is a great human being. He is a vegetarian and works for animal rights.
