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Move over McDreamy \u2014 there’s a new TV doctor running up heartbeats in hospital scrubs, at least according to People magazine.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Noah Wyle, the 55-year-old star of HBO’s smash-hit The Pitt, has been crowned People’s latest Sexiest Man Alive.\u00a0<\/p>\n

When he first got the news, he thought it “sounded like a prank,” Wyle said in the People interview released Tuesday<\/a>. But his wife was able to convince him it was probably real.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“She was very pleased that this reflects well on her taste,” he joked, adding that he expected to “take a lot of ribbing from friends and family,” once the news came out.<\/p>\n

#NoahWyle is PEOPLE\u2019s 2026 #SexiestManAlive! Watch our video interview in the #PeopleApp, and read the full issue two days early as a #PeopleVIP. https:\/\/t.co\/QeP1StmEJb<\/p>\n

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Wyle first charmed audiences with a stethoscope in the 90s as Dr. John Carter in NBC’s medical drama ER. The show was a massive hit, garnering attention for both its heavy-hitting plotlines and its swoony-worthy cast; Wyle was one of several ER cast members who graced the cover of a 1996 “Sexy Men of ER” issue of People magazine, and his ER costar George Clooney was given the Sexiest Man Alive designation twice.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Wyle went on to star in The Librarian film franchise in the 2000s and garnered praise for appearances in series like The Red Line (2019) and Leverage: Redemption (2021-2025), but it was his return to the medical world in 2025 as Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch in The Pitt that launched him back into the headlines.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Wyle and George Clooney, left, the stars of ER, arrive for the 48th Annual Emmy Awards in Pasadena, Calif., in 1996. (Vince Bucci\/AFP\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

The show quickly became a cultural phenomenon, averaging more than 18 million viewers per episode after the full first season dropped, according to parent company Warner Bros. Discovery, and racking up 13 prime-time Emmy nominations in its first year and 25 in its second.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Wyle has won the Emmy for outstanding lead actor in a drama series two years in a row for his work on the show.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He told People that, sexiest man title or not, he still feels most comfortable when acting.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Wyle poses for photographers at the HBO Max Experience in London in March. (Carlo Paloni\/Invision\/The Associated Press)<\/p>\n

“I like being in other people’s skin. I like putting on characters. I get self-conscious. It’s still the hardest kind of interaction for me, speaking without a script as myself.”<\/p>\n

Wyle follows Wicked actor Jonathan Bailey, who was designated People’s Sexiest Man in 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n

For some fans, Wyle is the correct choice, but others are seeking a second opinion. In the comments on People’s reveal on Tiktok<\/a>, one user called Wyle “one of my first crushes while watching ER in the 90s,” while another wrote, “are we just picking names out of a hat now.” <\/p>\n

Other names ranging from The Boys star Jensen Ackles to Bad Bunny to Wyle’s The Pitt co-star Shawn Hatosy have been raised by disgruntled commenters who feel People misjudged the temperature on this one.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The designation has been controversial before \u2014 after Blake Shelton was crowned in 2017, the decision sparked so much backlash that Shelton posted a video of himself<\/a> reading out his “favourite mean posts.”<\/p>\n