Hot Man Friday- Raoul Bova

God this man is sexy!

Raoul Bova

Name: Raoul Bova
DOB: August 14, 1971
Where: Rome, Italy
Occupation: Actor

-Italian actor born in Rome to Calabrian parents.
-At age 16, he became local swimming champ because he could do the 100 meter backstroke.
-At age 21, joined up with the Italian Army and performed his military calling with the Bersaglieri(sharpshooters) corps.
-In March 2000, married a woman named Chiara Giordano, who is a veterinarian. They have 3 kids: Alessandro Leon, Francesco and Sophia

IMDb
-Height: 5'11''

Trivia
-Appeared with Madonna in a 1999 Max Factor commercial

If this is him younger, omg! What a hot hunk of sexy Italian man!

-Studied at the Italian Institute of Physical Education

-His mother was a housewife while his father was an employee of Alitalia Airlines

-Got his name Raoul from his great grandfather
-From the region of Calabria, Bova is a common surname
-Has 2 dogs named Jackie and Ophelia
-Loves to cook
-Is the face for Giorgio Armani and Gap

-Nearly drowned in the ocean a a kid. To get over this fear, took swimming lessons and became a champ at 16

-His mother in law is one of the most famous divorce lawyers in Italy

-The first movie he ever saw was "Some Like It Hot"

-Loves to collect bonsai trees

-Shows an interest for Buddhism and Judaism

-In 2000, made an all nude artistic calendar for the Italian magazine Max

-Sometimes plays soccer with the Nazionale Italiana attori team in charity matches.

Filmography

• Treasure Guards (2011, TV movie)
• Nessuno mi può giudicare (2011)
• Come un delfino (2011), miniseries
• Immaturi (2011)
• The Tourist (2010)
• Scusa ma ti Voglio Sposare (2010)
• La nostra vita (2010)
• Ti presento un amico (2010)
• Baaria - La porta del vento (2009)
• Bolt (2008)
• Scusa ma ti chiamo amore (2008)
• Milano-Palermo: il ritorno (2007)
• Io, l'altro (2007)
• What About Brian (2006, TV Series)
• Attacco allo stato (2005, TV)
• Karol: A Man Who Became Pope (2005, TV)
• La Fiamma sul ghiaccio (2005)
• Alien vs. Predator (2004)
• Ultimo (2004, TV)
• Under the Tuscan Sun (2003)
• Facing Windows (La finestra di fronte, 2003)
• Francesco (2002, TV)
• Avenging Angelo (2002)
• Madame de... (2001, TV)
• Francesca and Nunziata (Francesca e Nunziata, 2001, TV)
• The Knights Who Made the Enterprise (I cavalieri che fecero l'impresa]], 2001)
• Il Testimone (2001, TV)
• Distretto di polizia (2000, TV Series)
• Terra bruciata (1999)
• Ultimo 2 - La sfida (1999, TV)
• Hercules (1999 Italian voice)
• Rewind (1998)
• Coppia omicida (1998)
• La Piovra 9 - Il patto (1998, TV)
• Ultimo (1998) (TV)
• The Fourth King (Il Quarto re, 1997, TV)
• La Piovra 8 - Lo scandalo (1997, TV)
• La Lupa (1996)
• La Frontiera (1996)
• The Nymph (Ninfa plebea, 1996)
• The Mayor (Il sindaco, 1996)
• Palermo-Milan One Way (Palermo Milano solo andata, 1995)
• La Piovra 7 (1994, TV miniseries)
• It All Started by Chance (Cominciò tutto per caso, 1993)
• Pretty Princess (Piccolo grande amore, 1993)
• Crazy Underwear (Mutande pazze, 1992)
• When We Were Repressed (Quando eravamo repressi, 1992; uncredited)
• Una Storia italiana (1992) (TV)

Top 10 Winter Songs

According to the Ultimate Classic Rock Facebook page. Here are the Top 10 Winter songs.

L-R: Freddy Mercury(Queen), Alice Cooper, Mick Jagger(The Rolling Stones, still cute at 68!!)

#10
-Cold as Ice: Foreigner
-From Foreigner(1977)

#9
-Sure Got Cold After the Rain Fell: ZZ Top
-From Rio Grande(1972)

#8
-Snowblind: Black Sabbath
-From Vol. 4(1972)

#7
-Hazy Shade of Winter: Simon & Garfunkel
-From Bookends(1968)

#6
-Wintertime Love: The Doors
-From Waiting for the Sun(1968)

#5
-Snow Blind: Ace Frehley
-From Ace Frehley(1978)

#4
-Trapped Under Ice: Metallica
-From Ride the Lightning(1984)

#3
-Raped and Freezin': Alice Cooper
-From Billion Dollar Babies(1973)

#2
-Winter: The Rolling Stones
-From Goats Head Soup(1973)

#1
-A Winter's Tale: Queen
-From Made in Heaven(1995)

Hot Men Wednesday: Steven Bauer

Steven Bauer

Name: Esteban Ernesto Echevarria Samson
DOB: Dec. 2, 1956
Where: Havana, Cuba
Occupation: Actor
Years Active: 1977-present
Spouse: Melanie Griffith(1981-1987), Ingrid Anderson(1989-1991), Christina Boney(1992-present)

-Cuban-American actor
-Best known for his role as Manny Ribera in the 1983 movie Scarface.

Early Life
-Born Esteban Ernesto Echevarria Samson in Havana, Cuba

-Son of Lillian Samson Agostini, a schoolteacher and Esteban Echevarria, a pilot who worked for Cuban Airlines.

-Bauer's maternal grandfather was a Jewish refugee from Germany and Bauer's maternal grandmother was a Cuban of partial Italian ancestry. Bauer's parents fled from Cuba to Miami, Florida on July 4, 1960, following Fidel Castro's Revolution.

-Graduated from Miami Coral Park High School in 1974. Originally intended to be a musician, but turned to acting while attending Miami-Dade Community College, but transferred to University of Miami, where he studied in the Department of Theatre Arts, performing in the Jerry Herman Ring Theatre, where he met Ray Liotta.

Career
-First major role: PBS bilingual sitcom Que Pasa, USA? where he played the teen son of a Cuban exile family in Miami, from 1977-1979. Also appeared in the 1980 TV show From Here to Eternity, where he was credited as Rocky Echevarria. Also appeared in plays, before eventually settling on the name Steven Bauer

-He was given the major role of Manny Ribera, the sidekick-like role in the 1983 movie Scarface. The producers of the movie were convinced Bauer was the perfect one for the role based on his strong audition, as well as his authentic Cuban accent and background.

-He also made an appearance in the video game Scarface: The World is Yours, playing the voice of The Sandman. In 2007, made an appearance on Burn Notice, playing Reyes, who was the bad guy on the episode. And in 2011, also made an appearance on the show Breaking Bad, playing Mexican drug lord Don Eladio.

Burn Notice

Breaking Bad

Personal Life
-Married Melanie Griffith in September 1981. They had a son, Alexander Bauer, in 1985, before divorcing in 1987.
-Remarried in 1989, this time to Ingrid Anderson, with whom he has a son, Dylan, born in 1990.

Filmography

Some Women Have All the Luck.....

You ever wonder how some women can be so lucky? To be married to some guy you think is cute? Here are some of the women I wish I could switch places with....

And plus on this post, are pics of some of my fave couples. They look so happy together, and I'm deeply respectful of that. Love is love after all.....

Jerry Hall and Mick Jagger

Faith Hill and Tim McGraw

Billie Perry and Joe Perry

Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban

Victoria Chlebowski and Michael Imperioli

Deborrah Lee-Furness and Hugh Jackman

Ali Hewson and Bono

Erin Sutton and Paul Stanley

Amanda Etheridge and Richard Hammond