What follows is my personal list of History's 50 Hottest TV Actors. Feel free to chime in with the guys you think I left out, the ones I love who you hate and with any corrections. Before freaking out, read Part 2 (#51—#100). And check out list of History's 100 Hottest Movie Actors, too. As a bonus, in the gallery above are 15 extra shirtless shots of some of the hottest of the hot.

And Joan Collins tried to act like she barely remembered him when I asked her!

#1 Jon-Erik Hexum (1957—1984) An easy pick for favorite is Hexum, who smoldered so deeply in the '80s it hardly mattered whether or not he was straight; his sexuality was superseded by his overall sexual energy. He died tragically, a sort of masculine counterpart to Marilyn Monroe, albeit one who died before he could reach true stardom rather than after having conquered it in every way imaginable. Voyagers! (1982—1983), Making of a Male Model (1983), Cover Up (1984)

Williams, bulging with raw talent

#2 Van Williams (1934—) TV's Green Hornet looks like he walked out of 2012 in beefcake shots he posed for 50 years ago. A classically handsome man with a bit of a Thomas Roberts air about him. And still handsome today as a geezer. Bourbon Street Beat (1959—1960), Surfside 6 (1963), The Tycoon (1964—1965), Batman/The Green Hornet (1966—1967), Westwind (1975)

This Trapper was a keeper

#3 Gregory Harrison (1950—) He always looked like he'd just spent the previous night and early morning romping around with a couple of sex partners on Trapper John, M.D. Also, his self-produced For Ladies Only absolutely, positively wasn't. What I loved about him was a suggestive look he always managed to give the camera. That, and the fact that when I met him and we were about to pose for a photo, he suggested his best side was his backside. Logan's Run (1977—1978), Centennial (1978—1979), Trapper John, M.D. (1979—1986), For Ladies Only (1981), The Fighter (1983), Falcon Crest (1989—1990), The Family Man (1990—1991), Safe Harbor (1999)

I've wrestled with a lifelong Robert Conrad addiction

#4 Robert Conrad (1929—) The incredibly handsome lead of The Wild Wild West had a sardonic delivery as well as an ass that just would not quit, at least not in those allegedly period Western pants. He was still fuckable as all hell in Black Sheep Squadron, which gave him an excuse to parade about in a Speedo and struggle for male supremacy with guys half his age (he was only 47 or so himself) like Scott Baio on Battle of the Network Stars. Hawaiian Eye (1959—1963), The Wild Wild West (1965—1969), The D.A. (1971—1972), Black Sheep Squadron (1976—1978), Battle of the Network Stars (1976), A Man Called Sloane (1979)

So Bloomin' hot!

#5 Brian Bloom (1970—) I first fell for him when we were teenagers—he was so smokin' hot on his soap I was surprised he could be broadcast in the daytime. Back then, I never could have imagined that in 20 or 25 years he'd be buck-naked in a prison shower on television. Makes me wonder what we'll be watching during the "family hour" 20 years from now. As the World Turns (1983—1987), 2000 Malibu Road (2000), Oz (2001)

Yes, we are gay—don't judge Gilles Marini and me

Last Saturday, I had a lot of fun covering the red carpet of the 23rd GLAAD Media Awards. Didn't I just do that? Yes, but that was the New York edition; as I was in L.A., I covered the West Coast gathering. See, GLAAD ain't dumb—they have two to make it so no celebrity can say, "Oh, I'm on the wrong coast! I can't go!"

I hired my sweet pal Brad as my videographer and met him at the Westin Bonaventure just in time to check in and take our places. I kind of hate how the carpet was set up—the guests were allowed to congregate behind us to stargaze, which was distracting. But it was nothing compared to the women two spots down from me whose entire goal was to flash a huge "FREE GAY HUGS!" sign and video themselves receiving said hugs from roughly two-thirds of the celebrities who walked. (And I thought I was lame with my aggressive pic-with requests!) They were so damn loud! Luckily, they didn't ruin any of my interviews, but only by sheer luck.

Brad's mic needed batteries (he's blond; sorry, Brad) so I wound up videoing my own first chat, with Jennifer Tyrrell. She's the lesbian mom recently booted as a den mother by the virulently homophobic Boy Scouts of America. Smart woman and immediately likable. Unreal that they're getting away with that crap. I was a cub scout (I bailed on Webelos mainly because...what the fuck is a Webelo???) and fondly remember my Pinewood Derby racing days as well as the hillbilly band we assembled for a talent night. Not to mention the father/son cook-off, in which my father and I had a well-appreciated coconut cream pie. But still, fuck the Scouts.

My first stars were Angela Featherstone (STUH-nning, but my campadre confessed she had been an ice queen on a recent shoot) and Michelle Paradise of Exes & Ohs. No Megan Cavanagh, but they were delightful.

Next, I snagged Grant Gustin of Glee. I don't really follow the show, but no one that cute is getting past me without a third degree. He's adorable and quite articulate, even if he refers to gay people as "homosexuals," which totally didn't offend me because he was totally doing it to sound smart, not homophobic. I had a homosexual crush on various parts of him.

Max Adler from the same show was equally adorable and charming. He's passionate about his role, even though it came as a total shocker that his bullying character would be written as a late-blooming man-lover.

Life & Style (February 20, 2012) generously provides helpings of Jesse Metcalfe and Ben Flajnik (above). Below, J.Beau (Jennifer Lopez's lover, Casper Smart) is a shore thing, as seen in People (February 20, 2012):

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Getting updates from Us Weekly isn't as worthless as I was beginning to think—they just told me about Trevor Donovan nude photo shoot here.

TV Guide (November 7—13, 2011) swoons over New Girl's Jake Johnson, above. Below, Hugh Jackman is as fine as ever in OK! (November 14, 2011):

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Sexy mo'fo Trevor Donovan gushes to Life & Style (September 19, 2011) that playing gay on 90210 actually gets him girls! Hey, whatever it takes to keep him in the roll.

You know, Trev, the best way to really convince them is to put out a gay sex tape. Then the ladies will really be trying to get you to switch teams!

Ample evidence of why 90210's Trevor Donovan is enough to put anyone off of brunets. (Almost.) P.S. NSFW.

Above, Mark Salling from Glee suits up for OK! (November 29, 2010). Below, a still hot (but unrecognizable) David Fumero inspires love in the afternoon on the pages of In Touch (November 29, 2010):

UPDATE: From most recent (L) to least...he's a great-looking man, just noting he seems to have aged from oldest to second oldest, then he looks extremely lean and also like maybe his undereyes area has been helped out + Botox. Looks good, just something looks unlike himself to me.

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In OK! (September 20, 2010), three of the seven things to look forward to about fall TV are gay—Teddy (Trevor Donovan) coming out on 90210, Cam and Mitch (Eric Stonestreet and Jesse Tyler Ferguson) kissing on Modern Family and Kurt (Chris Colfer) getting a boyfriend (Chord Overstreet) on GLEE.

Men's Workout (February 2010) offers unnatural wonders like fitness trainer James DiMuzio (above) and holistic PT Luke Scheffert (below):

According to an In Touch (January 4, 2010) poll (and keep in mind, they say Angelina Jolie just got "revenge pregnant" to spite Jennifer Aniston on their cover), a solid majority thinks that Kellan Lutz will do just fine in filling "Marky" Mark Wahlberg's old CKs:

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