Most SUCCESSFUL BACHELORS Gotham’S 2014 List of the Hottest, Most In-Demand and Accomplished Men in Town
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NEW YORK’S MOST SUCCESSFUL BACHELORS GOTHAM’s 2014 LIST OF THE HOTTEST, MOST IN-DEMAND AND ACCOMPLISHED MEN IN TOWN. GET THE LOWDOWN ON THESE SUPER ELIGIBLES AND THE BEST PLACES TO FIND THEM. TEXT BY ADRIENNE GAFFNEY PHOTOGRAPHY BY GREGG DELMAN ENTERTAINMENT fnd him: Supporting New York City already beloved by cinephiles who BRANDEN JACOBS- animal adoption causes. caught his 2009 masterpiece Sin JENKINS, 29 AMIR ARISON, 36 Nombre or the 2011 take on Jane Eyre This playwright debuted two Off- With a starring role on the überhit MICHAEL CHE, 31 before he became a household name Broadway plays, An Octoroon and The Blacklist and a charming guest Prepare to laugh with Che, a fast- this year with his masterful direction Appropriate, which both received a arc on Girls, Arison has demonstrated rising talent on the local comedy of HBO’s True Detective. Where to thumbs up from Ben Brantley and real acting chops—his Blacklist role scene. This New York native, an fnd him: Taking lunch meetings at earned him an Obie Award. Where is getting beefed up for Season 2. on-air correspondent for The Daily Hudson Clearwater. to fnd him: At the Vineyard Where to find him: During hiatus Show, was just appointed coanchor Theatre, where his new play, Gloria, times, Arison takes on theater roles, of Saturday Night Live’s “Weekend JEREMY GEFFEN, 40 will open this spring. including a recent turn with the Update.” Where to fnd him: After a hand injury sidelined his Labyrinth Theater Company, an Practicing his set at Carolines. violin career, the gifted musician COLIN JOST, 32 Off-Broadway troupe. brought his talents to Carnegie Hall, This Harvard grad made a name MATT CZUCHRY, 37 where he became the director of for himself at The Harvard Lampoon BECK BENNETT, 30 Last spring, Matt Czuchry found artistic planning. Where to fnd and parlayed it into a gig writing for After gaining notice in a wildly himself the leading man on The Good him: Leading preconcert lectures SNL. Now he’s getting laughs at popular series of AT&T commercials, Wife, much to the delight of fans at Carnegie Hall. the “Weekend Update” desk Bennett took his sketch skills to devoted to his character, Cary Agos— alongside Michael Che. Where Saturday Night Live, impersonating and his brown eyes. Where to fnd JAKE GYLLENHAAL, 33 to fnd him: At the upcoming Bill Clinton and Matthew him: On set. The famously committed The former Columbia student will be premiere of Staten Island Summer, McConaughey, among others. actor is all about work. hitting the stage this winter, making his his screenwriting debut. Where to find him: Around 30 Broadway debut in Manhattan Theatre Rock, filming hilarious digital shorts ANSEL ELGORT, 20 Club’s Constellations. Where to fnd THEOPHILUS LONDON, 27 with costar Kyle Mooney. The Divergent star made a splash this him: At the Union Square SoulCycle. The Trinidad native has adeptly year in Hollywood, but he’s a New distinguished himself from MICHAEL CERVERIS, 53 York native with a diploma from DAVID HALLBERG, 32 peers in the rap game with a keen This Broadway treasure (he’s had LaGuardia, ballet training, and Off- The American Ballet Theater fashion sense that’s landed him memorable turns in Tommy, Sweeney Broadway chops. Where to fnd principal dancer made history as gigs designing for the likes of Todd, and Assassins) is currently dazzling him: At the Metropolitan Opera. the frst non-Russian invited to join Cole Haan without dropping viewers of The Good Wife as a steely the Bolshoi. Where to fnd him: the ball on his music. Where state attorney and performing with his CARY FUKUNAGA, 37 Winging it back and forth between to find him: Playing shows at country band, Loose Cattle. Where to The strong-jawed director was Russia and Lincoln Center. Webster Hall. GOTHAM-MAGAZINE.COM 103 AL PACINO, 74 came of age on the Lower East Side, his spirited and emotional displays, DOMINIQUE RODGERS- The much-lauded actor and director’s is now all grown up with roles in which have generated fack from sports CROMARTIE, 28 bachelorhood is legendary (despite Godzilla and the much-awaited flm purists, but who doesn’t love a man in This soft-spoken Giants cornerback many high-profle relationships, he’s adaptation of Fifty Shades of Grey. touch with his feelings? Where to fnd is a quiet powerhouse. He received never made it down the aisle). You’ll Where to fnd him: In Tompkins him: At New York sports bars watching a blue-chip contract last spring with be seeing even more of him in a spate Square Park, where he played his favorite soccer team, Italy’s Juventus. the expectation he’ll light up the feld of soon-to-be-released projects. Where basketball as a child. this season. Where to fnd him: On to fnd him: Indulging at top Italian JASON COLLINS, 35 the practice feld at the team’s New eateries like Patsy’s and Da Silvano. NORMAN REEDUS, 45 Athletic prowess is just part of the seven- Jersey training facility. Acting is far from Reedus’s only foot-tall Brooklyn Nets center’s appeal. BRYCE PINKHAM, 31 passion, despite his role as fan favorite The brainy Stanford grad is committed to ANTREL ROLLE, 31 When not onstage as the villainous Daryl on The Walking Dead. The giving back and, after becoming the frst The handsome New York Giants lead of A Gentleman’s Guide to Love former fashion model is also an major athlete to come out, began working safety inked a fve-year contract in 2010 and Murder, the Yale Drama grad is accomplished photographer. Where with the NBA to support LGBT causes. that made him one of the league’s top working with his nonproft, Zara Aina, to fnd him: Checking out top Where to fnd him: Campaigning for earners. Where to fnd him: Dining at which introduces theater to children New York photo galleries. Congressman Joe Kennedy, who was Fresco by Scotto with Giants execs. in developing nations. Where to fnd his roommate at Stanford. him: Checking out shows at Joe’s Pub. KYLE SCATLIFFE, 27 NIGEL SYLVESTER, 27 The handsome, six-foot-fve New Jersey LUCAS DUDA, 28 The Queens native gained BEN PLATT, 21 native, who starred in the West End In an industry flled with bravado, the prominence through the Union Barely out of his teens, Platt is making production of The Scottsboro Boys, cuts famously reserved Mets frst baseman, Square bike scene and has become a splash in two major projects, a striking fgure onstage in the current known for his wry sense of humor one of the country’s most notable following his turn as Benji in the revival of Les Miserables. Where to fnd and self-effacing nature, is a welcome BMX riders, holding sponsorship movie Pitch Perfect with a Broadway him: Greeting fans at the stage door. relief. Where to fnd him: In the deals with Nike, Gatorade, and Beats run as Elder Cunningham in The weight room at Citi Field; Duda’s by Dre. Where to fnd him: Soaring Book of Mormon. Where to fnd him: BRENDAN JAY SULLIVAN, 32 devotion to the game is paramount. down Broadway on two wheels. Singing onstage at the Broadway As DJVh1, Sullivan has been a key supper club 54 Below. fgure in the downtown music scene CURTIS GRANDERSON, 33 and immortalized his experiences in If you’re looking for an MVP, you could HOSPITALITY DANIEL RADCLIFFE, 25 a 2013 memoir, Rivington Was Ours. do no better than the Mets All-Star He’s not Harry Potter anymore. The Where to fnd him: Riding his outfelder, who gets as much praise off ROY ALPERT, 31 West Village resident transcended Vespa through Manhattan. the feld—for being one of the league’s The youthful hotelier works for the his franchise with a string of roles nicest players and for his commitment to Sydell Group, overseeing the brand on Broadway, most recently in The ALEX TIMBERS, 36 children’s charities—as for his prowess on Freehand, which is reimagining Cripple of Inishmaan. Where to fnd While many men make for lovely it. Where to fnd him: Attending WWE the hostel concept for a new him: Working for favorite charities theater dates, Timbers is one of the matches at Madison Square Garden. generation. After he launched it like the Trevor Project. few who can claim involvement in Miami, Alpert’s mission is to with some of the biggest musicals in CHRIS KREIDER, 23 expand across the country. Where JOSH RADNOR, 40 recent times—Rocky and Bloody Bloody Born, bred, and schooled in the to find him: Enjoying grilled Those deprived of their weekly dose of Andrew Jackson among them. Where Boston area, this left wing is now a NY chicken at Soho’s Jack’s Wife Radnor as How I Met Your Mother’s Ted to fnd him: Checking out the Public Ranger and was instrumental in the Freda, his favorite haunt. Mosby can catch him on Broadway this Theater’s fall premieres. team’s Stanley Cup run-up this spring. fall, when he returns to his theater roots Where to fnd him: Tao Downtown. NICHOLAS BATHURST, 27 with a role in Disgraced. Where to fnd This youthful overachiever is helping him: The stage door at the Lyceum Theater. SPORTS SHANE LARKIN, 21 steer the ship at one of the city’s most Fresh from Dallas, this youthful point treasured institutions. As director of ANDREW RANNELLS, 36 DELLIN BETANCES, 26 guard is a new addition to the Knicks banquets for the Plaza, he’s in charge of The Tony nominee and comic relief Yankee pitcher Betances is a rare roster.