MATT DAMON is the latest heart-throb to be honored as People’s “Sexiest Man Alive.” The Oscar winner will grace the cover of the special double issue of the magazine when it hits stands this Friday.

“You’ve given an aging suburban dad the ego-boost of a lifetime,” the 37-year-old Oscar winner tells People.

Some of the otherguys who made the magazine’s list include PATRICK DEMPSEY, RYAN REYNOLDS, WILL SMITH, JOHNNY DEPP, JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE, GEORGE CLOONEY, BRAD PITT, and Damon’s best bud, BEN AFFLECK.