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Listen up, girls (OK, and some guys, too), have I got a crop of chaps for you! Here -- in no particular order -- are the lusty lotharios, meritorious mensches and intellectual linebackers that make the city spin and shrill. Some of these men have even been known to floss regularly!

Last Saturday we published my list of ladies in our second quasi- annual, totally unscientific edition of the Worthy 30. Since then, we've been inundated by all manner of loveable self-nominations and political convention-style jockeying. Fun! Today, we bring you the dudes.

The list is based on my social gallops around town, and recommendations from friends and frenemies alike. To be eligible, one needed a modicum of attractiveness, some discernment and accomplishment and that unpindownable thing we call It. Some of these fellas are more famous than others. Others are more available than some (to qualify, they couldn't be married, engaged or shacked up!). So, time to enjoy this Hummer-size variety of manly marvels. Deep breath, now.

ARI LANTOS

Age: 25
Sign: Sagittarius
His beat: Film producer.
Drink of choice: Vodka soda.
In a Nutshell: Aren't we glad that Robert Lantos green-lighted this hunk? Ari, the well-reviewed collaboration between the Canadian uber-producer and actress Jennifer Dale, is a six-foot Turk-in-trainers. He's also a merman of note, having played water polo for the Junior National Team for years. Committed to bowling -- he bowls once a week -- he's also not opposed to the occasional night of red wine and poker.
His dream date: "I'm a big fan of warm weather, first of all, so let's start on a beach somewhere tropical, with very few other people around. Something very casual, in shorts and T-shirt, eating fresh fish caught by a local fisherman."

BENJAMIN BRIGGS

Age: 29
Sign: Gemini
His beat: National account manager, Toro
Drink of choice: Boddington's
In a nutshell: Born and bred in England, this devilish dandy -- he describes his background as "Chinglish" -- begins the day with a ritual cuppa with Marmite on toast. Often the best-dressed guy in the room, he never fails to carry a handkerchief and also never leaves the ladies taking The Better Way. That's because he's got a BMW -- navy blue, if you must know -- and a Vespa that nicely packs two.
His dream date: "Touring Northern California's scenic wine country, a la Sideways."

RICHARD LAMBERT

Age: 27
Sign: Leo
His beat: Owner of clothing emporium 69 Vintage and The Social club
Drink of choice: Jack Daniels
In a nutshell: So-called "the Alfie of Queen Street," he's a lascivious, if lovable, leprechaun just looking to be tamed. He knows how to dress. He knows how to undress. And he's about to do both in Small Potatoes, a movie that marks his first acting gig.
His dream date: "A mirror ..."

GILES GHERSON

Age: 48
Sign: Pisces
His beat: Editor-in-chief, Toronto Star
Drink of choice: Red wine, "preferably Italian"
In a nutshell: This squash-playing, blues-listening, French-and-German-speaking gent likes to lay-out, we hear. Keeping alive Joe Atkinson's principles can, however, be a drag on one's dating life. This ink slinger says he works seven days a week.

"My guilty pleasure is driving. I have an old Porsche, so I drive that around. It's a coppery-maroon -- someone described it once as sugarplum."

DR. ALI ADIBFAR

Age: 39
Sign: Virgo
His beat: Cosmetic plastic surgeon (weekdays), oral surgeon (weekends)
Drink of choice: Kir Royale
In a nutshell: Kabab-eating star physician! But that's not all. This suave and sturdy doc is also a bit of a closet architect and has plans to open Toronto's first "plastic surgery boutique-hotel." (Now that's what we call room service!)
His dream date: "Going to the south of France, to the Grand Prix in Monaco."

ADAM VAN KOEVERDEN

Age: 24
Sign: Aquarius
His beat: Olympic kayaker
Drink of choice: Creemore Springs
In a nutshell: A pretty-boy paddler who's got serious hardware (a gold and bronze in Athens) and would make a most excellent cast edition to The O.C.! The exceptional Oakville-raised Adam also happens to be mad about chocolate and basketball.
His dream date: "Cliff jumping in the Caribbean."

OLIVIER DUBOS

Age: 34
Sign: Cancer
His beat: General manager, Givenchy parfum Canada
Drink of choice: Champagne
In a nutshell: This Euro-hunk -- a relatively new kid on the rue -- is as French as brie and likes to boogie. Last summer he achieved renown when he was one of the first two passengers to escape the Air France flight that crashed at Pearson. Since the crash, he has mysteriously started painting -- big canvases, very abstract, with reds and golds on black.
His dream date: "I would go to the south of Morocco, a little village called Skouri."

SEAMUS O'REGAN

Age: 34
Sign: Capricorn
His beat: Co-host, Canada AM
Drink of choice: Guinness, with a side of Red Breast Irish Whiskey
In a nutshell: He looks good in corduroy. Part George Stephanopoulos, part George Clooney, part Curious George, our Seamus has only one guilty pleasure he'll own up to: sleep. Boulevardier. Braniac. Babe.
His dream date: "Sea kayaking off the shores of Halong Bay [Vietnam], with a catered eight-course lunch and private island."

PHIL DOWNE

Age: 50
Sign: Pisces
His beat: President, Relations Management Group
Drink of choice: Pinots, Cabs or Zins
In a nutshell: He Thai boxes, he flies planes, he rides horses, he's got "killer abs" (if he does say so himself). This Yorkvillian bachelor has the toothy good looks of one of those deposed royal half-cousins, and also counts himself as one of the biggest Marilyn Monroe fans. Ever. (He has a decent collection of rare photos, memorabilia and two first editions that belonged to MM.)
His dream date: "Scuba diving, palm trees, white sand beaches, hammocks under palm trees..."

JEFFREY FISHER

Age: 40
Sign: Cancer
His beat: Runs high-end bedding company Jeffrey Fisher Home (and is host of W Network show Arresting Design)
Drink of choice: Americano -- or Keith's on tap
In a nutshell: Get between the sheets with this baron of the boudoir (whose bedding line was featured on Sex and the City!). A slave to the Stillwater spa and hot fudge sundaes, this dreamboat has a love of the good life and definitely knows how to get rid of the creases.
Minor warning: "I sing as if I can. I love to sing around the office, but I take a lot of teasing for it -- I often know one line to each song."

MARK MULRONEY

Age: 26
Sign: Taurus
His beat: Equity sales trader, RBC
Drink of choice: Beer
In a nutshell: The other Mulroney brother. Not only does he watch the markets, he's on one too! A knight in shining Armani, he apprenticed early at the School of Sussex Drive.
Dream date: Omi sushi (on Church), and then to a concert.

CAMARA ALFORD

Age: 32
Sign: Gemini
His beat: Runs record company Uomo (Sony/BMG)
Drink of choice: Vodka on the rocks
In a nutshell: This street-smart virtuoso and dude-about-town works his dreads the way a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader works her pom poms. The guy behind such acts as Shawn Desman and Keisha Chante, he also digs his Prada sneakers and his 24 (he worries a lot about Jack Bauer). And who can resist those solid gold freckles of his?
His dream date: "Safari in Kenya."

GUILLAUME COTE

Age: 24
Sign: Virgo
His beat: Principal dancer, National Ballet
Drink of choice: Whiskey
In a nutshell: Listen to him listening to his body! Perennial single gal Candace Bushnell finally met her marital match some years ago in a tight-toned ballet dancer, so why not take a page from her book? This five-alarm hottie, currently starring in Swan Lake, moved to Toronto at age 10 to attend the National Ballet School, and he's been dying for his art ever since. Woo him with a foot massage.
Notable self-observation: "I wear tights for a living."

OLIVER GEDDES

Age: 29
Sign: Taurus
His beat: Owner of The Fifth (Toronto and Miami)
Drink of choice: Jack Daniels
In a nutshell: Like an Abercrombie & Fitch model-next-door. With exemplary table manners! The appetizing son of Richard and Libell Geddes of The Fifth resto fame, he currently burns the midnight oil at his own similarly named clubs in both Toronto and South Beach. (The Floridian outpost opens this month.) But what's this we hear about Days of Our Lives? Word has it Oliver is addicted to the soap!
Dream date: "Dinner at The Fifth Toronto ... in-flight dessert ... drinks and dancing at The Fifth South Beach!"

LUKE MCCANN

Age: 33
Sign: Pisces
His beat: Journalist-turned-entrepreneur (latest venture is Urban Supper Club)
Drink of choice: Gin and tonic
In a nutshell: Matt Damon on the outside; Ben Affleck on the inside! One bright, blithe bloke, who used to write for Reuters in London, England, and is now the man behind new word-of-mouth, members-only group called Urban Supper Club. Word has it Luke's got a major weakness for Donald Trump.
His dream date: "Gambling in Vegas."

PAUL ALEXANDER

Age: 40
Sign: Sagittarius
His beat: Photographer
Drink of choice: Tequila and ginger ale
In a nutshell: Randy lensman likes to mix pleasure with pleasure. On the town and at the top of his game, he's behind a lot of big-coin ads and has also shot everyone from Avril Lavigne to Tina Turner. This one doesn't walk; he swaggers.

"I think you should never take your outside shoes or outside clothes into your bedroom. Because your bedroom is a place of refuge, right? And you have to honour each room for what it's for."

ROBERT DEGASPERIS

Age: 41
Sign: Capricorn
His Beat: President, Metrus Properties
Drink of choice: Vodka soda or wine
In a nutshell: He moves, he shakes. In addition, he runs, he boxes and he makes a point of circling the planet to play on the world's best golf courses. An object of many a damsel's affection, this corporate Indiana Jones is part of the storied land-developing DeGasperis clan that ranked No. 54 on Canadian Business's most recent list of the Rich 100, weighing in at an estimated $756-million. You might say he's as sleek as anything Alessi ever made.
His dream date: "A romantic dinner, great wine, good conversation and a lot of laughs, I would say. I love Paris. That's my favourite city in the world."

STEPHEN LOBO

Age: 32
Sign: "I'm on the cusp of Scorpio and Sagittarius"
His beat: Actor
Drink of choice: Rye on the rocks
In a nutshell: We'll have what he's cookin'! Stephen, who plays chef Ramir -- a ladle-carrying ladies' man on the Bravo/CityTV dramedy Godiva's -- is very crush-worthy. Maybe it's the puppy-dog eyes or the Joliesque sting or just the quiet confidence, but he's got the sort of presence that makes even the most determined channel-surfer pause. Back and forth between Toronto and Vancouver (where the series is shot), this thespian claims to know the Grease script by heart. Word for word.
His dream date: "There has to be chocolate gelato."

ALAN SPIEGEL

Age: 33
Sign: Sagittarius
His beat: Crown prosecutor
Drink of choice: Single malt scotch
In a nutshell: Hunky habeaus corpus! This public defender with the Clark Kent specs and the Osmondesque dimples is serious about his job and serious about play. Often can be found advocating at such spots as Lobby and Ultra Supper Club.
His dream date: Perhaps climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa (which he did last year)?

MATTE BABEL

Age: 25
Sign: Libra
His beat: MuchMusic VJ
Drink of choice: Vodka water
In a nutshell: Every few years, the town swoons over a new boy VJ with the whole world still in his hands -- and at this dot in history Matte is that guy. Could it be that he just looks so available? That he seems like he's having the time of his life? That he looks like the very epitome of downtown hi-jinx in those never-ending array of cool sneakers (he says he's got 60 pairs)? Word has it that he's a basketball nut and a mama's boy.
His dream date: Somewhere "naturesque." Maybe a rain forest.

JOHNSON CHOU

Age: 42
Sign: Pisces
His beat: Designer, Johnson Chou Inc
Drink of choice: A lychee martini if he's celebrating. Dirty martini when he's serious
In a nutshell: The fashion police aren't going to be coming after him any time soon. The boyish Chou, who manages both quirky and classic -- artisto-eccentric, you might say -- runs a design and architecture firm that's put the finishing touches on some of the very coolest spots in town. A self-confessed cinephile, his fave flicks include Blade Runner and In the Mood for Love.

"My guilty pleasure is a little sultry love in the afternoon; a tryst during the business day."

ASHTON WESTWOOD

Age: 35
Sign: Sagittarius
His beat: Literary agent
Drink of choice: A "good pint of Boddington's or Stoli rocks twist"
In a nutshell: He's carrying on the proud literary tradition passed on to him by his super-agent dad, Bruce Westwood -- who you might say is the Kevin Bacon of CanLit. Ashton's cuffs are always tremendous; his knots, sublime. And did you know that he's starred in local productions of The Great Gatsby and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
His dream date: "BA First Class to London. The Berkeley Hotel. Drinks at the American Bar at The Savoy. Dinner at Le Gavroche. Nightcaps at Boujis. Oysters and Black Velvets at Bibendum. Visits to men's shop Hackett's for me and Selfridges for her. Dinner at Mark Birley's George Club, followed by Annabel's, needless to say. Finally, of course, a full-on English breakie in bed. Do not disturb!"

CAM HEAPS

Age: 31
Sign: Libra
His beat: President, Steam Whistle Brewery
Drink of choice: "Beer and I get along really well"
In a nutshell: Haute hoser who loves a good time. His pop, Frank, founded the Upper Canada Brewing Co., so you might say suds are in his bloodstream. A surfing enthusiast, he's hit the waves in Panama, Nicaragua, Bahamas and more.

"I've got a 20-foot climbing rope mounted on the ceiling of my living room."

KEIR WILMUT

Age: 26
Sign: Gemini
His beat: U. of T. law student
Drink of choice: Kir Royale
In a nutshell: This self-assured collegiate fox, who claims to make the "best scrambled eggs in the entire world," was a finalist recently on that Magna/CTV competition, Next Great Prime Minister. When he's not trying to win contests to become the fake leader of Canada, he amuses himself by watching infomercials and tackling torts. A Victoria, B.C., native, he moved to T.O. to dabble in corporate banking before heeding the call of law school.
His dream date: "I like going to the museum on dates. I think the museum's a really good date. Yeah, go to the ROM for free Friday nights."

ELIO IANNACCI

Age: 29
Sign: Aries
His beat: Features editor, Flare
Drink of choice: "Stella, no lemon"
In a nutshell: Soft-spoken and sonata-light, this man-about-the-masthead knows both his fashion and his art. Dolce and Carvaggio, let's just say. We dig his style.

"My guilty pleasures are Nutella and The Sopranos, sometimes in that order -- The Sopranos because it's just an overblown cliche of what Italians are, and I think that's very funny. But I do have a lot of Nutella. My parents keep a lot and I always have some in my pantry. I don't even have a pantry, so it would be a cupboard."

J.D. FORTUNE

Age: 32
Sign: Virgo
His beat: Rock star
In a nutshell: A stud is born! This Mississaugan Dorian Gray and Lotto winner took his made-for-TV looks, those sinking low-rise jeans he seems to like and some good, old-fashioned talent, and accomplished the near-impossible: made INXS in again. Fame and fortune have drawn Canadian Estella Warren to him of late -- a model, yes -- but it is a show-biz romance, after all. It could be over any minute now -- and then he could be yours forever and ever.

(As told to the L.A. Times) "It's pretty crazy, right? I mean I was homeless, like living out of my car at one point, and now this."

ZARK FATAH

Age: 31
Sign: Leo
His beat: Lifestyle entrepreneur
Drink of choice: Mojito
In a nutshell: Recently made the Post's list of People to Watch in 2006 -- and we're doing so with pleasure. The mere word "Zark" in Toronto these days is a synonym for "nightlife," "cool" and "happenin'. " It doesn't hurt that he looks the part. His latest ventures include the Hamman spa on King, as well as Doku 15 restaurant inside the Cosmopolitan Hotel. All of which he gets to, presumably, in his new black C4S Porsche.

"I'm really into socks. Paul Smith, primarily. They come in different colours, stripes, patterns. They're pretty quirky. I've probably got about 20 pairs.

ROBERT COLLISON

Age: "That's a state secret"
Sign: Taurus
His beat: Writer
Drink of choice: White wine
In a nutshell: Owlish man of mystery who says he's a proud patriot, a "techno-peasant," and a sine qua non shirt buff. Seems to contribute much of his hard-earned scribbling-dollars to Yorkville den of pleasure, Amber, where he's an oft visitor.
His dream date: It would end up at Chateau Marmont in L.A.

JIAN GHOMESHI

Age: 30
Sign: Gemini
His beat: CBC personality/musician
Drink of choice: Grey Goose on the rocks, little twist of lime
In a nutshell: Another prized Persian. His newish radio show, National Countdown, is about as addictive as a BlackBerry, his outfits are always interesting and his hair, well, we do like it more than George Strombolopoulous's.

"I'm actually a Swedish blonde. I dye my hair black and make regular pilgrimages to the tanning salon so that I can tell people I'm Persian. Being Middle Eastern is all the rage, after all."

GUI CARVALHO

Age: 23
Sign: Virgo
His beat: Mixologist with the Martini Club
Drink of choice: Vodka on the rocks
In a nutshell: We love Brazilian imports! Gui, who has been in Toronto for a year and a half, studied philosophy, likes his soccer and is what they call rock-hard. Did we mention that his "last call" is often around the time most folks are waking up to Breakfast Television?

"I'm used to the cold by now, you know? That's what everybody asks."

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