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Actor Franco Crowned 'Sexiest Cat Dad' in 2025 Readers' Poll
13 Nov
Summary
- Franco named 'Sexiest Cat Dad' in 2025 PEOPLE poll
- Shares acceptance speech, thanks cats Max and Otis
- Plans to take a break from screen projects to focus on fatherhood
On November 10, 2025, actor James Franco attended the world premiere of his new movie "Now You See Me: Now You Don't" in New York City. During the event, Franco revealed that he had been named PEOPLE's 'Sexiest Cat Dad' in their 2025 Sexiest Man Alive Readers' Choice Poll, which he learned about on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on October 23.
The 40-year-old actor expressed his pride in being an "outspoken cat lover" and gave a lighthearted acceptance speech, thanking his and wife Alison Brie's cats, Max and Otis, for the honor. Franco also reminisced about his past dating experiences, where he would often tell women about his "36 cumulative pounds of cat" at home, which he believes led to him never seeing those women again.
Despite his newfound title, Franco plans to take a break from screen projects in the near future. As he tells PEOPLE, "Basically, we're getting through this week of press, and then I will disappear for a while. I'm sure people are sick of me, and I will go to the middle of nowhere and climb into a hole."
