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Michael B. Jordan broke the Internet in November 2020 when he was named PEOPLE’s Sexiest Man Alive.
“It’s a cool feeling,“he told PEOPLE in the cover story. “You know, everybody always made that joke, like, ‘Mike, this is the one thing you’re probably not going to get.’ But it’s a good club to be a part of.”
As he prepares to hand the crown over to the newest Sexiest Man Alive next week, let’s take a look back at the 34-year-old actor’s very sexy year.
02of 10He Launched a Basketball Tournament for HBCUsGP Images/Getty ImagesIn December 2020, Jordan announced his new project: the launch of an inaugural historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU)college basketball showcase, the Invesco QQQ Legacy Classic, which will be held on Dec. 18, 2021, at the Prudential Center in his hometown of Newark, New Jersey.“I think there’s a time and a place for everything,” the actor told PEOPLE of when he chooses to use his platform. “I’ve been picking my moments to make the most impact. We can all take action — big or small — to help create the change we want to see.”
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He Launched a Basketball Tournament for HBCUs
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In December 2020, Jordan announced his new project: the launch of an inaugural historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU)college basketball showcase, the Invesco QQQ Legacy Classic, which will be held on Dec. 18, 2021, at the Prudential Center in his hometown of Newark, New Jersey.
“I think there’s a time and a place for everything,” the actor told PEOPLE of when he chooses to use his platform. “I’ve been picking my moments to make the most impact. We can all take action — big or small — to help create the change we want to see.”
03of 10He Found LoveMichael B. Jordan and Lori Harvey.Lori Harvey/InstagramJordan and Lori Harvey went Instagram official with their relationship in January, sharing sexy photos from jaunts around the world but keeping fairly quiet on the details of their relationship.“We just really balance each other,“Harvey saidonThe Realin September. “I really do believe in the statement when they say, ‘When you know you know.’ And I think that really applies to our situation and we just have a really good time together.“Jordan, Harvey said, is “so sweet, very attentive. He listens to me and the things that I say that I want and he really makes an effort.”
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He Found Love
Michael B. Jordan and Lori Harvey.Lori Harvey/Instagram
Jordan and Lori Harvey went Instagram official with their relationship in January, sharing sexy photos from jaunts around the world but keeping fairly quiet on the details of their relationship.
“We just really balance each other,“Harvey saidonThe Realin September. “I really do believe in the statement when they say, ‘When you know you know.’ And I think that really applies to our situation and we just have a really good time together.”
Jordan, Harvey said, is “so sweet, very attentive. He listens to me and the things that I say that I want and he really makes an effort.”
04of 10He Starred in a Super Bowl CommercialAaron J. Thornton/FilmMagicThe actor had one of the big game’smore memorable advertising moments, playing the “body” of Alexa in a hilarious, sexy spot.
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He Starred in a Super Bowl Commercial
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The actor had one of the big game’smore memorable advertising moments, playing the “body” of Alexa in a hilarious, sexy spot.
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He Was Announces as Director of Creed III
Michael B. Jordan and Tessa Thompson inCreed II.Barry Wetcher /MGM / Courtesy Everett
In March,The Hollywood Reportershared thatJordan will reprisehis role as Adonis “Donnie” Johnson Creed and also direct and produceCreed III,which is set for a Nov. 23, 2022 release.
SharingTHR’s article with the news on his Instagram Stories, Jordan wrote, “Excited is an understatement!”
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He Became the First Black Man to Embody John Clark
Michael B. Jorden and Jodie Turnee-Smith in Without Remorse.Nadja Klier/Paramount PIctures
“As a kid, I’d play John Clark in the video gamesRainbow SixandGhost Reconand imagine myself in that role. So for everything to come full circle and to be able to play him in real life, it’s really fulfilling,“the actor told PEOPLE.
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And He Joined Forces with Denzel Washington
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Former Sexiest Man Alive Denzel Washington directed Jordan in the upcomingA Journal for Jordan,which tells the story of Sergeant Charles Monroe King, a soldier deployed to Iraq who begins to keep a journal of love and advice for his infant son.
08of 10He Joined the Big LeaguesNBAIn honor of the NBA’s 75th anniversary in late 2021, Jordan starred in a short film entitledWelcome to NBA Lane,helping tell the story ofmore than 30 present and former basketball legends, including LeBron James.
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He Joined the Big Leagues
NBA
In honor of the NBA’s 75th anniversary in late 2021, Jordan starred in a short film entitledWelcome to NBA Lane,helping tell the story ofmore than 30 present and former basketball legends, including LeBron James.
09of 10He Continued His Work with CoachCourtesy of CoachIn November 2021,Coachlaunched a capsule line designed in partnership with the actor and his friend, Los Angeles-based artist and painterBlue the Great.“His artwork reflects the times. Things he’s personally gone through. It’s such an emotional and powerful medium to paint your feelings and get that out on canvas and have other people interpret that,” Jordan, who has been a Coach global brand ambassador since 2019, told PEOPLE of his friend. “Other people are projecting their experiences on that artwork too, what they see and what they feel from it too. I think he’s extremely talented. To be able to work with an artist like this is a blessing.”
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He Continued His Work with Coach
Courtesy of Coach
In November 2021,Coachlaunched a capsule line designed in partnership with the actor and his friend, Los Angeles-based artist and painterBlue the Great.
“His artwork reflects the times. Things he’s personally gone through. It’s such an emotional and powerful medium to paint your feelings and get that out on canvas and have other people interpret that,” Jordan, who has been a Coach global brand ambassador since 2019, told PEOPLE of his friend. “Other people are projecting their experiences on that artwork too, what they see and what they feel from it too. I think he’s extremely talented. To be able to work with an artist like this is a blessing.”
10of 10He Hung Out with Other Sexiest Man Alive Title-HoldersStewart Cook/ShutterstockGetting some advice on passing the torch, perhaps? Days before relinquishing his Sexiest Man Alive title, he joined 2012 honoreeChanning Tatumfor a screening at The Academy Museum in Los Angeles.
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He Hung Out with Other Sexiest Man Alive Title-Holders
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Getting some advice on passing the torch, perhaps? Days before relinquishing his Sexiest Man Alive title, he joined 2012 honoreeChanning Tatumfor a screening at The Academy Museum in Los Angeles.
source: people.com
