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Will Ferrell has spent the past couple of years jokingly campaigning to become PEOPLE\u2019s Sexiest Man Alive, and now he has an endorsement from inside his own family.<\/p>\n
His oldest son, musician Magnus Ferrell, told PEOPLE<\/a> at Variety\u2019s Power of Young Hollywood event that there should not even be much of a contest. \u201cI think he should be the unanimous winner, like, yesterday,\u201d Magnus said.<\/p>\n The 22-year-old added that his father has \u201cbeen waiting for this for a very long time\u201d and said he hopes the title finally comes together for him. When PEOPLE asked whether Magnus might want the honor himself, he declined to compete with his dad for now, saying, \u201cI\u2019m too young to be the face of that right now. Maybe later.\u201d<\/p>\n Magnus\u2019 endorsement arrives only weeks after Will made another public pitch for the title while promoting his Netflix comedy The Hawk<\/em>. What began as a joke in 2024 has become a recurring bit involving red carpets, PEOPLE and even Ferrell\u2019s recent SKIMS campaign.<\/p>\n At a July red carpet event for The Hawk<\/em>, Ferrell was shown photographs from his SKIMS campaign and used the moment to renew his case for the PEOPLE cover. \u201cIf you got it, flaunt it,\u201d he said before turning directly to the magazine. As PEOPLE reported<\/a>, Ferrell said, \u201cI\u2019m still trying to get PEOPLE Magazine\u2019s Sexiest Man.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cPEOPLE, if you don\u2019t give it to me this year, then we know the fix is in. OK?\u201d he said. The SKIMS campaign gave Ferrell another piece of evidence for his self-promotional case. The actor appeared in the menswear ads in character as Lonnie \u201cThe Hawk,\u201d the washed-up golfer he plays in the Netflix comedy, posing in looks that included briefs, a tank top and a puka shell necklace.<\/p>\n When Variety\u2019s Marc Malkin suggested getting SKIMS founder Kim Kardashian to lobby PEOPLE on his behalf, Ferrell welcomed the idea. For now, the crown still belongs to Jonathan Bailey, who was named PEOPLE\u2019s 2025 Sexiest Man Alive in November.<\/p>\nWill Ferrell Has Been Campaigning for the Title Himself<\/h2>\n
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