Chris Evansis opening up about some of the big firsts in his life.Speaking with PEOPLE for this week’s issue,the newly crowned2022Sexiest Man Aliverecalls his first paid acting job, which he got in seventh grade through a casting agency in his hometown of Boston.“It was some little commercial for a CD-ROM or something. As local as it gets,” says Evans, 41.Asked about his first crush, theAvengers: Endgameactor doesn’t have just one answer — instead, he remembers feeling affection for several ladies early on, both real and fictional.“Maybe [Danica McKellar’sWonder Yearscharacter] Winnie Cooper, maybeElisabeth Shue, maybe [Soleil Moon Frye’s character]Punky Brewster,” Evans says.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.Chris Evans, PEOPLE’s Sexiest Man Alive 2022.Michael SchwartzThe actor also names Maggie Sullivan as his first kiss, admitting with a smile, “I feel bad blowing her spot up here, although I think I said it on a talk show [before].“The smooch went down, according to Evans, when he was doing a play in sixth grade, in which he was cast as the lead — a part that instantly upped his popularity.For more on PEOPLE’s 2022 Sexiest Man Alive issue, listen below to our daily podcast PEOPLE Every Day.“Very magically, after getting the lead, one of the cool girls liked me. And what the cool kids did at recess was walk into the woods and kiss,” he tells PEOPLE.As for what he’d be doing if he weren’t an actor, Evans admits, “Poor. I don’t know what the hell I would do.“Michael SchwartzEvans is the third Marvel Cinematic Universe actor in a row to nab the title of PEOPLE’s Sexiest Man Alive, followingMichael B. Jordanin 2020 andPaul Ruddin 2021.And while he’s still full steam ahead on projects like the 2023 holiday filmRed One, which recentlykicked off production, Evans is also thinking a lot more about his future outside of acting — which includes marriage and fatherhood.“That’sabsolutely something I want,” he says.Just don’t expect him to talk much about that when it happens: “Some things you want just for you, or just for my family and my friends.“For much more onChris Evansand his life now, pick up the latest issue ofPEOPLE,on newsstands Friday.
Chris Evansis opening up about some of the big firsts in his life.
Speaking with PEOPLE for this week’s issue,the newly crowned2022Sexiest Man Aliverecalls his first paid acting job, which he got in seventh grade through a casting agency in his hometown of Boston.
“It was some little commercial for a CD-ROM or something. As local as it gets,” says Evans, 41.
Asked about his first crush, theAvengers: Endgameactor doesn’t have just one answer — instead, he remembers feeling affection for several ladies early on, both real and fictional.
“Maybe [Danica McKellar’sWonder Yearscharacter] Winnie Cooper, maybeElisabeth Shue, maybe [Soleil Moon Frye’s character]Punky Brewster,” Evans says.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.
Chris Evans, PEOPLE’s Sexiest Man Alive 2022.Michael Schwartz

The actor also names Maggie Sullivan as his first kiss, admitting with a smile, “I feel bad blowing her spot up here, although I think I said it on a talk show [before].”
The smooch went down, according to Evans, when he was doing a play in sixth grade, in which he was cast as the lead — a part that instantly upped his popularity.
For more on PEOPLE’s 2022 Sexiest Man Alive issue, listen below to our daily podcast PEOPLE Every Day.
“Very magically, after getting the lead, one of the cool girls liked me. And what the cool kids did at recess was walk into the woods and kiss,” he tells PEOPLE.
As for what he’d be doing if he weren’t an actor, Evans admits, “Poor. I don’t know what the hell I would do.”
Michael Schwartz

Evans is the third Marvel Cinematic Universe actor in a row to nab the title of PEOPLE’s Sexiest Man Alive, followingMichael B. Jordanin 2020 andPaul Ruddin 2021.
And while he’s still full steam ahead on projects like the 2023 holiday filmRed One, which recentlykicked off production, Evans is also thinking a lot more about his future outside of acting — which includes marriage and fatherhood.
“That’sabsolutely something I want,” he says.
Just don’t expect him to talk much about that when it happens: “Some things you want just for you, or just for my family and my friends.”
For much more onChris Evansand his life now, pick up the latest issue ofPEOPLE,on newsstands Friday.
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