June 16, 2002

Michael Vartan on E! Ranks the Most Eligible Bachelors

(Note: MV and JG were both interviewed at the Museum of Radio & Television event for Alias, so it was MONTHS ago!)

Hostess: The next single guy on our countdown might seduce you by whispering a little French poetry in your ear. He's French-born, bilingual actor Michael Vartan, our pick for No. 23.

Jennifer Garner: He's a pretty eligible bachelor, now that you mention it. We have to find a nice young lady for him.

MV: Really? Well, that's ... why am I eligible? That's weird, I'm married, I have four kids, this is weird. (laughs)

Voiceover: Don't worry, he's just kidding, folks. Before becoming a TV star, Michael played pool 14 hours a day, hoping to go professional. Lucky for us he changed his mind. You can check him out on the hit series "Alias."

(clip of Trattoria di Nardi/Vatican break-in scene)

Unidentified female: Can he be mine??

JG: He wants a real woman who's sweet and good and comes from a great family. And if she's out there, I'd love to meet her and hook 'em up.

Voiceover: Hear that, ladies?

Marisa Ramirez of "General Hospital": I really, really loved him in "Never Been Kissed" with Drew Barrymore. He was just, seemed so sweet, and their relationship....

(clip of NBK ferris-wheel scene)

MV: I think my quality is I'm a pretty normal person. I don't get too high, I don't get too low, I'm pretty even-keeled. Kind of what you see is what you get, there's no hidden agenda. That doesn't really make someone a catch, it just makes them boring. That's really gonna get all the ladies excited.

(Unintelligible comment from interviewer off-screen)

MV: My wooden leg!

© E! 2002

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