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| Ted Jacobsen, People Magazine's Sexiest Man Of The Year 2015 |
Life-long Wisconsin resident Ted Jacobsen knew something was out of the ordinary on Friday morning when he drove up to his usual parking spot on East Wells Street, and found a lineup waiting for him that extended three city blocks.
Jacobsen, 54, a native of Brookfield Waukesha County, has been selling "street-meat" in the same spot for 21 years. "Fridays are usually a slower day for me. Downtown business people usually go to the posh restaurants for lunch, rather than stopping by my truck," said Jacobsen, while preparing a bratwurst with mustard and sauerkraut, which he calls his speciality. "I thought it must be national hot dog day or something."
Jacobsen couldn't have been further from the truth, and he would have been informed had he caught ABC's Good Morning America earlier that morning. On the program, editors from People Magazine had named the single father "Sexiest Man Alive" for 2015.
Notably, this marks the first time that the honour has gone to someone other than a celebrity. Last year, actor Chris Hemsworth took the crown. Previous winners have included singer Adam Levine, actors George Clooney, Brad Pitt, and the late Patrick Swayze.
"Usually as a policy we don't take input from the general public into consideration, but the e-mails and tweets that we received from Milwaukee and Wisconsin residents in general were too much to ignore," said People editor Tanya Gershon.
Jacobsen has thus far refused invitations to appear on shows such as Ellen and The View, saying that "I need to stay on the job and put food on the table for my three kids (aged 15 to 31)." Asked what he hopes to gain from his new-found notoriety, Jacobsen simply said, "I just hope my famous weiner gets a lot more action now. So far, sales are up by 325%."
From Our Milwaukee Bureau
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