Indeed, it was he:
The Guardian's' Unwitting Sex Symbol
(Sunday, June 30 10:00 PM)
By Jacqueline Cutler
LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) - In the restaurant at Manhattan's Four Seasons Hotel, where an iced tea costs as much as lunch in most places, the well-heeled patrons chat quietly. In the back of the room, a man who looks rather out of place slumps into a banquette.
Simon Baker, star of "The Guardian" that airs Tuesdays on CBS (9 p.m. ET), wears a faded black shirt, striped jeans and work boots. He drinks water by the carafe, and mostly goes unnoticed. However, as he makes frequent trips to the restroom, the mirrored walls reflect the stir he creates among the female patrons as he unassumingly walks by.
In an industry where being beautiful pretty much is a job requirement, the 32-year-old Baker is stunning. As good as he looks on TV, he looks even better in person, with sun-streaked blond hair and aqua-blue eyes. "I'm on f***ing holiday, baby," he says in reference to his reddish beard.
Baker is on hiatus from playing Nick Fallin, the slick, clean-shaven corporate lawyer whose drug conviction landed him 1,500 hours of community service as a child advocate in lieu of jail time.
Earlier this year, Baker raised some eyebrows when he revealed that he doesn't use deodorant in a profile in People magazine, which included him in its issue showcasing the 50 most beautiful people in the world. His reasoning is that drinking enough water flushes out impurities, making toiletries unnecessary. Just after the issue hit the stands, Baker, who admits to being shy, appeared on ABC's "The View." The hostesses of the daytime TV series, who are anything but shy, sniffed his armpits.
"That was charming," Baker says in a tone that leaves no doubt he was horrified.
