Parks and Recreation actress and comedian Mara Marini puts The Vampire Diaries‘ main men head-to-head in our weekly debate and asks you to decide: Who’s hotter?
Paul Wesley
Mr. Piercing Green Eyes was born Paul Thomas Wasilewski to Polish parents in New Brunswick, New Jersey. He changed his last name in 2005 to “Wesley” as it’s easier to pronounce and he claims that it really helped his career. He’s best known for his role as Stefan Salvatore on The CW’s The Vampire Diaries.
Ian Somerhalder
Mr. Steely Blue Eyes was born Ian Joseph Somerhalder in Covington, Louisiana, to a massage therapist mother and a building contractor father. The heartthrob is a very hard worker and also heavily involved with charities. He’s best known for his role of Boone Carlyle on Lost and as Damon Salvatore, Stefan’s older brother, on The Vampire Diaries.
Talent
Paul Wesley: He had a number of guest-starring roles and recurred on
Guiding Light,
American Dreams,
Everwood and
Army Wives, to name just a few. He won the category of Breakout Star, Male at the Teen Choice Awards in 2010 and actually initially auditioned for Ian’s role, Damon Salvatore.
Ian Somerhalder: Before Ian graced Mystic Falls with his presence, he played a passionate bisexual in the film
The Rules of Attraction; an immature plane-crash survivor on the television show
Lost and a deadly assassin in the feature
The Tournament. He has a long list of credits and awards to his name.
Lifestyle
Paul Wesley: He got kicked out of private school and claims he’s a reformed bad boy. He works a lot and tries to get seven hours of sleep a night. He’s also big into meditation.
Ian Somerhalder: A self-proclaimed sports freak, he spends his vacations playing baseball and football, and horseback riding. He loves yoga and was raised on a healthy, organic diet which he maintains to this day.
Fitness
Paul Wesley: He lifts weights three times a week and runs twice a week. He also eats protein every three hours to keep his 165 year-old vampire body in check.
Ian Somerhalder: The blue-eyed hottie has an intense regimen consisting of burpees, body planks, push-ups and squat jumps. He also adds cardio to keep from bulking up. Although he isn’t a vegetarian, he’s strongly against animal cruelty and factory farms. He also avoids junk food to keep his svelte physique.
Kindness
Paul Wesley: He donates to the Elton John AIDS Foundation and the Humane Society. He’s apparently very nice to his fans and even kind to the paparazzi.
Ian Somerhalder: Gorgeous and a philanthropist, Ian is heavily involved with the St. Tammany Humane Society, the It Gets Better Project (which works to prevent suicide among LGBT youth) and has even created the Ian Somerhalder Foundation, which educates people on protecting animals and the environment.
Pets
Paul Wesley: No pets currently, but he loves animals and his favorite are dolphins.
Ian Somerhalder: He apparently has several rescue cats and just brought home a rescue dog, Nietzsche, in August.
Intelligence
Paul Wesley: He went to a private Catholic all-boys school and speaks Polish fluently. He started college at Rutger’s University, but left after one semester to pursue acting full time.
Ian Somerhalder: Like his on-screen brother, he also attended private Catholic school… but unlike Paul, Ian didn’t get kicked out. He went on to pursue acting right after high school, after having modeled throughout his teens.
Commitment
Paul Wesley: He had one girlfriend all through high school. He dated his wife (they just filed for divorce in July), since they met in 2007. He’s currently going through a divorce after having been married for two years.
Ian Somerhalder: Prior to dating his vampire co-star, he had about seven girlfriends throughout his life. He dated
Nina Dobrev from September 2011 until May of this year.
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Mara Marini is a Canadian film, television and theater actress perhaps best known for her recurring role as Brandi Maxxxx on the hit NBC comedy series Parks and Recreation. Marini has also appeared in a number of indie comedy and horror films. In 2013, she launched a popular digital comedy video series called Inside Dating on Break.com, will soon be guest-starring on Disney’s Kickin’ It and shooting a politically incorrect feature comedy this fall. For more information on Mara, check out her official website www.maramarini.com, follow her on Facebook or on Twitter at @popgloss.
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