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The Kings of Summer 2011

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Aug 23, 2011 12:38 AM
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Justin Bieber

This summer a bad case of Bieber-fever swept the nation. There is only one 17-year-old pop star prodigy that can literally bring an entire concert hall to tears. All hail the Biebz!

Keep clicking to see which other Hollywood hunks had a stand-out summer and then vote for your favorite!


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Ice T

With Law & Order: SVU still going strong and his new hit reality show Ice Loves Coco, this rapper-turned-actor ruled the TV realm this summer.


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Joe Manganiello

Summertime is when the clothes start peeling off, and just in time for this True Blood star to win the No. 1 spot on Men's Health Magazine''s Best Summer Bodies list.


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Jay-Z

This August, the hip-hop mogul was once again named the highest paid rapper by Forbes magazine. And we're sure his recent collab with co-king of summer player Kanye West is ranking in some added moolah.


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Prince William

You know those royal wedding bells were ringing in your ear all summer long. Gaining the official title Duke of Cambridge and taking North America by storm makes one a definite shoo-in for a spot on the kings of summer list.


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Darren Criss

The Glee hottie made The Warblers a household name and then went on to take over Daniel Radcliffe's role in the broadway musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.


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Kris Humphries

The lucky guy who got the chance to woo Kim Kardashian and was smart enough to put a ring on it!


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Kanye West

The outspoken rapper sure knows how to piss off a crowd, but somehow still keeps the money rolling in. Kanye took the No. 3 spot as highest paid rapper on the Forbes'' Hip-Hop Cash Kings list this August.


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Tyler Posey

This summer brought us MTV's new series Teen Wolf. And Tyler brought us a brand new reason to love werewolves.


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Ryan Gosling

He sweeps us off our feet in Crazy, Stupid, Love, teases us with his bad-boy appeal in the upcoming film Drive and is even on the cover Esquire--not just once. Twice. That much fun in the summer months should be illegal.


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Daniel Radcliffe

The now grown-up wizard shocked the world this summer, pushing the grand finale of the Harry Potter series to a record-breaking $476 million in ticket sales.


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Justin Timberlake

This ex- N Syncer hosted the Saturday Night Live finale and got hot and steamy with some of the hottest A-List talent in his newest summer flicks, Bad Teacher and Friends With Benefits.


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Leonardo DiCaprio

From his hot and cold relationship with A-List beauty Blake Lively to his title as Hollywood's No. 1 highest-paid actor, this star is having one of the greatest summers of his life!


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Ryan Reynolds

We really wanted to give his abs a separate kings of summer title, but that wouldn't be fair to the Green Lantern star they're attached to, now would it?


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Michael Fassbender

Oozing cool and playing Magneto in the prequel X-Men: First Class, Fassy sure got the summer started off with a bang!


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Chris Evans

The guy who nabbed the lead in Captain America is destined to have a good summer. And with the movie's full frontal ab exposure, all of America gets to have a great time as well.

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