Christopher Meloni

Mr. Meloni's image anywhere has caused great joy in these parts for quite a while and as a matter of fact seeing him in person at Tom Fontana's Stockings With Care this past November 9th was a great inaugural for the season of giving.

Speaking of giving, Metrosource, Column's favourite free periodical in the New York Metro Area is celebrating its 15th year. It is graced on its cover with what may very well be the best headshot of Jesse Metcalfe ever. Well, maybe not, but it sure makes an impression. Inside one will find a celebration of "15 years of folks who make us sing, sway, smirk, spend, snicker, sneak out, smarten up and smile ..." one of which is the studly, classy and fiercely talented Mr. Meloni, who also graced their cover as pictured. Much of that issue can be found in Column's main site's Media section.


Anyway, here's what's on page 35 re: Christopher Meloni:

What's not to love about another former Metrosource cover boy, Chris Meloni? The Law & Order: SVU alpha hunk doesn't just rest when the cameras shut down. This past summer Meloni headed off to the Gate Theatre in Dublin for a production of Arthur Miller's View From the Bridge. But Chris will always have our hearts for his sexually voracious portrayal of Chris Keller, Toby Beecher's main squeeze on HBO's OZ, which began its run in 1997. With Beecher and Keller a kiss was not just a kiss.

There are other great gentle people in the current Metrosource that are also deserving of adulation, Colin Farrell, Armstead Maupin, and Lily Tomlin among them, but Mr. Meloni has our hearts here as well and Column is, if nothing else, loyal. Let's just say that he is the first among equals.

One of those many reasons that the loyalty exists is that his generosity has helped us in raising money for AIDS Walk New York for a few years now. Success certainly has not spoiled him. He knows what's important it seems and that's a lot to love.