Melissa, I can't believe we've been doing this blog for this long and never knew about this....

Frankly, I'm embarrassed that we didn't know. But now, I'm just glad we do. While watching an episode of Free Radio this weekend on VH1 (funny if you haven't watched it... try it out) the Moron in the Morning mentioned Hollywood's Hung List, whilst he had Ed Begley Jr. in his studio. Intrigued, I googled. As only a good gossip blogger would do. And here's what came up, much to my delight:

COLIN FARRELL, EWAN McGREGOR, GEORGE CLOONEY and JOHNNY DEPP are amongst the stars named on Hollywood's annual 'H-List' - detailing Tinseltown's most well-endowed stars. The list - a tradition dating back to the forties - is circulated every year in Hollywood via email, fax and word of mouth - and lists the ten male actors who have the largest endowments. Made up of votes from members of film workers sent to an anonymous post office box in Palm Springs, California, the list names Farrell, McGregor, Clooney, Depp in its top ten, along with LIAM NEESON, MATT DILLON, KEVIN COSTNER, MATTHEW McCONAUGHEY, TOBEY MAGUIRE and SEAN PENN. One studio insider says, "Second to the Oscar nominations it's the most eagerly awaited list to be produced. Everyone from big shot producers to messengers likes to get a peak at it. It's a movie town legend." [contact music]

Some celebrities are famous for their achievements alone. Others gain notoriety for things they've done (whether the stories are true or apocryphal), unusual comments they've made, or kooky political or social beliefs. But sometimes a famous fellow achieves a certain level of infamy simply for the size and scope of his, er, body of work. The length and girth of his resume, as it were. The heft of his talents. The sheer magnitude of his, uh, contributions to the arts. ... Through the years, rumors have abounded of stars with copious natural gifts, from Errol Flynn to Frank Sinatra, Willem Dafoe to Liam Neeson, Colin Farrell to Ewan McGregor. There's even an annual "h-list" of Hollywood's most substantial leading men -- allegedly compiled each year since the '40s via an anonymous post office box, with reports from industry wardrobe folks and others with the inside scoop. We tried to find more information about this list of stars with imposing talents -- in the name of professional research, of course -- but came up somewhat short. Until the undoubtedly monumental announcement of this generation's Milton Berle, we'll have to rely on gossip rags and secondhand reports of hulking Hollywood hunks -- or perhaps just start our own rumors. Hey, have you heard the one about Carrot Top? [yahoo dir]

And now, just to hammer the point home... a pictorial: