Matter Anti-Matter

Tahmoh Penikett is well on his way to the top of my celebrity crush queue.  Given that I really only have one other celebrity crush, and he’s not even really a celebrity (unless you count lead singers of semi-obscure indie bands as celebrities), it’s not exactly a huge milestone.  However, it would appear that Tahmoh is fast becoming everyone’s celebrity crush, at least according to google.

Having recently finished Season 1 of Dollhouse (sans Epitaph One—hurry up netflix!!), Tahmoh has established himself as the simultaneously tough yet sweet good guy who really wants to save the girl/cylon/doll.  If you listen to the commentary by Joss Whedon for the episode “Man on the Street” (the episode of dollhouse that had me saying “WOW” out loud), it’s clear that even Whedon has a mancrush on Tahmoh.  He’s just that awesome, and here’s a few reasons why:

1. He’s from Whitehorse, Canada.  Have you ever been to Whitehorse?  I have.  It’s in the Yukon Territory, and its remote but beautiful.  For some reason that’s a huge selling point—Canadians rule!

2. He’s a trained Muay Thai fighter.  So not only does he act like he kicks ass on television, he actually can kick ass.

3. He’s funny.  I saw him at a tiny Battlestar Galactica convention in Chicago about 3 years ago, and he was pretty hilarious and swoon-worthy.  Sigh.

Anyways, I’ve linked up there at the top to an interview he recently gave IGN on the new season of Dollhouse, including some semi-spoilery things about Jaime Bamber’s guest role on the season premier.  Check it out!

Season 2 of Dollhouse starts this Friday, Sept. 25th.