Out On The Town With This Season's Breakout Television Stars.

by Alison Prato, Maxim, October 2008

Damian Lewis, Life

Age: 37

TV alter ego: Charlie Crews, the wrongfully convicted police officer on Life

The grind: "We work 16-hour days, which are exhausting. You have to be prepared or else you're thrashing around to keep your head above water. It's harder than it looks, but I wouldn't trade it for anything."

Just another day at the office: "We did a scene where the U.S. silver medal sumo champion grabbed me by my shoulders and pushed me repeatedly against the side of this motor home. I thought I was going to lose my brain. Rarely am I physically afraid of someone, but I was absolutely terrified."

Worst gig pre-Hollywood: "The shittiest job I had was selling car alarms. I wasn't going around looking at people's swanky cars saying, 'I think you could use the UP3Z-40.' I was cold-calling them on the phone. I'd get off the subway every day carrying my Walkman, which was the size of a brick, and I'd always hear the same song. Unfortunately, Phil Collins and the worst song he ever wrote, 'Another Day in Paradise,' are forever connected with me selling car alarms. Phil put me in such a bad mood I was unable to charm the customers. It drove me fucking insane."

100: Style

Straighten that tie, mister! Dapper TV dudes Zachary Quinto, Neil Patrick Harris, Linus Roache, Zachary Levi, Matthew Rhys, and Damian Lewis get fashionable for fall.

Damian wears: Costume National jacket, $1,100 for suit; Gap oxford shirt, $45; Banana Republic pants, $148.

Girl wears: Daughters of the Revolution dress, $250; Alexis Bittar bangle, $195.

Where To Buy

p102: Damian Lewis: Costume National jacket, sold as suit, $1,100, Atrium, NYC; Gap oxford shirt, $45, Gap stores nationwide; Banana Republic pants, $148, bananarepublic.com. Girl: Daughters of the Revolution dress, $250, dotrclothing.com; Alexis Bittar bangle, $195, alexisbittar.com.