Chris O'Donnell: Redbook's Hot Husband of 2010

The star of the hit CBS series "NCIS: Los Angeles," Chris O’Donnell has matured into the ultimate family man, with five kids of his own.

The hunky Hollywood dad has been honored by Redbook magazine as celebrity Hot Husband - as he graces the June 2010 hitting newsstands on May 25th.

Dishing about his family life, fame, marriage and more, highlights from O'Donnell's interview are as follows:

On family life: “I knew when I got into this business I couldn’t have it both ways: I could live the playboy lifestyle, which is not a bad thing to do, or have a traditional family life, which is how I grew up. That was more important to me…When I’m sitting in the backyard at the end of the day with a glass of wine, watching the kids having fun and clowning around, for me, that’s what it’s all about.”

On fame: “The only time it got really crazy was during Batman. Anywhere I went in the world, people knew who I was. I was being offered these huge films that would have taken my career to a different level, and I decided to put on the brakes. I knew if I continued on that track, I probably wouldn’t have gotten married.”

On the secret to a happy marriage: “Our families have the same values and traditions, and I think that goes a long way, because when the excitement and heat of romance wears off, those are the things you fall back on.”

Chris’s wife, Caroline, on his best dad talent: “He’s the fun one in the family. He’s also a lot less strict than I am: he’ll bring home a package of Ho-Hos and try to show me the “vitamin category” on the back. I’ll say, “There are no vitamins in that.” And he’ll say, “Yes, there are—look!”