 Internationally viewed as a sex symbol , he was named one of People magazine 's 100 Most Beautiful People in 2006 . The following year , Eckhart was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . He starred in No Reservations ( 2007 ) , a remake of the 2001 German romantic comedy , Mostly Martha . He starred opposite Catherine Zeta @-@ Jones as an up @-@ and @-@ coming hotshot chef . The film was met with mixed reviews and was unfavorably compared to the original film . Eckhart starred in the 2008 comedy Meet Bill , in which he played the eponymous character , a sad executive working at his father @-@ in @-@ law 's bank . He gained 30 pounds and donned a fat suit for the role . 
