I disagree. I think they've wrecked his character, but they've made a LOT of mistakes with the writing of that show in the last three or four years. He did some EXCELLENT acting last year, though, during the George Kaplan storyline.
I've met him a few times. He's bigger than he looks on TV. Uber-broad-shouldered and VERY tall, and chiseled and deeply tanned and incredibly good looking. Many times you'll see an actor in real life and they'll pale in comparison, but if anything he's even more stunning and striking up close. I'm not attracted to him in the slightest, but he's a gorgeous man.