Think about things that shaped your youth: bold fashion style, skateboard shoes, and celebrity crushes. Who could forget tearing up Tiger Beat magazine to collect perfect photos of their heartthrobs? Who could stop thinking back to their teenage bedroom covered with posters on the walls and ceiling? Who could forget chatting with friends about their favorite stars? But over time, everything has changed, and we didn't have much time to look back at our first crushes.
So sit back and relive some of your earliest crushes! You'll be happy to know that the boys from the 2000s have blossomed well since their peak, and some are still young. From stunning brunette men like Alexander Skarsgård and Patrick Dempsey to the hottest men Henry Cavill and
Keanu Reeves, you won't be able to contain your heart once you see how gorgeous these heartthrobs still look today
Check out the gallery below for an update on your favorite movie stars!
#1 Michael Ealy
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After being famous for his role as Ricky Nash in
Barbershop (2002), Early continued starring in other successful films such as
Fast 2 Furious (2003), Takers (2010), Think Like a Man (2012), About Last Night (2014), Think Like a Man Too (2014), The Perfect Guy (2015), and
The Intruder (2019).#2 Benedict Cumberbatch
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Thanks to his contributions on screen and stage, Cumberbatch has received various accolades, including a British Academy Television Award, a Primetime Emmy Award and a Laurence Olivier Award, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards and four Golden Globe Awards. Some of his most well known films:
Hawking (2004), BBC series
Sherlock (from 2010 to 2017), Patrick Melrose (2018),...Since 2016, he has joint MCU in the role of Stephen Strange in
Doctor Strange (2016) and
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022).
#3 The Rock
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The Rock (Dwayne Johnson) is recognized as a great wrestler in the world of wrestling. He used to have 8 years of dedication to this career before coming to acting. Although he is not a professional actor, he has participated in notable movies such as
The Mummy Returns (2001), The Scorpion King (2002), The Game Plan (2007), Race to Witch Mountain (2009), Fast Five (2011), and
Jungle Cruise (2021).#4 Jason Momoa
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Jason Momoa made his acting debut as Jason Loane on the syndicated action drama series
Baywatch: Hawaii (1999–2001). After that, he appeared in other famous films like
Stargate Atlantis (2005–2009), Game of Thrones (2011–2012), Frontier (2016–2018), and
See (2019–present).#5 Javier Bardem
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Bardem won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as Anton Chigurh in the film
No Country for Old Men (2007). He also received critical acclaim for his performances in movies such as
Jamón Jamón (1992), Boca a boca (1995), Carne trémula (1997), Los lunes al sol (2002), Mar adentro (2004), Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008), Skyfall (2012), To the Wonder (2013), Mother! (2017), Dune (2021).#6 Tom Hardy
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Tom Hardy made his film debut in
Black Hawk Down (2001). Since then, he appeared in films such as
Star Trek: Nemesis (2002), RocknRolla (2008), Bronson (2008), Warrior (2011), The Drop (2014), Inception (2010) ,The Dark Knight Rises (2012),
Dunkirk (2017), Venom (2018) and
its sequel Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021).
#7 Idris Elba
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Idris Elba is well-known for his performances as Stringer Bell in
The Wire, DCI John Luther in
Luther, and Nelson Mandela in
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013). He has been nominated five times for a Primetime Emmy Award and has been shortlisted four times for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Miniseries or Television Film.
#8 Blair Underwood
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Underwood has appeared in a number of famous films, including
Just Cause (1995), Set It Off (1996), Deep Impact (1998), Rules of Engagement (2000), Something New (2006), Madea's Family Reunion (2006), and
Juanita (2019). He has received two Golden Globe Award nominations, five NAACP Image Awards, one Daytime Emmy Award, and one Grammy Award during his career.
#9 Orlando Bloom
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Orlando Bloom achieved stardom as the character Legolas in
The Lord of the Rings film series. He became more well-known for his roles in historical, epic fantasy, and action movies, notably as
the Pirates of the Caribbean film series,
The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), Dead Man's Chest (2006), and
At World's End (2007). He currently stars in the Amazon Prime Video series
Carnival Row (2019–present).#10 Bradley Cooper
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His career began with a role in a TV series such as
Sex and the City ( 1999). 2 years later, Cooper appeared in his first short film
Wet Hot American Summer. Some of his featured films:
Alias (2001-2006), Wedding Crasher (2005), Limitless (2011), The Place Beyond the Pines (2012),...#11 Taye Diggs
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Taye Diggs is well-known for his performances in the Broadway musicals
Rent and
Hedwig and the Angry Inch, the TV series
Private Practice and All American, and the films
How Stella Got Her Groove Back, Brown Sugar, The Best Man and its sequel,
The Best Man Holiday. From 2014 to 2016 he played Inspector Terry English in
Murder in the First.
#12 Tom Hiddleston
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Hiddleston made his acting debut in the films like
Unrelated (2007) and
Archipelago (2010). However, he rose to stardom by playing Loki in the MCU, first in
Thor in 2011 and then in the Disney+ series
Loki in 2021.
#13 Joe Manganiello
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Joe Manganiello made his feature film debut in Sam Raimi's
Spider-Man as Flash Thompson. His breakthrough performance came in the five seasons of the HBO series
True Blood as the werewolf Alcide Herveaux. He is also famous for his roles in films such as
Magic Mike, Magic Mike XXL,
Pee-wee's Big Holiday, What to Expect When You're Expecting, and
Sabotage.
#14 Lee Pace
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Lee Pace is well-known for his roles as Thranduil the Elvenking in
The Hobbit trilogy and as Joe MacMillan in the AMC period drama television series
Halt and Catch Fire. He has also appeared in
Guardians of the Galaxy and in
Captain Marvel. From 2021, he stars in the TV series
Foundation, an adaptation of Isaac Asimov's science fiction stories
#15 Chris Pine
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Pine made his feature film debut as Lord Devereaux in
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004). Then, he participated in other films like
Star Trek (2009–Present), Unstoppable (2010), Into the Woods (2014), Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014), Hell or High Water (2016), The Finest Hours (2016), Wonder Woman (2017) and
Wonder Woman 1984 (2020), A Wrinkle in Time (2018), and
Outlaw King (2018).#16 Jamie Dornan
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#17 Chris Hemsworth
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#18 Alexander Skarsgård
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#19 Dev Patel
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#20 Michael B. Jordan
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#21 Ryan Reynolds
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#22 Henry Cavill
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#23 Oscar Isaac
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#24 Morris Chestnut
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#25 Patrick Dempsey
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#26 Jake Gyllenhaal
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#27 Paul Rudd
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#28 John Cho
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#29 Keanu Reeves
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#30 Josh Duhamel
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