# Uncommon celebrity crushes **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 24, 2017, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uncommon-celebrity-crushes/794551 "2017-08-24T12:27:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![anomalous1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e56c9b/32.png) [@anomalous1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anomalous1)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2017, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uncommon-celebrity-crushes/794551/1 "2017-08-24T12:27:26Z")
Anyone else have some? Most people [it seems] go for only the very well known actors and actresses or the super popular ones. Example: I do not really find Scarlett Johansen attractive, but nearly every other male I know does… As for me, in terms of looks and acting skills…Claire Danes…oh yeah. Frances McDormand in her heyday, Amanda Peet… How about you all? ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2017, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uncommon-celebrity-crushes/794551/2 "2017-08-24T12:43:36Z")
I’ve been watching “My name is Earl” on Netflix. Been crushing on whoever that skinny blonde girl is. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2017, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uncommon-celebrity-crushes/794551/3 "2017-08-24T13:14:45Z")
^Jaime Pressly Rosario Dawson Ming-na Wen Heather Graham ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2017, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uncommon-celebrity-crushes/794551/4 "2017-08-24T13:35:10Z")
All of these sound like common crushes. I, on the other hand, crush on [Amy Winehouse](https://www.google.com/search?q=amy+winehouse&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS749US749&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjw_968_e_VAhWX14MKHVCmCPQQ_AUICigB&biw=1600&bih=770) (or did, when she was alive) and [Kate Micucci](https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS749US749&biw=1600&bih=770&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=kate+micucci+&oq=kate+micucci+&gs_l=psy-ab.3..0l4.41214.56903.0.57760.28.26.2.0.0.0.210.2908.9j16j1.26.0....0...1.1.64.psy-ab..0.27.2828.0..0i67k1j0i24k1j0i30k1.l2UcZLJm0Pc). And [Jena Malone](https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS749US749&biw=1600&bih=770&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=jena+malone&oq=jena&gs_l=psy-ab.3.0.0i67k1j0j0i67k1j0.44465.46813.0.49880.4.4.0.0.0.0.144.444.1j3.4.0....0...1.1.64.psy-ab..0.4.443.6U1auASQA3o). ---
**Author:** ![anomalous1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e56c9b/32.png) [@anomalous1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anomalous1)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2017, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uncommon-celebrity-crushes/794551/5 "2017-08-24T14:05:19Z")
Nah those are pretty uncommon, in my circles anyhow. I liked Jena Malone when I was younger, too and Clea DuVall in “The Faculty”. I’ve never heard of anyone liking Heather Graham to be honest… seems like an obvious one but nope, nobody i’ve met ever has. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2017, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uncommon-celebrity-crushes/794551/6 "2017-08-24T14:14:54Z")
> [@anomalous1](#): > > Nah those are pretty uncommon, in my circles anyhow. I liked Jena Malone when I was younger, too and Clea DuVall in “The Faculty”. I’ve never heard of anyone liking Heather Graham to be honest… seems like an obvious one but nope, nobody i’ve met ever has. Really? Heather Graham is beautiful. Horrible actress but I won’t hold that against her. ---
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2017, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uncommon-celebrity-crushes/794551/7 "2017-08-24T14:15:29Z")
[Mary Lynn Rajskub](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0707476/) ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2017, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uncommon-celebrity-crushes/794551/8 "2017-08-24T14:21:32Z")
Is having a massive crush on Jessica Chastain rare? ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2017, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uncommon-celebrity-crushes/794551/9 "2017-08-24T14:22:13Z")
Joan Cusack. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2017, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uncommon-celebrity-crushes/794551/10 "2017-08-24T14:38:03Z")
> [@Grrr](#): > > I’ve been watching “My name is Earl” on Netflix. Been crushing on whoever that skinny blonde girl is. In that case, run, don’t walk to your nearest DVD dispensary and buy a copy of _Poison Ivy 3: The New Seduction_. (You need the original release with both widescreen and open matte versions in case there are newer, single aspect ratio releases. You will better appreciate the open matte version.) ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2017, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uncommon-celebrity-crushes/794551/11 "2017-08-24T17:10:55Z")
I would say almost all of my celebrity crushes are uncommon; not that they’re necessarily surprising, just women who seem to go largely unmentioned when such things are discussed. I caught an old rerun of _Wings_ last night with Valerie Mahaffey; hysterically funny and wicked cute. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2017, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uncommon-celebrity-crushes/794551/12 "2017-08-24T17:35:47Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > Really? Heather Graham is beautiful. Horrible actress but I won’t hold that against her. I could tell you what I would hold against her. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2017, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uncommon-celebrity-crushes/794551/13 "2017-08-24T18:10:41Z")
I never like the ones I’m supposed to like. However, I think [Steve Buscemi](http://static.snopes.com/app/uploads/2015/05/buscemi.jpg) is pretty hot. He plays likable (or at least funny) characters in the movies, so I feel happy when I see his face. And he’s apparently a great guy in real life as well. What’s not to like? ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2017, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uncommon-celebrity-crushes/794551/14 "2017-08-24T18:56:18Z")
> [@anomalous1](#): > > I’ve never heard of anyone liking Heather Graham to be honest… seems like an obvious one but nope, nobody i’ve met ever has. Good god, really? Rollergirl? Rollergirl! Good lord she’s hot. My offbeat crush is Rachel Bloom, but I suspect it’s not all that unusual–it’s just not one of the usual names that come up in conversation. ---
**Author:** ![Sefton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Sefton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sefton)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2017, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uncommon-celebrity-crushes/794551/15 "2017-08-24T23:01:49Z")
I’ve never met anyone else with a crush on [Francesca Annis](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/485544403558414421/). ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2017, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uncommon-celebrity-crushes/794551/16 "2017-08-24T23:35:34Z")
[Julia Stiles’](http://www.indiewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/the-bourne-ultimatum-julia-stiles.jpg?w=680) name never seems to come up in these threads. But I really like her pearlescent beauty, coupled with her gravity. I tend to be attracted to women with resting solemn face. [Julianna Margulies](http://m.aceshowbiz.com/webimages/news/julianna-margulies-going-to-leave-the-good-wife.jpg) is another. ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2017, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uncommon-celebrity-crushes/794551/17 "2017-08-24T23:40:27Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > I would say almost all of my celebrity crushes are uncommon; not that they’re necessarily surprising, just women who seem to go largely unmentioned when such things are discussed. I caught an old rerun of _Wings_ last night with Valerie Mahaffey; hysterically funny and wicked cute. Underratedly attractive and, for a time in the 90s, the go-to actress if you wanted to cast a neurotic high-strung character. Unfortunately, that likely got her typecast and limited the number of roles offered to her. ---
**Author:** ![HMS\_Irruncible](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hms_irruncible/32/7394_2.png) [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2017, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uncommon-celebrity-crushes/794551/18 "2017-08-24T23:46:12Z")
I used to have this Debra Winger thing. Not much more to say. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2017, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uncommon-celebrity-crushes/794551/19 "2017-08-25T00:51:32Z")
> [@NDP](#): > > Underratedly attractive and, for a time in the 90s, the go-to actress if you wanted to cast a neurotic high-strung character. Unfortunately, that likely got her typecast and limited the number of roles offered to her. On _Wings_ she was a high school classmate of Joe’s who was totally obsessed with him, but hid it perfectly when anyone else was around. She got to flip from completely normal to sitcom batshit, and was brilliant at it. Typecast, perhaps, but if you needed someone for that kind of role you couldn’t do much better. ---
**Author:** ![carlb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carlb/32/5930_2.png) [@carlb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlb)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2017, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uncommon-celebrity-crushes/794551/20 "2017-08-25T13:39:14Z")
The recently- (and all-to-early) departed [Glenne Headly](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000444/?ref_=tt_cl_t2), who was a terrifically talented actress, to boot. I first saw her in “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” and I was smitten. The turn her character took at the end just set the hook deeper. I’ll third Valerie Mahaffey! I’ll add [Judy Greer](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0339460/?ref_=nv_sr_1). It seems to me there’s some similar feature, or character trait about all three of these actresses. Can’t quite put my finger on it, though. My oddest crush has to be [Kristen Schaal](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1102891/?ref_=nv_sr_1). She’s wickedly funny and smart, and just seems like someone I’d have a really good time with. I absolutely adore her. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uncommon-celebrity-crushes/794551.md?page=2)