# Weird famous-people crushes **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 18, 2001, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-famous-people-crushes/50753 "2001-01-18T20:58:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![tsarina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f4b2a3/32.png) [@tsarina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tsarina)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2001, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-famous-people-crushes/50753/21 "2001-01-19T01:56:04Z")
- Niels Bohr (who else is there to think about during a boring Chemistry lecture, Linus Pauling???) - Peter Tork (the quiet Monkee) - A. Whitney Brown (used to be on SNL and Daily Show) - Yuri Gagarin, first man in space - Vladimir Putin, when he gets that “brooding Russki” look in his eyes… - Weird Al looked really sexy on his Behind the Music… ---
**Author:** ![Kricket](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f14d63/32.png) [@Kricket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kricket)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2001, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-famous-people-crushes/50753/22 "2001-01-19T03:21:19Z")
Silent Bob, Weird Al, David Bowie, Jeff Goldbloom, Sir Sean Connery, The guy with the voice from Three Muskateers you know the one with the eye patch. Bruce Campbell, Pauly Shore, Yahoo Serious. There are a few more, but my husband won’t play name that actor anymore. I only remember a few of them by the characters they played. Damn I feel shallow now! ---
**Author:** ![Serendipity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@Serendipity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serendipity)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2001, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-famous-people-crushes/50753/23 "2001-01-19T03:41:58Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Juniper200 \* > **I have undying crushes on F. Scott Fitzgerald, John Linnell of They Might Be Giants, Jon Stewart** Jon Stewart counts as a weird famous-person crush? Jeez, I thought he was one of my normal crushes. OK, my weird crush is on Cookie, one of the (fictional) hosts from “You Don’t Know Jack.” I realize that you can’t see him or anything, but his voice alone gives me shivers. I also have a little bit of a weird thing for Philip Seymour Hoffman. ---
**Author:** ![MissMisery](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ccd318/32.png) [@MissMisery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissMisery)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2001, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-famous-people-crushes/50753/24 "2001-01-19T03:46:09Z")
The guy that played Mr. Humphries on the British comedy Are You Being Served was very sexy, and so was Jeremy Irons as Humbert in the 1997 version of Lolita. ---
**Author:** ![Nacho4Sara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Nacho4Sara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nacho4Sara)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2001, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-famous-people-crushes/50753/25 "2001-01-19T04:03:20Z")
I’ve also, at any given time, had crushes on F. Scott Fitzgerald, T.S. Eliot, and Dustin Hoffman. But hands down, thw weirdest of weird, the most shocking of all, is my obsession with **Jamie Shea** , NATO spokesman extraordinaire, aka Director of Information and Press. I wish I could do that cool think where I link behind his name, but you’ll just have to settle for this: Here’s a grouping of about six pics: [http://www.nato.int/cv/is/dir-oip/shea-img.htm](http://www.nato.int/cv/is/dir-oip/shea-img.htm) And here’s my personal favorite (it’s big!): [![](https://www.nato.int/pictures/cv/is/spokesmn/b-shea04.jpg) ](https://www.nato.int/pictures/cv/is/spokesmn/b-shea04.jpg) Call me weird, but one day about two years ago I was watching CSPAN and saw one of his briefings. His lips had me at hello (what a cute mouth! I love pouty lips!) but when he started talking fluent French, I was snookered! And he’s all powerful and in command. Even though I’m not too taken with the recent bombings of Yugoslavia, I still think he’s sexy as hell. YumMAY! A smart man with a sexy mouth. That’s reall all I’m looking for! Now if that isn’t weird as hell, I don’t know what is. ---
**Author:** ![Rasa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rasa/32/3578_2.png) [@Rasa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rasa)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2001, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-famous-people-crushes/50753/26 "2001-01-19T04:18:45Z")
Add me to the Jeff Goldblum list… _love_ them iMac commercials! James Spader too, but that’s just cuz he played an archaeologist in Stargate. ---
**Author:** ![Elkman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Elkman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elkman)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2001, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-famous-people-crushes/50753/27 "2001-01-19T05:57:13Z")
Well… Does anyone remember the show “You Can’t Do That On Television”? My first major famous-people crush, at around age 11 was on the character “Christine”. I thought she was beautiful. Just saw a rerun lately, and she still seems pretty cute, if not beautiful. Wonder what she looks like today? Second major famous-people crush was at around age 13. The object of my desire? Cyndi Lauper. In fact, I still think she’s pretty attractive. There… now my secrets are out! ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_Rhosis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@Sir\_Rhosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Rhosis)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2001, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-famous-people-crushes/50753/28 "2001-01-19T05:58:56Z")
Since I was of “crush” age in the mid-to-late 70s, most of mine are from that era of bad cop shows: Barbara Anderson (Ironside) Lee Meriweather (Barnaby Jones) Merry Anders (Dragnet, reruns from the 60s, she played a recurring role as a policewoman) Holly (Kathy Coleman) from Land of the Lost. And Jenny Agutter! Sir ---
**Author:** ![elmwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmwood/32/3060_2.png) [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2001, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-famous-people-crushes/50753/29 "2001-01-19T06:01:51Z")
Jan Smithers. Oooooooooohhhhh … ---
**Author:** ![Badtz\_Maru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e36b37/32.png) [@Badtz\_Maru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Badtz_Maru)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2001, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-famous-people-crushes/50753/30 "2001-01-19T06:08:13Z")
I’ve recently developed a crush on Tina Fey from Saturday Night Live. ---
**Author:** ![Pismonque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/46a35a/32.png) [@Pismonque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pismonque)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2001, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-famous-people-crushes/50753/31 "2001-01-19T06:56:49Z")
I remember as a kid being smitten with the girl in _Escape From Witch Mountain_. And of course we were all hot for Marcia Brady. The ones I would never tell anyone about, though, were Kristy McNichol from _Family_ and Martina Navratilova. ---
**Author:** ![Nymysys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f6c823/32.png) [@Nymysys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nymysys)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2001, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-famous-people-crushes/50753/32 "2001-01-19T07:20:34Z")
[QUOTE] \*Originally posted by Serendipity \* \*\* > [@](#): > > OK, my weird crush is on Cookie, one of the (fictional) hosts from “You Don’t Know Jack.” I realize that you can’t see him or anything, but his voice alone gives me shivers. > > I also have a little bit of a weird thing for Philip Seymour Hoffman. \*\* I used to date a guy that was a writer and one of the voices for YDKJ. I wonder if it’s the same one. If it is, I’ll give you the hookup, Serendipity. He was insanely cute, too. Also, FWIW, Phillip Seymour Hoffman also turns me out. He’s yummy. ---
**Author:** ![Amazing\_Tiki\_God](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/779978/32.png) [@Amazing\_Tiki\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amazing_Tiki_God)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2001, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-famous-people-crushes/50753/33 "2001-01-19T07:51:13Z")
All my friends look at me funny whenever I mention Jodie Foster. Oh my gosh ohhhh what I’d do for her. Other than that I realize famous people thingies are unatainable so I don’t bother besides my girlfriend says I’m not allowed to drool over famous people anymore. She may be small and short but she sure is intimidating with that shoe in her hand. ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2001, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-famous-people-crushes/50753/34 "2001-01-19T08:06:36Z")
When I was young, Pam Dawber and Susanna Hoff (of the Bangles). Now, it’s Makiko Esumi, but I don’t think anyone who’s seen her would call my crush weird. –sublight. ---
**Author:** ![MannyL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2001, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-famous-people-crushes/50753/35 "2001-01-19T10:33:03Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Elkman \* > \*\*Well… > Does anyone remember the show “You Can’t Do That On Television”? My first major famous-people crush, at around age 11 was on the character “Christine”. I thought she was beautiful. Just saw a rerun lately, and she still seems pretty cute, if not beautiful. Wonder what she looks like today? Second major famous-people crush was at around age 13. The object of my desire? Cyndi Lauper. In fact, I still think she’s pretty attractive. There… now my secrets are out! \*\* Excuse me where did you see a re-run? I’d give my left (or right) nut to see the show again ---
**Author:** ![Erroneous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/71c47a/32.png) [@Erroneous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Erroneous)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2001, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-famous-people-crushes/50753/36 "2001-01-19T10:43:29Z")
Both myself and my girlfriend want to have sex with Jeanine Garofalo. And if I was gay I’d want to do Niles from \*Frasier[/], but only if he stayed in character. ---
**Author:** ![Badtz\_Maru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e36b37/32.png) [@Badtz\_Maru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Badtz_Maru)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2001, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-famous-people-crushes/50753/37 "2001-01-19T10:49:16Z")
Heh, I think Janeane Garofalo is hot too. I don’t know what it is about sarcastic SNL brunettes…anyway, at the time I met my wife I liked Ms. Garofalo so much my wife has given me permission to have sex with her if I ever get the chance…I’m considering asking if I can swap her for Tina Fey. ---
**Author:** ![Mauvaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mauvaise/32/11084_2.png) [@Mauvaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mauvaise)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2001, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-famous-people-crushes/50753/38 "2001-01-19T12:35:29Z")
A couple of my male friends used to watch the syndicated show Hercules. One time I happened to be visiting when they watched and I developed the biggest crush on Michael Hurst (Iolus). So much so that I actually watched the show until it ended it’s run a few years later. I’ll still watch a re-runs if I’m home. :o I also have a crush on Michael Burger. He used to be on an old “Good Morning” type show called Mike&Matey, then co-hosted some home & family show on the Family channel. He even hosted the remake of The Match Game. ---
**Author:** ![Spritle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Spritle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spritle)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2001, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-famous-people-crushes/50753/39 "2001-01-19T12:53:19Z")
when I was a wee lad, I had a big crush on Marcia Brady, etc. as did the rest of the guys. My difference? I truly wanted to leave my family and live with… **Toni Tenille** Oh. My. Gawd! She was so hot on that variety show. ---
**Author:** ![screech-owl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@screech-owl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/screech-owl)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2001, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-famous-people-crushes/50753/40 "2001-01-19T13:52:10Z")
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