# Your first celebrity crush . . . then and now **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 26, 2012, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-celebrity-crush-then-and-now/616851 "2012-03-26T15:26:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2012, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-celebrity-crush-then-and-now/616851/61 "2012-03-26T23:54:35Z")
[Genie Francis](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5269/5602343247_4e1e0db474.jpg) of General Hospital’s “Luke & Laura”. [In 2007](http://www.exposay.com/celebrity-photos/genie-francis-34th-annual-daytime-emmy-awards-pressroom-0tf5CY.jpg) still looks good for a grown up, maybe a little plush by Hollywood standards. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2012, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-celebrity-crush-then-and-now/616851/62 "2012-03-27T00:02:41Z")
Beautiful [Marilyn Hassett](http://imagehost.vendio.com/a/35104116/aview/img055_146.jpg) in 1976. [Marilyn](http://images.cinemaring.com/upload/upload_screenshots/images/cr_actors/5/5/5/b3b26133333f938b9f536054de74d577.jpg) recently. ---
**Author:** ![gallows\_fodder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8c91f0/32.png) [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2012, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-celebrity-crush-then-and-now/616851/63 "2012-03-27T02:22:08Z")
My first celebrity crush was a cartoon. 🙂 My longest celebrity crush is [this guy](http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lk4yvxQKjF1qd3779o1_500.png). 22 years strong. It all began when I was 12 years old and he was the host of Short Attention Span Theater on the Comedy Channel. He’s done pretty well for himself, [no?](http://www.jewishjournal.com/images/articles/art_Jon-Stewart_091911-584.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2012, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-celebrity-crush-then-and-now/616851/64 "2012-03-27T03:27:29Z")
Not my first–but still a pretty early one: Danica McKellar as Winnie Cooper on _The Wonder Years_ definitely ranks among my biggest TV crushes growing up. [Then](http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTM3MDE0MDU4MF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTYwNTc2NTc3._V1._SX485_SY328_.jpg) [Now](http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2010/cbb/blog/100329/danica-mckellar-240.jpg) She went on to study mathematics in college and now–in addition to the occasional acting job–she promotes math education and writes books to encourage young kids (especially girls) to get interested in math. Sigh. I \*still \*have a crush on her. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2012, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-celebrity-crush-then-and-now/616851/65 "2012-03-27T03:46:29Z")
Jane Seymour I first remember her as [Solitaire](http://www.imdb.com/media/rm3009788416/nm0005412)in _Live and Let Die_ (she’s the one with the pale skin 🙂 ). 39 years later, at age 61, I think she’s doing [pretty well](http://www.imdb.com/media/rm2726737408/nm0005412). ---
**Author:** ![maggenpye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecc23a/32.png) [@maggenpye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maggenpye)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2012, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-celebrity-crush-then-and-now/616851/66 "2012-03-27T04:17:20Z")
Martin Shaw, [then](http://www.google.com/imgres?q=doyle,+professionals&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=GE4&sa=X&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&biw=1024&bih=471&tbm=isch&prmd=imvns&tbnid=SL1RsH4SUY03kM:&imgrefurl=http://www.couriermail.com.au/entertainment/martin-shaw-turned-down-being-james-bond-in-moonraker/story-e6freq7f-1225928256244&docid=zyFiRjauUEXKjM&imgurl=http://resources0.news.com.au/images/2010/09/23/1225928/267852-martin-shaw-doyle-the-professionals.jpg&w=316&h=237&ei=Cz5xT4rIFub0mAWZhYzGDw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=385&vpy=150&dur=160&hovh=189&hovw=252&tx=107&ty=100&sig=101781913123707314602&page=1&tbnh=131&tbnw=174&start=0&ndsp=10&ved=1t:429,r:2,s:0)and [now](http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://i.digiguide.tv/p/0810/1152-MartinShaw-12235682330.jpg&imgrefurl=http://digiguide.tv/celebrity/Martin%2BShaw/1152/&h=267&w=260&sz=28&tbnid=zMJPNAvQ_Pd10M:&tbnh=97&tbnw=94&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dmartin%2Bshaw%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=martin+shaw&docid=Lkg8w4Qcwq9VOM&sa=X&ei=ij5xT7zsJo6dmQW_vZjHDw&ved=0CEcQ9QEwBA&dur=4303). From what I’ve read over the years, I doubt we’d be remotely compatible but gosh, he’s still real pretty. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2012, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-celebrity-crush-then-and-now/616851/67 "2012-03-27T04:26:35Z")
> [@maggenpye](#): > > Martin Shaw, [then](http://www.google.com/imgres?q=doyle,+professionals&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=GE4&sa=X&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&biw=1024&bih=471&tbm=isch&prmd=imvns&tbnid=SL1RsH4SUY03kM:&imgrefurl=http://www.couriermail.com.au/entertainment/martin-shaw-turned-down-being-james-bond-in-moonraker/story-e6freq7f-1225928256244&docid=zyFiRjauUEXKjM&imgurl=http://resources0.news.com.au/images/2010/09/23/1225928/267852-martin-shaw-doyle-the-professionals.jpg&w=316&h=237&ei=Cz5xT4rIFub0mAWZhYzGDw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=385&vpy=150&dur=160&hovh=189&hovw=252&tx=107&ty=100&sig=101781913123707314602&page=1&tbnh=131&tbnw=174&start=0&ndsp=10&ved=1t:429,r:2,s:0)and [now](http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://i.digiguide.tv/p/0810/1152-MartinShaw-12235682330.jpg&imgrefurl=http://digiguide.tv/celebrity/Martin%2BShaw/1152/&h=267&w=260&sz=28&tbnid=zMJPNAvQ_Pd10M:&tbnh=97&tbnw=94&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dmartin%2Bshaw%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=martin+shaw&docid=Lkg8w4Qcwq9VOM&sa=X&ei=ij5xT7zsJo6dmQW_vZjHDw&ved=0CEcQ9QEwBA&dur=4303). > > From what I’ve read over the years, I doubt we’d be remotely compatible but gosh, he’s still real pretty. My wife crushes on him, too, though he was by no means her first crush – I’m not sure that “The Professionals” was aired here in the US when it was first running in England in the 1970s, but she discovered it on videotape 10 or 15 years ago, and fell in love with the guy. ---
**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2012, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-celebrity-crush-then-and-now/616851/68 "2012-03-27T04:31:47Z")
You’re lightweights, all of you. [http://www.google.com/imgres?q=lucille+ball&um=1&hl=en&sa=N&biw=1249&bih=569&tbm=isch&tbnid=TOLoghCv56pSZM:&imgrefurl=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi%3FGRid%3D7003071%26page%3Dgr&docid=kwQLIco72puJhM&imgurl=http://image2.findagrave.com/photos250/photos/2006/57/7003071\_114110857840.jpg&w=250&h=314&ei=gEJxT6H3LeqU2QWPxoDrDg&zoom=1](http://www.google.com/imgres?q=lucille+ball&um=1&hl=en&sa=N&biw=1249&bih=569&tbm=isch&tbnid=TOLoghCv56pSZM:&imgrefurl=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi%3FGRid%3D7003071%26page%3Dgr&docid=kwQLIco72puJhM&imgurl=http://image2.findagrave.com/photos250/photos/2006/57/7003071_114110857840.jpg&w=250&h=314&ei=gEJxT6H3LeqU2QWPxoDrDg&zoom=1) ---
**Author:** ![maggenpye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecc23a/32.png) [@maggenpye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maggenpye)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2012, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-celebrity-crush-then-and-now/616851/69 "2012-03-27T04:52:20Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > My wife crushes on him, too, though he was by no means her first crush – I’m not sure that “The Professionals” was aired here in the US when it was first running in England in the 1970s, but she discovered it on videotape 10 or 15 years ago, and fell in love with the guy. I was thirteen and I would have … _done it_, if he’d insisted. ---
**Author:** ![installLSC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/54ee81/32.png) [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2012, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-celebrity-crush-then-and-now/616851/70 "2012-03-27T05:56:03Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Maureen McCormick still looks pretty good. [Better than](http://www.contactmusic.com/pics/lc/nobel_awards_3_191009/maureen_mccormick_2620450.jpg) [“pretty good”.](http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/attachment.php?attachmentid=158866&stc=1&d=1276018980) ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2012, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-celebrity-crush-then-and-now/616851/71 "2012-03-27T06:00:23Z")
The earliest I can remember is Annette Funicello when she was on the Mickey Mouse Club. I watched her on TV in the 1970s, not really understanding the concept of “reruns” and not realizing she was older than my mom. ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2012, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-celebrity-crush-then-and-now/616851/72 "2012-03-27T20:38:15Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Hm, probably Dawn Wells (Mary Anne from _Gilligan’s Island_). She’s starting to show her age, but still hotter than Ginger ever was. Amen and pass the coconut cream pie. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2012, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-celebrity-crush-then-and-now/616851/73 "2012-03-27T22:28:57Z")
Oy, vey, my crush growing up was Val Kilmer (omg, _The Saint_) and [no](http://www.page2live.com/2009/12/04/remember-val-kilmer/), he isn’t doing all that great these days, looks-wise. I almost fell out of the movie seat when I first saw Brad Pitt in _A River Runs Through It_, and I’d say he’s weathered the years quite well. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![coolbyrne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bc79bd/32.png) [@coolbyrne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coolbyrne)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2012, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-celebrity-crush-then-and-now/616851/74 "2012-03-28T01:36:23Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > Farrah and the poster. How could she go and marry the 6 Million Dollar Man and break my heart? Funny, 'cause I was just coming in to say Lee Majors! (I am stunned to discover he will be 73 next month!!) [Then](http://cdn.stereogum.com/files/2009/05/lee_majors.jpg) [Now](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jm1opJASfZ4/TdCWK3mehoI/AAAAAAAABEg/bNxen9ELGRk/s1600/lee+majors.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2012, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-celebrity-crush-then-and-now/616851/75 "2012-03-28T01:55:49Z")
I won’t call him the first one but he was a very early one and one of the first I enjoyed myself too and I mention him for a reason: Harry Hamlin. I was about 13/14 when _Clash of the Titans_ came out and his shirtless/loin cloth pics from that gave me some great upper arm workouts and fantasies. He was about 28/29 when he filmed that movie and simply beautiful. The reason I choose him is that he appeared in an episode of _Shameless_ on Showtime this week. He is now 60, and he was naked on the episode. And the amazing thing is— he is still damned doable, way more than some guys half his age. There are already pics online. I won’t link directly, but if you’re interested go to [these google search results](http://www.google.com/#hl=en&sclient=psy-ab&q=cameron+monaghan+harry+hamlin&oq=cameron+monaghan+harry+hamlin&aq=f&aqi=q-w1&aql=&gs_l=hp.3..33i21.1622l6380l0l6567l29l24l0l5l5l0l296l4525l0j15j8l28l0.frgbld.&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&fp=6a38b958ac5aa915&biw=1600&bih=695) and click the first one (wintertype something or other). ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2012, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-celebrity-crush-then-and-now/616851/76 "2012-03-28T03:04:51Z")
Peter O’Toole as Lawrence of Arabia was my first celebrity crush. > But then came Tom Selleck Then: [http://www.google.com/imgres?q=tom+selleck&hl=en&gbv=2&biw=1024&bih=681&tbm=isch&tbnid=4Te69nhuwv\_gUM:&imgrefurl=http://hotbeans.wordpress.com/2008/04/04/mustache-hall-of-fame/tom-selleck/&docid=6zESd1AuL2CHCM&imgurl=http://hotbeans.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/mustache-\_0009\_tom-selleck.jpg%253Fw%253D320&w=320&h=320&ei=m35yT6byOaLu2gWeu9zTDg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=525&vpy=360&dur=191&hovh=225&hovw=225&tx=158&ty=202&sig=116422140983317025504&page=2&tbnh=155&tbnw=160&start=20&ndsp=24&ved=1t:429,r:21,s:20](http://www.google.com/imgres?q=tom+selleck&hl=en&gbv=2&biw=1024&bih=681&tbm=isch&tbnid=4Te69nhuwv_gUM:&imgrefurl=http://hotbeans.wordpress.com/2008/04/04/mustache-hall-of-fame/tom-selleck/&docid=6zESd1AuL2CHCM&imgurl=http://hotbeans.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/mustache-_0009_tom-selleck.jpg%253Fw%253D320&w=320&h=320&ei=m35yT6byOaLu2gWeu9zTDg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=525&vpy=360&dur=191&hovh=225&hovw=225&tx=158&ty=202&sig=116422140983317025504&page=2&tbnh=155&tbnw=160&start=20&ndsp=24&ved=1t:429,r:21,s:20) And now: [http://www.google.com/imgres?q=tom+selleck+2011&hl=en&gbv=2&biw=1024&bih=681&tbm=isch&tbnid=RVWaimqwnhYqeM:&imgrefurl=http://thisismynewblog-beck.blogspot.com/2011/11/as-on-twitter-so-goes-my-blog.html&docid=hKPAfGvIkKm-vM&imgurl=http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kyA4VzmJzZ8/TsQvA0y7odI/AAAAAAAADNY/t9jPDIqmiCw/s1600/Tom%252BSelleck.jpg&w=300&h=300&ei=LH9yT-nTF8bK2AXkzbj9Dg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=318&vpy=315&dur=3912&hovh=225&hovw=225&tx=169&ty=167&sig=116422140983317025504&page=1&tbnh=145&tbnw=158&start=0&ndsp=16&ved=1t:429,r:7,s:0](http://www.google.com/imgres?q=tom+selleck+2011&hl=en&gbv=2&biw=1024&bih=681&tbm=isch&tbnid=RVWaimqwnhYqeM:&imgrefurl=http://thisismynewblog-beck.blogspot.com/2011/11/as-on-twitter-so-goes-my-blog.html&docid=hKPAfGvIkKm-vM&imgurl=http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kyA4VzmJzZ8/TsQvA0y7odI/AAAAAAAADNY/t9jPDIqmiCw/s1600/Tom%252BSelleck.jpg&w=300&h=300&ei=LH9yT-nTF8bK2AXkzbj9Dg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=318&vpy=315&dur=3912&hovh=225&hovw=225&tx=169&ty=167&sig=116422140983317025504&page=1&tbnh=145&tbnw=158&start=0&ndsp=16&ved=1t:429,r:7,s:0) ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2012, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-celebrity-crush-then-and-now/616851/77 "2012-03-28T04:40:44Z")
Tim Considine in [Spin and Marty](http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.boyactors.org.uk/actors/730.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.boyactors.org.uk/actor.php%3Fref%3D730&h=350&w=284&sz=18&tbnid=en8Xw46kiolokM:&tbnh=102&tbnw=83&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dtim%2Bconsidine%2Bphotos%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=tim+considine+photos&docid=4orMogHyrs6AFM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=d5RyT44cxZ2JApTEybwB&ved=0CGIQ9QEwEA&dur=2343) and more [recently](http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.racelegends.com/images/celeb/considine.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.racelegends.com/celebrities.html%3FCEL_ID%3D19&h=130&w=100&sz=8&tbnid=1Ygkyq2XB41aWM:&tbnh=95&tbnw=73&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dtim%2Bconsidine%2Bphotos%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=tim+considine+photos&docid=OJyvT02gZ9q8qM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=d5RyT44cxZ2JApTEybwB&ved=0CEIQ9QEwBg&dur=846). Billy Gray on [Father Knows Best](http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://fiftiesweb.com/tv/billy-gray-1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://fiftiesweb.com/tv/father-knows-best.htm&h=208&w=150&sz=7&tbnid=1OZafFw8yw0YqM:&tbnh=94&tbnw=68&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dbilly%2Bgray%2Bof%2Bfather%2Bknows%2Bbest%2Bphotos%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=billy+gray+of+father+knows+best+photos&docid=TY1aHsoFNznrrM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=QZVyT8ChNJHUiAKY-NS9AQ&ved=0CDkQ9QEwBg&dur=343) (oh those t-shirts and jeans!) and more [recently](http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://images.zap2it.com/images/celeb-222339/billy-gray-2.jpg&imgrefurl=http://people.zap2it.com/p/billy-gray/222339&h=720&w=540&sz=148&tbnid=tgMn94zo9bHprM:&tbnh=100&tbnw=75&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dbilly%2Bgray%2Bof%2Bfather%2Bknows%2Bbest%2Bphotos%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=billy+gray+of+father+knows+best+photos&docid=O-9buqZ4DbPKnM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=QZVyT8ChNJHUiAKY-NS9AQ&ved=0CCwQ9QEwAg&dur=455). Johnny Crawford from [The Rifleman](http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://strathdee.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/johnny_crawford.jpg%3Fw%3D320%26h%3D400&imgrefurl=http://strathdee.wordpress.com/2010/11/27/johnny-crawford/&h=400&w=320&sz=33&tbnid=AKdr44s_aNyJpM:&tbnh=95&tbnw=76&prev=/search%3Fq%3Djohnny%2Bcrawford%2Bphotos%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=johnny+crawford+photos&docid=bwLnqPbhUY0uxM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=r5VyT4fGFIPYiQLfm6W-AQ&ved=0CFsQ9QEwCQ&dur=734), and more [recently](http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://pdxretro.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/johnny-crawford-1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://pdxretro.com/2011/03/johnny-crawford-is-65-today/&h=720&w=540&sz=122&tbnid=u4f2o6mSepKfJM:&tbnh=105&tbnw=79&prev=/search%3Fq%3Djohnny%2Bcrawford%2Bphotos%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=johnny+crawford+photos&docid=pDGvtU_yHfpYjM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=r5VyT4fGFIPYiQLfm6W-AQ&ved=0CGEQ9QEwCw&dur=349). They were all a few years older than I was at the time, and I would have been happy to grow old with any of those guys. Roddy ---
**Author:** ![Ludy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Ludy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludy)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2012, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-celebrity-crush-then-and-now/616851/78 "2012-03-28T04:55:40Z")
I was hopelessly in love with [Jonathan Brandis](http://www.fanpop.com/spots/jonathan-brandis/images/20143242/title/jonathan-brandis-wallpaper) and seeing that he killed himself in 2003, I don’t imagine he is looking so good today. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2012, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-celebrity-crush-then-and-now/616851/79 "2012-03-28T05:43:27Z")
Around 1980 there was a Toronto TV program which had a presenter named Sharon Seto. Japanese, long black hair… Major early crush for me in high school. I haven’t been able to find a picture of her, either then or now. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2012, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-celebrity-crush-then-and-now/616851/80 "2012-03-28T07:19:28Z")
Don’t know for sure she was my first, but it’s the earliest crush I can remember: Ms. Amy Jo Johnson [Then](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PSBLzkQ9ogU/ToaeDqLbU_I/AAAAAAAAFzs/1iSY8zLGmjg/s1600/Amy+Jo+Johnson+%252812%2529.jpg) [Now](http://www.starpulse.com/Actresses/Johnson,_Amy_Jo/gallery/RWP-004295/) Not only hotter, but she’s gotten a bit less blurry over the years, too. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-celebrity-crush-then-and-now/616851.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-celebrity-crush-then-and-now/616851.md?page=5)