18 Hot Guys Your Mom Crushed on Back in the Day
Everyone has their fave celeb cutie, and moms are no different! Way back in pre-emoji, pre-Facebook, prehistoric times, when your mom was a teen, find out which celeb heartthrob was her ultimate crush.
David Cassidy
David Cassidy starred as Keith Partridge in The Partridge Family from 1970-1974. His hair is the most 70s thing we've ever seen!
Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise is one of the most famous guys on the planet, but way back in 1983, the young actor was just getting his start playing Joel Goodsen in Risky Business. The iconic scene of him sliding across the floor in socks and an oversized dress shirt is absolutely legendary and gave us all an easy last-minute Halloween costume.
Scott Baio
When Scott Baio played Chachi Arcola on Happy Days, he reportedly received 5,000 fan letters EVERY week.
Rob Lowe
If you're a fan of Parks and Recreation, you might recognize Rob Lowe as Chris Traeger. But long before he showed up in Pawnee, Lowe was famous for his roles in 1980s movies like The Outsiders, About Last Night... and Thursday's Child.
Ralph Macchio
Long before Jaden Smith took on the role, this cutie rose to fame as the star of the original Karate Kid.
Patrick Swayze
Patrick Swayze was a teen heartthrob back in the day following starring roles in The Outsiders, Red Dawn and Dirty Dancing. In 1991, the late actor was named People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive."
Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson was def a triple threat: an amazing singer, one of the best dancer's ever, and a TOTAL hottie.
Leif Garrett
Can we just pause and talk about that hair? Leif Garrett skyrocketed to fame as a singer after his first single "I Was Made For Dancin" became a total hit.
Kirk Cameron
This cutie starred as Mike Seaver in the ABC sitcom Growing Pains, and you might also know his super famous sister: Candace Cameron Bure played DJ Tanner in Full House!
John Travolta
John Travolta played heartthrob Danny Zuko in the original Grease, so every time you're mom started singing "You Are the One I Want" as a teenager, she was probs thinking of this guy.
John Stamos
Ohhhh, sweet mercy. That hair. That leather jacket. Those eyes. Uncle Jesse was a total babe.
Jason Bateman
Before he played the hilarious Michael Bluth in Arrested Development, Jason Bateman was in a ton of TV shows like Little House on the Prairie and Silver Spoons during the 1980s.
Ben Affleck
Hottie Ben Affleck is half of one of the first ship names ever! Together, he and Jennifer Lopez were known as ~Bennifer~ in the early 2000s.
Jon Bon Jovi
Jon Bon Jovi was the frontman of Bon Jovi, a band he formed in 1983. With long hair and rocker vibes, we're pretty sure he's basically just Harry Styles aged 30 years.
Brad Pitt
Brad Pitt was (and probably still is) hot. He starred in beloved films like Fight Club, Ocean's Eleven (and Twelve and Thirteen) and Mr. and Mrs. Smith, and tons of girls had his poster on their wall back in the day.
Christian Slater
How can you not be obsessed with that smile?! The adorable Christian Slater got mega-famous after starring in movies like Heathers and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.
Donny Osmond
We literally cannot with this photo of Donny Osmond. In the mid-1960s, he and four of his brothers became famous as The Osmonds before Donny left the group to go solo in the early 1970s.
New Kids on the Block
Jordan and Jonathan Knight. Joey McIntyre. Donnie Wahlberg. Danny Wood. What a crew. What a fannie-pack-loving, sideways-hat-owning, rat-tail-rocking, 1990s crew.
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