Your Favorite Teen Heartthrobs Then vs. Now
* Pretends to be shocked that they're still hot. *


We can safely assume that you had a crush on one of the people on this list at some point during your teen years. It's not like you didn't have IRL options at school or soccer practice, but something about a fictional character just hits different. These guys were always up-to-date on the latest trends, and just looked good while doing...everything. Looks aside, pop culture without them would have been pretty dull. So, to honor their achievements in teen cinema and television glory, we decided to take a trip down memory lane and see what some of our favorite celebrity men we loved as teens are up to these days. Overall, most of these men are still acting today, while others have thrown in the towel. Some of them look like they haven't aged a day. Others...not so much, but we still love them. Ahead, reminisce on 20 dreamboats from your teenage years, whether you were an '80s, '90s, or early aughts kid.

Now: Jonathan Bennett
Since then, Bennett has acted in some of your favorite Christmas romance movies on the Hallmark channel, and reprised his role as Samuels in Ariana Grande's "Thank U, Next" music video.


Now: Shane West
West has since starred in some of your favorite shows like ER, Gotham, and Salem. He and Mandy Moore still have a tight bond too. At Moore's Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony, he gave a cute speech to his former co-star saying, "Mandy, you are an absolute gem. Your smile is ridiculous, seriously it's ridiculous, it lights up a room when you walk in. Your energy is irresistible and your heart is second to none."



Now: Jesse Bradford
Since he was Torrance Shipman's number one fan, you've probably seen Bradford on The West Wing, Guys With Kids, or talking about how much he loved playing Cliff. He told Entertainment Weekly in 2015, "Cliff is probably the most accurate version of the real me that I’ve ever portrayed on camera."











Then: Jordan Calloway
Avid Nickelodeon watchers might remember Jordan Calloway as one of Emma Roberts' BFFs, Zach Carter-Schwartz, in Unfabulous. When you weren't singing the catchy theme song, you were definitely thinking about him.







Now: Patrick J. Dancy
Dancy hasn't acted in anything since 2004, unfortunately, but he does have an Instagram account!




Now: Freddie Prinze Jr.
Besides playing a really good Fred in the live-action Scooby-Doo franchise, he's also an author! Prinze Jr. recently released his cookbook, Back to the Kitchen, and his wife, Sarah Michelle Gellar, wrote the foreword.



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