First Celebrity Crush

[pubic_assistance]

Tony Danza on reruns of Taxi.

 

 

[maninsoma]

I was not attracted to Tony Danza when I was in my teens or a young adult, but I recently stumbled upon an episode of Who's The Boss in which he's wearing only a swimsuit and I was captivated.  That's not the first time that's happened to me, though.  I definitely had much more narrow range of sexual attraction than I began to develop in my mid 20s.

[pubic_assistance]

10 hours ago, maninsoma said:

I recently stumbled upon an episode of Who's The Boss in which he's wearing only a swimsuit and I was captivated.

He's a bit older and beefier in "Who's the Boss".

I preferred him, young, fresh and tight. His character in "Taxi" always wore tight jeans in a t-shirt so we could admire all those yummy curves from his boxing years. His ass always looked amazing in those jeans. But then, I've always had a thing for Italian boys with a nice ass.

 

[sydneyboy]

One of my first crushers (early 1960’s) was the actor James Darren. He was the male lead in Gidget and the follow up the Gidget Goes Hawaiian. The latter was at least arguably the most moronic movie ever made but I saw it over and over again.

[sydneyboy]

On 3/24/2023 at 1:38 AM, Danny-Darko said:

Tony Curtis 

My very first celebrity crush. Looking at photos of him before I reached my teens made me realise I was “different.” How I remember admiring his bulging biceps in the movie Trapeze.

[+ azdr0710]

another vote for Christopher Atkins....had other earlier crushes, but not anybody with celebrity status......at about age 16, I first saw a picture of Atkins (age 18) in some "People"-like magazine dressed only in that jock-like thong he wore in the movie.....it was a publicity picture released while the movie was still being filmed, so about 1979......I'd never seen anything like that outfit in a mainstream magazine or movie; it was quite revealing for the time, I guess, and his blond hair and dark tan made the picture even more appealing.......

Edited April 3, 2025 by azdr0710

[dutchal]

Russell Johnson (the Professor on Gilligan's Island), Robert Conrad, Tony Dow, James Franciscus (Mr. Novak), Richard Chamberlain, Burt Ward, and especially Jan-Michael Vincent (he and Robert Conrad actually co-starred in a movie, The Bandits).

[+ jimbosf]

There were so many...it is hard to remember who was the first crush.  My grandmother always purchased a weekly magazine called TV Mirror when doing her grocery shopping and I always looked forward to checking it out for some nice shirtless photos of my favorites.  Included in this list would be Bobby Sherman (Here Come the Brides), Peter Tork (The Monkees), Don Grady (My Three Sons), David Soul (Starsky & Hutch), Grant Goodeve and Willie Aames (Eight Is Enough), John Schneider (Dukes of Hazzard)...and of course Jan-Michael Vincent.  Whenever it was time for my grandmother to discard her magazines, some of them always managed to find their way home with me well hidden in the bedroom!  lol.  

[sydneyboy]

13 hours ago, azdr0710 said:

another vote for Christopher Atkins....had other earlier crushes, but not anybody with celebrity status......at about age 16, I first saw a picture of Atkins (age 18) in some "People"-like magazine dressed only in that jock-like thong he wore in the movie.....it was a publicity picture released while the movie was still being filmed, so about 1979......I'd never seen anything like that outfit in a mainstream magazine or movie; it was quite revealing for the time, I guess, and his blond hair and dark tan made the picture even more appealing.......

My crush of the 1980’s.

[+ sync]

One of the biggies for me was "Ted" of "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure" :

Keanu Reeves

[dutchal]

On 4/3/2025 at 10:21 AM, jimbosf said:

There were so many...it is hard to remember who was the first crush.  My grandmother always purchased a weekly magazine called TV Mirror when doing her grocery shopping and I always looked forward to checking it out for some nice shirtless photos of my favorites.  Included in this list would be Bobby Sherman (Here Come the Brides), Peter Tork (The Monkees), Don Grady (My Three Sons), David Soul (Starsky & Hutch), Grant Goodeve and Willie Aames (Eight Is Enough), John Schneider (Dukes of Hazzard)...and of course Jan-Michael Vincent.  Whenever it was time for my grandmother to discard her magazines, some of them always managed to find their way home with me well hidden in the bedroom!  lol.  

Am with you on Bobby Sherman, Don Grady, and Grant Goodeye.  David Soul, BTW, who didn't do much for me, was also one of the brothers along with Bobby Sherman on "Here Come the Brides".

[+ Gar1eth]

I just came across two pictures of a young Marlon Brando. I had never been particularly enamored of him in the past. But if I had seen these pictures, I might have been. ( I'm into muscular guys if you hadn't noticed. )

[+ Gar1eth]

I've had (and still have) many celebrity crushes over the years. But probably one of my firsts was Larry Pennell. He played Dash Riprock on the Beverly Hillbillies. 

[curt gregory]

John James in “Dynasty”.
 

Swoon.

[+ Cash4Trash]

Tab Hunter  

 

 

[+ poolboy48220]

2 hours ago, curt gregory said:

John James in “Dynasty”.
 

Swoon.

I read an article about the cast previewing one of the seasons, and Joan Collins said "John James looks prettier than all of us!"

[+ Lucky]

Chris Atkins has revealed a history of surgeries. Lots of pix included!

https://nypost.com/2026/01/09/entertainment/blue-lagoon-star-christopher-atkins-gives-health-update-after-undergoing-surgery/

[samhexum]

Gosh, I couldn't tell you about my first celebrity crush...  

I've lost count of the myriad of celebrities that have developed a crush on me.  I used to find it sooooooo annoying but now I just grin and bear it (or if he's cute, grin and bare it).

[+ purplekow]

I did like Robert Conrad in Wild Wild West and the stop frame pictures which then were made into a cartoon were always a favorite when he was shirtless.  He must have had a shirtless scene guarantee in his contract as in just about each episode he was shirtless for less than obvious reasons and in interviews he came off as a bit of an narcissist and exhibitionist.  This carrier over to his follow up series BaaBaaBlackSheep. The sexiest gig he had was not shirtless and that was in the EVeryReady Battery commercials in which he just stared into the camera and said something to the effect of:  Go ahead, knock it off my shoulder.  

 

[+ Lucky]

On 3/21/2023 at 2:17 PM, KrisParr said:

Cruise and Travolta had smiles that lit up my world. 

I wonder what happened with @KrisParr. He last posted here on June 25th, 2025. I always enjoyed his posts. Like many others who posted on this thread, is now a "guest?"

[mike carey]

1 hour ago, Lucky said:

I wonder what happened with @KrisParr. He last posted here on June 25th, 2025. I always enjoyed his posts. Like many others who posted on this thread, is now a "guest?"

His account is still open, last visit was three days after his last post here, on 28 Jun 25 (US time). His post in this thread (March 2023) is still there under his own handle, not as a 'guest'.

[BigK]

Richard Hatch from his days as Karl Malden’s partner in the streets of San Francisco. I also second, previously mentioned, Chris Atkins, and Shawn Cassidy.

[Lotus-eater]

Jon-Erik (not to be confused with Sam) Hexum

 

Edited 9 hours ago by Lotus-eater

[MikeBiDude]

11 hours ago, BigK said:

Richard Hatch from his days as Karl Malden’s partner in the streets of San Francisco. I also second, previously mentioned, Chris Atkins, and Shawn Cassidy.

Richard Hatch’s almost shirtless appearances on Battlestar Galactica always got me “excited”. Great uniforms!