By Wonderwall.com Editors
6:39am PDT, Apr 14, 2024
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We love this smoldering shot of “Yellowstone” star Kevin Costner, who was in his mid-30s when he posed for this picture on the set of his 1990 movie “Revenge.”
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“Indiana Jones” and “Star Wars” franchise hunk Harrison Ford (seen right here in an early publicity shot from the late ’60s or early ’70s) was a stone chilly fox when he began his profession in Hollywood.
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Robert Redford is giving us main Brad Pitt vibes — in one of the simplest ways attainable — on this picture from 1973’s “The Means We Had been” when he was in his mid-30s.
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So good we included him twice!
Blonde, blue-eyed matinee idol Robert Redford was a good-looking satan on this publicity picture taken for his 1966 movie “This Property is Condemned.” The film, which is predicated on the play by Tennessee Williams, hit theaters when the actor was 29.
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Have a look at this younger hunk in “Coal Miner’s Daughter” again in 1980! A babyfaced Tommy Lee Jones, then 34, donned a cowboy hat on this nonetheless from the movie.
Fourteen years later, he gained an Oscar for his work in “The Fugitive.”
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John Travolta — seen right here as a younger man within the early ’70s — shot to fame in 1975 when he started starring on the hit TV present “Welcome Again, Kotter,” then solidified his star standing with main roles within the latter half of the last decade in tasks together with the TV film “The Boy within the Plastic Bubble” and movies like “Carrie,” “Grease” and “Saturday Night time Fever.”
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Ryan O’Neal — who died at 82 on Dec. 8, 2023 — discovered fame in his early 20s when he started a five-year tenure on the hit TV sequence “Peyton Place.” (He is seen right here as Rodney Harrington on the favored primetime cleaning soap opera in 1967.)
The next yr, he delivered an Oscar-nominated efficiency reverse Ali MacGraw within the movie “Love Story” then went on to make extra notable motion pictures together with “Paper Moon” and “Barry Lyndon.”
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When Brad Pitt appeared reverse Geena Davis in 1991’s “Thelma & Louise” — which debuted when he was 26 — he solidified himself as a Hollywood heartthrob for many years to come back.
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These eyes! That hair! Alec Baldwin regarded attractive — and slightly Ryan Gosling-esque — on the set of nighttime drama “Knots Touchdown” in 1985.
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Children these day won’t perceive why Johnny Depp was as soon as thought of the most well liked man in Hollywood. Properly, simply take a look at these cheekbones circa 1990 when he starred in “Cry-Child” at 26.
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Whats up, Christopher Walken! The Oscar-winning “The Deer Hunter” actor wasn’t all the time recognized for his loopy hair and wild eyes. He was simply loopy handsome again in 1969 when he appeared in a manufacturing of Tom Stoppard’s play “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Lifeless” when he was in his mid-20s.
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Properly, hi there there, Jeff Bridges. The actor gave off some critical Hemsworth brothers vibes together with his look in 1984’s “Towards All Odds.”
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Robert De Niro — who welcomed his seventh youngster in 2023 — was lookin’ good in 1971’s “The Gang That Could not Shoot Straight” when he was in his late 20s.
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Sir Michael Caine — who’s seen right here in a portrait taken circa 1966, the identical yr he starred within the hit film “Alfie” whereas he was in his early 30s — not too long ago retired.
In October 2023, the English actor introduced that at 90 — following the discharge of his closing movie, “The Nice Escaper,” the identical month — he is stepping again from movie-making.
“I preserve saying I will retire. Properly, I’m now,” the two-time Oscar winner stated on BBC Radio 4’s “At present” present. “I’ve figured, I’ve had an image the place I’ve performed the lead and it is obtained unbelievable critiques. The one elements I am more likely to get now are previous males … and I assumed, nicely I would as nicely depart with all this — what have I obtained to do to beat this?”
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Richard Gere has all the time been extremely handsome.
The “Fairly Lady” and “An Officer and a Gentleman” star seems like a complete hunk on this nonetheless from 1977’s “In search of Mr. Goodbar” that was taken when he was in his late 20s.
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“Batman” and “Beetlejuice” star Michael Keaton began appearing within the mid-’70s and obtained his large break on the 1979 TV comedy “Working Stiffs” — he is seen right here in a promo for the CBS present when he was 28 — which led to a starring position within the hit comedy “Night time Shift” (and a lot extra!).
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Liam Neeson has all the time been a complete heartthrob! The Northern Irish actor, seen right here in 1988 when he was in his mid-20s, was a hottie lengthy earlier than we fell for him in movies like “Love Really” and “Taken.”
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Sure, James Bond actor Pierce Brosnan has all the time been attractive. He definitely regarded dapper in a promotional picture for his hit present “Remington Steele” again within the ’80s.
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That smirk! “Die Onerous” motion star Bruce Willis is seen right here again when he was taking part in Blue Moon Detective Company investigator David Addison on the hit ABC sequence “Moonlighting” in 1986 when he was 31.
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Kurt Russell was a good-looking younger man in his mid-20s when he portrayed Morgan Beaudine on the TV present “The Quest” in 1976.
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Mel Gibson launched his appearing profession again within the late ’70s, however he is been by means of a lot since then that we frequently overlook how he turned such an enormous star within the first place. This is a reminder: As soon as upon a time — particularly when he was in his mid-20s in 1981’s “Gallipoli” — the controversy-sparking actor was a complete hottie!
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At present, many individuals may know him finest because the voice of Darth Vader within the “Star Wars” movies, however James Earl Jones regarded H-O-T reverse Diana Sands in 1963’s “East Aspect/West Aspect.”
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Tom Hanks was hilarious — and fairly good-looking — when he starred within the 1965 comedy “Volunteers.” He is seen right here in a promotional picture for the flick, which hit theaters when he was in his late 20s.
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After you have seen this nonetheless of Jack Nicholson in 1963’s “The Raven,” you may perceive why his listing of alleged romantic conquests consists of Anjelica Huston, Michelle Phillips, Janice Dickinson, Lara Flynn Boyle, Rita Moreno, first girl of Canada Margaret Trudeau, Angie Everhart, Julie Delpy, Joni Mitchell, Marg Helgenberger and Kate Moss.
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Let’s be sincere — Denzel Washington has all the time been a dreamboat! He is seen right here in character as Dr. Philip Chandler on the primary season of the hit medical drama “St. Elsewhere” in 1982 when he was in his late 20s. Throughout that decade, the long run Academy Award winner appeared in movies like “Carbon Copy,” “Energy,” “Cry Freedom” and “Glory.”
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Swoon! Now we all know why a younger Warren Beatty broke so many hearts early in his Hollywood profession.
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Val Kilmer (and his cheekbones!) had film followers swooning when he performed hotshot Navy pilot Iceman within the 1986 movie “Prime Gun.” He was in his mid-20s on the time.
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James Caan — the film star with a tough-guy persona who starred in “The Godfather,” “Distress,” “Elf” and extra — died at 82 on July 6, 2022. He is seen right here as a good-looking younger man in his late 20s in 1968.
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George Clooney has been a good-looking satan for many years. He is seen right here as George Burnett on “The Information of Life” in 1985 when he was 24.
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Don Johnson smoldered in a promotional picture for NBC’s “Miami Vice” in 1984.
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The late Sidney Poitier, who died at 94 in January 2022, posed for this portrait taken circa 1960 — 4 years earlier than he gained the Oscar for his work in “Lilies of the Discipline,” making him the primary Black actor to take house a aggressive Academy Award.
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Mark Harmon has all the time been such a good-looking man! In 1986’s “Let’s Get Harry,” the “NCIS” star regarded super-suave. That smolder!
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It has been almost 5 lengthy a long time since Nick Nolte starred in 1977’s “The Deep.” If solely we may flip again time!
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Properly, hi there there! Former gymnast {and professional} dancer Mads Mikkelsen discovered fame in his native Denmark together with his appearing work in 1996’s “Pusher” and world fame a decade later when he performed a villain within the 2006 James Bond movie “On line casino Royale.” A decade after that, he starred as Dr. Hannibal Lecter on TV (to rave critiques!) and in 2022 took on one more villain; darkish wizard Gellert Grindelwald in “Unbelievable Beasts: The Secrets and techniques of Dumbledore.” Mads and his cheekbones are seen right here again in 2003 on the Sundance Movie Competition.
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We have all the time questioned how Jon Voight spawned the sweetness that’s Angelina Jolie. After having a look again at him in 1969’s “Midnight Cowboy,” we lastly get it.
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Howdy, cowboy! Tom Selleck raised temperatures on 1982’s “The Shadow Riders.”
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Let’s simply say Sean Connery wasn’t forged to painting James Bond all through the ’60s as a result of he was bad-looking. Right here he’s in 1957’s “Hell Drivers.”
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The 1986 film “Matador” showcased Spanish actor Antonio Banderas’s youthful attractiveness in addition to his expertise.
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Again within the day, Al Pacino was a stud. He had a handsome-meets-broody factor occurring within the 1971 drama “Panic in Needle Park.”
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Mr. Feeny, is that you simply?! Earlier than he charmed viewers because the lovable trainer on “Boy Meets World,” William Daniels was a heartbreaker! He is seen right here in 1965.
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Again in 1975, Chevy Chase regarded just like the attractive but foolish love youngster of Harrison Ford and Andy Samberg. Yum!
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Get a load of Martin Sheen reverse Sissy Spacek in 1973’s “Badlands.” He seems like James Dean, no?
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Dick Van Dyke is seen right here circa 1963 when he was starring on “The Dick Van Dyke Present” in his 30s.
He’d simply gained a Tony Award for his work within the Broadway musical “Bye Bye Birdie” and a yr later starred within the basic kids’s movie “Mary Poppins.”
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Danny Glover positive regarded good-looking when he starred in “The Shade Purple” in 1985.
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How cute was John Slattery within the ’90s? The “Mad Males” and “Intercourse and the Metropolis” silver fox is pictured right here filming an episode of the sequence “Below Cowl” in 1990. From his lovely spherical specs to his curly darkish hair, what’s to not love?
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There was a time when Dustin Hoffman was considered one of many hunkiest males in Hollywood. Contemplating the best way he seems within the iconic 1972 movie “The Graduate,” we positively perceive why.
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William Shatner may be extra foolish than attractive lately, however there is a motive Captain Kirk was such a success with the women!
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Whoa! Kevin Bacon was so younger and good-looking when he starred in 1984’s “Footloose.”
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Practically 20 years earlier than he gained an Oscar for “The Silence of the Lambs,” Welsh actor Anthony Hopkins regarded younger and good-looking as he posed for a portrait in 1971 — just some years after he made a reputation for himself on the London stage and within the movie “The Lion in Winter.”
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We have completely adored Ian McKellen for some time now — even earlier than we realized that again in 1974, he regarded like this!
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Along with being a complete inspiration, Sylvester Stallone was additionally a brooding hunk early in his profession. When “Rocky” debuted in 1976, the world obtained its first dose of the multi-talented actor.
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One other undisputed ’80s heartthrob? None apart from Perry King. Greatest recognized for his work on the sequence “Riptide” and within the movie “The Hasty Coronary heart,” for which he earned a Golden Globe nomination, Perry’s suave look made audiences swoon.
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When you’ve seen him in 1987’s “Soiled Dancing,” then you definately’ll perceive why Patrick Swayze was named Individuals journal’s Sexiest Man Alive in 1991. The late actor was undeniably gifted and good-looking — it is no marvel the “Ghost” star was certainly one of Hollywood’s most beloved romantic leads.
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If solely Mickey Rourke hadn’t sustained accidents to his face throughout his stint as knowledgeable boxer through the early ’90s, he may nonetheless appear like he did in 1986’s “9 1/2 Weeks.”
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Once we suppose rom-com, we expect Hugh Grant. The English actor, who scored main roles in notable romantic movies like “Notting Hill” and “Bridget Jones’s Diary,” regarded as charming as ever in 1994’s “4 Weddings and A Funeral.”
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A complete hunk! Tony Leung — who delivered some unbelievable strikes in his battle scenes because the villain within the 2021 Marvel flick “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” — regarded good-looking as a youthful man in 2000’s “In The Temper For Love.”
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Again when he was a younger man, Gary Oldman let unfastened his inside hipster in 1988’s “We Assume the World of You.” And we preferred it!
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It has been greater than 30 years since we noticed Daniel Day-Lewis within the 1988 movie “Stars and Bars.” The acclaimed actor was definitely straightforward on the eyes!
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We’re not gonna lie: We have all the time had a crush on Benicio Del Toro. After seeing this pic of him as a younger James Bond villain in 1989’s “License to Kill,” you may perceive why!
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Gerard Butler, you good-looking Scottish satan! The “300” star is seen right here again in 1999 when he was on the TV present “Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married.”
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So good-looking! Earlier than he captured our hearts as Tony Stark, Robert Downey Jr. regarded like the last word unhealthy boy. He is seen right here in 1987’s “Much less Than Zero.”
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Whereas comic Jon Stewart positively seems good sporting silver hair these days, there was as soon as a time when he rocked luscious brown locks. Pictured right here on the premiere of “The Waterboy” in 1998, John regarded super-handsome — and trendy!