'80s Male Celebs, Then And Now

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01-07-2025

As much as it feels like yesterday for many of us, the '80s ended over 35 years ago. And it's a fun decade to reminisce on, especially when it comes to the celebrities. We've talked about the female hotties from the decade, and now we're gonna highlight the men.
So I've compiled some "then and now" photos of '80s heartthrobs we all loved back in the day...and you'll definitely recognize some of the guys on this list, so get ready for some surprises. And you'll have to tell me what you think afterward in the comments below.
Here's Rob Lowe from The Outsiders in the '80s:
And here he is now, age 61:
Here is Matt Dillon from The Outsiders in the '80s:
And here he is now, age 61:
Here is Emilio Estevez from The Breakfast Club in the '80s:
And here he is now, age 63:
Here is Charlie Sheen from Platoon in the '80s:
And here he is now, age 59:
Here is Philip Michael Thomas from Miami Vice in the '80s:
And here he is now, age 76:
Here is John Stamos from Full House in the '80s:
And here he is now, age 61:
Here is Andrew McCarthy from Pretty in Pink in the '80s:
And here he is now, age 62:
Here is Ricky Schroder from Silver Spoons in the '80s:
And here he is now, age 55:
Here is Tony Danza from Who's the Boss? in the '80s:
And here he is now, age 74:
Here is Kurt Russell from Escape from New York in the '80s:
And here he is now, age 74:
Here is Matthew Broderick from Ferris Bueller's Day Off in the '80s:
And here he is now, age 63:
Here is Richard Gere from Primal Fear in the '80s:
And here he is now, age 75:
Here is Jason Patric from The Lost Boys in the '80s:
And here he is now, age 59:
Here is James Spader from Pretty in Pink in the '80s:
And here he is now, age 65:
Here is Harry Hamlin from Clash of the Titans in the '80s:
And here he is now, age 73:
Here is Tom Selleck from Magnum, P.I. in the '80s:
And here he is now, age 80:
Here is Kevin Bacon from Footloose in the '80s:
And here he is now, age 66:
Here is rapper LL Cool J in the '80s:
And here he is now, age 57:
Here is Bruce Willis from Die Hard in the '80s:
And here he is now, age 70:
Here is singer Rick Astley in the '80s:
🎶 NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP, NEVER GONNA LET YOU DOWN, NEVER GONNA RUN AROUND AND DESERT YOUUU 🎶
And here he is now, age 59:
Here is David Hasselhoff from Knight Rider in the '80s:
And here he is now, age 72:
Here is singer Jon Bon Jovi in the '80s:
That hair!!!! I just can't!!!
And here he is now, age 63:
Here is Judd Nelson from The Breakfast Club in the '80s:
And here he is now, age 65:
Here is C. Thomas Howell from The Outsiders in the '80s:
And here he is now, age 58:
Here is comedian Arsenio Hall in the '80s:
And here he is now, age 69:
Here is Michael J. Fox from Back to the Future in the '80s:
And here he is now, age 64:
Here is Anthony Michael Hall from The Breakfast Club in the '80s:
And here he is now, age 57:
Here is Gregory Harrison from Trapper John, M.D. in the '80s:
And here he is now, age 75:
Here is Lou Diamond Phillips from La Bamba in the '80s:
And here he is now, age 63:
Here is Mickey Rourke from 9½ Weeks in the '80s:
And here he is now, age 72:
Here is John Taylor from Duran Duran in the '80s:
And here he is now, age 65:
Here is Dolph Lundgren from Rocky IV in the '80s:
And here he is now, age 67:
Here is Michael Biehn from The Terminator in the '80s:
And here he is now, age 68:
Here is Parker Stevenson from Stroker Ace in the '80s:
And here he is now, age 73:
Here is Lorenzo Lamas from Falcon Crest in the '80s:
And here he is now, age 67:
Here is Mario Van Peebles from Heartbreak Ridge in the '80s:
And here he is now, age 68:
Here is Eric Stoltz from Mask in the '80s:
And here he is now, age 63:
Here is Ralph Macchio from The Karate Kid in the '80s:
And here he is now, age 63:
Here is Kiefer Sutherland from The Lost Boys in the '80s:
And here he is now, age 58:
Here is Michael Damian from The Young and the Restless in the '80s:
And here he is now, age 63:
Here is Dustin Nguyen from 21 Jump Street in the '80s:
Here is John Schneider from The Dukes of Hazzard in the '80s:
And here he is now, age 65:
Here is Harrison Ford from Raiders of the Lost Ark in the '80s:
And here he is now, age 82:
Here is Mark Hamill from the Star Wars franchise in the '80s:
And here he is now, age 73:
Here is Aidan Quinn from Desperately Seeking Susan in the '80s:
And here he is now, age 66:
Who's your favourite heartthrob from the '80s? Which celeb's transformation shocked you the most? Tell me all your thoughts in the comments below!
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