I Heart You: TV Star Crushes

[AntiBeeSpray]

Ah.  I'd never heard that about him  :(

Me neither, until I read about that experience. It sucks when people run into that kind of situation. The person said that they had had a crush on him until then. The way he acted pretty much killed it.

[Princess Sparkle]

I just started watching Justified, and my goodness, Timothy Olyphant is just so sexy in that role.  

[cpcathy]

I just started watching Justified, and my goodness, Timothy Olyphant is just so sexy in that role.  

 

Have you seen him in Go?  He plays the sexiest drug dealer I've ever seen.

[Princess Sparkle]

I have not, but now I know what I'll be watching this weekend.

[Bruinsfan]

Ben Browder is my forever crush. Thought he was smoking hot when I first saw him on Party of Five, loved him on Farscape, put up with two years of the most boring antagonists in TV history on Stargate SG-1 for his sake, and will still go out of my way to watch any guest appearance or crappy Sci-Fi movie he might be found in.

[Jeebus Cripes]

I just started watching Justified, and my goodness, Timothy Olyphant is just so sexy in that role.  

 

I have yet to see a role that he isn't sexy in. Even in that one film where he was an addict/criminal and they tried their best to dirty him up. 

[DollEyes]

 For the DC comics fans, this thread wouldn't be complete without mentioning Smallville's Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum, Arrow's Stephen Amell or The Flash's Grant Gustin.

[DollEyes]

  Bumping it up with news that Chris Hemsworth, former star of Aussie soap Home & Away (BTW, he plays Thor occasionally) , is People magazine's choice for this year's "Sexiest Man Alive." Other former TV stars on the list include Idris Elba, Chris Pratt and Michael B. Jordan.

[Princess Sparkle]

A month or so ago, I posted that I had just started watching Justified, and that Timothy Olyphant is just sex on a stick in that role. Now, a month and 4 seasons later, I have to say - I don't know when it happened, but Walton Goggins may have matched him. Didn't find him attractive on The Shield, but my God, something about him as Boyd Crowder is sexy. Maybe the way he carries himself?

And you know, Jacob Pitts is no slouch either. Damn, that's a show with some good looking men.

Edited November 25, 2014 by Princess Sparkle

[loriro]

Well...there are so many I could name, but I'll just for now start with my first-ever TV crush... Shaun Cassidy in the Hardy Boys. Oh my did I love him way back when.  And I remember saving up my money so I could buy his debut album as well... first album I ever bought and more than 35 years later, I still have it! 

Edited November 25, 2014 by loriro

[Jeebus Cripes]

A month or so ago, I posted that I had just started watching Justified, and that Timothy Olyphant is just sex on a stick in that role. Now, a month and 4 seasons later, I have to say - I don't know when it happened, but Walton Goggins may have matched him. Didn't find him attractive on The Shield, but my God, something about him as Boyd Crowder is sexy. Maybe the way he carries himself?

And you know, Jacob Pitts is no slouch either. Damn, that's a show with some good looking men.

 

ITA. Walton as Boyd is a sexy beast! Not as pretty as the other two, but he's got charisma and charm in spades.

 

I was so very sad when Brett Dalton shaved his beard on SHIELD the other day. He was tremendously hot with that beard. I mourn.

[Miss Dee]

Guy I'd most want to be in an Outlander-type scenario with? Chris Messina. He totally makes me weak in the knees.

[MyAimIsTrue]

Well...there are so many I could name, but I'll just for now start with my first-ever TV crush... Shaun Cassidy in the Hardy Boys. Oh my did I love him way back when.  And I remember saving up my money so I could buy his debut album as well... first album I ever bought and more than 35 years later, I still have it! 

 

Shaun Cassidy was my sister's first TV crush (mine was David so we kept it all in the family) and we got a chance to meet him backstage before one of his shows circa 1977.  Even though I wasn't really into Shaun I squealed and screamed like the 12 year old I was.

[nicepebbles]

So many men and women, so little time. All listed in no particular order.

Men:

- Charlie Hunman (spelled wrong I'm sure): He plays Jax on Sons of Anarchy. He is a gorgeous man and I love me a British accent.

- Timothy Olyphant: Yes, sex on a stick. Good God!

- Tony Goldwyn: Ever since Ghost. For some reason, he's always done it for me. He always plays such asses though.

- Omari Hardwick: He's on Being Mary Jane.

- Idris Elba

Those are my current ones as are the ones below.

Women:

- Bellamy Young: Mellie on Scandal.

- Kerry Washington

- Tracee Ellis Ross: Rainbow on Blackish

- Gina Torres

[Jeebus Cripes]

- Tony Goldwyn: Ever since Ghost. For some reason, he's always done it for me. He always plays such asses though.

 

Yeah! I've always had a thing for him, too.

[HonestlyWTF]

Hi all! My first post here

I see sort of a pattern with my guys:

Tom Mison

Peter Horton

John Corbett

Jeff Goldblum (Law & Order CI)

Tony Shalhoub

Craig Ferguson

Jon Stewart

Jimmy Fallon

I love long haired hotties and funny nerds!

[cpcathy]

I adore funny nerds. My new crush is Seth Meyers. I have always thought Jimmy Fallon was adorable. He's not a funny nerd but my 30 year old crush on Ted Danson has not abated yet.

[Aquarius]

I have always thought Jimmy Fallon was adorable.

 

Me too!  I know some people really found it annoying that he can't keep his shit together during live skits, but it just so endeared him to me.  He's my favorite part of the ubiquitous Blue Oyster Cult Cowbell skit.  (Well, maybe my favorite moment is when Chris Kattan asks "What does that even MEAN?" about the gold-plated diapers, but still).

[cpcathy]

Frankly, Jimmy giggling is one of my favorite things about SNL (which I love), and yes, he giggles in EVERY sketch he's in. It looks like he's having such fun. The Barney's sketch with Sean Hayes is so classic for just that thing.

[LGGirl]

Paul Michael Glaser (Starsky) - I'll own it. I recently rediscovered the series and watch it all the time now, just to see his beautiful face. I remember as a child, all my friends loved Hutch. Let 'em fight over him and take "Starsk" for myself.

With you there sista. Huge crush on PMG. Would watch Fiddler On The Roof just to hear him sing. I had it bad.

Among women, I think Cybill Shepherd is one of the most beautiful people on the planet, especially during the Moonlighting era.

She was/is beautiful. And sassy. But let's not forget Bruce Willis. He was great, too. I loved him in that show. He had a great behind. Looked soooo goooood walking away.

[Chrissytd]

So many men and women, so little time. All listed in no particular order.

Men:

- Charlie Hunman (spelled wrong I'm sure): He plays Jax on Sons of Anarchy. He is a gorgeous man and I love me a British accent.

- Timothy Olyphant: Yes, sex on a stick. Good God!

- Tony Goldwyn: Ever since Ghost. For some reason, he's always done it for me. He always plays such asses though.

- Omari Hardwick: He's on Being Mary Jane.

- Idris Elba

Those are my current ones as are the ones below.

Women:

- Bellamy Young: Mellie on Scandal.

- Kerry Washington

- Tracee Ellis Ross: Rainbow on Blackish

- Gina Torres

Yes to all of this.

 

Ashraf Barhom (Tyrant)

Joshua Jackson - Especially in The Affair

[DollEyes]

  Charlie Hunnam definitely belongs on the list. he's got a great body of work like QAF (UK), Undeclared and Sons Of Anarchy and a great body period, as also shown on those shows, especially in SOA. Hell, his ass alone on that show is reason enough to put him here.

[HalcyonDays]

Showing my age and probably weird taste in men.

 

Siddig El Fadil (later called himself Alexander Siddig) from Deep Space Nine. Just thought he was wonderful on the show and so adorable and cute.

 

I was a teenager in the early 90's and with the whole grunge era, LOTS of guys wore their hair long. Lots. Hence my love of men with long hair. There was this show on that I really like called The Young Riders (a western). Half of those guys on that show were so gorgeous and had the most amazing hair.

 

The ones I thought really hot on the show were Josh Brolin (Jimmy Hickok), Stephen Baldwin (William Cody), Gregg Rainwater (Running Buck Cross) and later Don Franklin (Noah Dixon). Franklin didn't have the long hair though.

 

I know, I am strange.

[HonestlyWTF]

I'm strange too. I love Alan Alda, Frank Langella and Martin Sheen. Kinda sweet, bad boy and sexy.

[Bruinsfan]

Hell, did you get a look at Sheen in his younger days like in Badlands and Apocalypse Now? Not so strange..

[HonestlyWTF]

Oh my, yes he was a hottie! He was nerdy smart sexy as the president in a The West Wing.

[Jipijapa]

I completely ignored James Garner when the Rockford Files was on.  Maybe being 10 had something to do with it.  

 

Now that I've caught up with Jim Rockford in age (more or less)... damn, he was fit and good looking for a 50-year-old.  Could have easily passed for ten years younger.

 

So, I highly recommend looking backward for lost hotties.

[kassygreene]

I loved James Garner, loved his movies (Americanization of Emily anyone?  Victor/Victoria?), loved Rockford, even loved First Monday, but I couldn't crush on him.  He and my dad were both from Oklahoma, (they never met), about the same age, and absolutely the same accent.  So I always found JG to be delightfully comfortable.

 

If he'd had a different accent, I would totally have been crushing.

 

Apropos of nothing in this thread: are there any collections, text and/or audio, of the messages left on Jim Rockford's answering machine over the years?

[Jipijapa]

Yeah, it would be kind of hard to crush on someone if he reminded you of your dad! 

 

The answering machine messages are here:

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Jim_Rockford%27s_answering_machine_gags

[kassygreene]

Thanks Jipijapa!  I'm wallowing.

[emjohnson03]

Matt Bomer looks amazing in the suits he wears on White Collar. 

YES! Men take notes on how to wear a suit. I want my man to dress JUST like that. Whew! Neal Caffrey is just as sexy too!

 

Joining in on the Will Smith love. He was my first crush. Everything about Fresh Prince was great.

 

I have a list, so let's see.....

 

Ben from Felicity (Scott Speedman) So great.

George from ER (Clooney) Um, yes, no words needed.

Jack Thorton from When Calls the Heart (Daniel Lissing) Soft spoken yet powerful

Michael Scofield from Prison Break (Wentworth Miller) Blue eyes of steel!

Michael Vaughn from ALIAS (Michael Vartan) He's the reason I loved the show. So pretty!

Coach from Friday Night Lights (Kyle Chandler) He just gets better with age for reals!

Matthew Crawley from Downton Abbey (Dan Stevens) Um, old school romantic and gorgeous. Ugh, just take me back there! (And google him now, wow, does he look even better!)

Will Shuester from Glee (Matthew Morrision) Good looking and a teacher? Yes, sign me up for Espanol. Too bad the show kinda went downhill

John Ross from Dallas (new) (Josh Henderson) Southern and good looking. Oozes sex appeal and danger and I love the combo!

Sparatcus from Spartacus (Andy Whitfield) RIP. What a beautiful man. Stupid cancer!

Jack Thorton from North and South mini series (Richard Armitage) JUST WATCH. And be amazed.

Don Draper from Mad Men (John Hamm) He may be a real a** but wow is he looking fine. The aviators and suits do everything for me!

Jim Halpert from The Office (John Krasinski) Everything about him was nerdy and total adorable. He had such a lovable face!

[ShadowHunter]

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Game of Thrones).

 

Evan Peters(American Horror Story)

 

Scott Foley( Scandal and Felicity)

 

Andrew Lincoln/Norman Reedus(The Walking Dead)

 

Though it ended I always liked Alexander Skarsgard(True Blood).

[Jeebus Cripes]

For the past few years, my current TV husband has been Bill Fichtner. He's just as genuine and nice in person as he appears in interviews and yes, those cheekbones are amazing.

 

All of the above, except for the part about him being your husband... I will fight you. ;)

[ToxicUnicorn]

No hair? No problem -- see Hugh Dillon in Flashpoint (again with the uniform!).

 

Another vote for Hugh.  He makes his character sexy, the way, say, Omar Epps did not on House.

[Enigma X]

I think past and present Chris Noth is hot. Something about bushy eyebrows.

[Jipijapa]

As a teenybopper, I had a big crush on Brian Kerwin (when he was on Sherriff Lobo).  Oh, the terrible NBC lineups I watched for my favorites...

 

Was reminded of this when I saw him the other night in Murphy's Romance, where he was very cute and well-cast as the lovably immature ex-husband.

 

Hasn't he been on a soap opera lately?  Or am I mixing him up with someone else...

 

The oddest thing about my TV star crushes is that, as a wee little dweeb, I invariably went for blue-eyed blondes.  These days, I'm all about the tall dark ones.

Edited January 4, 2015 by Jipijapa

[cynicat]

I think past and present Chris Noth is hot. Something about bushy eyebrows.

I'm totally on board with you.  When Thanksgiving rolls around, I give my thanks for Oz and full frontal male nudity.

[Amello]

Jipijapa, Brian Kerwin was on One Life to Live as Charlie Banks from 2007 - 2011. He was one of Viki's husbands.

[giovannif7]

IMHO, Brian Kerwin was never more crush-able than when he played bisexual Ed Reese in the film version of Harvey Fierstein's "Torch Song Trilogy."

 

 

[Jipijapa]

Ooh.  I'd forgotten about that, too.

 

And thanks for the OLTL info...

[DollEyes]

  After seeing the first two episodes of Agent Carter, I'm adding James D'Arcy and Enver Gjokaj, aka Howard Stark's butler Jarvis and Agent Carter's colleague Agent Souza (respectively), to my crush list.

Edited January 7, 2015 by DollEyes

[Dancingjaneway]

Men: Conan O'Brien, Bill Hader (SNL), Adam Scott (Parks and Rec), Matt Bomer(White Collar), Timothy Omundson(Psych), Jake Johnson(New Girl), Matthew Perry(Friends), and Charles Shaughnessy(The Nanny)

 

Women: Kate Mulgrew(Star Trek Voyager or Orange is the New Black), Dixie Carter(Designing Women), Stephanie Beatriz(Brooklyn Nine Nine),  Dana Delany( Body of Proof or China Beach), Reiko Aylesworth(24), Kate Mckinnon(SNL), Alana de la Garza(Law & Order)

[cpcathy]

Bill Hader isn't classicaly handsome but his humor and talent are completely endearing.

[DollEyes]

  Speaking of classically handsome, while Chris Evans is that, his escorting Betty White to the stage to accept her "Favorite TV Icon" award at this year's Peoples' Choice Awards proves just how beautiful he really is.

[Shannon L.]

I had never heard of Joshua Sasse before, but man is he sexy as Galavant.  Good acting, good singing, easy on the eyes.....I can't stop watching him when he's on screen.

Edited January 14, 2015 by Shannon L.

[legaleagle53]

You saw the scene of him bathing, didn't you?  Princess Isabella wasn't the only one saying "Daaammmnnn!" that night!

[designing1]

I think my original tv crush was David Birney on Love is a Many Splendored Thing, which was a 60's soap opera. He was married to Donna Mills on the show. I have had many crushes since then. One of the reasons I loved Lost so much was because of all the good looking men. Daniel Dae Kim and Henry Ian Cusick? Yes, please.

My current tv crush is Tristan MacManus, who sadly is no longer on Dancing with the Stars but will appear this season on the British version.

 

Ah, avecsans, we're in agreement even in threads that aren't DWTS-related. I don't know about David Birney -- he was OK, I guess -- but I crushed on pretty much the entire male cast of Lost. In addition to Daniel & Henry, let's not forget Josh Holloway and his dimples; Nestor Carbonell and his natural eyeliner; the beautiful Ian Somerhalder; Matthew Fox, possibly the best male crier in the business; and Terry O'Quinn, handsome and fiercely talented. I swear the eye candy on that show helped get me through all six seasons.

 

Tristan MacManus -- how I miss his talent, humor, heart, handsomeness, and delicious Irish accent. Hopefully with Derek Hough out of DWTS this season they'll come to their senses and bring Tristan back.

 

I'll second (or third, or whatever) the wonderful Lee Pace, and a healthy Matthew Perry will forever be my handsome, funny, pretend boyfriend.

 

ETA, having read more posts:

 

 

I had never heard of Joshua Sasse before, but man is he sexy as Galavant.  Good acting, good singing, easy on the eyes.....I can't stop watching him when he's on screen.

 

I'd never heard of him either, but he's been making the rounds of talk shows promoting Galavant and he's incredibly charming, down to earth, and has a quick wit. So yeah, it's all good.

 

My blasts from the past: Brian Kerwin for sure, and young Martin Sheen and Pierce Brosnan were both ridiculously handsome (and Brosnan is aging like fine wine.) For soap operas, Laurence Lau who played Greg of "Greg & Jenny" fame on All My Children. Pure teenybopper? David Cassidy.

Edited January 20, 2015 by designing1

[opus]

but I crushed on pretty much the entire male cast of Lost. In addition to Daniel & Henry, let's not forget Josh Holloway and his dimples; Nestor Carbonell and his natural eyeliner; the beautiful Ian Somerhalder; Matthew Fox, possibly the best male crier in the business; and Terry O'Quinn, handsome and fiercely talented. I swear the eye candy on that show helped get me through all six seasons.

 

Somewhere, Hurley cries himself to sleep....

[designing1]

Somewhere, Hurley cries himself to sleep....

 

He'll be OK. He can get together for drinks with Naveen Andrews and Dominic Monaghan and commiserate.

[Jeebus Cripes]

He'll be OK. He can get together for drinks with Naveen Andrews and Dominic Monaghan and commiserate.

 

 

Naveen was hot, but I could never get past those skeevy fingernails. 

Edited January 20, 2015 by Jeebus Cripes