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Who is your celebrity crush (Original Post) TexasBushwhacker Dec 2017 OP
Fiona (Shameless) SHRED Dec 2017 #1
Did you know Emmy Rossum also sings? TexasBushwhacker Dec 2017 #4
Oh my SHRED Dec 2017 #7
Really....thumpa thumpa irisblue Dec 2017 #26
Of course...she was amazing as the ingenue Christine Daae in "The Phantom of the Opera" Glorfindel Dec 2017 #29
That was one of the better versions of The Phantom of the Opera in my opinion. Willie Pep Dec 2017 #62
She seems like a nice person in interviews. IrishEyes Dec 2017 #43
Wow....excellent....I think this young lady is soooo talented...n/t Upthevibe Jan 2018 #106
Tim Olyphant of Justified. applegrove Dec 2017 #2
Ha ha - He was in an episode of The Mindy Project TexasBushwhacker Dec 2017 #23
Heck, I'm a straight guy OriginalGeek Dec 2017 #82
Jim Gordon - not a crush exactly LiberalLoner Dec 2017 #3
Julia Ioffe and Heidi Przybyla! (celebrities in my book) Chasstev365 Dec 2017 #5
I guess thats a toss up between Natalie Portman and Joe Biden fNord Dec 2017 #6
Patrick Stewart Staph Dec 2017 #8
He's right up there on my list Control-Z Dec 2017 #10
Have You Ever Seen Leith Dec 2017 #44
Mine, too!! Mrs. Overall Dec 2017 #52
And he loves pit bulls. I even love his wife. There is nothing about him not to love! nt Still Blue in PDX Jan 2018 #91
Sam Elliot Marie Marie Dec 2017 #9
Did you see The Hero? TexasBushwhacker Dec 2017 #24
Yes...Sam Elliot....I've seen The Big Lebowski too many times to Upthevibe Jan 2018 #110
This message was self-deleted by its author Freelancer Dec 2017 #11
Robin Wright. Xipe Totec Dec 2017 #12
Just one? Ilsa Dec 2017 #13
John Abraham LeftInTX Dec 2017 #14
SWOON Skittles Dec 2017 #32
Holding a cat or dog is the easiest way to become more attractive. IrishEyes Dec 2017 #42
Amy Adams. rusty quoin Dec 2017 #15
I did see Junebug TexasBushwhacker Dec 2017 #22
Ha! Your crush, Amy Adams was married to my crush, Chris Messina TexasBushwhacker Jan 2018 #89
I am a serial crush monogamist. . . Collimator Dec 2017 #16
Anne Burrell Lunabell Dec 2017 #17
Clive Owen KT2000 Dec 2017 #18
Oh yes TexasBushwhacker Dec 2017 #21
Damn. I was gonna say Viggo Mortenson, but when I went looking Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2017 #19
Stephen definitely has my vote for Hot Dad n/t TexasBushwhacker Dec 2017 #20
He's a cutie, but edges out most of the technically hotter dudes by having made me laugh more Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2017 #25
Tim Daly from Madam Secretary SouthernIrish Dec 2017 #30
He and all the other smart comedians are on my list! spooky3 Dec 2017 #55
I love your avatar! Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2017 #69
why, thanks. And RReagan is on Tweety's show right now n/t spooky3 Dec 2017 #83
It was Viggo Mortensen.... Pachamama Dec 2017 #64
I have to admit, even after I found that photo, Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2017 #72
Yeah - your right... Pachamama Dec 2017 #73
I love them both! (n/t) MissMillie Jan 2018 #102
Salma Hayek n/t Shrek Dec 2017 #27
I was once watching Desperado with a male friend, TexasBushwhacker Dec 2017 #39
I don't have any JonLP24 Dec 2017 #28
I've only ever had one, really, from a long time ago, 1957 Glorfindel Dec 2017 #31
Tony is 72! TexasBushwhacker Dec 2017 #35
So am I...72, I mean, not as cute as Tony. He's still got it! Glorfindel Dec 2017 #40
I'm a littlt bit younger, but yeah, gorgeous eyes. nocalflea Dec 2017 #71
Two crushees: Adam Schiff and Idris Elba. sprinkleeninow Dec 2017 #33
There's a lot of people who want Idris Elba to be the next James Bond TexasBushwhacker Dec 2017 #34
Okay, I'm a straight guy, Aristus Dec 2017 #36
He's so fine. eom sprinkleeninow Dec 2017 #50
And thank you for THAT earworm. sl8 Dec 2017 #54
Doo lang doo lang doo lang... sprinkleeninow Dec 2017 #67
I don't 'eye-thah'. Brits are cool. 🤗 ? sprinkleeninow Dec 2017 #49
Idris Elba. Absolutely yummy. nt Nay Dec 2017 #78
Chris Pine , actor. Aka Captain Kirk SummerSnow Dec 2017 #37
Helen Mirren: Aristus Dec 2017 #38
Isn't she magnificent! n/t TexasBushwhacker Dec 2017 #41
YES! Aristus Dec 2017 #45
My First Celebrity Crush Was Leith Dec 2017 #46
OMG, one of my earliest memories is of my aunts & grandmother telling me Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2017 #61
He weren't too shabby in 'The Thornbirds' either.😍 sprinkleeninow Dec 2017 #68
CHRISTOPHER REEVE as Superman. trueblue2007 Dec 2017 #47
My first big celebrity crush as a teen.... Pachamama Dec 2017 #65
Aaron Rodgers milestogo Dec 2017 #48
Oh, I like him too. Cute and talented and seems spooky3 Dec 2017 #56
Still living? Mme. Defarge Dec 2017 #51
Keanu Reeves Nonhlanhla Dec 2017 #53
I like both of them too n/t TexasBushwhacker Dec 2017 #59
I once had a celebrity crush, but, my son had a crush on the same woman, and that was awkward, so... Binkie The Clown Dec 2017 #57
I wish there was a like button janterry Jan 2018 #103
I'm sorry, none of you gave the correct answer. The correct answer is "Holly Hunter". Holly Hunter. sl8 Dec 2017 #58
David Strathairn! TexasBushwhacker Dec 2017 #60
Hugh Jackman! Cant wait till Dec 20th. n/t woodsprite Dec 2017 #63
This week Corgigal Dec 2017 #66
When I was in college, the local station used to air the old "Untouchables" series Rhiannon12866 Dec 2017 #70
Armie Hammer mithnanthy Dec 2017 #74
You'll get a kick out of this TexasBushwhacker Dec 2017 #75
Lee Marvin riverwalker Dec 2017 #76
Charles Bronson was one of my first crushes. beveeheart Jan 2018 #107
George Clooney CTyankee Dec 2017 #77
Jon Stewart CrispyQ Dec 2017 #79
Alyssa Milano and Drew Barrymore dr.strangelove Dec 2017 #80
Changes daily. I'm a sucker for a pretty face. Or a cute accent. Iggo Dec 2017 #81
Ari Melber, too. How many do we get to have? :-) spooky3 Dec 2017 #84
As many as you want TexasBushwhacker Dec 2017 #85
I'm watching Ari now and he is wonderful....Smart, goodlooking, and Upthevibe Jan 2018 #111
James Kirk - not Shatner --- Kirk. Kirk Lover Dec 2017 #86
Karen Gillan (Amy Pond from Dr Who) Codeine Dec 2017 #87
Glad someone else started this for a change mvd Jan 2018 #88
Jessica Alba benld74 Jan 2018 #90
Ashley Judd hurl Jan 2018 #92
I tend to go for Anglo-Irish Types. smirkymonkey Jan 2018 #93
Uh huh TuxedoKat Jan 2018 #95
And Alan Rickman (RIP) n/t TexasBushwhacker Jan 2018 #104
Oscar Issac Corgigal Jan 2018 #94
My all time crush is Lynda Carter; currently Emilia Clarke NewJeffCT Jan 2018 #96
NY Rangers goalie Henrik Lundquist Danmel Jan 2018 #97
Kerry kwassa Jan 2018 #98
Stephen Amell OliverQ Jan 2018 #99
Andrea Roth red dog 1 Jan 2018 #100
call me an old lady MissMillie Jan 2018 #101
Current news celebrity Loge23 Jan 2018 #105
John Cusack janterry Jan 2018 #108
Love him and he's a good liberal n/t TexasBushwhacker Jan 2018 #114
I'm a lesbian but this guy is ADORABLE! ... Upthevibe Jan 2018 #109
Yeah, I read that after playing Republicans in SFU and The Newsroom TexasBushwhacker Jan 2018 #113
Shirley Maclaine WheelWalker Jan 2018 #112
Michael Landon Raine Jan 2018 #115
Drake! LyndaG Jan 2018 #116

Glorfindel

(9,730 posts)
29. Of course...she was amazing as the ingenue Christine Daae in "The Phantom of the Opera"
Sun Dec 10, 2017, 06:38 PM
Dec 2017

Beautiful, talented young woman!

IrishEyes

(3,275 posts)
43. She seems like a nice person in interviews.
Sun Dec 10, 2017, 08:26 PM
Dec 2017

She is a democrat and an environmentalist who can't stand Trump. She does a lot of charity work.

TexasBushwhacker

(20,191 posts)
23. Ha ha - He was in an episode of The Mindy Project
Sun Dec 10, 2017, 11:11 AM
Dec 2017

It's called "Sk8ter Man" in Season 2. You can stream it on Hulu.

OriginalGeek

(12,132 posts)
82. Heck, I'm a straight guy
Mon Dec 11, 2017, 04:32 PM
Dec 2017

been married for 31 years and I'd probably have to consider it if he smiled at me.


My wife also would not leave me alone with Helen Mirren.


And speaking of Mindy Kahling, she's really high on the list.

LiberalLoner

(9,762 posts)
3. Jim Gordon - not a crush exactly
Sun Dec 10, 2017, 12:39 AM
Dec 2017

Last edited Sun Dec 10, 2017, 04:05 PM - Edit history (1)

I just love his music, what can I say? I don’t daydream about kissing with him, but his magic music gave me some of the greatest joy of my life, over the years, and I am grateful to him for that. And I wish him happiness, and if he gives a concert in heaven, I hope I can get a front row seat.

Chasstev365

(5,191 posts)
5. Julia Ioffe and Heidi Przybyla! (celebrities in my book)
Sun Dec 10, 2017, 12:41 AM
Dec 2017

Smart, beautiful, principled women fighting the treasonous Trump Administration!

Staph

(6,251 posts)
8. Patrick Stewart
Sun Dec 10, 2017, 12:58 AM
Dec 2017

He's a great actor, activist, and supporter of women's rights and LGBTQ rights. And I had once had the most amazing dream about him!




Leith

(7,809 posts)
44. Have You Ever Seen
Sun Dec 10, 2017, 08:26 PM
Dec 2017

the TV show Who Do You Think You Are? For those who don't know the show, each episode is the genealogy of a celebrity going back as far as possible, usually spending a little more time with particularly interesting ancestors.

They did an episode on Patrick Stewart and his early childhood was a life experience on how not to be or act. If you want to see it, go to YouTube and put "who do you think you are patrick stewart" in the search engine. It may bring tears to your eyes.

Response to TexasBushwhacker (Original post)

Skittles

(153,164 posts)
32. SWOON
Sun Dec 10, 2017, 06:46 PM
Dec 2017

I swear nothing makes a man look more masculine than hen they are holding a puppy or kitten

IrishEyes

(3,275 posts)
42. Holding a cat or dog is the easiest way to become more attractive.
Sun Dec 10, 2017, 08:21 PM
Dec 2017

Any guy cuddling a kitten or a puppy becomes a lot more attractive to me.

TexasBushwhacker

(20,191 posts)
89. Ha! Your crush, Amy Adams was married to my crush, Chris Messina
Sun Jan 7, 2018, 01:15 AM
Jan 2018

in Julie and Julia. They are going to be costarring in Sharp Objects on HBO this spring.

Collimator

(1,639 posts)
16. I am a serial crush monogamist. . .
Sun Dec 10, 2017, 02:20 AM
Dec 2017

But I do have a fairly consistent type.

My male kinfolk are short, dark-haired and olive-skinned, so my crushes tend towards tall, wiry blonds and redheads.

Dennis Quaid is sorta blond, whereas Denis Storhoi is very much so. Kenneth Branagh and David Wenham are my two favorite redheads. Jesse Spencer is blond, and having a crush on Chris Hemsworth is practically a medical test to determine if you still have red blood cells and functioning neurons.

Currently, I have a thing for Brian Klugman, whose hair is sort of dark blond to light brown while his beard is reddish.

My one gay celebrity crush is Catherine Oxenburg, who looks very much like Jesse Spencer. I guess that proves that even when a penis is not involved, I still prefer blondes.

Dark n Stormy Knight

(9,760 posts)
25. He's a cutie, but edges out most of the technically hotter dudes by having made me laugh more
Sun Dec 10, 2017, 06:31 PM
Dec 2017

in the past 10 years than any other person besides my husband! As things are going in politics now, I can find no humor in it, but those two really help keep me sane because laughter really is some pretty good medicine.

My life:

...

spooky3

(34,456 posts)
55. He and all the other smart comedians are on my list!
Mon Dec 11, 2017, 01:20 AM
Dec 2017

But you probably guessed that from my avatar.

I also like Ron Reagan.

Dark n Stormy Knight

(9,760 posts)
69. I love your avatar!
Mon Dec 11, 2017, 04:30 AM
Dec 2017

Ron Reagan, he's very cool. But I'd actually forgotten about him. I haven't seen much from him in a while. Will have to look him up on twitter.

Pachamama

(16,887 posts)
64. It was Viggo Mortensen....
Mon Dec 11, 2017, 02:30 AM
Dec 2017

I won't be able to unsee that photo of him with Jill Stein which is definitely not hot....

TexasBushwhacker

(20,191 posts)
39. I was once watching Desperado with a male friend,
Sun Dec 10, 2017, 07:19 PM
Dec 2017

his roommate and the roommate's very skinny girlfriend, Stacy. When Salma comes out and causes a car wreck, Stacy says "Ugh. She's FAT!"

My friend and his roomie just burst out laughing. She just didn't get it.

Glorfindel

(9,730 posts)
31. I've only ever had one, really, from a long time ago, 1957
Sun Dec 10, 2017, 06:44 PM
Dec 2017

when we were both 12 years old (he's a few months older than I am):



I know most DU'ers weren't born at the time, but still...


nocalflea

(1,387 posts)
71. I'm a littlt bit younger, but yeah, gorgeous eyes.
Mon Dec 11, 2017, 08:07 AM
Dec 2017

Too bad reruns aren't in color.

Oh and nice solid physique too.

TexasBushwhacker

(20,191 posts)
34. There's a lot of people who want Idris Elba to be the next James Bond
Sun Dec 10, 2017, 07:03 PM
Dec 2017

Of course there are those who say Bond has to be white, but since he's a fictional character I don't see why it's a problem.

sprinkleeninow

(20,249 posts)
67. Doo lang doo lang doo lang...
Mon Dec 11, 2017, 03:32 AM
Dec 2017

You are most welcome!

And now have I revealed the 'circa' of my age. Chronologically speaking.

Leith

(7,809 posts)
46. My First Celebrity Crush Was
Sun Dec 10, 2017, 08:32 PM
Dec 2017

Richard Chamberlain as Doctor Kildare. I was preschool age, but I thought he was nice and handsome.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4WipbGjn-j4/T8VPCkceIAI/AAAAAAAAR7c/XKQLt4Wq6k4/s1600/Richard+Chamberlain+-+kildare.jpg


Edited: dangit. You have to click on it. But it's a nice picture.

Dark n Stormy Knight

(9,760 posts)
61. OMG, one of my earliest memories is of my aunts & grandmother telling me
Mon Dec 11, 2017, 01:32 AM
Dec 2017

to go up to the tv and Kiss Dr. Kildaire in whom I apparently had shown some hot toddler interest!


P.S. I figured there must be a way to make it display. Just removed the + signs.

Binkie The Clown

(7,911 posts)
57. I once had a celebrity crush, but, my son had a crush on the same woman, and that was awkward, so...
Mon Dec 11, 2017, 01:25 AM
Dec 2017

...I had to let it go. Besides she was too young for me (and too old for my son).


Rhiannon12866

(205,405 posts)
70. When I was in college, the local station used to air the old "Untouchables" series
Mon Dec 11, 2017, 05:28 AM
Dec 2017

And I had a crush on Robert Stack, about the only one I've ever had.

mithnanthy

(1,725 posts)
74. Armie Hammer
Mon Dec 11, 2017, 11:49 AM
Dec 2017

He was in the newer version of the movie "Man from U.N.C.L.E." and other movies (I don't know how to post a picture but you can Google him).

riverwalker

(8,694 posts)
76. Lee Marvin
Mon Dec 11, 2017, 01:04 PM
Dec 2017

What can I say. Dirty Dozen. The M Squad. Cat Ballou.

Recently did a tour of DC and during Arlington Cemetary visit saw his grave. He requested to be buried next to Joe Lewis “because no one will come just to see me”. So that’s where he is buried.

beveeheart

(1,369 posts)
107. Charles Bronson was one of my first crushes.
Tue Jan 9, 2018, 08:11 PM
Jan 2018

Elvis, of course. Currently Gerard Butler, Idris and Jude Law.


Iggo

(47,555 posts)
81. Changes daily. I'm a sucker for a pretty face. Or a cute accent.
Mon Dec 11, 2017, 03:13 PM
Dec 2017

Not really the same thing, but in the "Aaaaw, she's adorable!" category, I've currently got the paternals for Saorise Ronan.

I had no idea she talks like a leprechaun in real life.

The cutest.

TexasBushwhacker

(20,191 posts)
85. As many as you want
Mon Dec 11, 2017, 09:01 PM
Dec 2017

Ari is hot and smart. My favorite combo!

I used to have a thing for James Franco but he had kind of gone under the radar. Now with all the publicity for The Disaster Artist, my crush has been rekindled.

 

Codeine

(25,586 posts)
87. Karen Gillan (Amy Pond from Dr Who)
Mon Dec 11, 2017, 09:05 PM
Dec 2017


And for a long, long while it was Megan McCormick from GlobeTrekker, but that's probably pushing the definition of "celebrity" a bit far.

mvd

(65,174 posts)
88. Glad someone else started this for a change
Sat Jan 6, 2018, 01:33 PM
Jan 2018

I have a whole list, including:

AnnaSophia Robb
Yvonne Zima (sister of Madeleine Zima, was on Y&R)
Kaley Cuoco
Sharon Case
Zooey Deschanel
Adrienne Frantz
Candice King
Ashley Greene
Salma Hayek
Emma Stone
Alison Sudol
Christina Perri
Michelle Branch
Kacey Musgraves
Heather Gardner (was with Hollyscoop - new crush)
Melissa Benoist
Emily Kinney
Alyssa Milano
Emma Watson
Andrea Corr
Holland Roden
Alexandra Daddario
Carly Rae Jepsen
Natalie Portman
Zella Day
Rachel Platten
Cait Fairbanks
Alicia Keys
Courtney Grosbeck
Meegan Closner (from the band Joseph)
Lili Reinhart (new crush)
Camila Mendez (new crush)
Olivia Holt (new crush)

Only a few have fallen out during the last few years. Katie Holmes fell out because she got weird. Amber Tamblyn was once high but fell out. I had Kris Williams the former ghost hunter in, but she went hard right wing. Kris's comments on feminism make Kaley Cuoco's look super tame.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
93. I tend to go for Anglo-Irish Types.
Tue Jan 9, 2018, 12:22 AM
Jan 2018

Daniel Craig, Liam Neeson, Gabriel Byrne, Colin Firth, Ciaran Hinds, Michael Fassbender, Hugh Laurie, David O'Hara and a few other random semi-celebs that nobody has ever heard of.

TuxedoKat

(3,818 posts)
95. Uh huh
Tue Jan 9, 2018, 11:06 AM
Jan 2018

Agree with you on all of these. Would add Julian Wadham (Madness of King George) and Jeremy Northam to the list along with deceased actors Peter O'Toole and James Mason (what a voice!).

Corgigal

(9,291 posts)
94. Oscar Issac
Tue Jan 9, 2018, 09:58 AM
Jan 2018

I don't know why he's not a tier 1 actor, but he's doing ok. Check him out dancing, as the villain in ex machina.

Yummy.





NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)
96. My all time crush is Lynda Carter; currently Emilia Clarke
Tue Jan 9, 2018, 12:50 PM
Jan 2018

Wonder Woman from the late 70s TV show and the Mother of Dragons, Daenerys Targaryen.







Upthevibe

(8,051 posts)
109. I'm a lesbian but this guy is ADORABLE! ...
Tue Jan 9, 2018, 08:14 PM
Jan 2018

I loved him when he played a Republican (moderate) on Six Feet Under as Clair's boyfriend (and later her husband).

TexasBushwhacker

(20,191 posts)
113. Yeah, I read that after playing Republicans in SFU and The Newsroom
Tue Jan 9, 2018, 08:30 PM
Jan 2018

he told his agent "No more Republicans" for a while. His Wikipedia page says he's a Democrat. Dud you ever see him on Conan's show? Hilarious!

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