The 1980s may have witnessed dubious outfits and downright ludicrous hairdos, but it was also a decade of bountiful eye candy.
These online community members share their 80s crushes.
Belinda Carlisle
One user said, “She’s the reason I grew up loving redheads!”
Belinda Carlisle smashed her way onto the music scene when she was in the band The GoGos, but it was perhaps her solo career when she really started to shine. And yes, she was a total babe!
Lea Thompson
You may remember Lea from her roles in movies like the Back to the Future trilogy and The Beverly Hillbillies – and she certainly has an 80s-kid swath of admirers!
This user said, “Belinda, for sure. Oh, and Lea Thompson (Marty’s mom in BTTF!).”
Carrie Fisher
Who can forget Princess Leia and her skimpy outfit when she was Jabba the Hut’s prisoner in Star Wars?!
“Carrie Fisher, of course!” one user said, and we agree.
Danica McKellar
Fans of The Wonder Years will remember Danica’s role as Winnie, and it’s safe to say many users had a soft spot for her…
…and adorned their bedroom walls with her picture!
Tony Danza
One user said, “Tony Danza, Scott Baio, and Kirk Cameron. I’ll see myself out now, lol.”, but she wasn’t the only one dopey for the Danza!
Another user said, “I entered a ‘win a date with Tony Danza’ contest when I was like 9. I don’t know what I thought a date was.”
C. Thomas Howell
One member commented, “I saw The Outsiders in the theaters (pre-owning a VCR) 6 times because of my crush on C. Thomas Howell. I wrote him a 7-page fan letter through 16 Magazine. I got back a postcard with his picture on the front thanking me for the ‘long letter.’ I treasured that postcard. Swoon.”
Another agreed, “I watched The Outsiders way too many times.”
Nicole Eggert
AKA, one of the many bombshells on Baywatch!
“I met her a couple of years ago. She came into my work. She was so cool and super nice!!”
Bon Jovi
He had us at Livin’ on a Prayer!
One user shared, “I also had (& still have) a huge thing for Jon Bon Jovi,” and another chimed in with: “Jon Bon Jovi was always adorable, and the personality fit as well. The total dreamboat of a man!”
David Lee Roth
“Very early 80s, Leif Garrett. Then I saw David Lee Roth on the cover of Creem magazine & never looked back.”
Another commenter was smitten with his looks (if nothing else), “I always thought 80’s David Lee Roth was adorable, but I didn’t like his personality.”
Erin Gray
Erin predominantly won hearts playing the character Wilma Deering in Buck Rogers and left a memorable mark on many a young boy!
One user said, “Erin Gray… she was poured into those skin-tight satin jumpsuits on Buck Rogers. “
Madonna
Madonna has been a symbol throughout her entire career, which has spanned over four decades, but it was perhaps her 80s era when she was the most foxy!
“1983-84 Madonna,” one user said. Another piped up with, “That picture of Madonna on the cover of ‘Like A Virgin.’ It hurt me to look at it because I thought she was so beautiful.”
Jon Cryer
You may know Jon Cryer predominantly from his role in Two & A Half Men as dorky Alan, but he was quite the heartthrob back in the day. Just ask this user:
“I loved Jon Cryer, but not until the 90s when he was in The Famous Teddy Z.”
Nick Rhodes
Any 80s gal had a crush on (at least) one Duran Duran member.
“I was (still am) a Duran Duran superfan and I was a Nick Rhodes girl. Still have a soft spot for him, but omg, I was massively obsessed back in 1982-1985.
At 14-15 years old, I somehow convinced myself that the age gap wasn’t problematic because by the time I turned 18, he’d still have been 24, and that’s not creepy at all, right? Right? Ick. I was dumb.”
Lou Diamond Phillips
The dark, brooding eyes, the tan… who didn’t love a bit of Lou?!
“Lou Diamond Phillips in La Bamba. I even threw a fit when my mom said I couldn’t change my name to Donna.”
Tiffani Amber Thiessen
We’d wager that the beautiful Tiffani was the awakening of many young men in the 1980s! One such man was this user:
“Tiffani Theissen from Saved by the Bell. Who am I kidding, I still have a massive crush on her.”
Christopher Reeve
The role of Superman has been played by many Hollywood leading men, but Christopher Reeve brought the comic book character to the attention of the ladies.
“Christopher Reeve. That one carried me into the nineties.”
Kiefer Sutherland
No list of 1980s crushes would be complete without Kiefer Sutherland. His screen presence and vampiric beauty in The Lost Boys had us all swooning.
“Kiefer Sutherland. Seeing him in Lost Boys got me into bad boys.”
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