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PHOTOS: Teen Heartthrobs: Then and Now

From Rob Lowe to Jason Priestley, check out the hunks you once had a crush on (and still might!) and see how they've aged (49 Photos)

Donna Kaufman on Dec 17, 2012 at 10:43AM

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Jason Priestley: Then

We'd be surprised if any teenage girl made it through the '90s without developing a crush on Beverly Hills, 90210's Jason Priestley. No real-life high school boyfriend could hold a candle to Priestley's character, the clean-cut Midwestern transplant Brandon Walsh (twin brother to the more rebellious Brenda, played by Shannen Doherty -- whom he dated in real life). The Canadian actor was 21 when he landed his breakthrough role on 90210. A year later, in 1991, he was named one of the world's most beautiful people by People magazine. Brandon left Beverly Hills in 1998 to pursue a newspaper job in Washington, D.C., while Priestley left the show to pursue other acting and directing jobs.