Teenage heart throbs of the 80s: Where are they now?

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1/20 Scott Baio: Scott is best known for his role as Chachi Arcola on Happy Days. A ladies man Baio dated several celebrities, including Pamela Anderson, Brooke Shields, Nicolette Sheridan, Lesley Ann Warren, Beverly D'Angelo, and various Playboy Playmates.
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2/20 Erik Estrada: There wasn’t a woman alive who didn’t want to be pulled over for speeding by Frank (Ponch) Poncharello from the TV series Chips. Erik didn’t simply fade off into the sunset when the show was cancelled in 1983. In fact he’s been in a bunch of TV shows, (even the Bold and the Beautiful) since. He has also been seen in music videos from Eminem and written a moderately acclaimed autobiography.
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3/20 Donny Osmond: In the mid-’60s, Donny and his four older brothers found fame in the hit show, The Osmonds. In the early ’70s, Donny broke away from his brothers and went solo. He then teamed up with this sister to appear in the self-titled TV show, Donny and Marie. Donny has been consistently acting and singing since. He also came first after competing in the 9th season of Dancing with the Stars in the United States.
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4/20 Grant Show: Grant or ‘Jake Hanson’ as we all knew him as on the smash hit TV drama, Melrose Place, has done rather well in Hollywood with consistent roles in popular television dramas. And he’s still looking pretty damn fine …
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5/20 Harrison Ford: Harrison Ford first came to the world’s attention for his role as Han Solo in the original Star Wars. Harrison has continued to enjoy huge success as both a film actor and producer. Ford married actress Calista Flockhart in 2010 and they have an adopted son.
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6/20 Henry Winkler: Winkler was best known for his role as Arthur (The Fonz) Fonzarelli in the sitcom, Happy Days. He has continued to lead a successful career as an actor, author and director and recently starred in the TV show Arrested Development.
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7/20 Leif Garrett: Leif Garrett was the Justin Bieber of the '80s. He had enormous talent and success as a pop singer in the later ’70s and early ’80s. Decades of drug abuse and arrests, however, derailed his career. The former Teen Beat pinup is apparently in a better headspace these days, occasionally tours and has released a punk rock single.
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8/20 Matt Goss: Matt and his twin brother and some other guy no one ever remembers the name of, were in a band named Bros back in the ’80s. Matt, however, was considered the best looking and as a result, caused teenage girls everywhere to absolutely lose their minds. Despite their huge success, Bros disbanded and Matt went on to forge a solo career. In 1995, he sold over five million copies of his single and wrote two books that topped the best sellers list.
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9/20 Mickey Rourke: Most people remember Mickey as ‘John Gray’ from the ’80s erotic romantic drama, 9 1/2 weeks. Rourke has attracted a lot of attention over the years, first as a heartthrob, then as an acclaimed actor and over the last decade or so, for his liberal use of plastic surgery.
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10/20 Joey Perrone: Joey or ‘Joe’ as he prefers to be called these days, skyrocketed to national fame on the iconic Australian television show, Young Talent Time. Apologies for the blurry ‘before’ picture. Seems Joey never stood still long enough back in the ’80s to get a decent shot of him. According to his website, Joe has been to America where he scored a role in a movie, has worked in the theatre and is now fluent in several different languages.
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11/20 Andrew McCarthy: Andrew got his start in Hollywood at 18 in the 1983 teen comedy Class, followed up by St. Elmo's Fire. McCarthy was known as the quiet one out of the Brat Packers, choosing to be more reclusive and party less than his co-stars. His status rose quickly after he appeared in Pretty In Pink, Mannequin, and Weekend at Bernie's. McCarthy later devoted his time to theatre.
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12/20 Corey Feldman: Corey is known for many films including The Goonies, Stand By Me, and Gremlins. He released a couple of music albums but has never achieved the success of his movies. In 2013 he released a memoir titled "Coreography" in which he detailed his past drug abuse and being a survivor of sexual abuse in Hollywood while a young man.
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13/20 Emilio Estevez: Son of Martin Sheen and brother of Charlie Sheen, Emilio appeared in the films The Outsiders, Repo Man and most notably The Breakfast Club. He also starred in St. Elmo's Fire and Young Guns. He was briefly engaged to Demi Moore and was married to singer Paula Abdul from 1992-94. Estevez appeared in various films during the '90s and directed several television series, including Cold Case, CSI and Criminal Minds.
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14/20 Judd Nelson: Nelson has starred in a few forgettable films, including St. Elmo's Fire and The Breakfast Club, and made-for-TV projects like '90s comedy Suddenly Susan. In 2015, he landed a role on FOX's breakout drama Empire as Billy Baretti, Luscious Lyon's (Terrence Howard) business rival.
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15/20 Kevin Bacon: Footloose made him a bona fide star. His other films didn't live up to the success of his breakout film, but he worked steadily in the '90s, appearing in JFK, A Few Good Men, Apollo 13 and Mystic River. He also played alongside his brother in the country-rock band The Bacon Brothers.
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16/20 Kirk Cameron: Kirk kick-started his career in Growing Pains. Most of his jobs following his Growing Pains stint were Christian-targeted projects. In 2012, Cameron made a controversial appearance on Piers Morgan Tonight and called homosexuality "unnatural, detrimental and ultimately destructive to so many of the foundations of civilisation."
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17/20 Kiefer Sutherland: Kiefer played a small-town bully in Stand By Me and a conniving teen vampire in The Lost Boys, yet his on-screen roles didn't affect his heartthrob status. He is now more famous for his recent work, which includes 24.
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18/20 Michael Biehn: Michael got his start in movies with a role in Grease in 1978. He then went on to star in the original Terminator and also appeared in the sci-fi flick Aliens. He also starred in the massively popular '80s TV series Hill Street Blues. He has steadily worked since launching his acting career.
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19/20 Michael J. Fox: Michael earned three Emmy Awards for his role as Alex P. Keaton on Family Ties. He also made his mark on the big screen in the Back To The Future films as well as Teen Wolf. Fox's success waned slightly until he landed the role of a mayoral aid in the sitcom Spin City. He stunned fans in 1991 when he revealed he was battling Parkinson's Disease, but the diagnosis didn't keep him from working.
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20/20 Rob Lowe: Rob shot to fame in films such as The Outsiders, St. Elmo's Fire, and About Last Night. He was one of the infamous members of the "Brat Pack". In 1988, Lowe made headlines after a videotape surfaced showing him engaged in sexual activities and then entering rehab for drug and sex addiction. Lowe made his comeback on TV's critically acclaimed The West Wing.
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