20 Hottest Teen Stars of the 2000s — Then vs. Now

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20 Hottest Teen Stars of the 2000s — Then vs. Now

You probably had a huge crush on one or two heartthrobs from the 2000s — that iconic era when all the hottest men somehow ended up sharing the spotlight. They may have stolen your heart back then, and honestly, they might still hold a little piece of it today purely for nostalgia. But the real mystery is this: how on earth do they look even better now than they did in their prime?

Freddie Prinze Jr.

Jesse McCartney

Shane West

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Ryan Phillippe

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Jonathan Bennett

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Ben McKenzie

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David Boreanaz

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Ian Somerhalder

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Wentworth Miller

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Burgess Abernethy

Tom Welling

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Josh Duhamel

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Zac Efron

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Chace Crawford

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Colton Haynes

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Milo Ventimiglia

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Alex Pettyfer

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James Lafferty

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Bill Kaulitz

Tom Felton

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Take a look at other celebrities, too — many of them have undergone truly dramatic transformations that are just as surprising.

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