Celebrity crushes are serious business… or so it seems on the days you spend decorating your walls with magazine pages and recording every morning talk show appearance that your high-status beau makes an appearance on. But our infatuations aren’t always very long-lived. The latest boy bands get replaced, and a new, fresh-faced actor comes along who puts last summer’s stars to shame. However, there are a few men who continue to steal our hearts over and over again, and these fellows deserve to be honored. So without further ado, we present to you Her Campus’s five biggest celebrity crushes of all time.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
After catching our eye as Heath Ledger’s dorky sidekick in 10 Things I Hate About You, Joseph Gordon-Levitt stole our hearts when his heart got torn to pieces in the indie hit (500) Days of Summer. With his impressive acting skills, good looks and sensitive nature, JGL is the new Ryan Gosling, and we certainly aren’t arguing. The best part is that Joseph isn’t going away anytime soon. He has two new movies in the works, (one is coming out this Friday!) and we’ll be first in line at the box office to see every adorable smile he flashes on the big screen.
Justin Timberlake
The formerly frosted-tip front man of *NSYNC has held a place in our hearts since he first broke onto the scene with his smooth dance moves in the ‘90s and later when he released his solo project Justified and serenaded us with love ballads like “Cry Me A River.” Through in his success as an actor, singer and dancer, Justin has proven that he is a triple threat. Most of all, JT’s dedication to his fans and down-to-earth personality make us swoon every time. It doesn’t hurt that he has a silly side as well that always makes us smile.
Daniel Radcliffe
Daniel Radcliffe was introduced to us as Harry Potter in the book-turned-movie series in the early 2000s, and somewhere between the fourth and fifth movie he went from dorky and awkward to dashing and heroic. He showed that he had grown up even more during his stint on Broadway in the play Equus, where he showed off a little more than just his developed acting skills. Although the Harry Potter era ended two years ago, Daniel will forever remain in our hearts.
Leonardo DiCaprio
After starring in the romance classic The Titanic, Leonardo DiCaprio became a household name when it came to celeb crushes. The sophisticated dirty blonde continues to steal our hearts by taking on more serious acting roles in movies like Inception and Shutter Island. Just this past summer, Leo proved that he’s still got it by tackling the lovesick Jay Gatsby in the film edition of The Great Gatsby, and we have to admit, he looked totally dashing in that tux.
Brad Pitt
Despite his solid relationship with Angelina Jolie, a girl can’t help but dream about this mature man with a big heart. Devoted to community service and helping those who are less fortunate than him, Brad Pitt has more than just good looks going for him. With his worldly views, any girl would die to have an in-depth conversation over a sophisticated, candlelit dinner with Brad any day. Not to mention, we aren’t complaining with his choice of roles that require him to be shirtless for the entire movie. (Hello, have you seen Troy?)
All right, ladies: enough drooling. Time to get back to reality. Even if marrying them will never happen, we’ll always love obsessing over these cuties.