Every "Hot Guy" You Grew Up Loving Is Now 40 Or Older, And Here's What They Look Like Now

    It's just crazy because we used to think 40 was "old."

    Yesterday, Prince William turned the big 4-0.

    William in royal regalia with his son George in a suit

    If you weren't alive in the late '90s and early 2000s, then you don't know the absolute chokehold he had on pretty much everyone in suburbia.

    A young William in a suit

    Sooo, because everyone we grew up thinking was hot is now in their 40s, let's see what these bad boys look like today.

    1. Here's Rider Strong way back when:

    Wearing long denim shorts and sitting and playing an acoustic guitar

    He's 42 now:

    And here he is with the cast of Boy Meets World a couple of months ago:

    2. Josh Hartnett way back when:

    Crouching and wearing a checkered overcoat

    I don't think he knew how chairs work:

    Looking through the gaps in a chair back

    He's 43 now:

    On the red carpet wearing a flowery short-sleeved shirt and sandals

    Who doesn't love a floral moment?

    Close-up of Josh in the flowery shirt, unbuttoned at the top

    3. Joshua Jackson way back when:

    Smiling with arms crossed and wearing a T-shirt

    He's 44 now:

    On the red carpet with a salt-and-pepper beard and mustache and in a suit

    And here he is with his wife, Jodie Turner-Smith, at the Met Gala:

    They're on the Met Gala steps and he's smiling at her, and she has her arm through his and is holding on to his arm

    4. Jaleel White way back when:

    He's in a loose striped suit and standing with a woman

    He's 45 now:

    And here's another picture with his daughter:

    5. Ryan Phillippe way back when:

    Wearing a suit, no tie, and looking at the camera with paparazzi behind him

    He's 47 now:

    His son, Deacon, just graduated from homeschooled high school:

    6. Shane West way back when:

    Wearing a leather jacket and jeans with spiked, dyed hair

    He's 44 now:

    And here's a Walk to Remember #TBT he posted earlier this year:

    7. Devon Sawa way back when:

    Wearing a shiny suit, no tie

    He's 43 now:

    And here he is with a bag of sunflower seeds:

    8. Chad Michael Murray way back when:

    Wearing a muscle shirt with arms crossed

    He's 40 now:

    And here he is with a lil' pump:

    9. JC Chasez way back when:

    Wearing a shiny jacket and jeans

    He's 45 now:

    With a beard and mustache and longer hair and wearing a bow tie and colorful jacket

    He attended the White House Correspondents' Association dinner this year:

    Smiling with a woman and two young men on the red carpet

    10. Kevin Richardson way back when:

    He's 50 now:

    And here's a nice lil' family portrait:

    11. Tyrese way back when:

    A smiling, shirtless Tyrese wearing an open leather jacket

    He's 43 now:

    Wearing jeans and sneakers and an overcoat on the red carpet and not smiling

    And here he is with his daughter Shayla:

    On the red carpet embracing his daughter and with a woman

    12. Chris Evans way back when:

    Leaning against a door and with slicked-back hair

    He's 41 now:

    On the red carpet wearing sunglasses and short-sleeved print shirt and with his hands in his pants pockets

    And here he is covered in puppies:

    13. Wilmer Valderrama way back when, with Ashton Kutcher:

    Standing with Ashton Kutcher

    He's 42 now:

    And here he is with his daughter:

    14. Jake Gyllenhaal way back when:

    Wearing a denim jacket and a backpack

    He's 41 now:

    On the red carpet in a suit, no tie, and with a woman

    And here he is with Rami Malek at a fashion show:

    Both of them sitting on cardboard boxes

    15. Leonardo DiCaprio way back when:

    In a suit and bow tie and waving

    He's 47 now:

    On the red carpet wearing a suit and with hands folded in front of him

    And here he is at a basketball game:

    Sitting and wearing a cap with his mask below his mouth

    16. Chris Pine way back when:

    In a shirt, loose pants, and sneakers on the red carpet

    He's 41 now:

    Smiling with longer hair and a beard and mustache and legs crossed

    And here he is at the 2022 Vanity Fair party:

    Wearing a velvety jacket, no tie

    17. Elijah Wood way back when:

    Sitting and looking at the camera in dark top and pants

    He's 41 now:

    Smiling on the red carpet and wearing a casual shirt with hands in shirt pockets

    And here he is in a lil' beanie:

    Wearing a denim jacket and jeans and hands in jeans pockets

    18. Ashton Kutcher way back when:

    Wearing a long sweatshirt and jeans and hands in pants pockets

    He's 44 now:

    On the red carpet in a suit, no tie

    And here he is with a Britney Spears mic:

    Sitting on a couch in a T-shirt

    19. Jason Momoa way back when:

    With slicked-back hair and tight, long-sleeved shirt

    He's 42 now:

    Smiling in glasses and longer hair, beard, and mustache

    And here he is flipping the bird:

    Smiling in a muscle shirt and sunglasses and middle finger raised

    20. Jonathan Taylor Thomas way back when:

    JTT in a long, V-neck checkered sweater

    He's 40 now:

    With short hair and glasses and looking at a woman who's pointing at him

    His last public appearance was in 2014 on Last Man Standing:

    Holding two bottles of wine and standing near a table where a woman sits with an open laptop

    21. Ryan Merriman way back when:

    Smiling and wearing a lace-front shirt and jeans and standing with a woman

    He's 39 — almost 40 — now:

    And here he is in a onesie:

    22. Mark Hoppus way back when:

    Shirtless with Dennis Rodman and the other members of Blink-182, including Travis Barker

    He's 50 now:

    And here he is in Italy celebrating Kravis's wedding:

    23. Freddie Prinze Jr. way back when:

    Smiling in a suit and with spiked hair and hands clasped in front of him

    He's 46 now:

    Smiling in a button-front shirt and jeans

    And here he is celebrating his birthday:

    24. Adam Brody way back when:

    Smiling in a checkered top and jeans

    He's 42 now:

    In sunglasses and a striped shirt

    And here he is in 2020:

    With a slight mustache and beard

    25. Usher way back when:

    Bare-chested onstage wearing a hat and red leather pants and a top with only sleeves

    He's 43 now:

    Smiling and wearing a heavy "U" chain necklace

    And here he is with his son, who is also named Usher:

    Both sitting in the audience at a sports event

    26. Ashley Parker Angel way back when:

    With spiked hair and giving Hawaiian hand signal

    He's 40 now:

    And his IG is full of thirst traps:

    27. Jesse Bradford way back when:

    Smiling in jeans and a NY Yankees cap and mesh shirt

    He's 43 now:

    Smiling with a woman and wearing a leather jacket on the red carpet

    And here he is on Father's Day:

    28. Andrew Keegan way back when:

    Smiling and wearing a short-sleeved T-shirt

    He's 43 now:

    And here's another pic with his daughter:

    29. James Marsden way back when:

    Wearing a cap and short-sleeved T-shirt and holding a glass of wine

    He's 48 now:

    In a suit, no tie, on the red carpet

    And here he is with his three kids:

    Everyone in a suit, no ties

    30. And last but not least, Erik von Detten way back when:

    With his hands in his jeans pockets and wearing a long-sleeved T-shirt with his sunglasses hooked into the neck

    And here he is now, just shy of 40, at 39:

    And here's a cute Halloween family pic:

    Ciao!