Unconventional/unusual celebrity crushes

[Tommy_Carcetti]

(Okay, before you jump on me, I'm aware this topic has probably been posted 10 million times before here. I'm not authorized to search the topics, and I went back 20 pages or so and couldn't find it, so you'll have to forgive me for bringing it up again.)

Everyone here has to have at least one unusual or unconventional celebrity crush. It either is someone who is pretty obscure to most Americans, or someone who isn't traditionally good looking but you find something very appealing about them.

I've got both.

One I've developed a celebrity crush on is Mindy Kaling from "The Office." She doesn't have really that pretty of a face, but I don't know. I have a thing for Indian girls, with nice dark skin and dark eyes. She sort of reminds me of this girl who used to work a few offices down from me, so I sort of associate her with that.

Also, my obscure crush is Greta Wodele of C-Span. Makes Washington Journal worth watching every morning she's on, even if its a boring topic. I sometimes find myself fantasizing about her whispering "Senate fillabuster rules" in a very soft and seductive tone to me in my ear.

[MissMillie]

1. Anthony Bourdain

His love of food makes him..... hot

Lots of times he comes across as crass and synical, but then I saw an episode where he was stuck in Beruit during the fighting last summer, and it really showed a human side to him.

[QueenOfCalifornia]

47. I think lots of women

have that same crush.

He is dangerous. (recovering heroin addict and thrill junkie)

He is intellectual.

He is attractive.

He is talented - cooking, writing...

He has a wicked sense of humor.


He is married and his wife just had a baby..... dang!

[Tommy_Carcetti]

2. Bump for any additional input

Unless the topic is already played out...

[Colorado Progressive]

3. Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart, and Barack Obama.

But then they are all OBVIOUSLY hot as opposed to obscurely hot.

[ceile]

4. VIncent D'onofrio

The bigger and older he gets, the more I want him.

[Jade Fox]

49. You'll have to fight me for him....

I love his Law & Order character, and how he does a sort of latter-day Colombo (complete with long coat) pretending to be a big dumb guy before nailing the perp!

[av8rdave]

5. Anne B. Davis

That's been a running joke with me, but she actually was a nice looking lady, particularly in her younger years.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

9. She made Sam the butcher a very happy man

So I can understand that....

[lost-in-nj]

6. Its not my crush

but my sisters daughter....

She is 12 and earlier this year she had a crush on a
cartoon character..... Don't know which one, she watches anime,
But she crushed so hard it made her cry......


lost

[MrCoffee]

11. Kim Possible

i'm just sayin...she's hot.

[TrogL]

101. Isn't she underage?

Pervert!

[DarkTirade]

61. Yeah, my little sister is crushing on an anime character these days...

I tease her about it plenty. :)

[TimeChaser]

83. Did someone say anime crushes? (Dial up DANGER!)

The more normal-ish ones:

Renji


Byakuya (Aka Nii-sama)


Uriel (The one with the wings)


Zechs


Among others :)

Some weirder ones...

Ulquiorra (aka Ukelala)


Pyramidhead


Grimmjow


Orochimaru

[SacredCow]

7. My tastes are unconventional to begin with....

So yeah- I've got some of those!

[dropkickpa]

8. Will Ferrell

and Amy Pohler are my two biggest odd crushes right now. I have a thing for people that make me laugh.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

10. Another semi-obscure one I just thought of

Cate Edwards, i.e. the daughter of John Edwards. I fell for her the moment she came on stage at the 2004 Democratic Convention.

[Javaman]

12. Glenn Close...

I once had a dream where I fell in love with her. For a good solid month, I pined for her. The wierd part is: I never ever found her attactive prior to that. And frankly, still don't.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

13. You're right, that one is odd

I once had a dream that I went out on a date with Drew Barrymore to Burger King. But I wouldn't call her "unconventional".

Did you fall asleep with "Fatal Attraction" on TV, perhaps?

[Javaman]

14. Now Drew Barrymore is a different story. :)

It was one of those out of the blue dreams, go figure.

[mitchum]

15. Blondie and Cookie Bumstead

hello girls...

[Tommy_Carcetti]

20. When I was 7 years old, I liked one of the fairies from Sleeping Beauty

Don't ask.

[MonkeyFunk]

16. I have a secret crush on Seth Green.

[MonkeyFunk]

17. I have a secret crush on Seth Green.

[DarkTirade]

62. Well it's not secret NOW, you've told everyone twice... :)

[Rising Phoenix]

18. Perry Farrell....for years now and for always

Amy Winehouse

[graywarrior]

19. Alan Rickman

Ever since I saw Mesmer and then his role as Snape put me over the edge on that guy. Jay-sus!


But my unconventional crush is Lukas Rossi *snort*

[mitchum]

21. Maya Angelou has an incredibly sexy voice...

I love her memoirs, but don't care very much for most of her poetry. However, she could read the worst of her work in that voice and I would turn off my critical faculties

[Bennyboy]

22. Fran Drescher.....

The Nanny. Love her style, so sexy and that voice is soooooooooo sexy.

2nd is Janis from Friends. Same thing.

[MrScorpio]

31. Seconded

[MilesColtrane]

65. Mmmm.....Bobbi Fleckman! n/t

[GreenPartyVoter]

23. I have a thing for Leland Orser

[alarimer]

48. I never knew that guy's name!

I see him in ER and in movies occasionally but it's always "There's that ER guy!"

[GreenPartyVoter]

52. LOL oh the heartbreak of being a character actor.

[JohnnyLib2]

24. Delilah.

Well, her radio voice anyway. But Mrs. JL2 keeps turning her off.

[Sugar Smack]

25. Gary Oldman n/t

[PassingFair]

26. Nothing unusual about THAT crush!

Even my KIDS are in love with him.
They call his Harry Potter, Sirius Black,

SIRIOUSLY HOT!

[graywarrior]

43. Christ, he is hawt.

[Jamastiene]

44. Even I would consider him and

I normally only like women. }( :loveya:

[graywarrior]

46. He'd consider you also

[Jamastiene]

53. I loved the way he looked here:

and especially here:


This scene in the second picture was my favorite scene of the movie. When he smashed his head against the wall, that would be something I would do for a girl in real life. I have always wanted my own Nancy, but I'd play the Nancy part for a Sid like Gary Oldman, :loveya: He was great in that movie. Compared to the video footage of the real Sid, he was as close as it was going to get. :thumbsup:

[graywarrior]

56. I can't see your images

:cry:

[Jamastiene]

66. Try this:

Maybe this will work:
http://windshoes.new21.org/movie/ gary-oldman/oldman004-sid01.jpg

Take the space out between "movie/" and "gary-" then maybe you can see this one. I hope.

http:// hem2.passagen.se/boatman/gar4.jpg

Take the space out between "//" and "hem2" and hopefully you can see my most favorite.

[Rhythm]

27. Adrien Brody

Ever since i watched "Summer of Sam" a few years ago, i have been compulsive about seeing most everything he's done.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

78. The Brode is excellent.

He's a great sleazeball in a snakeskin pimp coat in "Love the Hard Way".

Filmed in NYC before The Pianist came out. You can see the twin towers.

[Richardo]

28. From Washington Journal: Susan Swain

:loveya:

[AzDar]

29. I have had semi-erotic dreams about both Maury Povich, and Sen. Russ Feingold.

Subconscious crushes, sure, but ewwww...Maury Povich?:shrug:

[Zephyrbird]

30. MIKE ROWE!!!

If I'm lyin' I'm dyin'. I love that guy!!

Maybe I just like dirty men! :evilgrin:

[Coyote_Bandit]

40. Yes! n/t

[Tommy_Carcetti]

71. I can't speak for Mike Rowe, but....

On one episode of Dirty Jobs he was interviewing this girl who worked for the mosquito control board. She had her hair all dyed green and pulled back into a bandana. I don't know if she really counts as a celebrity, but I definetly found her strangely attractive.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

79. Link to strangely attractive mosquito control girl

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSoISPI4ODU

[Aristus]

32. Lois Maxwell, R.I.P. :-(

http://images.contactmusic.com/dn/sean+connery+and+lois+maxwell+in+from+russia+with+love_855_18299140_0_0_7005822_300.jpg

I loved her more than any "Bond bimbo" ever. She was ten times more woman than any of them.

[darkstar]

33. Mary Lynn Rajskub

Maybe not so weird given the broad fan-boy, geek-princess adoration I just now discovered exists out there.

[MysticalChicken]

85. I'm a girl, but...

I think she's pretty. I saw her in Little Miss Sunshine and had only seen her once or twice before, so I didn't recognize her, but I immediately wanted to know who she was.

[flvegan]

34. Amy Davidson ("8 Simple Rules") and Sara Gilbert ("Roseanne")

Amy



Sara (she was Darlene on Rosanne, brunette up front)



One more to add, pretty obscure...Timea Majorova

[SarahB]

35. Sean Astin and Rick Moranis.

(as my husband cringes yet again) :D

[Fox Mulder]

36. Jennifer Morrison from the show "House"

She's very cute.

[Bennyboy]

37. Reba McEntire and the girl that plays daughter Kira....

on Reba. Scarlett Pomers

[Arugula Latte]

38. Whaaaa?????? Reba McEntire??????

Noooooo :o That is so wrong.

Also, it's against DU rules. I'm tellin' Skinner. You will be banned shortly.

[Bennyboy]

39. What can I say......

This thread is for weird crushes....

[WinkyDink]

41. I think "dead" qualifies as "unusual", so..... Tyrone Power!

[Jamastiene]

42. Courtney Love.

Everybody else seems to hate her, but I just adore the woman. I have kept up with her for years and from what I have read (she chats with fans), she's a real sweetheart. She can be a bit snappy at times, but you know where you stand with her. Also, she has to be the sexiest woman alive, in my book. I don't see why so many people hate her. They are really missing out on a real gem of a person. She really IS very misunderstood. And beyond your average kind of sexy, she's just tantalizing to me. :loveya:

Also, I have always been totally nuts about Deborah Harry. Even in her overweight years, I thought she was the cat's meow. That's one sexy woman. She'll be 80 years old one day and I'll probably still think so. She's 62 now and I still think so. God, she's gorgeous. :loveya:

[ashling]

45. Bridgette Lancaster - America's Test Kitchen - PBS

Bridget Lancaster, deputy editor of Cook’s Country Magazine joined the Cook’s team in 1998 and is currently responsible for all recipe testing and development in the magazine. She has worked on many of the company’s cookbook projects and is also an on-screen test cook for America’s Test Kitchen. Her career led her to work in various kitchens in the South and Northeast, concentrating on pastry, as well as teaching cooking classes and demonstrations. Bridget’s husband is a professional chef, and along with their son, they enjoy working on their favorite hobby—barbecue.

[BuelahWitch]

50. Do unconventional dead celebrities count?

Burr Tillstrom (who would have been 90 today)

[judaspriestess]

51. the host of Sell This House Tanya something

She's pretty!!

men, hmmm so many out there I have to really think of one.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

80. Tanya Meme?

Wife watches a lot of the home shows so I know who you are talking about.

I definetly agree there.

[Auggie]

54. Sarah Silverman

Weird, huh?

[BulletproofLandshark]

55. Jacqueline McKenzie from The 4400

and her smokin' hot co-star, Jenni Baird

[Pierre.Suave]

91. DAMN

that first one is NICE!

[Robeson]

57. Samantha Brown...

...

[snailly]

58. Jeremy Irons

Damage

[Starbucks Anarchist]

59. Catalina Sandino Moreno.

Known to most people from "Maria Full of Grace."

[RFKHumphreyObama]

60. Lisa Banes, Colleen Flynn, Bess Wohl, P.K Philips,

All have been featured in minor roles in movies or TV shows but have never achieved prominence. Nevertheless I was captivated by them in the movies that I viewed and I fell in love with them

[DarkTirade]

63. Mine all seem to be of the geeky variety...

Summer Glau and John Barrowman being the first two that pop into mind... oddly enough I don't think they could BE any more different. One being a very small cute girl, the other being a big strong guy. :) What can I say, I've got a fairly wide range of tastes.

[Bryan]

64. Toni Collette

I don't exactly know what it is she's got, but she's got a lot of it.

http://access.nscpcdn.com.nyud.net:8090/gallery/i/c/collette/COLLETTE_CM9521_01_2.jpg

[rhino47]

67. I like larger men.

So I must say John Goodman trips it for me.
I think Al Franken is sooo hot.

[Mad_Dem_X]

68. Jeff Lynne from ELO

When I was about 14, I was in love with him. Mostly I loved his voice.

And also Freddie Mercury. After he'd died.

ETA: And James Dean.

[lightningandsnow]

69. Erin Daniels.

It's all about the smile.

[SPKrazy]

70. Okay, here's mine

Stephanie Abrams of the Weather Channel

why?

She's nice looking and she is always in the middle of the bad weather...

http://www.weather.com/aboutus/television/ocms/sabrams.html

weather junkie :P

[mvd]

72. I was looking at my crush list (where I keep track of..

my biggest celeb crushes,) and while some are obscure, I wouldn't call them unusual. They are pretty with seemingly good personalities IMO. Outside of that list, I do have a couple of odd ones. Cat Power and Noelle from Damone.

[Perry Logan]

73. Sigourney Weaver

I was bound to love any actress who takes her name from an F. Scott Fitzgerald character. The flamethrower also helps.

[SallyMander]

74. i went to HS with Mindy Kaling

She's very pretty, and funny to boot!

Strangely enough, i went to college with John Krasinski... i really should watch The Office more frequently!

My strange crush is Theo Epstein, GM of the Red Sox -- so cute!!! :loveya:

[Tommy_Carcetti]

76. Mindy Kaling

Funny thing I found out about Mindy Kaling--she was born on the same day as my wife. Not just the same day, but the same day and year. Maybe it's a subconscious thing.

My little sis would be in great envy regarding you and John Krasinski--she's got a huge crush on him.

[redqueen]

75. David Thewlis and Thom Yorke

[XemaSab]

90. I was watching an interview with Thom Yorke the other day

and I was like, "Wow, he really looks like David Thewlis!"

True story. ;)

[redqueen]

92. Hehehehe...

I'm consistent! :P

[XemaSab]

93. OMG! I was out chasing a bird last month and there was this guy there...

You would have been all over him.

Sadly, though, his wife was there with him. :(

[redqueen]

94. Awww... chasing a bird.

:7

Figures about the wife thing... but I coudla at least stared creepily. :P

[XemaSab]

95. I actually chatted the guy up for quite a while

but as we were both far from home and he with the wife-person, it wasn't meant to be. :(

[redqueen]

97. Heh...

the way my life's been these past few years... a few minutes of chatting up = a date. :P

[Beaverhausen]

77. I had a sex dream about John Cusak a few years ago

I mean, he's ok but who knew what was lurking in my subconscious?!?!

[Evoman]

81. Christina Ricci (before Ally McBeal or that Black Snake Moan movie) and

Sun Li (Moon from Jet Li's Fearless)

[xchrom]

82. david boreanaz -- which is fairly obvious -- but his original sidekick glenn quin.

and danny masterson -- who unfortunately is Scientologist -- but i'd fuck around with him any way.

evan farmer for some reason i can't fathom.

and there is one porn star who really sends me -- david ashfield -- from back in the day.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

84. Okay, I've got a REALLY obscure one for you

In these commericials for Vehix, they simply show shots of people--I'm guessing "customers"--just standing there, looking at the camera.

About halfway through, there's this one girl who I find absolutely drop-dead gorgeous. Dark hair, dark complexion, great smile, looks either East Indian or maybe hispanic. Don't know her name, don't know anything about her, don't know if she's an actual actress or what. All I know is that I cannot change the channel during the Vehix commercial. I don't even know what the hell Vehix is. All I know is that the woman in that commercial who gets about two seconds screen time is very hot.

Totally obscure, I know.

[MysticalChicken]

86. I can't figure this out myself, but...

I have a huge crush on DJ Qualls.

The bug-eyes and big nose just do something to me.

[Lilith Velkor]

87. Hugo Weaving

I love his voice.

[mvd]

88. For somewhat obscure ones, I made a list here

Someone was nice enough to get pictures.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=6987396

[Left Is Write]

89. Dan Futterman.

[triguy46]

96. Just one? I'm unfaithful to so many of my celebrity crushes, regularly dump one for another...

Tina Fey, Lea Thompson, Amy Sedaris (though she seems scary kind of attractive). But these must all move aside for that paragon of pulchritude, Brenda "Well, Hello!" Dickson.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5cS07X06VY

No man could be immune from her magic!

[TrogL]

98. Mary, from some do-it-yourself show in the early 80's

Used to be on in the late morning around 1983. Mary was a stay-at-home mom who was constantly fixing up the house doing painting, drywalling, plumbing and fixing stuff. One standing joke was one of the kids' bicycles was in a current state of "almost fixed" for about six months.

I had a huuuuge crush on her for some reason. Never did find out why.

Anybody remember the name of the show?

[TrogL]

99. Oh, and Bob Villa

from This Old House.

I think the two shows were on back-to-back.

I'd get sooooo confused.

[unsavedtrash]

100. Starbuck

Katie Sackhoff
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