35 Timeless Celebs Who Proved Their 20s Were Unbelievably Hot—You Won’t Believe #12!

This Martin is perhaps a little bit more illustrious. He is best known for his work in the comedy scene and family-oriented films. His claim to fame, however, was not per se in film but rather when he hosted an edition of Saturday Night Live in 1976.

His career started as a late teen, performing magic tricks and hawking guidebooks at Disney. When he turned 20, he had a counter job at Merlin’s Magic Shop and was already embroiled in stand-up comedy.

He also filled a slot with a funny banjo act at local nightclubs while he attended Long Beach State College in California. At the time, he sported the same clean-shaven, short back and sides look that he wears today. The only difference is that his hair at the time was jet black.

Richard Wayne Van Dyke, best known for his role in Night at the Museum (2006), is described as a man of “affable charm, comedic timing, and loose-limbed physical comedy,” by Britannica.

Van Dyke hails from West Plains, Missouri, where he was born in December 1925. From 1947 to 1953, he and an associate frequented nightclubs with a pantomime act called the Merry Mutes.

The first time he appeared on television was in 1954 at the age of 25, followed by a sitcom called The Phil Silvers Show three years later. Photos of the actor in his 20s appear to be rare, but those of him in his 30s depict a slim, clean-shaven man with a strong jaw.

Jessica Lange was born on April 20, 1949, in Minnesota. She started her tertiary education in 1967 at the University of Minnesota under an art scholarship, which was cut short when her family relocated to France.

She studied acting in Paris between 1971 and 1973, and then returned to the Big Apple, where she modeled for a while before landing the role in the remake of the movie King Kong.

The image she cast in the screenplay has been described as a “fine-boned Midwestern beauty.” Lange has not weighed in on what she looked like there, but that is because she has never seen the film—or so she says.

Barbra Streisand, born in Brooklyn, New York, on April 24, 1942, made a name for herself in both the music industry and film.
 
Her original plan was to become an actress, but it was her singing that propelled her to fame. Like few others in the industry, she achieved the rare distinction of winning all four of North America’s major entertainment awards: an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony.

At the age of 21, she won two Grammy Awards for her debut album. As the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts noted, this achievement made her “the youngest artist ever to have received that award.”

Clint Eastwood operated in a league of his own and carried a unique charm—something that came through most vividly during his encounter with the late firebrand journalist Barbara Walters. Known for dismantling Hollywood heavyweights and world leaders alike, Walters likely thought she’d flay him just the same.

But that’s not how it played out. The Dirty Harry actor flipped the script, disarming her with quiet confidence until she was the one blushing and stumbling over her words. Born in California in May 1930, Eastwood lived through the Great Depression, which began in 1929 and lasted until 1939, and later served in the Korean War from 1950 to 1953.

He began his acting career after his military service, landing the role of Rowdy Yates in Rawhide (1959–1965). His twenties coincided with his war years, and after returning home, he married model Maggie Johnson. A year later, Eastwood briefly became a model himself.

Perhaps due to a habit formed during his time in uniform, every image of young Eastwood shows him immaculately clean-shaven, with a classic short back and sides—a timeless look that only added to his mystique.

Well known for his role in the police series Blue Bloods that has been around for over a decade, Tom Selleck made his name with the series Magnum P.I. There, he played the role of a wealthy private detective living in a luxurious mansion in Hawaii.

He was born in Michigan in 1945, and his early life comprised a tertiary education at the University of Southern California on a basketball scholarship. He also studied business while modeling and, like Clint Eastwood, served in the military.

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