All Your Crushes From 1997 Are Now Ridiculously Hot Dads

There may be 20 years (and several kids) separating them from their younger selves, but these former ’90s heartthrobs-turned-dads are as fine as ever.

There may be 20 years (and several kids) separating them from their younger selves, but these former ’90s heartthrobs-turned-dads are as fine as ever.

James Marsden

<p>The actor didn't really have his major breakthrough until the early aughts with his role in the&nbsp;<em data-verified="redactor" data-redactor-tag="em">X-Men&nbsp;</em><span class="redactor-invisible-space" data-verified="redactor" data-redactor-tag="span" data-redactor-class="redactor-invisible-space">film series. But in 1997, he'd had small parts in a few major '90s TV series',&nbsp;like&nbsp;<em data-verified="redactor" data-redactor-tag="em">Blossom, Saved by the Bell,&nbsp;</em><span class="redactor-invisible-space" data-verified="redactor" data-redactor-tag="span" data-redactor-class="redactor-invisible-space">and&nbsp;<em data-verified="redactor" data-redactor-tag="em">Touched By An Angel.&nbsp;</em><span class="redactor-invisible-space" data-verified="redactor" data-redactor-tag="span" data-redactor-class="redactor-invisible-space">Now&nbsp;<a href="http://www.redbookmag.com/love-sex/mens-perspective/interviews/a2474/james-marsden-manifesto/" target="_blank" data-tracking-id="recirc-text-link">he's a father of three</a>, including one lookalike 15-year-old son.</span></span></span></p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong" data-verified="redactor">RELATED:&nbsp;</strong><a href="http://www.redbookmag.com/life/mom-kids/g4129/hot-celebrity-dads-with-lookalike-sons/"></a><strong data-redactor-tag="strong" data-verified="redactor"><a href="http://www.redbookmag.com/life/mom-kids/g4129/hot-celebrity-dads-with-lookalike-sons/" target="_blank" data-tracking-id="recirc-text-link">15 Hot Celebrity Dads With Lookalike Sons</a></strong></p>

The actor didn’t really have his major breakthrough until the early aughts with his role in the X-Men film series. But in 1997, he’d had small parts in a few major ’90s TV series’, like Blossom, Saved by the Bell, and Touched By An Angel. Now he’s a father of three, including one lookalike 15-year-old son.

James Van Der Beek

<p>Van Der Beek was one of the defining hot TV guys of the '90s thanks to&nbsp;his titular role on&nbsp;<em data-verified="redactor" data-redactor-tag="em">Dawson's Creek</em><span class="redactor-invisible-space" data-verified="redactor" data-redactor-tag="span" data-redactor-class="redactor-invisible-space">. Since then, <a href="http://www.redbookmag.com/life/a43300/james-van-der-beek-fourth-child/" target="_blank" data-tracking-id="recirc-text-link">he's had four children</a> with wife&nbsp;Kimberly Brook.</span></p>

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