Male Models... today

Does nobody remember these guys!?

Matt Norklun is the only name I recognize. I believe he, like Joe Kloenne, still models (silver seniors category). What era is considered the Golden Era? Other memorable '80s models were Rick Edwards, Joey Gallinghouse, Bruce Hulse, Hoyt Richards, Fred Souza, Bob Menna, Tom Hintnaus, Jeff Aquilon, Tim Easton, and Michael Flinn. And then there are the '90s male supermodels, Alex Lundqvist, Mark Vanderloo, Joel West, Marcus Schenkenberg, and Tyson Beckford.

I used to think Michael Ives was so handsome. The ultimate preppie look:

Not so handsome today:

Buzzy Kerbox was about as handsome as it gets.

Bruce Hulse was an excellent specimen:

And is still handsome:

Rick Edwards then:

Mark Kleckner:

Thom Fleming:

Bump

Nicholas Lemons has become a fashion designer

Tony Spinelli...YUM

Michael Ives was the first male model I noticed in a big way (GQ swimsuit issue in 1979, IIRC). He seemed like such a normal guy compared to the usual GQ cover models who, up to that point, seemed older than me. Michael, OTOH, seemed like someone my own age--someone I'd hang out with IRL.

I joined a gym as a result of reading that issue. Thanks, Michael Ives (and Russell Penis, who would appear on the cover of WORKING OUT a couple of years later).

Hoyt is an arrogant nut case that joined a cult that was all blond aryan looking people that felt they were THE CHOSEN. He gave all his money to the cult leader, got exposed for the idiot that he is and couldn't get any more jobs. Then played the victim card for years.

R3, that's not Michael Ives!

Does anyone know what happened to Bruno Santos? He was a big model between 2004-2006. The last trace I could find of him was from 2011. It seems his career hit the skids in 2008.

There was an extremely handsome model whose name I can't remember, and my description probably won't help much. He had thick, wavy dirty-blond hair and masculine features, including a strong chin and nose, and was often tan, though not overly so. I believe he modeled for Ralph Lauren. He was popular in the late 80s and early 90s, I think. Not Joel West.

God you people are fucking old.

don't know any of those names

Brian Buzzini

[quote]I joined a gym as a result of reading that issue. Thanks, Michael Ives (and Russell Penis, who would appear on the cover of WORKING OUT a couple of years later).

I admit that I don't know any of the 80s models being discussed (I do recognize the 90s names), but is that really Russell's last name?

Mark Kleckner. Does anyone know what became of him? Can't find him in Google past 2004

Any recent photos of Tony Spinelli? Wasn't his real name Marco something or am I confusing him with another dark curly haired Italian model of the 1980s?

It was actually Henis, R22.

Andrew Smith

Sometimes they went on television.

[quite]God you people are fucking old.

You're not immune to the passage of time. You'll be 'old' eventually, if you're lucky.

bump for hotties

Bill Curry was a favorite of mine!

Yes i'm elder gay! Yay!

The first male supermodel was considered to be Matt Collins.

R26, I remember both Andrew Smith and his brother Sinjin. They were both nationally ranked beach volleyball players. Anybody know what happened to them?

John Pearson, 1992. He had been modeling since at least 1984.

John Pearson, 2016. He has been modeling for over 30 years. Currently in campaigns for J. Crew and Charles Tyrwhitt.

John Pearson is still so hot!

Sinjin Smith

Remember when Merv Griffin would devote an episode of his talk show to models? That was some good tv, watching Merv drool over the guys.

R33, Sinjin runs beach volleyball camps for kids in Santa Monica. I see him all the time in the summer. He almost typifies the Southern California beach boy stereotype, even at his age.

Hey thanks, R39.

OP. if you can find it on eBay or Amazon, check out "Not Just Another Pretty Face" by Karen Hardy. Full color pix and biographies of many of the names mentioned here: Rick Edwards, Sinjin and Andrew Smith, Michael Ives, Bill Curry - the same folks who WERE GC in the 70s and 80s.

Interesting how cookie-cutter the look was back then: The square jawed, blonde, blue eyed All American Rick Edwards type. Few minorities .

Knew Hoyt Richards' family. They all looked like him: tall, athletic, blue eyed and blonde Aryans. No wonder he fell into the "perfect race" cult!

R41, I never heard of Richards but I just googled his image and it is interesting that I didn't see a single photo, posed or candid, of him with anyone of color.

Miles McMillan

I'm familiar with a few of the names mentioned above, but I've found it easier to trace the career paths of British and European models. Some did quite well, some train-wrecks and some faded into obscurity.

R41- the cookie-cutter look applies to non-white models and don't you forget it. The idea that there's more "diversity" in the industry these days is a total lie. They're still six foot to six foot three, still square-jawed and still stuffing their socks down their y-fronts, and it doesn't matter if they're black, white or anything in between.

They lost their reason for living when they lost their youth.

This thread should be called white male models age fast and not well.

Jeff Aquilon, Rob Yoh... sigh...

FYI-

Some of the links download a virus which just took me an hour to fix.

Be careful of the link at r9.

And no, I'm not blaming r9. These days, it's impossible to know for certain whether you're visiting a clean site or not.

Albert Delègue. He will never get old: his life was cut short by AIDS when he was about to celebrate his 32nd birthday.

80s model Andre Van Noord now.

Mark Kleckner did go nude in Playgirl. June 1994

Those were the days, R51. Pubes, yes; foreskin, no.

I have a crush on Jeffrey Brezovar, the former Aramis man.

I believe he was the sperm donor for Cameron Manheim.

Trouble for Nicholas Lemons, I'm afraid.

What does the thing in R55 have to do with the "Golden Age of male models"?

Which male models were/are gay?

Jeffrey Brezovar is out. Was briefly dating Nate Berkus after he lost his boyfriend in the typhoon in Asia. Was on the cover of "Out".

[quote]This thread should be called white male models age fast and not well.

What do you mean by that!?

Good God! White sure does crack. Now compare him to Tyson Beckford, who is only 2 years younger.

In the right light Tyson could still pass for 25.....even so he looks AT LEAST 10 years younger than his actual age.

He hasn't lost a beat.

Who is that at post # 59?

An unrecognizable Mark Vanderloo R62.

See, THIS is why I try to avoid the sun....here he is before:

Here he is after:

Cigarettes and sun will double fuck your looks.

Mark was lush and gorgeous in his day.

But now I don't think he has ANY collagen left in his entire body.

Yikes! Sunshine is a destroyer of youth for sure.

Damn, he's only 48! I look better and I'm almost 60.

#59 totally hot D I L F.

I agree R68.

Mark Vanderloo's skin looks fucking destroyed but he's still handsome

Mark and Tyson back in the day.

Sometimes, despite the unsightly tattoos white male models get HOTTER with age:

Tim Boyce in the 90s:

And Tim Boyce more recently......and more revealingly.

Can I get you a cup of cock...er, I-I mean COFFEE?

Aiden Shaw, pornstar turned fashion model/poet/performance artist

Mark Vanderloo hasn't aged well.

Attention ALL men of Datalounge - each and every one of you can now become a fabulous male model!

Jeff Brezovar lives here in Madison, WI. I see him around every so often. Still looks great!

No porn "stars," please.

Kamil Nicalek

Trevor Signorino