Photo Special'85 vs. '05: Sexy Then & Now
From Sean Penn to Ben Affleck and Michael J. Fox to Adam Brody, see how sexy has changed since PEOPLE's first SMA. By Janice Morris
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Updated: Wednesday Nov 09, 2005 | 06:00 AM EST
SEXIEST GEEK
1985: Boyishly cute Michael J. Fox lent hipster cred to young Republicanism (as Alex P. Keaton on Family Ties) and weird science (as Marty McFly in Back to the Future).
2005: With his indie-rock and comic-book obsessions, The O.C.'s own loveable misfit, Adam Brody, has made fast-talking fanboys hot. "The giggling, the pointing – girls freak out over him," one producer told PEOPLE.
