From Dud to Stud

Sure, they're sizzling and sexy now – but stars such as Jim Carrey, Ricky Martin and Cuba Gooding Jr. weren't always so hunky. Check them out before they were swoon-worthy, and see just how far they've come.

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DASHING DEREK

Growing up in Kalamazoo, Mich., 6'3" Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter (left, in 1992; right, in New York in June) went by "D.J." These days, everyone knows his full name. "Jeter is a very special guy," Yankees manager Joe Torres told New York Newsday. "There is something about his presence that makes you feel good."