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Who Was Our First Celebrity "Bear" Crush Growing Up?

When you are growing up in the years that will somewhat shape the kind of person you will be, something that will form no matter how…

RRyan SheaMarch 21, 20161 min readShare on XShare on FacebookShare by email

When you are growing up in the years that will somewhat shape the kind of person you will be, something that will form no matter how you look at it is the type of person you are attracted to.  Straight, gay, or in between, a lot of what we see that influences us into determining who we like happens to be on the big screen or the television at home.  So many of us have an attraction to bears and bear types, yet there had to be a starting off point that got us to where we are today, whether it is from a dating or sexual viewpoint.  I recently polled a ton of my bear & bear loving friends with the simple question- "Who was the first bear-type of guy that did it for you on television and/or the movies?"  The colorful responses I got were quite in depth and interesting, as the tastes varies depending on body hair, age, charisma, race, and so much more.

Here is a good gallery of who they were inspired by.  Who was your first?

Credit to: The Guardian
Credit to: The Guardian

Tom Selleck

Credit to: Wikipedia
Credit to: Wikipedia

Kevin James

Credit to: Biography
Credit to: Biography

John Goodman

Credit to: The Daily Beast
Credit to: The Daily Beast

Christopher Meloni

Credit to: Fansided
Credit to: Fansided

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin

Credit to: Bleacher Report
Credit to: Bleacher Report

Bill Goldberg

Credit to: MSNBC
Credit to: MSNBC

Alec Baldwin

Credit: Decider
Credit: Decider

Richard Karn

Credit to: TV Fanatic
Credit to: TV Fanatic

Steve Guttenberg

Credit to: Science Blogs
Credit to: Science Blogs

Mr. T

Credit to: Pinterest
Credit to: Pinterest

Tom Wopat

Credit to: Washington Post
Credit to: Washington Post

Joey Fatone

Credit to: Movie Pilot
Credit to: Movie Pilot

Burt Reynolds

Credit to: Matty Praudio
Credit to: Matty Praudio

Dan Lauria

Credit to: Wikia
Credit to: Wikia

Abraham Benrubi

Credit to: Death & Taxes Magazine
Credit to: Death & Taxes Magazine

Ed Asner

LGBT#"stone cold" steve austin#abraham benrubi#Alec Baldwin#bear#Bear Community#bill goldberg#burt reynolds#celebrity bear#chris meloni#dan lauria#joey fatone#john goodman#kevin james#manhattan digest#movies#mr. t#New York City#NYC#richard karn#ryan shea#television#tom selleck#tom wopat
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About Ryan Shea

I have been a freelance writer for seven years now, and have happily been part of the Manhattan Digest family for four of them! Hope you enjoy my foodie reviews, celebrity interviews and more!

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