25 Crushable Guys Under 25 For 2011

Best Self-Made Man

A video shot in his workplace got Shane Dawson fired from his job, but opened up the world of YouTube, where his skits and personal videos draw millions of viewers. For the latest in Twilight and Degrassi parodies, or to follow along with beloved original characters, check out his three top-ranked YouTube channels.

Check out our chronicle of the highs and lows of Shane's career on YouTube here.

Best Foreign Import

Diego Boneta has been a Latin American pop star for years, and now he's poised to take America by storm with his leading role in Rock of Ages.

And we have a few more little known details of this Latin cutie for those of you who need 'em.

Best Face Behind A Lens

This list would be missing something if we didn't include a crushable man who makes a living photographing other beautiful people. And photographer Theo Wenner is just the one to take that slot. He might have come into the world's consciousness for having a famous father and famous (beautiful) girlfriend, but Theo is also making a name for himself with iconic photographs.

His dad is Jann Wenner, and the founder of Rolling Stone certainly got his son's foot in the door of the world of photography. But Theo has gone on to photograph such names as Robert Pattinson, Ke$ha, Rusell Brand, MGMT and Dakota Fanning in his short career. Not to mention Liv Tyler, his current girlfriend.

And as much as they would hate the comparison, Theo and Liv are on track to be something like the Ashton and Demi of the fashion world. At 33, Liv is a recently divorced mother. She is hot as hell, and luckily for Theo, when she falls for a guy, she falls hard. Last summer she told Tatler magazine that she was "far too sensitive" for casual dates, adding "I fall in love once in a blue moon." http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/liv-tyler-doesnt-date_1144593

Meanwhile, Theo broke into photography with a little helpful hand from his dad Jann Wenner, the founder of Rolling Stone. He's spent sometime in front of the lens as a model for Hogan's two years ago. And his photography career is thriving. He's shot for Vanity Fair, Vogue Hommes and Jalouse. And this sensual session with Liv for the spring/summer issue of French fashion magazine Purple might have been the scene of the couple's meetcute. For Theo, mixing work and pleasure is paying off.

For more photos of and by Theo, check out Theo Wenner, Revealed.

Best Silver Screen Royalty

At the moment, Max Irons is best known as Jeremy Iron's son. But with his modeling gigs and roles in of-the-moment films like Red Riding Hood, he's slowly but surely breaking out on his own.

Get more facts about Max here.

Most Likely To Hit It Big

As it stands, Liam Hemsworth might only be known as one of Miley Cyrus' exes, or that guy who starred with her in that awful movie The Last Song. But once the much buzzed-about Hunger Games debuts next year, everyone will be all, "Miley who?"

Chart Liam's career trajectory here.

Best Break Out Star

Although he's only 18, Josh Hutcherson has been a working actor for years, but it was his role in the Oscar-nominated film The Kids Are All Right that pushed him into the spotlight. And he's not leaving any time soon -- can you say Hunger Games?

Check out more about Josh here.

Best Abs

Taylor Lautner's character Jacob Black got the short shrift in the Twilight saga, but Taylor's metamorphosis from gangly teen to buff wolfman was jaw-dropping. One scene featuring him topless made women around the world feel like perverts.

Read about our own struggles with how much Taylor turns us on.

Best Baller

When we asked Crushable readers to vote for their favorite athlete, Blake Griffin won by a landslide. The L.A. Clippers power forward leaped over a freaking car to win a slam dunk contest.

In the future, we predict way more slam dunks than fancy tricks - because he doesn't need 'em.

Best Use Of A College Degree

This Detroit native may give new hope to an entire generation of mix-tape making liberal arts majors. Never has someone with a sociology degree gone on to such success in such a short period of time. But this Duke grad has already collaborated with the likes of Lil Wayne and Bruno Mars.

Even though he always looks like he's stoned. .

Class Clown

Jake Hurwitz has made a name for himself being the straight-man in is comedy partnership with fellow College Humor compatriot Amir Blumenfeld. Amir was a little too old to make it on this year's list, but that didn't stop him from interrupting our interview with Jake.

Best Impressionist

As one of SNL's newest cast members, Jay Pharoah brings a bevy of fantastic impressions to our television screens each Saturday night. But while Lorne Michaels might have a preference for Fred Armisen's Obama impersonation, we're still hoping the (actually African American) Jay might have a chance to debut his impression of our first Black president sometime soon.

Until then, we have all of his many other voices to rely on.

Best Experimental Musician

Dubstep is one of the big new things in music right now, and James Blake is the genre's young prince. Look for this kid to blow up in the next year.

Don't know what dubstep is? We break it down for you, along with James' contributions.

Most Controversial

Tim Tebow made waves when he appeared in an anti-abortion ad during this year's Superbowl game. But now the Denver Bronco's top quarterback is more popular than ever. In the last few months the QB earned his own bronze statue at his alma mater University of Florida and an underwear ad campaign.

Leaving us with only one humble request:

Tim Tebow for President.

Most Grounded Pop Stars

Though Nick, Joe, and Kevin Jonas are striking out in solo careers or domestic bliss, they'll always be the shaggy-haired crooners we fell for a few years ago.

We can't help but match them to the *NSync singers of our our youth.

Hottest Thing On Ice

Sidney Crosby's stick work is almost as valuable as his face. Despite the fact that he's been sidelined by a concussion most of the 2011 season, Sidney's still considered the most valuable NHL player around.

Get Well Soon, Sidney!

Best Use Of An Emoticon

At the ripe young age of 20, David Karp was the founder and CEO of his own company. Tumblr is the current favored blogging platform of the diggerati and is apparently now growing by 15,000 new users a day.

That's enough to make a whole generation of parents rethink homeschooling. Why? Because David Karp has graduated.

Best Accidental Star

James Newman isn't a trouble teen. He just plays one on TV. But the hot young star of MTV's new show Skins has the kind of looks and swagger to move beyond teen fandom.

Which is especially important considering he had never acted before MTV's hit show.

Best Triple Threat

Though he's best known as Harry Potter, Daniel Radcliffe can sing and dance on Broadway like a veteran. Will he be the first Potter star to win a Tony?

Who knew he could sing and dance like that?

Most Philanthropic

In between filming for the hit Showtime show Nurse Jackie (in which he rocks as alcoholic nurse Sam), Arjun Gupta finds time to act in passion project plays with close friends from college and volunteer with children in Uganda.

He also talked to Crushable about the challenges facing a young, minority actor.

Most Popular

Well connected doesn't even start to describe Canadian rapper Aubrey 'Drake' Graham. He joked with Justin Bieber while hosting the Juno Awards this year, danced with Rihanna at the Grammys and considers Lil Wayne and his Young Money crew part of his inner circle. He's kind of a big deal, and he only put out his first album last year.

We break down all of Drake's interconnected inner circle here.

Best Bad Boy

Though his roles in I Am Number Four and Beastly put Alex Pettyfer in the spotlight, his messy breakup with Glee's Dianna Agron could wreck his reputation.

But don't worry, we have some advice on how Alex can turn his reputation, and career, around.

Best Pre-Teen Sensation

Greyson Chance had himself quite a year, rising to rapid fame with one brilliant YouTube video. The kid's one heck of a talent and his career has just begun.

Watch his rise to stardom in our video gallery.

Best Duo

They're even greater than the sum of their parts: these two Glee stars are single-handedly changing the way that gay teens are depicted on TV.

And in case you need a reminder, here are 10 Reasons To Love Darren Criss and Chris Colfer.

Biggest Teen Heartthrob

Justin Bieber scores so high on our social media sentiment calculations that it almost seems unfair to everyone else. But the real concern is that he's hit his peak. It's the risk of every former child star. Is puberty a friend or a foe?

We'll have to wait and see. It's almost hard to imagine that two years ago, the world didn't know who Justin Bieber was. But YouTube and Twitter made Justin Bieber a star, and allowed us to watch him grow up through platinum albums, world tours, and high-profile relationships. Plus, he's single-handedly brought back the "<3" symbol.

In case you need a refresher, check out Crushable's handy guide to the Bieb's career: Justin Bieber By The Numbers.

Biggest Vampire Crush

There's hardly a person on the planet who doesn't know the name Robert Pattinson. The in-the-flesh Edward Cullen has garnered pledges of devotion and marriage proposals from girls who all want a vampire boyfriend of their own. Already with Water For Elephants and Remember Me, he's trying to branch out from the immortal peg we've all put him in. Expect more of that from him in the coming years.

And while this wax statue of R-Patts might be disturbing, we have a better present for you: Get Your Own Robert Pattinson Paper Doll here.