Scott Wolf: Now & Then

A youth choir director needs to write a big song for a Christmas Eve show. She is distracted from her task when a boy with a golden voice joins her choir, which comes as a surprise to his widowed father.

I didn't watch A Christmas Love Story, but it did grab my attention.  I have a bit of love / annoy relationship with Kristin Chenoweth.  I love her, but she also frequently annoys me on screen.  That being said, I totally respect her and her immense talent.  It wasn't Chenoweth however that drew my interest, it was seeing the older, hotter Scott Wolf.

V (2009)

Scott Wolf is one of those actors I over looked growing up.  I wasn't a huge fan of Party of Five, and when I did watch, my crushes were Matthew Fox and Scott Grimes.  There was something almost too perfect about Wolf, in part maybe due to his resemblance to Tom Cruise, and the fact his character Bailey often annoyed me.  I never really paid much attention to Wolf's carer, he was adorable for sure, but not especially compelling... until recently.

When Wolf posted a shirtless shot (above) to celebrate his 50th birthday, I finally saw the appeal.  Around the same time, I saw him on a talk show, and was impressed with his interview and realized I totally underestimated his talent and career.  I attempted to remedy that by checking out some of his older roles.

White Squall (1996)

Although Wolf had some big roles in White Squall and The Evening Star, one of my favorites roles was his turn int he 1993 film Teenage Bonnie and Klepto Clyde.  Wolf is incredibly hot as Clyde, and is shirtless for much of the film.  Wolf also has a mooning scene (see below) but it's dark, and filmed from a distance.  The movie was released just prior to the debut of Party of Five and showed a side of the actor than I'd seen before.

Thank goodness Hallmark reversed their decision to pull the Zola wedding ads. The decision was was quick and so was the backlash.  The network not only attracts many LBGTQ viewers, it employees many as well.  Although they clearly suck at LBGTQ representation on screen, I've been surprised at how many openly gay actors they hire to play straight in romance movies.

Party of Five (1994-2000)

I decided after Hallmark took the same sex wedding commercials off the air, my time uncovering Hallmark hunks had to come to an end.  Although I'm sure finances had as much to do with reinstating the ads as anything else, but regardless, I'm glad they reversed their decision.  I do enjoy many of their holiday movies, but it's clear for awhile that diversity (sexual, racial and cultural) is certainly lacking.

The Evening Star (1996)

I'm not going to stop featuring Hallmark hunks, but I think I'll slow down, at least for the rest of this year.  There are plenty of holiday hunks beyond the limits of one whitewashed network.  I'm hoping that Hallmark will make some changes before the holidays role around next year.  For now, I'll let the focus be on the tighty whities Wolf sported in the ill conceived The Evening Star. I think we can all agree, despite Wolf in his undies, Terms of Endearment did not require a sequel.

Teenage Bonnie and Klepto Clyde (1993)