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The early 00’s – the era ofVon Dutchtrucker caps, frosted lip gloss, low-rise jeans andJuicy Couture. When Britney and Justin were the ‘it’ couple and we danced away toDirrtyby Christina Aguilera at clubs and parties.

It was also the time of the teen movie – where cheerleaders, jocks, proms and high school sweethearts dominated our screens, not to mention the often very wholesome ’00s hotties, with their spiky hair and chiselled jawbones.

Here are the top seven babes from your favourite noughties teen movies and where they are now.

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Chris Klein – American Pie

Chris Klein. Image: Supplied / Getty

Chris Klein starred as the forever sweet Christopher Russell Ostreicher, or Oz, in the 1999 filmAmerican Pie. He also appeared that year in the filmElection.

Since then he starred inHere on Earth,American Pie 2in 2001,We were Soldiers,Rollerball,Just Friends,American DreamzandAmerican Reunionin 2012.

Most recently Klein has taken on the role of serial killer Cicada in the fifth season of superhero TV series,The Flash.

On the personal front, Klein famously dated actress Katie Holmes from 2000 and the pair became engaged in 2003, but it wasn’t to be, and they called off their engagement two years later in 2005, about a month after he was arrested for drink driving.

Klein’s alcohol addiction saw him arrested for drink driving again in 2010, which resulted in a month's stay at Cirque Lodge where he completed an alcohol addiction program.

Things have looked up for 41-year-old Klein since then, meeting his now wife, Laina Rose Thyfault, a travel agent, in 2011 at a mutual friend's wedding.

Married in 2015, they have two children: a son born in 2016 and a daughter who was born in 2018.

Oliver James - What a Girl Wants

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UK actor Oliver James starred as Ian Wallace in the 2003 teen rom-com,What a Girl Wants, opposite Amanda Bynes. For the role he learnt to play the guitar, serenading Byrne’s character (and many audience members) along the way.

But before his film debut James was actually in a boy band created by American Idol’s Simon Fuller, which he left for the film role.

AfterWhat a Girl Wants, James co-starred alongside Hilary Duff in the 2004 filmRaise Your Voice, which utilised his natural musical talent performing songs on the film’s soundtrack.

Despite this, the film ultimately bombed at the box office, which seemed to continue as a theme for James whose BBC drama TV seriesThe Innocence Projectwas pulled from screens midway through its first season.

Since then, he has featured in a 2009 direct to DVD sequel,Without a Paddle: Nature’s Callingand in the TV film,Roadkill(2011).

James then became a full-time musician, playing shows around London, but the now 39-year-old has since left showbiz all together and works as a full-time mindfulness-based psychotherapist.

Shane West - Whatever it Takes

Shane West. Image: Supplied / Instagram

Born Shannon Bruce Westgarth Snaith, but better known as Shane West, the American actor played the role of Ryan Woodman in 2000 teen comedyWhatever it Takes.

The now 41-year-old actor, musician and songwriter has gone on to star in the TV dramaOnce and Again, iconic filmA Walk to Rememberopposite Mandy Moore, medical TV seriesER, spy dramaNikita, superhero dramaGotham, historical TV seriesSalemand alongside Sean Connery in the commercially successful film,The League of Extraordinary Gentlemenin 2003.

He currently has a number of projects awaiting release.

As well as acting, West has performed with punk rock bandThe Germs,Jonny Wasand now frontsThe Twilight Creepswhose second album was released in February of 2019.

Jesse Bradford - Swimfan

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Jesse Bradford was a child actor before starring as Ben Cronin in the 2002 teen thriller,Swimfan. This included roles in the TV showKing of the Hill(1993), Baz Luhrmann’sRomeo + Juliet(1996) and teen comedyBring it On(2000).

AfterSwimfanBradford appeared in a minor role on TV showThe West Wing, featured in 2006 film,Flags of our Fathersdirected by Clint Eastwood and was one of the leads in 2009’sI Hope They Serve Beer in Hellbased on Tucker Max’s best-selling book.

Since then his roles have been few and far between: he starred in the short-lived courtroom dramaOutlawsand in one-offs in various television series', includingTeachers, NCISandMagnum P.I.

In 2015 he was romantically linked to hip hop artist Azaelia Banks, but is now married to Brazilian actress Andrea Leal and an investor of Manhattan nightclub The Plumm along with others including actor Chris Noth, DJ Samantha Ronson and Noel Ashman.

Anson Mount - Crossroads

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Anson Mount played Ben, the love interest of Lucy (Britney Spears) in 2002 filmCrossroads.Since then he has gone on to feature in stage, film and television productions, and has a career in academia.

SinceCrossroads, Mount has produced and starred in an independent film calledCook Countywhich won a swag of awards at several major film festivals.

But he is most widely known for his role as Cullen Bohannan in TV seriesHell on Wheels(2014-2016) and as Captain Christopher Pike in seriesStar Trek: Discovery(2018), which led to his own spin off,Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, which is yet to be filmed.

The clever cookie also serves as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Columbia University and has published non-fiction writing and a number of plays.

In 2018 he married long-term photographer girlfriend Darah Trang, who he lives with in Connecticut.

Scott Mechlowicz - EuroTrip

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Scott Mechlowicz made his film debut as Scotty in the super raunchy 2004 cult classic,EuroTrip(co-star Matt Damon famously sang the song 'Scotty Doesn't Know' which is now stuck in our heads forever.)

In the same year, Mechlowicz went on to star in independent filmMean Creek, a music video for Gavin Degraw and guest-starred in TV showHouseas a hallucinating lacrosse player.

Since then he has featured in lesser known films includingPeaceful Warrior, thrillerGonein 2007,Waiting for Forever, and most recentlyMindhackin 2017.

The now 39-year-old lives in New York City, and appears to not have aged a day. Little is known about his personal life, despite much digging.

Freddie Prinze Jr - She's All That

Freddie Prinze Jr. Image: Supplied / Instagram

Freddy Prinze Jr starred as king of the canteen, Zach Siler in 1999 teen movieShe’s All That. With one geek-to-chic transformation he became the poster boy (literally) of hotness and a staple on teen bedroom walls across the globe.

BeforeShe’s All That, Prinze Jr had starred alongside Jennifer Love Hewitt in the hit teen horror film,I Know What You Did Last Summer(1997), which is also where he first met and became good friends with his future wife, Sarah Michelle Gellar.

He attempted to follow up his

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