WHEN Kellan Lutz signed on to be one of the four models for the most recent Calvin Klein underwear ad campaign -- along with Fernando Verdasco, Hidetoshi Nakata and Mehcad Brooks -- he followed a long line of strikingly good-looking young men who have tried to use that exposure (in every sense of the word) as a gateway to potential stardom. As a look at the subsequent career arcs of those who have come before him suggests, some have done quite well, while others have had to be content with careers that seem to involve a striking number of straight-to-DVD films.
PHOTOS: 1982 TOM HINTNAUS: HIGH His Calvin Klein campaign image was included by American Photographer in an article called ''10 Pictures That Changed America'' (1989).; LOW: Was the star attraction at a Tootsies fashion show in Houston, where he ended the event by taking a swan dive into a pool (1994).; 1992 MARK ''MARKY MARK'' WAHLBERG: HIGH: Dropped the ''Marky Mark'' and pursued a successful career as an actor, with memorable roles in ''Boogie Nights,'' ''The Perfect Storm'' and ''Three Kings.'' Nominated for a supporting-actor Oscar (2007) for ''The Departed.''; LOW: He made no one forget Charlton Heston in the remake of ''Planet of the Apes'' (2001).; 1994 MICHAEL BERGIN: HIGH: TV roles on ''Passions'' and ''Central Park West'' and years of bouncing his pecs on ''Baywatch'' (1997-2001).; LOW: In his tell-all book, ''The Other Man: A Love Story,'' he claimed his romantic involvement with Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, a former Calvin Klein publicist, continued during her marriage to John F. Kennedy Jr. (2004).; 1995 JOEL WEST: HIGH: Appeared nine times on ''CSI: Miami'' as Officer Aaron Jessop (2003-6).; LOW: In ''Blood Surf,'' he plays one of four friends who, while pursuing a new extreme sport of surfing in shark-infested waters, face off against a 31-foot-long 3,000-pound saltwater crocodile (2001).; 1997 ANTONIO SABATO JR.: HIGH: Steady career in film (''Testosterone,'' ''Wasabi Tuna,'' the surprisingly watchable ''Deadly Skies'') and TV (''The Bold and the Beautiful,'' ''General Hospital: Night Shift.'') Starred with Mark Wahlberg in ''The Big Hit'' (1998).; LOW: The ''Bachelor''-like dating show ''My Antonio'' on VH1, in which his mother and his ex-wife showed up to offer advice. The eventual winner, Brooke Barlow, later said that the couple broke up before the taped finale had even been broadcast (2009).; 2001 TRAVIS FIMMEL: HIGH: Lands the title role in ''Tarzan'' on the WB (2003).; LOW: ''Tarzan'' is canceled after eight episodes (2003).; 2004 FREDDIE LJUNGBERG: HIGH: The Swedish football player, after an injury-plagued career in Europe, signs a reported $2.5-million deal to play for the Seattle Sounders, joining fellow underwear celebrity David Beckham (Armani) in the United States (2008).; LOW: Scrutiny reveals that the panther tattoo pictured on his abdomen is, in reality, on his back. Leads to speculation about what else may have been digitally enhanced for the ad. Later reveals he is suffering from blood poisoning caused by said tattoo (2005).; 2007 DJIMON HOUNSOU: HIGH: Nominated for a supporting-actor Oscar (2007) for ''Blood Diamond,'' his second nomination after one for ''In America'' in 2004.; LOW: Commitment ceremony to Kimora Lee Simmons (2008). (PHOTOGRAPHS BY CALVIN KLEIN (HINTNAUS, WAHLBERG, BERGIN, SABATO, LJUNGBERG),TIMOTHY WHITE/WEB (FIMMEL), GABRIEL BOUYS/ AFP/GETTY IMAGES (HOUNSOU))
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