01of 22Chris Haston/NBCU Photo BankFreeze!Christopher Meloniis known for playing Detective Elliot Stabler onLaw & Order: SVUand the newer spin-off,Organized Crime, and today, we’re celebrating his 62nd birthday.02of 22Kevin Mazur/WireImageGrab your ticket and buckle up because it’s about to be a wild ride.03of 22Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via GettyMeloni looked alittledifferent in 1990. Check him out on the right with long hair, a graphic tee and … is that an earring we see?!04of 22Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via GettyYep, definitely an earring. The perfect accessory for Meloni’s denim shirt.05of 22Ron Galella Collection via GettyThis bolo tie and over-sized blazer? Your man could never pull it off!06of 22Seth Poppel/Yearbook LibraryIn case you were wondering, yes, he was a high school football star in the late 1970s.07of 22Chris Haston/NBCU Photo BankIn 1999, Meloni began what would be a 12-year stint onLaw & Order: SVUas Detective Elliot Stabler. He starred alongsideMariska Hargitay, who played his partner Olivia Benson.08of 22Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via GettyMeloni eventually buzzed his luscious locks of the early ’90s off for a police force-friendly cut.09of 22NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via GettyAnd somehow managed to make us all consider committing a small, harmless crime.10of 22Chris Haston/NBCU Photo BankNot that we are thinking about committing any crimes, butifwe committed a crime, we wouldn’t mind running into Stabler at the precinct.11of 22Chris Haston/NBCU Photo BankHis blue eyes are particularlyarresting.12of 22Mariska Hargitay and Christoper Meloni inLaw & Order: SVU.NBCU Photo BankWe wouldn’t mind working late nights at the precinct if it meant Stabler was our partner.13of 22Eric Liebowitz/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via GettyWe love a man in uniform.14of 22Eric Liebowitz/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via GettyWho are we kidding? We also love a man in plain clothes.15of 22Craig Blankenhorn/NBCU Photo Bank*Googles: How to Become an NYPD Detective.*16of 22Theo Wargo/WireImageHe’s not afraid to take fashion risks!17of 22Scott Gries/ImageDirectReally digging this red pinstripe number Meloni wore in 2001.18of 22Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via GettyAnd this low-cut black shirt.19of 22KMazur/WireImageSomehow he managed to pull off this short-brimmed hat. Did Meloni single-handedly just convince us thatsomeonecan pull off a fedora?20of 22This beanie really makes him look very broody and emotional.21of 22Peter Kramer/GettyExcuse me, who gave Meloni permission to have the jawline of a comic book superhero?22of 22Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni inLaw & Order: SVU.Craig Blankenhorn/NBCUThank you for your service, sir.
01of 22Chris Haston/NBCU Photo BankFreeze!Christopher Meloniis known for playing Detective Elliot Stabler onLaw & Order: SVUand the newer spin-off,Organized Crime, and today, we’re celebrating his 62nd birthday.
01of 22
Chris Haston/NBCU Photo Bank
Freeze!Christopher Meloniis known for playing Detective Elliot Stabler onLaw & Order: SVUand the newer spin-off,Organized Crime, and today, we’re celebrating his 62nd birthday.
02of 22Kevin Mazur/WireImageGrab your ticket and buckle up because it’s about to be a wild ride.
02of 22
Kevin Mazur/WireImage
Grab your ticket and buckle up because it’s about to be a wild ride.
03of 22Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via GettyMeloni looked alittledifferent in 1990. Check him out on the right with long hair, a graphic tee and … is that an earring we see?!
03of 22
Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty
Meloni looked alittledifferent in 1990. Check him out on the right with long hair, a graphic tee and … is that an earring we see?!
04of 22Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via GettyYep, definitely an earring. The perfect accessory for Meloni’s denim shirt.
04of 22
Yep, definitely an earring. The perfect accessory for Meloni’s denim shirt.
05of 22Ron Galella Collection via GettyThis bolo tie and over-sized blazer? Your man could never pull it off!
05of 22
Ron Galella Collection via Getty
This bolo tie and over-sized blazer? Your man could never pull it off!
06of 22Seth Poppel/Yearbook LibraryIn case you were wondering, yes, he was a high school football star in the late 1970s.
06of 22
Seth Poppel/Yearbook Library
In case you were wondering, yes, he was a high school football star in the late 1970s.
07of 22Chris Haston/NBCU Photo BankIn 1999, Meloni began what would be a 12-year stint onLaw & Order: SVUas Detective Elliot Stabler. He starred alongsideMariska Hargitay, who played his partner Olivia Benson.
07of 22
In 1999, Meloni began what would be a 12-year stint onLaw & Order: SVUas Detective Elliot Stabler. He starred alongsideMariska Hargitay, who played his partner Olivia Benson.
08of 22Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via GettyMeloni eventually buzzed his luscious locks of the early ’90s off for a police force-friendly cut.
08of 22
Meloni eventually buzzed his luscious locks of the early ’90s off for a police force-friendly cut.
09of 22NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via GettyAnd somehow managed to make us all consider committing a small, harmless crime.
09of 22
NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty
And somehow managed to make us all consider committing a small, harmless crime.
10of 22Chris Haston/NBCU Photo BankNot that we are thinking about committing any crimes, butifwe committed a crime, we wouldn’t mind running into Stabler at the precinct.
10of 22
Not that we are thinking about committing any crimes, butifwe committed a crime, we wouldn’t mind running into Stabler at the precinct.
11of 22Chris Haston/NBCU Photo BankHis blue eyes are particularlyarresting.
11of 22
His blue eyes are particularlyarresting.
12of 22Mariska Hargitay and Christoper Meloni inLaw & Order: SVU.NBCU Photo BankWe wouldn’t mind working late nights at the precinct if it meant Stabler was our partner.
12of 22
Mariska Hargitay and Christoper Meloni inLaw & Order: SVU.NBCU Photo Bank
We wouldn’t mind working late nights at the precinct if it meant Stabler was our partner.
13of 22Eric Liebowitz/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via GettyWe love a man in uniform.
13of 22
Eric Liebowitz/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty
We love a man in uniform.
14of 22Eric Liebowitz/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via GettyWho are we kidding? We also love a man in plain clothes.
14of 22
Eric Liebowitz/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty
Who are we kidding? We also love a man in plain clothes.
15of 22Craig Blankenhorn/NBCU Photo BankGoogles: How to Become an NYPD Detective.
15of 22
Craig Blankenhorn/NBCU Photo Bank
Googles: How to Become an NYPD Detective.
16of 22Theo Wargo/WireImageHe’s not afraid to take fashion risks!
16of 22
Theo Wargo/WireImage
He’s not afraid to take fashion risks!
17of 22Scott Gries/ImageDirectReally digging this red pinstripe number Meloni wore in 2001.
17of 22
Scott Gries/ImageDirect
Really digging this red pinstripe number Meloni wore in 2001.
18of 22Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via GettyAnd this low-cut black shirt.
18of 22
And this low-cut black shirt.
19of 22KMazur/WireImageSomehow he managed to pull off this short-brimmed hat. Did Meloni single-handedly just convince us thatsomeonecan pull off a fedora?
19of 22
KMazur/WireImage
Somehow he managed to pull off this short-brimmed hat. Did Meloni single-handedly just convince us thatsomeonecan pull off a fedora?
20of 22This beanie really makes him look very broody and emotional.
20of 22
This beanie really makes him look very broody and emotional.
21of 22Peter Kramer/GettyExcuse me, who gave Meloni permission to have the jawline of a comic book superhero?
21of 22
Peter Kramer/Getty
Excuse me, who gave Meloni permission to have the jawline of a comic book superhero?
22of 22Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni inLaw & Order: SVU.Craig Blankenhorn/NBCUThank you for your service, sir.
22of 22
Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni inLaw & Order: SVU.Craig Blankenhorn/NBCU
Thank you for your service, sir.
source: people.com
