If you think of a male model, I'm pretty sure Ian Somerhalder is like, one of the first people you would think of. She claims that she was the best applicator of liquid eyeliner in history but I seriously doubt that. 36. Levine describes his teenage self as "very uncool" because he had "disgusting long hair and shorts down to [to my knees], cutoff shortsI desperately wanted to be Eddie Vedder from Pearl Jam really badly, and I was just a nerdy, awkward kid and I was obsessed with music." I didn't really know her well but one of my best friends was really close with her. I went to Northwestern w David Schwimmer. 50. But the evidence is in this dad's yearbook. Roosevelt and his siblings suffered from a variety of physical ailments, and as a result, were home-schooled. The Maroon5 singer and The Voice judge has said that his love of music wasn't exactly a ticket to hang with the cool kids in high school. She tries to make it seem like she was bullied and everything, but its all one huge lie. Zack Efron went to a neighboring high school. Nothing too revelatory here, but he says Sandler was pretty much like he acted later on in his movies. Even after he got famous, he'd email her. She hung out with the popular girls but just sort of followed them around. 10. Afterthe actressgraduated from Harvard and began her acting career, she still found time to nurture her love of technology and often talks abouthow she has tried out every the state-of-the-art gadget out there. A fresh take on sports: the biggest news and most entertaining lists. 9. I should clarify I went to school with him from grade 6 to 8 given after that he dropped out and really became big.. All the crap in the media about her weight and all of that? She also recalled that she always tried to be in the musicals, and always ended up being some kind of beggar or homeless person in the background. She loved old comedy and SNL. He wasnt ever around because he already had a bunch of contracts and was already traveling. However, according to Reddit, Cruise was actually very weird in school and lied all the time. I didnt go to school during this time, butWill Fortewent to my high school in the 80s. 4 of 11. Pretty much just a normal dude from nowhere that ended up mega famous. I love being by myself, love being outdoors, love taking a long walk with my dogs and looking at the trees, flowers, the sky," Hepburn once said. US residents can opt out of "sales" of personal data. 9 Megan Fox Megan Fox used to talk a lot about her time in high school, and it seems it was not a good experience. Thesinger told RollingStone she was"teased for being ugly, having a big nose, being annoying. She said she didn't want to go to school sometimes because of the bullying. However, according to Reddit, Colfer himself was not a very nice person in school and could be a bully himself I went to high school with Chris Colfer. Despite being the 16th President of the U.S. and a towering figure that presided over the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln was a great communicator who simultaneously didn't offend by superiority," as Ralph Waldo Emerson put it. ", One of Hollywood's nicestand most gorgeousactresses sounds like someone who would have helped us with our homework back in the day. Lizzo has admitted to being a band geek, saying that band was cool in the early days; but as she got into middle and high school, it was less so. His cousin was also on the team and a year younger than me. Assuming he wasnt faking an accent the entire time he went to elementary school (I gather that is not, in his case, a safe assumption. They were SO good and had such an amazing rhythm as a team. I hope for her that there wasn't anything of importance in her desk at the time, and especially not any papers because those would have definitely gotten ruined. Machine Gun Kelly went to my high school when I was there. There was some drama that caused her family to move to Atlanta and then New York, and I remember her older brother was the ham of the family that wanted to get into acting first. ", . After achieving national acclaim for her work I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, author Maya Angelou taught at Wake Forest University from 1982 to 2011, where she emphasized that she was not a "writer who teaches," but a "teacher who writes." Didnt really talk to her much but she was always very outgoing and artistic so its not a surprise that she became what she is now. Getty/Joe Corrigan, Frederick M. Brown Ever wonder what celebrities were like when they were just normal, awkward teenagers? After that I would always hum and sing the songs and dress up as Snow White. He's the nicest guy and I have no reason to think he'd make this up. Thats because being a jerk is not in his DNA. He was just a straightforward, honest, but yet shy kid. I dated one of her friends for a couple of months., Have you ever seen a photo of Dwayne The Rock Johnson when he was a teen? Hawaii, Nashville, and Pennsylvania. 29. However, according to Reddit, the reason no one liked Swift was very simple: she was just not a nice person. 2. She said he was just a sweet, goofy kid growing up who was always doing stunts even back then. 8. 47. 42. Said he was fine, but cheated off her in math sometimes, but they would have friendly conversation and joke around also. I went to high school with Kanye. Tom Hanks was in this midwestern theater troop (way before he got famous) that visited my moms high school. Went to middle and high school with Halsey. My high school was relaxed as fuck but he was the ultimate DGAF teacher. ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb. 39. He really thinks all the girls want him.. What was it a drawing of exactly? Mindy has said she was "pretty nerdy" in high school and never had a boyfriend. He apparently called it his "trademark symbol. Branson still considers himself a natural introvert and has said, "I had to train myself into becoming more of an extrovert. He was always very nice and friendly, the complete opposite of Steve at the start of S1 of Stranger Things. Went to middle school with Raven-Symone (post-Cosby, pre-Thats So Raven). Nice guy. Harrison Ford is one of the most successful actors of all-time. Bestlifeonline.com is part of the Meredith Health Group. He was a year older than me. The latest movie news, trailers, reviews, and more. Hi, I'm Hannah, and I wasn't cool in high school! She also was very liberal in the application of liquid eyeliner. I actually didnt even realize the Kardashians existed until 2011 when Kim got divorced from Kris Humphries, and i began to read up on them. ", No wonder she was so convincing as an uptight nerd on Community. The famous photographer was pulled out of school when he was 12 and was homeschooled by a private tutor. If anything, he was rather devious. Of course, the principal suspended him immediately. He did an interview with my schools newspaper, and was very humble. If only this Reddit user uploaded a picture of the yearbook drawing. "I had undiagnosed mental illnesses and no mental health support system" -- stealtoadboots. One Reddit user recalls My cousins lived near Ashton Kutcher and went to school with him for a bit. Lady Gaga. 'Your laugh is funny, you're weird, why do you always sing, why are you so into theater, why do you do your make-up like that?' A good character deserves a powerful name. While this isn't the most interesting story, it at least shows me that Drake's head has always been somewhere else. What 12 celebrities were like at school. I was surprised when I heard that she was the one whod gotten famous out of them. Everyone said he was really chill and no one believed him when he said he had a modeling contract. I never wore the right clothes and I had a kind of natural geekiness. 6. He said he copied a bunch of other people as a teen as he didn't know who he was and also that he was made fun of for being a performer who liked to sing and act. The star of Netflix's Glow has said she spent her high school years hanging out with fellow drama club members. On the one hand theres this big pomp and circumstance, but really beneath it all theres this very sweet little guy whos constantly feeling very insignificant, which is ironic of course. You might think of Sir Elton as a showy performer, but even friends like Rufus Wainwright have noted his shyness. As Professor Mia Bay of Rutgers University aptly summarized, Rosa Parks story tells us you dont have to always have been a leader to do something important and to make an impact, and you dont have to be a big a personality or a loud person to take a stand. The stunning actress Margot Robbie was known for her good looks even in high school. Courtesy, William J. Clinton Presidential Library. Apparently, The Rock looked really old for his age. One Redditor has said My older cousin was in the same class as Adam Sandler in high school, and also went on a blind date with Sarah Silverman. 41. She also locked my friend in a locker. I went to a really small Catholic school with Bill Hader. He's a chill guy but out of touch at the same time. I wasnt personally friends with him but had a few classes here and there and he was relatively well known in our class (then again, in a class of 150 people its more unusual NOT to know somebody). When you think of Steve Harvey, you think of witty comebacks and a very unique line of expressive faces. Dannii Minogue was just lovely.. Some of these celebs grew out of their terrible attitudes, and some really need to get off their high-horse. Freddie Prinze Jr. and Neil Patrick Harris. Charles Francis Adams Jr., grandson of President John Quincy Adams, once wrote of Lincoln, "He seemed shy to a degree, and very awkward in manner; as if he felt out of place." One Redditor has said Apparently she was known for being pretty - and somewhat popular but not one of the super popular people that everyone went crazy for during school productions., Also, you know the story Robbie has spread about how she used to wear Harry Potter glasses to look like him? Dakota went to a private high school in North Hollywood where she was crowned homecoming queen and a cheerleader all while still pursuing her acting career. I was tall and awkward. He was a jerk to me during classes and he claims to have had a terrible high school experience because he got bullied or something. Even back then she seemed very down to earth and friendly and she was always singing at our school events. Those who went to school with Kutcher remember him as a super chill guy. Back to Emily though, the only thing I truly remember from her in high school is she was cute but not like DAMN! For example, Redditor@herdana goes to the same high school that Ariana used to go to, and some people she knew didn't have a lot of nice things to say. In the mornings he would get on the intercom and do impersonations of the Fathers and Brothers who were our teachers. Young Ryan Gosling was certainly not shy or quiet. Some of them are easy enough to believe, but there are others that are a huge surprise. I saw glimmers of hope from time to time, but I think it was just having sketchy Stratford parents (despite how the media paints his mom) that screwed him. 1. 5. ", Then the polar opposite of the persona Ferrell is known for now, the actor and comedian used to be painfully shy and had to use fairly extreme methods to overcome this. 50 celebrities you didn't know went to school together. ", 2022 Galvanized Media. He also had a girlfriend that went to another school come visit and he talked his roommate into leaving for the night and then took the two single beds in his dorm room, put them on the floor and prepared a king size bed for the night. It was dog poop. He even did an improv show at the school a couple years back. Sometimes you need to be quiet to make real noise, and always remember, actions speak louder than words. When Branson was about seven years old, his mother decided to try and remedy this, so she forced him out of her car three miles from their home and told him to find his way back by talking to people. Ninja went to my high school and although I didnt know him personally, it was funny the day we asked my math teacher senior year if she remembers Tyler Blevins and she said yes of course, and asked why does the entire class know who he is and why do they call him Ninja though? Obsessed with travel? The title of her autobiography, "Quiet Strength," should be some indication of her personality and the obituaries written about her after her death mostly "recalled her as soft-spoken, sweet, and small in stature," according to author Susan Cain. He used to sell candy or some shit in the hallways. I had only about 1 or 2 real interactions with him even though we had a few classes together. Redditor@eggmcben has a fun anecdote from his high school days, when he and Drake were classmates. The star of films like "Breakfast at Tiffany's" and "Roman Holiday" thought of herself as being on the shy side and appreciated the natural world, despite her Hollywood fame. So it comes as no surprise that Pratt was just as sweet in high school as he is now. She was always slender build, athletic. Suddenly, after a bit, she all but vanished from the school, and I never saw her again. Somehow it doesn't surprise me that Angelina Jolie was one of those weird girls in high school. Kutcher has been a sweetheart ever since he was young and thankfully fame has not changed him. I feel like as far as famous people go, it's the funny ones that usually have a more relatable backstory than some of the more glamorous types. According to @alienscxmon Reddit, whose dad went to high school with this iconic show host, Steve was apparently very shy and barely ever said anything back in the day. Obama was a member of his high school's choir in 1977. Said he was chill and charismatic. Theodore Roosevelt in military uniform. Her younger brother went to our school too but he is so much younger than me that I dont really remember him. Apparently on the bus Jamie would hand out CDs of Britneys when she was first getting started with music. 4. Then my friend would incite the crowd to be like, 'Look at that idiot!' He also worked at a restaurant with my aunt. Neither can we. For the next few months, wed frequently run into each other and exchange smiles and greetings. He's always been full of himself and sees everyone else as below him. I had lots of crushes, but I wasn't in the popular crowd. They were at the very beginning of their respective careers and both extremely nice, fun people; many of us were extras in the movie and had a lot of casual interaction with the cast. Nonsense. "I was in the math club, I was in the National Honor Society. Everyone's a little weird in high school, and there's always a class clown, And it turns out that in this person's dad's school, their clown was very attractive and bound for fame. From what I was told, it was very bad lmao. She was cool, although very annoyed at me since I bugged her alot in elementary school. Lady GaGa has also been quoted as saying, "I don't really meet that many other artists because I'm actually kinda shy. Like, I would voluntarily go to band camp.". She also signed his yearbook, which he sold on eBay for a couple grand a few years after graduating.. She was my high school crush but I had no confidence, chubby, lame blah blah you know the drill. Rashida told Playboy, I came out of the womb reading books and thinking about my next project. 26. When we look at worldwide famous celebrities today, it's hard for us to imagine that they too were once completely normal, ordinary human beings that went to school, did their homework, got bullied and got into trouble. Olivia Cooke (she recently played the lead girl in Ready Player One and she was the love interest in Bates Motel) sat next to me for five years in school because our surnames are very similar. I lived in the dorms with Andy Samberg at UCSC freshman year. I'm not saying that her accounts of being bullied were made up, since I feel like everyone gets bullied at one time or another, but her stories may not have the whole truth in them either. 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