In this picture we can see that she is still quite pretty, but has that dorky, quirky look of a low-key nerd in high school. "I'd eat my lunch in the nurses' office so I didn't have to sit with the other girls," she has said. Even though Drake is like a super famous person, I feel like in real life he's a down to Earth guy, but at the same time, is on a totally different planet. Freddie Prinze Jr. and Neil Patrick Harris. I mean you would go to jail for that stuff today. But he was basically just a really nice, humble guy. While this hasn't been confirmed or denied, I feel like I should believe it because this is Will Ferrell we're talking about, after all. When he was six years old he apparently watched a First Blood video which inspired him so much that he brought a set of steak knives with him to school and began hurling them at his classmates during lunchtime. He was also a good student and didn't bring attention to himself.. 4. Reddit user @drowsydeku recalls that his dad has a fun drawing made by the legendary Brad Pitt himself. Out of all the celebrities out there, there's something about Zach Galifianakis that makes me think that he's pretty much just a normal person. Even now, hes all those things, and still down-to-earth. If anything, he was rather devious. Super quiet and shy. He likely saved himself a world of hurt bygraduating high school at 13. I was in the school band and I think that has a bit of a stigma at the age of 13. Take it from these celebrities, who fearlessly laughed (or hid in shame) in the face of school . Looking back, it was all so surreal to me. His mother was always taking him out of school to go to auditions, and TBQH, it never really seemed he was feeling the whole stage kid thing back then. As such, he was always quite arrogant, even in high school. All those impressions were good practice for when he finally got to the real deal. My grandma went to the same high school as James Dean. She claims that she was the best applicator of liquid eyeliner in history but I seriously doubt that. Kirsten Dunst, Rami Malek, and Rachel Bilson went to school together. A good character deserves a powerful name. Apparently on the bus Jamie would hand out CDs of Britneys when she was first getting started with music. if( 'moc.enilnoefiltseb' !== location.hostname.split('').reverse().join('') ) { Benedict Cumberbatch In one of his numerous interviews, Cumberbatch said that he was lazy in high school. Richard Branson (Dyslexia) Wikicommons. Graduated high school 2 years ago with the actress Morgan Turner (The one girl in the Jumanji movie that had orange hair). My dad went to school with Vanilla Ice, he said he was nice. The actor Tom Cruise seems like a nice guy even if he does hold some weird beliefs. ". Imagining your favourite celebrities in school, in the middle of their formative years and pre-dental work, is sometimes difficult. I was on the wrestling team with Rachel Brosnahan. Yet, if you look at certain Reddit threads or browse the internet, youll learn some interesting facts that are sure to shock you and perhaps even change your opinion about a certain celebrity. I mean, just think about how sticky whipped cream is and how easily it melts. Don't get me wrong, teen Jennifer has a face that says she'll face stardom one day, but her overall looks say something else. Once we played a school talent show gig together, the highlight of my performance career! 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." 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? ", 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. Everyone said he was really chill and no one believed him when he said he had a modeling contract. 15 Celebrities Who Were Nerds in High School. While most of us now believe that Jennifer Anniston hasn't aged her entire life and is an immortal, we must remember that even such a goddess still had to go through being a teenager. He's a chill guy but out of touch at the same time. These stories prove that no matter how talented, or gorgeous you may be, you were still *that* kid in high school. ", Carson was known to be a bit anti-social, despite the "Tonight Show" host's public persona as a talented television entertainer. He's always been full of himself and sees everyone else as below him. Young Ryan Gosling was certainly not shy or quiet. Founded in 2010, Thought Catalog is owned and operated by The Thought & Expression Company, Inc. For over a decade, we've been at the bleeding edge of media, pioneering an infrastructure for creatives to flourish both artistically and financially. When a bunch of 10-11 year old kids are trying to get a school play together it helps if you dont start making up your own lines and throwing everyone into a state of utter confusion. If so, get ready to discover some new facts about your favorite stars you had no idea about. Here are some that just may surprise you: Toni Anne Barson / WireImage via Getty Images, Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty Images for HFA, Pascal Le Segretain / Getty Images for Dior, Kevin Mazur / Getty Images for The Recording Academy, Jason Mendez / WireImage via Getty Images, Jean Baptiste Lacroix / WireImage via Getty Images, Araya Diaz / Getty Images for Red Nation Film Festival, Dia Dipasupil / WireImage via Getty Images, Mike Marsland / WireImage via Getty Images, Sam Aronov/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images, Mark Sagliocco / Getty Images for The Headstrong Project, Jeff Kravitz / FilmMagic via Getty Images. The stunning actress Blake Lively seems like a nice person so were not surprised to learn that she was also known among her classmates as a nice and down to earth girl. Surprisingly, those that remember him from school say he was more of a goody-two-shoes, would have never touched weed. Apparently, The Rock looked really old for his age. Redditor@eggmcben has a fun anecdote from his high school days, when he and Drake were classmates. Love you, Pri! Leonardo DiCaprio is playing me. Hes a professional liar, so we all just laughed at him. Diane Clehane is a New York-based journalist and author of Imagining Diana and Diana: The Secrets of Her Style. Wiz Khalifa went to school here for a year or two due to his parents being military. My wife was also in his grade at his school. "I was a geek, I was into musical theater, which isn't perceived as the coolest thing. 33. Kylie Jenner was a couple grades above me at a k-12 school we attended in SoCal. 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. I havent seen him since then, so I dont know what hes like IRL these days, and I hope hes happy with whatever hes up to. I always had the feeling that sooner or later, she will get worldwide famous cause she just had that inner star in her. According to Reddit, even though she was already modeling while in school, she managed to keep her modeling life and her school life separate. I wasnt friends with him but I was an athlete who hung out with the theatre crowd. 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? She has also managed to make a name for herself with vocal activism in favor of LGBT rights, while still being thought of as press-shy. Glenn attended Muskingum College, where . She looks the same today as she did at Shawnee High School in 1983. The original Footloose was filmed at my high school, so I kind of went to HS with Kevin Bacon and Sarah Jessica Parker for a few months. My high school was relaxed as fuck but he was the ultimate DGAF teacher. She said he was just a sweet, goofy kid growing up who was always doing stunts even back then. Sometimes you need to be quiet to make real noise, and always remember, actions speak louder than words. And you can see why while at the beginning of his singing career he seemed extremely lovable, with time he turned into a huge jerk who has complete disregard and lack of respect for his fans. ETA: Her family was also loaded. Despite his affinity for storytelling, a trait popularized by Daniel Day Lewis in the film, "Lincoln," the president was frequently described as a quiet man. Said he was the quiet, artsy type but super talented. From what I was told, it was very bad lmao. 45. While Lady GaGa embodies extravagance as a performer, moments such as her pre-fame appearance on MTV's "Boiling Points" show that the woman behind the name, Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, is a pretty normal human. ", . The agency's aging fleet is finally getting a major overhaul after 30+ years. And for more on cerebral A-listers, check out20 Celebrities Who Graduated From Ivy League Schools. Our town is notorious for being kinda shitty so Im glad someone from there made something of themselves. But of course,there are some celebrities that we consider sweethearts, who have always been down to earth, friendly, with no one to say a bad word about them. 1. The actor Chris Pratt, probably to this day best known for his role as Andy Dwyer in the TV show Parks and Recreation, seems like a real sweetheart. The pumped-up action staris best known for the popular Fast and Furious film franchise, but back in the day, he was too busy playing Dungeons and Dragons to hit the bench press. Although known for actively standing up -- or perhaps remaining seated -- for equal rights in 1955, and subsequently becoming a key figure of the Civil Rights movement, Parks was not an outspoken woman. While the actor and comedian Adam Sandler was not exactly a jerk in school, his ex-classmates remember him as being an annoying wise-*ss, always making inappropriate comments. So I think she has these origin stories that are trying to make her seem more relatable to nerdier/geekier fans of hers, but it's all just promo stuff to make her seem more relatable.. My aunt has run into him a few times when he's been back home and he's always been really nice. Mariah Carey. Pretty much just a normal dude from nowhere that ended up mega famous. Maya Angelou. Interestingly, before I found this out I could tell she probably was just by looking into her eyes, which told me there was something wrong lurking beneath the surface. I might be biased against Adam Sandler, but it feels like the more I learn about him, the more I'm convinced that my theory that he's not a fun person to be around seems more correct. James Corden. Went to high school with John Legend. Cameron was allegedly bullied for being skinny in high school. I started to watch a few episodes of their show on TV and quickly realized that the older girl I frequently saw hanging around my school was actually on the show: Kylie Jenner. He apparently called it his "trademark symbol.". 9. If memory serves me right, he was on the football team and in drama club., Another Redditor added He got along with everyone; nerds, jocks freaks, etc. Went to school with the Youtuber Zoella. What Im saying is, hes quite shy, said Wainright. Many of the world's most revered leaders have actually been far less outgoing than their public personas would lead us to believe. 50. 50 celebrities you didn't know went to school together. However, according to Reddit, Cruise was actually very weird in school and lied all the time. A bit stuck up but she at least faked being nice most of the time. Updated. 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? For others, it's too soon to tell. I got good grades and even owned a little pool cleaning business. The Pitch Perfect actress has described her high school self as a "flat chested theater nerd." ), I can also confirm that buddys natural accent and dialect is indistinguishable from any other middle-class white kid from Toronto. 20. I had lots of crushes, but I wasn't in the popular crowd. I know a lot of people who were in classes with her, and my sister was in the grade above her. While some people thought that was just some made up stuff to try and seem more relatable with her nerdier fans, she brought out her own receipts. I mean, just look at those piercing blue eyes and his face that looks like God himself sculpted it out of clay. If only this. Zack Efron went to a neighboring high school. 26. He was a super nice guy, very very talented. She was also in marching band for a brief time before becoming the school's mascot, which she bonded with fellow band nerd Jimmy Kimmel over. For me, it would come as no surprise that a teenaged Ian would have gotten a modeling contract, but according to Reddit user @captyoyogirl, nobody at school believed him. 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One Redditor has revealed that Murray was always full of himself, even in high school Chad Michael Murray went to my high school, he's always been a douche. Literally the last person youd think would end up being famous. I was in tears one day because I couldn't sit next to her.". 42. The best books coming out this month. It was in San Francisco, I was 17 and she was 16, we shared a bunk bed and dorm room. I don't care much for those kinds of shows, especially since the hosts don't ever really seem to be that funny. In 2014, one of Taylor's old classmates, Chelsea Alford, spoke to the Daily Mail and remembered her as "sweet" and "kind of goofy.". 32. I went to college and had only 2 girlfriends, who honestly, weren't that great. Astronaut. And for more little-known red-carpet info, don't miss30 Shocking Facts about Your Favorite Movies. There were guys who were 61 with beards and big muscles and I was a gawky 17-year-old, a skinny, awkward kid. She was in the same grade as me. A lot of actors and celebrities are actually pretty awkward around other people, so it's not the most surprising fact out there. It seems like instead of trying to improve on himself to be less weird, he just made a bunch of fairly unfunny movies about the same dorky guy who wins in romance at the end. 25. In the words of my Year 12 Classics teacher: Kylie Minogue was really smart and lovely. 14. What was it a drawing of exactly? Is Your Anxiety Sabotaging Your Relationship? Ill always have respect for him because he was always on the grind and trying to get money to support his family. 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. 32 Celebrities Who Dropped Out of School - Celebrity Dropouts 1 A Splash of Excess in a Tasteful Fashion Week 2 Hayley Williams Is Our March 2023 Music Director 3 Why We're All Obsessed With. 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