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. I was tall and awkward. One Redditor has said Went to school with Taylor Lautner. Apparently Arianna hung out with a lot of the mean girls in school and would bully other kids. 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. It's weird enough to think that celebrities were once normal people in high school, but it's even weirder to think that two celebrities went to the same high school. I went to high school with Pink. One Redditor has said that they currently go to the same school Ariana Grande graduated from. I didn't even want to go to school sometimes. Major props to her for not turning into some stuck up b*tch but even more props to her family for keeping her grounded.. She was nice, a great artist, kind of valley girl-ish, but pretty down to earth actually, very pretty girl. Devi in Never Have I Ever is partially based on Mindy not necessarily her experience, but her personality as a nerd. Everyone was apparently surprised when he got in The Mickey Mouse Club and was on TV., According to Reddit, the singer and actress Demi Lovato was an awful bully in school even though she has claimed that she was the target of bullies herself One day, this girl who was popular starting saying, Demi should kill herself and it resulted in a suicide petition that got passed around and she had other classmates sign it., However, one Redditor has said She was always super popular and had a reputation for being a bully. if( 'moc.enilnoefiltseb' !== location.hostname.split('').reverse().join('') ) { Taylor Swift claims that she was never popular in school and that no one really liked her. 5. Friends such as actress Angie Dickinson recalled, its amazing, with all of his success and [being] one of the most recognizable men in the world, he was very shy about it., In 1977, Johnny Carson agreed to sit down with "60 Minutes" correspondent Mike Wallace for a rare interview, in which Wallace was finally able to ask Carson about his notorious shyness and whether he felt it was accurate. Wiz Khalifa went to school here for a year or two due to his parents being military. All Rights Reserved. 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. In the words of my Year 12 Classics teacher: Kylie Minogue was really smart and lovely. But I will say that I am totally incapable of buying his stage persona. He rode the bus with Jamie Lynn because they both lived in Kentwood,La, but went to school in Mississippi. The stunning model Karlie Kloss is another one of those models who is extremely nice and has always been so. Despite his nerdish appearance while in school, Manganiello did manage toland a spot on the basketball team. Her dad was in the private jet business and her family lived in a nice house on the lake. Reporting on what you care about. One of the most popular directors in film history, Steven Spielberg is one of the pioneers of the New Hollywood era. Her younger brother went to our school too but he is so much younger than me that I dont really remember him. He dated a girl from my school for a while, I remember him coming to some school dances. They told a story about how they interacted with Brendon Urie at one of the band's shows, and then wore the wristband from the concert every day afterward until a bully broke it. Once we played a school talent show gig together, the highlight of my performance career! Olivia Singh. I don't care much for those kinds of shows, especially since the hosts don't ever really seem to be that funny. Avril Lavigne was the bat girl for my baseball team. He was a basketball fan and came to most of our schools games. 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. If not, have a look at the photo above in it, The Rock is sixteen years old. Steve Harvey hardly talks about his teen years or his memories of high school. Contrary to popular belief, he wasnt an asshole. However, according to Reddit, Cruise was actually very weird in school and lied all the time. One Redditor has said My sister's best friend's mom went to high school with Tom Cruise in NJ. Even after he got famous, he'd email her. I didnt go to school during this time, butWill Fortewent to my high school in the 80s. 33. Here's what people say 21 celebrities were really like in high school Caroline Praderio Updated Aug 21, 2017, 2:44 PM Ariana Grande at age 15, left, and age 23, right. Our teacher showed us the videos he made there. 2. For example, he's a super chill guy but then at the same time he does some real extra stuff, like hosting the SNL after party at a Dave and Busters, where he then flies out like, 60 of his dancers from Toronto. It was more so the fact that it was a pretty small town and you didn't hear of a lot of people getting modeling contracts. He apparently called it his "trademark symbol.". 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. 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. 10. 8. 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 went to high school with Joe Keery. Leonardo DiCaprio is playing me. Hes a professional liar, so we all just laughed at him. That kid on Glee. All the crap in the media about her weight and all of that? 2. 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. Young Ryan Gosling was certainly not shy or quiet. My sister has her school pic that says have a great year. My sister said she was really nice. She was pretty cool. The actor Taylor Lautner seems like a pretty down to earth guy, doesnt he? He wasnt nice either Ill be honest. The actress Natalie Portman made it big when she was still in school. Apparently he super nice and friendly, and was actually class president. 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. 24. 1. 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.. It's not surprising to learn many former geeks-turned-A-list starstook refuge in their schools' bands and drama club, but you'll also find teacher's pets and straight-A students whoused the same dedication and driveto land onthe honor roll to make it after graduationin Hollywood. 28. My ex-mother-in-law was close friends with Johnny Knoxville, except everyone around here calls him PJ. 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. He was pretty popular and was known for doing this hilarious rap/dance gig for our annual school talent show as Tiny Tim. "I had undiagnosed mental illnesses and no mental health support system" -- stealtoadboots. 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. However, despite her success, she remained as down to earth as she had always been, much to the delight of her classmates. While being in school with him sounds like a good time, it might have been a little difficult to get any real work done. I wanted to ask her more about the filming of the movie but I didnt since she probably heard the same 50 questions 100 times over. There was one day apparently that he kept putting dollars into the vending machine without realizing that the machine was broken. I went to the same school as Dua Lipa for a year. To discover more amazing secrets about living your best life,click hereto sign up for our FREE daily newsletter! When he re-entered school he was shy and quiet My sister in law grew up and went to school with Ryan Gosling. 19. That's right a high school Brad Pitt went around and drew dog poop in everyone's yearbooks. The Real Reason Lisa Marie Presley Divorced Michael Jackson, Cooper Hefner Knows The Exact Moment His Dad Hugh Stopped Being Friends With Donald Trump. UK. I should clarify I went to school with him from grade 6 to 8 given after that he dropped out and really became big.. He also said he was a "pariah" in school, but this time in regard to the fact that all three of his older brothers had been kicked out of the same school. I was in the school band and I think that has a bit of a stigma at the age of 13. I mean you would go to jail for that stuff today. All her nerdy behavior paid off: Portman graduated with a 4.0 GPA and attended Harvard. Literally the same person. Much better actor than wrestler. 29. I had a couple of classes in HS with the model Karlie Kloss. Hollywood's honor roll used to be on a different honor roll entirely. I got good grades and even owned a little pool cleaning business. 15 Celebrities Who Were Nerds in High School. 16. Many fans have been disgusted by Justin Biebers recent behavior. I was in Drakes class for grades 1-4. She actually had kind of a tough time making friends within the program, like she wasn't interested in doing so. I never wore the right clothes and I had a kind of natural geekiness. 31. At the time, Depp was the star of "21 Jump Street" and just in the beginning stages of his career. She was different, she wasn't super popular, she kind of did her own thing. US residents can opt out of "sales" of personal data. You may not exactly know who he is by name, but I'm sure you would recognize Howie Mandel if you see him. The Best Relationship Advice No One Ever Told You, 5 Mindset Shifts To Stop Relationship Anxiety. He was also a good student and didn't bring attention to himself.. Literally the last person you'd think would end up being famous. Really, I wouldn't expect anything else but to hear that playing pranks was something that a young Will Ferrell would do. Gaga said she was teased growing up for "being ugly, having a big nose, being annoying. I can believe it after all, most people are pretty multi-dimensional. Getty Images. Richard Branson (Dyslexia) Wikicommons. If anything, he was rather devious. It was a fu**ing suburban hell hole. The Magic Mike staris the last person we would have pictured as a high school nerd, but Manganiello once shared an old photo of himself on Conan that provided proofthat the hunky actor with the rippedbody is lightyears away from thescrawny kidwith big glasses he once was. Always treated me with respect. I feel a bit like I did in high school, like I don't really fit in.". 50. The19-year-old actor who has played the not-too-bright Luke Dunphy on Modern Familyfor nine seasons has an IQ 150 and is a member of Mensa International. She writes about astrology, games, love, relationships, and entertainment. I was in tears one day because I couldn't sit next to her.". She was always slender build, athletic. One Redditor has said Chris Pratt. I didnt really know her because Im two school years older but went to lots of parties etc where she was there with her mates. But he was basically just a really nice, humble guy. Anywho, he came in town for his parents 50th and we were all invited. Like, I would voluntarily go to band camp.". ", The stunning Oscar winner, who always manages to wow on the red carpet, was anything but glam growing upand even confessed to some stalker-like tendencies while in high school. A rarity at that school. 30 Shocking Facts about Your Favorite Movies. One of my friends said she was a real obnoxious b****, and apparently bullied some other kid on the bus. If you find that hard to believe, dont worry youre not the only one. Kylie Jenner was a couple grades above me at a k-12 school we attended in SoCal. He used to wear a football helmet around for his stunt work or something like that. Super quiet and shy. user uploaded a picture of the yearbook drawing. 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. Turns out it was teen angst, not bad boyfriends, that first inspiredthe Grammy winner. I believe it was a specific workshop for the schools theater department, where the students got to work with the visiting actors. ), Cameron Diaz And Snoop Dogg Were Classmates. This is after she reportedly used to play pranks on the nuns, such as setting their alarm clocks back three hours. Chloe Moretz is from my hometown but is a good bit younger than I am. I never had a girlfriend in those days either, every girl I asked to a dance would shoot me down. A normal, high school girl kind of . Demi Lovato was both a . I have some friends who went to high school with Taylor Swift. According to Redditor@serve11's dad, Ferrell used to get in trouble a lot after hijacking the loudspeaker and imitating the teachers. My high school was relaxed as fuck but he was the ultimate DGAF teacher. Photo: popcrush.com. ", The actress plays a cool blondeon Showtime's Billions, but she has said that wasn't the case in high school. 11 Times A-List Celebrities Became Real Life Heroes. 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. Shes not suuuuper famous yet but shes on the brink. I don't know why, but he does look like someone who would be really into being a Boy Scout. When asked about this, Cameron said that she remembers young Snoop, who wore baggy pants and had a ponytail. at the Disco. I don't think there's a teenager alive who really knows how to do eyeliner correctly it's part of the rite of passage. Redditor@eggmcben has a fun anecdote from his high school days, when he and Drake were classmates. One Redditor has said Taylor Swift went to middle school with one of my best friends. You are also agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Our dorm was Cowell College and he performed a really bizarre rap at the talent show second semester. 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