Guess the Celebrity By a Yearbook Photo

When she smells her favorite perfume now, she reminisces: "It brings me back to the days of trying to get a close parking spot at school, trying to get noticed by soccer players, and trying to figure out how to avoid doing or saying anything uncool, and wishing every minute of every day that one day maybe I'd get a chance to win a Grammy." Who is this awkward cutie?

Challenge time: Guess your favorite celebs in high school, before they were icons!

One of the most idolized singers in the business is also one of the wealthiest. Reports say that Miss Swift is worth $360 million, give or take. This ever ever-growing fortune makes her one of the globe's highest paid celebrities. And she's not done yet: Taylor only just turned 30. Talk about squad goals!

He may be thoroughly modern now, but things used to be simpler. According this future superstar: "I grew up in the world of bad television, on my dad's sets and then as a young schmuck on dating shows and so on." Sounds like the precursor to reality TV, but more quaint! Even with this clue, though, not everyone will be able to see who this fellow is. Inquiring minds want to know more!

George has dominated Hollywood for long enough, it seems. In 2013, he branched out and got pretty involved with his tequila company, Casamigos. After founding with friends Rande Gerber and Mike Meldman, they all agreed to sell it for $700 million plus bonus payouts. Brand slogan: "Brought to you by those who drink it.” Spicy gig, George!

Raised as a Roman Catholic and a Democrat party member, a lot would change in his religion and politics. After graduating, he became a born-again Christian and developed an admiration for President Ronald Reagan. Mom was disappointed at the time, for sure. But this young man chose his own path! Who is this now famous 'common sense conservative'?

The VP has actually been married to one woman since 1985: Karen Pence. The pair met while he was studying law, and they have been inseparable ever since! Many know that this politician maintains an unusual professional rule, and always has. The Mike Pence policy? “Never dine alone with a woman” besides his wife. Perhaps that's the secret to why he has avoided scandals for so long!

Prohibited from dating, this future celeb had to find other things to do during high school. But sadly, no one joined in: "Everyone hated me, and I was a total outcast, my friends were always guys, I have a very aggressive personality, and girls didn't like me for that. I've had only one great girlfriend my whole life". Yikes, who is this gorgeous loner?

Megan seems to be doing alright with her three children from her ex, actor Brian Austin Green. She just loves motherhood! According to the actress: "No one believes me when I talk about this, but I'm really, really maternal." Maybe this fulfilling personal life is why audiences haven't seen this beauty in as many movies lately. Three kids is no small project, is it?

From his breakout in Dazed and Confused, to becoming the star of all romantic comedies, to channeling his more serious side in the drama category, this fellow has proved his chops. In fact, he's got an Academy Award to prove it! He's also just as famous now for his whimsically delivered life advice: “It’s a scientific fact that gratitude reciprocates.” Who is the steamy sage?

Mr. McConaughey is actually a taken man these days. Growing up, his own mother and father married each other three times after two divorces! So far, he hasn't continued this pattern. And he loves being a dad: "I always wanted to be a father and thought it would be great, but it just took the right woman and the right time to make it all happen." Indeed, it did! All right, all right, all right.

At Archmere Academy in Claymont, he was a halfback and wide receiver on the football team. Though they had a poor record at the beginning, this player helped lead them to undefeated status by senior year. And that's not the last time he would approach competition with vigor: Law school and then public office was next! Who is this vaguely familiar face, really?

Indeed, it is not. He actually ran as a Democratic candidate in 1988 and 2008, but didn't make it out of the primaries. In the 80's, it was a plagiarism scandal. And in 2008, he only got to VP. Now, it's time for try three. Will he finally achieve the big goal, 40 years in the making? November holds the answer, ultimately!

For this gal all grown up, there will be no need for a reunion: It's likely that all her old classmates know exactly what she looked like from year to year. As a celeb, she has been on TV since she won the Miss Israel competition at 18. But really, what is her name?

Throughout those studies, she was the funny schoolgirl everybody loved. It seems to actually shine through in her yearbook photo, too! The teenage Gal never aspired to be an actress, but she was definitely interested in the arts: "Growing up, I was a dancer. I wanted to be a choreographer." Very cool, Gal! Is it really too late?

Okay, opinions vary on that topic. But today, the ladies definitely swoon. Back in the day, he was already in the business, cast for his cuteness. With a role in City Slickers, his screen debut was successful. Time for a good guess: Who could he be?

Jake has been in big movies, consistently. From cult favorite Donnie Darko to the groundbreaking Brokeback Mountain, he has all kinds of fans. But the truth is, Jake has a secret dream. According to the actor: ''In a perfect world, I would love to do one play for every three movies.'' Maybe just maybe, fans will see that soon!

But looks can be deceiving. They weren't wealthy, per se: "[We had] a half of a house we could live in. The other people had the top half, we had the bottom half. I lived in the basement, my mom lived on the first floor. It was not big, it was not luxurious. It was what we could afford." Who is this underdog, and what is his gig these days?

Yes, he's really made mom proud with more than 170 million records sold to date. That has translated to a reported net worth of $150 million. And the critics? With a room full of awards and accolades to envy, this celeb received another honor recently. Billboard named him "the 16th most successful artist of all time" as of 2019. Mazel Tov, Drake!

During this period, the future star battled insomnia, an eating disorder, and drugs. Plus, one more issue: "For some reason, the ritual of having cut myself and feeling the pain, maybe feeling alive, feeling some kind of release, it was somehow therapeutic to me." Sounds intense, and scary — for a teen or anyone else! Who is this now famous face, all grown up?

Lately, Angelina has been dabbling as a filmmaker and humanitarian when she's not busy with her six children. Named Hollywood's highest-paid actress numerous times in the past, with a net worth of $100 million. It certainly seems like she has moved past that rocky start. Despite her otherworldly looks, Angie is actually very relatable to fans!

Apparently, it wasn't the right fit. After just one semester, this girl dropped out of school altogether to become an actress! She convinced her mom to come along for the ride, too: "I went up for every single show on the Disney Channel and auditioned to play the daughter on every single sitcom...I ended up getting none." Uh oh, SpaghettiOs! How did that risky move work out in the end?

Of course, it did work out. According to Emma: "I think I'm a type A personality who's trying to convince herself she's type B. I micromanage." With an Oscar and a Golden Globe under her belt, Emma earned the title of highest-paid actress in the world as of 2017. Time Magazine also listed her as one of the 100 most influential people in the world, which isn't so bad for a high school dropout. Way to go, say fans!

The family lived in a Berkeley duplex, on the upper floor in a mixed neighborhood. During this period of her life, she was involved in the religion of both sides of the family attending a Black Baptist church as well as a Hindu temple. She also took trips to see both home countries! And ultimately, her education became even more international, when the family transferred to Montreal during her high school years. Who did she eventually become, in politics?

According to Kamala: ''Running for office is similar to being a trial lawyer in a very long trial. It requires adrenaline and stamina; it requires being in shape mentally and emotionally. It's a marathon.'' With that in mind, a showdown to challenge the controversial President Trump begins! It's winner take all, but for the real results, only time will tell.

Quote clue: "I went to college on a classical piano scholarship. My grandmother made me practice one full hour a day. Every day. Man. I thought all she wanted was for me not to have any fun. Next thing you know, you have a career in music. Now, not everybody's going to go on and be Mozart or Michael Jackson. But music makes you smarter." Who is this mystery man?

Audiences were wowed by his portrayal of Ray Charles in the biographical movie Ray. It seems that a lot of other folks noticed, too: Jamie won an Oscar, a BAFTA, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Critics' Choice Movie Award just for this role. Now, he's taking on an even bigger challenge: A total body transformation for the upcoming Mike Tyson movie. Cataloged on social media, Jamie has really been bulking!

Her beginnings were humble, too. According to the star: "I lived in a town of 400 until I was like nine or ten. My dad coached all the sports — he was a gym teacher and health teacher for grades K-12." Sounds wholesome, perhaps even the opposite of Hollywood. Who is the small town cutie?

Not at all, she says: "Going to New York to do whatever — show business — it just seemed fun. It seemed fun to go to the big city and meet all kinds of different people and maybe be famous. It was just exciting. So I wasn't scared." Known now for movies like Unknown and Seeking Justice, January has certainly found that fame!

Born in Houston and raised in Charleston, West Virginia, she attended a Methodist church and went to Vacation Bible School. But in her free time, she had a dream. According to the now grown up gal: ''I was a ballet dancer and that kind of bled into musical theater. I was constantly in rehearsal for one thing or another.'' Turns out, she made it big! Who is this mystery maiden?

According to Jen: "I'm still really close with everyone at home and their parents — and their brothers and sisters. I was so, so, so lucky to grow up as part of a community and I don't take that for granted. I try very hard to stay part of it." Hollywood can be a harsh place, according to most. This actress always has a separate home sweet home!

At private preparatory school, she hung out with both Jake Gyllenhaal and Kate Hudson. A shortage of talent, there was not! But at the time, this future singer and actress was torn about her own path. She explains: ''I like singing as much as I like acting, and all through high school I thought I might be a Broadway singer.'' Just who is this Renaissance woman, these days?

According to Zo: ''I'm always trying to do stuff I haven't done before or challenge myself so I'm not resting on my laurels all of the time because if I just found my little niche and never left it, I'd be pretty boring, I think.'' She's even tried her hand at content creation, with the website HelloGiggles. She was a co-founder, it turns out!

This face was meant for fashion, and she did do a bit of modeling as a teen. Then, she went to NYC immediately after high school. But it wasn't all smooth sailing right away: ''I will be the first to say, when I started, I was the worst on the runway ever." An exaggeration, perhaps. But it does take time to perfect the art of the catwalk! Who is she, nowadays?

According to Gigi: "My sister is my little star, and I'm excited for her and proud of her. With her, I'm protective, but also I don't want to be that sister who's really pushy and thinks they know everything and making her feel like she doesn't know what she's doing. I'm trying to be that cool older sister and not the mom, but it's hard." In summary: Family first, and fashion forward!

In high school, he ran for his first elected position: Class President. But he lost! Finishing dead last out of three students, his campaign to help Korean War orphans was not popular enough with peers. Of course, he didn't give up that early on a career in public service. Which future presidential candidate was once this uppity fellow?

From there, the Larry David lookalike went to the House of Representatives and then the Senate in 2006 with a constant battle cry: "Let us wage a moral and political war against the billionaires and corporate leaders, on Wall Street and elsewhere, whose policies and greed are destroying the middle class of America." So far, though, he hasn't gone farther than a Presidential Primary. Nearing his 80th, is it the end?

Even though it is pretty much impossible to recognize Ryan Seacrest at this age, there is still that show business sparkle in his eyes we have come to love.

He is an adorable child, but boy are we glad he turned into the hunk of a man he is today!

In interviews, she has revealed surprising details of her upbringing: "I grew up in the Bible Belt and I made my own clothes and dyed my hair purple. Nobody ever knew what to do with me." Sounds wild, for the time! Who is this rebellious girl, and why does she now brush her teeth with 'a bottle of Jack'?

These days though, the singer wants to delve into the beauty industry instead. Kesha Rose Beauty began with a post on social media: "I wanted to create makeup that represented who I am as an artist and that my fans would love...Beauty is about embracing who you are while standing fearlessly together to celebrate our differences. Don't strive for perfection because you're already there. Go wild and remember, life is short. Don't be afraid to F--- It Up." Slay, Ke$ha!

But he never felt like his looks where anything special growing up, stating: "I never lived the life of 'Oh, you're so good-looking'. People thought I was a girl when I was little because I looked like a girl—maybe because my mother would keep my hair really long".

He has proved his acting abilities over and over again and has been nominated for four Academy Awards and two Golden Globes.

His father suffered from alcohol addiction and his parents divorced when he was 12.

From there it was onwards ad upwards. Today Affleck is a successful actor, screenwriter, and producer.

But she claims as soon as she was on stage, that anxiety disappeared!

Lawrence went on, determined to create a career for herself, and ultimately established herself as the highest-grossing heroin of all time with her role of Katniss in The Hunger Games (and she is only 28!).

Indeed, Pitt was somewhat of a Mr. popular in high school and was a member of the golf, swimming, and tennis team.

He remains one of Hollywood’s most popular actors!

Around the time this yearbook photo was taken, Freeman almost lost his life to phenomena. We are all lucky he recovered and have gotten to experience decades of watching his brilliant acting skills.

He was also recently honored with a SAG lifetime achievement award.

All it took was some dental work, the right fashion, and growing up a little to turn into the regal and talented actress Blake Lively is today.

We wonder if her beautiful children will resemble her in their childhood, we hope they do!

Honestly, it is hard to recognize the sexy star through his gap-toothed grin and ridiculous hairdo. Was that ever a popular hairstyle? I certainly don’t think so.

We will never forget when he strolled into our lives through High School Musical all those years ago.

Honestly, it is hard to even recognize this young man as the person who would one day be there Hollywood heartthrob and big-time actor he is today.

From a cocky and plain-looking kid to a talented and gorgeous star - miracles do happen.

Already oozing the cool confidence that would make him one of the most bankable stars in the world.

As of today, he is the only actor to have eight consecutive films gross over $100 million in the domestic box office! Not that is what you call success.

Can you believe that it is non-other than the little tomboy Cristin Milotti way back when!

But truth be told we can recognize those big brown eyes anywhere!

The movies lead to him becoming a teenage girl obsession and established him as one of the highest-paid actors in Hollywood.

It is funny to see how he had the same serious demeanor even back then, and what can we say about that awful haircut? We are just glad he is all grown up now.

The actor, who is talented and has starred in very successful films, is also known for his weird antics including strange YouTube clips and getting arrested multiple times for public drunkenness.

Anything but "Even Stevens"!

Only in the past years did she succeed in leaving her role in the dust. Her ex-husband is quite a sofa jumper, but her daughter is amazing.

She was born in 1978 and British and American magazines still include her in high places when ranking the sexiest women alive. We cannot agree more.

Pharrell’s teenage years were already centered around music, he was a member of the marching band and played keyboards and drums.

Rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer and film producer, Pharrell is a self-made musical genius.

She won a ton of other awards for singing like she does with her amazing voice But looking at this yearbook picture, you would never have guessed she would one day become famous.

Listening to it now gives us the chills. Amy Winehouse passed away in 2011 and became another member of the infamous 27 club. Her bodyguard was the one who found her in her room.

It seems before he ditched his black wavy hairdo for the buzzed blonde-do, he looked just like any old awkward kid.

Many say he's the greatest rapper of all-time!

It is quite hard to believe the actor was every this much of a looker, but throughout his school and university career, Jones was known to be a lady’s man (his major school football success could have helped too).

We just wish he maintained his high school looks!

And so it was. From around the time this photograph was taken, Spielberg already had a number of amateur films under his belt which he recorded using his fathers' video camera and schoolmates who volunteered as actors.

He is considered one of the pioneers of the new Hollywood era and one of the most popular directors in history!

You may work out that this little blonde with the bright red hairband is non-other than Iggy Azalea!

So it’s no wonder she already has that smug rapper expression on her face!

We all know the confident and quirky Russel Brand who says unexpected and crazy things and has woman swooning over him wherever he goes.

He has claimed that he feels sorry for the kid he was, stating: ‘I do feel a sense of "you poor little sod". I loved my mum madly, but I had a lot of prohibiting, inhibiting things around. My feeling about my childhood was that it was lonely and difficult.' Look how far you have come, Russel!

Believe it or not, the model who has graced the cover of Vogue Magazine more than 30 times was not always model material!

Guess all it took was some braces and a hair straightener and a couple of years to do the trick!

If you look closely, you can see the visage of the future Ari Gold.

But he is one of those on the list of high profile Hollywood figures that have been accused by multiple women of sexual harassment resulting in his show ‘Wisdom of the Crowd’ being canceled.

Fashion designer, pop star, mother- she is something of an icon of the successful woman today as she struts her stuff with impeccable fashion across the globe.

She claims she told her 18-year-old self, “I know you are struggling right now. You are not the prettiest, or the thinnest, or the best at dancing at the Laine Theatre Arts college.”

But before being world-famous, Avril Lavigne was just an ordinary girl with a rather nerdy complexion.

Anything but "complicated".

With her frizzy hair and rosy complexion, she admits that she was an incredibly shy teenager who did not even feel comfortable walking into a crowded restaurant by herself.

The Downunder actress has been on top for a while now!

But Jenny from the block left her bouffant days far behind when she transformed into the sexy superstar she is today.

We love seeing how happy she is these days with her loving boyfriend A-Rod by her side.

It kind of makes you believe blondes do have more fun. Pamela Anderson ditched the tomboy hair-do, and with it somehow transformed into being the hottest woman around.

To this day, she has a name as big as her heart, being the spokeswoman for PETA!

Calvin Harris wasn’t an ugly teen, but he certainly had that shaggy and unkempt look.

So, all you awkward teens- all it takes is a haircut and a little grooming!

I think we can all agree that ditching that half-baked mustache worked out for the best.

But are we glad Fallon ditched this idea (along with the mustache).

While Bey may not have had her alter ego or stage presence just yet, even in high school she was already spreading her talent and was involved in school dance groups and the choir.

From Destiny’s Child to one of the best solo artists of out time, Queen B has killed the game since high school.

He claims that a large influence on the development of his comedic flare at that young age was his father, who was of Hungarian Jewish descent and collected jokes he heard during world war II.

Everyone knows Seinfeld from the self-titled series ‘Seinfeld’ where he kept audiences in stitches for years. he is considered one of the most successful stand-up comedians to ever exist.

Throughout high school, he was in trouble and had a short stint in prison when he was found in possession of cocaine.

He has sold over 3 million albums worldwide and has become something of a rap icon over the decades.

From the skinny arms, the oversized glasses, to the basketball that is nearly bigger than him, we have to admit mini Manganiello is adorable.

In 2016, this now famous face became the first male ambassador in history for CoverGirl. What's his real name? Let's see more, people.

Just his 2019 net worth assessment was $12 million. And mindblowingly, James Charles is just starting his career. Not bad for skipping college! 

Honestly, so many millionaires have an unconventional story to tell. Different strokes, for different folks!

It truly does give us all hope that time is the biggest gift.

Although she looks carefree in this yearbook photo, Carey had a difficult childhood and had to deal with a lot of racial discrimination since her father was black and her mother white.

Fast forward a couple of years, she has sold over 2000 million records making that sweet and bushy-haired girl one of the bestselling music artists of all time.

Despite having a head full of hair, Willi’s childhood was not all that pleasant as he suffered from a severe stutter which only went away when he performed on stage.

Appearing in over 60 films so far throughout his career, including hits such as Die Hard and Armageddon, Willis has earned himself a place amongst the most successful actors around.

His father was stabbed to death by his lover when Murphy was only 8, and he spent a year in foster care when his mother fell ill the same year. However, it was these challenged that Murphy says helped him build up his humor.

Not bad for the Geeky teen who went through to much as a child.

This picture became famous for being so funny that it became the opening photo for many galleries, starting at 'yearbooks' via 'funny family photos' and up to 'funny looking kid pictures'. So it's not the person, but the picture which is famous.

It is quite the different look to what the model and actress rocks these days. Meghan has become one of the sex symbols of our generation with her long dark her and luscious lips.

Up until the last franchise and had boys worldwide flocking to screens to see her.