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Nirvana's first photo shoot as a band. 1988.Facebook
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Eminem on his 18th birthday. 1990.Facebook
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Peter Dinklage in high school.Vulture
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Robin Williams in high school. Ranker
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A 17-year-old Prince at the beginning of his career. 1975.Facebook
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An 18-year-old Alan Rickman in 1964.Facebook
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The Red Hot Chili Peppers performing in 1986.Facebook
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Susan Sarandon in 1963.Facebook
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A teenage George Clooney. Odyssey
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Tom Hanks as a high school senior in 1974. BuzzFeed
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Betty White at home in 1954.HuffPost
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Ryan Seacrest as a teenager.Ranker
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A high school yearbook photo of Amy Poehler.Gawker
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Hillary Rodham (later Clinton) at Wellesley College. 1969.Lee Balterman/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images
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High school yearbook photo of Madonna.Vulture
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Bill gates at 22, arrested for driving without a license and failing to stop at a stop sign. 1977.Wikimedia Commons
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A ninth grade Bill Nye in the science lab.Geekologie
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Meryl Streep as a cheerleader during her junior year of high school. 1966.Wikimedia Commons
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A teenage Bill Clinton shakes President John F. Kennedy's hand in 1963.Facebook
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Drew Carey while serving in the United States Marine Corps. Circa 1978.Facebook
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A 15-year-old Dwayne Johnson in 1987.Facebook
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Samuel L. Jackson as a high school senior. 1965.Facebook
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Stephen Colbert in 1984.Facebook
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A 19-year-old Jimi Hendrix during his time in the 101st Airborne Division of the U.S. Army. 1961.Facebook
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Robert Downey Jr. in high school.Vulture
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A young Bob Marley (middle) with the Wailers in 1964.Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
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Neil deGrasse Tyson once described his high school self as “a nerd who could kick your butt."Factinate
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A high school yearbook photo of Zooey Deschanel.Vulture
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Steven Spielberg on his sofa in 1975.Giorgio Ambrosi/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images
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Michael Jordan in his college dorm room in 1983.reddit
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A 28-year-old Barack Obama in 1990.Joe Wrinn/Harvard University/Corbis via Getty Images
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Mark Zuckerberg in his college dorm room at Harvard.YouTube
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Bernie Sanders circa 1963.Politico
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Diane Keaton in high school.Ranker
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Jimmy Fallon in high school.InStyle
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Michael and Janet Jackson.Fanpop
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Larry David in 1981.ABC Photo Archives/Getty Images
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High school yearbook photo of Jason Alexander.Vulture
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Richard Nixon at age 17 in 1930. Fox Photos/Getty Images
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Gwen Stefani with No Doubt in 1987.Twitter
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Matt Dillon in 1980.Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
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A young Mick Jagger.Twitter
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A young Chris Pratt.Imgur
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Drew Barrymore in 1982, as seen in E.T..Facebook
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Tina Fey and her brother pose for a photo with Elvis Costello in 1986.reddit
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Ben Stiller with his dad, Jerry Stiller, in 1978.Ron Galella/WireImage via Getty Images
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Winona Ryder in 1986.The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images
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A young Liza Minnelli with her mother, Judy Garland, in 1950.Wikimedia Commons
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A young Natalie Portman attending a movie premiere in 1995.Mitchell Gerber/Getty Images
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Sean Penn with Nicolas Cage in the mid-1980s. Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images
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Billy Crystal in 1980.Ron Galella, Ltd./WireImage via Getty Images
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Jane Fonda when she was arrested on false drug smuggling charges in 1970.Public Domain
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Simon Cowell in 1987. YouTube
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Michael Stipe of R.E.M. at the Hollywood Palace in 1984.Ron Wolfson/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
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Lady Gaga before she became famous.YouTube
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Lin Manuel Miranda as a child. YouTube
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Ronald Reagan as a toddler in 1914.Wikimedia Commons
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Barbara Streisand in 1962.Library of Congress/Wikimedia Commons
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Keith Richards in 1965, just before the Rolling Stones took off in the U.S.Wikimedia Commons
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Kiefer Sutherland with his father, Donald Sutherland, circa 1970.
Co Rentmeester/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images
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Glenn Beck in high school.Vulture
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Scott Baio and Brooke Shields. 1980.Ron Galella, Ltd./WireImage via Getty Images
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Jodie Foster, with Rod Serling, on the television show Ironside in 1972.NBC Television/Wikimedia Commons
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A yearbook photo of George Clooney.Paper Magazine
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High school yearbook photo of Oprah Winfrey.Vulture
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Louis C.K. in high school.Vulture
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Jack Nicholson's high school yearbook photo. 1955.Bettmann/Getty Images
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