Young Celebs
Celebrities normally only get recognized once they’re adults or at least adolescents. But other than child actors, most start humbler lives just like most regular people.
This means that they do, in fact, have photographs of when they were children. This means that we can look at some of our favorite celebrities and what they looked like before they were discovered. Some look eerily similar to how they look today, while others look unrecognizable.
Leonardo DiCaprio
Leonardo DiCaprio needs no introduction. He’s one of the highest-paid and most successful Hollywood actors alive today.
He’s been in classic films like Titanic all the way to some of Director Tarintino’s greatest films. The actor has proved he can act in almost anything, but here we can take a look before all of the fame and success and see a sweet boy smiling at us.
Neil Patrick Harris
Neil Patrick Harris is a charming actor that always seems to captivate audiences. There’s a reason why he’s hosted so many events. He’s even a part of the Magician’s Castle.
He had the title of “Ambassador of Magic” for a while. Looking back at his photo of when he was a kid, we can see that same charming smile that melts our hearts. It seems nothing’s changed since then, and we hope he never changes.
Jennifer Aniston
Jennifer Aniston will always be the green-eyed waitress from season one of “Friends” who developed into the Rachel Green we had to say goodbye to after season 10. The actress’ career has only skyrocketed since her role in the show.
With this photograph, we get to peer into the world of a young girl who probably had no idea what great things she would go on to do and how many people across the world would be moved by her performances.
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift, or Tay-Tay, as her fans call her, is an influential musician who’s grown with the world watching. In her younger years, her talent was discovered after she started playing country music.
But today, her music shows the journey she’s taken. Swift is an icon, she’s one of the most lovable celebrities out there, and we don’t think there’s anyone that could hate her, especially when we see her as a teenager with hopes and dreams of one day being recognized for her talent.
Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga’s career has been a long and successful one. She started out as a musician with provocative performances and music videos. But more recently, she started a new leg in her career as an actress.
Playing in American Horror Story Hotel and A Star Is Born. With the endless amounts of talent, we wonder what she was thinking in this photo. Did she have any idea that she would become a celebrated actress and singer?
Maisie Williams
Maisie Williams may still be young, but she’s done a lot of good work since her discovery. She’s most recognized for her portrayal of Arya Stark in the HBO series Game of Thrones.
She gained a lot of traction after that and has been in a lot of media since. But her photo as a child shows her with beautiful blonde hair. This must-have turned brown naturally over time as she grew up.
Sandra Bullock
Sandra Bullock is another celebrity that’s a household name. She’s acted in many high-production movies alongside some Hollywood heavy-hitters like George Clooney and John Malkovich.
But we see a young girl in her photograph. It’s hard to tell if the person we’re looking at would grow into the celeb we see today.
Richard Hammond
Richard Hammond is a British journalist, but most notably a TV host. He co-hosted the motor show Top Gear for Nearly two decades before he and his colleagues decided to make their own show - The Grand Tour.
We can see the same naughty smile he had as a child that he still has today. Growing up in Birmingham, England, we’re sure he got up to a lot of trouble in his youth.
Chris Pratt
Chris Pratt has to be one of the most lovable celebrities right now. He played Andy in Parks and Recreation, who was a lovable but flawed character.
But Pratt made a huge transformation when he got the role of Star-Lord in Guardians of the Galaxy. Pratt really bulked up to fit the shoes of the character, but we’ll always remember him as Andy, which we can even see in his photo as a child. The innocent smile gives us all the information we need.
Jeremy Clarkson
Another journalist and TV show host from Top Gear, Jeremy Clarkson, was Richard Hammond’s co-host alongside James May. He has quite a number of years on Hammond and has taken up farming as his newest hobby.
The actor is getting old, but we can take a look back at his youth with this photo. We can instantly recognize the same expression he’s always had on his face.
Ashton Kutcher
Ashton Kutcher’s most nostalgic and loved performance is his portrayal of Michael Kelso in That 70’s Show. He did take over Two and A Half Men after Charlie Sheen left his role in the show.
But in his photograph from his childhood, he looks nearly identical to how he looks today. It isn’t really a surprise, he is still a handsome man, and his son will take on his good looks.
Eminem
Eminem is one of the most successful and mainstream rappers of this century. He has had a long career and doesn’t seem to want to slow down any time soon, but his childhood photo is quite the sight.
In his childhood photo, we see a young boy with wild blonde hair. Even though the hairdo does throw us off, we can still see a young Slim Shady hiding underneath the golden mane.
Jimmy Fallon
Jimmy Fallon has to be one of the most popular talk show hosts of all time. He’s up there with great names like David Letterman and Johnny Carson, except his show is still going strong and doesn’t seem to ever end.
He started out as a comedy writer on SNL decades ago, but we can see his charm and wit in this photo of him as a kid. Genius has no age, it seems.
Mick Jagger
Mick Jagger is one of the most recognizable singers in the world. He formed The Rolling Stones in the 1960s and never looked back.
The group has been making music for more than 50 years and doesn’t seem to want to stop just yet. Mick Jagger is now in his 70s, but we can peer into his youth with this photograph taken over half a century ago.