Neither can we. 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. I mean you would go to jail for that stuff today. While this isn't the most interesting story, it at least shows me that Drake's head has always been somewhere else. She also was very liberal in the application of liquid eyeliner. Even though she has said she "had the normal high school experience," she admits, "I wasn't, like, socially comfortable, that's for sure. 10. All those impressions were good practice for when he finally got to the real deal. Albert Einstein As one of the world's most recognized and revered physicists, Einstein has often been quoted as saying, "The monotony and solitude of a quiet life stimulates the creative. Mindy will even admit it herself that she spent way too much time in high school trying to be popular, while never actually achieving this goal. 9 Megan Fox Megan Fox used to talk a lot about her time in high school, and it seems it was not a good experience. She was different, she wasn't super popular, she kind of did her own thing. Hollywood's honor roll used to be on a different honor roll entirely. My cousins and I use to beg him tell us stories about Britney lol. First Alert Meteorologist Justin Bradford has . Mariah Carey. 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. January graduated with an English and Literature degree from Columbia University. It's like he was meant to do comedy all along. Hi, I'm Hannah, and I wasn't cool in high school! The real deal. 21. She was also my TA for one of them. She wouldve been maybe 6-8 at the time and she was just a cute, polite, kind of shy kid. 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. 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. Obsessed with travel? What was it a drawing of exactly? ", . 45. They were SO good and had such an amazing rhythm as a team. The star of Netflix's Glow has said she spent her high school years hanging out with fellow drama club members. I think I still have the old school newspapers that featured his comics. ", The actress plays a cool blondeon Showtime's Billions, but she has said that wasn't the case in high school. I helped on set construction and sound for shows. It was dog poop. This was in the late 2000s. Before Freddie Prinze Jr. became a '90s teen heartthrob and Neil Patrick Harris entertained television audiences on How I Met Your Mother, the two were . Margot Robbie Tried Looking Like Harry Potter, Jennifer Anniston Made Some Fashion Choices. He was super popular AND nice. She seemed down to earth and not stuck up. For others, it's too soon to tell. Cameron was allegedly bullied for being skinny in high school. I wasnt personally friends with him but had a few classes here and there and he was relatively well known in our class (then again, in a class of 150 people its more unusual NOT to know somebody). Even now, hes all those things, and still down-to-earth. 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. Turns out a lot of our fave celebs were also uncool in high school! She also joked, "I don't think you're a band geek if you're just in band. Zacsaid he "didn't really care about being the coolest kid in high school," and that he was mostly just focused and got good grades, which "probably made [him] a nerd.". According to Redditor@serve11's dad, Ferrell used to get in trouble a lot after hijacking the loudspeaker and imitating the teachers. I knew that me andMindy Kalinghad pretty similar times growing up. Back to Emily though, the only thing I truly remember from her in high school is she was cute but not like DAMN! I was in Drakes class for grades 1-4. And obviously, he was. President Barack Obama is known for being a fantastic public speaker, but he also has a wonderful singing voice. Everyone thought I was an undercover narc. Hayek didn't get off to such a great start, however. Bo burnham. So anytime he came into town, hes visit my ex-wifes grandfather, who happened to live next door to my ex-mother-in-law. Great girl (from what I could tell) and Im happy shes big and famous now. Glenn attended Muskingum College, where . Even back then she seemed very down to earth and friendly and she was always singing at our school events. I was a band geek, because I took band to the next level. Apparently he super nice and friendly, and was actually class president. I have some friends who went to high school with Taylor Swift. Absolutely thrilled that shes doing so well for herself. Taylor Swift claims that she was never popular in school and that no one really liked her. F*** Demi.". Kit Jon Snow Harington went to the same Sixth Form College as me, year below me. He lived with my best friend in a house after graduating. The children were taught by their mother, aunt, and a French governess, who evidently did a fantastic job: Teddy was admitted to Harvard in 1878. Back then he was funny and down to Earth and also a Boy Scout. I don't know why, but he does look like someone who would be really into being a Boy Scout. Diane Clehane is a New York-based journalist and author of Imagining Diana and Diana: The Secrets of Her Style. We werent super tight, but we got along okay. I had only about 1 or 2 real interactions with him even though we had a few classes together. He says he grew up around a lot of girls and realized none of them were interested in him when they would openly talk about boys around him. Reddit user @jackbeawesome went to school with her and confirms this;she was one of those punkish kids that just really did not care what other people thought of them. The Romantic Comedy You Should Watch This Valentines Day, Based On Your Zodiac Sign, 10 Sadistic Cat-and-Mouse Games Narcissists And Psychopaths Play, Valentines Day Streaming Guide: The Best Rom-Coms To Binge On Netflix, HBO Max, And More. My sister has her school pic that says have a great year. My sister said she was really nice. Wiz Khalifa went to school here for a year or two due to his parents being military. Charles Francis Adams Jr., grandson of President John Quincy Adams, once wrote of Lincoln, "He seemed shy to a degree, and very awkward in manner; as if he felt out of place". A lot of actors and celebrities are actually pretty awkward around other people, so it's not the most surprising fact out there. I didn't even want to go to school sometimes. News on all your favorite celebs, reality TV, and movies. The actor Taylor Lautner seems like a pretty down to earth guy, doesnt he? 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. According to Reddit, even though she was already modeling while in school, she managed to keep her modeling life and her school life separate. At one point, though, Mandel had quite the sense of humor. Money didn't spoil him. I never wore the right clothes and I had a kind of natural geekiness. 24. Despite having a starring role in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace while in high school,the Oscar winneropted to miss the New York premiere of the film to stay home and study for her final exams. 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. She was kind of shy and not very confident. The one thing that stood out to her after all these years was that one time he just casually filled her desk with whipped cream after saying that she preferred cats over dogs. From Quiet to Manic. She claims that she was the best applicator of liquid eyeliner in history but I seriously doubt that. You may not exactly know who he is by name, but I'm sure you would recognize Howie Mandel if you see him. 2. It's not just enough for Margot Robbie to be extremely beautiful, but she has to have a relatable backstory of her as a teenager, too. Then my friend would incite the crowd to be like, 'Look at that idiot!' Jude Law didn't have the best start with his peers at school, as one teacher claims other boys grew envious of his good looks and charm. His most popular works include Jurassic Park, Schindler's List, and Saving Private Ryan. "I'd eat my lunch in the nurses' office so I didn't have to sit with the other girls," she has said. Dakota went to a private high school in North Hollywood where she was crowned homecoming queen and a cheerleader all while still pursuing her acting career. But hey, I'm in good company. Courtesy, William J. Clinton Presidential Library. I didnt go to school during this time, butWill Fortewent to my high school in the 80s. Imagining your favourite celebrities in school, in the middle of their formative years and pre-dental work, is sometimes difficult. Then there's the now-infamous story of her college peers creating the Facebook group "Stefani Germanotta,you will neverbefamous"and look at her now! The stunning model and actress Emily Ratajkowski seems pretty down to earth which is quite a rare quality among world famous models. However, according to Reddit, the reason no one liked Swift was very simple: she was just not a nice person. She loved old comedy and SNL. Hes just an all around nice guy from the sticks. ), I can also confirm that buddys natural accent and dialect is indistinguishable from any other middle-class white kid from Toronto. I know a lot of people who were in classes with her, and my sister was in the grade above her. 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. 5 of 11. Published: Feb. 28, 2023 at 10:31 AM PST | Updated: 14 minutes ago. The stunning model Karlie Kloss is another one of those models who is extremely nice and has always been so. Photo: Getty. Who knew. ", Carson was known to be a bit anti-social, despite the "Tonight Show" host's public persona as a talented television entertainer. She was a cute kid and respectful it was years later when she had a hit song that I realized it was actually her. From Kindergarten to about halfway through 5th grade, I suffered from selective mutism in school, mixed with severe depression." "Part way through 5th grade I started . Generally OK kid, very good guitarist. Astronaut. 3. If so, get ready to discover some new facts about your favorite stars you had no idea about. 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He was a year older than me. He was diligent in primary school, but everything went wrong when he got older: girls, marijuana, and crazy parties with alcohol. 40. That's how I got over being shy. 4 of 11. 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. Even Elton John is quoted as saying, I was quite an overweight young man and very shy That shyness carried along with me until the early nineties when I got sober.". Also one day he saw her crying on the bus because people were calling Britney a slut. According to one Redditor, Anthony was kind of a slacker/class clown type and definitely had an arrogance about him but not in a "that guy is a d*ck" way, more like he knew he was something special. What 12 celebrities were like at school. But even with them being so good, Carmelo was clearly a stand out among all of them so it didn't surprise me in the slightest when I first heard he went pro.. Our town is notorious for being kinda shitty so Im glad someone from there made something of themselves. Some people love the actor Chad Michael Murray, while others hate him. She had a skate rat boyfriend from back home that came to SF during the program, so she kind of just did her own thing with him all the time.. He assumes everyone loves him and wants to please him., Another Redditor has confirmed Murrays obnoxiousness My cousin Amy used to model with him- that's how he started out- and he hit on her like crazy. 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. I was a sophomore and she was a senior when she made her breakthrough in The Phantom Menace. She was absolutely gorgeous then and now. Kylie Jenner was a couple grades above me at a k-12 school we attended in SoCal. 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. We hold major institutions accountable and expose wrongdoing. However, Ratajkowskis past classmates have confirmed she has always been sensible and friendly. She also signed his yearbook, which he sold on eBay for a couple grand a few years after graduating.. Roosevelt and his siblings suffered from a variety of physical ailments, and as a result, were home-schooled. Had a few classes with her throughout 3 years. ", The actor and self-proclaimed "late bloomer," who gained fame starring in High School Musical, didn't exactly draw on his own experiences for the role. Looking back, it was all so surreal to me. OneReddit user who went to school with the actress has said that they went to high school with Blake Lively. Reddit user @drowsydeku recalls that his dad has a fun drawing made by the legendary Brad Pitt himself. We have this idea of what these people are like, but in real life that may not be the case. These people from Ask Reddit knew celebs BEFORE they were famous. I was tall and awkward. Surprisingly, those that remember him from school say he was more of a goody-two-shoes, would have never touched weed. One Redditor has said Went to school with Taylor Lautner. The test ended up taking Branson around 10 hours, according to his mother, as he also spent some time inspecting rocks and insects. Timothe Chalamet was a year above me. Hes a bit like the Wizard of Oz. 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. Our dorm was Cowell College and he performed a really bizarre rap at the talent show second semester. That man was John Glenn: he became a war hero and one of the most famous astronauts in history, despite being a college dropout. Levine describes his teenage self as "very uncool" because he had "disgusting long hair and shorts down to [to my knees], cutoff shortsI desperately wanted to be Eddie Vedder from Pearl Jam really badly, and I was just a nerdy, awkward kid and I was obsessed with music." In addition, she was very down to earth, despite gaining fame at such a young age Karlie Kloss was a year under me in high school. Some of the celebrity-operated schools have been successful, and some have seen their share of problems. 16. On radio show Real Late With Rosenberg, Pete saidthat people used to pick on him in high school because he would act out due to the death of his father. He did an interview with my schools newspaper, and was very humble. Often, celebrities that seem sweet today were just straight up awful in school. She had gnarly eyebrows, not in a bad way at all, they were just intimidating but also really cute in a way. 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. Harrison Ford is one of the most successful actors of all-time. He likely saved himself a world of hurt by graduating high school at 13. Robert Pattinson. Love you, Pri! Her younger brother went to our school too but he is so much younger than me that I dont really remember him. Branson still considers himself a natural introvert and has said, "I had to train myself into becoming more of an extrovert. While in high school that seemed to remain his reputation, after graduation, his personality shifted. ", Another Redditor has confirmed the above statement, adding Going off what the friend said she would always pick on kids she thought were inferior to her and would always hang out with the snobby entitled rich girls. Shakira and Piqu who share sons Milan, born in 2013, and Sasha, born in 2015 made headlines earlier that month after the soccer star was accused of having an affair. Lady Gaga was bullied a lot while she was in high school. Charlizedescribed herself as a "geek" growing up, saying she had thick glasses, that boys didn't like her, and that she was even bullied. But before all the fame, there was once a time when the stars of today were just struggling to complete their GCSEs like you and I did. US residents can opt out of "sales" of personal data. 2. Said he was the quiet, artsy type but super talented. She said she didn't want to go to school sometimes because of the bullying. He could shred the guitar even then. Sep 16, 2020, 8:47 AM. Apparently, thats not true, or at least isnt true according to Reddit There are these backstory rumors that say she was so into Harry Potter she wore glasses to look like him, but both my partner and sister are like, 'No that's bulls*it.' 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