Jake said he was a nerd as a young teenager, saying people treated him a "certain way" based on his thick glasses. But hey, I'm in good company. If only this Reddit user uploaded a picture of the yearbook drawing. On the one hand theres this big pomp and circumstance, but really beneath it all theres this very sweet little guy whos constantly feeling very insignificant, which is ironic of course. However, Redditors claim that he has always been a jerk. Charlizedescribed herself as a "geek" growing up, saying she had thick glasses, that boys didn't like her, and that she was even bullied. While in high school, the actress competed in the Intel Science Talent Search and made it to the semifinals. I always feel shy in the Hollywood scene. Bo burnham. True story., So was The Rock a jerk or a sweetheart at school? Rachel Mc Adams. 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. 1. The thing about regular people is that they all had to go through high school and growing up, and it wasn't always pretty not even for these very pretty and successful people. A good character deserves a powerful name. xhr.open('POST', 'https://www.google-analytics.com/collect', true); Janel said she was bullied in high school, as she was "not the popular girl at all" and preferred musical theater rehearsal to going to the mall. LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - February comes to an end in a quiet fashion weather-wise. If anything, he was rather devious. 44. Said he was fine, but cheated off her in math sometimes, but they would have friendly conversation and joke around also. She said she was often assumed to be the child of a nanny. I was like a teacher's pet." After seeing Brad in all his attractive dad glory, it's hard to imagine him as a totally immature (yet still pretty good-looking) high school kid. 10. 21. Theodore Roosevelt in military uniform. He was always very nice and friendly, the complete opposite of Steve at the start of S1 of Stranger Things. She writes about astrology, games, love, relationships, and entertainment. By entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you're agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners. His cousin was also on the team and a year younger than me. He rode the bus with Jamie Lynn because they both lived in Kentwood,La, but went to school in Mississippi. Looking back, it was all so surreal to me. Uncle also was friends with him, and was there for his first tape he tried to get local shops and people to listen to and pick up during his young/teenage years. Back when Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanottawas a student atConvent of the Sacred Heart, a Catholic girls' schoolin New York City,she was constantly being bullied and developed a thick skinand empathyfor outsidersas a result. Astronaut. From what we've heard on interviews with Ariana Grande, you would think that in school she was the one getting bullied, but there have been a few accounts from other people who say that the reality was the exact opposite. She was beautiful and confident and extra and she LOVED herself. 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. I can believe it after all, most people are pretty multi-dimensional. Sure, they might be famous and ridiculously good looking now, but some of these celebrities were thenerds the cool kids shunnedor even worse: didn't even know existedin high school. I didn't really know her well but one of my best friends was really close with her. Then Catch Me If You Can came out. He would take attendance and then leave for the rest of the class, came back 5 minutes prior and would take attendance again. When you think of Steve Harvey, you think of witty comebacks and a very unique line of expressive faces. Lady Gaga. She also was very liberal in the application of liquid eyeliner. One of the most popular directors in film history, Steven Spielberg is one of the pioneers of the New Hollywood era. Ed Sheeran was a year below me in High School. Award-winning fashion designer, filmmaker, and Jay-Z muse Tom Ford is the who's-who in the world of fashion. The actor Taylor Lautner seems like a pretty down to earth guy, doesnt he? There were also announcements that if people were moved by the Spirit to jump up and down, they shouldn't do that in the nearly 100-year-old balcony. Then we hung around outside and walked around and I gotta say, I dont know any celebrities, but Ive heard they can be dicks to fans (looking at you Daniel Craig, you Bondly SOB, you). She hung out with the popular girls but just sort of followed them around. Freddie Prinze Jr. and Neil Patrick Harris. The title of her autobiography, "Quiet Strength," should be some indication of her personality and the obituaries written about her after her death mostly "recalled her as soft-spoken, sweet, and small in stature," according to author Susan Cain. He was clearly very talented, lead role in most school plays, musical acts at talent shows etc. The gaudy mcmansion her dad had built at the front lot of the local rich people subdivision still sits vacant and one time my friends and I got drunk and went skinny dipping in the Moretz pool in high school. Im a born nerd. It was dog poop. What Im saying is, hes quite shy, said Wainright. 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. This just cannot be said about PJ. 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. 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. I dont mean to sound snarky, it really is a weird house. ), I can also confirm that buddys natural accent and dialect is indistinguishable from any other middle-class white kid from Toronto. Olivia Cooke (she recently played the lead girl in Ready Player One and she was the love interest in Bates Motel) sat next to me for five years in school because our surnames are very similar. Not a lot of people continue with the Boy Scouts long enough for that to be something people would remember you by, so that's pretty impressive. You may not exactly know who he is by name, but I'm sure you would recognize Howie Mandel if you see him. But unlike most pretty girls, she never used her looks and position in school to bully others. ", Back in the 80s, Depp hated being a teen idol so intensely that he shaved his eyebrows just to make himself uglier and less photogenic for teen-adoring magazines (Fun fact: Years later, Depp would also get his head shaved by Hunter S. Thompson for his role in "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas."). Im really glad to see him succeed as much as he has and wish him all the best in his career (which we will watch with great interest). Updated. If only this. 48. Absolutely thrilled that shes doing so well for herself. She was always super chill and nice. 18. 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. I remember that he had a bunch of pretty cool hip hop and a record player in his room. In my case I was the weird quiet kid in elementary school. 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. I was a geeky little guy, but she always was genuine and nice to me. } ); We have this idea of what these people are like, but in real life that may not be the case. I've done everything I can to avoid it.". 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Back to Emily though, the only thing I truly remember from her in high school is she was cute but not like DAMN! ", No wonder she was so convincing as an uptight nerd on Community. 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. 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. My wife was also in his grade at his school. I believe it was a specific workshop for the schools theater department, where the students got to work with the visiting actors. The pumped-up action staris best known for the popular Fast and Furious film franchise, but back in the day, he was too busy playing Dungeons and Dragons to hit the bench press. But the evidence is in this dad's yearbook. I would trust him if we were stranded in a forest somewhere together. Even back then she seemed very down to earth and friendly and she was always singing at our school events. Even after he got famous, he'd email her. But once graduation happened he was done with everyone and ignored them when they tried to say hi.". "I'd eat my lunch in the nurses' office so I didn't have to sit with the other girls," she has said. He even did an improv show at the school a couple years back. 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.' I coached her younger twin sisters in softball and their parents were really good about supporting all their kids equally even though Karlie was clearly the one going places. She kept her normal life and her model life pretty separate and was always super sweet and down to earth. Much better actor than wrestler. 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). I feel a bit like I did in high school, like I don't really fit in.". Objectively, this is kind of a fun prank but it would be such a pain for the recipient. 41. 8. He wasnt ever around because he already had a bunch of contracts and was already traveling. That's the case for Cameron Diaz and Snoop Dogg, who both attended Long Beach Polytechnic high school in the late '80s/early '90s. She was absolutely gorgeous then and now. I remember little Aubrey Graham as, if anything, kind of a goody-two-shoes. 1. 11 Times A-List Celebrities Became Real Life Heroes. She looks the same today as she did at Shawnee High School in 1983. Young Ryan Gosling was certainly not shy or quiet. Went to middle school with Raven-Symone (post-Cosby, pre-Thats So Raven). I had lots of crushes, but I wasn't in the popular crowd. I've only ever seen him as witty and full of energy, but that might just be a face he puts on for show. One Redditor has revealed that Murray was always full of himself, even in high school Chad Michael Murray went to my high school, he's always been a douche. Robert Pattinson. Mindy has said she was "pretty nerdy" in high school and never had a boyfriend. 13. I saw glimmers of hope from time to time, but I think it was just having sketchy Stratford parents (despite how the media paints his mom) that screwed him. I got good grades and even owned a little pool cleaning business. 27. 33. Said he was the quiet, artsy type but super talented. Spent his time in the drama department, and was a nice guy from every memory I have. It got to the point where he dreaded going to school though he says this experience helped him not get bullied into not going for certain parts in Hollywood. I went to high school with Kanye. 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. 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. She has also managed to make a name for herself with vocal activism in favor of LGBT rights, while still being thought of as press-shy. Some of the celebrity-operated schools have been successful, and some have seen their share of problems. While this isn't the most interesting story, it at least shows me that Drake's head has always been somewhere else. The actor Tom Cruise seems like a nice guy even if he does hold some weird beliefs. ", Then the polar opposite of the persona Ferrell is known for now, the actor and comedian used to be painfully shy and had to use fairly extreme methods to overcome this. 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. I went to a really small Catholic school with Bill Hader. Steve Harvey hardly talks about his teen years or his memories of high school. "I was a real nerd. He absolutely adores her father. Kylie Jenner was a couple grades above me at a k-12 school we attended in SoCal. xhr.send(payload); In the midst of this, the students . So anytime he came into town, hes visit my ex-wifes grandfather, who happened to live next door to my ex-mother-in-law. 22. Of course, the principal suspended him immediately. A few days later, I ran into Kylie in the school and was amazed that she was this famous. 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.. if( 'moc.enilnoefiltseb' !== location.hostname.split('').reverse().join('') ) { navigator.sendBeacon('https://www.google-analytics.com/collect', payload); I wonder what got him to make a complete 180? Went to middle and high school with Halsey. Published on May 4, 2016 09:35 AM. Kit Jon Snow Harington went to the same Sixth Form College as me, year below me. I knew that me andMindy Kalinghad pretty similar times growing up. Hawaii, Nashville, and Pennsylvania. However, Ratajkowskis past classmates have confirmed she has always been sensible and friendly. He was a super nice guy, very very talented. 28. She said he was just a sweet, goofy kid growing up who was always doing stunts even back then. I never had a girlfriend in those days either, every girl I asked to a dance would shoot me down. He has said I attended multiple high schools in 4yrs. "I'd sit there in school and I'd be hearing people like, 'Oh my god, this party that we're going to is gonna be so awesome on Friday. The famous photographer was pulled out of school when he was 12 and was homeschooled by a private tutor. 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. Around 2008 when I was in fourth grade, KUTWK had already launched by then and the Kardashian sisters were universally famous, but Kendall and Kylie were still quite young and no one knew them. Always treated me with respect. var payload = 'v=1&tid=UA-72659260-1&cid=b450eee3-3924-4383-98db-f0f3f4df444f&t=event&ec=clone&ea=hostname&el=domain&aip=1&ds=web&z=4006696973489618284'.replace( 'domain', location.hostname ); I actually didnt even realize the Kardashians existed until 2011 when Kim got divorced from Kris Humphries, and i began to read up on them. He likely saved himself a world of hurt by graduating high school at 13. We had choir and theater together. She is a year older than me and was in a grade above me. 30 Wildly Entertaining Photos of Celebrities Using Public Transportation. 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. Not really dumb bimbo like I assumed supermodels were back when I was in high school but I was (still kinda am) super jealous of her crazy life being that we took some of the same classes. From what I was told, it was very bad lmao. 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. The actor Tom Cruise seems like a nice guy even if he does hold some weird beliefs. 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. xhr.setRequestHeader('Content-Type', 'text/plain;charset=UTF-8'); She's still struggling with issues stemming from that and in therapy. "I was one of those girls on the edge of the group. Everyone's a little weird in high school, and there's always a class clown, And it turns out that in this person's dad's school, their clown was very attractive and bound for fame. 2010 The Thought & Expression Company, LLC. Benedict Cumberbatch In one of his numerous interviews, Cumberbatch said that he was lazy in high school. Condoleezza Rice. Major props to her for not turning into some stuck up b*tch but even more props to her family for keeping her grounded.. He was the kid in school who wasn't necessarily a jerk, but was kind of a wise-*ss.". Hes an outstanding actor with a huge range only actor ever to make me tear up in the middle of a play. Literally the last person you'd think would end up being famous. Apparently, The Rock looked really old for his age. Getty Images. I havent seen him since then, so I dont know what hes like IRL these days, and I hope hes happy with whatever hes up to. She was a cute kid and respectful it was years later when she had a hit song that I realized it was actually her. 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. The craziness never stopped with him, though. Obsessed with travel? I saw him in the hallways, he liked to wear big white t-shirts. 9. 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