When we look at famous people, we sometimes forget that they aren't superhumans and that they actually stumbled through the awkwardness of childhood just like us at one point. Photos of our youth tell vivid stories of where we came from and provided a window into the styles and customs of a bygone era. Through these glimpses of young celebrities, we get an impression of how they lived and grew up before reaching the red carpet.
Funnily enough, they too did participate in awkward family photos and had the ugly duckling yearbook images taken at the gawky stages of puberty. Some of these now popular celebrities seem to have found the anti-aging elixir, while others changed almost beyond recognition. And we've gathered more than a hundred of these before and after celebrity photos, so proofs are aplenty.
Youth comes with its own unique beauty often depicted in awkward photos, but it's impossible to deny that just like a bottle of wine, some things (and people) genuinely do get better with age.
Try to spot your favorite famous celebrities, before they were famous below.
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Adele
Ryan Gosling
Barack Obama
Angelina Jolie
Leonardo DiCaprio
You can tell the ones who were child actors (Gosling, DiCaprio, etc) cause their kid photos are headshots.
Chloe Grace Moretz
Neil Patrick Harris
Benedict Cumberbatch
George Clooney
Freddie Mercury
He said he never wanted to get his teeth 'fixed' because he was afraid it would change how he sings. Them teeth are perfect.
Yeah he just needed to change up the smile a bit, lol (my teeth are pretty spectacular too, and I've learned how to smile to make them look better). Seems like he did.
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He was so very talented and beautiful on the inside. Yeah he had big teeth and he was very self conscious about it but who cares? Wonderful man, taken too soon ❤️
Nobody will ever sing like Freddie Mercury. One of the greatest singers the world will ever see.
His teeth are his trademark.Didnt bother me.His music is what counts.Rip :(
One of the greatest artists ever. And biggest teeth too, apparently. Even as an adult he had to force his lips to close his mouth. In western society teeth like these are extinct, since every kid gets bracelets.
That's straight up parental neglect to not give him braces on his teeth.
bet these teeth can cut through railway sleepers ! will give you nightmare !
Marilyn Monroe
Jennifer Aniston
At her child photo she looks like she's saying "Calm down, I got this!" :D
Jackie Chan
Elijah Wood
John Travolta
Keira Knightley
I sometimes have troubles trying to picture her in a 21st century setting.
Amy Winehouse
Russell Crowe
Anne Hathaway
Hugh Grant
David Bowie
James Dean
Julia Roberts
Elizabeth Taylor
I'm assuming the early photo was from National Velvet. She didn't change a lot. Put makeup on her as a child, and they're virtually the same.
Meryl Streep
Bjork
I love the fact that she always had that creepy-cute look, even as a child
Whoopi Goldberg
Wow! The little girl who played Delores as a child in Sister Act, REALLY resembled Whoopi as a child!
Brad Pitt
Blake Lively
Harrison Ford
Orlando Bloom
Elvis Presley
Robbie Williams
Lady Gaga
If you look at her without makeup, she looks very similar to her child self.
Maisie Williams
Sandra Bullock
Justin Timberlake
Chris Pratt
Whoah!! Is it just the lighting or did his eyes change color?
Zooey Deschanel
Channing Tatum
Amanda Seyfried
Amy Schumer
Rihanna
Jeremy Clarkson
Jack Nicholson
Kate Winslet
Ashton Kutcher
Eminem
Ben Stiller
Lindsay Lohan
Gigi Hadid
Jimmy Fallon
Madonna
Katy Perry
Jessica Alba
Lily Collins
Demi Moore
Lucille Ball
Judy Garland
Mick Jagger
John Lennon
David Beckham
Jim Carrey
Taylor Swift
Selena Gomez
no matter how hard they try to portray her as a grown-up woman, she'll always have that 12-years-old face
David Schwimmer
Beyonce
Gwyneth Paltrow
Paris Hilton
Kristen Stewart
Enrique Iglesias
Tom Cruise
Celine Dion
Sarah Jessica Parker
Ellie Goulding
Sam Smith
Eva Mendes
Cameron Diaz
Alice Cooper
Miley Cyrus
James May
Chace Crawford
Catherine Deneuve
Russell Brand
Christina Aguilera
Cheryl Cole
Victoria Beckham
Ariana Grande
Miranda Kerr
Lea Michele
Britney Spears
Big difference between her child smile and her smile now ...now she just seems fake
Emily Ratajkowski
Harry Styles
John Wayne
Nick Jonas
Heather Morris
Lena Dunham
Justin Bieber
Barely recognizable? In most of these pics you can tell right away who it is.
Here is the proof that you can't tell how much beautiful a kid can become.
Most of these people got plastic surgery. This is not what they actually look like. They got surgery to look like a plastic doll to impress everyone with how Barbie someone can make themselves look.
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This is rubbish!!!!! They all look like themselves ... why use the title barely recognisable !?
It’s sad that some of the people on this list got plastic surgery so they can look like an anime character. We need to embrace who we are and have natural beauty. These people looked better before the surgeries. Never do this. It’s not good and your only making things even worse. Why do they want to look fake?
This is sad..... This just proves how many celebrities get plastic surgery. Half of these people clearly got surgery when they were good looking from the start! It’s so sad to see so many people feel the need to do this.
This is sad. Many of the people on this list have clearly gotten plastic surgery when they were already good looking before.....
What is common in most of these child pictures of celebrities is the interesting innocence on their faces
That kid looks nothing like Jim Carrey. But the rest are pretty obvious.
Barely recognizable? In most of these pics you can tell right away who it is.
Here is the proof that you can't tell how much beautiful a kid can become.
Most of these people got plastic surgery. This is not what they actually look like. They got surgery to look like a plastic doll to impress everyone with how Barbie someone can make themselves look.
Load More Replies... This is rubbish!!!!! They all look like themselves ... why use the title barely recognisable !?
It’s sad that some of the people on this list got plastic surgery so they can look like an anime character. We need to embrace who we are and have natural beauty. These people looked better before the surgeries. Never do this. It’s not good and your only making things even worse. Why do they want to look fake?
This is sad..... This just proves how many celebrities get plastic surgery. Half of these people clearly got surgery when they were good looking from the start! It’s so sad to see so many people feel the need to do this.
This is sad. Many of the people on this list have clearly gotten plastic surgery when they were already good looking before.....
What is common in most of these child pictures of celebrities is the interesting innocence on their faces
That kid looks nothing like Jim Carrey. But the rest are pretty obvious.
