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Celebrities - they were just like us, and these people have the photos to prove it. There is a nostalgic joy that comes from looking through old photo albums and seeing what your family was up to back in the day. Well, as the people on this list discovered their family was hanging out with some pretty spectacular talent - they just didn't know it yet.
This list is a collection of photos of people who were either in the same circle as, friends with or even dating some of the biggest stars out there before anyone even knew their name. Imagine finding out that that old familiar face you used to call 'aunt' or 'uncle' when you were a kid belonged to someone with an academy award? Scroll down below to see some photos of everyday people with some pretty famous names that are probably older than their #10YearChallenge glow-up. And don't forget to upvote your favs!
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#1
My Mom Dated Adam Sandler In High School. Here Are Her Prom Pics
Erin Sheppard 6 years ago
Dear OP, your mom has a beautiful genuine smile and I can see why he liked her :)
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#2
So My Mom Dated Matt Le Blanc And She Finally Found A Picture Of Them
Philip WIlliams 5 years ago
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#3
Just Found These Pics Of Leo With My Family... (He Dated My Aunt)
Jace 6 years ago
What is it about the photos that gives you this impression? Photos are snapshots of a fraction of a second in time. Anything can hide behind them. I’m not saying he isn’t a cool guy to hang out with; I’m saying these photos only tell us what we read into them.
Load More Replies... Wynand 6 years ago
Two years after Titanic. He was already a megastar in '99, so I find it endearing that he dated a non-celeb.
Paige Michel 6 years ago
hopefully your aunt isn't the type of person that would hog the door and leave someone to drown...
Bentley Allen 6 years ago
The guy next to the girls in the purple and black dress looks like Grayson Dolan .
#4
Found Michelle Obama In My Uncles Yearbook
Xiaochen Liu 6 years ago
she seemed like those distinguished students I would look up to and be (a little) jealous of in high school!
Luis Milian 6 years ago
"There is nothing in this world more valuable than friendship" well said!
Rabite 6 years ago
Wow, look at her extracurricular activities. And the girl above her only has "Religion" :D
#5
When My Aunt Dated Jamie Foxx And We Called Him Uncle Jami
Ellis 6 years ago
I initially misread that as “they really look like him” and had to look twice
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earringnut 6 years ago
Jamie foxx is a pseudonym. I doubt he went by that in his personal life.
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Molly Block 6 years ago
Is he the one dating Tom Cruise's ex? I can't think of her name. Am I way off track?
Jonathon Parkin 6 years ago
doesn't look like he'd started to fly 'JITS' yet back when this was taken
#6
My Grandpa And The Black Dahlia (Elizabeth Short) 1945 He Dated Her And Was An Fbi Suspect
Lizard Queen 6 years ago
I would love to hear more stories from the OP. I've read multiple books on the Black Dahlia.
Krystal Grabman 6 years ago
I'm going to be watching I Am The Night! I know it's fictional, but the Black Dahlia case is fascinating.
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kathryn stretton 6 years ago
That's dark. Hope he had a good life. Poor her. So much....sorrow.
#7
Cousin Dated Matthew Mcconaughey In College
Помаже Бог 6 years ago
The cousin is super cute, she kinda looks like Selena Gomez, but blonde. <3
#8
My Aunt Knew Bradley Cooper In College, Before He Was Famous
Jace 6 years ago
What’s wrong with his appearance here? They both look great despite a crappy photo.
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Eliza Greenwood 6 years ago
No he's in college.... does no one remember late nights studying or if you prefer partying... he's not going to look like he does in movies....
#9
My Mom Was Childhood Friends With John Travolta And We Found A Photo Of My Nana And Him After One Of His Shows When He Did Theatre! Look At The 70s Hair...
Molly Block 6 years ago (edited)
I like her cat necklace. I hate his hair and beard. LOL His best look was when he was in Grease.
#10
So My Mom Decides To Tell Me She Dated John Legend Secretly When I Was 10???
Surya Amriza 6 years ago
I really like to see Chrissy Teigen's comment about this pic. Seeing her tweet so far, I think it gonna be a hilarious and positive comment.
#11
My Aunt Dated Ashton Back When He Was Young, So I Thought I’d Take This Time To Let Everybody Else Know About My Family Treasure
Molly Block 6 years ago
The family treasure is the baby? Who are we talking about--ashton klutcher?
#12
So My Mom Dated Woody Harrelson
Vali F. 6 years ago
not a date. he has a pen and paper over the plate. he was grabbin' a bite on the movie set and a fan came for a pic & autograph
Aahzmandus Pervect 6 years ago
Looks like a photo from a movie set. Perhaps not dating, but working on a movie with him?
Philip WIlliams 5 years ago
I want to tell the worlds, that the illuminati is real because i have see the benefit of being a member of illuminati, i have tried to join the illuminati some many times, i have been scammed alot of money, but i did not give up because i know if i find the real illuminati, my life will be changed forever so i did not stop, on till i find the real illuminati official email and phone number, if you want to join the real illuminati, i want you to know that i can direct you to the really illuminati official email and phone number, brothers/sisters who is interested or who have be scammed so many times like me, that still have interest to join the illuminati because you believed that if you join your life will be changed, you do not have to worry about anything because i am here to show you all the right way to join the real illuminati, i want you all to know that to join the real illuminati it is free, you will not be ask to pay for any fee, all the process is free to join the illuminati,
#13
My Aunt Dated Jimmy Fallon
Major Houlihan Bear 6 years ago
Omg he is so young ahaha. Its definetely him - check out the vintage snl fallon skits :)
#14
My Sister Used To Date Usher In High School And She Is Just Now Telling Me
Meowton Mewsk 6 years ago (edited)
Edit: Oh, his shirt says Boyz to Men. Got it.
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Molly Block 6 years ago (edited)
High school? She must have been a 13 year old freshman, cause she sure looks really young. :-) And he's wearing a Boyz II Men t-shirt, cool!
Nia Loves Art 6 years ago
They could be one year apart and one in high school and one in junior high. I don’t see how it really has to do with how far apart they are in age.
Load More Replies... Jonathon Parkin 6 years ago
being a black girl she probably has a plenty of junk in her trunk and it's really just taken this long to systematically sort through it all
#15
My Wife Used To Date "The Fonz" (Henry Winkler) In The Late 70's
Dorothy Parker 6 years ago
And she's with you! So you must be pretty special because he was THE FONZ, and still is.
#16
My Uncle Is Good Friends With Queen Latifah
#17
My Friend's Parents Used To Be Friends With Drake's Parents. She Found This Picture And Realized Who The Kid Was (1989)
Noura El Shoura 6 years ago
Was that your reaction to seeing yourself in the mirror? Lol
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#18
My Sister Dated Macho Man Randy Savage Back In The 90's. This Is Me With Him
HoffLensMetalHedLovesAnimalsUK 6 years ago
Wow, lucky little dude, i would of been over the moon to even meet Macho Man when i was 10, let alone have him as part of the fam.
#19
Back When Ariana Grande And I 'Dated' And Did Theater Together
Nia Loves Art 6 years ago
Yes, she looked like this still when she was on Disney Channel.
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Yaz Cam 6 years ago (edited)
If you never saw her while she was on the Nickelodeon channel definitely wouldn’t recognize her. Looks like a nose job and filed chin
CCL_2018 6 years ago
She wasn't on Disney Channel, she was on Nickelodeon
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My Auntie & Tupac Used To Mess Also
Paula Marshall 6 years ago
"Used to mess also"????? Did they poop their pants together as a turn-on? Some slang is really stupid!!
Toast Of Saint Louis 6 years ago
That freeze hairstyle though. It's tall as f**k. I was never brave enough to get mine that tall.
Daria B 6 years ago
She also looks familiar to me, though. Can't say who she looks like, but I've definitely seen her face before on the internet.
#21
I Just Found Out A Friend Of Mine Went To High School With Zac Efron. He Pulled Out His Yearbook As Proof
JP 6 years ago
"David - ????????? see your mom in bed!" Huh? Can't figure out that word/writing.
Lizzie the Crayon 6 years ago
What is we Reeeeeeewrite the Staaaaaars, say you were maaaaaaade to be miiiiine everything keeeeeeeps us apaaaaaart, what does that writi-ing saaaaaay Also, i can see it in his smile, that is DEF him
Molly Block 6 years ago
Damn, his comment is so tacky and lame. And he looks just like a big dork. Needs a hair cut bad!!
Christina Sersif 6 years ago
Wow he certainly looks better now...not really sure what he said about kids mom though
#22
Kevin Hart Went To My Bro’s Hs. Our Hs Was Actually Featured In His Laugh At My Pain Movie
Marco Utreras Acevedo 6 years ago
This guy has been looking the same since highschool and he's going to be 40 this year. He's probably been that tall since elementary too.
David L Rattigan 6 years ago
The bigger story here is surely Keith Harris, the legend behind Orville.
Molly Block 6 years ago
He's so raw and funny, love him! But I also still love Louis C.K. because he really tells it like it is, no matter the scandals or whatever. At least he was the only one to come forth and say hey, I did this, it was wrong, and I know it. No one else had the guts to come forward.
#23
My Aunt Use To Date Jay Z Tpp Smh
#24
Turns Out My Mom Dated Josh Hartnet In High School
Iván Galarraga 6 years ago
I see that he had the same condition as Marshall Eriksen, he couldn't be photographed with his eyes open. Glad he is cured now
Jilltdcatlady 6 years ago
I have the same problem! Anytime I have a pic done with a flash I can't keep my eyes open. 46 years of my eyelids getting wrinkly.
Juliana Christa 6 years ago
My brother and his group of friends were high school classmates with. Apparently Josh was quite an a*****e thinking he was better than everybody else and still behaves the same way.
Lea Springstead 6 years ago
What is all of that stuff at the top of the picture? Dirty attic insulation, a puss-filled infection, mashed potatoes and olives?
Ohio Hands 6 years ago
WTF am I looking at at the top of this pic? An egg, onion and sausage hash?
Shay Tracy 6 years ago
tfw when the celebs you obsessed over as a teenager are old enough to have ex-girlfriends with kids old enough to be posting on the internet
#25
My Mom Had A Thing With Blake Shelton A Long Time Ago While My Aunt Dated His Bass Player & She Found A Picture
Mark Boyer 6 years ago
Back when he could only afford the bottom half of his Canadian tuxedo...
#26
Someone Found Ansel Elgort In Their Yearbook
Aaron Kara 6 years ago
Ansel Elgort and Taron Egerton are clearly aliens that landed recently and didn't understand how human names work...just threw a bunch of letters together, morphed similar handsome faces and infiltrated Hollywood
#27
My Uncle And His Best Friend. Apparently He Was Some Famous Rapper Back In The Day
Basil 6 years ago
People on Bored Panda never, EVER, get this kind of stuff. It's best to just grind your teeth and scroll on by.
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Gaia Campbell 6 years ago
That's NOT Tupac people!!!! It's Kwame!!! Look him up. Yeah he was a famous rapper back then who actually resemble Tupac. Smh!!!
Jill Pulcifer 6 years ago
So at first I was like, oh that's Tupac, then I looked it up and your totally right, its Kwame.
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#28
My Best Friends Mom Went To High School With Josh Duhamel And Found This In Her Yearbook. I Think I See A Mulle
Basil 6 years ago
His pants and shirt combo tho . . . for the time period, she was in style. He is a hot mess no matter what decade.
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#29
My Daddy Used To Date Ol Girl From Martin
HoffLensMetalHedLovesAnimalsUK 6 years ago
I first knew her from House Party with Kid N' Play, classic.
Dori Semenov 6 years ago
I went to high school with Martin Lawrence, but I didn't know him. Very identifiable in the yearbook though!
#30
My Mom And Aunt Were Friends With Floyd
#31
My Grandfather Is On The Right. This Was In The Late 70s When He Was Friends With Gilligan
djinnjeannie 6 years ago
That’s not the actor who played Gilligan, doesn’t look anything like him and I suspect he didn’t get around in the costume he wore for work
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FanDaPanda 6 years ago
Haven't seen Aunt Messy on here as much lately...i guess we know why.
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Cheethra 6 years ago
Right? Just because you were in a picture side by side with an idol or hugged him with an excited face doesn't mean that you were dating. But I trust some of the photos particularly the one which look more personal, say adam sandler or matt le blanc
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glowworm2 6 years ago
One of my friends has mentioned that her great great grandmother dated Hans Christian Andersen. She said that he couldn't dance. XD!
Gracie Mae 6 years ago
gotta agree with some of the others--a lot of them look like fan photos. I can believe the 'dating' when they look like a more intimate setting (sitting & holding hands or prom photos). interesting to see some of them though
Monica Hoffman Phillips 6 years ago
I worked with a doctor who went to high school with her. Is on the same page of the yearbook(last name starts with a C) her mother wouldn't let her hang out with Madonna, because she was" trouble" lol.
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Kiss Army 6 years ago (edited)
My brothers and sisters went to high school with Melissa Ethridge. I was several years younger and didn't go to school with her but her father was my Psychology teacher. He was one of my absolute favorite teachers! I remember one day in class he asked "Who watched my daughter on Arsino Hall last night?" and we all raised our hands so he yelled "EXTRA CREDIT FOR EVERYONE!!!"
Jace 6 years ago
I once dated a literary-type gal who has now published a book or two. I was never good enough for her, but I did catch her out on not knowing how “segue” was spelled. Ha ha ha... But seriously, the basic humanity of these photos is interesting. The fresh faces that were once obscure unknowns like the rest of us...
FanDaPanda 6 years ago
Haven't seen Aunt Messy on here as much lately...i guess we know why.
Load More Replies... Cheethra 6 years ago
Right? Just because you were in a picture side by side with an idol or hugged him with an excited face doesn't mean that you were dating. But I trust some of the photos particularly the one which look more personal, say adam sandler or matt le blanc
Load More Replies... glowworm2 6 years ago
One of my friends has mentioned that her great great grandmother dated Hans Christian Andersen. She said that he couldn't dance. XD!
Gracie Mae 6 years ago
gotta agree with some of the others--a lot of them look like fan photos. I can believe the 'dating' when they look like a more intimate setting (sitting & holding hands or prom photos). interesting to see some of them though
Monica Hoffman Phillips 6 years ago
I worked with a doctor who went to high school with her. Is on the same page of the yearbook(last name starts with a C) her mother wouldn't let her hang out with Madonna, because she was" trouble" lol.
Load More Replies... Kiss Army 6 years ago (edited)
My brothers and sisters went to high school with Melissa Ethridge. I was several years younger and didn't go to school with her but her father was my Psychology teacher. He was one of my absolute favorite teachers! I remember one day in class he asked "Who watched my daughter on Arsino Hall last night?" and we all raised our hands so he yelled "EXTRA CREDIT FOR EVERYONE!!!"
Jace 6 years ago
I once dated a literary-type gal who has now published a book or two. I was never good enough for her, but I did catch her out on not knowing how “segue” was spelled. Ha ha ha... But seriously, the basic humanity of these photos is interesting. The fresh faces that were once obscure unknowns like the rest of us...
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