30 Celebrities Photoshopped Side-By-Side With Their Younger Selves Show How Aging Has Changed Them (New Pics)
Dutch graphic designer Ard Gelinck makes time travel possible. At least, for popular celebrities. Gelinck has been photoshopping famous people as if they're hanging out with their younger selves, and the side-by-side comparisons come out so cool, you can't help but wonder if some of his subjects have them framed.
Gelinck has worked on these photomontages for about 10 years now, but it doesn't look like he's running out of ideas. On the contrary. The graphic designer continues to delight his 258K Instagram followers with regular photo comparisons. Continue scrolling to check out the latest ones, and for his earlier works, fire up Bored Panda's older articles here and here.
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Matt Leblanc
The graphic designer said he's always trying to challenge himself when it comes to Photoshop. "The 'Then and Now' series is quite old when you consider that me and my brother made the first image for it about 10 years ago," Gelinck told Bored Panda. "About 5 years ago, I edited pictures for a lot of Dutch celebrities and it was a success, so I then started working with foreign celebrity photos. The first one was Madonna, and she even posted my image on her own Instagram."
The Queen of Pop, however, isn't the only Gelinck subject who has publicly admired his work. Rob Lowe, Tina Turner, Lionel Richie, Annie Lennox, BeeGees, Jason Priestly, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Carice van Houten, Sylvester Stallone, Robbie Williams, Michael Douglas, Ricky Gervais, and many more have also given him a shoutout. "When I think about it, the list is quite impressive," Gelinck said.
Carrie Fisher
When the Photoshop wizard is composing the pictures, he's often trying to make the subject and their former self embrace one another, be it an arm on the shoulder on a hug. "[The actual pose] depends on a lot of things. I'm trying to find one where they're standing next to each other."
The graphic designer thinks that his project has become so popular because people enjoy taking a trip down memory lane and remember the celebrities when they were young. Each of Gelinck's images is like a shot of nostalgia that brings back past moments of enjoying music chart hits, TV shows, and movies.
Daniel Radcliffe
Queen Elizabeth
Pierce Brosnan
Robert De Niro
Ryan Reynolds
David Bowie
Jennifer Aniston
Will Smith
Jamie Lee Curtis
I admire her immensely. Also, she’s a wonderful actress, and beautiful.
Julia Roberts
she is my favorite actress, she is beautiful and she has never made a bad movie.
Brad Pitt
Matthew Perry
Peter Venkman (Bill Murray)
Tom Hanks
Okay, but this is two of his characters, not how he actually looks. I'd like to see a side by side without costuming.
Same, and personally I'd prefer a picture from the 80s instead of the 90s too.
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Um....yes, that is what it says. He's also on the right as Forest Gump
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Still handsome, funny, sweet, and what role can he NOT play? He knows exactly how to be the one he's imitating!
First things I saw him in were an episode of Family Ties, and then Splash. Either of those would be more accurate than Forrest Gump
Older TH *way* too small. Editor needs to get some advice on how to do these properly.
I agree we need to have the real Tom Hanks next to one of his characters!
I was just watching an 80s movie, “The ‘Burbs” and one scene has young Tom Hanks sulking in bed and watching Mr Rogers Neighborhood on the telly 🌸
Not at all fair... He looks sooooo much better in real life... So BOOOOOO on this one...
A true gentleman and a lovely man both in real life and his dealing with Actors and crew in movies he is in.
Couple of pedos. Tom's easiest role by far. A pedo playing a pedo. "Not much of a stretch" Isaac Kappy RIP
A pic of his Bosum Buddies or Big days would have provided more contrast.
Most of the males look like father/son. Tom Hanks (who I adore) looks like weird uncle & weird cousin here. Probably my favorite actor!
it's funny how much his song, Colin Hanks, looks like him. Like, he could play his dad when he was younger they are so much alike
This would have been great if they had used an image from when he was in Bosom Buddies. It is the first thing I can remember seeing him in.
I would have loved to see him next to the character he played in Bosom Buddies. It's the first thing I remember seeing him in.
They should have used a picture from his Bosom Buddies era next to a current picture.
This man can pay anybody and anything and change his look all the time
Love him probably the hardest for me to see she because he is a legend I will be broken to see go when his time comes
George Clooney
Wished they used his pic from his time on Rosanne! lol With his curly hair! :)
Harrison Ford
Ricky Gervais
Mark Hamill
Ah, the good old days when Luke preferred a blaster over a lightsaber, wanted to go to Tosche Station for power converters, and had two biological hands
Dolly Parton
I. LOVE. DOLLY. My daughter subscribes to her "Imagination Library" and has gotten a free book, every month since she was born! She has a heart of gold and is a true role model.
The Rock
Hugh Grant
Dave Grohl
Kevin McCallister & Macaulay Culkin
Whoopi Goldberg
George Michael
Sean Astin
Tom Felton & Draco Malfoy
Note: this post originally had 140 images. It’s been shortened to the top 30 images based on user votes.
I know! I literally didn’t recognize him when I watched “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?” ! He looks so different!
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It would be nice if the titles were consistent, perhaps with actor name and then roles depicted.
Not every one of them is an actor. And not all actor pictures are role-related.
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That was kinda in the name of the post. Kinda hard to have a 10 year old Conan standing next to his 55 year old self without a little photoshop or some other manipulation.
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What was funny to me was that you could which stars got plastics done and which were done REALLY well! Haha
Should have done arnold swarchenegger.. dont scold me on my spelling of his name.
No woody harrilson? From cheers to now? I would have loved to see that.
Jodi Foster? Miley Cyrus? Tom Cruise... Risky Business to Mission Impossible? C'mon, we want more!
I think most of them looked like they were posing with their children. Excellent pics - and for some reason made me feel a little choked up.
For the most, I really enjoyed them and the photo-shopping is very well done!
These are so well done. A lot of the time, it looks like a parent and their child.
I know! I literally didn’t recognize him when I watched “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?” ! He looks so different!
Load More Replies... It would be nice if the titles were consistent, perhaps with actor name and then roles depicted.
Not every one of them is an actor. And not all actor pictures are role-related.
Load More Replies... That was kinda in the name of the post. Kinda hard to have a 10 year old Conan standing next to his 55 year old self without a little photoshop or some other manipulation.
Load More Replies... What was funny to me was that you could which stars got plastics done and which were done REALLY well! Haha
Should have done arnold swarchenegger.. dont scold me on my spelling of his name.
No woody harrilson? From cheers to now? I would have loved to see that.
Jodi Foster? Miley Cyrus? Tom Cruise... Risky Business to Mission Impossible? C'mon, we want more!
I think most of them looked like they were posing with their children. Excellent pics - and for some reason made me feel a little choked up.
For the most, I really enjoyed them and the photo-shopping is very well done!
These are so well done. A lot of the time, it looks like a parent and their child.
