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For some of us, time is ruthless, for others, it’s more merciful. But there is one thing that no one can escape (except Keanu Reeves, perhaps), and it’s aging.

Dutch graphic designer Ard Gelinck makes time travel possible with his next-level photo editing skills - some of our favorite celebrities meet their younger versions in front of our very eyes. And it’s not a glitch in the matrix, Gelinck combines the most recent and throwback pictures of famous people from the entertainment world into a single photomontage. And although seeing these icons side by side hanging out with their younger selves might seem a little odd, we are all here for the nostalgic vibe. Do you feel old yet?

Take this exciting trip down memory lane and if it‘s not enough, stop by our previous post with more popular celebrities here to see how they changed over time.

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Robin Williams

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Phoebe Bean
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This picture makes me feel so sad about his pain, even behind that beautiful smile.

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Marnie
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

To follow up on TheExtremeSmell's comment, he had Lewy-Body Dementia and wanted to end his life to avoid the ultimate fate of that disease. My Dad had that, and I am glad that Robin Williams chose the route he did, versus the horror of seeing my Dad die of the disease.

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Deborah Kuchta
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've always said that behind the laughter, this man had the saddest eyes I've ever seen. Miss him

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

♥️♥️♥️☺️😔 RIP... we all love you and miss you.

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Liz Green
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I feel so sorry for him and his obvious inner pain. Such a talent. We all suffer in silence......

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Marnie
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He didn't "suffer in silence", assuming you mean depression. It's a common misunderstanding. Robin Williams had Lewy-Body Dementia and wanted to end his life to avoid the ultimate, horrible fate of that disease. My Dad had that, and I am glad that Robin Williams chose the route he did, versus the horror of going through what I saw my Dad go through due to that disease.

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Christy Smith
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He looks like he’s in pain or sorrow in the older one, his eyes and the way his mouth is.

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John
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It looks like a long-suffering dad and his loud, energetic son

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Anya Vance
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The fact that someone can be so sad but look so happy is...

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Pretty Pangolin
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The two best roles I saw him play were both sad/lost characters - "One Hour Photo" and "The Night Listener."

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Lily
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Bless this wonderful man. Sad that you aren't with us anymore. Love you.

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Laurie Cramsie
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don’t think he knew how truly loved he was by the entire world. 😢

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When we reached out to Ard Gelinck and asked how the idea for this celebrity photo project came about, Ard Gelinck told Bored Panda: “I have been posting photo manipulations online for about 10 years. I often challenge myself to create a certain series of images, including this "then and now" series that you see a lot now.” The 45-year-old artist said he has been creative from childhood on. After doing creative education, he currently works as a graphic designer.

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Anthony Hopkins

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Shannon Raby
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He is still a stud, I don't know if anyone else remembers the one that he and Alec Baldwin are being stalked by a grizzly bear with a taste for human flesh and blood. Anyway the bear is coming after him and he yells" COME ON YA MATHERFUKA!!!"

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Leonardo DiCaprio

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hardly a recent one of older Leo though, that must still be 10 years old

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Ard Gelinck’s masterful use of Photoshop takes the usual before-and-after photo comparisons to another level and, in some cases, makes us look twice. The careful matching of colors, lighting, tones, and scale makes the portraits look seamlessly blended although most of the photos combined are decades apart. The artist puts his subjects in a realistic environment where they interact as if two lookalikes or relatives had just met to catch up, except those two people are the exact same person.

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Aside from his innovative approach and undeniable editing powers, Gelinck’s work covers what the internet loves the most: seeing celebrities age. Whether growing up on screen or stage, it makes your life and appearance, in particular, food for discussion. Being as classy as they are, most celebrities have aged gracefully like a fine wine; others seem immortal to the point that it‘s difficult to tell which one is a younger version.

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Lady Gaga

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Kai
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She is beautiful, dunno why she got bulled cause the apearence...

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Ard Gelinck has found a niche combining famous people with their much younger selves showcasing their transformations over time. This simple yet clever idea and flawless implementation are entertaining hundreds of thousands of people every day. The artist has 184k followers on his Instagram account and still counting. “I was pleasantly surprised when it was picked up by various media worldwide at the start of this year. And indeed, I got a lot of followers. And still counting. Very nice. Nice to see that you can entertain people and show something that makes them laugh and think,” Ard Gelinck shared his success story.

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Reese Witherspoon

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Val
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My favorite Reese movie is "The Man in the Moon" !! Oh did I cry at the end, it was a full breakdown.

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Since 2017, he has created hundreds of captivating photo manipulations that take from 1 to 4 hours to complete, but he “still enjoys it”. The artist has photoshopped many celebrities as if they are posing with themselves in their younger years, such as Madonna, Daniel Radcliffe, Dwayne Johnson, Keanu Reeves, Johnny Depp, Jennifer Aniston, Tom Hanks, just to name a few. “The ideas suddenly come up and the celebrities that I choose are often random. Sometimes an extra when I know when it is someone's birthday, for example,” the artist said. Looking at these celebrities when they were young and later the transformations throughout the years doesn’t only allow us to compare how people age, it triggers memories of our favorite film, TV and music personalities that are no longer among us, we can’t help remembering our own past and looking at our changes, too.

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Brigitte Bardot

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Den Star
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Finally, they showed a beautiful woman who actually got older and allowed it. We shouldn't be pressured to get plastic surgery, but we are.

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Dwayne Johnson

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Gelinck’s unique artwork didn’t go unnoticed by the celebrities portrayed in the collages proving it’s the next coolest thing. Impressed by the result, famous people took these edits to their social media, thus attracting even more attention. Among those people were Madonna, Tina Turner, Annie Lennox, Jason Priestley, Ricky Gervais, Robbie Williams, Sylvester Stallone, Michael Douglas, Keshia Knight Puliam, BeeGees, Rob Lowe, Lionel Richie, and many others. Even Gelinck seems humbled about his outstanding achievements, facts speak for themselves – if you are reposted by the biggest names in the industry, you must be doing something right!“I sometimes think what will happen if Jimmy Fallon, Ellen DeGeneres or Kim Kardashian sees and posts my work,” said the artist.

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Winona Ryder

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Aunt Messy
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She got better as she got older. Her face had no personality when she was a kid.

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Will Smith

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John Travolta

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