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    15 Celebrities Before They Were Famous

    Outdated fashion, awkward poses, and bad haircuts. Can you recognize these celebrities before they were famous?

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    Take off the glasses, let down that hair, and you have the premise of She's All That. Do you know who this is?

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    Charlize Theron.

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    Those eyes....

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    Did you recognize Brad Pitt?

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    The infectious smile may still be there, but luckily, not so much the bangs.

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    It doesn't take long to recognize America's sweetheart, Sandra Bullock.

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    This one's a little tricker... think classic blonde bombshell.

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    That's right! It's Pamela Anderson.

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    Oh prom. Do you recognize the Oscar winner on the left?

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    Matthew McConaughey! I wonder if he ever thinks about his old prom date?

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    These days, her fashion sense makes a much bolder statement...

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    It's none other than Katy Perry!

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    Hint: she was probably dating a sk8er boi when this picture was taken.

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    It's okay, we all have that awkward phase Avril Lavigne.

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    How well do you know your rock history? Hint: he was a drummer AND a singer.

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    Still not seeing it? It's Dave Grohl - former drummer of Nirvana and frontman for the Foo Fighers.

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    Once a charmer, always a charmer.

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    Yup. Channing Tatum.

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    She's probably telling her friend on the other end of the flip phone how she's going to be the queen of Hollywood someday.

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    Jennifer Lawrence probably had no idea she's be where she is today... that's why we love her.

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    He sure has come a long way since graduation day.

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    Thanks for ditching the Lionel Richie haircut Jamie Foxx.

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    Before she moved across the hall from some socially awkward geniuses...

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    It's Kaley Cuoco from The Big Bang Theory.

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    She was born to be a star. And she knows it.

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    Good job Rihanna.

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    Hollywood can ruin some young kids, but this one held it together.

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    Thanks for keeping it together Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

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    Before she teamed up with our last guy, she, like the rest of us, was just trying to survive adolescence.

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    Thankfully, Zooey Deschanel figured out what to do with those bangs.

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