Posted on Dec 20, 2020

Here's What 22 Famous People Looked Like As Teenagers Vs. Now

Teenage Zoë Kravitz was so stinkin' cute!!!

Kayla Yandoli

by Kayla Yandoli

BuzzFeed Staff

1. What Kristen Stewart looked like when she was 13 years old:

A 13-year-old Kristen Stewart on a red carpet a movie premiere wearing a buttoned-down shirt, shoulder-length hair, and a "K" necklace

What Kristen Stewart looks like now:

Kristen Stewart at a screening for "Underwater" in 2020, with short hair and makeup

2. What John Legend looked like when he was 17 years old:

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What John Legend looks like now:

John Legend performing at the Macy's Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular show in July 2020

3. What Will Smith looked like when he was 18 years old:

Will Smith (then the Fresh Prince) and DJ Jazzy Jeff posing on a balcony at a Holiday Inn in 1986

What Will Smith looks like now:

Will Smith at the Salute to Greatness Awards Gala in 2020

4. What Angelina Jolie looked like when she was 16 years old:

Angelina Jolie posing for a portrait in 1991 wearing an oversized hat and a floral shawl

What Angelina Jolie looks like now:

Angelina Jolie at the "Maleficent: Mistress of Evil" premiere in London, England in 2019

5. What Eva Mendes looked like when she was meeting Alyssa Milano at 15 years old:

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What Eva Mendes looks like now:

Eva Mendes on a red carpet for a fall holiday fashion show in LA in 2018

6. What Ryan Reynolds looked like when he was 15 years old on an early-'90s teen drama:

15-year-old Ryan Reynolds playing the drums on an early '90s sitcom

What Ryan Reynolds looks like now:

Ryan Reynolds wearing a suit at the "6 Underground" premiere in 2019

7. What Jay-Z looked like when he was 19 years old:

19-year-old Jay-Z posing with friends in the late '80s while wearing a backwards cat and a long, thick necklace

What Jay-Z looks like now:

Jay-Z at the Roc Nation brunch in 2020, drinking a glass of wine/champagne

8. What Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson looked like when he was 15 years old in his childhood bedroom:

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What Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson looks like now:

Dwayne Johnson on stage at the D23 Expo in 2019

9. What Madonna looked like when she was a high school cheerleader at 14 years old:

Madonna practicing cheers with long, curly hair in 1972

What Madonna looks like now:

Madonna on "The Graham Norton Show" in 2019, wearing a glittered suit and an eye-patch

10. What Tracee Ellis Ross looked like when she was 17 years old:

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What Tracee Ellis Ross looks like now:

Tracee Ellis Ross at the 61st Grammy Awards red carpet wearing a colorful matching suit in 2019

11. What Zoë Kravitz looked like when she was 15 years old:

Zoë Kravitz at 15 years old on the red carpet of the "Seinfeld" DVD release party

What Zoë Kravitz looks like now:

Zoë Kravitz wearing a transparent bra-like outfit on the red carpet of the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in 2019

12. What LeBron James looked like during his freshman year of high school basketball at 16 years old:

the original Fab Four during freshman season at St. Vincent in 1999-2000.

What LeBron James looks like now:

LeBron James during game six of the NBA finals in 2020 against the Miami Heat

13. What Steven Tyler looked like when he was 18 years old:

18-year-old Steven Tyler posing for a mug shot in 1967 in Yonkers, New York

What Steven Tyler looks like now:

Steven Tyler at the premiere for "Ad Astra" in 2019, wearing multiple necklaces and a man

14. What Barack Obama looked like when he graduated from high school at 17 years old:

Barack Obama graduating from high school in Hawaii, walking down an aisle with a female classmate

What Barack Obama looks like now:

Barack Obama at a drive-in rally for Joe Biden in October 2020

15. What Jack Nicholson looked like when he was 17 years old:

Jack Nicholson smiling for his high school yearbook picture in 1954

What Jack Nicholson looks like now:

Jack Nicholson standing on the sidelines at the NBA All-Star game in 2018

16. What Rashida Jones looked like when she was 14 years old:

Rashida Jones and her mother, Peggy Lipton, at the Emmy Awards in September 1990; Rashida Jones with shoulder-length curly hair and wearing a suit/blazer

What Rashida Jones looks like now:

Rashida Jones wearing a dark dress and golden earrings on the red carpet of the 2020 Vanity Fair Oscar party

17. What Reese Witherspoon looked like when she was 15 years old:

Reese Witherspoon posing for a portrait -- her chin in her hand -- at the Deauville Festival Film in 1991

What Reese Witherspoon looks like now:

Reese Witherspoon wearing a glittery dress on the 2020 SAG Awards red carpet

18. What Derek Jeter looked like when he was 18 years old:

Derek Jeter posing for a portrait with a bat as a new member of the Yankees minor league team in 1992

What Derek Jeter looks like now:

Derek Jeter during a press conference as CEO of the Miami Marlins in 2020

19. What Tiffany Haddish looked like when she was a teen at El Camino Real Charter High School:

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What Tiffany Haddish looks like now:

Tiffany Haddish wearing a colorful dress on the E! People's Choice Awards red carpet in 2020

20. What Helena Bonham Carter looked like when she was 19 years old:

Helena Bonham Carter at 19 years old with long, frizzy hair, wearing an over-sized plaid shirt, and an over-sized coat

What Helena Bonham Carter looks like now:

Helena Bonham Carter wearing a glittery dress at the "Ocean's 8" UK premiere in 2018

21. What Dan Levy looked like when he was a cute lil' teenager:

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What Dan Levy looks like now:

Dan Levy happily smiling on the 2020 Vanity Fair Oscar Party red carpet

22. And what Julie Andrews looked like when she was 16 years old:

16-year-old Julie Andrews posing happily for a picture with long, brown hair and her arm leaning on the couch

What Julie Andrews looks like now:

Julie Andrews crossing her arms and posing for a picture while wearing a leather jacket on the red carpet for "Watch What Happens Live! with Andy Cohen" in 2019

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