35 Celebs Who Randomly Met Way Before They Were Famous

    Why couldn't I have gone to one of these celeb-filled high schools?

    Natasha Jokic
    by Natasha Jokic

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    1. John Krasinski and BJ Novak

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    Back in the day, The Office costars played Little League together.

    2. Carey Mulligan and Marcus Mumford

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    The two were childhood pen pals long before they got married and had kids.

    3. Gwyneth Paltrow and Maya Rudolph

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    As their dads were best friends in college, they've known each other since they were 7.

    4. Jay Z and Busta Rhymes

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    The music icons went to Brooklyn’s George Westinghouse Career and Technical Education High School together and even had a rap battle in the lunchroom. DMX and Notorious B.I.G also attended the high school around the same time.

    5. Zach Braff and Lauryn Hill

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    Lauryn Hill was at my Bar Mitzvah. https://t.co/hmSiBC3mLS

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    They went to high school together.

    6. Jessie J and Adele

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    The pair used to sing together while attending the BRIT School in London.

    7. Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance

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    The couple met at the Yale School of Drama, but didn't date for over a decade.

    8. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler

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    The pals met at an improv comedy class in Chicago in 1993.

    9. Scarlett Johansson and Jack Antonoff

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    Scar-Jo used to date the music producer and Fun. drummer when they attended the Professional Children's School — they even went to prom together.

    10. Adam Levine and Jonah Hill

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    As their dads were childhood friends, the pair grew up together in LA — Jonah was even an officiant at Adam's wedding.

    11. Busy Philipps and Colin Hanks

    12. Laura Linney and Brooke Shields

    13. Matthew Morrison and Kristen Bell

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    When they were at NYU, the pair dated briefly.

    14. Lisa Kudrow and Conan O'Brien

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    My friend @LisaKudrow stopped by to talk about how we met, Friends reunion rumors, The Comeback, and much more. https://t.co/9Po0LyTBd1

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    The two briefly dated after meeting at an improv group — Conan even encouraged Lisa to keep doing comedy.

    15. Tupac and Jada Pinkett Smith

    16. Cameron Diaz and Snoop Dogg

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    They both attended the same high school and it's possible that Snoop even sold Cameron marijuana.

    17. Lenny Kravitz, Nicolas Cage, and Gina Gershon

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    Yes, all these celebrities were in a high school production of Oklahoma! Slash also attended the same high school.