How 20 Stars Looked Like Before They Became Famous (Spoiler: Dwayne Johnson Was Already a Wow at 15)

Celebrities often appear flawless in interviews, TV shows and on red carpets. But before they became famous, they were just like us, looking sometimes ridiculous and sometimes cute, wearing strange outfits and fooling around in front of the cameras. And judging by how often the stars post such pictures on social media, you’d think they miss their non-star life.

John Legend

Ryan Reynolds

Dwayne Johnson

Tiffany Haddish

Matthew McConaughey

Claire Danes

Angelina Jolie

Lily-Rose Depp

Patrick Schwarzenegger

Jeremy Renner

Gaten Matarazzo

Gigi Hadid

Terry Crews

Bruno Mars

Rihanna

Scarlett Johansson

Blake Lively

Jennifer Aniston

Sophie Turner

Adam Levine

Well, yes, popularity brings its own adjustments in life, demanding to match the title of a star. And yet, as we can see from these photos, celebrities are people like the rest of us. They value friendship and love more than fame and money. And with them, as with us, sometimes strange stories happen.