Ever look back at your yearbook pictures and wonder just how you survived high school during those awkward years? Turns out that some of the most famous celebrities of today were probably thinking the same. Check out these pre-Hollywood pics below:

Aaron Paul


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Jennifer Aniston’


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Ben Affleck


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Jennifer Lawrence


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Tom Cruise


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Mila Kunis


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George Clooney


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Channing Tatum


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Angelina Jolie


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Stephen Colbert


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James Franco


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Anna Kendrick


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Tyra Banks

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Johnny Depp

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Ashton Kutcher


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Ben Affleck

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Bryan Cranston


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Will Smith


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Leonardo DiCaprio


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Lady Gaga


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