He had been with the school for SO many years and I think he retired the year after I had him. } ); I didnt really know her because Im two school years older but went to lots of parties etc where she was there with her mates. What was it a drawing of exactly? It turns out she switched to home schooling at that point. God was he a show-off. When asked about this, Cameron said that she remembers young Snoop, who wore baggy pants and had a ponytail. He also said he was a "pariah" in school, but this time in regard to the fact that all three of his older brothers had been kicked out of the same school. Everyone was apparently surprised when he got in The Mickey Mouse Club and was on TV., According to Reddit, the singer and actress Demi Lovato was an awful bully in school even though she has claimed that she was the target of bullies herself One day, this girl who was popular starting saying, Demi should kill herself and it resulted in a suicide petition that got passed around and she had other classmates sign it., However, one Redditor has said She was always super popular and had a reputation for being a bully. Im a born nerd. I remember little Aubrey Graham as, if anything, kind of a goody-two-shoes. Getty Images. "Same. Other famous people who were in choir include Tina Fey, Alicia Keys, and multiple NFL stars. Dakota Fanning. I hope for her that there wasn't anything of importance in her desk at the time, and especially not any papers because those would have definitely gotten ruined. From what we've heard on interviews with Ariana Grande, you would think that in school she was the one getting bullied, but there have been a few accounts from other people who say that the reality was the exact opposite. Tom Hanks was in this midwestern theater troop (way before he got famous) that visited my moms high school. Everyone's a little weird in high school, and there's always a class clown, And it turns out that in this person's dad's school, their clown was very attractive and bound for fame. He was pretty popular and was known for doing this hilarious rap/dance gig for our annual school talent show as Tiny Tim. The children were taught by their mother, aunt, and a French governess, who evidently did a fantastic job: Teddy was admitted to Harvard in 1878. I started to watch a few episodes of their show on TV and quickly realized that the older girl I frequently saw hanging around my school was actually on the show: Kylie Jenner. ", The stunning Oscar winner, who always manages to wow on the red carpet, was anything but glam growing upand even confessed to some stalker-like tendencies while in high school. As such, he was always quite arrogant, even in high school. Wiz Khalifa went to school here for a year or two due to his parents being military. I went to a really small Catholic school with Bill Hader. So I think she has these origin stories that are trying to make her seem more relatable to nerdier/geekier fans of hers, but it's all just promo stuff to make her seem more relatable.. What makes me wonder is if he actually had the cash to back these transactions up or if he was just being a total tool. I went to the same school as Dua Lipa for a year. During the tense space race of the 1950s and 1960s, one man emerged as the face of the American attempt to beat the Soviets into space and, ultimately, to the moon. She was always super chill and nice. Good looking and smart, he really is the package deal. So anytime he came into town, hes visit my ex-wifes grandfather, who happened to live next door to my ex-mother-in-law. Machine Gun Kelly went to my high school when I was there. Lady GaGa has also been quoted as saying, "I don't really meet that many other artists because I'm actually kinda shy. They bullied him and beat him up. I went to high school with Pink. A normal, high school girl kind of . You don't get much nerdier than that. Once we played a school talent show gig together, the highlight of my performance career! 31. Olivia Cooke (she recently played the lead girl in Ready Player One and she was the love interest in Bates Motel) sat next to me for five years in school because our surnames are very similar. I never wore the right clothes and I had a kind of natural geekiness. He said he copied a bunch of other people as a teen as he didn't know who he was and also that he was made fun of for being a performer who liked to sing and act. I could never get into trouble like the rest of my friends; my parents were very strict and taught me good values. Maya Angelou. A fresh take on sports: the biggest news and most entertaining lists. You may not exactly know who he is by name, but I'm sure you would recognize Howie Mandel if you see him. Super nice guy. She was in the same grade as me. One of the most popular directors in film history, Steven Spielberg is one of the pioneers of the New Hollywood era. Everyone thought I was an undercover narc. But I will say that I am totally incapable of buying his stage persona. I wasn't the popular one,"theformer Mrs. BenAfflecktold The Mirror. Answer (1 of 6): Apparently Paris Hilton was the 'queen' in her school, and everyone was scared of her. Charles Francis Adams Jr., grandson of President John Quincy Adams, once wrote of Lincoln, "He seemed shy to a degree, and very awkward in manner; as if he felt out of place". US residents can opt out of "sales" of personal data. And for more little-known red-carpet info, don't miss30 Shocking Facts about Your Favorite Movies. The agency says there are multiple facilities that are temporarily closed right now. Despite his nerdish appearance while in school, Manganiello did manage toland a spot on the basketball team. ", Back in the 80s, Depp hated being a teen idol so intensely that he shaved his eyebrows just to make himself uglier and less photogenic for teen-adoring magazines (Fun fact: Years later, Depp would also get his head shaved by Hunter S. Thompson for his role in "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas."). I was a geeky little guy, but she always was genuine and nice to me. There were also announcements that if people were moved by the Spirit to jump up and down, they shouldn't do that in the nearly 100-year-old balcony. For example, one Reddit user has said Justin Bieber was always an a**hole. 39. Tom told People he was bullied about being a dancer after starring in Billy Elliot in London at age 12; however, he said, You couldnt hit me hard enough to stop me from doing it," and that he accepted he wasn't cool and found his group of people. 19. Benedict Cumberbatch In one of his numerous interviews, Cumberbatch said that he was lazy in high school. "I was in the math club, I was in the National Honor Society. She's also spoken about being bullied while on Wizards of Waverly Place, calling Disney Channel "the biggest high school in the world.". Got really into looping and pedal effects. It was dog poop. "He was such a polished character, and they . I went to high school with Joe Keery. I remember that he had a bunch of pretty cool hip hop and a record player in his room. As a teen, she attended a strict Catholic boarding school in Louisiana, but wound up being expelled after two years. When we look at worldwide famous celebrities today, it's hard for us to imagine that they too were once completely normal, ordinary human beings that went to school, did their homework, got bullied and got into trouble. xhr.send(payload); She wouldve been maybe 6-8 at the time and she was just a cute, polite, kind of shy kid. He was artsy and seemed shy. She actually had kind of a tough time making friends within the program, like she wasn't interested in doing so. To this day he will never listen to or buy one of her songs because he says she's a liar and bully who only got famous because of her rich father. That's right, young Zach would go deep into the wilderness to go camping and he probably knows how to tie several different kinds of knots. One Redditor has said Taylor Swift went to middle school with one of my best friends. He also worked at a restaurant with my aunt. Teachers and students claim that Mariah was a diva even from young age. Photo: popcrush.com. Who knew. Despite being the 16th President of the U.S. and a towering figure that presided over the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln was a great communicator who simultaneously didn't offend by superiority," as Ralph Waldo Emerson put it. Richard Gere's career skyrocketed in the '80s with his breakout role in American Gigolo and he has since become a critically acclaimed actor over five decades. Zacsaid he "didn't really care about being the coolest kid in high school," and that he was mostly just focused and got good grades, which "probably made [him] a nerd.". I went to high school with Hayden Christensen before he was in Star Wars. I dont get the impression she changed so much as people started listening to her. Money didn't spoil him. He smiles from ear-ear, gives each fan a great big hug, takes pictures with them, gives them that Johnny Knoxville laugh, and just genuinely appreciates their support. The actor Ian Somerhalder, best known for playing Damon Salvatore in the TV series The Vampire Diaries, may be a jerk on screen but he is certainly no jerk in real life. I love being by myself, love being outdoors, love taking a long walk with my dogs and looking at the trees, flowers, the sky," Hepburn once said. Along with Chris, I went to school with 4 murderers.. Selena said of her time in school, "If my cousin wasnt the captain of the cheerleading team, I would have been destroyed. After making that many movies casting himself as a dorky guy with nothing to offer, only to still get the hot girl at the end, anyone can tell that Adam Sandler has some hang-ups about himself. While in high school, the actress competed in the Intel Science Talent Search and made it to the semifinals. Avril Lavigne was the bat girl for my baseball team. He was super popular AND nice. Literally the last person you'd think would end up being famous. He was the kid in school who wasn't necessarily a jerk, but was kind of a wise-*ss.". She claims that she was the best applicator of liquid eyeliner in history but I seriously doubt that. Richard Branson is a model for success, he is also dyslexic. Since then, he has made something of a reputation for himself by being shy. But once graduation happened he was done with everyone and ignored them when they tried to say hi.". He said she was always pretty cool and never had a big ego. 30 Shocking Facts about Your Favorite Movies. Angelina also refers to herself as a hard-hitting punk kid. ", Another Redditor has confirmed the above statement, adding Going off what the friend said she would always pick on kids she thought were inferior to her and would always hang out with the snobby entitled rich girls. 9 Anna Kendrick 1. Speaking about growing up, Liam said, "I used to wear my brothers' hand-me-downs, which were all too big on me. 7. 22. She was pretty cool. I had only about 1 or 2 real interactions with him even though we had a few classes together. She had a skate rat boyfriend from back home that came to SF during the program, so she kind of just did her own thing with him all the time.. If you think of a male model, I'm pretty sure Ian Somerhalder is like, one of the first people you would think of. That's right a high school Brad Pitt went around and drew dog poop in everyone's yearbooks. Went to high school with John Legend. "I'd eat my lunch in the nurses' office so I didn't have to sit with the other girls," she has said. One Redditor has said I was roommates with Emily Ratajkowski for a 5-week art program. I was shy so we didnt talk much, but a lot of my extended group were close with her. The actress and Honest Company founder has said she felt the sting of the mean girl clique when she was a teenager. I dated one of her friends for a couple of months., Have you ever seen a photo of Dwayne The Rock Johnson when he was a teen? The twosome did not . Can you imagine the actor Ashton Kutcher being a jerk? The actor Taylor Lautner seems like a pretty down to earth guy, doesnt he? The Best Relationship Advice No One Ever Told You, 5 Mindset Shifts To Stop Relationship Anxiety. The test ended up taking Branson around 10 hours, according to his mother, as he also spent some time inspecting rocks and insects. She also was very liberal in the application of liquid eyeliner. I was surprised when I heard that she was the one whod gotten famous out of them. 20 Celebrities Who Graduated From Ivy League Schools. 2. He even did an improv show at the school a couple years back. On the one hand theres this big pomp and circumstance, but really beneath it all theres this very sweet little guy whos constantly feeling very insignificant, which is ironic of course. With an ironic twist, these same celebrities even sometimes claim that they were the ones being bullied, rather than the other way around. Founded in 2010, Thought Catalog is owned and operated by The Thought & Expression Company, Inc. For over a decade, we've been at the bleeding edge of media, pioneering an infrastructure for creatives to flourish both artistically and financially. 14. UK. My older sister was a year ahead of him in jr high. The original Footloose was filmed at my high school, so I kind of went to HS with Kevin Bacon and Sarah Jessica Parker for a few months. Im really glad to see him succeed as much as he has and wish him all the best in his career (which we will watch with great interest). Roosevelt and his siblings suffered from a variety of physical ailments, and as a result, were home-schooled. Out of all the celebrities out there, there's something about Zach Galifianakis that makes me think that he's pretty much just a normal person. Then my friend would incite the crowd to be like, 'Look at that idiot!' 26. "I was one of those girls on the edge of the group. In 2014, one of Taylor's old classmates, Chelsea Alford, spoke to the Daily Mail and remembered her as "sweet" and "kind of goofy.". Her dad was in the private jet business and her family lived in a nice house on the lake. In the words of my Year 12 Classics teacher: Kylie Minogue was really smart and lovely. Unlike many, who consider dyslexia a curse, Branson calls it his "greatest strength.". Frank Abagnale is my dads cousin. While in high school that seemed to remain his reputation, after graduation, his personality shifted. Mindy has said she was "pretty nerdy" in high school and never had a boyfriend. Then there's the now-infamous story of her college peers creating the Facebook group "Stefani Germanotta,you will neverbefamous"and look at her now! Some girl was always crying over something she did., Another Redditor added I know someone who was horribly bullied by Demi Lovato in middle school for being a lesbian. 1. SANTA FE, Texas (AP) An emotional audition on "American Idol" by a survivor of a Texas high school shooting prompted tears from the judges and criticism of the country's response to gun . I havent seen him since then, so I dont know what hes like IRL these days, and I hope hes happy with whatever hes up to. From Kindergarten to about halfway through 5th grade, I suffered from selective mutism in school, mixed with severe depression." "Part way through 5th grade I started . One of my friends said she was a real obnoxious b****, and apparently bullied some other kid on the bus. 5 of 11. But unlike other celebrities who were considered jerks in high school, Anthonys arrogance has been forgiven due to his talent. Ill always have respect for him because he was always on the grind and trying to get money to support his family. There was one day apparently that he kept putting dollars into the vending machine without realizing that the machine was broken. Good for you, Calista. If you'd asked me what I wanted to be, I would have said something like a librarian. 3. Scott Halleran / Getty . So it comes as no surprise that Pratt was just as sweet in high school as he is now. And you can see why while at the beginning of his singing career he seemed extremely lovable, with time he turned into a huge jerk who has complete disregard and lack of respect for his fans. Kit 'Jon Snow' Harington went to the same Sixth Form College as me, year below me. Our town is notorious for being kinda shitty so Im glad someone from there made something of themselves. 46. Christian Bale got interested in theater at a fairly young age. One Redditor has said - "My sister's best friend's mom went to high school with Tom Cruise in NJ. Then we hung around outside and walked around and I gotta say, I dont know any celebrities, but Ive heard they can be dicks to fans (looking at you Daniel Craig, you Bondly SOB, you). Everyone said he was really chill and no one believed him when he said he had a modeling contract. I don't know why, but he does look like someone who would be really into being a Boy Scout. Sep 16, 2020, 8:47 AM. She said that back then she fancied doing her hair in a half-mohawk just above the ears. Apparently, thats not true, or at least isnt true according to Reddit There are these backstory rumors that say she was so into Harry Potter she wore glasses to look like him, but both my partner and sister are like, 'No that's bulls*it.' I can believe it after all, most people are pretty multi-dimensional. 2. January Nelson is a writer, editor, and dreamer. Some of these celebs grew out of their terrible attitudes, and some really need to get off their high-horse. Astronaut. Let's just say that she was very creative with her fashion choices in high school. After seeing Brad in all his attractive dad glory, it's hard to imagine him as a totally immature (yet still pretty good-looking) high school kid. He wasnt nice either Ill be honest. Also one day he saw her crying on the bus because people were calling Britney a slut. He's that bald guy with the goatee who hosts Deal or No Dealor probably more known from America's Got Talent. But even with them being so good, Carmelo was clearly a stand out among all of them so it didn't surprise me in the slightest when I first heard he went pro.. 2023 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved. Despite his affinity for storytelling, a trait popularized by Daniel Day Lewis in the film, "Lincoln," the president was frequently described as a quiet man. It's weird enough to think that celebrities were once normal people in high school, but it's even weirder to think that two celebrities went to the same high school. 10. Our teacher showed us the videos he made there. I coached her younger twin sisters in softball and their parents were really good about supporting all their kids equally even though Karlie was clearly the one going places. I guess it wasn't really the face that people didn't believe, but he grew up in a fairly small town where becoming a model wasn't very common. And since sweet people are often the target of bullies, none of us found it surprising when Colfer revealed that he was bullied in school. If you find that hard to believe, dont worry youre not the only one. A rarity at that school. He likely saved himself a world of hurt bygraduating high school at 13. 48. He would take attendance and then leave for the rest of the class, came back 5 minutes prior and would take attendance again. I always feel shy in the Hollywood scene. 15 Celebrities Who Were Nerds in High School. However, according to Reddit, Cruise was actually very weird in school and lied all the time. According to Redditor@serve11's dad, Ferrell used to get in trouble a lot after hijacking the loudspeaker and imitating the teachers. Ford, however, does not like the busy and active lifestyle of a celebrity. Celebrities as we know them today may seem like otherworldly beings that have surpassed human mortality, but really they're just regular people with good looks and a lot more money than any of us will ever come by. I mean, just think about how sticky whipped cream is and how easily it melts. Nonsense. I was somewhere in between." Sure, they might be famous and ridiculously good looking now, but some of these celebrities were thenerds the cool kids shunnedor even worse: didn't even know existedin high school. The most memorable thing though, is I had her dad as my art teacher for a semester when I was a sophomore. Entrepreneur, billionaire, and "The only person in the world to have built eight billion-dollar companies from scratch in eight different countries.". All the crap in the media about her weight and all of that? He likely saved himself a world of hurt by graduating high school at 13. A few days later, I ran into Kylie in the school and was amazed that she was this famous. Below are nine famous people that commonly strike us as outgoing, but who were actually far more quiet at heart. Getty Images. Hes just an all around nice guy from the sticks. You don't get much nerdier than that. I had lots of crushes, but I wasn't in the popular crowd. Our dorm was Cowell College and he performed a really bizarre rap at the talent show second semester. So that's cool., Of course, no one was surprised to learn this. Gaga said she was teased growing up for "being ugly, having a big nose, being annoying. Kind of a new type of celebrity, I went to high school with theodd1sout, that famous YouTube animator dude. People also said he was a pretty chill and nice guy who was also a good student. 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