18 Images Of A-List Celebs Way Before Fame

It's time for a little celebrity throwback! But these might be a few of the rarest photos you have ever seen. Fame always changes people no matter what they say and these rare celebrity photos are here to prove it. From bowl haircuts to chubby cheeks, your favorite celebrity was once just a regular person with very little in their bank accounts. There were no glam teams, celebrity stylists or expensive wardrobes. No red carpets or big movies to promote. These photos predate it all. Some of our favorite elements of pre-fame photos is the tragic hair. It happens to everyone, except maybe Angelina Jolie, who appears not to have suffered from that awkward stage in school.

Before there was photoshop and face tune there were Polaroids and school photos. Some celebs look totally different while others just look like older versions of themselves. These celebrities once lived normal lives before the paparazzi started snapping photos of them. So let's take a walk down memory lane when Nicole Kidman still had curly hair, Stephen Colbert wasn't so clean shaven and Jennifer Aniston who once had a pixie cut, yes a pixie, imagine that!

Check out these rare images of celebrities before they were famous.

18 Stephen Colbert Wasn't Always So Clean Cut

Stephen Colbert went from scruffy to clean cut anchorman. Colbert might be the king of political satire but there was once a time the comedian wasn't so interested in politics. The funnyman actually studied to be a serious actor before moving on to comedy. Colbert has gone from The Daily Show to his own The Colbert Report before leaving cable TV for primetime's Late Show on CBS. Did you know that Colbert grew up in South Carolina and he actually has a Southern accent when he was a kid, but he learned to suppress it in his childhood. He reportedly said that Southerners were usually looked at as unintelligent on TV, so instead, he opted to pick up an American newsman accent. We think that came in handy for his future job behind a newsdesk!

17 Brad Pitt's 70's Bowl Cut

Who knew Brad Pitt has such great hair his entire life. Yes, he has a bowl cut, but look at that color and shine. Brad Pitt is known for his handsome face and his gorgeous mane. But did you know that Brad has been known to transform his image according to who he is dating or married to at the time. Let's take a look at his dating record. When he dated Gwyneth Paltrow they must have shared the same stylist since both were seen with bright blonde hair. He moved on to his honey-colored mane when he was married to Jennifer Aniston. And then during Brad's last relationship with estranged wife Angelina Jolie, he channeled her energy with darker roots. Brad's hair has really transitioned over time from buzz cuts to shoulder length hair, but no matter what his hair is always on point.

16 Rihanna Had Wild Hair

Rihanna might be an international star, but she's also a hair chameleon. She's had every style and color in the book, but her hair journey had to start somewhere. By now you are used to seeing Rihanna with perfectly coiffed hair, or a cool messy cropped style, but there was once a time she wasn't so famous and suffered some dreaded frizz just like the rest of us. "Rihanna wanted something different, edgy, and fun, but simple at the same time. We don't like neat or perfect hair - that balance of perfectly-imperfect has always been our thing," Rihanna's stylist, Ursula Stephen said in a 2013 interview. This is a rare and unfiltered Rihanna before fame hit and she was still able to get away with all that innocence.

15 Angelina Jolie Has Always Been A Beauty

Wow, Angelina Jolie has always been a natural beauty. The mom of six knew how to give a sultry intense look even at a young age. Angelina grew up on the set of movies, her parents are actors, Jon Voight and Marcheline Bertrand. But life for the brunette beauty hasn't always been easy. After three divorces, we thought she'd found her soulmate in Brad Pitt, but it wasn't meant to be and the couple shockingly called it quits after a decade together. Weird fact Angelina hated hugging people when she was younger. “Growing up, I had a thing about people hugging me, even my mother, I'm holding my breath now just talking about it.” When Angelin isn't on a movie set or with her kids, she's a fierce humanitarian with a pilot's license.

14 Obama: From Ambitious Youngster To President

How adorable is a young Barack Obama. Can't you just see ambition in the eyes of the former President of the US. Obama was mostly raised in Hawaii, but he toggled between the US and Indonesia with his mother in his youth. He later went on to be the 44th President of the US and the first African American to hold that office, but did you know that he was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize in 2009 although he felt he didn't deserve the honor. He won the prize for his "extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples." Obama did say, "I do not view it as a recognition of my own accomplishments but rather an affirmation of American leadership on behalf of aspirations held by people in all nations." Since leaving office in 2017, Obama appears to be traveling the world while decompressing from his eight years as President.

13 Michelle Obama Before The Presidency

Michelle Obama wanted everyone to get up and move during her tenure as the First Lady of US. Michelle's hair may look a little stiff in her youth, but she is quite the opposite. Michelle is known to get up and dance and that's why she started the 'Let's' Move' initiative to get young people to eat better and exercise to fight obesity. "In the end, as First Lady, this isn't just a policy issue for me. This is a passion. This is my mission. I am determined to work with folks across this country to change the way a generation of kids thinks about food and nutrition," she said during her time at the White House. Michelle's an elegant woman, but even she has her awkward phase growing up, check out her interesting hairstyle.

12 Nicole Kidman's Curly Curls

Nicole Kidman has a refined look now, but when she was in her 20's she let her natural curls shine through. The Australian actress was born with beautiful curls, but she worked against her natural texture for a smoother look and now she regrets it. "I really wanted to have that suntanned skin and long blonde hair. I wanted to conform and be the Aussie beach girl. And I was never going to be that." But now she wants her ringlets back. "I wish I had my curls back. I tortured them to death. I always say, 'Don't ruin the ringlets!'" It's hard to remember Nicole as a curly redhead since she's been blonde and straight for years now, but from the looks of it, all that straightening has damaged Nicole's natural curls.

11 Shakira Wasn't Always So Blonde

Double take, is that really Shakira? Shakira is not naturally a blonde, but she's had the color so long that we had no idea she was a natural brunette. The Latin star had huge dreams as a young girl walking the beaches of Barranquilla, Colombia. And her dreams came true. The 'Hips Don't Lie' singer is the highest-selling Colombian artist of all time. And Shakira isn't just a singer she's also a soap opera actress. She starred in the young adult telenovela, “El Oasis” in her teens.

Shakira signed her first recording contract at just 13 and has been making music ever since. She had her first crossover hit in 2001 with songs "Whenever Wherever" and "Underneath Your Clothes." It was a long time ago time but Shakira even had a stint as a judge on 'The Voice. '

10 Blake Lively High School Days

Blake Lively is a red carpet maven, but there was once a time she was just a gangly teen in high school. But an ambitious teen as she was also class president, a cheerleader, and in a choir. While juggling all of that, she also landed a film role. Blake auditioned for and landed her first big break, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants in 2005. When she was a junior in high school and the return to finish up her senior year. She then went on to star in the ultra-popular TV hit, Gossip Girl, where the blonde played a reformed party girl. Since then Blake married Green Lantern co-star Ryan Reynolds and became a mom to two kids. And it looks like Blake eventually hired a dentist since her teeth in the photo look more polished in recent years.

9 Always Funny Man Jim Carrey

Jim Carrey has always been a funny guy. He even wrote a letter to Carol Burnett when he was 10 asking to be a regular on her show, “Carol and I actually go way back. I was 10 years old, and I really wanted to be on The Carol Burnett Show, because I was a young, aspiring comedian, and I did about 150 voices. Then I waited, like Jodie Foster in Contact.”

The comedian started his standup career as a teen in Toronto comedy clubs. But did you know that Jim tried to land a spot on the SNL cast in the 1980s' but it wasn't until the 90's that he made a name for himself on another ensemble comedy show, In Living Color. Anyone remember Fire Marshall Bill? Jim's gone on to have super success on the big screen with movies like Ace Ventura, The Mask and Dumb and Dumber.

8 Demi Lovato's Youthful Face

Demi Lovato started her acting career young so it's hard to find rare photos of the 'Confident' singer. Demi has been an open book when it comes to discussing her childhood like her start on the children's TV series, Barney and her bipolar diagnosis while dealing with depression. Demi most recently took on an internet bully who most people assume is blogger Perez Hilton. She tweeted “The other night I got to sing SNS directly to one of USA's most notorious bullies. It felt so f**king great. That's what the song is all about!!! Sorry not sorry that you were in the audience watching me kill it.” But she declined to name the person. “And btw - he's remaining nameless because he doesn't deserve the relevance that he doesn't have anymore.” Ouch. Perez retorted saying he was a fan.

7 Eva Longoria As A Little Brunette Beauty

Eva Longoria has been showcasing her pregnant belly all over social media. But the youngster had a strict childhood growing up in Texas. She wasn't allowed to wear makeup, but she found a creative way around that by using her crayons.“I wasn't allowed to wear makeup when I was young. I would melt crayons and try to put them on my lips, and I would use watercolors for eyeshadow.”Could there be a Desperate Housewives revival? Terri Hatcher says yes, please. "I would be the first person, yeah, I never wanted it to be over, I loved those characters," And Eva would be up for it! "I wish! I love that show. I miss it every single day. I miss being Gaby. I miss being on set. I miss everything about it. But our creator Marc Cherry has said many times he wouldn't bring it back."

6 Taylor Swift Before Stardom

Taylor Swift had success early in her life, so it's rare to find a photo of the international star before becoming famous. She's got a big reputation these days, but things weren't so easy when Taylor was a kid either. She was bullied in school. “Junior high was actually sort of hard because I got dumped by this group of popular girls. They didn't think I was cool or pretty enough, so they stopped talking to me. The kids at school thought it was weird that I liked country music. They'd make fun of me.” Taylor recalls the same mean girls coming to her concert and asking for autographs. “They showed up, wearing my T-shirts and asking me to sign their CDs. It was bittersweet because it made me realize that they didn't remember being mean to me and that I needed to forget about it, too.” She moved on and wrote a song about it.

5 Kate Winslet Pre-Titanic Fame

Kate Winslet wasn't James Cameron's first choice for the role of Rose in Titanic. He actually wanted to cast Claire Danes or Gwyneth Paltrow, But Kate begged for the role, "You don't understand! I am Rose! I don't know why you're even seeing anyone else!" Kate did get the role but the experience was torture. Kate ended up with influenza and hypothermia due to working on the flooded ship and while filming one scene she almost drowned. But the movie was a hit and made Kate a star. The flick won 11 Academy awards nabbing Kate a Best Actress nomination. Kate did eventually win the Best Actress Oscar for her role in The Reader. Kate started her acting career as a child in local theater and amateur shows. She landed her first role at just five years old.

4 Bruno Mars From Spunky Boy to 24 Karats

Bruno Mars has always been a character. Little Bruno was an Elvis impersonator at the family's Waikiki Beach dinner-club act. But Bruno, whose real name is Peter Gene Hernandez, has always loved performing. "From a very young age, I remember watching the show and being completely fascinated. You know, my uncle would be up there playing guitar, my dad would be up there conducting the whole show, my mom would be singing out. And I'd be like, 'I wanna go up there too!' So, from the moment my dad started allowing me onstage, I became a ham."

He was such a ham that he landed a role as the Little Elvis in the movie Honeymoon in Vegas. Bruno's had major success in the past few years with three hit albums, Doo-Wops & Hooligans, Unorthodox Jukebox and 24K Magic.

3 Jennifer Aniston's Shortest Hair Ever

Jennifer Aniston may be known for her long golden mane now, but she once rocked a pixie and we had no idea. Jennifer made it big with 'The Rachel' haircut on Friends but did you know that back in high school Jennifer experimented with short hair? Yes, that's really her! And even though she didn't like her Rachel layered haircut she really hated her bob haircut. "I've never liked the bob. I always want them, and then when I get them, I'm like, 'What? Why did you let me do it?' Because my hair is so curly - I have naturally wavy hair - when it's short, it just turns into an Afro I can't really control. I just don't know how to style it very well. So hence me having to say to my hairstylist, 'Chris, please come help me with my hair.'"

2 Katy Perry's High School Look

Katy Perry has always been a California Gurl, but she had a different kind of childhood in very religious upbringing. Katy's first dabble in music was actually gospel music. She landed at three record labels before getting her first big break. "I didn't have a childhood. I come from a very non-accepting family, but I'm very accepting. Sometimes when children grow up, their parents grow up. Mine grew up with me. We coexist. I don't try to change them anymore, and I don't think they try to change me. We agree to disagree. They're excited about (my success)." Katy has a totally different image than the one her parents wanted, but they are excited for her and her success. Next for Katy will be her new judging job on American Idol's revival.

1 Kim Kardashian Before That Tape

Kim Kardashian's always been on the hunt for fame. Kim got her first taste of notoriety when her father joined the legal team for OJ Simpson during his infamous trial. Since then Kim has made a name for herself in reality TV, social media, the beauty business and more. But it's rare to see very candid photos of Kim (with her best friend Allison Statter). Kim and Allison have been a friend since elementary school and their moms are friends as well. “Allison is like the first person that I would call if there was like a huge family drama. Like, before anyone,” Kim said of her longtime friend with Statter adding, “And I would do the same. We're basically as close as you get to sisters without having blood.” It's rare to see Kim let her guard down.