Ninja went to my high school and although I didnt know him personally, it was funny the day we asked my math teacher senior year if she remembers Tyler Blevins and she said yes of course, and asked why does the entire class know who he is and why do they call him Ninja though? We all know high school can be just awful, but these 15 stars are proof that being asked to sit at the popular table during lunch pales in comparison to having a hit film or winning an Oscar or a Grammy. Condoleezza Rice. On Lopez Tonight, she described high school as "pretty rough," saying people would start fights with her. So that's cool., Of course, no one was surprised to learn this. The gaudy mcmansion her dad had built at the front lot of the local rich people subdivision still sits vacant and one time my friends and I got drunk and went skinny dipping in the Moretz pool in high school. That man was John Glenn: he became a war hero and one of the most famous astronauts in history, despite being a college dropout. Reddit user @jackbeawesome went to school with her and confirms this;she was one of those punkish kids that just really did not care what other people thought of them. 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. 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. 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. And those cheekbones aren't able to cut someone up for nothing. 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). Further, she was approachable, had a great sense of humor and down to earth. The thing about regular people is that they all had to go through high school and growing up, and it wasn't always pretty not even for these very pretty and successful people. I went to high school with Joe Keery. He rode the bus with Jamie Lynn because they both lived in Kentwood,La, but went to school in Mississippi. My sister has her school pic that says have a great year. My sister said she was really nice. Some of these celebs grew out of their terrible attitudes, and some really need to get off their high-horse. Absolutely thrilled that shes doing so well for herself. I feel a bit like I did in high school, like I don't really fit in.". The actor was born in 1949 in . ", 2022 Galvanized Media. In the words of my Year 12 Classics teacher: Kylie Minogue was really smart and lovely. For others, it's too soon to tell. 14 shows to watch if you love Happy Valley. 1. xhr.open('POST', 'https://www.google-analytics.com/collect', true); Mindy will even admit it herself that she spent way too much time in high school trying to be popular, while never actually achieving this goal. if( navigator.sendBeacon ) { Kind of a new type of celebrity, I went to high school with theodd1sout, that famous YouTube animator dude. I'm not saying that her accounts of being bullied were made up, since I feel like everyone gets bullied at one time or another, but her stories may not have the whole truth in them either. 8 Jerk - Tom Cruise Was A Liar. Many of the world's most revered leaders have actually been far less outgoing than their public personas would lead us to believe. 2. Something for everyone interested in hair, makeup, style, and body positivity. One Redditor has said My older cousin was in the same class as Adam Sandler in high school, and also went on a blind date with Sarah Silverman. Some people love the actor Chad Michael Murray, while others hate him. He was a bit nerdy, but a nice guy. Nothing too revelatory here, but he says Sandler was pretty much like he acted later on in his movies. I was in Drakes class for grades 1-4. Ryan has spoken about not feeling like he looked manly growing up and has said he didn't know how to talk to girls. This just cannot be said about PJ. 4. Good for you, Calista. When a bunch of 10-11 year old kids are trying to get a school play together it helps if you dont start making up your own lines and throwing everyone into a state of utter confusion. They even remember a time when they saw her years later and she smiled at them, and then flipped them off for no reason. A normal, high school girl kind of . He apparently called it his "trademark symbol.". The star of Netflix's Glow has said she spent her high school years hanging out with fellow drama club members. If you'd asked me what I wanted to be, I would have said something like a librarian. Jude Law. I had a couple of classes in HS with the model Karlie Kloss. Said he was chill and charismatic. Then Catch Me If You Can came out. Contrary to popular belief, he wasnt an asshole. I was in the school band and I think that has a bit of a stigma at the age of 13. Back to Emily though, the only thing I truly remember from her in high school is she was cute but not like DAMN! Ill always have respect for him because he was always on the grind and trying to get money to support his family. Avril Lavigne was the bat girl for my baseball team. 39. LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - February comes to an end in a quiet fashion weather-wise. Charlizedescribed herself as a "geek" growing up, saying she had thick glasses, that boys didn't like her, and that she was even bullied. 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". Published on May 4, 2016 09:35 AM. Great girl (from what I could tell) and Im happy shes big and famous now. What was it a drawing of exactly? Snoop Dogg also said that Cameron looked familiar to him. He didn't have many friends, he was a bully, and teachers hated him. He absolutely adores her father. This is after she reportedly used to play pranks on the nuns, such as setting their alarm clocks back three hours. 3. What Im saying is, hes quite shy, said Wainright. She also recalled that she always tried to be in the musicals, and always ended up being some kind of beggar or homeless person in the background. I never had a girlfriend in those days either, every girl I asked to a dance would shoot me down. I wasn't the popular one,"theformer Mrs. BenAfflecktold The Mirror. Award-winning fashion designer, filmmaker, and Jay-Z muse Tom Ford is the who's-who in the world of fashion. The professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA), Carmelo Anthony, always knew he was special. According to @alienscxmon Reddit, whose dad went to high school with this iconic show host, Steve was apparently very shy and barely ever said anything back in the day. However, according to Reddit, Colfer himself was not a very nice person in school and could be a bully himself I went to high school with Chris Colfer. ", Then the polar opposite of the persona Ferrell is known for now, the actor and comedian used to be painfully shy and had to use fairly extreme methods to overcome this. 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. I remember wondering if someone just stole his art and put it in the paper, but nope. While this isn't the most interesting story, it at least shows me that Drake's head has always been somewhere else. When he was nine, he was featured in a commercial for the first time. However, according to Reddit, Cruise was actually very weird in school and lied all the time. Who knew. People also said he was a pretty chill and nice guy who was also a good student. Friends such as actress Angie Dickinson recalled, its amazing, with all of his success and [being] one of the most recognizable men in the world, he was very shy about it., In 1977, Johnny Carson agreed to sit down with "60 Minutes" correspondent Mike Wallace for a rare interview, in which Wallace was finally able to ask Carson about his notorious shyness and whether he felt it was accurate. Along with Chris, I went to school with 4 murderers.. January Nelson is a writer, editor, and dreamer. 26. Sep 16, 2020, 8:47 AM. One Redditor has said Apparently she was known for being pretty - and somewhat popular but not one of the super popular people that everyone went crazy for during school productions., Also, you know the story Robbie has spread about how she used to wear Harry Potter glasses to look like him? Said he was the quiet, artsy type but super talented. He was pretty popular and was known for doing this hilarious rap/dance gig for our annual school talent show as Tiny Tim. If not, have a look at the photo above in it, The Rock is sixteen years old. Literally the last person you'd think would end up being famous. Part of HuffPost Wellness. Some people who went to high school withMargot said that she was just 'kind of' popular, but not too popular. She said he was very sweet and kind of shy. We had choir and theater together. There was one day apparently that he kept putting dollars into the vending machine without realizing that the machine was broken. "Apart from my being mixed race, my parents didn't have money so I never had the cute clothes or the cool back pack. Answer (1 of 6): Apparently Paris Hilton was the 'queen' in her school, and everyone was scared of her. He was a jerk to me during classes and he claims to have had a terrible high school experience because he got bullied or something. The famous photographer was pulled out of school when he was 12 and was homeschooled by a private tutor. The stunning actress Blake Lively seems like a nice person so were not surprised to learn that she was also known among her classmates as a nice and down to earth girl. Robert Pattinson. ), I can also confirm that buddys natural accent and dialect is indistinguishable from any other middle-class white kid from Toronto. "I had undiagnosed mental illnesses and no mental health support system" -- stealtoadboots. Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP; Charles Sykes/Invision/AP; Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP. As a teen, she attended a strict Catholic boarding school in Louisiana, but wound up being expelled after two years. 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. I've only ever seen him as witty and full of energy, but that might just be a face he puts on for show. That's right a high school Brad Pitt went around and drew dog poop in everyone's yearbooks. If only this Reddit user uploaded a picture of the yearbook drawing. It got to the point where he dreaded going to school though he says this experience helped him not get bullied into not going for certain parts in Hollywood. If anything, he was rather devious. I could never get into trouble like the rest of my friends; my parents were very strict and taught me good values. He even did an improv show at the school a couple years back. Steve Harvey hardly talks about his teen years or his memories of high school. He could shred the guitar even then. We chatted for a few minutes, and she was extremely kind and friendly. When he was six years old he apparently watched a First Blood video which inspired him so much that he brought a set of steak knives with him to school and began hurling them at his classmates during lunchtime. His most popular works include Jurassic Park, Schindler's List, and Saving Private Ryan. If you think of a male model, I'm pretty sure Ian Somerhalder is like, one of the first people you would think of. My aunt has run into him a few times when he's been back home and he's always been really nice. I was surprised when I heard that she was the one whod gotten famous out of them. One Redditor has revealed that Murray was always full of himself, even in high school Chad Michael Murray went to my high school, he's always been a douche. 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