Regular People Who Grew Up With Celebs Are Revealing What They Were Actually Like Before Fame

We precocious asked radical of the BuzzFeed Community who knew celebs earlier they were celebrated to archer america what they were really similar backmost then. And I'm not gonna lie…some of these decidedly explicate a lot. From "they were precisely the same" to "they already acted famous," present are the astir fascinating (and shocking) stories:

1. Drake: "I went to precocious schoolhouse with Drake. This was successful his Degrassi days, and helium already thought helium was blistery s**t. He was a twelvemonth older than me, truthful I didn't truly cognize him that well, but helium rolled up to schoolhouse each time successful his grandma's Benz. You cognize that opus 'Started From the Bottom?' Yeah…he’s from the fanciest vicinity successful Toronto."

2. Justin Bieber: "Several of my friends knew Justin Bieber, and helium hasn't changed. He was truly talented but rather cocky. One clip a substitute teacher said helium had to footwear Bieber retired of people for being disruptive."

3. Chris Pratt: "I went to mediate and precocious schoolhouse with Chris Pratt. He was fundamentally the aforesaid benignant of quality helium plays connected Parks and Recreation. He was popular, but ever bully to everyone — adjacent the non-popular kids — and truly funny, too."

4. Seth Rogen: "I went to precocious schoolhouse with Seth Rogen. He couldn't support quiescent successful people due to the fact that helium was ever reasoning up comic s**t. Our teacher gave him 5 minutes each Monday to conscionable talk, and he'd bash a hilarious monologue astir his weekend."

5. Natalie Portman: "Went to mediate and precocious schoolhouse with Natalie Portman. Nothing changed. If you didn't cognize she was famous, you wouldn't person guessed it — she was conscionable successful people less."

6. Ryan Reynolds: "Ryan Reynolds is inactive the biggest dork successful town. Hasn't truly changed that overmuch — but drinks are connected him now."

7. Emma Stone: "Emma Stone went to the all-girls schoolhouse adjacent to excavation for a semester. She was the s**t and truthful bully astatine acting that they sent her to a performing arts schoolhouse beauteous quickly. Nice girl, too."

8. Tom Hiddleston: "Went to boarding schoolhouse with Tom Hiddleston. He was a nice, intelligent, affable feline and already into acting — ever landing pb roles successful schoolhouse plays."

9. Bill Gates: "My dada went to schoolhouse with Bill Gates. Said helium was a truly quiescent nerd and didn't socialize much."

10. Jim Carrey: "My ma knew Jim Carrey earlier helium was famous. He was conscionable arsenic comic backmost past — connected Halloween, he'd reply the doorway arsenic a wholly antithetic quality each time, and parents would travel backmost conscionable to spot what he’d bash next."

11. Chris Evans: "Chris Evans lived down the thoroughfare from maine and was my babysitter. When helium was successful precocious school, helium was conscionable a mean dude — thing astir him screamed 'I'm gonna beryllium famous.'"

12. Jesse Eisenberg: "I was successful children's theatre with Jesse Eisenberg. He knew each the authorities capitals and was bully and somewhat neurotic-seeming."

13. Carrie Coon: "I knew Carrie Coon earlier she got famous, and she was genuinely talented, kind, and a full girl's miss — she truly deserves each her success."

14. Kendrick Lamar: "Kendrick Lamar grew up successful my neighborhood. He inactive brings his day-one friends to shows and supports section artists. He comes done without information and gives backmost to kids — existent humble guy."

15. Russell Wilson: "I knew Russell Wilson earlier helium went pro. He'd amusement up astatine 5–6 a.m. to signifier erstwhile nary 1 other would, and anytime idiosyncratic needed assistance oregon volunteers, helium was the archetypal to measurement up."

16. Paul Newman: "Paul Newman lived successful my municipality and conscionable went astir his regular daily similar a mean idiosyncratic — shopping, eating out, adjacent going to the barber connected elder discount days, but ever tipping immense and giving a batch to charity."

17. Pope Francis: "I'm not adjacent religious, but earlier becoming Pope, helium was my neighbor. He took the subway, dressed simply, and adjacent erstwhile helium could've lived differently, helium chose not to."

18. Joseph Gordon-Levitt: "I went to schoolhouse with Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and 1 clip I asked if helium was himself, and helium said nary — I deliberation helium conscionable wanted to beryllium treated similar a mean kid."

19. Jon Bon Jovi: "My ma utilized to babysit Jon Bon Jovi, and she said helium was a bully kid who ever wore cowboy pajamas."

20. Elvis: "My grandma went to precocious schoolhouse with Elvis, and she said helium was nerdy and had precise fewer friends."

21. Robert Downey Jr.: "I knew Robert Downey Jr. erstwhile we were younger, and helium was quiescent and kept to himself, but erstwhile helium performed, helium wholly lit up the stage."

22. Lastly, Amy Winehouse: "I was friends with Amy Winehouse earlier she made it big. She was fun, afloat of life, and incredibly talented, but aboriginal connected she seemed wholly unrecognizable from the Amy I knew."

Low-key…some of these marque maine wonderment what radical would accidental astir maine if I ever got famous. If you’ve ever met idiosyncratic earlier they blew up, I request to perceive it — driblet it successful the comments oregon taxable it below. Your communicative mightiness extremity up successful a aboriginal BuzzFeed Community post!

Note: Some responses person been edited for magnitude and/or clarity.