▲"I believe my friend cut my hair, and I remember reading somewhere that if you mixed beer and egg whites and put it in your hair, you could get it spiky like that," the actress told Allure.

▲The British comedian's signature look would be almost unrecognizable to his younger self!

▲The suspenders are a very important touch.

▲Who would've thought this little angel would become the face of 'Jack*ss'?

▲Post-'Barney' and pre-Disney, Gomez kept her baby face.

▲It wouldn't be unreasonable to assume he was the school gossip.

▲Though Portman's youth has been well documented on-screen, it's still important to appreciate how adorable she is in this photo.

▲Even a tiny Orlando Bloom knew how to deliver a smolder.

▲Long before she would become one of the most famous faces on the planet.

▲It seems Duhamel aged like a fine wine.

▲Dunst starred in 'Interview With the Vampire' when she was 11, but here you can see her in her off-screen element.

▲The eldest of the Jonas Brothers may or may not have had some frosted tips?

▲The actor's love of jewelry started young.

▲The notorious curly 'do the actor loves to remember.

▲That mischievous look never quite left.

▲The pre-eyeliner era featured this three piece suit.

▲Doesn't he look like he did all his homework?

▲Back then she was Michelle LaVaughn Robinson, a girl who probably didn't expect to make history in such a huge way.

▲Surely a high school heartthrob, Lautner started acting when he was just 13.

▲He's replaced the hair with a tall hat, but other than that he looks pretty much the same.

▲This just proves that you don't have to have your experimental hair and fashion moments in high school. You've got the rest of your life for that!

▲You can tell he's thinking of something hilariously clever, as usual.

▲Definitely boy-band material.

▲Braces and funny faces...Gwyneth Paltrow wins for best throwback.

▲The face that would later become known around the globe.

▲Was there ever a time when Lauryn Hill didn't look perfect?

▲Before she became known for never smiling.

▲Now this is the yearbook photo we've all been waiting for.

▲Before the singer discovered glitter and hair dye.

▲Rachel Green may have gotten all the praise for her hairstyles, but this young Aniston deserves credit for this look.

▲The bow tie is a perfect addition.

▲He already looks ready to host his late-night show.

▲Helen Hunt started studying acting when she was eight, and she made her professional debut a year later, before this photo was even taken.

▲Washington would only make his film debut years later, in his late twenties.

▲Before he became the face of not one, but two famous franchises, Ford simply had a nice face.

▲This is a little different from how her character in 'Easy A' looked in high school.

▲Kutcher was actually 20 when he was supposed to be playing a high schooler in 'That '70s Show.'

▲If this actual high school version of the actor was in the 'Gossip Girl' version of high school, it would be a very different story.

▲This is especially satisfying when you compare it to how she looked in TV-high school on 'Gossip Girl.'

▲A rare look at the late singer before she discovered the beehive.

▲A moment of appreciation for the brushed-back middle part.

▲Braff dressed like the indie movie character he wanted to be.

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She was just an angel before Charlie came along. Diaz really doesn't look that different now though.

▲He exudes the same energy to this very day.

▲He would go on to have a roller coaster of a career that would make him one of the highest-paid actors in the world.

▲Damon was poised for success, and got his first acting role when he was just 18.

▲With close-cropped hair and no goatee, it takes a minute to recognize him.

▲This little sweetheart had a while to go before becoming a mother monster.

▲A few years later, when she was 21, Hudson would win the hearts of fans and critics in 'Almost Famous.'

▲Back when the King of Pop was still just a little prince.

▲The actor looks like the kind of boy who would bring your daughter back five minutes before curfew.

▲We are here for this wide-collar '70s look.

▲Beckinsale apparently knew her calling from a young age, and wrote in her primary school yearbook, "When I grow up I want to be … an actress."

▲The legendary performer seems to have always had a star quality about her.

▲The late 'Sopranos' star rocked the classic enormous glasses of the '70s.

▲Little did she know she'd be one of the biggest actresses in the '90s.

▲The late actor, comedian, and stunt performer had a strange nickname in school that was actually longer than his real name.

▲Though she made her acting debut when she was 25, she already looked like a star in school.

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Get those binders labeled and those pencils sharpened: the school year approaches! There’s no better moment to take a trip back to the past than now.

For most of us, the thought of our yearbook photos being unearthed and released to the public is more of a nightmare, but fortunately celebrities have already shown us their talent and good looks, so we are free to gaze upon their days of braces, strange hair choices, and pre-fame looks.