42 Famous People Who Hung Out Before They Were Famous

Kevin Bacon has nothing on this list, although if we dug deeper we'd probably find out you-know-what. Anyway, you probably find that sometimes someone you know surprisingly knows someone else you know, and it's pretty eyebrow-arching. Then you find out they went to college together or roomed together or went parasailing together in Jamaica without any sort of injury occurring, and the eyebrows raise even higher.

It turns out things aren’t all that different in TinselTown. We already knew famous people like to kick it with each other, doing cool stuff like burning $100 bills, flying to the moon, and hunting poor people for fun. That’s just Hollywood. But what's weird about this is which famous people are connecting with each other to be super rich and powerful. History has given us some unlikely duos who chilled together.

(As always, thanks to AuntieMeme for the voodoo she works putting these together.)

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You probably recognize these two NBC comedy stars. JASON SUDEIKIS AND GEORGE WENDT You probably didn't know they're family. Sudeikis was a cast member

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You wouldn't think a horror director would make a good neighbor. FRED ROGERS AND GEORGE ROMERO But he worked with the best neighbor of all. George A.

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These two both wound up in the political sphere. ANTHONY WEINERAND-JON STEWART For a while they shared a physical sphere. When he was first starting o

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What do a literary giant and a literal giant have in common? ANDRE THE GIANT AND SAMUEL BECKETT Beckett used to drive Andre to school. Samuel Beckett,

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These two McCarthys seem to have nothing in common. JENNY MCCARTHY AND MELISSA MECARTHY But they're actually family. Even though they share a common l

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It makes sense that these two rappers would hang out. JAY Z AND BUSTA RHYMES They went to high school together. Jay Z and Busta Rhymes both attended B

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It's hard to imagine these two hanging out. IN CAMERON DIAZ AND SNOOP DOGG But they were in high school together. Cameron Diaz and Snoop Dogg both att

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What do a late-night host and Dr. Who have in common? BO) 2e SUCE BO) PETER CAPALDI AND CRAIG FERGUSON They were in a punk band together. During the '

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These two actresses made their mark as scream queens. JANET LEIG AND JAMIE LEE CURTIS They're mother and daughter. Janet Leigh was famously menaced by

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What do this actor and this senator have in common? CONNIE BRITTON AND KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND A summer abroad in Beijing. During her pre-acting days as an

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These two might seem like unlikely friends. JENNIFER ANISTON AND CHAZ BONO But they used to hang out after school. Chaz (then Chastity) Bono and Jenni

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Ever wonder where MC Hammer got his rapper name? MC HAMMER AND HANK AARON Reggie Jackson thought he looked like Hank Aaron. When Hammer was a kid, he

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Does everyone from Canada know each other? RICK MORANIS AND GEDDY LEE Maybe not, but these two do. Comedian-turned-actor Rick Moranis and Rush frontma

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What's the link between this actor and this sportscaster? LEE CORSO AND BURT REYNOLDS Corso was Reynolds' wingman. Lee Corso and Burt Reynolds were ro

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These two have done their share of movies. RYAN GOSLING AND JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE And they shared a house as kids. Ryan Gosling and Justin Timberlake were

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How does this starlet know this TV judge? RT LANA TURNER AND JUDGE JOSEPH WAPNER They used to date. Before Judge Judy, there was Judge Wapner, the cru

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These two have more in common than their Oscars. AL GORE AND TOMMY LEE JONES They were college roommates. They roomed together for four years of colle

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Recognize these two from Star Trek? ALEXANDER SIDDIG AND MALCOLM MCDOWELL They're uncle and nephew -screen. Alexander Siddig played Dr. Bashir on Star

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These two have more in common than Star Wars. DENIS LAWSON AND EWAN MCGREGOR Wedge is Obi-Wan's real-life uncle. Ewan McGregor played Obi-Wan Kenobi i

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What do a rocker and a Roker have in common? LENNY KRAVITZ AND AL ROKER They're cousins. Rocker Lenny Kravitz and TV weatherman Al Roker are actually

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Actor Kevin James and wrestler Mick Foley go way back. KEVIN JAMES AND MICK FOLEY They were on the same wrestling team. Both men agree that James was