27 Almost Unrecognizable Photos Of Celebrities From The Old Days

Before the red carpets, private jets, and overly curated Instagram feeds, celebrities were just awkward teens, baby-faced newcomers, or people who clearly didn’t have a stylist yet.

These early photos capture the beautifully unpolished beginnings of famous faces—and honestly, they deserve to be sealed in a time capsule for future generations to study, laugh at, and maybe feel a little better about their own yearbook pics.

1. Bruce Willis and Demi Moore 1995

2. During filming, Carrie Fisher was convinced that Star Wars would be a disaster and a B-movie, but enjoyed the fact that she was the only girl in an all boy fantasy, 1977

3. Claudia Schiffer, 1989

4. Elizabeth Hurley at The Batcave club in London, 1984

5. Frances McDormand taking home her Oscar for Best Actress in 1997 for her performance in Fargo

6. 8th grader Gwen Stefani, with her brother Eric, strikes a pose with autographs from the musicians of Madness, 1983

7. Actress Jayne Mansfield holding a puppy, 1957

8. Jennifer Love-Hewitt in the late 1990s

9. 15-year-old Jimi Hendrix with his first electric guitar, 1957

10. Jenna Fischer in 1995

11. Sofia vergara with her son Manolo-Gonzalez (90s throwback)

12. Joan Jett – 1980

13. Meryl Streep, Penny Marshall, Carrie Fisher, Bette Midler, and Sally Field at Fisher’s baby shower, 1992.

14. Michelle Pfeiffer. Here she is in her 80s kitchen.

15. Monica Belluci (1989)

16. Polaroid of Anna Nicole Smith on Set of Naked Gun 33 1/3 (1994)

17. Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie dressed as fairies (Halloween?). Late 90s.

18. Paul Newman, looking better than a body has a right to, in Venice promoting the movie Hud, 1963.

19. Pope Francis as a young priest in the 1950s.

20. Andre The Giant with his body double on the set of The Prince Bride, 1986

21. Charlize Theron, 1996.

22. 18 year old Diana Spencer working as nanny – 1979.

23. Bruce Willis with newborn daughter Rumer (1988)

24. Sally Field (1986)

25. The cast of The Breakfast Club reunited (1985, 2025)

26. Walton Goggins, high school senior, 1989.

27. Amy Winehouse 1999