(L-R) Kerry Washington, Dwayne Johnson and Jennifer Garner smile for school portraits Before fame, some celebrities were just regular kids walking the hallways of their schools<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Kim Kardashian, Dwayne Johnson, Jennifer Garner and other famous faces have shared their school photos on social media over the years<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Check out what some of your favorite stars looked like in their elementary school days<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Celebrities \u2014 they’re just like us, at least when it comes to school photos.<\/p>\n Before walking on red carpets and striking a pose for magazines, Hollywood’s biggest stars posed for school portraits in all their throwback glory. From Kerry Washington<\/a>‘s colorful overalls and Snoopy<\/a> pin to Dwayne Johnson<\/a>‘s Hawaiian shirt and afro or even Jennifer Garner<\/a>‘s adorable bowl cut, these grade-school snaps of musicians, actors and reality stars offer all the aww-worthy nostalgia.<\/p>\n Ready for a trip down memory lane? Keep scrolling to see some of your favorite celebs in their adolescence, complete with big hair, ruffles and themed lunch boxes.<\/p>\n 01 of 24<\/p>\n Reese Witherspoon in a school photo Reese Witherspoon<\/a> wasn’t far off from landing her first movie role (at age 14, in Man on the Moon) when she was photographed for this cute school portrait. The Big Little Lies<\/a> star shared the throwback photo on Instagram<\/a> in July 2025, captioning the pic: “If I could tell her one thing: stick with the radiators.\u2728”<\/p>\n 02 of 24<\/p>\n Drew Barrymore in a school photo Drew Barrymore<\/a> was already a global superstar by the time this photo was taken, having landed the role of Gerti at 6<\/a> in 1982’s E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial<\/a>. (She was 6 years old at the time<\/a> of filming). However, Barrymore still had to pose for a school photo just like any regular kid.<\/p>\n 03 of 24<\/p>\n Jennifer Garner in her kindergarten photo Garner may have gotten a fancier wardrobe since her days of wearing homemade jumpers to kindergarten<\/a>, but luckily, her dimples haven’t changed a bit.<\/p>\n 04 of 24<\/p>\n Gwen Stefani in a school photo This sweet shot of a baby Gwen Stefani<\/a> \u2014 shared on Instagram<\/a> in July 2023 to celebrate receiving a star<\/a> on the Hollywood Walk of Fame \u2014 gave no indication she’d be a punk princess and the frontwoman for No Doubt<\/a> within just a few short years.<\/p>\n 05 of 24<\/p>\n Kerry Washington in a school photo Ahead of the release of her 2023 memoir<\/a> Thicker than Water<\/a>, Washington shared a look at “Little Kerry” on Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n “So precious, right?! And also, so strong. Stronger than she knew at the time! If I could have told her then, I would have. But I remind her now whenever she needs to hear it!” the Scandal<\/a> star captioned the adorable snap.<\/p>\n 06 of 24<\/p>\n Fergie in a school photo To celebrate her 50th birthday in March 2025, Fergie<\/a> addressed a letter to little Stacy Ferguson in a throwback photo on Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n “Keep loving deeply with all your heart, and keep working on yourself. It always all makes sense later. I love you,” the Grammy<\/a>-winning singer wrote, in part.<\/p>\n 07 of 24<\/p>\n Kristen Bell in a school photo Actress Kristen Bell<\/a> credited her “disastrous” haircut as a kid for her ability to “never take flak from anybody.”<\/p>\n “What she did to make sure I fit in with the boys is take the bangs past the forehead, past the ear, all the way down to the back, which I believe we now call a mullet<\/a>,” Bell recounted to James Corden<\/a> on The Late Late Show<\/a> in September 2016.<\/p>\n 08 of 24<\/p>\n Jessie James Decker in a school photo To ring in her 36th birthday, Jessie James Decker<\/a> pulled a deep cut from the archives \u2014 and, much to the delight of her fans, it was this sweet elementary school snapshot shared on Instagram<\/a> in April 2024.<\/p>\n “It’s meeeeeee Jesssssicaaaaas,” she wrote along the hashtag “#ariesseason.”<\/p>\n 09 of 24<\/p>\n Jenna Dewan<\/a> looked pretty in pink in this portrait she posted for National School Picture Day.<\/p>\n “But- is it weird that I want hair like this again? \ud83d\ude02,” the Step Up star wrote on Instagram<\/a> in September 2022.<\/p>\n 10 of 24<\/p>\n Katie Couric in a school photo Katie Couric<\/a> posted this throwback photo on Instagram<\/a> in September 2021 in honor of Feeding America’s Hunger in Action Month, proving she’s always had that famously bright smile.<\/p>\n 11 of 24<\/p>\n Dwayne Johnson in a school photo Before achieving fame as wrestler<\/a> “The Rock” and becoming an international superstar<\/a> and tequila magnate<\/a>, Johnson was just a cute 7-year-old in Hawaii, “with my buck teeth, aloha shirt and WTF is going on with my afro matted down on one side?”<\/p>\n “No way this stud doesn’t grow up to become Sexiest Man Alive<\/a>,” the actor joked on Instagram<\/a> in October 2020.<\/p>\n 12 of 24<\/p>\n Kat Dennings<\/a> looked awfully cute in her Girl Scouts uniform. However, her time in the troop was short-lived.<\/p>\n “I got kicked out of Girl Scouts for writing, choreographing and starring in a skit called ‘Lexie Monroe, Detective’ that was deemed inappropriate for Earth Day,” she captioned the photo on Instagram<\/a> in October 2020.<\/p>\n 13 of 24<\/p>\n Emma Stone in a school photo, circa 1997 Even as a braces-sporting sixth grader, Emma Stone<\/a> had a twinkle in her eye. It might have been that the Bugonia<\/a> star had already found her life’s passion: According to Vanity Fair<\/a>, she began acting in a community theater when she was 11.<\/p>\n 14 of 24<\/p>\n Kelly Clarkson in a school photo in 1994 A young Kelly Clarkson<\/a> brought her accessories A-game to her sixth-grade picture session in 1994, but she would soon trade in scrunchies for a pen and notebook for songwriting. The original American Idol<\/a> winner wrote her hit song “Because of You” at age 16, according to Country Living<\/a>.<\/p>\n 15 of 24<\/p>\n Megan Fox in a school photo in 1988 “I remember having that unibrow, which I always hated,” Megan Fox<\/a> told Allure<\/a> in May 2010 of her eyebrows as a kid. “I used to beg my mother to let me pluck my eyebrows.”<\/p>\n She continued, telling the publication, “It’s an old wives’ tale that babies born with unibrows are destined to be famous, and when I was born, my grandmother looked at my mom and said, ‘This baby’s going to be famous.’ I believe I was 10 when my mother finally let me pluck into the unibrow.”<\/p>\n 16 of 24<\/p>\n Kim Kardashian (left) and Kourtney Kardashian in their first-day-of-school photos as a kindergartener and first grader, respectively Lunch box-toting sisters Kim Kardashian<\/a> and older sister Kourtney Kardashian<\/a> had each other to lean on for their first-day-of-school photo as a kindergartener and first grader, respectively.<\/p>\n 17 of 24<\/p>\n Kris Jenner (left) takes a picture with daughter Khlo\u00e9 Kardashian on the first day of school in 1992 Khlo\u00e9 Kardashian<\/a> brought mom Kris Jenner<\/a> \u2014 and an epic Mickey Mouse backpack \u2014 along for her first day back to school in 1992.<\/p>\n 18 of 24<\/p>\n Jamie Foxx in his sixth grade photo in 1980 Before he adopted the name Jamie Foxx<\/a> as a comedian and actor, he was Eric Bishop. Pictured here as a sixth grader in 1980, young Eric had been playing piano since he was 5 \u2014 which would come in handy for his Oscar-winning performance<\/a> as Ray Charles<\/a> \u2014 Foxx told <\/a>JazzTimes<\/a> in December 2004.<\/p>\n 19 of 24<\/p>\n Keith Urban (center) plays the guitar at school Keith Urban began playing guitar at age 6<\/a> and had such a knack for it that he was winning talent competitions while in elementary school. By the time he was 15, Urban dropped out of school<\/a> to pursue a music career.<\/p>\n 20 of 24<\/p>\n Marissa Jaret Winokur in a school photo Marissa Jaret Winokur<\/a> may have skipped the Hairspray<\/a> for her school photo, but matching the yarn to her outfit took the look to the next level.<\/p>\n 21 of 24<\/p>\n LeAnn Rimes in a school photo It’s hard to believe, but LeAnn Rimes<\/a> released her debut album<\/a>, Blue, and its title track at just 13 years old, becoming the first-ever youngest Grammy winner for Best New Artist<\/a> the following year in 1997.<\/p>\n The country music star also had something to smile about in this ” ‘back to school’ mood” snapshot posted on Instagram<\/a> in September 2017.<\/p>\n 22 of 24<\/p>\n John Mayer in a school photo John Mayer<\/a> sang about “Waiting on the World to Change” as an adult, but as a kid, he was just waiting for the bell to ring at the end of a school day. The musician shared this throwback pic in his shirt and tie on Instagram<\/a> in September 2017 with the caption: “#tbt this guy.”<\/p>\n 23 of 24<\/p>\n Katie Holmes in a school photo Before she was known for playing Joey Potter on Dawson’s Creek<\/a>, Katie Holmes<\/a> put her acting chops to the test in front of the yearbook photographers, as seen in this throwback photo she posted on Instagram<\/a> for her 47th birthday in December 2025.<\/p>\n 24 of 24<\/p>\n Diane Keaton in a school photo Diane Keaton<\/a> was all smiles in her school photo, years before making it big in the Godfather<\/a> trilogy and 1977’s Annie Hall. The actress died at age 79<\/a> in October 2025.<\/p>\n Read the original article on People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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