Before Emilio Estevez had a strict father in The Breakfast Club, he had a tough but good one in Insight. He looks the same now as he did when he was 17 in that 1980 episode. That is because… Read More

Before Julia Louis-Dreyfus was friends with the troll George Costanza on Seinfeld, she was more than friends with an actual Troll. How pretty was the 24-year-old in that 1986 movie? Read More

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Courteney Cox (@courteneycoxofficial) Before Courtney Cox had five best Friends, she was Dancing in the D… Read More

Before Ken Marino worked as a caterer on Party Down, he used to work as a chef on Spin City. He looks the same now as he did when he was 28 in that 1997 episode Read More

Before Matthew Gray Gubler spent a huge chunk of his life starring in Criminal Minds, he got his start in The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. he looks the same now as he did when he was 23… Read More

Before Glen Powell was flying high in Top Gun: Maverick, he was able to elevate himself without a plane on Spy Kids 3. How cute was the 14-year-old in his debut role? Read More

Before Martin Short put a spell on us, he starred in Godspell. How cute was the 22-year-old in that 1972 production of the musical? Read More

Before Bradley Whitford was kicking ass at the White House on West Wing, he got his ass kicked in Adventures in Babysitting. He looks the same now as he did when he was 27 in that 1987 movi… Read More

Before we knew Steve Martin as the Wild & Crazy guy on Saturday Night Live, that was how he was described on The Dating Game. Could you imagine if 22-year-old married Dean Martin’… Read More

Before Tom Selleck was one of the most well-known actors of a generation, he got his start in the movie, Myra Breckinridge, with an actress who influenced several generations. I can see why… Read More

Before Pat Sajak was making us laugh on Wheel of Fortune, he was doing the same at WSM in Nashville as their weatherman. How funny was the host when he was in his late 20s during the mid-70… Read More

Before David Eigenberg was working for the Chicago Fire department, he was trying to get a job at a soup company on The Cosby Show. He looks the same now as he did when he was 27 in that 19… Read More

Before John Krasinski was eating donuts on The Office, he was advertising Dunkin’ Donuts. How cute was the 21-year-old in that 2001 commercial? Read More

Before Rebecca Winsocky lived in the late 1800s on Ghosts, she was part of the suffrage movement on Cold Case. She has a timeless look, as you can see in that 2007 episode when she was 35 Read More

Before Justin Hartley was looking for missing people on Tracker, the detectives on Cold Case were looking for his murder. He looks the same now as he did when he was 30 in that 2007 episode… Read More

Before Sonja Sohn was the Deputy Director of the GBI on Will Trent, she was dating a Philadelphia detective on Cold Case. How beautiful was the 34-year-old in that 2007 episode? Read More

Before John Krasinski was playing pranks on people on The Office, he was sharing his pranks via Kodak. What do you think of the 23-year-old’s haircut in that 2003 commercial? Read More

Before Bill Paxton was swimming with the fishes in Titanic, he was hanging out with fish heads in Barnes & Barnes’ Fish Heads. How funny was the 25-year-old in that 1980 music vid… Read More

Before Timothée Chalamet was a multi-nominated actor, he got his start on Law & Order like so many New Yorkers. How believable was the 12-year-old as a dead body? Read More

Before Tim DeKay was working with someone who was always pretending not to be himself on White Collar, he was pretending to be Jerry Seinfeld on Seinfeld! How much did you love seeing a dif… Read More

Before Fred Grandy was a purser on The Love Boat, he was studying criminology on Monster Squad. How funny was the 28-year-old in that 1977 series? I discovered this sitcom yesterday on Tubi… Read More

Before Ryan Gosling was dating Barbie, he was with another girl. He has come a long way since he was 13 in that 1994 movie. Gosling appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live yesterday and talked about… Read More

Before Kirsten Dunst only drank blood in Interview with a Vampire, she was eating Pillsbury Microwave Side Dishes with her parents. How freaking cute was the 30year-old in that 1985 commer… Read More

Before Matthew Lillard was terrified of ghosts in Scooby-Doo, he was scared of little green creatures that came out of the toilet in Ghoulies 3: Ghoulies Go to College. How cute was the ner… Read More

Before Jensen Ackles focused on demons on Supernatural, he took out-of-focus photos of Sweet Valley High. How cute was the 22-year-old in that 1996 episode? Read More

Before Jackie Earle Haley was killing kids in their sleep in Nightmare on Elm Street, he was a kid drinking Canada Dry Soft Drinks. How cute was the 11-year-old in that 1972 commercial? Read More

Before bad things happened to Sydney Sweeney in Euphoria, she was told that bad things wouldn’t happen to her in ZMD: Zombies of Mass. How awwwdorable was the 11-year-old in that 2009… Read More

via They Started On Soaps Before Krysten Ritter was a Private Investigator in Jessica Jones, she was an agent in the Secret Investigative Bureau on One Life to Live. She looks the same now… Read More

Before Eve Plumb had 5 siblings on The Brady Bunch, she was an only child on Family Affair. The 10-year-old gave an Emmy-winning performance in that 1968 episode. To watch the rest of tearj… Read More

Before Tamron Hall had a national talk show, she hosted one on WFLD in Chicago. She looks the same now as she did when she was 26 in that 1997 broadcast Read More

Before Kal Penn was a detective in Battle Creek, he needed the help of the NYPD Blue detectives to solve a crime against his uncle. How cute was the 24-year-old in that 2001 episode? Read More

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Before Julie Brown was afraid because the Homecoming Queen Got a Gun, she needed to be terrified of her little sister, who was born during an eclipse and had no conscience, in Bloody Birthd… Read More

Before Poppy Montgomery worked for the NYPD in Unforgettable, she was being interviewed by NYPD Blue. She looks the same now as she did when she was 23 in that 1996 episode Read More

Before Niecy Nash worked for the FBI on The Rookie: Feds, the NYPD Blue needed her help on a case. She looks the same now as she did when she was 31 in that 2001 episode Read More

Before Debra Messing was seducing Will on Will & Grace, she was seducing someone else on NYPD Blue. She looks the same now as she did when she was 26 in that 1994 episode Read More

Before Rob McElhenney was all about drinking on It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, he was about not smoking in a Youth Smoking Prevention PSA. How cute was the 21-year-old in that 199… Read More

Before Brian Robbins was the CEO of Paramount Pictures, he appeared on General Hospital for one day. I wonder what the 18-year-old was thinking his future would be when he appeared on this… Read More

Before Timothy Omundson was a detective in Santa Barbara, he was a psychologist for the NYPD Blue. He looks the same now as he did when he was 31 in that 2001 episode Read More

Before Bon Jovi had control over their music videos, they didn’t when they made their first one, Runaway, in 1984. To hear why Jon Bon Jovi, then 22, thought filming this was torture… Read More

Before Misha Collins was the District Attorney on Gotham Knights, he was hoping the DA was going to charge him with the murder of his ex-boyfriend. He looks the same now as he did when he w… Read More

Before Oprah Winfrey had her own national talk show, she had hosted AM Chicago. She looks younger now than she did when she was 30 in that 1984 promo Read More

Before Meghan Trainor was on all of the national talk shows, she got her start on Live with Kelly and Michael. How amazing was the 20-year-old in 2004? To hear what she told Kelly Ripa, wh… Read More

Before Pedro Pascal was able to remain human around the Zombies on The Last of Us, he was turned into a Vampire on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. How cute was the 24-year-old in that 1999 episod… Read More

Before Mark Ruffalo smashed things as The Hulk, he would zap pimples with Clearasil. He looks the same now as he did when he was 21 in that 1989 commercial Read More

Before Chuck Norris starred in his own show, Walker, Texas Ranger, he got his scripted television debut on Room 222. How kick-ass was the 30-year-old in that 1970 episode? Read More

via The Great MGM Musicals Page Before Liza Minnelli won an Oscar for Cabaret, she got her start at the end of her mother’s movie In the Good Old Summertime. How precious was the 2-ye… Read More

Before Tobey Maguire was hiding his identity in Spider-Man, he was hiding in the school bathroom so he could play Atari Lynx. How cute was the 14-year-old in that 1990 commercial? Read More

Before Alan Cumming could afford to take the day off in The Traitors, he couldn’t in Taggart. How cute was the 21-year-old in that 1986 episode? Read More

Before Jimmy Smits had people driving him around on L.A. Law, he was the chauffeur on Ryan’s Hope. He looks the same now as he did when he was 27 in that 1983 episode? Read More

Before Abigail Spencer had an ex-husband and a fiancé on Extended Family, she was a bridesmaid on Gilmore Girls. She looks the same now as she did when she was 24 in that 2006 episod… Read More

Before James Marsen was a fairy tale Prince in Enchanted, he was Maggie’s Prince in The Nanny. How impressive was the 19-year-old’s on-camera debut in that 1993 episode? To hear… Read More

Before Richard Lewis knew he was on camera on shows like Curb Your Enthusiasm, he didn’t when he made his on-camera debut on Candid Camera at Dwight Morrow High School in Englewo… Read More

Before everybody loved Brad Garrett’s brother Raymond, he was hoping everybody loved him during his First Impression. How funny was the 28-year-old in that commercial for his first si… Read More

Before Mark Harmon was fighting crime in DC in NCIS, he started out doing it in LA in 240-Robert. How much did you love hearing the 27-year-old sing in that 1979 episode? Read More

Before Drew Barrymore starred in over 80 productions, she got her start in a commercial for Puppy Choice dog food. How arfdorable was the 11-month-old in that 1976 commercial? Read More

via They Started on Soaps Before John C. McGinley worked at a hospital on Scrubs, he needed a job like that on Another World. He looks the same now as he did when he was 25 in that 1985 epi… Read More

Before Ramón Rodríguez was an agent for the Georgia Bureau of Investigation on Will Trent, he was being protected by the Feds in Day Break. He looks the same now as he did whe… Read More

Before Charles Esten was starring in shows like Nashville, he made his television debut on Sale of the Century. How cute was the 18-year-old back in 1989? Esten wrote this about his time on… Read More