We love to read about celebrity friendships. For whatever reason, we find it fascinating to know which of our favorite stars are actually pals when the camera is off. But what about before they were celebrities? Who were their friends back when they were just like us? Believe it or not, a good number of future celebrities were friends with other future celebrities when they were teenagers. (In some cases, they were buddies even before then.) We’ve unearthed some of the most shocking and intriguing pre-fame celebrity childhood friendships. We’ve also found some remarkable throwback pictures, like the one above, that will have you grinning from ear to ear, and in some cases disbelieving.

Which of these pre-fame celebrity childhood friendships did you find most interesting? Let us know on Facebook, and make sure to SHARE this with some of your childhood friends! (Especially those who went on to become celebrities.)