Any way you slice it, adolescence ain’t pretty. Even for celebrities we now think of as stud muffins, there are definitely pictures to prove that they’re not immune to the awkwardness of growing pains. Take Joseph Gordon Levitt up there — did anybody see that coming? Check out a bunch more dudes we thought would “never have a girlfriend” who are total babes now — or somehow ended up with total babes for girlfriends!
When I watched Even Stevens as a kid, I would have bet you 20 bucks we’d never see Shia LaBeouf ever again. And I would have been out 20 bucks, I guess! Take a look at the rest of the awesomely surprising photos in the gallery.
What stars totally shocked you by growing up to be hot?
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I always thought that fat kid was hot even before he lost the weight.
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It’s the hair. Goofy hair = no girlfriend.
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I’ve loved Ryan Gosling since he was younger. Loved him then, love him now
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Yes! Ryan Gosling in Breaker High and Young Hercules! Also, JGL was so cute as Tommy. I knew he was going to break hearts.
sunflower / 405 posts
some of them were adorable enough even when they were young
daisy / 727 posts
Dude Ryan Gosling has always been cute. That’s the only one I don’t agree with. The other ones are pretty funny even though I feel like two of those are Josh Peck, but I’m probably wrong. I’m really bad with actor names and they all look the same to me haha.
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I dunno, I think all the kid photos are adorable
especially little Gyllenhaal!
The Voldemort one was hilarious.
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I see shallowness is back in style at lovelyish.
sunflower / 413 posts
Am I the only one who though Russel Brand looked better fat?
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That’s the thing about puberty. It can lead to wondrous things.
ranunculus / 3457 posts
Who’s the fifth and last guys?
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the last one is Penn Badgely (Dan humphrey in gossip girl)
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Russell Brand…so in love!
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haha Voldemort grew a nose when he was out of his teens
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oh my.. *drool*
sunflower / 300 posts
I LOL’ed at the Russel Brand one. Thanks for the eye candy!
orchid / 123 posts
The guys who weren’t hot for very long are always the ones who end up cute AND nice.
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Shiaaaaaaaaa
daisy / 647 posts
I’ve had a crush on Joseph Gordon-Levitt since 3rd Rock From the Sun xD That meme is incorrect!
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All I’ve learned is that you should never smile in pictures.
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I think I sprayed coffee all over my computer when I saw the Voldemort one. O.o
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Hahaha! This is awesome!
orchid / 177 posts
Russel Brand blew my mind!
I enjoyed the oogling gallery, thanks!
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I was so much in love with Peter Pan
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Ryan’s always been cute.
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Thanks to no captions, I have no idea who most of those people are, but I didn’t think any of them looked terrible in the before photos. Compared to other teenagers, they looked good. None of them had acne, that in itself=cute teenager.
orchid / 194 posts
When I was a kid, I thought Jeremy Sumpter as Peter Pan was the epitome of attractive. I’m glad to see he’s still attractive…. and in that picture, he has a Peter Pan quote tattoo!
@biggirlsdontcriyiyiyi@xanga - Me too!
rose / 759 posts
Matt Lewis will probably always be my favorite.