19 Stars Who Attended School Together Before Working Together

19 Stars Who Attended School Together Before Working Together


19 Stars Who Attended School Together Before Working TogetherSkip To Content



lol Badge Feed
win Badge Feed
trending Badge FeedPosted on Jan 18, 2022

19 Stars Who Attended School Together Before Working Together

Who knew!
Amanda Edelmanby Amanda Edelman Contributor
Facebook
Pinterest
Twitter
Mail
Link

Hollywood is a surprisingly small world, and sometimes, lo and behold, our fav co-stars turn out to be actual schoolmates. Can you believe the following stars attended classes together and navigated the social before becoming famous?


Dwayne Johnson gets excited on graduation day The Tonight Show w Jimmy Fallon / Via media.giphy.com

1. Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie attended the same elite private school before starring in The Simple Life together.


Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie posing at an event together Frazer Harrison / Getty Images The pair grew up together and are still good friends. Cute!

2. Lupita Nyong'o and Winston Duke went to Yale University's School of Drama before starring in movies like Black Panther and Us together.


Lupita Nyong'o and Winston Duke posing together at a premiere Jamie Mccarthy / Getty Images

3. Camila Mendes and Cole Sprouse both attended New York University before coming together on Riverdale. Wild!


Camila and Cole posing at an event together
Camila and Cole posing at an event together Matt Winkelmeyer / Getty Images for GQ Camila says they even saw each other around campus. But, weirdly, Cole doesn't remember this. Who knows...

4. Kate Hudson and Liv Tyler were longtime friends before starring in Dr. T & the Women together — they attended the same high school!


Liv Tyler and Kate Hudson posing together at an event
Liv Tyler and Kate Hudson posing together at an event Jamie Mccarthy / WireImage / Getty Images

5. We all know Matt Damon and Ben Affleck go way back. The BFFs attended school together and even wrote the screenplay for Goodwill Hunting together.


Matt Damon and Ben Affleck in formal suits
Matt Damon and Ben Affleck in formal suits Angela Weiss / Getty Images

6. Brooklyn Nine-Nine co-stars Andy Samberg and Chelsea Peretti lived two blocks away from each other and attended the same elementary school.


Chelsea Peretti and Andy Samberg on the set of Brooklyn 99
Chelsea Peretti and Andy Samberg on the set of Brooklyn 99 Nbc / NBCU Photo Bank / NBCUniversal via Getty Images

7. Whitney Port and Spencer Pratt went to the same school in Santa Monica before co-starring on The Hills!


Cast photo of The Hills stars at the VMAs
Cast photo of The Hills stars at the VMAs Nancy Kaszerman/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Whitney actually dated Spencer's BFF at the time.

8. Nicole Kidman and Naomi Watts are past schoolmates and co-stars. The Aussie actors went on to star in the 1991 film Flirting together.


Naomi Watts and Nicole Kidman posing at an event together
Naomi Watts and Nicole Kidman posing at an event together Mark Davis / Getty Images The duo are still BFFs today!

9. Blow Dry costars Rachael Leigh Cook and Josh Hartnett, who went to the same high school in Minneapolis.

Kevin Winter / WireImage / Getty Images, Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty Images They were in different grades though.

10. Did you know that Eddie Redmayne and Tom Hiddleston starred in a play together back in high school? That's right, the mega-famous actors were once part of a school theater production.


Tom Hiddleston and Eddie Redmayne
Tom Hiddleston and Eddie Redmayne Dave J Hogan / Dave J Hogan / Getty Images for Studiocanal

11. Homeland co-stars Morena Baccarin and Claire Danes went to middle school together! They parted ways for high school but reconnected when filming the hit series.


Morena Baccarin and Claire Danes posing at a formal event
Morena Baccarin and Claire Danes posing at a formal event Stephen Lovekin / Getty Images

12. Office co-stars John Krasinski and B.J. Novak both attended the same high school in Massachusetts before going on to star in the now-iconic show.


B.J. Novak and John Krasinski smiling at an NBC party
B.J. Novak and John Krasinski smiling at an NBC party Michael Buckner / Getty Images

13. Ed Helms and Brian Baumgartner are another Office pairing that attended school together.


Still of Ed Helms and Brian Baumgartner from The Office
Still of Ed Helms and Brian Baumgartner from The Office Nbc / NBCU Photo Bank / NBCUniversal via Getty Images No wonder their chemistry seemed so organic!

14. SNL co-stars Beck Bennett and Kyle Mooney first met at the University of Southern California before going on to create many hilarious sketches together.


Beck Bennett and Kyle Mooney acting on SNL
Beck Bennett and Kyle Mooney acting on SNL Nbc / NBCU Photo Bank / NBCUniversal via Getty Images

15. Girls co-stars Jemima Kirke and Lena Dunham first met back in high school. Jemima had just arrived from London and became Lena's friend at Saint Ann's School in Brooklyn.


Jemima Kirke and Lena posing at the Met Gala
Jemima Kirke and Lena posing at the Met Gala Sean Zanni / Patrick McMullan via Getty Images

16. Kirsten Dunst and Rami Malek went to the same high school (along with Rachel Bilson), and while they aren't technically co-stars, they did sit down together for an "Actors on Actors" interview.

Rich Fury / Getty Images, Jeff Kravitz / FilmMagic / Getty Images I'm counting it and also manifesting a crime-thriller flick starring these two.

17. Timothée Chalamet and Lourdes Leon went to the same high school, and I'm cheating here because they've never been co-stars, but apparently they dated at one point.

Frazer Harrison / Getty Images, John Lamparski / WireImage / Getty Images

18. Nick Kroll and John Mulaney met at Georgetown University before partnering on multiple projects such as Big Mouth and the "Oh, Hello Show" on Nick's Comedy Central series Kroll Show.


John Mulaney and Nick Kroll in formal suits performing on stage
John Mulaney and Nick Kroll in formal suits performing on stage Tommaso Boddi / Getty Images

19. Zooey Deschanel and Kate Hudson starred in Almost Famous together, but did you know their connection goes all the way back to high school?

Mark Davis / Getty Images, Jason Merritt / Getty Images for LACMA They both had roles in a school production of Don Quixote.

Which dynamic duo is your fave?


Facebook
Pinterest
Twitter
Mail
LinkKeep up with the latest daily buzz with the Daily newsletter!This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Share:
0 comments

Comments (0)

Leave a Comment

Minimum 10 characters required

* All fields are required. Comments are moderated before appearing.

No comments yet. Be the first to comment!

19 Stars Who Attended School Together Before Working Together | Trend Now