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12 Unexpected Celebrity Friendships That Happened Since They Were Kids

Hollywood is a small world where it feels like everybody knows each other. However, these celebrities were friends before they were famous. They went to the same school and formed connections from a very young age. A lot of them probably never thought that their relationships could one day become famous celebrity friendships. Not all of our classmates become famous actors, singers, or celebrities in general!
So let’s see who has been friends with who and since when. Here are 12 surprising celebrity friendships that started very soon.

1. Snoop Dogg and Cameron Diaz

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Snoop Dogg and Cameron Diaz went to the same high school. The famous rapper was Diaz’s upperclassman at Long Beach Polytechnic High. The actress had a very vivid memory of Dogg in high school, describing him as “very tall and skinny and wore lots of ponytails in his hair.”
Diaz also claimed that she bought weed from him during her teenage year. Snoop Dogg confirmed this on Lopez Tonight a few months later, saying "I might’ve sold her some of that white girl weed."

2. Zooey Deschanel and Kate Hudson

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Zooey Deschanel and her Almost Famous costar Kate Hudson went to the same private school in LA. This was the start of their friendship. Their relationship has remained strong over the years.

3. Zooey Deschanel and Jake Gyllenhaal

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Zooey Deschanel also went to the same high school as Jake Gyllenhaal. They became friends during these years and later became costars on The Good Girl.

4. Adam Levine and Jonah Hill

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This one is probably one of the most unexpected celebrity friendships on this list. Adam Levine and Jonah Hill have known each other since they were kids. They grew up going to school together and became friends after their fathers met in the principal's office. It ứa during their junior high years.

5. Prince William and Tom Hiddleston

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Tom Hiddleston had a royalty classmate. He and Prince William both went to Eton College, a boarding school in Windsor, England.

6. Drake and Elliot Page

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Drake and Elliot Page also went to the same high school. Drake used to make fun of Elliot but later admitted that he only did that because he had a massive crush on them. The famous singer publicly apologized to Elliot on his blog in 2009.

7. Jenna Marbles and Winston Duke

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Jenna Marbles and Winston Duke’s friendship has started since their high school days. In a vlog of her partner Julien Solomita, Jenna was excited to see Black Panther in theaters. She wanted to support and cheer for her friend Winston.

8. Angelina Jolie and Monica Lewinsky

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Monica Lewinsky was Angelina Jolie’s upperclassman in high school. They both attend Beverly Hills. Monica Lewinsky was a junior, while Angelina Jolie was just a freshman.

9. Barack Obama and Kelly Preston

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Kelly Preston went to the same school as the 44th president of the United States, Barack Obama. They both attended a private school called Punahou School, which was located in Honolulu.

10. Emma Watson and comedian Jack Whitehall

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Jack Whitehall is famously known for making fun of his mortal enemy and classmate, Robert Pattinson. However, he and famous movie star Emma Watson also went to the same school. They both studied at the Dragon School in Oxfordshire, England. Later, when the school held open auditions for Harry Potter, Emma landed the role of Hermione Granger, but Jack failed because he hadn't read the books.

11. John Krasinski and B.J. Novak

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Nowadays, we know John Krasinski and B.J. Novak as costars in The Office. However, their friendship started way sooner. They were both students of Newtown South High School in Massachusetts. Krasinski and B.J. were in the same graduating class. B.J. shared his first impression of Krasinski in their teenage years, saying "I was a theater guy, he wasn't. He was a jock, a basketball captain, and stuff like that.”

12. Brian Baumgartner and Ed Helms

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Speaking about The Office, costars Brian Baumgartner and Ed Helms also went to the same high school. They have acted alongside each other in their high school plays since they were teenagers.
If you want to know more wholesome celebrity friendships, then check out our previous post here. You will find the greatest Hollywood bromances between your favorite celebs there. Check it out!
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