The Celebs You Did Not Know Went To School Together

1. Cameron Diaz & Snoop Dogg

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"He was a year older than me," Diaz said on a 2011 appearance on "Lopez Tonight," per Us Weekly. "... I remember him, he was very tall and skinny. He wore lots of ponytails in his head, and I'm pretty sure I bought weed from him." Snoop replied, "I might have sold her some of that white girl weed". This is the collision of worlds we never knew we needed!

2. Lady Gaga and Nicky Hilton

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This unexpected connection dates back to the all-girls Catholic school Convent of the Sacred Heart. Gaga told NickiSwift in 2008, "You know, I never saw Paris, she was older than me, and it's funny that the press always write that I went to school with the Hilton sisters, but I actually only went with Nicky."

3. Ben Affleck and Matt Damon

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"I remember that was like a big moment," Damon said. "He will put himself in a really bad spot for me. This is a good friend." The pair both attended Cambridge Rindge and Latin high school in Boston, Massachusetts which cemented their decades long friendship.

4. Gwyneth Paltrow and Maya Rudolph

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Both ladies grew up in Los Angeles together and quickly became friends when they met at St Augustine by the Sea in Santa Monica, California. Both of their fathers went to Tulane University together and both lived nearby to each other, cementing more of a connection between the girls.

5. Liv Tyler and Kate Hudson

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Both women ran in the same circles as both their parents were in show business meaning during school they made friends. The pair attended Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences in the 1990s before going down the same career route. Both Liv & Kate have become extremely successful actresses.

6. Jada Pinkett Smith and Tupac Shakur

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The pair both attended Baltimore High School for Arts in Maryland. "... He came over to me and introduced himself," she said in an interview, per People. "And in high school, Pac was a little funny looking. Definitely from looking at him, wasn't necessarily like the type of cat that I would even, like, deal with. But as soon as he approached me, he was like a magnet."

7. P. Diddy and Marlon Wayans

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They both attended historically Black college Howard University. It's crazy enough to even imagine this pair at school together, but to blow your mind even more, the pair were so close with one another that they named their kids after each other! Now that's dedication to the friendship.

8. Nicole Kidman and Naomi Watts

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Australian natives Watts and Kidman attended North Sydney Girls High School together which is where they became close friends. Now both Hollywood stars, the pair have remained close and are each others biggest fans - must be crazy seeing how far they've both come.

9. Bernie Feldstein and Ben Platt

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The actors met at a mutual friend's bar mitzvah and reconnected in ninth grade at Los Angeles' Harvard Westlake School just over a decade later when they starred in their own shows on Broadway. The two have remained close ever since and have won numerous awards.

10. Eddie Redmayne and Prince William

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"We were on the same rugby team at Eton College," Redmayne actor told Glamour. "He's a wonderful man. I always felt slightly sorry for him because everyone wanted to tackle the future king of England. He took all the hits." Poor William! Eton College is one of the most prestigious schools in the whole of the UK.

11. Jessie J and Adele

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Both of these talented singer attended the Brit school in London which is "a leading performing and creative arts school". According to Jessie J the pair would spend their lunch breaks singing together. "We just used to ad-lib and make stuff up. Yeah, she's great," she said.

12. Emma Watson and Tom Felton

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The on screen enemies met whilst filming the Harry Potter movies but off screen the pair had an instant connection, quickly becoming friends whilst home schooling together or on the road whilst the movie was shooting. The pair have remained extremely close.

13. Lupita Nyong'o and Winston Duke

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This stunning pair met way before starring in Black Panther and US together. The pair when to Yale together and Lupita actually gave Duke his orientation tour. The due reconnected when they appeared in The Avenger's together during their time at university.

14. Ed Helms and Brian Baumgartner

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"Brian rules," Ed Helms wrote during a Reddit AMA in 2014. "... We were in a couple of plays together. He is actually nothing like Kevin and is a smart, hilarious, down-to-earth fella. And a freakishly good golfer." The pair attended The Westminster Schools in Atlanta in the late 80s and early 90s together.

15. Zach Braff and Lauryn Hill

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Another collision of worlds that will mess with your minds! Though the pair weren't actually friends in high school, running in completely different circles the actor and singer both attended Columbia High School in Maplewood, New Jersey. According to Zach. Lauryn attended his Bar Mitzvah.

16. Camila Mendes and Cole Sprouse

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When talking about knowing each Camila says she remembers seeing her future Riverdale star whilst they were both at New York University. “He was a weirdo!” she laughed. “He had really long hair down to his butt cheeks.” The pair later went on to become great friends.

17. Kristen Bell and Matthew Morrison

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The Good Place star told Us weekly that she went to New York University together with Glee alum, Matthew Morrison. The pair knew each other but didn't ever become friends until they met in Hollywood at parties and remembered who each other was. What are the odds, hey!

18. Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire

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When the pair met, it was like they were destined to become best friends. A bit of competition rose between Leo and Tobey when they become teen heartthrobs in the 1990s but they didn't let that come between them and only got closer whilst studying their bachelor's degree.

19. Charlie Sheen and Robert Downey Jr.

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Rob Lowe, Sean Penn, Robert Downey Jr & Charlie Sheen all attended Santa Monica High School in the late 70s, early 80s. Rob Lowe told Entertainment Tonight in 2016. "Listen, it's a big accomplishment from [a] fellow Santa Monica High [student], Look, the people who went to Santa Monica High — we get s**t done. Let's face it. We do! We find dr*g lords, we get nominated for Golden Globes, we do a lot of stuff."

20. Tommy Lee Jones and Al Gore

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The Men in Black star went to school with the former vice president and lived together for four years whilst they were at Harvard University. “What did we do? We shot pool and watched Star Trek, when maybe we should have been studying for exams,” Jones said in a 2000 speech.

21. Owen Wilson and Wes Anderson

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Another unassuming pairing with Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson! Speaking about they knew each other, Wilson explained how the pair roomed together at the University of Texas before collaborating on The Royal Tenenbaums, The Grand Budapest Hotel and other films. It's weird where life takes you isn't it!

22. Lenny Kravitz and Nicolas Cage

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The pair attended Beverly Hills High School and worked on a high school production of Oklahoma together. "At that time he was Nick Coppola, Nicolas Coppola. And there was a production of 'Oklahoma,' and he was playing the lead male character, and I was in the pit playing drums," Kravitz told Seth Meyers in 2018.

23. Taraji P. Henson and Anthony Anderson

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The Hustle & Flow co stars both attended Howard University at the same time, along with P. Diddy (Sean Combs) and Marlon Wayans. The stars went on to collaborate in several different shows together and have become very good friends over the years. A star studded school if you ask me!

24. Ansel Elgort and Timothée Chalamet

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Their former drama teacher, Schifman, told Vanity Fair in 2018. "They were both quite popular and very different,"  "... They were both like rock stars in a way, in a school full of rock stars. Everybody recognized them as being particularly gifted." Both attended New York City's LaGuardia High School.

25. BJ Novak and John Krasinski

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BJ actually met John whilst playing little league in high school and even asked Krasinski to appear in his senior play. "He asked me to be one of the leads," Krasinski told The Patriot Ledger in 2009. "I remember saying that I couldn't act, but BJ said, 'Just trust me,' and then he said, 'I think you're funny.'"

26. Scarlett Johansson and Jack Antonoff

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This famous pair actually dated in high school and even went to the prom together in the early 2000s before shooting to stardom. The pair attended Professional Children's School on the Upper West Side in New York City both running in the same circles.

27. Adam Levine and Jonah Hill

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"Our dads met in the principal's office in junior high," Jonah Hill told Howard Stern in 2014. "We carpooled, lived at each other's houses." Jonah also attended and officiated Adam and Behati Prinsloo's wedding in 2014 - what an unexpected friendship.

28. Kirsten Dunst and Rami Malek

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Kirsten Dunst, Rami Malek and Rachel Bilson all attended Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, California. "I used to have a little crush on [Kristen]," Rami Malek told E! News in 2016. "We're good buds." Rachel also tweeted Rami with the hashtag #dontforgetthelittlepeople..

29. Sharing their school days

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Most high school yearbooks will have a section where people guessed "who was most likely to be famous", but what are the odds that more than one person was to go on to become huge Hollywood stars. This has happened on multiple occasions as you can see.

30. A-Listers

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The A-Listers all went from humble beginnings (well some of them did, others ran in the same 'Hollywood parents circles) but who was to say they would also become hugely rich and successful? Thanks for reading this article and make sure to read more in our 'Celebrity' section.