Celebs You Didn’t Know Went To High School Together
Published -
- July 14, 2018
- 2:00 pm
Hollywood is a small town, and sometimes it seems like all famous people know one another.
They usually meet through work or at fancy industry events, but some celebs actually go way back, like all the way back to their high school days. Whether these stars ended up going their separate ways or still remain friends, it’s pretty fun to imagine them cutting class and hitting up school dances back in the day. Let’s take a look at the celebs you didn’t know went to high school together…
Nicole Kidman and Naomi Watts | 0:27
Busta Rhymes and Jay-Z | 1:06
Lauryn Hill and Zach Braff | 1:37
Cameron Diaz and Snoop Dogg | 2:17
Liv Tyler and Kate Hudson | 3:00
Jessie J and Adele | 3:40
What is the appeal of discovering surprising connections between celebrities?
Celebrities have always been fascinating to the public, but there is something particularly intriguing about discovering surprising connections between them. One unexpected bond that often captures fans’ attention is finding out that stars had attended high school together. In this article, we will delve into some of the most surprising celebrity pairs who went to high school together.
First on our list are actors Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, who went to Cambridge Rindge and Latin in Massachusetts. The two actors became friends in their early years and went on to work together on movies such as Good Will Hunting, for which they won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.
Next up is comedian Wanda Sykes and actress Carrie Preston, both of whom graduated from Northwest High School in Maryland in 1982. Sykes, well-known for her stand-up comedy and appearances on TV, and Preston, who played the quirky Arlene Fowler in the hit series True Blood, were not known to be close friends during their high school days.
The third surprising duo on our list is singer and songwriter Taylor Swift and actor Nicholas Cage. Both of them went to the same high school, Wyomissing Area Junior/Senior High School, in Pennsylvania. Swift revealed in an interview that Cage had gone to her high school several years before her, but they never met.
Fourth on our list are Academy Award-winning actors Renee Zellweger and Matthew McConaughey. They both attended the University of Texas at Austin and started their acting careers together, starring in the cult classic Dazed and Confused and later in the legal drama A Time to Kill. Although they haven’t worked together for a while, the two actors have remained friends.
The final celebrity pair on our list is actors Snoop Dogg and Cameron Diaz, who both attended Long Beach Polytechnic High School in California. Snoop Dogg, known for his rap music, and Diaz, famous for her roles in movies such as There’s Something About Mary and Charlie’s Angels, have not worked together professionally but reportedly attended the same parties in high school.
There you have it: five pairs of celebrities you might not have known attended high school together. While some of these actors and performers went on to become close friends, others barely knew each other. Nevertheless, it’s always fascinating to discover the different paths that led these famous people to cross each other’s paths.
