Pictures of famous people before they were famous.

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Preferably pop stars. Like this:

http://images.thesun.co.uk/picture/0,,2003041174,00.jpg

― mark p (Mark P), Thursday, 30 January 2003 17:53 (twenty-three years ago)

(Bonus points if they're wearing a cool hat.)

― mark p (Mark P), Thursday, 30 January 2003 17:54 (twenty-three years ago)

Scenes missing from 8 Mile.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 30 January 2003 17:55 (twenty-three years ago)

isnt that the chick from Bow Wow Wow?

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 30 January 2003 18:02 (twenty-three years ago)

http://www.thehumorarchives.com/attachment_files/microsoftcorp.jpg

― mark p (Mark P), Thursday, 30 January 2003 18:04 (twenty-three years ago)

That's terrifying!

― Celeste (Celeste), Thursday, 30 January 2003 18:05 (twenty-three years ago)

I hope to hell they (ie, not Allen or Gates) used their stock options to at least get better clothes.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 30 January 2003 18:06 (twenty-three years ago)

NERDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

― Chris V. (Chris V), Thursday, 30 January 2003 18:07 (twenty-three years ago)

I though it was the SLA.

― g.cannon (gcannon), Thursday, 30 January 2003 18:07 (twenty-three years ago)

http://www.ihatefreddurst.net/multimedia/vanillafred.jpg

― mark p (Mark P), Thursday, 30 January 2003 18:08 (twenty-three years ago)

http://shredlikehell.homestead.com/files/buckethead.jpg

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 30 January 2003 18:10 (twenty-three years ago)

Oh, btw, Brian Carroll = Buckethe4d sans bucket.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 30 January 2003 18:11 (twenty-three years ago)

WHY DOES FRED DURST LOOK LIKE JOE FROM REAL WORLD MIAMI?????

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 30 January 2003 18:12 (twenty-three years ago)

http://www.iloyd.com/bjork/bjork77.gif

― mark p (Mark P), Thursday, 30 January 2003 18:13 (twenty-three years ago)

WHY DOES FRED DURST LOOK LIKE JOE FROM REAL WORLD MIAMI?????

He knew the way to fame.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 30 January 2003 18:14 (twenty-three years ago)

That's Nick Dastoor!

― Lara (Lara), Thursday, 30 January 2003 18:14 (twenty-three years ago)

http://www.georgeclooney.org/pics/gc-bio2.gif

― mark p (Mark P), Thursday, 30 January 2003 18:16 (twenty-three years ago)

http://www.guitarpedalarchive.com/content/$ARTIST%20Bootsy%20Collins.jpg

Can you rekignize him without the shades, funky hat, and star-bass?

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 30 January 2003 18:17 (twenty-three years ago)

http://www.ycdtotv.de/img99/86p_115.jpg

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 30 January 2003 18:20 (twenty-three years ago)

Metal Sludge says this was Rivers Cuomo hair metal band. I guess that's him looking superfoxy, top row center. Avant Garde, heh.

http://www.metal-sludge.com/ExposedWeezer.jpg

― Arthur (Arthur), Thursday, 30 January 2003 18:22 (twenty-three years ago)

That sorta looks like 54-40, back in the day.

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Thursday, 30 January 2003 18:23 (twenty-three years ago)

Still no cool hats!

― mark p (Mark P), Thursday, 30 January 2003 18:23 (twenty-three years ago)

http://www.cc.jyu.fi/~sjansson/otkun.jpg

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Thursday, 30 January 2003 18:32 (twenty-three years ago)

???

Who the hell?

Kongar Ol' Ondar?

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 30 January 2003 18:33 (twenty-three years ago)

Please tell me he's a Tuvan Throat Singer.

― mark p (Mark P), Thursday, 30 January 2003 18:34 (twenty-three years ago)

http://www.gerweck.net/rocky.jpg

― Chris V. (Chris V), Thursday, 30 January 2003 18:41 (twenty-three years ago)

Whats up with Bucketheads finger?

― Chris V. (Chris V), Thursday, 30 January 2003 18:42 (twenty-three years ago)

Tommy Lee. Is that a hat or a kerchief? Is it cool?

http://www.metal-sludge.com/ExposedMotley7.jpg

― Arthur (Arthur), Thursday, 30 January 2003 18:44 (twenty-three years ago)

Still technically no hats but solid work nonetheless Arthur.

Fritz to thread!

― mark p (Mark P), Thursday, 30 January 2003 18:45 (twenty-three years ago)

is he on ice skates?

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Thursday, 30 January 2003 18:45 (twenty-three years ago)

You saw it here first:
http://www.andrewantone.com/images/pictures-forthecamera25.Jpg

― Chris V. (Chris V), Thursday, 30 January 2003 18:47 (twenty-three years ago)

here we go, a cool hat before he was famous:

http://www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/images/fl/FLPALsilhouette.gif

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Thursday, 30 January 2003 18:48 (twenty-three years ago)

So who's the Tuvan Throat Singer!?!

That Tommy Lee picture frightens me, only in the thought that there are similar pictures of myself out there, and one day my gay-as-humanly-possible-trained-jazz-dancer-at-12-years-of-age secret past will show up all over again.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 30 January 2003 18:49 (twenty-three years ago)

http://www.mugshots.org/misc/bill-gates.jpg

― o. nate (onate), Thursday, 30 January 2003 18:52 (twenty-three years ago)

I used to do interpretative dance unless I got beat up on the city bus for wearing leg warmers.

― mark p (Mark P), Thursday, 30 January 2003 18:52 (twenty-three years ago)

o. nate I totally saw that dude at a Modest Mouse show last year!

― mark p (Mark P), Thursday, 30 January 2003 18:52 (twenty-three years ago)

God, I WISH I had pictures of myself looking like that (Tommy, not Bill). Or this, even...

http://www.metal-sludge.com/ExposedMotley6.jpg

― Arthur (Arthur), Thursday, 30 January 2003 18:53 (twenty-three years ago)

I see no picture of Tommy Lee anywhere????

― Chris V. (Chris V), Thursday, 30 January 2003 18:53 (twenty-three years ago)

YES! The Bill Gates double-up thread! Uh! Uh!

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 30 January 2003 18:53 (twenty-three years ago)

http://www.mugshots.org/hollywood/al-pacino.jpg

― Chris V. (Chris V), Thursday, 30 January 2003 18:56 (twenty-three years ago)

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/mugshots/mugshots/kidrockmug.jpg

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Thursday, 30 January 2003 18:56 (twenty-three years ago)

maybe it's not fair to use thesmokinggun.com

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Thursday, 30 January 2003 18:57 (twenty-three years ago)

Or mugshots, for that matter. Ah, fuck it:

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/mugshots/mugshots/sinatramug.jpg

― mark p (Mark P), Thursday, 30 January 2003 18:58 (twenty-three years ago)

thats quite possibly my favorite picture of Frank.

― Chris V. (Chris V), Thursday, 30 January 2003 19:05 (twenty-three years ago)

An aside: he was arrested for adultery, which was a crime in 1938.

― mark p (Mark P), Thursday, 30 January 2003 19:06 (twenty-three years ago)

That smiling chap on the right later became known as The Prince of Darkness...

http://www.furious.com/perfect/graphics/navarro-miles.jpg

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 30 January 2003 19:07 (twenty-three years ago)

I still can't get over that Microsoft: 1978 one...the corporation that single-handedly destroyed the boundaries between hippies and nerds FOREVER.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 30 January 2003 19:08 (twenty-three years ago)

That's Tommy in ballet tights with his sister up there, Chris. He's also the hand-on-hip little fella with the kerchief thing. "One! Singular sensation! Every little step he takes!"

― Arthur (Arthur), Thursday, 30 January 2003 19:09 (twenty-three years ago)

Damn was Frank a good looking guy.

― Mr. Diamond (diamond), Thursday, 30 January 2003 19:15 (twenty-three years ago)

For some reason I can't see the pic Arthur? Wierd.

http://www.bryanmaclean.com/jpg/johnnyguitararthurharp.jpg

― Chris V. (Chris V), Thursday, 30 January 2003 19:16 (twenty-three years ago)

Skipping 28 messages at this point... Click here if you want to load them all.

http://ubbt.moby.com/userfiles/1011469-moby9thgrade.jpg

― Curtis Stephens, Friday, 31 January 2003 03:10 (twenty-three years ago)

xxl ran a picture of raekwon from middle school that i will never forget.

― boxcubed (boxcubed), Friday, 31 January 2003 04:44 (twenty-three years ago)

I love how Shane McGowan has another full gin and tonic or should I say gin with a lime on deck.

― Chris V. (Chris V), Friday, 31 January 2003 13:06 (twenty-three years ago)

Did anyone else think that Frank Sinatra mugshot was Gary Numan? Especially the one on the right.

― Graham (graham), Friday, 31 January 2003 14:14 (twenty-three years ago)

From Popbitch. He's even playing tennis!

http://www.popbitww.popbitch.com/im">http://www.popbitch.com/imch.com/images/pitt">http://www.popbitch.com/images/pitt.jpg%201">

― mark p (Mark P), Thursday, 6 February 2003 14:41 (twenty-three years ago)

http://www.popbitch.com/images/pitt.jpg%201

― mark p (Mark P), Thursday, 6 February 2003 14:43 (twenty-three years ago)

http://www.celebrity-pics.net/dp/files/2-22.gif

― dubya the cheerleader! (Mark P), Thursday, 13 February 2003 18:10 (twenty-three years ago)

http://www.peternoble.org/images/zetajones_l.jpg

― mark p (Mark P), Thursday, 13 February 2003 18:11 (twenty-three years ago)

http://www.celebrity-pics.net/dp/files/2-8.gif

― mark p (Mark P), Thursday, 13 February 2003 18:13 (twenty-three years ago)

http://www.celebrity-pics.net/dp/files/2-8.jpg

― mark p (Mark P), Thursday, 13 February 2003 18:14 (twenty-three years ago)

what da?

surely catherine-zeta jones wasnt even alive before the time that photograph looks like it was taken!

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 13 February 2003 18:15 (twenty-three years ago)

http://www.celebrity-pics.net/dp/files/2-11.jpg

― brooooooooooooooce (Mark P), Thursday, 13 February 2003 18:15 (twenty-three years ago)

http://www.celebrity-pics.net/dp/files/2-12.jpg

― mark p (Mark P), Thursday, 13 February 2003 18:17 (twenty-three years ago)

But isn't Catherine Zeta Jones like, secretly forty?

― mark p (Mark P), Thursday, 13 February 2003 18:18 (twenty-three years ago)

How old is she supposed to be in that pic? Her head looks like one of a 10-year old but her body looks a bit more, uh, mature.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 13 February 2003 18:20 (twenty-three years ago)

Rolci to thread!!

― mark p (Mark P), Thursday, 13 February 2003 18:20 (twenty-three years ago)

Name this singer:
http://www.iloyd.com/bjork/bjork77.gif

No peeking at this page's Source

― oops (Oops), Thursday, 13 February 2003 18:24 (twenty-three years ago)

Er, see upthread.

― mark p (Mark P), Thursday, 13 February 2003 18:25 (twenty-three years ago)

Too easy, oops, as she was already a semi-celebrity at that point.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 13 February 2003 18:28 (twenty-three years ago)

is that a Ween?

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Thursday, 13 February 2003 18:31 (twenty-three years ago)

Brad Pitt = Berkoff from La Femme Nikita with a hairdo

― Dave B (daveb), Thursday, 13 February 2003 18:33 (twenty-three years ago)

Wow! You knew of her before Sugarcube days?

― oops (Oops), Thursday, 13 February 2003 18:33 (twenty-three years ago)

No, but anybody that likes her has probably been in contact with her early album with accompanying photo.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 13 February 2003 18:35 (twenty-three years ago)

Is that Geoffrey Rush with long hair?

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 13 February 2003 18:40 (twenty-three years ago)

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/rsl6141/lipsvid4.jpg

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Thursday, 13 February 2003 18:47 (twenty-three years ago)

Jack White?

hey mark p, who's the dude with the shag?

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Thursday, 13 February 2003 18:50 (twenty-three years ago)

ding ding... when he was in Goober & the Peas in the mid-90s.

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Thursday, 13 February 2003 18:52 (twenty-three years ago)

I can't believe he once had MORE babyfat.

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Thursday, 13 February 2003 18:55 (twenty-three years ago)

shag = Howard Stern!

― mark p (Mark P), Thursday, 13 February 2003 19:04 (twenty-three years ago)

He looks like Dean (or Gene, I don't know which is which, the quiet one) Ween.

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Thursday, 13 February 2003 19:08 (twenty-three years ago)

ten months pass...

http://www.bstuck.com/jamie/drummers/dave/pics/dave27.jpg

― Aja (aja), Sunday, 21 December 2003 16:07 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.angelfire.com/az/jerboa/images/bio1.jpg

― Aja (aja), Sunday, 21 December 2003 16:13 (twenty-two years ago)

seven years pass...

http://also.kottke.org/misc/images/booth-lincoln.jpg

that's john wilkes booth, at lincoln's second inauguration, about a month before he got famous

― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Tuesday, 14 June 2011 05:17 (fifteen years ago)

six years pass...

Eh, "there but for the grace of god and all that..."

https://timedotcom.files.wordpress.com/2017/02/steve-bannon-170213050691.jpg

― Sanpaku, Wednesday, January 10, 2018 2:33 AM (nine hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

― ♫ very clever with maracas.jpg ♫ (Le Bateau Ivre), Wednesday, 10 January 2018 11:45 (eight years ago)

http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2536/699/1600/alex%20jones%20beefcakery.jpg

― albvivertine, Wednesday, 10 January 2018 11:56 (eight years ago)

what the fuck

― pee-wee and the power men (bizarro gazzara), Wednesday, 10 January 2018 12:08 (eight years ago)

The pic of young Gambon that's been offered as a counter to "Jude law cannot play young dumbledore" is ..... something

― remember the lmao (darraghmac), Wednesday, 10 January 2018 12:12 (eight years ago)

oh yes
https://i.pinimg.com/736x/ce/a4/08/cea40874492e4b268052655a0bf90cb5--michael-gambon-old-hollywood.jpg

― willem, Wednesday, 10 January 2018 16:16 (eight years ago)

Thanks for posting I've had nightmares with images recently!

― remember the lmao (darraghmac), Wednesday, 10 January 2018 16:21 (eight years ago)

Alex Jones clearly still looks like that in his own head

― Haribo Hancock (sic), Wednesday, 10 January 2018 22:25 (eight years ago)

Bannon looks eerily like Owen Jones here imo

https://c.o0bg.com/rf/image_371w/Boston/2011-2020/2016/11/23/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/bannon.jpg

― soref, Wednesday, 10 January 2018 22:52 (eight years ago)

wait wtf that's alex jones?!!

fighting the new world order takes its toll, i guess.
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Wednesday, October 7, 2009 Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

― new noise, Wednesday, 10 January 2018 22:59 (eight years ago)

four years pass...

https://i.redd.it/0rxys09bv2z61.jpg

― koogs, Friday, 22 April 2022 16:49 (four years ago)

paul hogan, crocodile dundee

― koogs, Friday, 22 April 2022 16:52 (four years ago)

i love that, for all of the broken links throughout this thread, the shane mcgowan picture refuses to die.

― visiting, Friday, 22 April 2022 16:56 (four years ago)

Much like himself.

― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Friday, 22 April 2022 16:59 (four years ago)

one month passes...

That photo of Shane McGowan prompted me to check out how it survived - it's part of this chap's photo-essay of a trip to Ireland he took in 1997:
https://www2.isye.gatech.edu/~sman/mike/ireland/

It seems to be untouched from 1997! That's universities for you. The image of Shane was taken from a newspaper but the rest of the pictures are original. I was expecting masses of blink tags but it's relatively tasteful. Albeit that Chrome doesn't render blink tags anyway so even if they exist, I can't see them.

― Ashley Pomeroy, Sunday, 5 June 2022 21:54 (four years ago)

Young Matthias from Call my Agent

https://www.fnactickets.com/static/0/visuel/310/205/THIBAULT-DE-MONTALEMBERT_2053712557109155911.jpg

― Chuck_Tatum, Sunday, 5 June 2022 22:03 (four years ago)

one year passes...

Kim Gordon on the NYC subway, 1970s.#SorryNoCredit pic.twitter.com/FsJjVn8SjW
— PuNk and Stuff (@PunKandStuff) November 20, 2020

― koogs, Monday, 27 November 2023 17:25 (two years ago)

three months pass...

Osama bin Laden, second from right.. in Stockholm?

https://gdb.rferl.org/2C1B6F0F-EF71-4135-A21E-1C1D67BBF87A_w1278_s_d2.jpg

― Andy the Grasshopper, Thursday, 29 February 2024 00:11 (two years ago)

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