35 Photos of Beloved Celebrities Before They Found Fame

It might be hard to recognize him without his trademark mustache, but this photo was taken when the silent movie star was just getting his start. 

Yep, believe it or not, the small fry posing with his mother in this photo is Ol' Blue Eyes himself! It was likely taken sometime in the like 1910s/early 1920s since Sinatra was born in 1915. 

Before starring in Western films, Wayne was a lineman for the University of Southern California football team.

You have to go back pretty far to find a photo of this actress, who got her start as a young girl, but this snap of her as an infant is absolutely adorable! 

The famous platinum blonde starlet still had her darker locks when she posed for some cute beach photos.

The Breakfast at Tiffany's actress clearly had a fun time playing around with her fellow chorus girls before she found fame. 

This hunky photo was taken just a year before The King hit it big with his debut album.

The Dirty Harry actor always made sure he was in fighting shape, as this pre-fame photo proves.

How adorable is this photo of 10-year-old Stevie? There's no mistaking that signature smile, even when he was so young! 

Before painting her body as the resident go-go girl on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, Goldie used her dancing skills to teach her young students in Virginia.

Before Sonny, Cher got her first taste of the music industry at just 16 while singing backup for the Ronettes. This photo shows her with fellow background singer Darlene Love and producer Phil Spector. 

When this photo was taken of the future country queen, her big hair wasn't as out of the ordinary as her flashy costumes would become over the years. 

Before he became known for his unmistakable voice, the actor shaved his head regularly to portray fighter Jack Johnson in the play Great White Hope.

The late, great comedian wore his signature bright colors in this photo taken backstage at a standup performance before his Mork & Mindy days. 

This photo was taken early on in his career before the "Rocketman" singer adopted his more boisterous style. 

The Shawshank Redemption actor got his start with a much different audience on the PBS TV series The Electric Company.

The Pretty Woman actor got his first big break working his way up the ranks as an understudy and finally starring as Danny Zuko in the London production of Grease.

Before becoming a household name, the funnyman got his start on the second season of Saturday Night Live as a replacement for Chevy Chase. 

The legendary journalist started out in local news as a co-anchor and co-host of segments for WJZ-TV in Baltimore.

The future heartthrob was just 15 when he landed a role on the ABC sitcom A New Kind of Family. 

Get a load of those curly locks the iconic actor had while making his break as one half of the cross-dressing friends on Bosom Buddies.

The actress was only 5-years-old in this photo of her clinging to papa Jon Voight's leg with her brother, Jaime Haven. 

The funnyman showed off his physical comedy chops with an usual hitchhiking tactic while posing for the Toronto Star in his Canadian hometown. 

Before dancing into our hearts with his rugged good looks, the actor starred as the leader of a street gang who became undercover cops in The Renegades. 

Fans of the dramatic actor likely remember him getting his start as a young doctor on the TV show St. Elsewhere before hitting it big. 

The action star made his movie breakthrough as one of the "greasers" in the classic film The Outsiders, which also starred fellow future heartthrobs like Patrick Swayze and Rob Lowe. 

The dapper actor's goofy character (and long, curly hair) on The Facts of Life was certainly a far cry from his future roles. 

The always-gorgeous actress earned the first runner-up spot in the Miss USA competition and took 6th place in the Miss World competition during her pageant days. 

The funny lady recently poked fun of her style choices during her early days in comedy during her Netflix special, Relatable.

This photo was taken a couple of years before the hunky actor's breakout role in Thelma and Louise alongside Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis. 

This photo of the actress and her mom, Betty Motes, was taken just a few months before Roberts' breakout performance in Steel Magnolias. 

Long before she inspired women to get "The Rachel" haircut, the Friends actress played Ferris Bueller's sister in the TV show based on the film. 

If you ask us, the multi-talented entertainer hasn't seemed to age a day since this photo was taken in the early days of her career! 

At 16, the future Titantic star was part of the short-lived TV version of the film Parenthood. It only lasted 12 episodes. 

One of the actress' earliest gigs was starring in a television adaption of the film Working Girl where she took over Melanie Griffith's role as Tess McGill.