10 Celebs You Did not Know Went To School Together

It’s strange the things that celebrities went to school like the rest of us, what they did. And they made famous friends there, too. You’ll never guess which famous people were best friends or enemies in high school. Today we'll be sharing 10 famous people you didn't know went to school together.

Lena Dunham and Jemima Kirke

Girls co-stars Lena Dunham and Jemima Kirke didn't just meet on set they go way back to high school. The actresses both went to st. Ann's School in New York, which is an arts oriented private school in Brooklyn Heights. so it makes sense Lena cash Jemima in her breakout indie film, “Tiny Furniture”. Boardwalk Empire star paz de la Huerta also went to the school. Jemima says she was her best friend during those days.

Robert Downey Jr. Charlie Sheen Sean Penn and Rob Lowe

There must have been something in the water at Santa Monica High School in California. It has an amazing number of famous actors who were there at the same time. Sean Penn Rob Lowe Robert Downey Jr. and Charlie Sheen were all friends at the high school. Emilio Estevez was there too. Rob revealed that he and Charlie were nerds at high school. Hard to believe now, right?

BJ Novak and John Krasinski

John Krasinski and BJ Novak's starred together as Jim and Ryan in the office. But their friendship goes much further back to their childhood in Massachusetts, where they went to high school together. in fact, John says BJ encouraged him to get into acting BJ wrote a play parodying the teachers at school and gave John a part.

Josh Hartnett and Rachel Leigh Cook

We all know what it's like having a crush on someone a couple of years older than us at high school. Celebrities are just the same. Josh Hartnett was two years ahead of Rachel Leigh Cook and Minneapolis South High School. The actress admitted to people that she thought Josh was really cute during their school days. The pair even went on to play love interest opposite each other in 2001 movie blow dry.

Val Kilmer and Kevin Spacey

Kevin Spacey remembers the moment he realized he was an actor. It was in the auditorium of Chatsworth High School in California. He began to gain confidence and self-esteem the more he acted. However, his classmate Sal Kilmer doesn't share quite the same memory. Val says that Kevin is proof that you can learn how to act. Because he was horrible when he first started and now he's so good.

Val Tom Sturridge and Robert Pattinson

Despite being a successful actor in his own right, tom search became more well-known for being Robert Pattinson’s best friend. The British actors’ friendship goes all the way back to their high school days. They met when they were 13 as a Herodian school in London, but Tom didn't do any drama at school. When he was 11, Tom acted in Gulliver's Travels for TV. Which is dad directed. It wasn't until he was approaching his 20 cent Homme return to acting, in 2004 Vanity Fair and being Julia.

Cameron Diaz and Snoop Dogg

How about this for an interesting couple of classmates, Cameron Diaz and Snoop Dogg went to high school together. The pair both attended Long Beach Polytechnic high school. Snoop was a year older than Cameron and the actress remembers exactly how he looks back in the day. He was very tall and skinny with lots of ponytails. Some things never change.

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck

It’s no secret that Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are best buds. But did you know their friendship goes all the way back to high school? They weren't actually in the same year at Cambridge Latin and Rindge School. But that didn't stop them becoming firm friends. the actors graduated two years apart. Ben's brother, Casey Affleck also went to the public High School in Cambridge Massachusetts.

Lady Gaga and the Hilton sisters

When Lady Gaga was called Stephanie Germanotta, she went to the convent of the Sacred Heart in New York City. It’s the very same private Catholic school that hotel heiresses Mickey and Paris Hilton attended. Although it's often said that Gaga was at school with Paris, the singer cleared that up in an interview. She explained that as Paris was older than her, she never actually saw her at school. But she did go with Nicky. How does Gaga describe the sisters? Very pretty and very clean. So now you know.

Justin Trudeau and Matthew Perry

Not only did Matthew Perry go to grade school Justin Trudeau. But the former friend’s actor also beat up Canada's Prime Minister. Matthew told Jimmy Kimmel that he was a few years older than the prime minister and he beat him up when they were in fifth grade. He actually did at least say that it was a terrible act and admitted he was the kid for doing it. So why did he do it? Matthew thinks because he was doing well in a sport and they weren't so it was all down to jealousy.