See the most unrecognizable Hollywood's stars before fame: from Demi Moore to Pamela Anderson & more


Hollywood is packed with glitz and glamor but many stars looked very different in their earliest roles


Pamela Anderson and Demi Moore split image
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Beatriz ColonNew York WriterNew York
Hannah HargraveUS Deputy Editor
Updated: 1 hour ago

Celebrities are renowned for having their glam squad at the ready for their biggest red carpet moments, but before they found fame, many of today's A-listers looked very different. 

Whether it was Pamela Anderson before Baywatch, or Demi Moore in her soap days era, these stars have undergone major transformations. 

Take a walk down memory lane with HELLO! and see your favorite celeb pre-fame.

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Demi Moore on General Hospital, 1981© Getty

Demi Moore

Demi, who is nominated for her role in The Substance, made her screen debut as a teenager in 1981. Here she is in a promotional photo for General Hospital.

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Harrison Ford and Camilla Sparv on the set of the 1966 movie 'Dead Heat on A Merry Go Round'© Getty Images

Harrison Ford

Harrison, who was nominated at the SAG Awards for his role in Shrinking, is pictured above with Camilla Sparv on the set of the 1966 movie Dead Heat on A Merry Go Round, his screen debut.

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Timothée Chalamet on Royal Pains in 2009© Alamy Stock Photo

Timothée Chalamet

Timothée pictured in 2009, the same year he made his screen debut on Law & Order, on the set of Royal Pains.

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Macaulay Culkin, Kieran Culkin, Senta Moses, Hillary Wolf, Gerry Bamman & Angela Goethals on Home Alone (USA 1990)© Alamy Stock Photo

Kieran Culkin

Like his brother Macaulay Culkin, Kieran started his career as a child star, and had a cameo on his classic movie Home Alone in 1990.

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Ralph Fiennes on A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia (1990) © Alamy Stock Photo

Ralph Fiennes

Ralph made his screen debut in 1990, starring  as T. E. Lawrence in the British television film A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia.

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Canadian actress Pamela Anderson on 'Baywatch', circa 1990© Getty Images

Pamela Anderson

Pamela was "discovered" in 1989 when she attended a BC Lions Canadian Football League game in Vancouver, and was displayed on the jumbotron. Her screen debut came the following year in the sitcom Charles in Charge, though her most famous early role is certainly Baywatch.

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Selena Gomez stars as Alex Russo on Disney Channel's "Wizards of Waverly Place." 2009© Getty

Selena Gomez

Before becoming a Disney Channel darling, Selena made her screen debut in 2002 on Barney & Friends. Above she appears in her most famous early role, as Alex Russo on Wizards of Waverly Place.

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Ariana Grande poses for a portrait on the set of Victorious in Hollywood, California on February 22, 2011© Getty Images

Ariana Grande

Similar to Selena, Ariana first established herself in the industry over at rival kids' network Nickelodeon, as Cat Valentine in Victorious.

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Jamie Lee Curtis on the set of Halloween, written and directed by John Carpenter, 1978© Getty

Jamie Lee Curtis

Jamie followed in the footsteps of her parents, Tony Curtis and "Scream Queen" Janet Leigh, and made her film debut as a Scream Queen herself in 1978's Halloween.

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