Johnny Knoxville's 'flirty' high school photo with incredible '80s hair has fans all saying the same thing


The comedian attended South-Young High School, and he recently shared a throwback picture of himself rocking unrecognizable hair


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Nova M BajamontiNews and Features Writer
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Johnny Knoxville recently shared an eye-catching throwback high school photo, while showing off his incredible hair.

The 55-year-old, who currently rocks voluminous silver hair, once donned an unrecognizable hairstyle.

In the photo, Johnny was seen with thick black hair that he gelled down to one side, providing a clean-cut look, which he paired with a white button-up shirt and tie.

Johnny Knoxville shared a throwback picture online© Instagram
Johnny Knoxville shared a throwback picture online

He shot the picture with his good friend Tina Hurst, who flaunted an '80s wavy hairstyle, complete with bangs, as she sported a black skirt, and heels, paired with an oversized fuchsia sweater.

The duo proudly "won Biggest Flirt [of their] senior year of high school," at South-Doyle High School.

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The pair reunited decades-later in their hometown of Knoxville for ESPN's College GameDay and re-enacted their iconic picture out on the football field.

This time around, Johnny sported his usual hairstyle that he's known for, and the duo matched in orange outfits, with Johnny wearing a number two football jersey, and Tina donning a polo and checkered dress.

He recently visited his hometown© Getty Images
He recently visited his hometown

Johnny shared a side-by-side look at their before and after and captioned the nostalgic post: "Today I had the honor of being the guest picker on @espn's @collegegameday in my hometown of Knoxville. And more pics to come about that. But I ran into my old friend Tina Hurst at the game today, so we re-enacted the photo from the time we won Biggest Flirt our senior year of high school. Go Vols!"

Fans flocked to the comments to cheer Johnny on. One person wrote: "This is amazing." A second fan added: "This is epic." A third follower commented: "This is so cute!!!! Great job today!!!"

Johnny loves Knoxville, therefore, he chose it for his surname© Getty Images
Johnny loves Knoxville, therefore, he chose it for his surname

Another person joked: "Ofc bro was the biggest flirt." One fan added: "Oh Philip John Clapp, you flirty boy."

During Johnny's time with ESPN, he hoped for another role, as he joked on his social media: "This is Johnny Knoxville at Neyland Stadium and I'm so pumped today because I'm the guest kicker."

The person taking his video was overheard correcting him, yelling: "Picker!"

Johnny continued: "Picker! I'm the guest picker. I'm psyched. Woo-hoo!"

His real name is Philip John Clapp© WireImage
His real name is Philip John Clapp

The comedian's love for Knoxville goes very deep. Believe it or not, he was born Philip John Clapp, however, he goes by Johnny Knoxville out of admiration for his hometown in Tennessee.

He shared with Knox News: "Knoxville is my hometown, and I love it and miss it dearly. I owe it so much."

As for his first name, the star was inspired by Johnny Cash, Johnny Ramone and Johnny Appleseed.

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