Ah, youth. When you could get away with just about anything, that is, unless you sported an epic Afro! In this hot photo gallery, Snakkle digs up retro pics of celebrity before-they-were-stars mugs that prove even A-listers had questionable hair days. Luckily, they’ve all managed to find their way to a pair of shears since then.

Next up in the glittery celebrity awards season is the 43rd annual NAACP Image Awards, which air on NBC February 17 at 8 p.m. (EST/PST). The awards ceremony honors diversity in the arts and features A-list talent, from Beyonce to Eddie Murphy, all up for some of the biggest awards of the night. Snakkle dug into the archives to look back at the humble beginnings of many of the nominees in our gallery of greatness to come!