Remember when you were a kid and 40 felt old? Not anymore! You would never know these youthful stars are hitting such a milestone this year! (40 is indeed the new 20… or at least 29.) So take a look at these childhood photos and see if you can guess which celebs are turning 40 in 2012!

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!