Name: Taylor Daniel Lautner Birthdate: February 11, 1992 Hometown: Grand Rapids, Michigan Fansite: http://taylorlautner.org/ Before They Were Stars: Son of Deborah and Daniel Lautner, Taylor Lautner stumbled into an acting career while pursuing competitive martial arts. While at a martial arts camp at UCLA, Lautner was “discovered” by a coach, who suggested he try acting. […]

Not everyone wins the genetics lottery of life. Even Hollywood types often start out awkward and skinny, pale shadows of the gorgeous stars they have transformed into today. In hopes of inspiring some New Years motivation, Snakkle digs into our image vaults to compare and contrast the entertainment elite when they weren’t so impressive to see exactly how far a lot of them have come. Hubba, hubba!

Getting psyched to see Breaking Dawn—Part 2 in theaters? Well, while you wait, check out these old-school pics of the Twilight cast before they were stars!

Before they were famous, these Teen Choice Award nominees went to school just like us. And they also had—wait for it—yearbook photos! Check out these awesome pics and see if you can guess who grew up to be Glee-ful, an Idol of millions, Twilight’s wonderful werewolf, or something equally Award-worthy.

Check out Taylor Lautner’s reaction to his new romance in Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part I! Plus, Snakkle snagged a great clip of teen Taylor singing and dancing!