Many know him as the hilarious alien Dr. Dick Solomon from 3^rd Rock from the Sun or the chilling Arthur Mitchell, a.k.a. Dexter’s “Trinity Killer,” but there is much more to this award-winning actor of stage and screen.  In his autobiography Drama hitting shelves this week, Lithgow lets readers into his rich personal and professional history.

We’re saddened at the departure of How I Met Your Mother but we’ve had nine seasons that’ve brought us good times at MacLaren’s with our favorite sitcom group of friends, new catchphrases (Legendary!), life theories (the Bro Code!) and had us eagerly awaiting the arrival of the Mother (Cristin Milioti) who did not disappoint. Let’s say farewell to our whiskey swilling, laser tag playing, red cowboy boot wearing group by looking back at their high school pictures. Sadly, none of them had a goth phase like Lily Aldrin.

With the Tony Awards only days away, we dug up some photos of your favorite TV and film stars before they hit the stage. What famous movie star made her Broadway debut in High Society? Who played Annie? Check out stars like Anna Kendrick, Kevin Kline and Kristin Chenoweth before they were stars.