The 2014 Emmy Awards are upon us! Will your favorite TV stars win? Will you yell at the TV when they don’t? All bets are off. See the nominees before they were dressed to the nines to pick up that Emmy statuette.

They’ve made us laugh, kept us on the edge of our seats, and just plain entertained the pants off us. Now it’s time for the Emmys to reward the best of this year’s actors and actresses. Get to know all your favorites (and perhaps a few faces you’re not as familiar with) before they were stars.