Name: Melissa Ann McCarthy Birthdate: August 26, 1970 Hometown: Plainfield, Illinois Fansite: http://melissa-mccarthy.com/ Before They Were Stars: Daughter of Sandy and Michael McCarthy, Melissa was raised in a large Irish-Catholic family. Even as a child, she was already putting on shows for her mother, and as a high school cheerleader she dreamed of being on […]

NY Fashion Week is coming up and we’re ready to see our favorite celebs in the front row. But for many of them, it took some time and the help of a stylist to make it there. Check out these celebrities who struggled with style before hiring some of the top stylists in the biz.

The trend in Hollywood now is to get incredibly famous, THEN secure a lucrative contract modeling underwear to make yourself even MORE famous by appearing on huge billboards in your skivvies. But, in the past, many of today’s A-list stars actually used skimpy shoots to get noticed and break into Hollywood to start their amazing acting careers. We take a look at who has stripped down for various underwear shoots over the years.

The characters of New Girl spend a lot of time doing silly, childish, and somehow still endearing things, like doing a slow-motion Chicken Dance at weddings—or simply in their bedrooms. Tapping into such lighthearted characters must certainly allow the cast to reminisce on their own earlier days, when they had fewer cares than their Q rating. Snakkle looks back at the New Girl cast before they were stars to celebrate them in such innocent glory.

Just remember: when it comes to tanning, a little goes a long way. Unfortunately even the most stunning celebs often forget that golden rule and cross over into Wonka-ville when it comes to their faux tanning rituals. As a cautionary tale, Snakkle assembled the most frightening examples of tans that tip into the land of doompety-doo.

’Tis the season for togetherness, tight-knit families—and trips down memory lane. Ever wondered what these celebrity couples were like before they got together? We’ve got their school-days pics.

Snakkle dusted off the megaphone and did a few splits to bring you these cheer-tastic pics of celebrities who used to root for their school teams!