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By Nina Hämmerling Smith on September 5, 2012
It’s nice to know that some of the biggest stars—musicians, politicians, comedians—were just as geeky and awkward in high school as we were. What—you don’t believe us? Before they went on to fame and fortune, these celebrities wore dorky uniforms and made music with their classmates. Who played the clarinet, the drums, the saxophone? Read on to find out…
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By Katherine Butler on August 30, 2012
“Goodbye, England’s Rose,” sang Elton John at the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales, while the world watched with tears and empathy. On August 31, 1997, we lost the People’s Princess in a tragic, paparazzi-fueled car chase through the streets of Paris. Fate has taken a number of other much-missed public figures before their time; now we’re celebrating the life of England’s Rose and 12 other celebrities lost to tragedy.
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By Erin Fox on June 14, 2012
Today we’re bringing you super cute “before they were famous” photos of today’s hottest celebs, and comparing them to their mini-me spawn. So, before you rush out to buy Dad another golf putter, sit a spell and check out our celeb father-kid look-alike gallery!
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By Brett Singer on January 27, 2012
Parents often want their kids to go into the family business. There are father and son quarterbacks, and father and son combos in all sorts of sports. When your mom or dad is in the music business, you don’t always follow in the parental footsteps. Then again, sometimes you do. Here are a variety of then-and-now photos of famous music superstars and their kids, many of whom have music careers of their own and a few who went a different route.
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By Lisa Angelo on November 20, 2011
Like us lesser humans, celebrities often reproduce. Snakkle has compiled some great vintage pics of celebrity dads who have spawned look-alike daughters who share their spotlight. See if you can spot the similarities!
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By Brett Singer on October 28, 2011
Although Nevermind was actually Nirvana’s second album—Bleach came out in 1989—it was the group’s major-label debut and the record that made them worldwide superstars. It’s been 20 years since Kurt Cobain declared that he felt stupid and contagious and became the voice of a generation. Let’s look back at what it was like to experience that seminal moment in rock ‘n’ roll history.
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