Finally! It’s time for the Academy Awards’ more fun, much drunker cousin to grace our television screens. If you’re a television and film fan, you’ll scoff at the winners list and revel in the hosting of BFFs Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. Fire up your Twitter feed and get your wine glasses ready for a longgggg night.

Snakkle looks back on celebs who shared locker rooms or swapped saliva or (allegedly) joints together. Click through this “Before They Were Stars” photo gallery to see unlikely classmates and recognizable BFFs.

The gorgeous Felicity Huffman turns 51 today–and she’s never been afraid to commit to difficult roles, even if it means playing down her good looks. Huffman and these other actors and actresses have transformed themselves into plain Janes and ugly ducklings, winning critical acclaim and awards on the way.

It sounds sort of naughty, doesn’t it? It’s the powerful star taking advantage of an underling. But fear not, we present here stories of true love (sort of) that have lasted the test of time (sometimes) between celebs and their makeup artists, nannies, bodyguards, and more.

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!

Before they had their Beverly Hills mansions and summer homes in The Hamptons, many of the most successful names struggled just to pay the rent. See which stars split the bills as Snakkle takes a look at some of Hollywood’s most famous roommates.

From a brash Harvard janitor asking “how you like them apples?” to franchise superstar, we’ve watched this Boston-bred father of four show off his wide range of talents for many years. We know we’ll be seeing Damon for many years to come—and we’re glad about that! Let’s take a look back at this Oscar winner’s career as he turns 44.