Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues–Check Out The Cast and Cameos: Before The Fame!

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Will Ferrell--THEN

Before Will Ferrell played everyone's favorite dim-witted newsman, Ron Burgundy, he was a student at University High School in Irvine, California. As you can tell from his prom picture, a funny guy was clearly already born.

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Will Ferrell--NOW

Ferrell is now a bonafied comedy legend with his work on SNL and in cult favorites like Old School and proven his dramatic chops in Stranger Than Fiction. And he's always willing to help out his comedy friends with guest stints on The Office, Eastbound and Down and 30 Rock. Up next for the comedian, will be a guest role in the bonkers (in a good way) looking Sundance mini-series The Spoils of Babylon starring Tobey Maguire and Kristen Wiig and Welcome to Me also starring Wiig set for 2014.

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Steve Carell--THEN

As you can tell from Steve Carell's picture, he's always been a guy with a weirdly handsome charm. Before he was Brick Tamland, he was just a kid in Massachusetts with amazing posing skills.

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Steve Carell--NOW

Carell hit it big playing dense but loveable Michael Scott on The Office. Admit it, he totally made you cry when he proposed to true love, Holly. He's since been steadily building an impressive film career with roles in comedies like The Incredible Burt Wonderstone and lending his voice to the Despicable Me films. In 2014, Carell will flex his dramatic muscles in the terrifying looking Foxcatcher with Channing Tatum.

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Paul Rudd--THEN

Paul Rudd's senior picture from 1987 when he attended Shawnee Mission West High School in Overland, KS proves that Rudd has always been super dreamy and ageless.

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Paul Rudd--NOW

Rudd has continued to make ladies everywhere swoon and also hasn't aged a day since 1987 (try taking Vulture's Ageless Paul Rudd quiz. You will not win). He's been in favorites like Clueless, Romeo + Juliet and Wet Hot American Summer. He's done stints on TV shows like Friends and Reno 911. His upcoming film They Came Together will be released in 2014.

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Christina Applegate--THEN

Christina Applegate was always meant to be a star judging from her adorable face on Charles in Charge and selling Barbies.

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Christina Applegate--NOW

If possible, Applegate and her gorgeous face have gotten even better with age. She was the object of teen boy affection on Married With Children. Did we also mention that she's wildly funny? Which she's continued to prove with roles in The Sweetest Thing and TV shows Samantha Who? and Up All Night.

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Kristen Wiig--THEN

Kristen Wiig was certainly serving the glamour in her high school picture, so it's not hard to see where her hot red-carpet looks come from.

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Kristen Wiig--NOW

Wiig will be a great new addition to the Anchorman family especially since her comedy chops rival those of the dudes in the film. A SNL alum, Wiig has also starred in the hilarious Bridesmaids and played a young Lucille Bluth on Arrested Development. She'll also be seen in Ben Stiller's The Secret Life of Walter Mitty which will hit theaters on Christmas Day. For 2014, she has no less than six film projects coming up and will star in the Sundance mini-series The Spoils of Babylon alongside Ferrell.

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Harrison Ford--THEN

Harrison Ford in his senior year at Maine Township East High School in Park Ridge, IL already was giving off some major action hero vibes with his crew cut.

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Harrison Ford--NOW

Harrison Ford is known for playing some of the most iconic action heroes in film: Indiana Jones, Rick Deckard, Jack Ryan and the "small" role of Han Solo. He was recently in Ender's Game and will be continuing his career action hero streak in The Expendables 3 and is rumored to reprise Han Solo in the upcoming JJ Abrams helmed Star Wars: Episode VII.

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Jim Carrey--THEN

Jim Carrey in his high school pictures establishes the actor as the class clown that we all know and love.

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Jim Carrey--NOW

Despite his class clown image, Carrey has also established himself as an excellent dramatic actor in films like The Truman Show and the heartbreaking Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind. Best known for his roles in The Mask and Dumb and Dumber, he recently took on an action role with Kick-Ass 2. He's currently filming Dumb and Dumber To, reprising his infamous role as Lloyd Christmas.

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Aubrey "Drake" Graham--THEN

Aubrey "Drake" Graham was just a regular nerdy high school kid in Toronto. Unless being a regular kid means you were on the hit teen soap, Degrassi: The Next Generation that is.

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Drake--NOW

Drake has stolen hearts all over the world with his slow-jam, sensitive rapping style. His latest album Nothing Was The Same has been a critical and commercial success. Our Champagne Papi (Check out his Instagram for shirtless selfies) is a huge fan of Anchorman and reportedly reached out to Ferrell and director Adam McKay to beg for a cameo.

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Kirsten Dunst--THEN

Kirsten Dunst's kiddie pictures show an adorable girl who was clearly destined for stardom.

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Kirsten Dunst--NOW

Dunst has shown off the flexibility with her talent from teen films like Bring It On and Get Over It, superhero action with the Spiderman series and moody indies like The Virgin Suicides. In recent years, she has played some excellent roles in the darkly hilarious Bachelorette and the supremely beautiful but depressing Melancholia. Up next for Dunst is the drama The Two Faces of January and a reteaming with Bachelorette director Leslye Headland for the comedy Sleeping with Other People, co-starring Jason Sudeikis.

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Tina Fey--THEN

Tina Fey unsurprisingly participated in the arts while attending Upper Darby High School in Upper Darby, PA. She even played tennis too!

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Tina Fey--NOW

Fey has established herself as a complete powerhouse--she acts, writes and produces. And she's one of the most blisteringly funny performers out there. An SNL alum (alongside most of the Anchorman cast), she's well known for the dearly departed 30 Rock, Mean Girls and the super underrated Baby Mama alongside BFF Amy Poehler. She recently took on a more dramatic role alongside Paul Rudd in the dramedy Admission. Next up for Fey are roles in Muppets Most Wanted and This Is Where I Leave You, writing a new TV show about a doomsday cult and producing no fewer than three TV shows. Did we forget to mention that she'll also be hosting the Golden Globes alongside Poehler for the next two years? Because she's doing that too.

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Amy Poehler--THEN

Amy Poehler defied gravity with her amazing hair during her junior year at Burlington High School in Burlington, MA. Other than cheerleading, Poehler also participated in drama, soccer and student council.

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Amy Poehler--NOW

Yet another SNL alum, Poehler is currently starring on the critically praised and beloved Parks and Recreation as Leslie Knope. She's known for bit parts in Mean Girls, Arrested Development and Louie. She'll also be in They Come Together with Paul Rudd and will lend her voice again to the next Alvin and the Chipmunks movie. And she'll be hosting the Golden Globes for the next two years with BFF Tina Fey which we can't wait for.

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John C. Reilly--THEN

John C. Reilly in his senior portrait at Brother Rice High School in Chicago, IL shows the perpetually smiling star we love today.

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John C. Reilly--NOW

Reilly is one of those wonderful everyman actors who is in just about everything from dramas like Magnolia, musicals like Chicago and comedies like Stepbrothers. He's also collaborated on TV shows with fellow comedians Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim which ended up in the kooky Cartoon Network series Check It Out! with Dr. Steve Brule. He'll next sharpen his action chops with 2014's Guardians of the Galaxy.

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Kanye West--THEN

Judging from Kanye West's high school photos, the rapper was always dapperly dressed and destined for fame.

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Kanye West--NOW

West is one of the most talented and polarizing rappers in the music industry today. His latest album Yeezus was a critical hit--taking West to new artistic directions. He hasn't taken on more than cameos in television and film including the occasional drop in on fiancé and mother of their child, Kim Kardashian's reality show.