Before They Were Stars: Big Stars in School Plays

Every star starts somewhere. And for many, that somewhere is a small stage at their high school, summer camp, or community theater. Timothy Pettolina, a theater manager for the Nederlander Organization, tells Snakkle, "The best performers start out doing amateur productions, because it's a great training ground where people are free to experiment and find out what works best for their personal style of performing."

Junior Year (1969) As the title character in Pinocchio Lyons Township High School, La Grange, Illinois

Senior Year (1978) Acting in the play All in Love Oak Park and River Forest High School, Oak Park, Illinois

8th Grade (1994) As the son in The King and I Harvard-Westlake School, Holmby Hills, California

Senior Year (1987) Acting in a school production of Pippin Crossroads School, Santa Monica, California

Junior Year (1985) Acting as the title character in Annie East Greenwich High School, East Greenwich, Rhode Island

Sophomore Year (1994) As Mushnik in Little Shop of Horrors Clear Creek Amana High School, Tiffin, Iowa