Which Celebs Were Roommates Before They Made It Big?

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Kara Dioguardi and Paula Abdul

Singer-songwriter Kara Dioguardi, the fourth judge to join American Idol, was reportedly discovered by Paula Abdul and then invited to live with Abdul in her home for a year. Abdul says they never fought and that Dioguardi was the best roommate, except for her sleep walking!

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Kris Allen and Adam Lambert

Before winning the eighth season of American Idol, Kris Allen roomed with runner-up Adam Lambert at the show's Bel-Air mansion. The two didn't let a little competition stand in the way of an off-the-air friendship, they performed more than one duet together and post-Idol Lambert publicly admitted to harboring an innocent crush on his ex-roomie!

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John Cusack and Jeremy Piven

These two A-listers lived together in their native Chicago and even starred in 10 films together. Cusack achieved stardom early on in his acting career, but Piven has hinted that Cusack wasn't supportive of his Entourage success. Cusack countered that "I am very happy for Jeremy."

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Dustin Hoffman and Robert Duvall

Hollywood heavyweights Hoffman and Duvall lived together in NYC while taking acting classes at The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in 1955. Hoffman admits that they'd originally taken classes to meet girls. Lucky for them, they made it big. Really, really big.

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Ali Larter and Amy Smart

Smart and Larter met as models in Milan, Italy and "became instant friends" as Larter put it. The instant friend connection was enough to convince the two to move in together in LA, where Smart reportedly convinced Larter to pursue an acting career. It wasn't long before the blonde beauties both landed roles in Varsity Blues and have stayed friends ever since.

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Jonah Hill and Justin Long

Funnymen Long and Hill lived together in LA before they both got their breaks. The two friends separated after they started acting like "an old married couple," Long has said. They make a better on-screen duo, anyway.

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Lea Michele and Dianna Agron

Glee costars and real life BFFs Michele and Agron shared a vegan lifestyle and love of cookies when they used to live together. The close friends have only the warmest things to say about each other and joke about their on-screen rivalry. Agron has said that some people mistakenly think she and Michele are in a romantic relationship because of all the Glee-ful hugging they do!

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Lindsay Lohan and Raven Symone

The two teen stars were roomies back before Lohan became a tabloid sensation. In fact it’s rumored Symone still gets frustrated when reporters ask her about Lindsay’s current legal troubles and frequently reminds the media she hasn’t lived with Lilo since they were practically kids.

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Ben Affleck and Matt Damon

One of the most famous A-list roommate pairings resulted in a lifetime of stardom for Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. Who knew that the two Beantown boys would pen the Oscar winning script for Good Will Hunting while living together as besties in Boston.

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Kiefer Sutherland and Robert Downey Jr.

Many sexy stars from the '80s were known for partying together, but it isn’t widely known that two of the biggest scenesters actually also shared an abode. Keifer fessed up to living with Downey for three years during a 2009 television interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live

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Judd Apatow and Adam Sandler

Judd Apatow and Adam Sandler are two of Hollywood’s heaviest hitters, so it’s hard to imagine them living together in a cramped Los Angeles apartment. Their time together was so memorable it was actually the inspiration for several scenes in the movie Funny People.

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Danny DeVito and Michael Douglas

The duo lived together in New York after meeting during the summer theater season. Douglas jokes about Devito being a great roommate because he was seldom there, saying DeVito was too busy courting his future wife Rhea Perlman to be spending a lot of time at home.

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Holly Hunter, Frances McDormand, The Coen brothers, and Sam Raimi

These five dynamic and successful Hollywood heavy hitters all shared a home in Los Angeles in 1984. We can only imagine the creative juices that were flowing within those walls.