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Hot Gallery! We Reveal How These Actors Who Play High Schoolers Really Looked in High School
You know those good-looking, talented high school kids on TV and in the movies? Those ones who seem way too together, way too comfortable with themselves to be teenagers? Chances are, they’re not. Check out these stars who played high schoolers when they were really past high school—some of them waaay past high school—themselves! By Nina Hämmerling Smith
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Michael J. Fox in High School in 1978, and Michael J. Fox Playing a High School Student in 1982
The funny thing about 21-year-old Michael J. Fox starring in Family Ties is that dedicated Republican and aspiring businessman Alex P. Keaton always acted so “old” for his age. Fox continued to play teens for years to come—including in Teen Wolf and Back to the Future—before moving on to more adult fare like Spin City, Rescue Me, and The Good Wife. He’s also been a prominent advocate for Parkinson’s disease research and has written three books.
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