Most celebrities become friends with fellow stars upon first reaching fame, but there are some who knew each other way before hitting the red carpet together. Some were preschool classmates, and others roommates while trying to make it in Hollywood. And those are just some of the stories.
Curious to see whose bond continued after fame? Read through the gallery to find out.
When they first started acting in the ’80s, Robert Downey Jr. and Kiefer Sutherland were roommates for three years in LA.
Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire met at various auditions in LA when they were 12 years old. They have been friends ever since, and even starred together in ‘The Great Gatsby’ (2013).
Katharine McPhee and Meghan Markle know each other from childhood and even did musicals together. Today, they continue to hang out, but now with their husbands, David Foster and Prince Harry, who are also friends.
Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato are known for first reaching stardom during their Disney years, which later on launched their successful music careers. However, their friendship spans way before Disney, as they both landed their first roles together on ‘Barney and Friends’ in the early 2000s.
Known for teaming up on films like ‘Funny People’ (2009) and ‘Sandy Wexler’ (2017), Judd Apatow and Adam Sandler go way back to when they were both struggling comedians. They shared an apartment together in LA when first starting off in the comedy scene.
Kim Kardashian and Nicole Richie first met as preteens, and Kim K even admitted that they would shoplift makeup from a drugstore in Malibu. Today, they can be seen together at more glamorous events.
