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Can you identify these Emmy nominees by their yearbook photos?

By Chris Cosgrove September 06, 2018 at 06:36 PM EDT
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2018 Emmy nominees 

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Before they were posing on red carpets, these Emmy nominees were regular high school students posing for yearbook pictures. See if you can identify these stars from their throwback photos.

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1987

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This actor rocked quite the mullet while during his senior year at Delbarton School in Morristown, N.J.

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Peter Dinklage

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Game of Thrones star Dinklage, nominated for Supporting Actor in a Drama series, has already won twice in the same category for his role as Tyrion Lannister.

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1995

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Credit: Seth Poppel/Yearbook Library

Before he was a beloved TV dad, he was a charismatic senior at El Modena High School in Orange, Calif.

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Milo Ventimiglia

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Ventimiglia is nominated for Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his touching This Is Us performance.

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1994

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This brainy senior at St. Louis Country Day School in St. Louis, Mo., would go on to attend Stanford and star in some of our favorite shows.

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Sterling K. Brown

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As last year's Lead Actor in a Drama Series winner, Brown may be poised to take the prize yet again for his performance as Randall Pearson in This Is Us.

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2002

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This funny woman had a winning smile as a senior at North Shore High School in Glen Head, N.Y.

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Kate McKinnon

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Known for her uncanny impressions and impeccable comedic timing, McKinnon is vying for Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for Saturday Night Live.

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1976

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This senior at Alfred G. Berner High School in Massapequa, N.Y. would go on to impersonate one of the world's most controversial figures.

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Alec Baldwin

Saturday Night Live - Season 43
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The actor is up for Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his absurdly funny portrayal of President Donald Trump on Saturday Night Live.

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1993 

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Who knew this senior at LaGuardia High School of Music and Art in New York, N.Y. was poised for a career in horror?

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Sarah Paulson

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With an Emmy statue to her name already, she could win big again as Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for America Horror Story: Cult.

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1969

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This senior at Tenafly High School in Tenafly, N.J., would go on to become one of the most respected actors in Hollywood.

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Ed Harris

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Harris earned a Lead Actor in a Drama Series nod for his riveting role in the sci-fi hit Westworld.

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1999

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This photogenic senior at St. Agnes Academy in Houston, Tex. was certainly destined for the spotlight.

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Alexis Bledel

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The Gilmore Girls alum will compete for Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for the dystopian hit The Handmaid’s Tale. She won in the guest actress category last year.

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1993

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This sophomore at Springfield North High School in Springfield, Ohio was already on the path to superstardom.

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John Legend

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The multi-talented performer is up for Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for Jesus Christ Superstar.

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1981

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This plucky freshman at Buckley School in Sherman Oaks, Calif. would go on to become a multi-Emmy nominee.

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Laura Dern

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Dern earned a Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie nod for her impactful turn in HBO's The Tale.

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1968

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This actor looked very different as a clean-cut senior at Allegany High School in Cumberland, Md., than his famed small screen character.

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William H. Macy

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Macy is once again up for Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for his role as an alcoholic father on Shameless.

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1977

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Before she was an Oscar- and Emmy-winning actress, she was just an ordinary senior at Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Conn.

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Allison Janney

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Janney may take home yet another Emmy when she competes for Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for Mom, after winning two trophies in the supporting category for the same role.

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1983

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This senior at Central Falls Junior-Senior High School in Central Falls, R.I., was set to become one of the most sought-after actresses in Hollywood.

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Viola Davis

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Davis is up not for Lead Actress for How to Get Away with Murder, but instead for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for Scandal, where her Annalise Keating appeared in one episode.

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1991

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This big-haired freshman at Highlands Ranch High School in Highlands Ranch, Colo., would go on to play a cold-blooded superspy.

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Keri Russell

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The odds are in Russell's favor for taking home the Lead Actress in a Drama Series honor for the now-concluded FX drama The Americans.

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1965

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This sharply dressed senior at Saratoga High School in Saratoga, Calif., would become one of the world's foremost filmmakers.

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Steven Spielberg

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The Oscar winner is up for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special for Spielberg.

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    1 of 31 2018 Emmy nominees 
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    25 of 31 Allison Janney
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