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Can you identify these Emmy nominees by their yearbook photos?

Can you identify these Emmy nominees by their yearbook photos?

By Chris Cosgrove

September 20, 2019 at 08:41 AM EDT

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2019 Emmy nominees

Credit: Seth Poppel/Yearbook Library (3)

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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Senior Year 1981 - East High School, Denver

Credit: Seth Poppel/Yearbook Library

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Don Cheadle

Credit: Erin Simkin/SHOWTIME

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (Black Monday)

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8th Grade 1982 - Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies, Los Angeles

Credit: Seth Poppel/Yearbook Library

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Patricia Arquette

Credit: Christopher Saunders/SHOWTIME

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie (Escape at Dannemora, pictured) and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie (The Act)

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Senior Year, 1966 - Kent School, Kent, Conn.

Credit: Seth Poppel/Yearbook Library

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Ted Danson

Credit: Colleen Hayes/NBC

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (The Good Place)

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Senior Year 1988 - Cambridge Rindge and Latin School, Cambridge, Mass.

Credit: Seth Poppel/Yearbook Library

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Matt Damon

Credit: Will Heath/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series (Saturday Night Live)

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Senior Year 1982 - Northfield Mount Hermon School, East Northfield, Mass.

Credit: Seth Poppel/Yearbook Library

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Laura Linney

Credit: Jessica Miglio/Netflix

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (Ozark)

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Senior Year 1987 - Taylor Allderdice High School, Pittsburgh

Credit: Seth Poppel/Yearbook Library

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Billy Porter

Credit: JoJo Whilden/FX

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (Pose)

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Senior Year 1963 - Westdale Secondary School, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Credit: Seth Poppel/Yearbook Library

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Eugene Levy

Credit: Steve Wilkie/PopTV

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (Schitt’s Creek)

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Senior Year 1967 - Cloquet High School, Cloquet, Minn.

Credit: Seth Poppel/Yearbook Library

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Jessica Lange

Credit: FX

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series (American Horror Story: Apocalypse)

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Sophomore Year 1978 - Naperville North High School, Naperville, Ill.

Credit: Seth Poppel/Yearbook Library

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Bob Odenkirk

Credit: Nicole Wilder/AMC/Sony Pictures Television

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (Better Call Saul)

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Senior Year 1979 - Holton Arms School, Bethesda, Md.

Credit: Seth Poppel/Yearbook Library

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Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Credit: Colleen Hayes/HBO

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (Veep)

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Can you identify these Emmy nominees by their yearbook photos?

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2019 Emmy nominees

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Senior Year 1981 - East High School, Denver

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Don Cheadle

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8th Grade 1982 - Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies, Los Angeles

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Patricia Arquette

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Senior Year, 1966 - Kent School, Kent, Conn.

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Ted Danson

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Senior Year 1988 - Cambridge Rindge and Latin School, Cambridge, Mass.

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Matt Damon

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Senior Year 1982 - Northfield Mount Hermon School, East Northfield, Mass.

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Laura Linney

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Senior Year 1987 - Taylor Allderdice High School, Pittsburgh

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Billy Porter

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Senior Year 1963 - Westdale Secondary School, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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Eugene Levy

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Senior Year 1967 - Cloquet High School, Cloquet, Minn.

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Jessica Lange

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Sophomore Year 1978 - Naperville North High School, Naperville, Ill.

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Bob Odenkirk

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Senior Year 1979 - Holton Arms School, Bethesda, Md.

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Julia Louis-Dreyfus

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