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  4. 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

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Don Cheadle

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Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (Black Monday)

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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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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.

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Ted Danson

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

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

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Matt Damon

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

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

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Laura Linney

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Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (Ozark)

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Senior Year 1987 - Taylor Allderdice High School, Pittsburgh

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Billy Porter

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Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (Pose)

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

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Eugene Levy

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

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

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Jessica Lange

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

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

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Bob Odenkirk

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

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

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Julia Louis-Dreyfus

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Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (Veep)

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1 of 21 2019 Emmy nominees 
2 of 21 Senior Year 1981 - East High School, Denver
3 of 21 Don Cheadle
4 of 21 8th Grade 1982 - Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies, Los Angeles
5 of 21 Patricia Arquette
6 of 21 Senior Year, 1966 - Kent School, Kent, Conn.
7 of 21 Ted Danson
8 of 21 Senior Year 1988 - Cambridge Rindge and Latin School, Cambridge, Mass.
9 of 21 Matt Damon
10 of 21 Senior Year 1982 - Northfield Mount Hermon School, East Northfield, Mass.
11 of 21 Laura Linney
12 of 21 Senior Year 1987 - Taylor Allderdice High School, Pittsburgh
13 of 21 Billy Porter
14 of 21 Senior Year 1963 - Westdale Secondary School, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
15 of 21 Eugene Levy
16 of 21 Senior Year 1967 - Cloquet High School, Cloquet, Minn.
17 of 21 Jessica Lange
18 of 21 Sophomore Year 1978 - Naperville North High School, Naperville, Ill.
19 of 21 Bob Odenkirk
20 of 21 Senior Year 1979 - Holton Arms School, Bethesda, Md.
21 of 21 Julia Louis-Dreyfus

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