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    19 Stars Who Attended School Together Before Working Together

    Who knew!

    Hollywood is a surprisingly small world, and sometimes, lo and behold, our fav co-stars turn out to be actual schoolmates. Can you believe the following stars attended classes together and navigated the social before becoming famous?

    1. Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie attended the same elite private school before starring in The Simple Life together.

    Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie posing at an event together

    2. Lupita Nyong'o and Winston Duke went to Yale University's School of Drama before starring in movies like Black Panther and Us together.

    Lupita Nyong'o and Winston Duke posing together at a premiere

    3. Camila Mendes and Cole Sprouse both attended New York University before coming together on Riverdale. Wild!

    Camila and Cole posing at an event together

    4. Kate Hudson and Liv Tyler were longtime friends before starring in Dr. T & the Women together — they attended the same high school!

    Liv Tyler and Kate Hudson posing together at an event

    5. We all know Matt Damon and Ben Affleck go way back. The BFFs attended school together and even wrote the screenplay for Goodwill Hunting together.

    Matt Damon and Ben Affleck in formal suits

    6. Brooklyn Nine-Nine co-stars Andy Samberg and Chelsea Peretti lived two blocks away from each other and attended the same elementary school.

    Chelsea Peretti and Andy Samberg on the set of Brooklyn 99

    7. Whitney Port and Spencer Pratt went to the same school in Santa Monica before co-starring on The Hills!

    Cast photo of The Hills stars at the VMAs

    8. Nicole Kidman and Naomi Watts are past schoolmates and co-stars. The Aussie actors went on to star in the 1991 film Flirting together.

    Naomi Watts and Nicole Kidman posing at an event together

    9. Blow Dry costars Rachael Leigh Cook and Josh Hartnett, who went to the same high school in Minneapolis.

    10. Did you know that Eddie Redmayne and Tom Hiddleston starred in a play together back in high school? That's right, the mega-famous actors were once part of a school theater production.

    Tom Hiddleston and Eddie Redmayne

    11. Homeland co-stars Morena Baccarin and Claire Danes went to middle school together! They parted ways for high school but reconnected when filming the hit series.

    Morena Baccarin and Claire Danes posing at a formal event

    12. Office co-stars John Krasinski and B.J. Novak both attended the same high school in Massachusetts before going on to star in the now-iconic show.

    B.J. Novak and John Krasinski smiling at an NBC party

    13. Ed Helms and Brian Baumgartner are another Office pairing that attended school together.

    Still of Ed Helms and Brian Baumgartner from The Office

    14. SNL co-stars Beck Bennett and Kyle Mooney first met at the University of Southern California before going on to create many hilarious sketches together.

    Beck Bennett and Kyle Mooney acting on SNL

    15. Girls co-stars Jemima Kirke and Lena Dunham first met back in high school. Jemima had just arrived from London and became Lena's friend at Saint Ann's School in Brooklyn.

    Jemima Kirke and Lena posing at the Met Gala

    16. Kirsten Dunst and Rami Malek went to the same high school (along with Rachel Bilson), and while they aren't technically co-stars, they did sit down together for an "Actors on Actors" interview.

    17. Timothée Chalamet and Lourdes Leon went to the same high school, and I'm cheating here because they've never been co-stars, but apparently they dated at one point.

    18. Nick Kroll and John Mulaney met at Georgetown University before partnering on multiple projects such as Big Mouth and the "Oh, Hello Show" on Nick's Comedy Central series Kroll Show.

    John Mulaney and Nick Kroll in formal suits performing on stage

    19. Zooey Deschanel and Kate Hudson starred in Almost Famous together, but did you know their connection goes all the way back to high school?

    Which dynamic duo is your fave?