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33 photos of celebrities from their youth

Time flies, so we've decided to take a trip down Memory Lane with a selection of old photos featuring famous faces and household names.

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Some hadn't yet climbed the celebrity ladder, others were already world-famous, but all of them give us a touching behind the scenes glimpse of their daily lives - a far cry from the staged 'red carpet' poses that we usually see! Some are rare shots, but all have been published online with permission.

1. Taken in the late 60s, here's Bruce Lee with his wife, Linda and their two kids, Brandon et Shannon

2. Steven Spielberg in 1982 on the set of E.T.

3. Sonny and Cher at an outdoor festival in 1967 that was held in honor of Twiggy's arrival in Los Angeles

4. A 17 year-old Helena Bonham Carter in 1984

5. Wow, an amazing shot! Two of the greatest 'Michaels' enjoying a bit of basketball in 1992 (Michael Jordan and Michael Jackson, just in case you didn't recognize them!)

6. Recognize the cheeky smile? It's college student Robin Williams, taken in 1969 when he was just 18 years old

7. Playboy founder Hugh Hefner on a fishing trip in the 70s

8. A rare photo of Mick and Bianca Jagger on their wedding day in 1971

9. A touching photo of the Kennedy family, taken 1962 at the White House!

10. During the Cannes Film Festival in 1956, Brigitte Bardot dropped by Pablo Picasso's studio in the French Riviera

11. A 'blue and white' Osbourne family photo taken in 1987: Ozzy and Sharon with their 3 kids, Aimee, Kelly and Jack

12. Fidel Castro playing basketball with a group of students in 1972, during a visit to Warsaw in Poland

13. The original Charlie's Angels line-up in 1976 - Jaclyn Smith, Kate Jackson and Farrah Fawcett

14. Andy Warhol stocking up on Campbell's Tomato Soup in 1964

15. Samuel L. Jackson, taken during his last year at college

16. Elvis Presley strikes a pose in Hawaii in 1960

17. A photo as tortured as its subject...Salvador Dali at a book-signing session for 'Diary of a Genius' in 1963

18. Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love take a bathroom selfie in 1992

19. John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Bouvier on their wedding day in 1953

20. Christina Applegate with her then boyfriend, Brad Pitt, in 1988

21. The cast of 10 Things I Hate About You: Heath Ledger, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Julia Stiles and Larisa Oleynik

22. A young Dakota Fanning with Brittany Murphy, who sadly died in 2009

23. They haven't changed...Mariah Carey (18) and Will Smith (19) in 1988

24. Clint Eastwood tries skateboarding down a Rome street in 1964

25. Rob Lowe, Sarah Jessica Parker and Robert Downey Jr. at The Governor's Ball in 1988

26. A mugshot of Frank Sinatra, aged 23 in 1938, when he was arrested for brawling

27. Johnny Cash in 1971

28. A mugshot of Bill Gates when he was arrested in 1977 in Albuquerque for speeding

29. Marilyn Monroe and James Dean enjoy a quick smoke in New York

30. Princess Diana and Prince Harry at Alton Towers in 1992

31. Léon Tolstoï aged 20 in 1848

32. A young Christian Bale during the 80s

33. Jack Nicholson when he was still at college