Celebrities like Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie, or Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire were childhood pals way before becoming major stars.
Affleck and Damon both grew up in Massachusetts and proceeded to climb the entertainment ladder side by side throughout their decades-long friendship. In March 2020, the Argo star joked that his success as a child star inspired Damon to act as well.
Jonah Hill and Adam Levine, on the other hand, have their parents to thank for their close bond. “Our dads met in the principal’s office in junior high,” the 22 Jump Street actor told Howard Stern in 2014. The Los Angeles natives remained close throughout their careers, with Hill serving as the officiant at Levine’s July 2014 nuptials to Behati Prinsloo.
Hill’s sister, Beanie Feldstein, is also a master of turning school friends into lifelong companions. After meeting Ben Platt in middle school at a bat mitzvah when they were 14, the Lady Bird actress and the Dear Evan Hansen star’s careers skyrocketed almost in tandem.
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