For most people, the classic high school dance is one of the most memorable moments of teenage life. There are the uncomfortable first kisses and slow dances, incredibly awesome fashion choices, and, of course, awkwardly-posed date photos. Your favorite celebrities are not immune to this wonderful rite of passage.
A collection of the best celebrity prom photos, from Rihanna to George Clooney. For that special time of year when corsages and crowns rule the school, the gallery below features pictures of famous people taken during their prom or school dance.
1. John Stamos
California boy John Stamos told Orange Coast magazine he was “the dorky kid” in high school, but he still made for one dreamy prom date with his feathered hair and white ruffled tux.
2. Matthew McConaughey
Even in 1987 — when the totally awesome hair and clothing styles were often questionable — Matthew McConaughey was a hunk! That’s what people called handsome guys back then, right? The future Dallas Buyers Club star, who was then 18, looked dapper in a tux and a bow tie that matched the royal blue of his date’s dress. That lucky lady is Lori Klinger, McConaughey’s sweetheart in high school in Longview, Texas.
3. Amy Poehler
Amy Poehler looked like she was wearing a bad bridesmaid dress for her 1989 prom! The comedian recalled her days back at Burlington High in Burlington, Mass., where she was active in cheerleading and student council, in her 2014 memoir Yes Please. “In my high school yearbook, I was voted third runner-up for ‘Most Casual,’” she wrote. “I never figured out if that meant most casual in dress or in overall manner. In any case, I didn’t come in first. I guess the two ahead of me wanted it less.”
4. Brad Pitt
Long before Jennifer Aniston and Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt’s heart belonged to Tonya Westphalen. The Moneyball star — who graduated from Kickapoo High School in Springfield, Mo., in 1982 — suited up to take his pretty girlfriend with some serious tan lines to prom. We can see why Pitt was voted best-dressed male in his class.
5. Kim Kardashian and T.J. Jackson
Before anyone was keeping up with Kim Kardashian, she was a teenager attending the 1998 prom at the Marymount School in L.A. While she wasn’t famous yet, her date and reported boyfriend at the time, T.J. Jackson, was something of a celebrity: Yep, he was a part of that Jackson family, the son of Michael’s brother Tito and, along with his brothers, a member of the music group 3T.
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