Ever wondered what your favorite black actor looked like when they were young? Check out our gallery below.

James Earl Jones Jr.

Samuel L. Jackson

Michael Ealy

A young Harry Belafonte on the left

Denzel Washington

Idris Elba

Taye Diggs

Diahann Carroll

Morgan Freeman

Kerry Washington

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Angela Bassett

Courtney B. Vance

Laurence Fishburne

Eddie Murphy

Phylicia Rashad

Larenz Tate

Taraji P Henson

Bill Cosby

Viola Davis

Jamie Foxx

Tisha Campbell

Nick Cannon

Ruby Dee

Will Smith

Bernie Mac

Denzel Washington

Halle  Berry

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Part 2 coming soon..