8 Stars Who Were Voted Class Clown in High School

It's always exciting to find out what your favorite celebrities were like in school; some were straight-A students, others were star athletes, and hey, a lot of them dropped out altogether. When it comes to winning school superlatives, though, it can be pretty eye-opening to discover how certain celebs were viewed by their peers — who knew Blake Lively and Missy Elliott spent all year cracking up their classmates? We've rounded up eight stars who were voted "class clown" during their school days. Keep reading to see them all now, and then find out which big names went to school together and see all the celebrity yearbook pictures you can handle.

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Chris Pratt
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Chris Pratt

Of course the guy who cracked us up for years in Parks and Recreation was voted class clown — Chris was bestowed with the honor by his schoolmates at Lake Stevens High School in Washington.

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Missy Elliott
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Missy Elliott

Before she got Supa Dupa Fly, Melissa "Missy" Elliott was dubbed class clown at Manor High School in Portsmouth, VA.

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Blake Lively
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Blake Lively

Blake graduated from Burbank High School in 2005. In a 2013 Reddit thread, a classmate of Blake's revealed, "She was super pretty and very popular. . . . really nice and actually really funny. She was voted class clown in the yearbook."

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Tyrese Gibson
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Tyrese Gibson

By the time Tyrese was voted class clown at Locke High School in LA, he had already landed several successful modeling gigs and a now-famous Coca-Cola campaign.

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Amy Schumer
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Amy Schumer

It shouldn't come as too much of a shock that Amy, the star of Inside Amy Schumer and Trainwreck, was the ultimate funny gal at her Long Island, NY, high school.

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Jack Nicholson
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Jack Nicholson

The Oscar-winning actor is known for both comedic and dramatic roles, but Jack's classmates in Manasquan, NJ, were especially fond of his funny side.

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Rosie O'Donnell
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Rosie O'Donnell

Before she became a stand-up comedian, actress, and talk-show host, Rosie was just your hilarious high schooler in Commack, NY. The star was voted class clown as well as homecoming queen, prom queen, and senior class president!

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Gillian Anderson
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Gillian Anderson

The former X-Files star was voted class clown at City High School in Grand Rapids, MI. Oddly enough, she was also voted most likely to get arrested.