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26 celebrities you didn't know were roommates
Hollywood has more celebrity connections than you might think. Before catching their big breaks, many actors and musicians ran in the same circles, commiserated over failed auditions, and even lived together. Whether longtime friends or one-time co-stars, these 13 famous pairs once made for surprising roommates.
Lea Michele and Dianna Agron lived together while working on the same show.
These "Glee" co-stars moved in together while working on the hit Fox show back in 2009. Though their characters were enemies, Michele says the two never brought their work drama back to their shared apartment.
"We have these smackdowns at work and come home and are like, 'Wasn’t it so funny when we were fighting today? Let’s make cookies!' It works out," Michele told New York Mag in 2009.
Justin Timberlake and Ryan Gosling lived together when they were kids.
Ryan Gosling and Justin Timberlake famously starred on the ‘90s kids variety show, "The Mickey Mouse Club," alongside Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, and other now-famous entertainers. The two appeared in skits together on stage but also had a close relationship offscreen as well.
When Gosling’s mother had to return to Canada, Timberlake’s mother became his guardian for a short time so the young actor could continue filming the show in Orlando.
"His mother had to keep her job in Canada the second year that we were on the television show," Timberlake told Ellen DeGeneres in 2011. "We were probably a little closer than the rest of the kids that were on the show just because we had to share a bathroom."
Eddie Redmayne and Jamie Dornan shared an apartment and an agent.
After moving to Los Angeles in 2008 to jumpstart their acting careers, the Oscar winner and the "Fifty Shades of Grey" star shared both an apartment and an agent.
Jamie Dornan discussed their experience living together as struggling actors, telling James Corden on "The Late Late Show," "We were both very desperate. It was slim pickings for work, and you all go to the same auditions."
Eddie Redmayne also recalled their roommate days on "Good Morning America," saying, “One of the amazing things about living with Jamie, is it's basically like living with a puppy because he has more energy than any human you’ve ever met.”
Matt Damon and Ben Affleck wrote together while they lived together.
A-list actors and close friends Ben Affleck and Matt Damon cohabitated while writing the screenplay for their 1997 Oscar winner, "Good Will Hunting." Affleck described the time they spent living together to Playboy in 1999, sharing that the two lived in a house in Venice, California before running out of money and having to move.
"We lived in Glendale and Eagle Rock, and we lived in Hollywood, West Hollywood, Venice, by the Hollywood Bowl, all over the place," he told the magazine. "We'd get thrown out of some places, or we'd have to upgrade or downgrade depending on who had money."
Lauren Graham and Connie Britton had no furniture.
Before becoming TV stars, Lauren Graham and Connie Britton roomed together.
"We lived in an empty house that we weren't supposed to be living in," Graham told Andy Cohen on "Watch What Happens Live." "We had no furniture and all we ate were Rice Krispies Treats."
In honor of Britton’s birthday in 2015, the" Gilmore Girls" actress shared a photo of her and her former housemate, captioning it, "Let's all party like its 1999!"
Owen Wilson and Wes Anderson lived together and collaborated.
Director Wes Anderson has collaborated with actor Owen Wilson on several movies, including "The Royal Tenenbaums," "Rushmore," "The Darjeeling Limited," and "Fantastic Mr. Fox. But before they partnered professionally, they were roommates.
The actor and director lived together at the University of Texas, where they co-wrote the 1996 film, "Bottle Rocket."
Ed Westwick and Chace Crawford shared an NYC apartment.
The former "Gossip Girl" co-stars shared an apartment in New York during their early days on the show.
"We got along and figured it would be a smart move financially. And really, it was also just kind of out of laziness," Crawford told Interview of their living arrangements in 2009.
Milo Ventimiglia and Penn Badgley shared an apartment.
Crawford and Westwick’s fellow "Gossip Girl" star Penn Badgley had his own famous roommate during his time on the show: Milo Ventimiglia.
Badgley opened up about the benefits of sharing an apartment with Ventimiglia, who is 10 years older than him. "I used to borrow his ID to get into bars. I’ve still got it somewhere," he told Bullett magazine in 2011.
Brad Pitt and Jason Priestley used to have competitions for who could forgo showering and shaving the longest.
In 1987, before they got their respective big breaks on "90210" and "Thelma & Louise," Jason Priestley and Brad Pitt shared an apartment in Hollywood. In his 2014 book, "Jason Priestley: A Memoir," the TV star wrote about their days as roommates.
"Just for fun, we used to have competitions over who could go the longest without showering and shaving," he wrote. "Brad always won."
Justin Long and Jonah Hill fought over minor issues.
Jonah Hill and Justin Long roomed together for some time but decided to go over their separate ways after fighting over minor issues, like recycling.
"Jonah would recycle everything," Long said on "Watch What Happens Live." "We started getting in little fights — he left the bathroom door open, didn’t clean up after himself. Little things like that."
Lindsay Lohan and Raven-Symonè didn't live together for long.
The two former child stars reportedly met at a photo shoot and decided to rent an apartment together. But, according toRaven-Symonè, the arrangement was very brief, and Lohan was never around while it lasted.
"She paid rent, and she was there probably three times,"she told Us Weekly in 2008. "She had her clothes in the apartment we were supposed to live in together."
Judd Apatow and Adam Sandler were both struggling comedians.
During their days as struggling comedians in Los Angeles, Adam Sandler and Judd Apatow shared an apartment together in the San Fernando Valley.
In a segment on "60 Minutes Overtime," Sandler recalled their time as roommates, saying, "We were doing as comedians good enough to get by. We could eat at Red Lobster once every month. That was a big night out."
Kiefer Sutherland and Robert Downey Jr. shared an apartment.
In the ‘80s, well before they caught their big breaks, Robert Downey Jr. and Kiefer Sutherland lived together in an apartment for about three years.
Downey told Howard Stern in 2016 that Sutherland "was a shoulder [to cry on]" for him and then-girlfriend Sarah Jessica Parker when they hit a rocky point in their relationship.
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