Famous former University of Houston Cougars

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Recognize these familiar faces?

>>>Click through the photos for a look at famous and notable alumni of the University of Houston.... PHOTOS: GO COOGS!

Recognize these familiar faces?

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The University of Houston's fall semester begins this week, and if you're one of the university's roughly 44,000 students enrolled for the fall semester, the semester ahead can seem daunting.

But fear not: all the hard work will be definitely worth it in the end ... as these famous former University of Houston Cougars can attest.

The worlds of film, music, politics and sports are filled with former UH Cougars who used their time at the university to springboard themselves to bigger things.

Check out some of the famous faces who moved from the UH campus straight into the limelight

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