Previous Next 1 of 7 Brad Pitt and Jason Priestley Yes, the man who is now a multiple Academy Award nominee and one-time Oscar winner, and the former teen heartthrob from ‘90s/’00s sitcom Beverly Hills 90210, once shared rent when they were hunting for gigs. Priestley wrote about their time living together in his memoir Jason Priestley: A Memoir, revealing that the pair used to have contests to see who could go the longest without showering. Reportedly, once Pitt finally got noticed after appearing in Thelma & Louise and Priestley landed the role that would change his life as Brandon Walsh on 90210, the friends sort of went their separate ways. But a bromance, it once was. Judd Apatow and Adam Sandler The friendship between Judd Apatow and Adam Sandler has existed long before the two became household names in comedy. The pair sat down with 60 Minutes back in 2012 and revealed that they used to share a $900/mo. apartment, back when they were both doing stand-up. They joked about heading to Red Lobster once a month for a “fancy” dinner, and having arguments over who was the more handsome of the two. Once Sandler landed his breakout role as a cast member on Saturday Night Live, he reveals that he continued to pay his half of the rent – just in case he got fired. Oh, the laughs that must have been had in that home. The pair have worked together on a number of projects, including 2009's Funny People and 2011's Zookeeper. Robin Williams and Christopher Reeve Sadly, both actors left us too soon. But before they were major movie stars, the handsome actors roomed together in New York while they both attended Julliard School in the early ‘70s. And they both also found major Hollywood success around the same time: Reeve most famously in his iconic role as Superman in 1978, and Williams on the television series Mork & Mindy, which commenced its four-season run that same year. Reeve revealed prior to his death that Williams helped him through the terrible horse riding accident that left him paralyzed, visiting him in the hospital and immediately making him laugh by impersonating a Russian proctologist. Jonah Hill and Justin Long Sometimes, actors don’t room together because they necessarily have to for financial reasons, but simply because they’re good friends and, well, why not? Jonah Hill and Justin Long, who have worked together on movies like Accepted and Funny People, lived together for a number of years in the early ‘00s. The pair described the relationship as being like an old married couple, blaming “marital fights” for the decision to eventually move on to individual homes. Tommy Lee Jones and Al Gore The famous actor and former vice president and now environmental activist and documentary maker might seem like a pretty odd couple. But the two had actually shared a room in Dunster House, an undergraduate residence at Harvard, back in the ‘60s. And they have reportedly kept that friendship going to this day. But what did they do as young Harvard boys? According to Jones’ speech at the Democratic National Convention back in 2000, they pretty well got up to typical guy stuff, including watching Star Trek, shooting pool, and cooking “tinfoil-wrapped Thanksgiving turkey.” Robert Downey Jr. and Kiefer Sutherland Before they were Iron Man and Jack Bauer, respectively, these two actors, who each made names for themselves at a young age, lived together for a few years when Sutherland first moved to LA. Interestingly, the buds also shared some on-screen time in the 1988 drama 1969, which also starred Winona Ryder. Sadly, it didn’t do very well at the box office. But both actors are laughing now: Downey Jr. has been cited as the top-paid celebrity in Hollywood, raking in a reported sweet Before they were Iron Man and Jack Bauer, respectively, these two actors, who each made names for themselves at a young age, lived together for a few years when Sutherland first moved to LA. Interestingly, the buds also shared some on-screen time in the 1988 drama 1969, which also starred Winona Ryder. Sadly, it didn’t do very well at the box office. But both actors are laughing now: Downey Jr. has been cited as the top-paid celebrity in Hollywood, raking in a reported sweet $40 million for his role in the latest superhero film Captain America: Civil War. Sutherland, meanwhile, had a highly successful run as the lead character on television series 24, and is soon set to head up the cast on upcoming ABC show Designated Survivor. Raven Symone and Lindsay Lohan It wasn’t just the men who were cohabitating to save a few bucks: child actors Raven Symone and Lindsay Lohan also shared an apartment once upon a time, though Symone has revealed that we’d need to use the term “living together” loosely. Reportedly, while Lohan paid her share, she wasn’t there most of the time. Today, Symone, known best from her time on Disney Channel series That’s So Raven in the early-to-mid ‘00s and her time on The Cosby Show, is one of the hosts of ABC talk show The View. As for Lohan, while she had a string of hits with movies like The Parent Trap, Freaky Friday, and Mean Girls, she’s had her share of, er, troubles since then.

But before many of these stars pulled in big bank to afford their serene places of residence, many of them were just struggling young men and women trying to “make it in Hollywood.” And in hot spots like New York and LA, that often meant closet-sized living quarters, and finding a roomie with whom you could split rent.

What might surprise you is how many famous actors once roomed with other famous actors while they were just waiting tables, stocking shelves, and furiously booking auditions. Sure, we all know about Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. But some of the other combos might surprise you, and have you wishing to have been a fly on the wall in that home.

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