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Whether they played the part of a geek or were admittedly not cool in school, these stars have since glammed up their looks. Sarah Jessica Parker went from big glasses to big heels, while Jon Heder traded in his frizzy hair for a shorter ‘do. Check out which other stars had to undergo a makeover. (CBS/MTV Films) Follow FOX411.com on Twitter.![Brian_Austin_Greennn]()
David Silver wasn't exactly the cool kid on "Beverly Hills, 90210." (FX) Follow FOX411.com on Twitter.![Brian_Austin_Green_Now66]()
Brian has grown up to be quite the looker and no longer takes dweeb-esque parts. If you're still convinced that he's David Silver, just think he's married to super hottie Megan Fox, that alone makes him pretty cool. (Reuters) Follow FOX411.com on Twitter.![Joan_Cusack_in_Sixteen_Candles]()
You couldn't help but laugh when you saw Joan Cusack's character in "Sixteen Candles" on the screen. Kids everywhere can rejoice that they've made some serious improvements in braces since the '80s! (Universal Studios) Follow FOX411.com on Twitter.![Joan_Cusack_Now]()
John Cusack's older sister doesn't have to wear metal on her face to get noticed anymore. (Reuters) Follow FOX411.com on Twitter.![Sarah_Jessica_Parker_on_Square_Pegs]()
Whoa! What would Carrie Bradshaw say about this look? In 1982, SJP donned this look to play a shy teen on "Square Pegs." (CBS) Follow FOX411.com on Twitter.![Sarah_Jessica_Parker_Now77]()
The 45-year-old actress has taken a cue from her alter ego on "Sex and the City" and lost the huge glasses and the frizzy hair. But she does still choose to wear big head pieces. (Reuters) Follow FOX411.com on Twitter.![Michael_Ceraaa]()
Michael Cera donned tiny running shorts, tube socks and a sweatband for "Juno." Ellen Page's character may have fell for him, but the look didn't exactly have many others swooning. (20th Century Fox) Follow FOX411.com on Twitter.![Michael_Cera_Now]()
The 22-year-old actor is finally getting recognized for his boyish good looks. He most recently starred in "Youth in Revolt" and "Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World." (Reuters) Follow FOX411.com on Twitter.![Jon_Heder_as_Napoleon]()
He burst onto the scene in "Napoleon Dynamite" in 2004. For a while, it seemed like he would forever be known as the frizzy haired, title character. (MTV Films) Follow FOX411.com on Twitter.![Jon Heder Now]()
After a few years, Jon has finally shed his Napoleon skin. But sorry ladies, he's off the market. He's been married for eight years and has two kids. (AP) Follow FOX411.com on Twitter.![Anthony_Michael_Hall_in_Sixteen_Candles]()
He played "the geek" in "Sixteen Candles" who put on his night brace before passing out in a car with the "popular girl." (Universal) Follow FOX411.com on Twitter.![Anthony Michael Hall Now]()
After playing dorky parts in several other "brat pack" movies, Anthony Michael Hall finally stopped being typecast almost two decades later. (Reuters) Follow FOX411.com on Twitter.![Joseph_Gordon_Levitt_55]()
The "3rd Rock From the Sun" star wasn't exactly a teen heartthrob in his early days as an actor. (Reuters) Follow FOX411.com on Twitter.![Joseph_Gordon_Levitt_Now]()
Starring alongside Leonardo DiCaprio isn't an easy feat for anyone, but Joseph truly shined - and looked pretty hot - in 2010's "Inception." (Reuters) Follow FOX411.com on Twitter.![Zac Efron]()
The "High School Musical" star may be adored by thousands of young fans, but he didn't always feel the love. "I wasn't a heartthrob at school, I was a geek," he has said. "I was a gawky 17-year-old. A lanky, skinny, awkward kid."![Zac Efron Now]()
Not anymore Zac! The young star is headlining films and making women swoon everywhere. (Reuters) Follow FOX411.com on Twitter.![Kerr Smith]()
The actor was the apple of Joey's (Katie Holmes) eye in "Dawson's Creek." (He was actually in his 20s and playing a teen on the show.)![Kerr_Smith_on_Life_Unexpected]()
In reality he wasn't so popular in school. "I was the guy in high school our little clique on "Dawson's" would have hated," he says. "I was a dork with a bowl haircut until seventh grade, when I started dating one of the popular girls in eighth grade." (CW) Follow FOX411.com on Twitter.![Paul_Rudd_Then]()
The "I Love You, Man" star remembers when he grew into his own. “I remember that schmuck feeling in high school... I was never a sports guy and in the Midwest being a high school athlete is everything,” he said. “I did use humor to pass with the popular kids, but I always felt a little bit like an outsider. My senior year, I got more confident. I didn’t feel like a total nerd.” (Sesame Street) Follow FOX411.com on Twitter.![Paul_Rudd_Now]()
The cute star didn't have to play the "schmuck" in "Dinner for Schmucks." He has no problem with the ladies either. He's been married to Julie Yaeger for seven years. (Reuters) Follow FOX411.com on Twitter.![Zach Braff]()
Braff began his career on the television series "Scrubs" before making his directorial debut with the film "Garden State." He was beloved by nerds everywhere.![Zach Braff Now]()
The "Scrubs" star may be super cute, but he claims that he'll always be a geek at heart. "I like being a dork," he says. (AP) Follow FOX411.com on Twitter.![Natalie Portman]()
She may be known as one of Hollywood's top beauties now, but Natalie Portman says she wasn't exactly the coolest kid at her school. "I loved school so much that most of my classmates considered me a dork," she says. (AP)![Natalie Portman Now]()
The 29-year-old actress has admitted that she wasn't into partying when she was in high school. "I didn't get flat-out drunk until I went to college," she admits of her experience at Harvard University. "But I think that's a good thing in many ways." (AP) Follow FOX411.com on Twitter.![Brendan Fraser]()
He may have looked good in his uniform in "School Ties" (1992), but Brendan says that he wasn't a popular kid growing up. ''Of course I was a dork,'' the actor admits. ''But that's okay, because the coolest people I know now were all dorks.''![Brendan Fraser Now]()
Fraser became a certified Hollywood hunk when he landed the lead role in "George of the Jungle." Considering his wardrobe (or lack-thereof), Fraser had to get in tip-top shape. From there, he went on to star in "The Mummy" films, where he became a household name. (AP) Follow FOX411.com on Twitter.![Zachary Levi]()
In the comedy "Chuck," Zachary plays a goofy guy turned spy. And in real-life, he feels like he has some of that inner nerd in him. “Pretty much my whole life, actually, I've felt like a nerd," he says. "Growing up I was always the best friend to the girls, never the boyfriend.”![Zachary Levi Now]()
These days, Levi is a certified television star, having appeared in sitcoms like "Less Than Perfect" and in FX movies like "Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie." (Reuters) Follow FOX411.com on Twitter.From Geek to Chic
Whether they played the part of a nerd or they used to be dorky, these stars have done a complete 180.
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