10 Alison Brie
No wonder she was so convincing as an uptight nerd on Community. The star of Netflix’s Glow has said she spent her high school years hanging out with fellow drama club members. “I was a drama nerd. Someone recently said to me, ‘You must have been exactly like your character in high school—really type-A,’ and I wasn’t. I was somewhere in between.”
11 Vin Diesel
The pumped-up action star is best known for the popular Fast and Furious film franchise, but back in the day, he was too busy playing Dungeons and Dragons to hit the bench press. He has managed to keep up with his love of game all this time and even had a Dungeons and Dragons cake for his 48th birthday. And for more little-known red-carpet info, don’t miss 30 Shocking Facts about Your Favorite Movies.
12 Rashida Jones
Jones has said that she was a “straight up nerd” growing up. “I was in the math club, I was in the National Honor Society. I was in every club. I was like a teacher’s pet.” In his autobiography, her father, music legend Quincy Jones, recounted that she spent much of her childhood reading. After the actress graduated from Harvard and began her acting career, she still found time to nurture her love of technology and often talks about how she has tried out every the state-of-the-art gadget out there.
