This Is What Andy Samberg Looked Like in High School

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By Anne Cohen August 18, 2015

Andy Samberg, nice Jewish boy and funny man, turned 37 today. To celebrate,some yearbook photos of the comedian, courtesy of Instagram user Judith Horn.

Two words: THAT. HAIR.

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The pictures, taken when Samberg was a student at Berkeley High in his hometown of Berkeley, California, show some early clowning abilities. After graduating in 1996, he went on to found The Lonely Island, join the cast of “Saturday Night Live,” and give us “Brooklyn Nine Nine.” (And “That’s My Boy,” but we don’t talk about that.)

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Happy birthday, Andy! If this whole comedy thing doesn’t work out, you can always sell shampoo. Just let that Jewfro fly free!

For more pictures, head over to Buzzfeed.

Anne Cohen was the Forward’s deputy digital media editor. When she’s not looking for the secret Jewish history of Voodoo in New Orleans, or making lists about Ruth Bader Ginsburg, she writes for The Assimilator. She graduated from the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism with an M.S. magazine concentration in 2012.

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