24 Famous Actors In Their First Role Vs. What They Look Like Today

1.

Queen Latifah in her first role as Lashawn in Jungle Fever in 1991:

Queen Latifah now:

1991 vs. now:

2.

Eddie Murphy in his first role as Reggie Hammond in 48 Hrs. in 1982:

Eddie now:

1982 vs. now:

3.

Raven-Symoné in her first role as Olivia Kendall in The Cosby Show from 1989–1992:

Raven now:

’90s vs. now:

4.

Viola Davis in her first role as a nurse in The Substance of Fire in 1996:

Viola now:

1996 vs. now:

Gabrielle now:

1996 vs. now:

6.

Idris Elba in one of his first roles as a pizza delivery man in Space Precinct in 1994:

Idris now:

1994 vs. now:

7.

Regina King in her first role as Brenda Jenkins in 227 from 1985–1990:

Regina now:

’80s vs. now:

8.

Samuel L. Jackson in one of his first roles in The Displaced Person in 1977:

Samuel now:

1977 vs. now:

9.

Halle Berry in her first role as Emily Franklin in Living Dolls in 1989:

Halle now:

1989 vs now:

10.

Denzel Washington as Robert Eldridge in Wilma in 1977:

Denzel now:

1977 vs. now:

11.

Angela Bassett in her first role as Salina McCulla in Search for Tomorrow in 1985:

Angela now:

1985 vs. now:

12.

Zendaya in her first role as Rocky Blue in Shake It Up from 2010–2013:

Zendaya now:

Early ’10s vs. now:

13.

Jamie Foxx in In Living Color from 1991–1994:

Jamie now:

Early ’90s vs. now:

14.

Lupita Nyong’o in her first role as F in East River in 2008:

Lupita now:

2008 vs. now:

15.

Will Smith in his first role as Will Smith in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air in 1990:

1990 vs. now:

16.

Octavia Spencer in her first role as Nurse Annette in A Time To Kill in 1996:

Octavia now:

1996 vs. now:

17.

Don Cheadle in one of his first roles as Elliott Washburn in Hamburger Hill in 1987:

1987 vs. now:

18.

Tracee Ellis Ross in her first role as Kiki in Far Harbor in 1996:

Tracee now:

1996 vs. now:

19.

Laurence Fishburne in one of his first roles as Josh Hall in One Life to Live from 1973–1976:

Laurence now:

’70s vs. now:

20.

Keke Palmer in her first role as Gina’s niece in Barbershop 2 in 2004:

1996 vs. now:

21.

Mahershala Ali in his first role as Dr. Trey Sanders in Crossing Jordan from 2001–2002:

Mahershala now:

Early 2000s vs. now:

22.

Whoopi Goldberg in one of her first roles as Celie in The Color Purple in 1985:

Whoopi now:

1985 vs. now:

23.

Tessa Thompson in her first role as Wilhelmina “Billie” Doucette in Cold Case in 2005:

Tessa now:

2005 vs. now:

24.

And finally, Kerry Washington in her first role in ABC Afterschool Special in 1994:

Kerry now:

1994 vs. now:

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