Celebrities are getting awkward for a cause.
Putting their fame to good use, many are answering the call from late-night talk show host Stephen Colbert to share their embarrassing teen photos to raise money for Puerto Rico’s hurricane relief efforts.
Actor Nick Kroll, who was a guest on Colbert’s show, asked for tweets of celebrity throwback photos using the hashtag #PuberMe. Colbert decided “right on the spur of the moment” to take things another step.
How much is Americone Dream donating for every celebrity #PuberMe for #PuertoRicoRelief? Watch to see @NickKroll name the number! pic.twitter.com/bXZQ0PpDyf
— Stephen Colbert (@StephenAtHome) September 29, 2017
For every celebrity tweet of their pubescent years with the hashtags #PuertoRicoRelief and #PuberMe, Colbert’s foundation, Americone Dream Fund, will donate $1000 to the relief organization OneAmericaAppeal.org.
Of course, getting celebrities to step off their political soapboxes long enough to help a worthy cause is always a good thing. Getting to see embarrassing photos of their pre-celebrity awkwardness is just a bonus.
Colbert kicked off with his own photo “lookin’ cool as hell,” and was joined by many more including Reese Witherspoon, Jimmy Fallon, the Backstreet Boys, Debbie Harry, Al Yankovic, and Sarah Michelle Gellar.
Nick Kroll asked me to post a pic of my awkward stage, but I never had one. So here’s me lookin’ cool as hell! #PuberMe #PuertoRicoRelief pic.twitter.com/UC9a7XtjZa
— Stephen Colbert (@StephenAtHome) September 28, 2017
Thank you Stephen. In return, here’s me trying to look like a tough guy because I hadn’t yet hit #puberme. #PuertoRicoRelief pic.twitter.com/WAzZ6kk6qb
— nick kroll (@nickkroll) September 28, 2017
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Here is a sampling of some of the funniest:
Here you go @nickkroll … giant glasses, awkward hands, feeling 14! All for a good cause. God Bless Puerto Rico. #PuberMe #PuertoRicoRelief pic.twitter.com/Ca4iby5H62
— Reese Witherspoon (@RWitherspoon) September 30, 2017
Hey, @StephenAtHome, for your #PuberMe #PuertoRicoRelief effort, I give you…the nuclear option… pic.twitter.com/0QhZYD4REU
— John Oliver (@iamjohnoliver) September 29, 2017
Hey @nickkroll and @StephenAtHome here’s my #PuberMe #PuertoRicoRelief photo. #SquadGoals pic.twitter.com/32h3crfTLK
— jimmy fallon (@jimmyfallon) September 29, 2017
And you wonder why I didn’t lose my virginity until I was 20…#PuberMe pic.twitter.com/h60fzur2Kn
— Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) September 29, 2017
#PuberMe #PuertoRicoRelief pic.twitter.com/iDJQXsJjBa
— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) September 29, 2017
@StephenAtHome #PuberMe #PuertoRicoRelief #EvolutionOfADork pic.twitter.com/M2LXDnIaDX
— Judge Reinhold (@JudgeReinhold) September 29, 2017
#PuberMe #PuertoRicoRelief pic.twitter.com/iAV1ott2Dl
— Al Yankovic (@alyankovic) September 28, 2017
Does awkward teenage bubble hair count? #PuertoRicoRelief @nickkroll @StephenAtHome #PuberMe pic.twitter.com/4hhaoRqa57
— Debbie Harry/BLONDIE (@BlondieOfficial) September 29, 2017
Hey @nickkroll and @StephenAtHome, this photo was taken the day I replaced
David Letterman. #PuberMe #PuertoRicoRelief pic.twitter.com/J1013j4rbr— Conan O’Brien (@ConanOBrien) September 29, 2017
Hey @NickKroll & @StephenAtHome here’s a photo of me from earlier today #PuberMe #PuertoRicoRelief pic.twitter.com/TELUdYH43d
— Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) September 28, 2017
Remember home video? #PuberMe #PuertoRicoRelief pic.twitter.com/2DZhW9458W
— backstreetboys (@backstreetboys) September 29, 2017
My awkward phase came in my early 40s. #PuberMe #PuertoRicoRelief @nickkroll @StephenAtHome pic.twitter.com/W5RKbEma5R
— Chelsea Handler (@chelseahandler) September 29, 2017
Great idea for an even better cause @StephenAtHome and @nickkroll #PuberMe #PuertoRicoRelief pic.twitter.com/tvsq3mU1OM
— Dr. Mehmet Oz (@DrOz) September 29, 2017
Hey @StephenAtHome will this do? I’m on the road. #PuberMe #PuertoRicoRelief pic.twitter.com/SSvIrrf7fZ
— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) September 30, 2017
It’s the alliteration in the title of my science fair project makes my #PuberMe photo special #PuertoRicoRelief @StephenAtHome @nickkroll pic.twitter.com/VK9HYmQk9A
— Senator Kirk Watson (@KirkPWatson) September 29, 2017
.@StephenAtHome .@nickkroll I present my 14 year old yearbook photo (before I discovered tweezers) #PuberMe #puertoricorelief pic.twitter.com/01fmUVM4Oe
— Sarah Michelle (@SarahMGellar) September 30, 2017
Found this in the Connie Seacrest archives under “awkward phase” #puberme #puertoricorelief pic.twitter.com/29xGMMygpz
— Ryan Seacrest (@RyanSeacrest) September 29, 2017
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