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RuPaul
- Superstar drag queen RuPaul attended Camp Cuyamaca near San Diego, California as a kid.
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Mark Zuckerberg
- Facebook chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg spent childhood vacations at Island Lake Camp, which is located in the Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania.
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Denzel Washington
- Oscar winner Denzel Washington worked as a camp counselor at Camp Sloane YMCA in Lakeville, Connecticut.
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Rooney Mara
- One of the first jobs 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' actress Rooney Mara ever had was as a summer camp counselor.
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Reese Witherspoon
- Academy Award winner Reese Witherspoon attended Camp Monterey, a residential camp for girls located in Tennessee.
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Lady Gaga
- Long before she became Lady Gaga, Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta was a camp counselor at YMCA camp Hi-Rock in Mt. Washington, Massachusetts.
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Michelle Obama
- Former First Lady Michelle Obama worked as a camp counselor at Camp Anita Bliss Coler in New York, one of the Fresh Air Fund's five overnight camps. The Fund provides life-changing summer experiences for children from New York City’s underserved communities.
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Adam Levine
- Maroon 5 front man Adam Levine attended the performing arts Camp French Woods in New York as a kid.
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Joel and Ethan Coen
- The highly successful director-producer siblings both attended Herzl Camp in Webster, Wisconsin, where they immersed themselves in what's described as "joyful Judaism."
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9 / 31 Fotos
Edward Norton
- Camp Pasquaney in Hebron, New Hampshire is where 'Fight Club' and 'Birdman' actor Edward Norton spent some of his early childhood vacations.
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10 / 31 Fotos
Babyface
- Musician Kenneth Brian Edmonds, better known by his stage name Babyface, attended Catholic Youth Organization Camp Rancho Framasa in Brown County, Indiana.
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Zooey Deschanel
- Actress and singer-songwriter Zooey Deschanel attended the same camp as Adam Levine, Camp French Woods in New York, though apparently not at the same time.
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Julia Roberts
- Academy Award-winning actress Julia Roberts went to Camp Birchwood in LaPorte, Minnesota. The family-owned girls' summer camp is famous for its Wilderness Adventure program.
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Mariah Carey
- Singer Mariah Carey has a summer camp in Fishkill, New York named after her, called Camp Mariah, where she's also a board member. The camp provided the setting for her music video 'Always Be My Baby' (1995).
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Leonard Cohen (1934–2016)
- The late, great Leonard Cohen worked as a counselor at Pripstein’s Camp Mishmar in St. Adolphe d'Howard, near Ottawa in Quebec. The facility is now permanently closed.
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Ben Affleck
- Ben Affleck is an alumnus of Crossroads for Kids, a summer camp and leadership program in Massachusetts.
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Natalie Portman
- Natalie Portman attended Camp Stagedoor Manor, a performing arts summer camp located in Loch Sheldrake, New York.
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Adrien Brody
- Oscar winner Adrien Brody attended summer camp at Long Lake Camp for the Arts in the Adirondacks in New York.
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Mel Brooks
- Mel Brooks, the legendary master of mirth, attended Camp Sussex in New Jersey as a kid. The camp was abandoned for several years before reopening as the site of the annual Vernon Lights Festival.
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Jonah Hill
- By all accounts funny man Jonah Hill had a stand up time at Indian Head Camp in Equinunk, Pennsylvania.
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Anne Hathaway
- Anne Hathaway attended the Johnsonburg Camp & Retreat Center in Johnsonburg, New Jersey just a few years before finding fame as an actress.
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Carly Simon
- Carly Simon, forever associated with the Gold-certified single 'You're So Vain' (1971), was a camp counselor in the ’60s at Indian Hill in the Berkshires, Massachusetts, where she met co-writer Jacob Brackman.
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Lauren Bacall (1924–2014)
- Legendary Hollywood actress Lauren Bacall enjoyed childhood summers at Camp Lokanda in New York's Catskill Mountains.
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Chevy Chase
- The 'National Lampoon' funny man attended the tranquil lakeside Camp Tamakwa in Ontario, Canada.
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Gwyneth Paltrow
- Brown Ledge Camp on Lake Champlain in Vermont numbers Oscar winner Gwyneth Paltrow among its happy campers.
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Adam Sandler
- As a child, Hollywood comedian Adam Sandler attended the dedicated URJ Eisner Camp in Great Barrington, Massachusetts.
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Penny Marshall (1943–2018)
- The late Penny Marshall worked as a counselor at Camp Diana-Dalmaqua in the Catskill Mountains, New York. Marshall was an actress before becoming a film director responsible for a string of hit movies, including 'Jumpin' Jack Flash' (1986) and 'Big' (1988).
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Léa Seydoux
- French actress Léa Seydoux went to summer camp in Maryland for six years at the behest of her father, who wanted her to learn to speak English.
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Zac Brown
- Zac Brown was a camp counselor at Camp Mikell in Toccoa, Georgia, and at Camp Glisson, a United Methodist summer camp and retreat center located in Dahlonega, also in Georgia.
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Alicia Goranson
- Known for her role as Becky Conner in the television sitcoms 'Roseanne' and 'The Conners,' Alicia Goranson worked as a counselor at a YMCA camp in Michigan. See also: A-tent-tion! The world's most beautiful campgrounds
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RuPaul
- Superstar drag queen RuPaul attended Camp Cuyamaca near San Diego, California as a kid.
© Getty Images
1 / 31 Fotos
Mark Zuckerberg
- Facebook chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg spent childhood vacations at Island Lake Camp, which is located in the Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania.
© Getty Images
2 / 31 Fotos
Denzel Washington
- Oscar winner Denzel Washington worked as a camp counselor at Camp Sloane YMCA in Lakeville, Connecticut.
© Getty Images
3 / 31 Fotos
Rooney Mara
- One of the first jobs 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' actress Rooney Mara ever had was as a summer camp counselor.
© Getty Images
4 / 31 Fotos
Reese Witherspoon
- Academy Award winner Reese Witherspoon attended Camp Monterey, a residential camp for girls located in Tennessee.
© Getty Images
5 / 31 Fotos
Lady Gaga
- Long before she became Lady Gaga, Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta was a camp counselor at YMCA camp Hi-Rock in Mt. Washington, Massachusetts.
© Getty Images
6 / 31 Fotos
Michelle Obama
- Former First Lady Michelle Obama worked as a camp counselor at Camp Anita Bliss Coler in New York, one of the Fresh Air Fund's five overnight camps. The Fund provides life-changing summer experiences for children from New York City’s underserved communities.
© Getty Images
7 / 31 Fotos
Adam Levine
- Maroon 5 front man Adam Levine attended the performing arts Camp French Woods in New York as a kid.
© Getty Images
8 / 31 Fotos
Joel and Ethan Coen
- The highly successful director-producer siblings both attended Herzl Camp in Webster, Wisconsin, where they immersed themselves in what's described as "joyful Judaism."
© Getty Images
9 / 31 Fotos
Edward Norton
- Camp Pasquaney in Hebron, New Hampshire is where 'Fight Club' and 'Birdman' actor Edward Norton spent some of his early childhood vacations.
© Getty Images
10 / 31 Fotos
Babyface
- Musician Kenneth Brian Edmonds, better known by his stage name Babyface, attended Catholic Youth Organization Camp Rancho Framasa in Brown County, Indiana.
© Getty Images
11 / 31 Fotos
Zooey Deschanel
- Actress and singer-songwriter Zooey Deschanel attended the same camp as Adam Levine, Camp French Woods in New York, though apparently not at the same time.
© Getty Images
12 / 31 Fotos
Julia Roberts
- Academy Award-winning actress Julia Roberts went to Camp Birchwood in LaPorte, Minnesota. The family-owned girls' summer camp is famous for its Wilderness Adventure program.
© Getty Images
13 / 31 Fotos
Mariah Carey
- Singer Mariah Carey has a summer camp in Fishkill, New York named after her, called Camp Mariah, where she's also a board member. The camp provided the setting for her music video 'Always Be My Baby' (1995).
© Getty Images
14 / 31 Fotos
Leonard Cohen (1934–2016)
- The late, great Leonard Cohen worked as a counselor at Pripstein’s Camp Mishmar in St. Adolphe d'Howard, near Ottawa in Quebec. The facility is now permanently closed.
© Getty Images
15 / 31 Fotos
Ben Affleck
- Ben Affleck is an alumnus of Crossroads for Kids, a summer camp and leadership program in Massachusetts.
© Getty Images
16 / 31 Fotos
Natalie Portman
- Natalie Portman attended Camp Stagedoor Manor, a performing arts summer camp located in Loch Sheldrake, New York.
© Shutterstock
17 / 31 Fotos
Adrien Brody
- Oscar winner Adrien Brody attended summer camp at Long Lake Camp for the Arts in the Adirondacks in New York.
© Getty Images
18 / 31 Fotos
Mel Brooks
- Mel Brooks, the legendary master of mirth, attended Camp Sussex in New Jersey as a kid. The camp was abandoned for several years before reopening as the site of the annual Vernon Lights Festival.
© Getty Images
19 / 31 Fotos
Jonah Hill
- By all accounts funny man Jonah Hill had a stand up time at Indian Head Camp in Equinunk, Pennsylvania.
© Getty Images
20 / 31 Fotos
Anne Hathaway
- Anne Hathaway attended the Johnsonburg Camp & Retreat Center in Johnsonburg, New Jersey just a few years before finding fame as an actress.
© Getty Images
21 / 31 Fotos
Carly Simon
- Carly Simon, forever associated with the Gold-certified single 'You're So Vain' (1971), was a camp counselor in the ’60s at Indian Hill in the Berkshires, Massachusetts, where she met co-writer Jacob Brackman.
© Getty Images
22 / 31 Fotos
Lauren Bacall (1924–2014)
- Legendary Hollywood actress Lauren Bacall enjoyed childhood summers at Camp Lokanda in New York's Catskill Mountains.
© Getty Images
23 / 31 Fotos
Chevy Chase
- The 'National Lampoon' funny man attended the tranquil lakeside Camp Tamakwa in Ontario, Canada.
© Getty Images
24 / 31 Fotos
Gwyneth Paltrow
- Brown Ledge Camp on Lake Champlain in Vermont numbers Oscar winner Gwyneth Paltrow among its happy campers.
© Getty Images
25 / 31 Fotos
Adam Sandler
- As a child, Hollywood comedian Adam Sandler attended the dedicated URJ Eisner Camp in Great Barrington, Massachusetts.
© Getty Images
26 / 31 Fotos
Penny Marshall (1943–2018)
- The late Penny Marshall worked as a counselor at Camp Diana-Dalmaqua in the Catskill Mountains, New York. Marshall was an actress before becoming a film director responsible for a string of hit movies, including 'Jumpin' Jack Flash' (1986) and 'Big' (1988).
© Getty Images
27 / 31 Fotos
Léa Seydoux
- French actress Léa Seydoux went to summer camp in Maryland for six years at the behest of her father, who wanted her to learn to speak English.
© Getty Images
28 / 31 Fotos
Zac Brown
- Zac Brown was a camp counselor at Camp Mikell in Toccoa, Georgia, and at Camp Glisson, a United Methodist summer camp and retreat center located in Dahlonega, also in Georgia.
© Getty Images
29 / 31 Fotos
Alicia Goranson
- Known for her role as Becky Conner in the television sitcoms 'Roseanne' and 'The Conners,' Alicia Goranson worked as a counselor at a YMCA camp in Michigan. See also: A-tent-tion! The world's most beautiful campgrounds
© Getty Images
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Celebs who worked at or attended summer camps
Famous summer camp names
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Attending summer camp is a rite of passage for many children and teenagers. These supervised sleepaways are an important part of youth development, a fun-packed adventure that serves as an opportunity to do something totally different and unique.
Summer camps in America have attracted a fair share of kids who went on to become famous names in the worlds of film and music. Some even held down jobs as camp counselors before hitting the big time. But do you know who these stars are, and where they spent their summers?
Click through the following gallery and get to know these celebrity summer campers.
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