List of Celebrities Who Were Once Roommates ranked by fame and popularity. Several famous people have been roommates with other celebrities. Some decided to live together while they were struggling actors, while others were assigned to each other when they went to college. Some famous roommates even lived together while they were working on successful television shows.
Who are the most famous celebrities who were roommates? Matt Damon and Ben Affleck top our list. The Boston natives are childhood friends. Affleck and Damon decided to live together while they were working on the screenplay for "Good Will Hunting." The film went on to win several Oscar's including one for Best Original Screenplay, propelling Damon and Affleck into super-stardom. Other famous collaborators who lived together include Owen Wilson and Wes Anderson, Michelle Williams and Ryan Gosling, and Dustin Hoffman and Gene Hackman.
Another “Good Will Hunting” actor had a famous roommate. Robin Williams and "Superman" star Christopher Reeve were roommates at Juilliard. They became great friends and after Reeve's suffered his paralyzing accident, Williams vowed to pay for any hospital costs that weren't covered by Reeve's insurance.
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Adam Sandler
Before Adam Sandler moved to New York to star on "Saturday Night Live," he shared a Los Angeles apartment with writer/director Judd Apatow. Sandler later appeared on Apatow's short lived series "Undeclared," and the former roommates also teamed up for the 2009 film "Funny People."
Al Gore
Tommy Lee Jones was roommates with former Vice President Al Gore when they were attending Harvard University.
Connie Britton
"Friday Night Lights" actress Connie Britton and "Parenthood' actress Laura Graham lived together in an empty house when they were struggling actresses.
Holly Hunter
Holly Hunter lived with Frances McDormand after they both graduated from Yale. Hunter introduced McDormand to her husband "Fargo" director Joel Coen.
Lindsay Lohan
Lindsay Lohan was roommates with Raven-Symoné for 14 months, although the "That's So Raven" star says that Lohan was rarely home because she was so busy working.
Marilyn Monroe
In the late 1940s, Marilyn Monroe was roommates with Shelley Winters. Both actresses were starting out in Hollywood at the time.
Mel Gibson
Mel Gibson shared an apartment with fellow Australian actor Geoffrey Rush while they were both studying at the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney.
Robert Downey Jr.
"Iron Man" star Robert Downey Jr. let his friend "24" actor Kiefer Sutherland live with him for 3 years while Sutherland was starting his career.
Ryan Gosling
Ryan Gosling and Justin Timberlake were roomates when they were both starring on Disney's "Mickey Mouse Club." The boys were only 11 years old at the time, and Timberlake's mother was actually Gosling's legal guardian because his own mother had to work in Canada.
Stanley Tucci
"The Devil Wears Prada" actor Stanley Tucci roomed with "Pulp Fiction" star Ving Rhames while attending Purchase College in New York. Rumor has it that Tucci is the one who convinced Rhames to change his first name from Irving to Ving.