Dave Bautista stuns fans with unrecognizable teen photo

Dave Bautista stunned fans with a photo from his teenage years, with the actor and wrestler looking unrecognizable.

The star, best known for his role as Drax in the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise, posted a photo of himself at age 16 on Instagram, writing: “I throw it back to 16 year old me, beach body and all. Nice view! #ThrowbackThursday.

Fans flocked to the comments section to express their opinions on the photo, with several of them remarking on how old Bautista looked as a teenager, with one joking: “16? ?????Damn, were they feeding you.

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“He was 25 when he was 16,” another follower joked, with one adding: “I refuse to believe that's you at 16.” Another user also couldn't believe it was Bautista in the photo, writing: “You should recreate this.” Where's Dave?

Bautista, who also appeared in the Dune franchise as well as Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, recently revealed that he was convinced to adopt a dog by two well-known friends in Chris Pratt and Millie Bobby Brown , with the stars aligning for adoption.

“[Pratt] said, “I know you're a fan of this breed and my co-star is trying to adopt it,” he recalled on The Tonight Show. “And I said, ‘Oh, sorry, man. You know, I already have three. And I just [kept] look [the dog’s] photo and I was just… I just fell in love with her.

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“I look super Hollywood. It seems weird to me when I say, “Chris Pratt contacted me and I got my dog, you know, from Millie Bobby Brown.” “So I contacted Millie and said, 'Look, I'm on a movie, but I'll be home next week and I'll get on a plane as soon as possible.'

“She said, ‘Don’t worry about it. I'll have someone drop it off. So literally the day I got home – I was abroad in Rome – I came home and I was there and I waited and these two guys showed up in the middle of the night around midnight.

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