What Internet Meme Stars Actually Look Like

The Ridiculously Photogenic Guy

It stars 25-year-old Zeddie Little who happened to be running a race and was spotted in the background of a group photo by Facebook users.

Here's what Little looks like in real life.

Zeddie Little, star of the Ridiculously Photogenic Guy meme

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjs2PZEh-ZQ

Ermahgerd

Ermahgerd (as in, Oh My God) was a meme that began on Reddit. It was submitted on March 14, 2012 with the title, "Just a book owner's smile…" And off, onto the Internet the meme went.

The identity of the Goosebumps-loving meme girl is up for debate. On March 28, a Reddit user submitted the following photo with the title "BERKS REVEALED."

The Reddit community wasn't convinced the photo was authentic, so they did a facial comparison. "CONCLUSION: Plausible," they determined.

Another Reddit user claimed this was the actual Ermahgerd/Berks girl, Maggie. At a glance, Maggie looks like a closer match.

Scumbag Steve

Millions of people have seen Scumbag Steve, whose actual name is Blake Boston. The picture was taken by Boston's mother.

Here's Blake Boston in real life.

The Good Guy Greg

The Good Guy Greg Meme has been viewed more than 2.2 million times. It was created as the antithesis to Scumbag Steve.

Good Guy Greg's identity still hasn't been revealed. Two Reddit users have come forward with images of people they say are the "real" GGG.

The Overly Attached Girlfriend

The Overly Attached Girlfriend meme has been seen a few million times. The photo was yanked from a YouTube video in which a girl sang a rendition of Justin Bieber's song, 'Boyfriend.'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yh0AhrY9GjA

But actually, the overly attached girlfriend is really cute. Her name is Laina Walker, and she's 20.

Bad Luck Brian

Bad Luck Brian has been featured on sites like BuzzFeed. It's a boy named Kyle's 7th grade yearbook picture.

Kyle submitted his photo to Reddit and received more than 3,500 comments. He recalls his principal making him retake the yearbook photo because she thought he was purposely making the face.

Grumpy Cat

Grumpy Cat has amassed nearly 1 million Twitter followers and memes have circulated across the web. The cat's real name is Tard

Tard's first photo was submitted to reddit by his owner's brother, a man named Bryan. Here's a screen grab from the initial Grumpy Cat YouTube video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=DhjLBmZqJKU

Success Kid

Success Kid, sometimes known as I Hate Sandcastles. The original image was taken by photographer Laney Griner of her then 11-month-old son Sammy on August 26th, 2007. She posted it to both her personal Flickr account and put it up on Getty Images, which has since been removed.

Laney Griner has continued to post photos of Sammy on her Flickr through the years, who turned four-years-old in 2011. Photos of older Sammy were shared on Reddit, Blame it on The Voices and the Daily What in November 2011.

Sudden Clarity Clarence

The original stock photo was submitted to the Australia Associated Press covering the Schoolies festival on Queensland, Australia’s Gold Coast. on November 21st, 2009. On November 23rd, 2011, Redditor NorthernSkeptic submitted a post titled “Introducing Sudden Clarity Clarence” that included an image macro with the caption “Oh my God / dubstep sucks.” The thread subsequently reached the front page of the /r/AdviceAnimals subreddit.

On March 6th, 2012, Redditor duckareokay submitted a post to the /r/AdviceAnimals subreddit titled “A true moment of clarity” featuring a photograph of a man mimicking the Suddenly Clarity Clarence with the caption “I’m a meme.” Redditor Badk1d replied to the thread claiming his classmate Will G from southern California was the real Clarity Clarence and presented a photo as evidence. Neither of the students were from Australia where the original stock photo was taken.