Beam me up Scotty! Chris Pine is gearing up for a new level of stardom as he steps into the role of Captain Kirk in the upcoming, much-anticipated Star Trek flick. While the 28-year-old California native is now famous for his piercing blue eyes and megawatt smile, during his college days at the University of California at Berkeley, he was more adorable nerd than universal heartthrob.

The photo was taken in 2002 when Pine was still an undergraduate English student. He would later move on to romancing Anne

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