Embarrassing school formal photo of Karl Stefanovic as a gawky teen shows how the Today show star

The Today Show paid tribute to host Karl Stefanovic on his 48th birthday on Friday by sharing some never before seen photos of Karl as a gawky teenager.

The gallery of Instagram snaps showed the Today host as a fresh-faced youth with a daggy haircut.

In one photo, a teenage Karl was dolled up in a tuxedo at his school formal as he and his blonde date beam at the camera.

The Today Show paid tribute to host Karl Stefanovic on his 48th birthday on Friday by sharing some never before seen photos of Karl as a gawky teenager (pictured)

The Today Show paid tribute to host Karl Stefanovic on his 48th birthday on Friday by sharing some never before seen photos of Karl as a gawky teenager (pictured)

Another showed Karl attending a birthday party as a teenager, in a open long sleeve shirt that revealed his chest. 

The Today show added some well wishes next to the carousel of snaps, writing ‘happy birthday to the GOAT [greatest of all time] @karlstefanovic_’.

Fans jumped in to add some kind words, with one writing ‘Karl is definitely like a bottle of wine’ and another joking he ‘could pass as Tom Cruise’s doppelgänger’.

Another photo displayed Karl attending a birthday party as a teenager, in a strewn open long sleeve that revealed his chest

Another photo displayed Karl attending a birthday party as a teenager, in a strewn open long sleeve that revealed his chest

Another photo displayed Karl attending a birthday party as a teenager, in a strewn open long sleeve that revealed his chest

His wife Jasmine also honoured him by showing off the television presenter’s party side.

In a hilarious Instagram post, the 38-year-old shoe designer sent him well-wishes on his special day alongside a wild video of Karl partying in Europe this month.

In the slow-motion clip, Karl is seen arms spread wide with a vape in hand as a CO2 gun blasts in his face while Losing It by Fisher plays in the background.

Fans jumped in to add some kind words with one writing 'Karl is definitely like a bottle of wine'

Fans jumped in to add some kind words with one writing 'Karl is definitely like a bottle of wine'

Fans jumped in to add some kind words with one writing ‘Karl is definitely like a bottle of wine’

One fan jokingly said Karl 'could pass as Tom Cruise's doppelgänger'

One fan jokingly said Karl 'could pass as Tom Cruise's doppelgänger'

One fan jokingly said Karl ‘could pass as Tom Cruise’s doppelgänger’ 

Karl met Jasmine in late 2016, five months after he split from his first wife Cassandra Thorburn, to whom he was married for 21 years. 

The Channel Nine star proposed to the former model in February 2018 with a $100,000 engagement ring.

The newlyweds welcomed their first child, Harper, on May 1, 2020, at Sydney’s North Shore Private Hospital. 

Karl is already a father to sons Jackson, 20, and River, 12, and daughter Ava, 16, who he shares with ex-wife Cassandra Thorburn. 

Family: Karl and Jasmine were married in Los Cabos, Mexico, in 2018 and welcomed Harper, their first child together (pictured), in 2020

Family: Karl and Jasmine were married in Los Cabos, Mexico, in 2018 and welcomed Harper, their first child together (pictured), in 2020

Family: Karl and Jasmine were married in Los Cabos, Mexico, in 2018 and welcomed Harper, their first child together (pictured), in 2020

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