15 Celebs With Amazing Academic Achievements and Degrees
Celebrities manage to keep us occupied with their art and we hardly care about their lives. Some of these people are so talented that it would be hard to believe that there is a lot of other things behind them that are different from their achievements. Most of these celebrities undergo a lot of struggle in order to make their names and reach the level of success they have now. This is made clear by their academic excellence and how they have been successful enough to manage a life that is completely different from that. Let’s take a look at some of the Celebs with amazing academic achievements and some unexpected educational degrees.
Lisa Kudrow
Lisa Kudrow completed getting into the industry after assisting her father with research on headaches using her graduation degree in the field.
Weird Al Yankovic
Before stepping into the field of music parodies, Weird Al Yankovic was actually a student of architecture.
Freddie Highmore
The Good Doctor star has a degree in two languages – Spanish and Arabic.
Rowan Atkinson
The brilliant character of “Mr. Bean” was developed when Atkinson was pursuing his Electrical Engineering degree from Oxford University.
Rebel Wilson
Rebel Wilson’s knowledge of the law came to much use when she had to make one of her films shift from an R to a PG-13 rating.
Shaquille O’Neal
Shaq returned to continue his studies and earn his bachelor’s, master’s, and doctorate in education after his basketball career.
Dexter Holland
The lead singer of The Offspring was actually quite serious about his studies and research into HIV.
Mayim Bialik
Bialik is almost similar to her character from The Big Bang Theory as she has a doctorate in Neuroscience from UCLA.
2 Chainz
The rapper had a scholarship that allowed him to graduate following a school transfer.
Cole Sprouse
After their work with Disney, the Sprouse twins went to college and before returning with Riverdale, Cole Sprouse worked in the field of archaeology.
Rashida Jones
The actor wanted to pursue a study in the field of law but switched to religion and philosophy at Harvard after the O.J. Simpson trial.
James Franco
It’s hard to believe that this actor had multiple degrees that include poetry, English, and two in literature and he is actually working on his Ph.D.
Natalie Portman
The actress didn’t show up for the Star Wars: Phantom Menace premiere because she was studying for her high school exams. She has a B.A. in Psychology from Harvard University.
Brian May
Other than being a globally recognized rockstar, Brian May has an Astrophysics Degree.
Tom Morello
You might remember him as the lead guitarist of the rock band ‘Rage Against The Machine‘. But what you might not know is that he has a Political Science degree from Harvard.