look for statistics about college majors vs. actual careers.
2006-09-07 04:31:54 · 8 answers · asked by ParentOnAMission 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
There are lots of people who do. Nearly every TV or Movie star who has a degree could make your list (Lots don't have degrees, and some have degrees in drama )
Ashton Kutcher, believe it or not, has a degree in biomedical engineering from Iowa State.
Maria Bello has a degree in Political Science from Villanova.
Bill Cosby has an EdD from UMass.
Look through the IMDB and you will find dozens.
There are others. Lots of politicians have degrees in areas other than political science or law. Jimmy Carter has a degree in Nuclear Engineering from the Naval Academy. Bush has an MBA from Harvard.
Literature is another area that may interest you. JK Rowling has a degree in French and Classics. Hermann Hesse had a degree in mathematics.
2006-09-07 04:54:38 · answer #1 · answered by Ranto 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One of my actor friends got his undergraduate degree in history, but is now a well known actor.
Sting was a teacher before he became famous with The Police.
YoYo Ma, the cellist, shocked the music world when he decided not to major in music at university. In fact, he didn't even attend a music conservatory. He chose Harvard.
Here are some others. Note that not all graduated.
- Mick Jagger (Rolling Stones): London School of Economics
- Lucy Liu (Actor): Asian languages
- Mira Sorvino (Actor): Asian Studies.
- Jodie Foster (Actor): literature.
- John Cleese (Monty Python): law
- Graham Chapman (Monty Python): medicine
- Eric Idle (Monty Python): literature
- Michael Palin (Monty Python): history
- Terry Jones (Monty Python): medieval literature
- Terry Gilliam (Monty Python): political science
- Gene Simmons (Kiss): education.
- Bruce Lee (Actor): philosophy.
- Peter Falk (Actor): political science, then on for an MS in public administration
- Tiger Woods (Golfer): economics
- Steve Martin (Actor): philosophy
- Paul Newman (Actor): English
- Natalie Cole (Musician): child psychology
- Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (Author): anthropology
- Brooke Shields (Actor): French literature
Many musicians attended art school, rather than music school. This includes members of The Beatles, the Talking Heads, Depeche Mode and others.
JS's response about successful people going back to school reminded me of Stephen Spielberg, famous director. He just finally finished his degree (2002). He went back and finished it. Good for him!
And yes, Martin Sheen is currently attending university in England.
2006-09-07 09:21:02 · answer #2 · answered by RoaringMice 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
John Nash received a degree in mathematics, but became hugely successful in the field of economics and went on to win a Nobel Prize in the field. You may know him from the movie "A Beautiful Mind."
2006-09-07 04:48:40 · answer #3 · answered by Crazy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are many such people. All big names of the world have a definite academic background then what they have accomplished in their life time. Ronald Regan, Adolf Hitler, Robert Clive, to name a few.
2006-09-07 04:41:10 · answer #4 · answered by natanan_56 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This the only one that I could think of off hand, Gene Simmons, the lead singer for Kiss had been a history teacher before he became "the demon"
2006-09-07 04:39:42 · answer #5 · answered by the_mystical_runt 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are plenty, but what is really interewsting is people who make it big, have everything they want, then go back to college...Didn't Emilio Estevez's dad just move to England or something to do that???
2006-09-07 04:38:22 · answer #6 · answered by Jep 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cheryl Crow is a school teacher, but now is a famous musician.
2006-09-07 04:37:31 · answer #7 · answered by Nick Nick 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-09-07 04:36:13 · answer #8 · answered by vivek v 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋