Sometimes it’s hard to remember that actor’s have
backgrounds beyond the screen. Although some may play dumb on film every now
and then, some actually aren’t. Here are 6 random actors, and by random I mean: just people I've looked up recently after watching their shows, who are more than pretty
faces.
James Franco
The Pineapple Express
actor played a not- so smart, drug dealer in the buddy film that may have just
gave him immortality but did you know that in the middle of his career he
actually went back to school? He attended UCLA and took a few extension courses
in literature and creative writing, loved it so much that he decided to keep
going and even persuaded his advisors to give him the maximum course load (62
units) while still making movies! In two year, he earned his degree in English
with a 3.5 GPA- but wait, he didn’t stop there! The man wrote a novel for his
thesis. Would you believe me if I said he still stop there? No? Well, jokes on
you because he kept going! After UCLA he enrolled in six other university’s:
NYU, Columbia, Brooklyn College, Warren Wilson, Rhode Island School for Design
and Yale. Feeling bad about yourself? Yeah. Thought so. He ended up earning his
Ph. D in English.
(Link: http://nymag.com/movies/profiles/67284/index1.html)
David Duchovny
Before becoming an actor, The X- Files star attended Princeton where he earned his Bachelor’s
in Literature then went on to attend Yale where he earned his Masters in
English. He then attempted to earn his Ph. D but has yet to complete his
requirements. He has, however wrote two novels, Holy Cow: A Modern- Day Dairy Tale and Bucky F*cking Dent. Fox Mulder has got some brains, speaking of
foxes…
Monroe Hayden
Although the Fox
star is just starting out, you’d be impressed with the work she put in for the
show included in her IMDb resume, so we did some research. Before becoming a
filmmaker, the actress earned her degree in Law and Society with minors in Anthropology,
History and Art. She now owns her own production company, SkySoft Entertainment.
(Link: http://www.monroehayden.com
)
Mayim Bialik
She not only plays a super smart scientist on The Big Bang Theory, she actually is
one. The actress, earned her degree in Neuroscience and minored in Hebrew and
Jewish Studies before earning her Ph. D in Neuroscience.
Bradley Cooper
The former “Sexiest Man Alive” winner earned his degree in
English from Georgetown before earning his MFA in acting from Actor’s Studio
Drama School at The New School. He also studied abroad in France. No wonder he
became the sexiest man alive.
Anna Popplewell
You may recognize her for playing Susan Pevensie in The Chronicles of Narnia when she was 15
but she’s not so little anymore. She went on to attend Oxford University to
study English. To keep herself busy, she joined Oxford University Dramatic
Society where she played in various theater productions including Lady Macbeth.
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