How Did Going to College Help Hollywood Actors?

Education or Glamour? This debate is probably going for ages. People today tend to leave education and want to step to the red carpet. Almost every Hollywood lovers who want to see them in a glamours state tends to have this dilemma on choosing education or Hollywood. Most of the people think that if somehow they could go for Hollywood and grab the spotlight, they will not be needing a paper from reputed universities.

But did all the prominent and successful Hollywood icons think like this?? Did they drop education just they were successful in their lives?

Getting an education was not a bad decision for Oscar-winning actors and actresses in Hollywood. Rather, surveys showed that receiving university degrees made them successful in their Hollywood Career.

Compared to actors and actresses who dropped their education, the ones that have their university degrees reached the top in their career. If you are in a dilemma whether you need to complete your education or not, even after getting yourself involved in Hollywood, you should read the entire article to know how Hollywood actors maintain both of acting and study.

Harvard and Hollywood

Hollywood Actress Natalie Portman was one of the most famous people who went to Harvard. She was one of the most brilliant actresses who showed her talents in movies like Star Wars, Leon The Professional, Thor. She won Oscar as the best actress in the movie Black Swan in 2011. This glamorous actress did not drop her education. She got her Bachelor of Arts from Harvard University in Psychology in 2003. She was quite determined with her education. In 2002, she said “I don’t care if college ruins my career”

Remember Jason Bourne? Jason Bourne or more specifically Mat Damon (in real life) graduated from Harvard University. This action hero is still one of the top actors who is dominating the American Film Industry. The surprising part is, Matt Damon did not win Oscar of any acting role. He won his Oscar for best writing in the movie “Good Will Hunting.” This also proves that if you have the correct education from the correct institution, somehow you will end up being successful in one sector or other.

Stephen Hawking in Cambridge?

Eddie Redmayne got his Oscar as best actor for his outstanding performance as Stephen Hawking’s doppelganger in the movie “The Theory of Everything.” Despite his success, he did not drop his education. This handsome actor graduated from the University of Cambridge.

It is always difficult to maintain study and acting at the same time. In that case, you can take online writing help to complete your assignments and other projects. The successful Hollywood actors might either use essay helper website or take extra tuition to chase down their goal. If you can cross-check the educational backgrounds of successful Hollywood celebrities, you’ll notice that successful celebrities never quit their education. Rather it made them more transfixed to their career.

Legends in NYU

New York University has produced prominent actresses like Angelina Jolie, Anne Hathaway, and Whoopi Goldberg, who won Best Supporting Actresses award. Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen, and Joel Coen are some of the dominating American cinema directors who graduated from New York University. Guess, receiving an education was not a bad idea at all.Nerdy Badasses

Prominent Hollywood celebrities like Denzel Washington, Tom Hanks, Nicholas Cage, all received their education from Fordham University, Chabot College and California State University, University of California respectively.

Actresses like Cate Blanchett, Julianne Moore, Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman graduated from University of Melbourne, Boston University, Yale University, and the University of Melbourne respectively.

Wrapping Up

All of these celebrities mentioned above made their way to the home of Oscars. Their feet have tasted the fragrance of the red carpet. These are the celebrities who brought Hollywood to its present condition. They performed acting as well as graduated from college.

They could have left their education and lead to their glamorous life. But they chose to complete their education with such determination that it actually seemed like a lot of them did not even care if they had drawbacks in their real life. We now see that compared to other celebrities, the ones who have finished their education has reached the topmost level of Hollywood, working as the torch bearer for the future.

Melissa Thompson
Melissa Thompson writes about a wide range of topics, revealing interesting things we didn't know before. She is a freelance USA Today producer, and a Technorati contributor.