1943 He coulda' been a contender but was expelled for riding motorcycle down hallway, sent to military academy, & expelled again.
1917 Quit at 16 to join the army, but being too young to enlist, joined Red Cross instead
1957 Like his famous character Michael, had his own plans for his future. Struggled in all but English; dropped out of a NYC HS to pursue acting
1974 Quit as a freshman to follow older brother to LA; starred in bro's sketch comedy
In Living Color
1978 Quit to help support his homeless family as an Ontario janitor. Got his comedy breakthrough on In Living Color
1982 Quit his Brooklyn high school but got GED while doing odd jobs prior to pursuing comedy dream
1999 Dropped out of a Vancouver high & moved to LA to do Freaks & Geeks
1985 The Last OG star said, 'I’m glad I dropped out of
high school, man.
I wouldn’t be where I’m at.
I would have had a net.'
1971 Quit at 16 with acting fever. Played a fall victim in Emergency! the next year & had another Fever 6 years later
1988 Took GED test junior year; quickly found success on Married...With Children
2006 Never finished school just like the character who made him famous
2000 Dropped out at 17 after signing a record contract which made staying in school 'Complicated'
1980 Originally planned to become a priest but dropped out to pursue acting in spite of it being risky business
1980 Expelled at 16 in Ontario; had conflicts with staff, didn't fit in with students in the high school matrix
1982 Left Santa Monica High after junior year when famous dad gave ultimatum to take it seriously or quit & work
c.1969 Dropping out at 14 didn't stop this star from being an EGOT winner
1990 This 2-time Oscar-winner who has played a teacher regrets quitting at 16; says 'education is important'
1979 Quit HS in Mirimar, FL, at 16 to try to be a rock star; acting was a fallback plan
1989 After becoming a star
at 7, became too busy to
finish school
1983 May have played a doctor on TV but quit high school in Maine at 17
c.2000 Expelled from Connecticut boarding school; Netflix doc discusses her alleged abuse at Utah's Provo Canyon School
1990 Dropped out at 17 to star in Manchester-filmed daytime soap opera Families
2004 Signing a record deal with Def Jam & leaving school at 16 didn't keep this Barbadian from becoming a billionaire
2004 Dropped out of a Louisville middle school at 14; Oscar-winner is 'self-educated'
2010 Quit school at 16 to audition for X Factor & a band
c.1984 Left a Wales school at 15 to study acting full time
c.1986 This 8th wealthiest American celeb, worth $1.3B, didn't finish HS; 1st rapper in Songwriters Hall of Fame
c.1983 Oscar-winner dropped out of a Sydney HS at 16 to pursue acting full time
c.1991 Dropped out of an LA high after junior year. Studying at free local drama center has led to 5 Best Actor Oscar nominations & 1 win so far
c.1988 Quit Long Beach Polytechnic where she had bought weed from schoolmate Snoop Dogg; now many would love to be In Her Shoes
c.1997 Quit an Ontario HS
at 17; starred in Disney's
All-New Mickey Mouse Club
c.1994 Left school at 14 after being discovered at Sao Paolo, Brazil shopping mall
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