Have you ever inquired what profession the today’s celebrities used to have? Could each of them have known from an early age that he/she would become an artist and so spent all their time in theater schools and colleges?
It turns out that the road to fame was long and complicated for many of them: not all celebrities chose the acting or modeling career. Many of them would regularly cram the rules of their native language at night; they memorized historical dates and wanted to become scientists, philosophers, and diplomats.
Here is our small but fascinating investigation:
Natalie Portman
Actress Natalie Portman loves complex roles and unbalanced characters, and it is not the Stanislavsky system that helps her to bring her characters to life, but a degree in psychology, earned at Harvard University.
Christian Dior
Famous fashion designer Christian Dior was planning to become a diplomat, and he even went to the free school of political studies. However, he changed his mind with time and switched to the world of fashion.
Dolf Lundgren
Actor Dolph Lundgren became a Master of chemical engineering, having graduated from Sydney University of Technology, and was a Fulbright Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Jodie Foster & David Duchovny
Jodie Foster and David Duchovny graduated from the prestigious Yale University – both of them were interested in literature.
Edward Norton
The list of Yale graduates includes the name of Edward Norton, who really enjoyed studying history and the Japanese language and wanted to continue the family business. Fortunately, his plans have not come true.
Christy Turlington
Famous model Christy Turlington graduated from New York University and received a Bachelor’s degree at the Department of Comparative Religion and Eastern Philosophy. But Christie is not planning to stop where she is now: she is getting a Master’s degree at Harvard.
Brooke Shields
When a young girl, actress Brooke Shields did not believe the promises of advertising agents – she opted for a fundamental education and graduated from Princeton with honors, having got a degree in French Literature.
Rod Stewart
From his childhood, musician Rod Stewart loved football, and yet music had a stronger influence. It proved to be for the better!
Mick Jagger
Another leading figure of the stage is “rolling” Mick Jagger. He attended the London School of Economics, but did not finish it.
Sting
British singer Sting went to a teachers’ college. He was not getting a scholarship, so he was forced to work as a clerk and a bus conductor. After receiving a degree in English and music, Sting was teaching at the Catholic elementary school for two years.
Kevin Costner
Kevin Costner grew a serious guy. He graduated from the Department of Marketing at Arizona State University in Fulton. But when he was a student, he used to dream about the theater and started attending acting classes at nights. As a result, marketing lost the battle for his future, and cinematography gained a leading actor for “Bodyguard”, “Water World” and other great movies.
Rutger Hauer
In his youth, Dutch actor Rutger Hauer dreamed of linking his fate with navigation: at the age of 15, the boy ran away from home and sailed on a ship for a year, learning the ins and outs of seafaring. However, innate color blindness did not allow him to become a captain, and the disappointed guy tried his fortune at movies. The result of the “attempt” is well known to everyone.
