The world has been Lupita Nyong’o’s oyster for quite some time. She was born in Mexico, brought up in Kenya, and has attended Hampshire college in the United States. After obtaining her B.A. in Film and Theater Studies, she turned to work as a production assistant in Hollywood. Three years later, she scored her first cinematic role in the short film East River.
Nyong’o then went on to earn her Master’s Degree in Acting from Yale. It wasn’t long after her graduation that she was cast in 12 Years a Slave and became a well known face in Hollywood. Her degrees have proved themselves useful and she has the Academy Award and the Tony to attest to her great acting skills.
Regina Hall Has a Masters in Journalism From NYU
Far before her role in Girls Trip, Hall earned her bachelors degree in English and her master’s in journalism from New York University. She once told the Los Angeles Times how she intended on writing and producing segments for shows like 60 Minutes, but ventured into acting in her late twenties, appearing in her first commercial at the age of 26. She still publishes articles from time to time, between her acting gigs.
Reflecting on her life as a college student, Hall once said: "I loved being a student. I could've gone to school until I was 75 years old as long as somebody would've paid my rent. I would've been a professional student." Who knows, perhaps she'll go back to school one day to pursue a Doctorate.
Cole Sprouse is an Archaeologist
Cole Sprouse, formally known for his role on Disney’s The Suite Life of Zack and Cody for, and even more so, as Jughead from the hit series Riverdale took a break from acting to obtain a degree from New York University— and his major will surely surprise you!
He created his own major at New York University’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study, in Archaeology, specifically focusing in Geographical Information Systems, which he explained as "basically like virtual cartography." After he graduated, he worked in an archaeology lab in Bulgaria. And later in New York. Besides his love for archaeology and acting, he also loves photography and has been proven to be talented in that field as well. Is there anything he can't do?
Laverne Cox Has a Degree in Dance
Laverne Cox one of the most iconic characters from the hit series, Orange Is the New Black originally attended the Alabama School of Fine Arts and later transferred to the Marymount Manhattan College, where she earned a B.F.A. in Dance. But she dabbled quite a bit in theater during her time as well.
She once wrote, "My first week there a guest teacher saw me in the hall and thought I would be perfect for a play he was doing in the theater department,". "This was the first of many plays I did with the theater department even though I was a dance major. While this was frowned upon, I never played by the rules." and even today, Cox continues to bend the rules and that's what her fans love about her.
Harry Hill Is a Neuroscientist
What is it about comedians and their astute minds? This BAFTA-winning comedian is actually a former neurosurgeon. With his outlandish style, Harry Hill may not look the part, but he certainly armed himself with great medical knowledge. Hill attended Angley School and then later went to Cranbrook School in Kent, then St. George’s Hospital Medical School before obtaining his degree and training in neurosurgery from the University of London.
Hill quit the medical profession because he didn’t like the feeling of not being able to control the circumstances around him. But despite this, he is still on England’s list of registered medical practitioners.