Keiko Nakano, better known by her stage name, Bull Nakano, is one of the more technical wrestlers to make this list. Despite weighing approximately 200lbs, there wasn't anything she couldn't do in the ring. She was ruthless, brutal, and majority of the time a heel character despite being highly-popularized for her skill level. From Somersault Leg Drops to Moonsaults to her signature finishers like the Bull's Angelito and the Bull's Poseidon, Nakano was one intimidating wrestler despite her gender.
Nakano's pro-wrestling career began at the tender age of just 15-years-old in the AJW in 1983. She eventually found her way to the states where she signed contracts with the WWF and Mexico's Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) where she became the league's first-ever World Women's Champion. Throughout her illustrious career, Bull Nakano has racked up the WWWA World Single Championship (1x), WWWA World Tag Team Championship (3x), CMLL World Women's Championship (1x) and the WWF Women's Championship (1x). She's also a 1998 inductee to the AJW Hall of Fame. These days, Nakano is a professional golfer in the LPGA.
Most of your favorite celebrities either studied acting in college or went straight from high school into a life of the arts. But, hey, not all of them. Some celebrities actually have advanced college degrees.
Turns out Mayim Bialik is just as much of a genius as the one she plays on The Big Bang Theory. She earned her Ph.D. in neuroscience from the University of California, Los Angeles, focusing on obsessive compulsive disorder among people with Prader-Willi syndrome, a rare condition in which the hypothalamus malfunctions.
Little known fact: Natalie Portman skipped the premiere of Star Wars: Phantom Menace because she was studying for her high school exams. She had two papers published in scientific journals while she was still in high school, and graduated from Harvard University with a B.A. in Psychology.
Before he was looking for answers on X-Files, David Duchovny was just trying to find the answers for English finals at Princeton University90. David graduated from Princeton in 1982 with a B.A in English. He continued to feed his love of literature by receiving a master’s degree in English Literature at Yale University. David was an excellent writer and poet. His work consistently received praise by his fellow classmates and teachers at Yale. His writing was even nominated for a college prize by the Academy of American Poets.
Sigourney Weaver graduated from Stanford University in 1971 with a bachelor’s in Literature. It was while studying at Stanford that Sigourney realized her true passion in life was to become an actress. Shortly after graduation, she attended Yale for their well-known drama program. She would go on to receive a master’s in Acting from Yale University and become friends with fellow famous actress Meryl Streep.
Meryl Streep is considered one of the most successful actresses of all time. She is also one of the most highly educated. Before collecting an array of Oscars, Meryl collected diplomas. She graduated from Vassar College with a B.A. in 1971. Meryl has a habit of being unsatisfied with impressive accomplishments as her acting career has shown, so she attended Yale University and earned a master’s degree in Acting.