Pete Wentz might be much, much better known as a musician than he is as an actor, but he has a few acting credits to his name, and owns his own movie production company. In our eyes, that's enough to gain him credit! If you liked your music with a harder edge during the early part of the 21st century, you probably spent a few years rocking out to Fall Out Boy, Wentz's band. Their biggest hit was 'Sugar, We're Going Down.' which we're about to ruin for you. Wentz only wrote part of that song - the rest was written by his father, who's an attorney. Not so cool now, is it?
In truth, Wentz does almost all the work in Fall Out Boy. He plays bass, he performs all the backing vocals, and he also writes the words (when his pops isn't helping him out). All in all, he plays a big part, but he isn't a big man. His full clearance is 5 feet and 6 inches above ground level. We imagine he got teased at school about that - but it just gave him more ammunition to write emo songs about.
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.