Shaquille O'Neal is the most unstoppable entity that the NBA has ever seen to this very day. It's almost impossible to explain or measure his impact on the game. Every night, centers across the league would hang their heads in shame knowing that there was nothing they could possibly do to stop Shaq from completely wrecking the rim while he was on the floor. Some coaches strategically utilized fouling the 7'1, 325lbs powerhouse, but eventually, a rule was created to curb that type of behavior from opposing teams in the 'Hack-a-Shaq' rule.
Shaq was selected first overall in the 1992 NBA Draft by the Orlando Magic where he played alongside the legendary Penny Hardaway before taking his talents to Hollywood in 1996, where he would become a larger-than-life superstar. Shaq earned four NBA titles, three NBA Finals MVPs, fifteen NBA All-Star selections, one NBA Most Valuable Player Award (2000) and so much more. There literally isn't anything the Big Diesel hasn't done. Whether it be act, rap, DJ, star in a video game, or host the most popular NBA postgame television show, Shaquille O'Neal is sports entertainment at its best.
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.