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25 Celebrities Whose Real-Life Degrees Will Leave You Stunned
Think Hollywood is all smoke and mirrors? Think again. From Ivy League jurisprudence to astrophysics doctorates, these 25 A-listers earned elite university degrees before conquering global pop culture.
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25 Celebrities Whose Real-Life Degrees Will Leave You Stunned 
25. Steve MartinThe comedy icon studied philosophy at Long Beach State and UCLA. 
24. Christy TurlingtonThe supermodel earned a Columbia Master of Public Health degree. 
23. Rashida JonesThe acclaimed star graduated from Harvard in religion and philosophy. 
22. Sigourney WeaverThe sci-fi queen earned degrees from Stanford and Yale. 
21. Edward NortonThe versatile actor earned a history degree from Yale University. 
20. Lupita Nyong'oThe Oscar winner holds a Master of Fine Arts from Yale. 
19. Meryl StreepThe screen legend graduated cum laude from Vassar and Yale. 
18. David DuchovnyThe X-Files star earned literature degrees from Princeton and Yale. 
17. Freddie HighmoreThe Good Doctor star earned Double First Class Honours at Cambridge. 
16. Gemma ChanThe Marvel star earned an Oxford University law degree. 
15. Rebel WilsonThe comedy star graduated with a Bachelor of Laws from UNSW. 
14. Gerard ButlerThe action hero earned a law degree from Glasgow University. 
13. Hill HarperThe veteran actor earned dual graduate degrees from Harvard University. 
12. Lisa KudrowThe Friends star spent eight years conducting clinical headache research. 
11. John LegendThe EGOT winner graduated magna cum laude from Penn. 
10. Conan O'BrienThe talk show icon graduated magna cum laude from Harvard. 
9. Jodie FosterThe Oscar winner graduated magna cum laude from Yale University. 
8. Natalie PortmanThe Oscar winner co-authored neuroimaging research while at Harvard. 
7. Shaquille O'NealThe NBA legend earned a Doctor of Education degree. 
6. Rowan AtkinsonThe comedy legend holds a Master's in Electrical Engineering from Oxford. 
5. Dolph LundgrenThe action star held an MIT Fulbright scholarship in chemical engineering. 
4. Peter WellerThe RoboCop star completed a UCLA Ph.D. in Italian Renaissance art. 
3. Ken JeongThe Hangover comedian is a licensed medical doctor from UNC. 
2. Mayim BialikThe Big Bang Theory actress earned a UCLA neuroscience doctorate. 
1. Brian MayThe Queen guitarist holds a Ph.D. in Astrophysics from Imperial College.
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