20 Celebrities graduates of Ivy League Schools

Meet the organization of the elders of the Hollywood educational elite.


It's not a surprise to learnAnderson Cooper studied political science in Yale (Jodie Foster andLupita nyong'oo also have degrees from school), but we had no ideaKaling Mindy (who went to Dartmouth) andJohn Legend (Who has a degree from the University of Pennsylvania) was part of Hollywood's educational elite. Harvard could hardly have its own red carpet for UPNSns alumni meetings and magazine could competeIn the style For the number of famous faces on his pages. In addition to having looks and talents to spare, the stars of this list were all smart enough to get their school diploma of Ivy League. It's also good a plan B like everything (if their red carriers do not last). And for factors of A-Lister more amazing, learn the20 celebrities who are much older than you think.

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Kaling Mindy

Mindy Kaling Ivy League Schools
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The wrinkle in time Star studied Latin in Dartmouth before going to the theater. She graduated in 2001 with a degree in play. In his bookDoes everyone drag without me?She went to Ivy League School to "pursue the love of whites and parkas from the North Face". And for a more fun celebrity coverage, do not miss the50 facts of crazy celebrities that you will not believe are true.

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John Legend

John Legend Ivy League Schools
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The man of music has Nabu Harvard scholarships, Georgetown and MoreHouse before deciding to attend the University of Pennsylvania. One year before graduation in 1998, a friend introduced him toLauryn Hill, who recruited him to play the piano on "everything is everything". A few years later, another classmate suggested meetingKanye West. The rest is a history grammed.

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Natalie Portman

Natalie Portman Ivy League Schools
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The winning actress of Oscar is one of Hollywood's most treated people. She attended Harvard University, where she won a degree in psychology in 2003. She also speaks Hebrew, French, Arabic, German and Japanese. During his time in Harvard, she went by Natalie Herschlag, her first name and tried to melt in the crowd. She has already told thePost of New York, "I would prefer to be intelligent than a movie star." For more information about Portman, check what line of Hers made the30 the most climbry celebrity rewards show moments of all time.

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Lupita nyong'oo

Lupita Nyong'o Ivy League Schools

TheBlack Panther The star and the winner of Oscar frequented Yale School of Drama, where she received a master's degree by acting. She was obviously watching in class.

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Allison Williams

Allison Williams Ivy League Schools

Growing up in Connecticut, News AnchorBrian Williams' The girl was not allowed to act professionally until she graduated from college. TheGo out andGirls The actress studied English and archeology in Yale and did not participate in a great music musical as a first year student. Instead, she joined the improvisation group and found that she had a talent for comedy.

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Ashley Judd

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In 2010, she returned to school to pursue a master's degree in public administration from John F. Kennedy's School of Government at Harvard University. Today, it is educated Hollywood on how to establish equitable practices in the workplace as one of the main spokespersons for the articulation ofThe #metoo movement.

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Mira Sorvino

Mira Sorvino Ivy League Schools

Oscar's winnerGagged a degree in East Asian Studies at Harvard University. The actress has spoken extensively about his interest in other cultures - something she feeds in college. She wrote her thesis on the racial conflict in China. At school, she spent a year in Beijing and was fluent in Mandarin.

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Anderon Cooper

Anderson Cooper Ivy League Schools

The CNN anchor studied political science (no surprise) at the University of Yale and graduated in 1989. He also intercedned the CIA.

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Connie Britton

Connie Britton Ivy League Schools
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We had no idea of ​​the versatile actress specializing in Asian studies with a concentration in Chinese at Dartmouth College.

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Rashida Jones

Rashida Jones Ivy League Schools

The multi-talented actress studied religion and philosophy at Harvard but graduated in 1997 with a diploma by operating. As a student, she wrote scores for the university's well-known early pudding club. She wanted to become a lawyer but changes his mind after theOJ Simpson trial. And for more fun facts of celebrities, here is the20 much older celebrities than you think.

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Jodie Foster

Jodie Foster Ivy League Schools

Its greatest wish was to "live a normal life" while participating at the University of Yale where it obtained the bachelor's degree in literature in 1985. The winner at the Oscar twice has managed to hold her head and at his graduations despite the attention of the whole world Freshman at school when we would be assassinJohn Hinkley Ronald Reagan's President in 1981 in the hope of impressing the actress.

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David Duchovny

David Duchovny Ivy League Schools

The actor got a B.A. From Princeton in English literature in 1982. He then got his master in enlightened English from Yale University, but the truth was there. He congested his doctorate. Studies at school after being morted by the acting bug as a result of being launched in a beer marketing.

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Ellie Kemper

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Office andKimmy Schmidt unbreakableStar played in the field hockey from Princeton University. She followed in the footsteps of her mother, who was one of the first women to attend the prestigious university.

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CONAN O'BRIEN

Conan O'Brien Ivy League Schools

He was the Valedictor of his high school and attended Harvard University. The late host graduated from Magna Cum Laude with a major in the history of the United States. While there has been theHarvard Lampoon during two years. For some of his best bits, check the30 latest television moments of all the most outrageous times of all time.

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ELIZABETH BANKS

elizabeth banks ivy league schools

The actress and the director graduated from Magna Cum Laude from the University of Pennsylvania in 1993. She was a sority sister of Delta Delta Delta Sorority. She met her husband, producerHANDLEMAN MAXIMUMwhen they had a class together.

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Julie Bowen

Julie Bowen Ivy League Schools

TheModern family Star went to Brown University where she acted in the productions of music musicals, includingGuy and dolls.

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Tommy Lee Jones

Tommy Lee Jones Ivy League Schools
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As a student in Harvard, his roommate wasAl Gore. The actor appeared later in the emblematic WEPER,Love storywhere he playedRyan O'Neal roommate who was a student to have it guessed Harvard.

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Norris

Dean Norris Ivy League Schools

Thebreaking Bad The actor graduated from Harvard in 1985 where he specialized in social studies, and then went to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

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Maggie GYLLENHAL

Maggie Gyllenhaal Ivy League Schools
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His youngest brother Jake came out before graduating, but the actress stuck it and won a B.A. in English literatureColumbia University.Uma ThurmanHis father, teacherRobert Thurmanwas one of his teachers.

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John Krasinski

John Krasinski Ivy League Schools

The actor of Toddler and her husband toEmily blunt I went to Brown University where he started studying English literature (he spent the first half of his first year at Costa Rica teaches English to students) before changing his middle finger at the theater. And for worst and wild Hollywood trivia, do not miss the20 rumors of the craziest celebrities of all time.

Diane Clehane is a reporter based in New York and the author ofImagine Diana a novelandDiana: the secrets of his style.

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