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<\/a><\/p>\nKate Beckinsale<\/h6>\n
At a very young age, 6-year-old Kate Beckinsale showed promise after being assessed to have the reading skill of an 11-year-old.<\/p>\n
She then grew up and finished her French and Russian literature degree from Oxford University New College and now fluently speaks French, Russian, and German.<\/p>\n
Mayim Bialik<\/h6>\n
NBC\u2019s \u201cBlossom\u201d has surely blossomed (forgive me) to earn two degrees from UCLA: Hebrew\/Jewish Studies in 2000 and Neuroscience in 2007.<\/p>\n
She\u2019s an actual neuroscientist who is playing neuroscientist Amy Farrah Fowler (to Sheldon Cooper) on sitcom \u201cThe Big Bang Theory.\u201d<\/p>\n
Matt Damon<\/h6>\n
Mattie actually came up with the idea for \u201cGood Will Hunting\u201d while he was studying in Harvard University, so he might as well be as smart as Will Hunting himself.<\/p>\n
However, Damon decided to drop out of college to focus on his acting career. He later on completed the screenplay for \u201cGood Will Hunting\u201d with long-time buddy Ben Affleck and won numerous awards for their work.<\/p>\n
Damon was awarded the coveted Harvard Arts Medal this year.<\/p>\n
David Duchovny<\/h6>\n
Before he starred in \u201cX-Files,\u201d David Duchovny studied actual files in English literature from Princeton University. And as if one ivy league university isn\u2019t enough, he decided to get his Master\u2019s in Yale.<\/p>\n
Colin Firth<\/h6>\n
Firth graduated from Barton Peveril College in the United Kingdom and admits he \u201ccan still quote randomly from Thomas Hardy and Lord Byron.”<\/p>\n
Perhaps in an attempt to explain the musings of a politician, Firth commissioned scientists to analyze brain scans of some willing politicians to check if there are neurological differences in terms of political inclination. He was named co-author of the clinical study and was published in the Current Biology journal.<\/p>\n
Jodie Foster<\/h6>\n
Perhaps Foster\u2019s biggest academic achievement is teaching herself how to read before she was even three years old. She balanced her acting career and a full load at Lyc\u00e9e Fran\u00e7ais de Los Angeles. She graduated from Yale and studied upper-level French.<\/p>\n
James Franco<\/h6>\n
Would you believe that a guy who played the role of a dude named \u201cTaste\u201d (alongside Mila Kunis\u2019 \u201cWhippet,\u201d Tina Fey, and Steve Carrell in \u201cDate Night\u201d) has attended four (five!) big-time schools and is currently earning his PhD at an ivy league university?<\/p>\n
Yes, that\u2019s James Franco in real life. He graduated from UCLA, took a filmmaking course at NYU, studied fiction writing in Columbia University and Brooklyn College, and even poetry in Warren Wilson College in North Carolina.<\/p>\n
Currently, Franco is earning his PhD in comparative literature at Yale University.<\/p>\n
And that\u2019s not enough. He also taught screenplay writing and directing at UCLA, USC, NYU, and Columbia.<\/p>\n
Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal<\/h6>\n
Real-life siblings Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal both attended the prestigious Columbia University. Maggie majored in English and was given a personal achievement award as an alumnus.<\/p>\n
On the other hand, her little brother Jake planned to major in Eastern religions but forego Columbia University for Columbia Pictures (no, not exactly that film company, just looking for something clever) when he decided to leave school and pursue his acting career.<\/p>\n
Ken Jeong<\/h6>\n
When the guys in \u201cThe Hangover\u201d was stuffing Mr. Chow in a suitcase, they were actually stuffing a licensed obstetrician in real life.<\/p>\n
Ken Jeong is a licensed medical practitioner who graduated from Duke University, earned his MD at UNC Chapel Hill, and took his residency in New Orleans.<\/p>\n
His breakthrough role was playing the role of an obstetrician (surprise surprise) in \u201cKnocked Up\u201d starring Seth Rogen and Katherine Heigl.<\/p>\n