Where Your Favorite Actors Earned Their College Degrees

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Adam Sandler '88; Acting: New York University (New York, NY)

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Anna Faris '99; English Literature: University of Washington, Seattle (Seattle, WA)
Arnold Schwarzenegger '80, Business Administration & Marketing: University of Wisconsin — Superior (Superior, WI)
Ashton Kutcher '96; Biochemical Engineering: University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA)
Beanie Feldstein '15; Sociology: Wesleyan University (Middletown, CT)
Bradley Cooper '97; English: Georgetown University (Washington, DC)
Bridgit Mendler '16; Anthropology: University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)
Bridgit Mendler '20; Social Machines (graduate program): Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA)
Bryce Dallas Howard '20; Acting: New York University (New York, NY)

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Chris Pine '02; English: University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley, CA)
Cole Sprouse '15; Archaeology: New York University (New York, NY)

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Daniel Dae Kim '90; Theater and Political Science: Haverford College (Haverford, PA)

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Denzel Washington '77; Drama and Journalism: Fordham University (New York, NY)

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Donald Glover (Childish Gambino) '06; Dramatic Writing: New York University (New York, NY)

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Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson '95; Criminology & Physiology: University of Miami (Coral Gables, FL)

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Edward Norton '91; History: Yale University (New Haven, CT)
Emma Watson '14; English Literature: Brown University (Providence, RI)

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Eva Longoria '13; Chicano Studies (master's): California State University, Northridge (Northridge, CA)
Eva Longoria '98; Kinesiology: Texas A&M University — Kingsville (Kingsville, TX)
Freddie Highmore '14; Spanish & Arabic: University of Cambridge (Cambridge)
Gabrielle Union '96; Sociology: University of California — Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)
John C. Reilly '87; Theater: DePaul University (Chicago, IL)
John Krasinski '01; Creative Writing: Brown University (Providence, RI)

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Kathryn Hahn '95; Theater: Northwestern University (Evanston, IL)
Kerry Washington '98; Anthropology and Sociology: The George Washington University (Washington, DC)

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Kourtney Kardashian '02; Theater Arts: The University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ)
Lauren Graham '88; English Literature: Barnard College (New York, NY)
Lauren Graham '92; Acting Performance (MFA): Southern Methodist University (Dallas, TX)

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Leslie Odom, Jr. '03; Musical Theater: Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, PA)
Lisa Kudrow '85; Biology: Vassar College (Poughkeepsie, NY)
Lupita Nyong'o '07; Film & African Studies: Hampshire College (Amherst, MA)
Lupita Nyong'o '12; Acting (master's): Yale University (New Haven, CT)
Matthew McConaughey '93; Radio-Television-Film: The University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX)
Mayim Bialik '07; Neuroscience (doctorate): University of California — Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)
Meghan Markle '03; Theater and International Studies: Northwestern University (Evanston, IL)
Meryl Streep '71; Drama & Costume Design: Vassar College (Poughkeepsie, NY)
Mindy Kaling '01; Playwriting: Dartmouth College (Hanover, NH)
Natalie Portman '03; Psychology: Harvard University (Cambridge, MA)
Rachel McAdams '01, BFA: York University (Toronto, Ontario)
Rashida Jones '97; Comparative Religion: Harvard University (Cambridge, MA)
Rooney Mara '10; Psychology, International Social Policy, and Nonprofits: New York University (New York, NY)

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Samuel L. Jackson '72; Acting: Morehouse College (Atlanta, GA)
Sandra Bullock '87; Drama: East Carolina University (Greenville, NC)
Shaquille O'Neil '12; Education (doctorate): Barry University (Miami Shores, FL)

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Spike Lee '79; Mass Communications: Morehouse College (Atlanta, GA)
Steve Carell '84; History: Denison University (Granville, OH)
Taraji P. Henson '95; Drama: Howard University (Washington, DC)
Tim Allen '76; Communications with a specialization in Radio & Television Production: Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo, MI)

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Tina Fey '92; Drama: University of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA)
Weird Al Yankovic '79; Architecture: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (San Luis Obispo, CA)
Will Ferrell '90; Sports Information: University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)
Woody Harrelson '83; Theatre and English: Hanover College (Hanover, IN)
Zachary Quinto '99; Dramatic Arts: Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, PA)

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Do you want to be the next great actor or actress of your time? Try starting with these colleges where famous movie and TV stars got their degrees. This list has been updated as of 2022, and all actors listed are degree-earning graduates.

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