Stories are often told about how famous people skipped classes and dropped out of school as a child, and then, thanks to other talents, became stars of cinema, music and even science. Because of this, the myth has already developed that schools and universities only destroy talents, and to be successful, you need to go a different path.
However, among celebrities there are many excellent students and diligent students. Perhaps it was study that developed the qualities in them that are necessary for a successful career.
Foreign students
The beauty Natalie Portman at school was labeled a nerd. Despite the fact that the girl received acting fame at a very young age, this did not affect her studies in any way. She managed to successfully combine education and shooting in blockbusters. She even missed the premiere of Star Wars in order to prepare for the exams. The actress herself admits that if she had a choice between a film career and new knowledge, she would have abandoned shooting without hesitation. In her studies, she achieved great results - she graduated from the Department of Psychology at Harvard and studied five foreign languages.
Jodie Foster also boasts a knowledge of languages - she is fluent in French, as well as Italian, Spanish and German. By specialty, Foster is a literary critic, she received a diploma with honors from the prestigious Yale University.
An exemplary student and student can be called David Duchovny. After successfully studying at school, he went further - he entered Princeton University at the faculty of pedagogy, became a master, and then a graduate student.
Russian honors
The most diligent student on the Russian stage is considered Philip Kirkorov. From school, he took out not only a gold medal, but also a whole bunch of diplomas. Teachers remember him as an obedient and diligent student, as well as a party activist and a successful political informant. Philip undertook everything where he could prove himself - he was a member of the Komsomol committee of the school, participated in various creative contests and olympiads.
Nikolai Baskov did not lag behind his future colleagues. He graduated with honors from school, where he studied music and choreography in depth. Needless to say, the knowledge gained there became the foundation on which the singer built his career.
Svetlana Alliluyeva was the pride of her powerful father and brought home only five. The reason was not at all that the teachers did not dare to upset Joseph Stalin. Classmates Svetlana note that she was the quietest and most diligent student in the class - her knowledge really interested her more than communicating with her peers and childish pranks.
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