-1- Quentin Tarantino
Writer and film director Quentin Tarantino, best known for his movies Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill Volume 1 and 2, Reservoir Dogs, From Dusk Till Dawn to name a few, was born March 27, 1963 and dropped out of High School in grade 9. Went on to become one of the most successful moviemakers/writers in Hollywood today.
-2- Dave Thomas
Best known for “Wendy's”, his chain of fast food restaurants, Dave was born July 2, 1932 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Got his first job by the age of 12 and moved out and dropped out of school at the young age of 15 years old. Invested in KFC restaurant chain after meeting Col. Sanders in 1956 and became a millionaire by the age of 35. By 1969, Dave had opened his first “Wendy's” and the rest is history. Dave did end up graduating almost 45 years later in 1993 by passed away less than a decade later in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, due to liver cancer in.
-3- Nicholas Cage
Born Jan 7, 1964, movie actor Nicholas Cage, best known for his movies Face Off, Gone in 60 Seconds, Rumble Fish and Fast Times at Ridgemont High, dropped out of Beverly High at the age of 17. Went on to claim rank #37 in Premiere's 100 Most Powerful People in Hollywood in 1998. Between the years of 1983 to 2004 Nicholas Cage had made $76,285,000 off only 12 of his films.
-4- Christina Aguilera
Born Dec 1980 on Staten Island Christina was destined for fame. Early in high school Christina's mother pulled her out of school to home school her because other kids where jealous of her new found fame. Christina has now moved on through life making a ton of number one songs on the charts and selling over 25 million records worldwide.
-5- Jim Carrey
Born on Jan 17, 1962 in Newmarket, Ontario Canada dropped out of high school at the age of only 16 years old. Jim eventually moved on to do many movies and is best known for his work on Ace Venture, Bruce Almighty, Number 23, Man on the Moon and many more. This Canadian dropout has won 2 Golden Globes, owns his own 25 million dollar plane and has made over $100,000,000 between the years of 1994 to 2003 off only 11 of his movies.
-6- John Travolta
Long time movie star and Oscar nominated John Travolta was born Feb 18, 1954 in Englewood, New Jersey. Travolta dropped out of school at the young age of 16 and went on to build a highly enviable career in showbiz. Travolta is best known for his movies like Look Who's Talking, Saturday Night Fever, Grease, Wild Hogs, Face Off and many more. From the years 1994 to 2007 John Travolta had cleared over $100,000,000 from only 15 of films he's starred in.
Simply put, school isn’t for everyone. Although there tends to be a stigma attached to being a high-school or college dropout, a number of well-known and highly successful men began their careers by taking a calculated risk and dropping out of school.
I guess in some degree you need some type of education to be somewhat successful but all of these celebrities have proven if you have the drive and a dream to go somewhere in life you can get there no matter how much schooling you might have. In my personal opinion if you can read and write then there is no reason why you can't be successful in whatever you might pick to do with your life just follow your dream like these celebrities did!
Time and experience is a great teacher in itself.
Writer and film director Quentin Tarantino, best known for his movies Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill Volume 1 and 2, Reservoir Dogs, From Dusk Till Dawn to name a few, was born March 27, 1963 and dropped out of High School in grade 9. Went on to become one of the most successful moviemakers/writers in Hollywood today.
-2- Dave Thomas
Best known for “Wendy's”, his chain of fast food restaurants, Dave was born July 2, 1932 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Got his first job by the age of 12 and moved out and dropped out of school at the young age of 15 years old. Invested in KFC restaurant chain after meeting Col. Sanders in 1956 and became a millionaire by the age of 35. By 1969, Dave had opened his first “Wendy's” and the rest is history. Dave did end up graduating almost 45 years later in 1993 by passed away less than a decade later in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, due to liver cancer in.
-3- Nicholas Cage
Born Jan 7, 1964, movie actor Nicholas Cage, best known for his movies Face Off, Gone in 60 Seconds, Rumble Fish and Fast Times at Ridgemont High, dropped out of Beverly High at the age of 17. Went on to claim rank #37 in Premiere's 100 Most Powerful People in Hollywood in 1998. Between the years of 1983 to 2004 Nicholas Cage had made $76,285,000 off only 12 of his films.
-4- Christina Aguilera
Born Dec 1980 on Staten Island Christina was destined for fame. Early in high school Christina's mother pulled her out of school to home school her because other kids where jealous of her new found fame. Christina has now moved on through life making a ton of number one songs on the charts and selling over 25 million records worldwide.
-5- Jim Carrey
Born on Jan 17, 1962 in Newmarket, Ontario Canada dropped out of high school at the age of only 16 years old. Jim eventually moved on to do many movies and is best known for his work on Ace Venture, Bruce Almighty, Number 23, Man on the Moon and many more. This Canadian dropout has won 2 Golden Globes, owns his own 25 million dollar plane and has made over $100,000,000 between the years of 1994 to 2003 off only 11 of his movies.
-6- John Travolta
Long time movie star and Oscar nominated John Travolta was born Feb 18, 1954 in Englewood, New Jersey. Travolta dropped out of school at the young age of 16 and went on to build a highly enviable career in showbiz. Travolta is best known for his movies like Look Who's Talking, Saturday Night Fever, Grease, Wild Hogs, Face Off and many more. From the years 1994 to 2007 John Travolta had cleared over $100,000,000 from only 15 of films he's starred in.
Simply put, school isn’t for everyone. Although there tends to be a stigma attached to being a high-school or college dropout, a number of well-known and highly successful men began their careers by taking a calculated risk and dropping out of school.
I guess in some degree you need some type of education to be somewhat successful but all of these celebrities have proven if you have the drive and a dream to go somewhere in life you can get there no matter how much schooling you might have. In my personal opinion if you can read and write then there is no reason why you can't be successful in whatever you might pick to do with your life just follow your dream like these celebrities did!
Time and experience is a great teacher in itself.
These intriguing insights were penned by Momina Chaudry, a recent college grad with a strong passion for writing. Abruptly thrust into the world of fashion with a new job as Marketing Executive for aura-b, Momina firmly believes she has a lot to learn and enjoys being guided and nurtured by the think tanks. Her strengths include but are not limited to: hard work and being a self-motivated team player.
PS- This article is by no means an endorsement for dropping out of school. All we think Momina is trying to say is...
After all, Oprah Winfrey said it at Harvard's commencement in 2007.
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