Stars who Dropped from School

 

Today, Johnny Depp - one of the most successful and highly paid actors in Hollywood

 

. He has almost everything - not only of the diploma. And not just him. We offer a look at the people who to achieve fame and place in the profession had to "sacrifice" in school.

Johnny Depp was expelled from school when he was 15. At age 16 he finally gave up school study and play music and work in film.

One of the most highly paid actresses in Hollywood, Nicole Kidman was forced to quit school because of serious illness of the mother. To support the family she had to work masseuse, but she continued study art and work in the theater. For the first time on television, Nicole Kidman appeared when she was only 15 years old.

John Travolta, left school at age 16, to school work does not interfere with his work in modeling business and study acting.

The winner of an Oscar for her role in "Monster" Charlize Theron, left school when she was 16. On the advice of her mother, she took part in the competition models. After winning the first contest, Charlize Theron participated and won in several competitions, has not yet signed a lucrative contract with a model agency in Milan.

Early career of one of Hollywood's highest paid comedians Jim Carrey was very difficult. Family was always short of money, some time they even had to live in the camper, and his first appearance in the comedy club was a flop. The school had to quit to do work at a steel plant.

Sir Michael Caine was nominated for an Oscar every decade from 1960 to 2000. At school, he studied very bad and threw it when he was 15. Acting career initially was too hard. Today recognition of the actor received only after 30 years.

The winner of the Oscar, Grammy, Emmy and three Golden Globe Cher dropped out of school at age 15. Because of the dyslexia school education was given to her with great difficulty, but the music lessons and acting skills did not cause difficulties.

Nominated for three Academy Award Australian actor Russell Crowe left school at age 15, more time to devote to music and acting work, and thus help his family.

Oscar winner and Golden Globe Award American actor Robert De Niro made his stage debut in age 10, playing the Cowardly Lion in a school production of "The Wizard of Oz." True, the school he never finished, leaving it in 16 years to become a professional acting.

The world-famous director Quentin Tarantino dropped out of school at age 15. By day he worked as ticket collectors in one of cinemas, and in the evening attended acting classes.

Star of films "Pulp Fiction" and "Kill Bill" Uma Thurman is also the age of 15 left school studies to dedicate themselves to studying acting.

American actor and director Al Pacino at school very badly, and in 17 years after the "failures" of almost. All examinations have been certified. Because of this, he quarreled with his mother and was forced to work in various low-paying works to gain money for the actor's education.

One of the highest paid TV American actors Charlie Sheen was expelled from school for academic failure and poor discipline, just before the release.

Australian actress, nominated for an Oscar "Toni Collette at age 16 left school and enrolled in theater school.

Actress and TV host Whoopi Goldberg for dyslexia has experienced great difficulties in school and at age 16 finally given up their studies. In late 1960 she left home to live with the hippies, then there was a difficult struggle with drug addiction and a set of heavy and low-paid work, while in 1974, Whoopi Goldberg could not get a job in the theater.

Keanu Reeves at the school managed to cope with dyslexia, but at 15 he still dumped her and started her acting career.

Actress Rene Russo, along with her sister brought up a single mother. In the tenth grade, the school had to give up and go work. Before she was lucky in the modeling business, Rene Russo changed a lot of low-paid jobs.

One of the most successful British actors Ewan McGregor threw a school study in 16 years and found work in theater.

Actress Demi Moore grew up in the so-called "dysfunctional family" - her parents were abusing alcohol. In 16 years, the future actress dropped out of school and began working at a modeling agency. To become an actress Demi Moore persuaded her friend, Nastassja Kinski.

British stage and film actor Jude Law in 17 years, dropped out of school for filming the television series "Family."