Famous People Who Dropped Out of School

Cameron Diaz, Jim Carrey and Jennifer Lawrence

The list of famous people who were kicked out of schools or were dropped out includes our favorite musicians, actors, and actresses. As it seems, the fact that they did not finish high school, could not interrupt them or stop them from achieving their goals and living their best lives.

Let’s see who are the stars who did not finish school because of various factors.

1. Jennifer Lawrence
Famous People Jennifer Lawrence

Jennifer Lawrence gave up on getting formal education at the age of 14 when she left high school. She persuaded her parents that it was better for her to pursue a career in acting and dedicate herself to this profession. The actress does not have any documental proof of her education, however, as Jennifer says, she got self-education by working on herself on her own, so she is one of the most successful actresses in the world now.

2. Ryan Gosling
Ryan Gosling

Ryan Gosling actively participated in theatres in childhood, he also danced well and had a talent of acting. He even became the little star of the “All-New Mickey Mouse Club”. He dropped out of high school when he was 17, in order to go to New Zealand for the shooting of “Young Hercules”.

3. Harry Styles
Harry Styles

Harry dropped out of school after he got the attention of people on the stage of the British “X-Factor”. After that, he became a member of One Direction. So when he dropped out of school at the age of 16, he decided to dedicate all of his time to his career.

4. Gisele Bündchen
Gisele Bündchen

Gisele quit school when she was 14 because she wanted to pursue her modelling career. This decision was key to her success, she became one of the top 5 high-paid models in the world in 2018.

5. Rihanna
Famous People Rihanna

Rihanna was just 16 when she signed the contract with Def Jam and dropped out of school. She chose her musical career over finishing high school and she has been one of the most popular musical star over the years.

6. Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise wanted to become a priest, however, he changed his mind and dropped out of school to pursue a career in acting.

7. Cameron Diaz
Cameron Diaz

Cameron gave up on school after she made the decision to dedicate all of her time to a model career. Eventually, Cameron became a successful actress.

8. Nicole Kidman
Nicole Kidman

Nicole quit Australian school when she was 16. Her first concert was conducted in Capitol Theatre, she made a little bit of cash and gained experience working in theatre.

9. Jim Carrey
Jim Carrey

The reason Jim Carrey quit school was not his career. Unfortunately, the reason for it was the financial situation of his family. He had been working in a factory as a cleaner for 2 years, because of the difficult situation of his family. His professional debut as a Stand-up comic actor took a place in one of the clubs in Toronto when Jim was 15. Since then, it became the source of his income.

10. Keanu Reeves
Famous People Keanu Reeves

Keanu Reeves gave up on school because the environment for him there was stressful and he had conflicts with the staff of the school pretty often. He quit school when he was 17. He was a Canadian citizen but he moved to Los Angeles after he got a green card with the help of his stepfather and his successful career started from there.