In the fast world of celebrity gossip, only the viral-worthy content are shared by the media. If it’s deemed boring and yawn-inducing, then you ‘aint’ hearing about it. However, some celebrities are more than the usual celebrity stunts, gaffes, mistakes, glamour and glitz that has informed our opinions about them. Some have defied their media personas, and gone on to earn doctorate degrees. To this end, we feature ten amazing celebs that have overcome the odds, and bagged a PhD. #10 Brian May PhD in Astrophysics Brian May is a British musician, record producer, and songwriter. He is the lead guitarist of the rock band Queen. May bagged his PhD in Astrophysics in 2007 at the Imperial College London – a part of the University of London’s Hampton …show more content…
Coincidentally, he started taking night classes while working on the set of “The man from U.N.C.L.E”, and earned his PhD in Communications in 1970 at the University of Southern California; a course closely related to his work (acting). His dissertation was published as a book in 1972 with the title “Only Victims: A Study of Show Business …show more content…
After 19 grueling and productive years as an NBA player, O’Neal bagged his PhD in Education at the Barry University in Florida – almost a year after retiring from the sport. O’Neal who likes to try other stuffs has appeared in movies, and has four albums to his name. He has stated his wish to continue his education in law school. With a penchant for trying new stuffs, we continue to watch. #6 Peter Weller PhD in Italian Renaissance Art History Peter Weller is best known for his role as the peace-keeping ‘cyborg’ in the movie Robocop. After earning a master’s degree in Roman and Renaissance art from the University of Syracuse, he later earned his PhD from the University of California in a similar course - Italian Renaissance art history. His career in entertainment has spanned movies, series, voice acting, and directing films as well. These days though he is not teaching the crime lords of Detroit a lesson, but teaches his students literature and fine arts in Syracuse. #5 Frank Beall Ryan PhD in
The four main characters in the book are Drue “True” Robinson, Lee Atkins, Urban “Legend” Donald Sellers, and Mr. Gilbert. Drue is a rising basketball star from New York City. He played in an all-star game, where Mr. Gilbert first noticed him. Mr. Gilbert convinced Drue and his mom to come to the east coast where he would find his mom a job and a nice home. Drue became friends with Lee the first day of school and later in the book he becomes friends with Legend.
He graduated from the “White Station High School”, where he was the senior class president. Following the graduation he enrolled the Harvard University, however he dropped out of studies after taking only one semester. He returned home and started taking acting classes at the Memphis State University, until one day he was spotted by a film producer and got an invitation to audition for a role. Needless is to say that he got that part, and soon moved to Los Angeles in order to further his career.
Each of my four selected texts relate to the general theme of survival. I have found several important connections relating to this theme. I studied the films Book of Eli – Directed by Allan & Albert Hughe, I Am Legend – Directed by Francis Lawrence, The Road – Directed by John Hillcoat and Children of Men – Directed by Alfronso Cuarón. I have found the following connections that these texts explore and portray to the audience. Firstly, I have found connections relating to how the will to survive encourages morally wrong/unethical actions in social groups in post-apolitical societies. Showing the nessary action of sacrfice is essintial . Further connections show how Post apolitical environments can cause us as humans to sacrifice ourselves for the future of society. Rasing the question of what are we willing to do to survie.
Knute was as brilliant as a student as he was as an athlete. He attended Notre Dame to study chemistry. He studied this for four years, and ended up graduating near the top of his class. He graduated with a 90.52, which was on a scale of 100. He was given a position as an assistant coach at Notre Dame after graduating.
Although many youngsters fail in the NBA, there are a few high school players who have had, or do have a successful career in the NBA. Some of these are, Moses Malone, Kobe Bryant, Tracey McGrady, and this year’s most valu...
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His college years took place during the height of the Vietnam War, which he personally supported. Subsequently, he joined the United States Army Reserve Officer Training Corps, but unfortunately his military career was short-lived due to his poor eyesight. After graduating in 1969 with a b...
Due to Neville being isolated and also in danger, he sometimes acts insanely, for example, he “cried out in his sleep and his fingers gripped the sheets like frenzied talons,” which shows that extreme fear and also sorrow have a great impact on Neville’s mind. Due to the situation he is in, he is not able to control himself and his depression causes him to act abnormally, and his fingers’ comparison to a vulture’s talons also make this more effective. This shows the impact of isolation on Neville’s mind, which is essential in the novel.
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Power. In a world of millionaires, world leaders, and Hollywood superstars, the word power has become synonymous with success. Prospective actors and businessmen will ascend the ladder of social recognition, fabricating their own image in the public eye in such a way as to capture the minds of the public. Many people dream of being famous, but few attain such a lofty title. Those who have lost sight of their grand ideals observe those of the elevated rank with amazement. What could they possibly have that makes them so disparate? How could they possibly have overcome the numerous obstacles that had hindered and brought down so many like them? These are the ever-pressing questions of seekers of fame. What they desire is power, respect. True
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The star text of a celebrity can help to decipher their image and transitions they may undergo. In order to better understand these transitions, one must know the definition of a star text. A star text is the sum of everything we affiliate with celebrities, which includes their body of work, promotion, publicity, and audience participation (Jackson, 08/09/16). One must note that “celebrity doesn 't happen because someone has extraordinary qualities – it is discursively constructed by the way in which the person is publicised and meanings about them circulate” (O 'Shaughnessy and Stadler 424). Destiny Hope Cyrus, “an American singer and actress, became a sensation in the television series
I am Legend, directed by Francis Lawrence, is a 2007 American post-apocalyptic dystopian film. Throughout the entire dystopian trailer, the director has used the visual construction of it as the primary device to not only entice the audience, but also deduce the key elements of a dystopia. In doing this, Francis Lawrence has implicated a wide array of visual techniques such as the use camera angles, montages and word inter-titles to aid him in evoking the primary elements of a dystopia.
Over the last few decades celebrity and fame has changed dramatically, from Alexander the Great to Kim Kardashian. Talent and achievements no longer play a huge role when it comes to our celebrities. “Much modern celebrity seems the result of careful promotion or great good looks or something besides talent and achievement” (Epstein2) with that being said celebrity-creation has blossomed into an industry of its own. Keeping up with all the gossips from breaking up to hooking up, law suits and drama many might come to an agreement that celebrity culture is starting to be the great new art form in our new generation and that it ...
According to Steven Knowlton, author of Moral Reasoning for Journalists, "Celebrities of all sorts-musicians, athletes, entertainers, and others-make their living from the public and the public therefore in a sense employs them, just as it employs governors and presidents..."(54). Most journalists figure that celebrities voluntarily surrender their pr...