# Celebrities With Master Degrees Or More **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 7, 2010, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-with-master-degrees-or-more/538632 "2010-05-07T14:17:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2010, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-with-master-degrees-or-more/538632/1 "2010-05-07T14:17:03Z")
I was reading a mini bio on [Agnes Moorehead](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnes_Moorehead) has a Master’s Degree in English and Public Speaking. Of course [Mayim “Blossom” Bialik](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayim_Bialik) has a Phd in Neuroscience. Anyway I got to thinking, what celebrities have earned “Master Degrees” or “Phds”? ---
**Author:** ![joebuck20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2010, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-with-master-degrees-or-more/538632/2 "2010-05-07T14:19:45Z")
I believe Bill Cosby has a doctorate in education. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2010, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-with-master-degrees-or-more/538632/3 "2010-05-07T14:22:40Z")
Robert Vaughn has a PhD in Communications. David Duchovny has a Masters in English Lit, with an unfinished PhD. ---
**Author:** ![campp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@campp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/campp)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2010, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-with-master-degrees-or-more/538632/4 "2010-05-07T14:25:19Z")
Doesn’t Brian May of Queen have a mathematics degree? ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2010, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-with-master-degrees-or-more/538632/5 "2010-05-07T14:27:26Z")
> [@campp](#): > > Doesn’t Brian May of Queen have a mathematics degree? PhD in astrophysics, actually. He’d left off his studies in the 1970s, when Queen hit it big, but returned to science in recent years, and got the doctorate a few years ago. In addition to still recording and touring, he’s now the chancellor of Liverpool John Moores University. ---
**Author:** ![Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a8b319/32.png) [@Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spatial_Rift_47)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2010, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-with-master-degrees-or-more/538632/6 "2010-05-07T14:28:11Z")
Former Queen guitarist Brian May abandoned his PhD in astrophysics when the band hit it big. He went back and finished it decades later, officially earning his PhD from Imperial College London in 2007. EDIT: Scooped! Should learn to post faster. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2010, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-with-master-degrees-or-more/538632/7 "2010-05-07T14:36:40Z")
Phil Alvin of The Blasters has a Ph.D. in mathematics and artificial intelligence from UCLA. Cowboy band Riders in the Sky, who provide the music for the Toy Story movies, call themselves “the most needlessly overeducated act in show business.” Fiddler Woody Paul has a Ph.D. in in theoretical plasma physics from MIT; guitarist and singer “Ranger Doug” Green has a master’s degree in literature from Vanderbilt, and bassist “Too Slim” has a master’s degree in wildlife management from the University of Michigan. Only accordionist Joey “The Cowpolka King” Miskulin has no degree, but touring with Frankie Yankovic must count for something. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2010, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-with-master-degrees-or-more/538632/8 "2010-05-07T14:42:07Z")
Marrion Barry, sometimes mayor of Washington DC is ABD for his PhD in Mathematics. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2010, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-with-master-degrees-or-more/538632/9 "2010-05-07T14:45:00Z")
Actor Ken Jeong is a medical doctor [Ken Jeong - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Jeong) Baseball manager Tony LaRussa has a law degree. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2010, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-with-master-degrees-or-more/538632/10 "2010-05-07T14:46:33Z")
I’m sort of fascinated by people with advanced degrees who are perceived as dumb. Among them: Wrestler George “The Animal” Steele was a high school teacher and football coach for many years. He had a master’s degree in Education. Dolph Lundgren has a master’s degree in Chemcal Engineering. Porn star Ron Jeremy has a master’s degree in Special Education. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2010, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-with-master-degrees-or-more/538632/11 "2010-05-07T14:47:50Z")
Graham Chapman of Monty Python was a medical school graduate. Though he never practiced medicine, he WAS able to prescribe medication for the many \*\*\*Life \*\*\*_ **of Brian** _ cast members who became sick while filming in Tunisia. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_Tightlips](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/57b2e6/32.png) [@Joey\_Tightlips](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_Tightlips)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2010, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-with-master-degrees-or-more/538632/12 "2010-05-07T14:50:07Z")
Heavyweight boxing champs Vitali and Vladimir Klitschko both have Ph.D.s in Sports Science. Also, Danica McKellar (formerly known as Winnie Cooper on The Wonder Years, and currently known as my dream girl) deserves mention for having written numerous books trying to get girls involved in math. Her Wiki page doesn’t specify an advanced degree in math but I’m making an exception for her. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2010, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-with-master-degrees-or-more/538632/13 "2010-05-07T14:51:49Z")
Sportscaster Dick Enberg has a PhD in health sciences ---
**Author:** ![President\_Johnny\_Gentle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5f9b8f/32.png) [@President\_Johnny\_Gentle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/President_Johnny_Gentle)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2010, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-with-master-degrees-or-more/538632/14 "2010-05-07T14:54:22Z")
Greg Graffin, singer for the band Bad Religion, has a zoology Ph.D. and has taught some classes in the biology dept. at UCLA. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2010, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-with-master-degrees-or-more/538632/15 "2010-05-07T15:02:47Z")
> [@Spatial\_Rift\_47](#): > > Former Queen guitarist Brian May abandoned his PhD in astrophysics when the band hit it big. He went back and finished it decades later, officially earning his PhD from Imperial College London in 2007. Everyone in Queen has (or had) at least a college degree: a First Class Honours Degree in electronics (Deacon), a Diploma in Art and Graphic Design (Mercury), a Biology Degree (Taylor), and a PhD in Astrophysics (May). ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2010, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-with-master-degrees-or-more/538632/16 "2010-05-07T15:04:57Z")
Paul in Qatar writes: \> Marrion Barry, sometimes mayor of Washington DC is ABD for his PhD in \> Mathematics. It’s “Marion” and it’s A.B.D. for his Ph.D. in chemistry. Art Garfunkle has a master’s degree in math. Ron Silver had a master’s degree in Chinese history. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2010, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-with-master-degrees-or-more/538632/17 "2010-05-07T15:05:29Z")
Barret Hansen aka Dr. Demento has a master’s degree in folklore and ethnomusicology from UCLA. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2010, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-with-master-degrees-or-more/538632/18 "2010-05-07T15:11:36Z")
Milo Aukerman, singer for the Descendants, has a PhD in biochemistry. Peter Garrett, singer for Midnight Oil, is a lawyer. MMA fighter and former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin has a master’s in education. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2010, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-with-master-degrees-or-more/538632/19 "2010-05-07T15:24:30Z")
UFC fighter Terry Martin is working on a PhD in clinical psychology. UFC fighter Jeff Monson has a master’s degree in psychology. ---
**Author:** ![Flip\_Pancake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f1d935/32.png) [@Flip\_Pancake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flip_Pancake)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2010, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-with-master-degrees-or-more/538632/20 "2010-05-07T15:35:05Z")
Peter Weller is working on his PhD in Italian Renaissance art history. Rowan Atkinson has a MSc in electrical engineering. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-with-master-degrees-or-more/538632.md?page=2)