# Hollywood 'Stars' and college degrees? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 3, 2003, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hollywood-stars-and-college-degrees/152414 "2003-02-03T02:25:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2003, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hollywood-stars-and-college-degrees/152414/21 "2003-03-03T05:44:26Z")
**Joan Cusack** got her BA from the University of Wisconsin - Madison. I just found out recently that the really funny girl named Joan from Illinois who used to hang out at the Union was Joan Cusack. Wierd. ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2003, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hollywood-stars-and-college-degrees/152414/22 "2003-03-03T07:17:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Achernar \* > \*\*I seem to recall that this was an honorary degree. Do I remember that right? If so, that _so_ does not count. šŸ˜› \*\* No, Bill Cosbyā€™s masterā€™s degree (1972) and Ed.D. (1977) were earned from the University of Massachusetts, not honorary. His doctoral dissertation is entitled, ā€œThe Integration of Visual Media via Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids into the Elementary Schools Culminating as a Teacher Aid to Achieve Increased Learning.ā€ ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2003, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hollywood-stars-and-college-degrees/152414/23 "2003-03-03T08:06:50Z")
Since this is about entertainment personalities, Iā€™ll move this thread to Cafe Society. bibliophage moderator GQ ---
**Author:** ![CasperQ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@CasperQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CasperQ)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2003, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hollywood-stars-and-college-degrees/152414/24 "2003-03-03T13:57:52Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by InternetLegend \* \*\*I second that. Think about it, too. If itā€™s not lying to let her have the fantasy that she can be a famous actress (and I say itā€™s not), itā€™s not lying for you to preserve _your_ fantasy that your perfect little girl will finish college, no matter what. šŸ™‚ \*\* Too cute - a dragon-shaped houseā€¦ that gives me fodder for my architecture hobby! šŸ˜‰ The discussion about college was that she didnā€™t want to go because _she didnā€™t want to leave home_ so she was searching for careers that didnā€™t require college. Hence she named a few (acting being one of them) that were not college requirements ā€“ although I did tell her she was very much welcome to live at home while going to college. She was very much relieved. And after I said that she promised to get herself a limo so she didnā€™t have to, ā€œwait on me to go to Chuck E Cheese.ā€ But she did say sheā€™d share it with me! šŸ˜ƒ ---
**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:** [March 3, 2003, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hollywood-stars-and-college-degrees/152414/25 "2003-03-03T18:19:17Z")
How could she live at home while becoming an actress? Acting would certainly require her to travel. ---
**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2003, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hollywood-stars-and-college-degrees/152414/26 "2003-03-03T21:11:18Z")
The Quaid brothers (Randy and Dennis) graduated from the University of Houston. ---
**Author:** ![quasar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/48db29/32.png) [@quasar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quasar)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2003, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hollywood-stars-and-college-degrees/152414/27 "2003-03-04T02:22:33Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Fear Itself \* > \*\*One the other hand, some of the most accomplished actors, including several oscar winners, [dropped out of college](http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/7734/cdoaa.html): \*\* You left **Matt Damon** out of your list. He dropped out of Harvard. \*\* watsonwil \*\* said: > [@](#): > > The Quaid brothers (Randy and Dennis) graduated from the University of Houston. They are brothers?!? Iā€™d never made the connection. :smack: On the same subject, are Joan and John Cusack siblings? ---
**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:** [March 4, 2003, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hollywood-stars-and-college-degrees/152414/28 "2003-03-04T04:13:24Z")
Yes, they are. You know, you can find out whoā€™s related very quickly using the Internet Movie Database. In the biography page for each person they list, they tell everyone theyā€™ve been married to and every well-known relative. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hollywood-stars-and-college-degrees/152414.md?page=1)