Actor/author/playwright/musician and more, Steve Martin contemplated a job as a professor after majoring in philosophy at Cal State. (Rick Diamond/Getty Images)
These celebs feature a combination of stage talents and IQs.
Academy Award nominee Elisabeth Shue also starred at Harvard University where she earned a degree in government. (Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival)
Sharon Stone’s Basic Instincts led her to Pennsylvania’s Edinboro University when she was just 15. The star Mensa-member reportedly boasts an IQ of 154. (Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
WCW wrestler Raven, whose real name is Scott Levy, was a criminal justice student at University of Delaware in hopes of one day being a lawyer. These days he’s dishing out his form of justice in the ring. (Gilbert Carrasquillo/Getty Images)
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Natalie Portman speaks five languages here on Earth and probably many more in a galaxy far, far away. She’s also got a bachelors degree in psychology from Harvard and was a grad student at Hebrew University of Jerusalem. (Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
Musician/actor/activist Tom Morello took his “Rage Against the Machine” to Harvard where he got a degree in political science. (Michael Buckner/Getty Images)
Early achiever Alicia Keys was her class valedictorian at 16 earning a scholarship to Columbia University. She took a pass to try out a career in music. (Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
Kate Beckinsale is fluent in Russian after studying at Oxford University. She also speaks German and is a two-time winner of the W.H. Smith Young Writers competition. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
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Two-time Academy Award winner Jodie Foster starred as her school’s valedictorian at Lycee Francais de Los Angeles before graduating magna cum laude at Yale with a degree in literature. (Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
James Woods went to MIT for political science but dropped out to follow an acting career. Woods reports he has a 180 IQ. (Michael Buckner/Getty Images)
Actress/activist/archer Geena Davis speaks Swedish, plays many musical instruments and has a drama degree from Boston University. (Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
Dolph Lundgren will not only “break you” - but he’ll do it with a master¿¿¿s degree in chemical engineering from the University of Sydney. “The Punisher” also got the Fullbright Scholarship to MIT and speaks five languages. (Paul Mazurek/Getty Images)
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Actress/author/advocate Danica McKellar’s “Wonder Years” continue after graduating summa cum laude from UCLA and writing two books on mathematics. (M. Simmons/WireImage)
Two-time Academy Award winner Matt Damon spent three years at Harvard studying English before leaving to pursue an acting career. (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
Before Conan O’Brien took on writing gigs with “Saturday Night Live” and “The Simpsons” and hosting late night talks shows, Coco graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University. (Jemal Countess/Getty Images)
High school dropout Quentin Tarantino boasts a trophy case full of awards for his film-making. He’s also a Mensa member who reportedly has an IQ of 160. (Jason Merritt/Getty Images for NAACP)
