Game of Thrones is back in the news after the latest spinoff show, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight, has been announced to be premiering in 2025.
27.02.2024 - 13:29 / foxnews.com
For these Hollywood elites, an Ivy League education was just a stepping stone to their successful career paths. The actors in this roundup attended Columbia University in New York City. Some A-listers on this list graduated from the private school, while others enrolled for a time before dropping out to fully pursue a career in acting.
These nine celebrities studied at Columbia University and maintain success in the entertainment industry. James FrancoMaggie GyllenhaalJake GyllenhaalJulia JonesKate McKinnonJulia StilesCasey AffleckTimothée ChalametJoseph Gordon-Levitt 1. James Franco James Franco enrolled in classes at Columbia University in 2008 when he was already an established actor.
By this time, he had already starred in romance films "Tristan & Isolde" and "Never Been Kissed" and "Spider-Man." Years following his appearance in "Spider-Man 2", Franco attended Columbia's fiction writing MFA program. He graduated from the renowned university in 2010 and has continued acting in Hollywood appearing in popular films "This Is the End" and "Why Him?" 2. Maggie Gyllenhaal Maggie Gyllenhaal graduated from Columbia University in 1999.
The Oscar-nominated actress appeared in the TV comedy show "Secretary" and has also acted in plenty of movies including "The Dark Knight" in 2008 alongside Christian Bale and "Crazy Heart" in 2009 opposite Jeff Bridges. Gyllenhaal has also acted with her fellow alum, Franco, in drama TV series "The Deuce" in 2017. 3.
Jake Gyllenhaal The younger of the Gyllenhaal siblings also attended Columbia University. However, he did not graduate due to his steady rise to fame in Hollywood. He attended Columbia for two years before dropping out to fully pursue a career in entertainment.
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