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Jane Lynch got her MFA in theater arts from Cornell.

Natalie Portman took a small break from acting to pursue a degree in psychology from Harvard.

Whitney Cummings graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 2004 with a degree in communications and film.

In 1987, Brooke Shields graduated with a degree in French literature from Princeton.

Alicia Keys attended Columbia for one year before dropping out to focus on her music career.

Amanda Peet graduated from Columbia in 1995.

Mindy Kaling graduated from Dartmouth in 2001 with a degree in playwriting.

Lupita Nyong'o got her master's degree from Yale's School of Drama.

Jennifer Connelly attended Yale for two years before transferring to Stanford in 1990.

Jake & Maggie Gyllenhaal both went to Columbia. Maggie graduated in 1999 with a degree in literature and Eastern religions, while Jake dropped out after two years to pursue acting.

Julia Stiles graduated from Columbia in 2005 with a degree in literature.

Matt Damon dropped out of Harvard in 1992 while just 12 credits shy from a BA in English.

Meryl Streep famously attended Yale's School of Drama for her MFA in the early '70s.

Liev Schreiber got his MFA from Yale's School of Drama in 1992.

John Legend graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, where he studied English with an emphasis on African American literature.

In 2002, Ellie Kemper graduated from Princeton with a degree in English.

Allison Williams graduated from Yale in 2010.

Emma Watson attended Brown but took a leave of absence to attend Oxford and pursue acting interests. She is expected to complete her degree from Brown in May.

In 1985, Jodie Foster graduated with a degree in literature from Yale.

David Duchovney received his undergraduate degree in English from Princeton in 1982 and then got a master's in English from Yale in 1989. He also pursued a PhD while at Yale but quit before finishing.

In 1989, Connie Britton graduated from Dartmouth College with a degree in Asian studies.

Anna Paquin attended Columbia for one year but dropped out to pursue acting interests.

James Franco attended Columbia's famed graduate writing program and brought home a graduate degree in 2010. He then went on to enroll in a PhD program for English at Yale.

Angela Bassett received her BA in African American studies from Yale in 1980 and went on to get her MFA from Yale's School of Drama in 1983.

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HOLLYWOOD, CA - SEPTEMBER 04: Actress Jane Lynch is honored with the 2,505th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of television on September 4, 2013 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Mark Davis/Getty Images)

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