They say that being a celebrity is all about red carpets, flashy smiles and great bodies. But lo and behold, these Hollywood personalities prove that smart is indeed the new sexy. Read on and be inspired by these celebrity “Celebrainy”. Here are the Smartest Hollywood Celebrities
Natalie Portman
Smartest Hollywood Celebrities (Source: Harvard)
Award winning actress Natalie Portman graduated from Harvard University with a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and has since then published more than once in scientific journals. She even told the New York Post that she doesn’t care if college ruins her career. A point that she proved even during her secondary education when she chose to study for her final exams than to attend one of her film premieres.
Cindy Crawford
Smartest Hollywood Celebrities (Source: Giphy)
International supermodel and TV personality Cindy Crawford graduated as the class valedictorian from her high school alma mater in Illinois that led to a chemical engineering scholarship grant in Northwestern University.
James Franco
Smartest Hollywood Celebrities (Source: Giphy)
The hottie James Franco received a diploma at UCLA. After which he graduated and taught different film and writing programs at Columbia University, New York University, Brooklyn College, and North Carolina’s Warren Wilson College. And as if those achievements weren’t enough, he became a PhD student at Yale University.
Quentin Torentino
Smartest Hollywood Celebrities (Source: Giphy)
Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs director Quentin Torentino has a really high IQ of 160 (making him at par with the renowned physicist Stephen Hawking). His intelligence was diverted into writing and film production instead of attending school.
Sharon Stone
Smartest Hollywood Celebrities (Source: Giphy)
Amy Farrah
Another celebrity with a high IQ (equal to 154) is Sharon Stone. She even received a scholarship to study at Edinboro University and took creative writing and fine arts at the age of 15.
Smartest Hollywood Celebrities (Source: Giphy)
The Big Bang Theory’s Amy Farrah as portrayed by Mayim Balik happens to be a real life nerd. She has a PhD in neuroscience with a specialization in patients with Prader-Willi syndrome and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.
Conan O’Brien
Smartest Hollywood Celebrities (Source: Team Coco)
Conan O’Brien published a 72-page senior thesis and received a latin honors award from his history and literature degree at Harvard University. A genius in the present comedy scene, O’Brien was called the pre-eminent jokester by the school newspaper.
Mindy Kaling
Smartest Hollywood Celebrities (Source: Giphy)
Included to be in the 100 Most Influential List by TIME Magazine, Mindy Kaling is a theater major in Darthmouth College and has earned an Eleanor Frost Playwriting Award
