Chris Rock
Despite starting his senior year of high school, the star decided he couldn't wait any longer to start his comedy career.
Bobby Flay
In hopes of pursuing his cooking career, the Food Network star dropped out after his freshman year.
John Travolta
After dropping out at 16 years old, the actor worked on stage productions before hitting the big screen.
Paris Hilton
The Hilton heiress attended a boarding school in Connecticut. After violating school rules, the blond beauty was expelled. . .
Charlie Sheen
Just a few weeks before graduation day at Santa Monica High School, the Anger Management star was expelled for bad grades and poor attendance.
Clint Eastwood
After being drafted into the Army and returning home safely, the Million Dollar Baby star decided he didn't need to go back to school.
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Michael Douglas' wife never received a high school degree.
Quentin Tarantino
The Oscar-winning director didn't finish classes because he believed he could learn more outside of the education system.
Robert DeNiro
He may have left high school to pursue acting. However, the Silver Linings Playbook star later received an honorary doctorate from Bates College in Maine.
Pamela Anderson
The Baywatch babe dropped out of her high school in Canada to move on to other opportunities.
Al Pacino
Whoopi Goldberg
Before chatting away on The View, the talk-show host struggled in school with undiagnosed dyslexia. She discovered her condition after dropping out at 17.
Richard Branson
Simon Cowell
One of American Idol's toughest judges ever dropped out of school at 16.