Dominique Wilkins is one of the most exciting NBA personalities and athletes the game has ever seen. Wilkins was originally drafted by the Utah Jazz third overall out of the University of Georgia in the 1982 NBA Draft but was traded to the Atlanta Hawks. He spent the majority of his career with the Hawks before bouncing around the league and European leagues before retiring as a member of the Orlando Magic in 1999. During his stint in the NBA, Wilkins earned nine NBA All-Star honors and two NBA Slam Dunk Championships.
Wilkins was known for his high flying ability and was chosen to enter the NBA Slam Dunk Contest a total of four times. The first time in 1985, Wilkins defeated Michael Jordan in an amazing contest of athleticism and dunking ability. The following year, Wilkins was beaten by then-teammate Spud Webb. In 1988, Wilkins and Jordan had a rematch in which Jordan took home the trophy and in 1990, Wilkins participated in his final dunk contest beating Kenny Smith in the finals.
Most of your favorite celebrities either studied acting in college or went straight from high school into a life of the arts. But, hey, not all of them. Some celebrities actually have advanced college degrees.
Turns out Mayim Bialik is just as much of a genius as the one she plays on The Big Bang Theory. She earned her Ph.D. in neuroscience from the University of California, Los Angeles, focusing on obsessive compulsive disorder among people with Prader-Willi syndrome, a rare condition in which the hypothalamus malfunctions.
Little known fact: Natalie Portman skipped the premiere of Star Wars: Phantom Menace because she was studying for her high school exams. She had two papers published in scientific journals while she was still in high school, and graduated from Harvard University with a B.A. in Psychology.
Before he was looking for answers on X-Files, David Duchovny was just trying to find the answers for English finals at Princeton University90. David graduated from Princeton in 1982 with a B.A in English. He continued to feed his love of literature by receiving a master’s degree in English Literature at Yale University. David was an excellent writer and poet. His work consistently received praise by his fellow classmates and teachers at Yale. His writing was even nominated for a college prize by the Academy of American Poets.
Sigourney Weaver graduated from Stanford University in 1971 with a bachelor’s in Literature. It was while studying at Stanford that Sigourney realized her true passion in life was to become an actress. Shortly after graduation, she attended Yale for their well-known drama program. She would go on to receive a master’s in Acting from Yale University and become friends with fellow famous actress Meryl Streep.
Meryl Streep is considered one of the most successful actresses of all time. She is also one of the most highly educated. Before collecting an array of Oscars, Meryl collected diplomas. She graduated from Vassar College with a B.A. in 1971. Meryl has a habit of being unsatisfied with impressive accomplishments as her acting career has shown, so she attended Yale University and earned a master’s degree in Acting.