The 1990 back injury was a simple case of bad luck and happened while she was rehearsing for a stunt. She herniated her back, requiring immediate surgery, and after that, she seemed to vanish completely. Nobody knew where she was or what she was doing for the next decade.
Kevin Clement, director of the Chiller Theatre, tracked her down in 2003 and invited her to come to an event to greet her fans. A curious Danning agreed and was stunned to find out how many people knew and loved her from her 80s B movies. Inspired by them, Danning made a comeback in her 50s, starting with the Rob Zombie version of 'Halloween' in 2007. She's worked sporadically since then, including a five-episode run in TV show 'The Lair' as a vampire. She seemed to re-enter retirement in 2010, before bizarrely emerging as part of a consortium trying to buy English football club Sheffield Wednesday in 2015.
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.