Vassar College has proved to be a popular choice for our acting talent, and Lisa Kudrow is another name to add to the list of their famous alumni. However, in the case of the 'Friends' star, she wasn't there for any reason related to acting or comedy. In fact, she was trying to cut her teeth as a research scientist!
Kudrow actually wanted to follow in her father's footsteps as she was growing up. She graduated as a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Vassar and worked on her dad's research staff for a full eight years. She's even credited by name on his study about the prevalence of cluster headaches in left handed people as opposed to right handed people. It was Jon Lovitz of 'Saturday Night Live' who finally persuaded her that she was naturally funny, and she joined famous Los Angeles improv comedy troupe the Groundlings at his insistence.