Reddit is here once again to deliver us the red pill of reality about celebrities. It’s hard to imagine our current society without modern celebrities. While the not-so-bright ones try to live off their power, not understanding that it might run out one day, the smartest celebrities only act dumb on the screens of TV and theaters, without the opportunity to reveal their more intelligent side. While it’s not unusual for smart celebrities to act the complete opposite of how they are in person, some are so well hidden that you might not know just how smart your favorite celebrity is.
Not every celebrity is book-smart. Some of the famous people who are smart are just good at their craft. There is a lot to choose from in the world of art, and so much to learn. The smart part is not always the same for every person. Genius actors are considered smart because they know how to act, and how to perform a scene in the best possible way. On the other hand, there are intelligent celebrities who have degrees in a certain field, i.e. math, physics, yet do something completely unrelated to their degree. If you can master a certain craft that you like, no one will doubt that you are a smart person.
Since there are a lot of celebrities to read up on and learn about, it would be wise to look up some of the smartest actors and actresses that we might see every day. To the rescue comes AskReddit, the gathering ground for genuinely smart people of the world. To cut out the usual things from many answers, here at Bored Panda we have gathered some of the most interesting information about smart actresses and other celebs. If the smarts of a celebrity piqued your interest — be sure to upvote it. Otherwise, if we missed out on something, be sure to leave a comment down below.
#1 Dolly Parton
"Dolly Parton. When asked if 'dumb blonde' jokes offended her, she replied, 'No. I know I'm not dumb, I also know I'm not blonde.' Gotta love Dolly."
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67points
#2 Mayim Bialik
"Played Amy Farrah Fowler on Big Bang Theory as a neuroscientist. She has a Ph.D. in neuroscience in real life."
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56points
#3 Lisa Kudrow
"Lisa Kudrow. She plays a lot of dummies but has a degree in Biology from Vassar and worked as a medical researcher for a few years before getting into acting."
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53points
#4 Brian May
"Brian May from Band 'Queen'. He has a Ph.D. in astrophysics."
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52points
#5 Nolan Gould
"Nolan Gould, the actor who played the really dumb kid on Modern Family, graduated from high school when he was 13."
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50points
#6 Rowan Atkinson
"Rowan Atkinson. He has an MS in electrical engineering and was working on his Ph.D. before he decided to turn fully into entertainment. He definitely had a backup plan for if show business failed."
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50points
#7 Ken Jeong
"Ken Jeong is a medical doctor. Can you imagine being one of his patients?"
45points
#8 Tom Hiddleston
"Tom Hiddleston graduated Cambridge with a double first in Classics."
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45points
#9 Sylvester Stallone
"Sylvester Stallone has an IQ of roughly 160. He has paralysis in his face, which affects his speech, so people think he's "dumb." People who judge for such a superficial reason are criminally stupid."
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43points
#10 Betty White
"Betty White. According to interviews with her costars, she's actually very smart. Nothing at all like some of the characters she's played."
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42points
#12 Henry Rollins
"Fronted Black Flagg and his own band. Often thought of as a dumb angry guy who liked fighting. He is extremely well-read, is a prolific writer, hosts his own radio show, is a spoken word comedian, and podcaster, wrote a column for the LA Times, talented actor, and travels the world on a regular basis. He is a thoughtful speaker, polite to a fault, humble to self-deprecating levels, a spaz, and one of the biggest fanboys of rock and punk era music."
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40points
#13 Ronan Farrow
"Most people probably already know this but Ronan Farrow is a genuine wunderkind. he started Bard College at age ELEVEN after years of academic excellence, including a perfect SAT score. graduated Bard at age 15 (the youngest person to ever do so), attended Yale Law, and passed the New York State Bar. then he got a Ph.D. from Oxford and became a world-renowned journalist. he’s written multiple books and, oh yeah, is a Rhodes Scholar."
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40points
#14 Shakira
"Shakira can speak five languages fluently (Spanish, English, Portuguese, Italian, and Arabic) and also translates all of her music herself."
37points
#15 David Duchovny
"David Duchovny. Recently read one of his novels and I was blown away. (The book is titled Truly Like lightning) Mr. Duchovny has an undergrad in English Literature from Princeton, a master's from Yale, and an unfinished doctorate."
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37points
#16 Natalie Portman
"Natalie Portman. Harvard grad and has published in Psychology."
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35points
#17 Ryan Reynolds
"Ryan Reynolds. He is well on his way to becoming a billionaire in the next decade through his business ventures."
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34points
#18 Weird Al
"He is one of most talented popular musicians of the century and pretty much single-handedly created (or at least popularized to the mainstream) the entire subgenre of funny music. He graduated in 1975 and was valedictorian of his senior class. He attended California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, where he earned a bachelor's degree in architecture."
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34points
#19 Salma Hayek
"Salma Hayek. She is very well-spoken, very eloquent, and an amazingly smart businesswoman. Also, in an interview at Armchair Podcast with Dax Shepard, she started talking about how much she loves science, and research and started talking about String Theory."
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33points
