66 Smartest Celebrities That Are Not Only Talented, But Also Intelligent

"Chris Pine. He got an English degree from Berkeley and it shows. He's extremely well-spoken and eloquent in interviews. He and Zachary Quinto used to have a competition between themselves over who could implement more SAT vocab into their interview answers."

"Dude plays a big dumb character but has a masters in chemical engineering and I believe is part of Mensa."

"Dexter Holland from The Offspring. Just a few years ago, he completed his PhD in Molecular Biology."

"Rebel Wilson is a lawyer."

"Danica McKellar. She's a math whiz, graduated summa cum laude, and has written books about math."

"Ashton Kutcher studied bio-med to help find a cure for his twin brother's heart condition. He dropped out after getting a modeling contract. He is a very smart businessman and entrepreneur. He is valued at a few hundred million."

"Mick Jagger got into the London School of Economics, a prestigious school. He later dropped out to do music, but people say over the decades, the Rolling Stones have handled their money better than most bands."

"Jackie Chan has many degrees in art and science for example."

"William Sanderson, a.k.a. Larry from the show Newhart. ("Hi, I'm Larry, this my brother Darrel, and this is my other brother Darrel.") He has a law degree from Memphis State University."

"Jennifer Lawrence. When I first watched an interview with her I couldn't help but notice how well-spoken she is when she speaks about certain topics or when she answers certain questions. She also uses words I don't really use and don't know the meaning of and in some interviews, she seems to have a very fluid vocabulary. Also, directors have said she can pick up songs and scripts very quickly and she could be given a script one day and she's learned it the next. I don't know about you but I can see that she's clever."

"Has anyone mentioned Bruce Dickinson, lead singer of Iron Maiden? Marketing director for an airline, an airline pilot, and an entrepreneur. Actually, lots of hard rockers are pretty educated and accomplished at things other than rock and roll. But Bruce is one of my favs."

"Wecht attended Williams College and the University of California San Diego where he obtained his Ph.D. in particle physics in 2004. Wecht held research positions at Harvard University, the Center for Theoretical Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Institute for Advanced Study, and the University of Michigan, prior to becoming a faculty member at the Queen Mary University of London. While there, Wecht worked on string theory, supersymmetry, and quantum field theory."

"Jennifer Coolidge! She usually gets typecast as a busty bimbo, but she's actually pretty much the opposite."

"Shaquille O'Neal - Barry University, Ed.D in Human Resource Development."

"I host a podcast with Paris Hilton, I'm being serious, and she's actually remarkably intelligent. The voice is an act that she perfected to pretend to be dumb (her voice is actually much deeper), then got The Simple Life, which was the world's first hit docu-follow series, and now makes millions of dollars selling literally everything. She's a marketing genius."

"Owen Wilson co-wrote Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, and The Royal Tenenbaums with Wes Anderson."

"Harry Hill (UK comedian) is a qualified GP."

"Brooke Shields suspended her career at 18 to go to Princeton. Got a Bachelor's in Romance languages."

"Jennifer Tilly. Highly self-aware and intelligent on top of being able to hang with pros at Poker, and has a killer sense of humor."

"Ina Garten. She’s known for her cooking and over-the-top Hamptons lifestyle, but she was a budget analyst under Presidents Ford and Carter."