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.
#61 Ben Afleck
"Ben Affleck. He went to Occidental College, which is where Obama went, for a bit. Another fun fact is that he got kicked out of a Vegas casino for counting cards."
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8points
#62 Stephen Tobolowsky
"Stephen Tobolowsky. Plays goofy characters, but has a brilliant podcast (and books, probably. Haven't read them yet)."
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8points
#63 Russell Westbrook
"Russell Westbrook. One of the NBA's top points guards and former MVP is usually said to be pretty stupid due to his low IQ on the court. He makes a lot of questionable decisions and tends to try too hard to get himself out of trouble when he can just pass to the next open player. He is in fact one of the smartest players in NBA history. He graduated high school with a 3.9 GPA and was an honor student. He even got offered a full-ride scholarship to Stanford for his academics. But he went to UCLA on a basketball scholarship."
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7points
#64 Charles Baker
"The guy who played Skinny Pete on Breaking Bad. He's a gifted piano player and even plays in one of the episodes."
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6points
#65 Jessica Simpson
"Remember when Jessica Simpson thought can tuna was chicken? Welp, she built a multibillion-dollar company. She hired the right people. That's intelligence too."
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1point
#66 Kardashians
"Unpopular opinion, but the Kardashians. They literally built a ginormous business empire and one of the best-known brands in the world out of one lawyer's 15 minutes of fame. You don't have to like them, but there is no way a group of dumb dumbs could reach this level of success."
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-37points
