Celebrities who went to private school

Private schools are known for their robust programs, including arts programs, which became the foundation of many celebrities’ paths to fame. For example, with flexible schedules and personal attention, many private schools became the ideal choice for budding actors who went to auditions and started working at an early age. Then there are the other celebs who didn’t go for the artistic programs, but rather because they had well-off parents who could provide them with the best education.

Want to know which celebs were private school kids? Then check out this gallery. 



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Jennifer Lopez

Singer and actress J.Lo attended the Holy Family Catholic School and Preston High School in the Bronx. She participated in gymnastics, track, and softball. 



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Tom Cruise

The actor attended St. Francis Seminary, a Catholic school in Cincinnati, Ohio. He aspired to become a Franciscan priest, but got expelled from the seminary for drinking.



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Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga, whose name is actually Stefani Germanotta, attended the Convent of the Sacred Heart, a Catholic all-girls school in New York City. 



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Gwyneth Paltrow

Actress Gwyneth Paltrow went to the Spence School, an all-girls school in Manhattan. Other famous alumnae of the Spence School include Elizabeth Montgomery and Emmy Rossum. 



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Robert Pattinson

Robert Pattinson attended the Tower House School in London, but was expelled at the age of 12 for shoplifting adult magazines and selling them to his male classmates. 



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Reese Witherspoon

Reese Witherspoon attended the all-girls school Harpeth Hall in Nashville, Tennessee. She earned top grades while still appearing in movies even before she had graduated from high school.



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Ariana Grande

The famous singer went to the Pine Crest School and North Broward Preparatory School when she lived in Florida. When she joined the cast of the musical ’13’ on Broadway, she left North Broward, but remained enrolled.



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Madonna

Madonna attended two different Catholic schools during her younger years: St. Frederick’s Catholic School and St. Andrew’s Catholic School.



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Scarlett Johansson

The actress attended the famous Professional Children’s School in New York. She dated classmate Jack Antonoff, who went on to become the guitarist for the band Fun. 



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Kate Hudson

A daughter of famous parents, actress Kate Hudson went to the Crossroads School For Arts and Sciences in Santa Monica, California. 



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Jonah Hill

Raised in the wealthy Cheviot Hills in Los Angeles, actor Jonah Hill went to the Brentwood School, and later the Crossroads School.



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Sarah Jessica Parker

Sarah Jessica Parker studied both at the American Ballet School and the Professional Children’s School. After graduation, she chose to pursue a full-time acting career.



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Maggie and Jake Gyllenhaal

The brother and sister Hollywood stars both attended and graduated from Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles.



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Uma Thurman

The ‘Kill Bill’ star attended Northfield Mount Hermon School, a preparatory school in Massachusetts, before dropping out to pursue acting. 



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Adam Levine

Adam Levine attended the Brentwood School, where he met Jonah Hill. Both are still friends to this day, and Hill even officiated Levine’s wedding to model Behati Prinsloo.



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Cara Delevingne

Model and actress Cara Delevingne studied at Thomas’s Battersea in London, along with singer Florence Welch. Both Prince George and Princess Charlotte are current students at the private school.



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Dakota Fanning

Dakota Fanning graduated from Campbell Hall School in California in 2011. She was a cheerleader and was voted homecoming queen.



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Katie Holmes

The ‘Dawson’s Creek’ star went to the all-girls school Notre Dame Academy in Toledo, Ohio. She reportedly appeared in a number of plays at a nearby all-boys schools. 



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Liv Tyler

Liv Tyler went to the Crossroads School For Arts and Sciences in Santa Monica, California, where she became friends with fellow actress Kate Hudson. 



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David Duchovny

The actor, best known for his role as Mulder in the series ‘X-Files,’ attended Collegiate School in Manhattan, an all-boys school.



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Kerry Washington

Kerry Washington went to the Spence School in New York City where she met Gwyneth Paltrow. They remain friends to this day. 



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Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen

The famous twins attended Campbell Hall, the same Episcopal school as Dakota Fanning. However, they graduated about seven years apart.



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Rami Malek

The ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ star attended Notre Dame high school in California. Kirsten Dunst and Rachel Bilson also attended the same school.



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Alexis Bledel

Alexis Bledel, star of ‘Gilmore Girls,’ ‘Handmaid’s Tale,’ and ‘The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants’ film series, attended St. Agnes Academy, a Catholic school in Houston, Texas. 



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Lily Allen

Singer Lily Allen attended the Hill House School in Knightsbridge, London. Another famous student was Prince Charles, who at the age of eight briefly attended the school for six months. 



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Donald Faison

The ‘Scrubs’ actor went to the famous Professional Children’s School in New York, which is known for producing some of the nation’s top stars. 



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Katharine McPhee

Actress and singer Katharine McPhee went to the Immaculate Heart High School in Los Angeles. At the time, she became friends with another student, Meghan Markle. 



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Kesha

The singer and songwriter spent her fifth-grade year at Harpeth Hall, an all-girls school in Nashville, Tennessee. She later stated that she didn’t fit in with the other students, due to her unconventional style at the time. 



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