OK. I try to be original in these posts. When I quote from a source, I use the information as an aide, not a crutch, but this bit of info was too good to pass up, so I am shamelessly sharing.
The Adult Literacy League of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, posted this list yesterday on Facebook and it was shared today by the GED Testing Service where I saw it. The list of 50 celebrities who earned their GED, was headed in both posts by a photo of the late-great Peter Jennings of ABC News, a GED graduate. Here, uncut and with no additional comment from me (what more could I say), are 49 other students (alphabetical by first name) who are also, surprisingly to many, GED graduates. Recognize anyone?
50 Cent, Angelina Jolie, Bill Cosby, Bjorn Born, Bo Bice, Bo Derek, Carrie Fisher, Cary Grant, Cher, Chris Rock, Christian Slater, Christina Applegate, Cyndi Lauper, D.L. Hughley, Danica Patrick, Danny Aiello, Dave Thomas (founder of Wendy’s), David Bowie, Dean Martin, Ellen Burstyn, Eminem, Evel Knievel, F. Story Musgrave (NASA astronaut for 30 years), Flip Wilson, Fran Lebowitz (author), Frank Sinatra, Gene Hackman, George Harrison, Gerard Depardieu, Glen Campbell, Hilary Swank, Jackie Collins (New York Times Best Seller), James Garner, Jerry Garcia, Jerry Lewis, Jessica Simpson, John Chancellor (News journalist), John Travolta, Jon Huntsman (2012 Republican Presidential Candidate) , Judge Greg Mathis, Kweisi Mfume (NAACP President), Lindsay Lohan, Mark Wahlberg, Mary Lou Retton (Olympic gymnast), Merle Haggard, Michael Caine, Michael J. Fox, Michelle Rodriguez, Nicholas Cage, Olivia Newton John, Oscar de la Hoya, Paris Hilton, Peter Jennings, Peter O’Toole, Pink, Prince, Redd Foxx, Richard Pryor, Ringo Starr, Rob Thomas, Robert Wagner, Roger Daltrey (The Who), Sanjaya Malakar, Sean Connery, Sonny Bono, Steve McQueen, Tom Jones, Wally Amos (Famous Amos) and Waylon Jennings.
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