Someone has been studying acting for years, but it remains unclaimed, and someone does not need any courses and universities - he carries his talent with him. Not all the stars that we are accustomed to seeing on screens work “by profile”. We decided to talk about actors and actresses who do not have an acting education in their list, supplemented by a photo.
Heath Ledger
- "A Knight's Story", "The Dark Knight", "10 Reasons to Hate Me"
Heath realized that his calling was to be an actor when he graduated from high school, but he did not want to study in a specialized educational institution. At the age of 17, he went to conquer Sydney, taking with him a friend, Trevor DiCarlo. It seemed to him that in the big city he would be noticed and he would be able to act. Expectations did not disappoint Ledger - in 1996 he was given his first role. Heath's first portrayal of a gay cyclist on a local television series. After several more roles, he was noticed in Hollywood, and he became a real star.
Sergei Bodrov Jr.
- "Brother", "East-West", "Prisoner of the Caucasus"
- did not receive
Despite the fact that Sergei's father was a director, Bodrov Jr. did not see himself in films. He unlearned to become a historian and planned to devote himself to the profession. But the talent, which Sergei tried in every possible way to hide, nevertheless broke through. Bodrov happened to be on the set, and it became clear to the directors that they were a real artist. In addition, Bodrov Jr. was a truly talented director who died in the very dawn of years.
Meg Ryan
- "When Harry Met Sally", "City of Angels", "French Kiss"
- who have no acting education
Since childhood, Meg dreamed of becoming a journalist. After graduation, she entered the University of Connecticut, and after a while she transferred to New York. Poverty brought the future journalist to the cinema. Ryan all the time did not have enough money to pay for tuition and the simplest things, and therefore she periodically took part in the filming of commercials. At one of the auditions, she was offered a role in "The Rich and Famous", and after that - in the television project "While the World Rotates." It became clear to Meg that journalism should be forgotten, and the actress dropped out of school, not finishing her entire semester before graduation.
Tatiana Drubich
- "Ten Little Indians", "Assa", "Rita's Last Tale"
Tatiana first appeared in a movie when she was only twelve years old. The success of the first films did not touch her at all, and she decided not to associate her fate with cinema. She did not enter the theater and chose the medical faculty. She married the director Sergei Solovyov and worked in the district clinic, occasionally acting in films. Later, she studied as an endocrinologist and continued to combine medical and creative activities. Solovyov once told reporters: "Tatiana has everything to become an actress without any supporting education documents."
Christian Bale
- "Prestige", "American Psycho", "The Machinist"
Despite the fact that already at the age of nine, Christian was “his man” on the set, he never wanted to study to be an actor. The first steps in the film industry were commercials for Bale. Then he made his debut in the theatrical production "The Botanist". He did not study to be an actor - he proved with each of his new roles that acting is in the blood. At the moment, Christian has both a Golden Globe and an Oscar in his piggy bank, and the actor is clearly not going to stop there.
Yury Nikulin
- "The Diamond Arm", "Operation Y" and Other Adventures of Shurik "," Scarecrow "
It is hard to believe that the popularly beloved actor Yuri Nikulin was not admitted to any theatrical institute at one time, saying that the guy had no talent at all. After that Nikulin decided to become a clown and entered the clowning studio at the capital's circus. When Yuri was offered to take part in the film "The Girl with the Guitar", he could not make up his mind for a long time because he remembered the exhortations of the teachers - he had no abilities. Over the years, he became one of the most famous actors in the USSR.
Johnny Depp
- Chocolate, Edward Scissorhands, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
The favorite of millions, Johnny Depp is also among the actors who did not study in the theater. Rebel Johnny does not even have a secondary education - he dropped out of school at the age of 16 to devote himself to music. Depp got into the movie with the light hand of Nicolas Cage, an acquaintance of Johnny's first wife. Depp starred in the popular horror film Nightmares on Elm Street, and after that, his film career began to gain dizzying momentum.
Tatiana Peltzer
- "Crazy Day, or the Marriage of Figaro", "After a Rain on Thursday", "Formula of Love"
Tatiana was, is and will be called the most famous cinema grandmother of the USSR. Despite the efforts of her father, a famous actor and director, Peltzer never received an acting education, and was sincerely proud of it. She has been playing in the theater since the age of 9, but her career was very difficult. She was fired from the support staff of the theater for lack of talent and worked for a long time as an ordinary typist. Real fame fell on her already in old age, and Mark Zakharov, with whom the most eminent artists of the Soviet Union dreamed of playing, staged performances especially for Tatyana.
Ravshana Kurkova
- "Balkan frontier", "Call DiCaprio", "Hardcore"
Ravshana was born in Uzbekistan in an acting dynasty, but filming a movie was not included in the girl's plans. First, she studied at a branch of the University of London, having thoroughly studied English, and then entered the Moscow State Pedagogical University as a philologist. But you can't escape fate, and at first Ravshana began working on television, and later she was noticed and invited to audition for various films and TV series.
Jennifer Lawrence
- "The Hunger Games", "My Boyfriend is Crazy", "Defective Detective"
Laurence began dreaming of an actress career at the age of 14. She moved with her parents to New York only in order to achieve her goal and conquer the film industry. Jennifer was appreciated after the very first auditions, despite the lack of acting education. The talented girl began her career with small roles in TV series and achieved that she received not only the recognition of millions of fans, but also a number of prestigious awards, including a special prize at the Venice Film Festival and an Oscar.
Maria Shukshina
- "American Daughter", "Bury Me Behind the Plinth", "My Big Armenian Wedding"
Famous parents and the creative atmosphere in the family did not inspire young Masha to continue the acting dynasty. The girl dreamed of becoming a translator and decided to work in her specialty. But, apparently, genes with acting talent cannot simply be taken and hidden somewhere, so Maria first starred, one might say, by chance, and then she simply could not stop. At the moment, many "specially trained" colleagues in the shop can envy her being in demand in the cinema.
Brad Pitt
- "Interview with a Vampire", "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood", "Mr. and Mrs. Smith"
Brad Pitt is another foreign actor who does not work in his specialty. After leaving school, he entered Columbia University, where he studied journalism and advertising. After graduating from university, the future actor did not work a single day in his specialty - he wanted to go to Hollywood. He had almost no money, so he grabbed any job from a driver to a merchandiser at a restaurant. Everything changed after Pitt received several offers to play cameo roles in film projects. This was the first step towards fame and love for millions of viewers around the world.
Anatoly Zhuravlev
- "Birthday of the Bourgeois", "Zhmurki", "A woman not inclined to adventures"
- russians
Zhuravlev wanted to become an actor from childhood, but after school he became a student at the Ural Pedagogical Institute. Having become a certified specialist, Anatoly even worked for a year in his specialty - a teacher of Russian language and literature. In parallel, Zhuravlev was engaged in oriental martial arts and took part in local theatrical performances. Success came to Anatoly after serving in the army, when he got into the Studio Theater under the direction of Oleg Tabakov.
Russell Crowe
- "Gladiator", "A Beautiful Mind", "Knockdown"
Another Hollywood actor has gained a huge number of fans and admirers without any diplomas. Crowe got his first role quite by accident - his distant relative offered him a small role in a series on Australian television. He did not finish his studies at school and for some time studied music professionally. After failures in this field, Crowe decided to get an education. Russell became a student at the National Institute of Dramatic Arts in Sydney. However, lectures and seminars seemed to him a waste of time. The lack of vocational education did not prevent the actor from receiving the Academy Award for Best Actor.
Semyon Farada
- "Sorcerers", "That same Munchausen", "A Million in a Marriage Basket"
One of the most recognizable Russian actors, Semyon Farada, graduated from the prestigious Baumanka and became a certified mechanical engineer. Technical education did not prevent Semyon from constantly being in theatrical circles - Farada devoted his free time to various drama circles and student theater. The lack of acting education did not become an obstacle for a talented person to get into the cinema and become an artist of the famous Taganka Theater.
Ben Kingsley
- Schindler's List, Island of the Damned, Lucky Number Slevin
Kingsley managed to prove - it doesn't matter if you have material proof that you are an actor, as long as you are an actor at heart. He graduated from Salford University and Pendleton College, but realized that his destiny was to act in films. For his services to the British people, Kingsley was knighted.
Oksana Akinshina
- "Sisters", "Bourne Supremacy", "Vysotsky. Thank you for being alive"
- famous
Oksana was a difficult teenager, and it is unlikely that Akinshina ever thought that she would be a famous actress. The girl was more attracted by the modeling business, but everything changed after the casting for the film "Sisters". Oksana, thanks to her irrepressible energy, quickly won the love of domestic viewers, and later switched to Western ones. Now Akinshina is a popular and recognizable actress who has proved that you need to have not a diploma, but talent.
Vera Glagoleva
- "Poor Sasha", "Waiting room", "It is not recommended to offend women"
The talented Soviet actress and director Vera Glagoleva did not have a diploma in acting. This did not prevent her from becoming an actress by vocation and the command of her heart. Colleagues in the shop recall that Glagoleva was an artist with whom it was pleasant to work. After Vera tried herself as a director, she proved that a talented person is talented in everything.
Yulia Snigir
- Die Hard: A Good Day to Die, Bloody Lady, Inhabited Island
The bright and spectacular Julia has always attracted attention, however, after school, her choice fell not on acting courses, but on the Moscow State Pedagogical University. Snigir graduated from foreign language and even managed to work in her specialty for some time. They began to recognize her after Julia starred in the video of the popular group "Beasts". Later, the future actress met her fate in the person of Valery Todorovsky at the casting of novice models. The famous director invited her to star in the film "Hipsters". Thus, the country lost one foreign language teacher, but acquired a talented actress.
Tom Cruise
- "Rain Man", "The Last Samurai", "Mission Impossible"
Tom Cruise concludes the photo list of actors and actresses who have no acting education. At one time, the popular actor studied at the seminary as a Catholic priest and even conducted services for some time. At some point, Cruz decided to change everything in his life and move to New York. He changed his dignity to a film career and became one of the most popular Hollywood actors.