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rocktivity

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8. Chris Rock did the same thing.

Reply to bananas (Original post)

Tue Sep 17, 2013, 07:57 PM

Sep 2013

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And legend has it that when Van Halen's bassist Michael Anthony dropped out of school to devote himself to the band, his folks disowned him. He returned home a year and a half later with a record deal, the first new truck his father would ever own, and a copy of his GED!

P.S. Jon Bon Jovi said in an interview that he didn't attend his senior prom because he had a gig, and it got misinterpreted as his not finishing high school. He did, in fact, graduate.

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Mark Wahlberg earns high school diploma [View all] bananas Sep 2013 OP

Mark Wahlberg Earns High School Diploma At 42; Actor Helps HS Teens Overcome Poverty And Crime bananas Sep 2013 #1

Glad to read this. He sets a stellar example for young people, and older people! (nt) NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #2

Yes - I didn't know this about his background. nt bananas Sep 2013 #5

Mark Wahlberg graduates high school bananas Sep 2013 #3

But----WHAT ARE HIS TEST SCORES? nikto Sep 2013 #4

Gee, he looks a lot like Martin Sheen. longship Sep 2013 #16

Well, alright, it IS Martin Sheen, but... nikto Sep 2013 #20

Good for him. /nt Ash_F Sep 2013 #6

awesome Skittles Sep 2013 #7

Chris Rock did the same thing. rocktivity Sep 2013 #8

Good for him. I think that Billy Joel's high school accepted "Piano Man" as his senior paper underpants Sep 2013 #9

Wow, I like Wahlberg a little more now. nt awoke_in_2003 Sep 2013 #10

I finished high school. onehandle Sep 2013 #11

Heh, not me (or my wife). We're both proud dropouts. eggplant Sep 2013 #12

Now he's gotta prep for the SAT. tclambert Sep 2013 #13

Congratulations! Nice to read about a simple, positive achievement. nolabear Sep 2013 #14

Good for him! I love stories like this. Owl Sep 2013 #15

Kudos to Mark! Tanuki Sep 2013 #17

I loved him in 'The Departed' swilton Sep 2013 #18

He was talking about this on Letterman quite a while ago dflprincess Sep 2013 #19