Models, actors, and musicians are sometimes perceived as unintelligent because of the characters they play or the stigma of their careers — but there are a number of celebs out there who surprise us with their smarts.
Many stars possess a certain flair for academia, and are accomplished authors, politicians, scientists, and businesspeople.
Portman’s reported IQ of 140 didn’t come without the dedication to her education! She notoriously skipped the premiere of her film Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace to study for her high school finals. After that, she went on to get her A.B. degree in psychology from Harvard University. She also pursued graduate courses at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She’s been published twice in scientific journals, was a research assistant at Harvard, and is fluent in over five languages!
Out of this list, James Woods has the highest reported IQ, which has been listed as 180-184. To better clarify that for you, anything over 160 is listed as “extraordinary genius”. He attended MIT, with his original plan for a career as an eye surgeon. However, to become an actor, he dropped out of MIT shortly before graduation to pursue his career.
Ashton Kutcher – 160
Sharon Stone – 154
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Don’t let that pretty face ever fool you, Sharon Stone is a smart one! She’s said to have an IQ of 154 and has claimed that if she applied to Mensa, she’d most likely be accepted.
Shakira is one of the most successful women in the music industry, best known for her belly-dancing and songwriting. She is fluent in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, but can also speak French, Italian, Catalan, and Arabic. In 2007 she pursued a course in History of Western Civilization at UCLA Extensions. Her IQ is reported to be 140.
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Once part of the most innovative hip-hop groups of all time, he’s most remembered for shouting “Yeahhh boyyyy!” and “Flavor Flav!” during performances and on a string of VH1 reality shows.
The wall clock-wearing hype man grew up a musical prodigy, cutting classes to hang out in the band room. He could play about 15 instruments, and learned to play songs by ear.
Flavor Flav co-wrote the first Public Enemy album, heralded for its militant, revolutionary lyrics.
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The soulful singer was offered scholarships to Georgetown, Morehouse College, and Harvard, but he turned them down to go to UPenn, where he studied English and African American literature, and served as the president and vocal director for the co-ed a cappella group Counterparts.
Before he made it big as a musician, Legend worked at Boston Consulting Group, one of the most prestigious consulting firms in the world.
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Best known for his role as Mr. Chow in “The Hangover,” Jeong studied pre-med at Duke University, got his MD at UNC Chapel Hill, then completed his residency in New Orleans.
According to a profile of Jeong in The Washington Post, “he treated patients at an HMO clinic [during the day]; at night, he scooped up as many stand-up gigs as he could.” His big break came when Judd Apatow cast him as the OB in “Knocked Up.”
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In 1997 Martin, who has an IQ of 142, wrote a piece for The New Yorker about his efforts to get into MENSA, which took a year. The California State University grad majored in philosophy and almost became a professor.
While he made a career as an actor, Martin is also the accomplished author of a number of screenplays, novels, and children’s books.