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13 Successful Celebrities Who Dropped Out of School

13. Patrick Dempsey

Although he plays a doctor on television, Dempsey can’t say that he’s ever received his high school diploma. Raised in rural Maine, Dempsey was an accomplished skier and adept juggler. At 17, Dempsey left school to fly to New York, where he lied about his age to audition for the touring company of Harvey Fierstein’s Broadway hit Torch Song Trilogy. Dempsey landed the role for Fierstein’s San Francisco production, dropped out of school and moved across the country. Dempsey worked in stage production for many years, until he landed his first TV series, Fast Times. Today, Dempsey is best known as “McDreamy” on ABC’s hit series, Grey’s Anatomy.

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