Celebrity GED® Graduates

If you didn’t finish high school, a high school equivalency (HSE) test is your second chance to get back on track for better jobs, higher education, and more self esteem. You’ll be in good company. Hundreds of thousands of people earn a HSE diploma each year, and many of them go on to important jobs and interesting lives.

Singers and actors often focus on their careers when they’re young and sometimes miss out on high school. An HSE diploma is a way to earn an important credential, even for celebrities who are already successes.

Celebrities Paris Hilton and Jessica Simpson earned their GED certificates. Actor Christian Slater earned his HSE diploma to set a good example for his children. Actor and activist Michael J. Fox and actors Christina Applegate, Angelina Jolie, Kelly McGillis, and Mark Wahlberg also earned GED diplomas, as did comedians Chris Rock, D.L. Hughley, and Bill Cosby.

Musicians including Britney Spears, David Bowie, 50 Cent, Eminem, Pink Jerry Garcia, and Waylon Jennings are GED graduates. Olympic gymnast Mary Lou Retton is also a graduate, along with boxer Oscar De la Hoya and soccer player Mario Torres. ABC News anchor Peter Jennings earned a GED diploma and encourages adult students.

What about business and government leaders? Dave Thomas, who created Wendy’s restaurants earned a GED certificate. You can add to the list Wally Amos, maker of Famous Amos cookies. GED graduate Ruth Ann Minner became governor of Delaware, and former New Jersey governor Jim Florio also earned a GED diploma, as did the 17th Surgeon General of the U.S., Richard Carmona and former U.S Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell.

HSE credentials are important for anyone who never earned a high school diploma. If you earn your GED diploma through the GED test, you’ll be in good company. Pass GED Academy make it possible for you to get your HSE or GED credential in South Africa!