Comments on: 15 Famous People Who Used to Teach

By: Mari

Mari — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 15:30:49 +0000

Sheryl Crow was left off the list??

By: Helenann

Helenann — Wed, 05 May 2010 19:22:55 +0000

Avery Brooks = Hawk in the t.v. series, “Spenser for Hire,” and Capt. Sisko in, “DS9.”
Good man!

By: John

John — Wed, 05 May 2010 03:53:11 +0000

Michael Ondaatje, author of “The English Patient” and “Coming Through Slaughter” (among other fine works) was one of my undergrad English instructors at The University of Western Ontario in the ’60s.

By: Will B.

Will B. — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:59:34 +0000

If I remember correctly, country singer George Strait used to teach agriculture at a college in San Marcos, TX.

By: Sam

Sam — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:19:17 +0000

I believe J.K. Rowling actually taught French. And she certainly wasn’t in Portugal when she started writing Harry Potter…

By: meisshe

meisshe — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:51:47 +0000

Stephen King wrote Carrie while working as an English teacher also. That one was his big break.

By: Adam

Adam — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 23:48:02 +0000

Greg Graffin, the lead singer of Bad Religion, is a life sciences and paleantology professor at UCLA.

By: Brian Social

Brian Social — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 23:40:12 +0000

Don’t forget Bill O’Reilly.

By: Julia

Julia — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 22:41:50 +0000

this is cool.
my boyfriend almost went to goldsboro high school.

By: Ben

Ben — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 22:07:23 +0000

Wrestler George \The Animal\ Steele also started out as a teacher.