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What do Owen Wilson, Edgar Allen Poe, and Chevy Chase all have in common? That’s right, they were all expelled from their high schools! But can you figure out why? Click here to match the celebrities to the ridiculous reasons they were thrown out of school.
You missed that Wild and Crazy Guy Steve Martin! He was kicked out of my high school,Rancho Alamitos in Garden Grove CA. as a Freshman.
posted by CropTillDawn on 2-28-2007 at 9:52 am
oh, man… if I’d only known. I’d heard rumors that Woody Allen had been thrown out too, but I can’t remember if that was just part of his comedy routine or if I’d read it somewhere as well.
posted by Mangesh on 2-28-2007 at 9:57 am
56% I surprised myself; I’m not a pop culture expert. But I used logic and the process of elimination.
posted by Miss Cellania on 2-28-2007 at 7:12 pm