Famous School Troublemakers
Breakout Brit pop star Adele who did quite well at the 2011 Grammy Awards, didn't do quite as well at staying out of trouble in performing arts school.
Singer Lily Allen was born into the entertainment industry, but that didn't stop her from getting booted from a prestigious prep school.
Sometimes students don't make trouble, but trouble finds them. Respected author and poet Maya Angelou's reaction to her sexual abuse led to her expulsion.
Guitar legend Eric Clapton has inspired generations of musicians, but when he was a student his focus on guitar got him in serious trouble at art college.
The popular "Girls Aloud" singer Cheryl Cole was suspended from school twice before finally dropping out of high school at 16 to pursue a music career.
Renowned actor Willem Dafoe has always been interested in films, but the wrong kind of films got him kicked out of high school.
Though rapper Snoop Dogg has been in trouble for possession of marijuana and a weapon, his expulsion from an elementary school for gifted students had nothing to do with guns or drugs.
Actor and comedian Stephen Fry – of "V for Vendetta" – gets along splendidly with co-stars and fans, but as a student he was barred from two different boarding schools.
Socialite Pixie Geldof daughter of Irish rocker Bob Geldof ran into problems in high school. Trouble adjusting to family fame?
Perhaps the toll of reality shows finally paid a price for one of Kate Gosselin's sextuplets. Her daughter experienced some trouble at elementary school last year.
Best known for her talented portrayal of Frida Kahlo, Salma Hayek was once known for a talent of a different sort at her Catholic school.
Handsome Irish actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers has struggled with alcoholism for many years. After he was kicked out of high school at 16, he never returned.
To his devoted fans, Robert Pattinson is known as the heartthrob of the "Twilight" film series or the dashing Cedric Diggory of "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire." Most were surprised when he recently announced he was suspended from elementary school – it had something to do with his love of a slimy creature.
British filmmaker Guy Ritchie allegedly was booted from 10 different schools. He worked construction before finally deciding to pursue film.
Charlie Sheen's adult antics created a media frenzy earlier this year, and it seems he liked to stir the waters in high school, too.
Kevin Spacey is a respected actor of stage and screen, yet military academy didn't agree with him.
Media mogul Ted Turner founded CNN and earned billions of dollars but he still couldn't avoid getting kicked out of one of the country's leading universities.
After getting expelled from secondary school, "Midnight in Paris" star Owen Wilson was sent to military school to reform his wayward behavior.
Source: msn
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