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Gyllenhaal, who won an Academy Award for his performance in "Brokeback Mountain," earned an undergraduate degree from Columbia University where he studied Eastern Religions and Philosophy. - Xfinity Entertainment Programmers

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Emma Watson Starring in the "Harry Potter" series as Hermione Granger, Watson has chose to attend Brown University starting in the fall of 2009. - Xfinity Entertainment Programmers

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Matt Damon The "Good Will Hunting" actor attended Harvard University from 1988-1992. He dropped out to further pursue an acting career. - Xfinity Entertainment Programmers

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Jodie Foster Foster was a graduate of the class of 1985 at Yale University, where she majored in Literature. - Xfinity Entertainment Programmers

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David Duchovny The star of "The X-Files" and "Californication" was a Princeton Tiger from 1978-1982. - Xfinity Entertainment Programmers

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Natalie Portman One of Portman's more notable quotes is that she would "rather be smart than a movie star." She graduated in 2003 from Harvard University with a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology. - Xfinity Entertainment Programmers

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Ethan Coen One half of the acclaimed movie-writing brother duo, Ethan graduated from Princeton in 1979 with a degree in philosophy. - Xfinity Entertainment Programmers

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Mindy Kaling Kaling, who plays the role of Kelly Kapoor on the television series "The Office," was a Dartmouth College graduate. While at Dartmouth, Kaling was a member of the improvisational comedy troupe "The Dog Day Players" and the a cappella group "The Rockapellas." - Xfinity Entertainment Programmers

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Art Garfunkel Art Garfunkel studied at Columbia University and graduated with a degree in art history. Garfunkel sang in the all-male a capella group on campus called The Kingsmen. - Xfinity Entertainment Programmers

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Rachel Dratch The former "Saturday Night Live" cast member, famous for her "Debbie Downer" skits, attended Dartmouth College where she majored in drama and psychology. - Xfinity Entertainment Programmers

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Jake Gyllenhaal Gyllenhaal, who won an Academy Award for his performance in "Brokeback Mountain," earned an undergraduate degree from Columbia University where he studied Eastern Religions and Philosophy. - Xfinity Entertainment Programmers

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Julia Stiles Stiles, who played the role of Nicky Parsons in the "Bourne" series, graduated from Columbia University in 2005 with a degree in English literature. - Xfinity Entertainment Programmers

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Casey Affleck Ben Affleck's younger brother transferred from George Washington University to Columbia University. Affleck chose to study Physics, Astronomy, and Western Philosophy while at Columbia. - Xfinity Entertainment Programmers

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Brooke Shields Star of the television series "Suddenly Susan," Shields attended Princeton University where she graduated in 1987 with a degree in French Literature. - Xfinity Entertainment Programmers

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Christopher Reev... The "Superman" star attended Cornell University. As a graduate of the class of 1974, Reeve majored in theater and convinced the Dean of the School of Letters, Arts and Sciences that he would achieve more at Julliard. Thus, Reeve attended Julliard and his first year there counted as his last at Cornell. - Xfinity Entertainment Programmers

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Maggie Gyllenhaa... Gyllenhaal, who played Rachel Dawes in "The Dark Knight," studied Literature and Eastern Religions at Columbia University. She graduated in 1999. - Xfinity Entertainment Programmers

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Donald Trump The media tycoon graduated from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania in 1968. - Xfinity Entertainment Programmers

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Edward Norton The "Fight Club" star was a part of the 1991 graduating class at Yale where he finished with a degree in History. - Xfinity Entertainment Programmers

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Bill Maher The stand-up comedian and host of "Real Time with Bill Maher" graduated from Cornell University in 1978 with degrees in English and History. - Xfinity Entertainment Programmers

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Angela Bassett Bassett, who played Tina Turner in the film "What's Love Got to with It," graduated from Yale in 1980 with a degree in African-American Studies. - Xfinity Entertainment Programmers

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Tommy Lee Jones Jones was a First Team All-Ivy selection in 1968 for the undefeated Harvard Crimson football team. He graduated Cum Laude from Harvard in 1969 with a degree in English. - Xfinity Entertainment Programmers

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