These Celebrities Empowered Themselves When They Dropped Out Of High School

From Dropout To Avenger

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Robert Downey Jr. went with his gut when he decided to call it quits. He attended Santa Monica High School in California and only lasted until his junior year before he stopped going to his classes.

His dad might have influenced his choice. “Either show up to school every day or quit and get a job,” said his father. The superhero ended up listening to his dad and never went back to class. He ended up on Saturday Night Live by the time he was 20 years old.