Ryan Gosling: Dropped out of high school in Canada to pursue a career in Hollywood after finding success on the Mickey Mouse Club. Cameron Diaz: She wasn’t the strongest student, so when she got a modeling contract she promptly left academics for a life in front of the camera. Jim Carrey: The funny man didn’t drop out because he wanted to. Jim had to quit school for a full time job to help support his family because his mother was sick. Daniel Radcliffe: Daniel started working when he was 10 years old and it was so hectic to try to juggle school and his childhood celebrity that at 17 he decided he was done. Also he was getting bullied by his peers, which made the decision even easier. Gisele: She started modeling at 16 and promptly moved to the Big Apple to pursue her dreams. Johnny Depp: Dropped out at 15 to become a rock star, but he got discovered for acting instead. Robert DeNiro: He was performing as a stage actor from the time he was a little kid. When he hit his teen years, he dropped out of school to pursue his dreams.