Famous Celebrities Who Left Architecture

1) Ratan Tata 

Indian industrialist and philanthropist, Ratan Tata completed his B.S in architecture from Cornell University and moved on to study MBA from Harvard. He’s also an acclaimed juror for the highest accolade in architecture, the Pritzker Prize.

2) Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Before winning the Miss World Pageant for India in 1994, she enrolled in architecture at Rachana Sansad's Academy of Architecture in Mumbai prior to her success in film. After a brief period of architectural study Rai began a pursuit of modelling.

3) James "Jimmy" Stewart

Known for his distinct screen persona and charisma, Stewart enrolled at Princeton in 1928, majoring in architecture. But fate led him to a film career that spanned 55 years with 80 films.

4) Samuel L. Jackson

Famous for many roles in Hollywood especially playing Nick Fury for Marvel Cinematic Universe, Samuel Jackson had joined architectural studies at Morehouse College in Atlanta before transferring to dramatic arts.

5) Courtney Cox

The FRIENDS star, Courtney Cox famous as Monica Geller, briefly studied architecture at Mount Vernon College in Washington D.C. Partially into her degree Cox withdrew to pursue a modelling career in New York City.

6) Riteish Deshmukh

A Bollywood star with political background, has graduated in Architecture from Kamala Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute of Architecture & Environmental Studies. He also worked for a foreign architectural firm. 

7) Varun Chakravarthy

How can we forget a cricketer with gained IPL fame! Playing for Kolkata Knight Riders, he completed his studies in Architecture from SRM Institute of Science and Technology and did freelance work, before jumping back in cricket.

Other than these, Ice Cube, 3 members of Pink Floyd and Benjamin Netanyahu (Prime Minister of Israel) had also studied architecture. Moreover, Brad Pitt and Kanye West are bonus, as they are inclined towards architecture without its formal training. 

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