16 Celebrities Who Have PhDs and Other Advanced Degrees

8. David Duchovny

David Duchovny is known for his role on The X Files but the actor originally headed in a different direction. He earned his Master’s in English Literature from Yale. But then he managed to get an acting job in a commercial and decided that was the path he wanted to pursue. That was a good choice for him, and for us, because no one else would do as Mulder!