“My awkward stage extended well into high school.” WellsSchoolStageHigh SchoolAwkward Author:Rachelle Lefevre
“I grew up in Glen Ellyn, which is about 20 miles west of Chicago. I attended Glenbard South High School and University of Illinois. I didn't study acting until I moved to Los Angeles after college, but the fact that I was raised in the Chicago area set the stage for all of my comedic and acting sensibilities.” FactsSchoolActingStudyStageCollegeGrewGrew UpHigh SchoolAreasMovedWestSouthRaisedUniversityMilesLos AngelesChicagoSensibilityComedicIllinois Author:Ryan McPartlin
“At my high school graduation, I graduated from home school, so it was pregnant teens and gang members. But, when I got on stage, there were kids in the background who all screamed, "Marry me!," very loud.” HomeKidsSchoolStageMembersHigh SchoolBackgroundsLoudTeensPregnantGangMarry MeHigh School GraduationWere PregnantGang MembersSchool Graduation Author:Portia de Rossi
“Acting has been my passion from the minute I started. I was pretty young when I wanted to be a doctor, but when I started doing theater work as a freshman in high school, the first time I hit the stage I was like, If I can do this every day, life won't get any better!” IfsFirstsHas BeensI CanWantedSchoolYoungPassionCan DoActingMinutesStageHigh SchoolFirst TimeDoctorsTheaterMy PassionFreshmanDay LifeI Can Do This Author:Sophia Bush
“Actually, I failed drama in high school because of nerves. I wasnt able to memorize the words. I had complete stage fright.” AbleSchoolStageDramaHigh SchoolNervesFrightStage Fright Author:Constance Marie
“I've studied theater since high school. Of course, it's a different story altogether being on Broadway, but it's still theater, and you have to be in front of a live audience, and that's very exciting. It's something I've definitely wanted to do, but I got involved in movies and television, and then it became a luxury to get back on the stage.” StillsDifferentStoriesWantedSchoolCoursesAudienceStageFrontsTelevisionInvolvedHigh SchoolExcitingTheaterLuxuryGet BackBroadway Author:Dennis Haysbert
“Getting on stage, for me, was a huge thing when I first started. And back in high school, everyone was in rock bands and I was a singer/songwriter. It just seems kind of lame.” FirstsKindSeemsSchoolRocksStageHugeBandHigh SchoolSingersSongwritersSinger SongwritersLameRock Bands Author:Tyler Hilton
“I certainly did plays in high school and community theater, and I want to get back on the stage.” WantPlaySchoolCommunityStageHigh SchoolTheaterGet BackSchools And Community Author:Busy Philipps
“I went to high school right outside Dallas, and (songwriter and performer) Michael Martin Murphey was a senior there when I was a sophomore or junior, really into folk and acoustic music. Larry Gross, who's the host of "Mountain Stage" on public radio, and B.W. Stevenson, also a musician, were there at the same time, too. Michael was a big inspiration -- through him I discovered Woody Guthrie, Dylan, Jimmy Rogers. Then I ran into Jerry Jeff Walker there in Dallas back when he was just a folk singer. Those are my earliest influences.” BigsInspirationSchoolInfluenceStageMountainMusicianHigh SchoolFolksRadioSingersRanPerformersHostSongwritersSeniorGrossDylanJuniorsJimmyRogerBack WhenLarryJerryAcousticsWoodyDallasWalkersSophomorePublic RadioAcoustic Music Author:Ray Wylie Hubbard
“I was a Air Force kid. I got out of high school and I decided to join the military. I traveled and I was international before I got home. I did my thing in Japan, and I did it on big stages.” HomeBigsKidsSchoolForceAirStageMilitaryHigh SchoolDecidedInternationalJapanTraveledAir Force Author:Donnis
“In high school I was in a band called Goodfight, but it was more me running around on stage. It was very punk inspired. Then I started to get into indie-rock and older music and decided I wanted to write my own stuff. I quit the band. Around 16 or 17, I started recording myself at home on keyboard and piano.” WritingHomeRunningWantedSchoolStuffMy OwnRocksStageBandHigh SchoolDecidedInspiredQuittingPianoPunkKeyboardsI QuitIndie Rock Author:Angel Olsen
“This comes from Mike Gonzalez at the Daily Signal: [ Howard] Zinn's history "set the stage for the grievance mongering that passes for history classes today, and is still widely used. It has sold over 2 million copies since it was first published in 1980 and continues to sell over 100,000 copies a year because it is required reading at many of our high schools and colleges. That's a lot of young minds."” YearsMindFirstsStillsTodaySchoolYoungUsedReadingClassMillionsStageCollegeHigh SchoolSellsCopiesSignalsMikeGrievanceYoung MindsHistory Class Author:Rush Limbaugh
“I loved to make people laugh in high school, and then I found I loved being on stage in front of people. I'm sure that's some kind of ego trip or a way to overcome shyness. I was very kind of shy and reserved, so there's a way to be on stage and be performing and balance your life out.” PeopleWayKindSchoolFoundLaughingStageFrontsBalanceEgoHigh SchoolOvercomingPerformingShyReservedMaking People LaughShynessEgo Trip Author:Steve Martin
“Maybe the Merlin was right. Maybe its better to look stupid but strong, than it is to look smart but weak, I don't know. I'm not sure I want to believe that the world stage bears that strong a resemblance to high school.” KnowsWorldWantBelieveLooksSchoolStrongStageStupidBearsSmartHigh SchoolWeakNot SureResemblance Author:Jim Butcher