It may not be Hogwarts, but Brown University was the first choice of Emma Watson, who has confirmed she’ll matriculate next fall. She described it as a “Ivy League establishment in the U.S.A.” and told Paste magazine she’s “got a place there to read literature.”
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Demi Moore and Bruce Willis’ middle child, Scout, will also be matriculating at Brown in the fall. When Demi heard the news, she took to Twitter: “Scout is going to Brown next year!” she Tweeted “So proud she has worked her butt off.”
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Jessica Capshaw, daughter of Kate Capshaw and stepdaughter of Steven Spielberg, graduated from Brown University in 1998. And she followed in her mother’s footsteps at school, majoring in the school’s acclaimed theater-arts program. She also spent the semester at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London. And while still an undergrad, Capshaw appeared on an adventure series called High Incident in 1997, and a film, The Locusts, with Vince Vaughn later that year. Maybe Jessica was smart to stick with acting, as she signed on to play Dr. Arizona Robbins in Grey’s Anatomy this year.
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Following in the footsteps of her older half-sister, Jessica Capshaw, Steven Spielberg’s younger daughter, Sasha, enrolled in Brown’s freshman class last fall. In her first year, she joined Out of Bounds a sketch comedy group, on campus.
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John F. Kennedy Jr. forwent his family legacy at Harvard, and opted to attend Brown instead, graduating with a degree in history in 1983. At the school, he joined the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity, and taking time to travel to India to meet Mother Teresa, and volunteering for several charities, before graduating from New York University Law School in 1989.
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Francesca Gregorini, daughter of Bond girl Barbara Bach and stepdaughter of Ringo Starr, graduated from Brown in 1990. While at the school, Gregorini studied theater arts and semiotics, and she went on to become a singer and songwriter.
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Jack Nicholson’s daughter Lorraine, who was a child actress (and Miss Golden Globe in 2007), now attends Brown University. And it seems her father loves Brown too: In 2007, Nicholson was spotted touring the campus with Lorraine.
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George Harrison’s son, Dhani, studied physics and industrial design at Brown. But while home on a Christmas vacation, a paranoid schizophrenic broke into the family home and brutally stabbed George several times. Dhani took a year off from the school to support his family, but returned to graduate in 2001.
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Son of King Hussein of Jordan, Feisal earned his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering at Brown University in 1985. He used the degree to enter the Royal Jordanian Air Force, and has gone on to lead the Jordanian Olympic Committee.
Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Demark, son of the King Constantine II of Greece, and Anne-Marie of Denmark, attended Hellenic College in London, and went onto Brown, where he graduated with a degree in international relations in 1993.
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Candace Bergen’s daughter, Chloe Malle, graduated from Brown University in 2008, where she majored in literary arts and wrote for a student newspaper.
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Eva Amurri, daughter of Susan Sarandon, and stepdaughter of Tim Robbins, grew up in New York City, attending St. Ann’s School in Brooklyn before going up north to Brown. She graduated in 2007, and has gone into the family business: appearing in several movies, like New York, I Love You, since graduation.
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Allegra Versace, daughter of Donatella and niece of the late Gianni, attended a British school in Milan before she traveled to the United States to matriculate at Brown. But soon after she arrived at the University, Allegra took time off to study acting, French, and art history at UCLA.
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John Kerry's daughter, Alexandra, stayed local for college: After attending Milton Academy in Massachusetts, Alexandra (known as Alex) graduated from Brown in 1997, where she studied anthropology and modern culture and media. She went on to attend the directing program at the AFI Conservatory in Los Angeles, and is currently a film producer and director.
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As a teenager, Sally Taylor, daughter of Carly Simon and James Taylor, played in several bands and released Tomboy Bride, her first solo album, all before entering college. Sally had what her father called a “Van Morrison-type work ethic,” so it was no surprise when she enrolled in Brown to study human sciences and medical anthropology.
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The apple didn’t fall far from the tree for Danny DeVito’s daughter, Lucy, who graduated from Brown in 2005. While at the school, she participated in the Playwrights Repertory, where she starred in shows such as Anne in the Tropics, The Glory of Living, and Our Town.
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