So which CELEBRITIES go to NYU?

burningbright · 07-01-2009, 01:31 AM

Are the Olsen twins still there?
Anyone from Gossip Girl?
Or are all the cool people at Columbia, like Emma Watson?

NuclearPakistan1 · 07-01-2009, 07:19 AM

A lot of students turned actors have gone there. I can't remember any besides Lady Gaga haha.

missamericanpie · 07-01-2009, 07:41 AM

I don't know, and honestly, it's because a lot of the student body really doesn't care. (There's even a Facebook group about the NYU student body's celebrity apathy!) We're not allowed to mention which celebrities go to NYU during admissions tours. It's this weird privacy rule that NYU has.

We DO have a lot of very famous alumni, however.

missamericanpie · 07-01-2009, 08:20 AM

oh wait, i remember one. James Franco splits his time between Tisch and Columbia. my friend totally watched him fall asleep in class quite a bit, lol lol lol.

and here is a list of our alumni! List of New York University alumni - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

it's actually quite interesting and surprising. i didn't know half of these people went to NYU, haha.

but my friends only seem to be excited about Lady Gaga and James Franco. lol.

just a girl · 07-01-2009, 09:21 AM

Emma Watson's going to Brown...right?

Alix2012 · 07-01-2009, 11:58 AM

I think the Olsen's dropped out after like a semester because one of them became anorexic or something...and most of the Gossip Girl cast have probably finished college, but on the show like half the cast is going there so we'll get to see them filming around campus.

But you've probably heard of these guys:

Morgan Spurlock (he does documentaries like supersize me and 30 days)
Alicia Keys
Alexis Bledel (Gilmore Girls)
Felicity Huffman (desperate housewives)
Lisa Edelstein from House
Selma Blair
Julie Benz (from buffy and angel)
Anne Hathaway
Ethan Hawke
Alec Baldwin
M Night Shyama-something

Mara Wilson (Mattilda!)
Adam Sandler
Kristen Bell (gossip girl/veronica mars)

and that guy from Harry Potter/Twilight was filming here last week, but he's not a student...and this is just from what I've heard, I'm sure that list has more.

missamericanpie · 07-01-2009, 03:33 PM

Nicholas Cage was filming a movie in the park a few weeks ago. it was very annoying because the assistants tried to stop people from standing in front of Silver.

stephennn · 07-01-2009, 03:43 PM

Quote:

Felicity Huffman (desperate housewives)

lynette!!!!!!

Vonegutted · 07-01-2009, 10:56 PM

He doesn't go to NYU but I saw Rob Pattinson (Twilight guy) in WSP during orientation. I don't even like Twilight but it was epic.

clairetine · 07-02-2009, 07:14 AM

The only actor from the Gossip Girl cast who is supposedly going to Tisch and is apparently attending the Lee Strasberg studio in the Class of 2012 is ....

Connor Paolo.

He plays Serena's little brother, Eric van der Woodsen.

If you look it up on google, people have spotted him walking to the Third Avenue North dorms... I kind of feel bad for him getting stalked.

clairetine · 07-02-2009, 07:16 AM

Oh wait .... wikipedia says,

"He attended New York University for one semester in Fall 2008 but left due to his heavy schedule."

I don't think celebrities have the opportunities to last too long or graduate.

art_star · 07-02-2009, 06:59 PM

Liam Aiken (series of unfortunate events boy) lived in my dorm this past year.

burningbright · 07-02-2009, 08:51 PM

Thanks guys. Keep 'em coming. My stalker's to-do list still has some room. A forced hug picture for each, at lest a few "caught them unaware" videos... This is gonna be so good.

julium · 07-06-2009, 11:50 PM

dont forget haley joel osment. i think he's still enrolled.
and Karen O from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs used to go to NYU. We've got some pretty well-known professors too.

nastynate0315 · 07-07-2009, 04:22 PM

Perez Hilton is a Tish alum LOL