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Celebrity Real Life Teachers And Those Who Played Them On TV

We decided to highlight former teachers who just so happen to be famous now and the actors and actresses that played them on television and in movies.

1. Jesse Williams

Jesse Williams

Jesse taught American Studies, African Studies, and English at a public high school in Philadelphia.

2. Jill Scott

Jill Scott

Jill was placed at a school as a student-teacher, but her fellow professors disapproved of her unique method of teaching the kids: she often incorporated singing and melody in order to help with memorization. She quit after receiving several negative comments.

3. Denzel Washington

Denzel Washington

Denzel Washington: The Great Debators

5. Samuel L. Jackson: One Eight Seven

Samuel L. Jackson: One Eight Seven

10. Whoopi Goldberg: Sister Act I and II

Whoopi Goldberg: Sister Act I and II

11. Laurence Fishburne: Akeelah and the Bee

Laurence Fishburne: Akeelah and the Bee

13. Bill Bellamy: Mr. Box Office

Bill Bellamy: Mr. Box Office

14. Cedric the Entertainer: The Steve Harvey Show

Cedric the Entertainer: The Steve Harvey Show

16. Mr. T

Mr. T

Mr. T attended the Paul Lawrence Dubar Vocational Career Academy and worked as a gym teacher.

Celebrity Real Life Teachers And Those Who Played Them On TV was originally published on blackamericaweb.com

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