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

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

Denzel Washington: The Great Debators
3. Samuel L. Jackson: One Eight Seven

4. Whoopi Goldberg: Sister Act I and II

5. Laurence Fishburne: Akeelah and the Bee

6. Bill Bellamy: Mr. Box Office

7. Cedric the Entertainer: The Steve Harvey Show

8. Mr. T

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