actor teachers
by pgrass13 | created - 30 May 2013 | updated - 3 months ago | Public
1. James Lipton
Writer | Inside the Actors Studio
James Lipton was an actor, academic, author, choreographer, interviewer, scriptwriter, and producer for stage and television projects. He was known for creating and hosting the noted and popular TV series Inside the Actors Studio (1994), where successful and prominent actors discussed their craft ...
Dean of the actor's studio Drama school
2. Patrick Stewart
Actor | Logan
Sir Patrick Stewart was born in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England, to Gladys (Barrowclough), a textile worker and weaver, and Alfred Stewart, who was in the army. He was a member of various local drama groups from about age 12. He left school at age 15 to work as a junior reporter on a local paper; he ...
University Chancelor
3. Walter Koenig
Actor | Star Trek
Walter Koenig began his acting career in 1962 as an uncredited Sentry in the TV series Combat! (1962), and in the following few years had bit roles in several television shows, until he landed the role that would catapult his career in ways he could never have imagined, as Ensign Pavel Chekov in ...
Teaches acting classes
4. Andrew Robinson
Actor | Hellraiser
Andrew Jordt Robinson was born in New York City and attended the University of New Hampshire, later receiving his B.A. in English from the New School for Social Research in NYC. After graduation, he spent a year in England at the London Academy for Music and Dramatic Arts on a Fulbright Scholarship...
Teaches at USC
5. John Cho
Actor | Star Trek
John Yohan Cho was born in Seoul, South Korea, and moved to Los Angeles, California as a child. His father was a Christian minister. Cho was educated at Herbert Hoover High School at Glendale, before moving on to the University of California at Berkeley, where he studied English literature. Upon ...
taught high school English
6. Margaret Hamilton
Actress | The Wizard of Oz
Margaret Hamilton was born December 9, 1902 in Cleveland, Ohio, to Jennie (Adams) and Walter Hamilton. She later attended Hathaway Brown School in Shaker Heights, Ohio, and practiced acting doing children's theater while a Junior League of Cleveland member. Margaret had already built her resume ...
Was a Kindergarten teacher
7. John Hoyt
Actor | When Worlds Collide
John Hoyt was born on October 5, 1905 in Bronxville, New York, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for When Worlds Collide (1951), Spartacus (1960) and Brute Force (1947). He was married to Dorothy Marion Oltman and Marion Virginia Burns. He died on September 15, 1991 in Santa Cruz, California, ...
taught acting and history
8. Ron Jeremy
Actor | The Boondock Saints
Since the demise of the legendary John Holmes in March 1988, the short, mustachioed, heavyset Ron Jeremy has assumed the mantle as the number one U.S. male star of adult cinema. However, don't confuse Ron with the similar looking mustachioed 1970/'80s adult film star, Harry Reems, who has long since...
was a special ed teacher before his "acting" career.
9. Richard Maynard
Producer | Blood Brothers
Richard Maynard was born on August 30, 1942. Richard was a producer, known for Silent Witness: What a Child Saw (1993), Timestalkers (1987) and Normal Life (1996). Richard died on January 2, 2007 in San Fernando Valley, California, USA.
taught high school and helped develop curriculum.
10. Ed O'Neill
Actor | Married with Children
Ed O'Neill is an American actor best known for playing Al Bundy on Married... with Children (1987), the most iconic working class character on television since Archie Bunker. Upon his debut on the world stage in Youngstown, Ohio on April 12, 1946, he was christened Edward Philip O'Neill, Jr. Both ...
A High school social studies teacher
11. Bill O'Reilly
Actor | Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Political commentator Bill O'Reilly was born on September 10, 1949 in New York City, to Winifred Angela (Drake) and William James O'Reilly. He was born into a classic Irish Catholic family and attended private Catholic schools.
O'Reilly attended Marist College and studied history. Bill was also in ...
taught high school English and history
12. Lynne Thigpen
Actress | The Warriors
Multi-talented actress Lynne Thigpen was born Cherlynne Thigpen in Joliet, Illinois, on December 22, 1948. She performed in community theater and university theater productions while attending the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Following graduation, she taught high-school English for a...
taught English and was a big advocate of children's education.
13. Bill Cosby
Actor | The Cosby Show
Bill Cosby is one of the world's most well-known entertainers and comedians. William Henry Cosby, Jr. was born on July 12, 1937, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Anna Pearl (Hite), a maid and William Henry Cosby, Sr., a U.S. Navy sailor. After 10th grade, Cosby joined the Navy and completed high ...
has a doctorate in education and has contributed to education although not taught in a classroom (but played one on TV).
14. Gene Lockhart
Actor | His Girl Friday
Gene Lockhart was born on July 18, 1891, in London, Ontario, Canada, the son of John Coates Lockhart and Ellen Mary (Delany) Lockhart. His father had studied singing and young Gene displayed an early interest in drama and music. Shortly after the 7-year-old danced a Highland fling in a concert ...
taught a Juilliard
15. John Houseman
Actor | The Paper Chase
Academy Award-winning actor John Houseman's main contribution to American culture was not his own performances on film but rather, his role as a midwife to one of the greatest actor-directors-cinematic geniuses his adopted country ever produced (Orson Welles) and as a midwife to a whole generation ...
founding faculty of Juilliard acting school.
16. Joy Behar
Actress | Ice Age: Continental Drift
Joy Behar was born on October 7, 1942 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012), Hall Pass (2011) and Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993). She has been married to Steve Janowitz since August 11, 2011. She was previously married ...
High school english teacher
17. Nina Foch
Actress | The Ten Commandments
A leading lady of the 1940s, the tall and blonde Foch usually played cool, aloof and often foreign, women of sophistication. As film roles became harder to find, Foch proved to be versatile in many areas. She was a panelist on several TV quiz shows, worked as George Stevens' assistant director for ...
Taught acting at USC
18. James Franco
Actor | Spring Breakers
Known for his breakthrough starring role on Freaks and Geeks (1999), James Franco was born April 19, 1978 in Palo Alto, California, to Betsy Franco, a writer, artist, and actress, and Douglas Eugene "Doug" Franco, who ran a Silicon Valley business. His mother is Jewish and his father was of ...
Teaches acting at USC and UCLA
19. Ritwik Ghatak
Director | Jukti, Takko Aar Gappo
Ritwik Ghatak was born on November 4, 1925 in Dacca, Bengal Presidency, British India [now in Dhaka, Bangladesh]. He was a director and writer, known for Jukti, Takko Aar Gappo (1974), Musafir (1957) and The Cloud-Capped Star (1960). He was married to Surama Ghatak. He died on February 6, 1976 in ...
Taught acting
20. Teller
Writer | Penn & Teller: Bullshit!
Teller was born on February 14, 1948 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (2003), Penn & Teller Get Killed (1989) and Tim's Vermeer (2013).
Taught High School Latin
21. Tony Danza
Actor | Don Jon
Tony Danza is an American actor, perhaps best known for starring on some of television's most beloved and long-running series, including "Taxi" (1978-1983) and "Who's the Boss?" (1984-1992).
Danza was born in Brooklyn, New York to Anne (Cammisa), a bookkeeper, and Matty Iadanza, a garbageman. His ...
Taught high school English though this seems like a gimmick
22. Stan Brakhage
Director | The Loom
Stan Brakhage was born on January 14, 1933 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. He was a director and cinematographer, known for The Loom (1986), The God of Day Had Gone Down Upon Him (2000) and Visions in Meditation (1990). He was married to Marilyn Jull and Jane Wodening. He died on March 9, 2003 in ...
Taught film history at School of the Art Institute of Chicago
23. Stella Adler
Actress | Shadow of the Thin Man
Stella Adler was born on February 10, 1901, in New York, the youngest daughter of the Yiddish theater actors, Jacob P. Adler and Sarah Adler, who founded an acting dynasty. In addition to her parents, Stella's family included her siblings Charles Adler, Jay Adler, Julia and Luther Adler, all of whom...
An acting teacher who taught James Lipton among others.
24. Lee Strasberg
Actor | The Godfather Part II
Famed acting teacher Lee Strasberg was born Israel Strassberg in Budzanov, Austria-Hungary (now Budanov, Ukraine). Brought to America as a child, he had a brief acting career, before becoming one of the founders of the Group Theatre in 1931, directing a number of plays there. His greatest influence...
An Acting teacher, Came up with the Strasberg method otherwise known as emotional memory or affective acting, he also futher developed method acting.
25. Uta Hagen
Actress | The Boys from Brazil
Noted stage actress who has also done limited work in TV and film. Born in Germany and raised in Madison, Wisconsin, she studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London. Her Broadway debut was in "The Seagull" in 1938. She won her first Tony (and other awards) in 1950 for Clifford Odets "...
She was a noted drama teacher
26. Konstantin Stanislavski
Konstantin Stanislavski was a wealthy Russian businessman turned director who founded the Moscow Art Theatre, and originated the Stanislavski's System of acting which was spread over the world by his students, such as Michael Chekhov, Aleksei Dikij, Stella Adler, Viktor Tourjansky, and Richard ...
Generally credited with originating method acting
27. Robert Lewis
Actor | Ziegfeld Follies
Robert Lewis was one of the original members of the Group Theatre in the 1930s and co-founder of the Actors Studio in 1947. He was active as a character actor in Hollywood for only a brief period, under contract first to Fox Studios and then MGM. Though he went on to appear in and direct Hollywood ...
Founded the Actor's studio
28. Sanford Meisner
Actor | Tender Is the Night
Sanford Meisner is one of the most respected and influential acting teachers of the 20th century. Meisner, Stella Adler and Lee Strasberg are generally regarded as America's three greatest acting teachers. Founding member of The Group Theatre, 1931-1941. Began teaching at New York's Neighborhood ...
Acting teacher who developed the Meisner technique.
29. Chuck Huber
Actor | Doragon Bôru Zetto Kami to Kami
Chuck Huber was born on May 8, 1971 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (2013), Dragon Ball Z (1989) and Arbor Day: The Musical (2014). He has been married to Jessica Von Braun since November 25, 2016. He was previously married to Kirsten ...
Was a school Principal.
30. Ellen McLain
Actress | Portal 2
Ellen McLain is an opera singer and voice actress from Nashville, Tennessee, USA. She provides the voices of many characters in several video games from Valve. Among them are GLaDOS, the artificial-intelligence antagonist in Portal (2007) (for which she won an AIAS Interactive Achievement Award for...
Vocal teacher
31. Shaquille O'Neal
Actor | Steel
Shaquille O'Neal is a retired professional American basketball player who is a sports analyst on the television program Inside the NBA on TNT. He is considered one of the greatest players in National Basketball Association (NBA) history. He was one of the tallest and heaviest players ever. O'Neal ...
Has an EdD but don't think he has done active teaching.
32. Wallace Shawn
Actor | My Dinner with Andre
American character actor and playwright Wallace Shawn has one of those fun, delightfully mischievously gnomish faces made for entertaining. Though he got out of the acting starting gate rather late, he quickly excelled film and TV while managing to turn himself into comedy egghead or loser types. ...
Taught Latin before becoming an actor.
33. Angayuqaq Oscar Kawagley
Actor | Brother Bear
Angayuqaq Oscar Kawagley was born on November 8, 1934 in Bethel, Alaska, USA. He was an actor, known for Brother Bear (2003), Salmonberries (1991) and Northern Exposure (1990). He died on April 24, 2011 in Fairbanks, Alaska, USA.
Professor of Education at University of Alaska, Fairbanks
34. Robby Benson
Actor | Beauty and the Beast
Robby Benson is an American writer, director, composer, lyricist, actor, professor of film, filmmaker and novelist. He began his career in the theater, (Oliver, The King and I); on Broadway (co-starring in Zelda, The Rothschilds and Joseph Papp's The Pirates of Penzance, where he met and fell in ...
Taught film and theater at University of SOuth Carolina, UCLA, and NYU. https://web.archive.org/web/20090429165010/http://www.robbybenson.net/careerCredits/teaching.html
35. Emily Prager
Actress | Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
National Lampoon alumni. Graduated from Barnard College and has a Masters Degree in Education. Ms. Prager has been a columnist for the Village Voice, the New York Times, the Daily Telegraph, Penthouse and The Guardian. She has authored the books In The Missionary Position, A Visit From The ...
36. Yakov Smirnoff
Actor | Night Court
Yakov Smirnoff was born on January 24, 1951 in Odessa, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine]. He is an actor and writer, known for Night Court (1984), The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984) and Brewster's Millions (1985). He was previously married to Linda Dreeszen.
Teaches classes on comedy at Missouri State University and at Drury University
37. Janine Lindemulder
Actress | Hidden Obsessions
Janine Lindemulder did not begin her film career in adult videos. With her gorgeous yet teenage girlish looks and incredible body, she had begun appearing in "mainstream" films in the 1980s, though in typical "blonde bimbo" roles. Among the few "mainstream" movies to her credit is Lauderdale (1989)...
Taught Kindergarten for a short time
38. Karen Price
Actress | Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Karen Elaina Price was born on July 17, 1960 in Pasadena, California. Her father was a professional drummer. Price became involved in gymnastics at age twelve. After winning first prize in several local gymnastic competitions, Karen went on to become a children's gymnastics coach and a gymnastics ...
Gymnastics teacher
39. Robert Easton
Actor | Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Robert Easton was born on November 23, 1930 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991), Working Girl (1988) and The Giant Spider Invasion (1975). He was married to June Bettine Grimstead. He died on December 16, 2011 in Toluca ...
Dialect teacher
40. Ryder Skye
Actress | Babes Illustrated 17
Bright, beautiful and exotic Ryder Skye of Asian and American descent is another one the more promising newcomers in the adult entertainment business. Born October 13, 1983 in Burbank, California, Ryder's path into the entertainment field was as she described as "unexpected". This brunette-haired ...
Psych professor
41. Jessica Jaymes
Actress | Sleazy Riders
Gorgeous, buxom, and shapely 5'7" brunette knockout Jessica Jaymes was born Jessica Redding on March 8, 1979 in Anchorage, Alaska. Her mother was Czech and French while her Seminole father was a patrolman and undercover DEA agent. Jaymes moved with her family to Arizona at age ten. Jessica attended...
Taught 4-6 grade
42. Leah Lust
Actress | My First Sex Teacher
Leah Lust was born on December 31, 1978 in Florida, USA. She is an actress. She has been married to Danny Mullins since March 26, 2010.
Taught High School
43. Tiffany Six
Actress | Who's That Girl
Tiffany Six was born on May 11, 1981 in California, USA. She is an actress.
Biology Teacher
44. Oniroku Dan
Writer | Hijirimen bakuto
Oniroku Dan was born on September 1, 1931 in Hikone, Shiga, Japan. He was a writer and actor, known for Hijirimen bakuto (1972), Kurenai shimai: Zenpen (2002) and Slave Wife (1976). He died on May 6, 2011.
Junior High English teacher
45. Hudson Leick
Actress | Chill Factor
Heidi Hudson Leick, upon graduating high school, got a modeling gig in Japan; this was perfect because she loves traveling and modeling. When she returned to New York, her dream was to be an international model and then go into acting. One day, she quit modeling while in France, and pursued a TV ...
Yoga Teacher
46. Sora Aoi
Actress | Seifuku bisyojo sensei atashi wo daite
Aoi Sora (real name: Suzuki Miho) was born in Kanagawa Japan in 1980. She is a popular actress, porn star, writer and singer. Her popularity transcends her homeland and extends to Canada, USA and East Asia with many following her in China. She was scouted in Shibuya, Tokyo while in her third year ...
Trained to be Preschool teacher but never actually taught.
47. Crystal Gunns
Actress | Score Brabusters
Crystal Gunns was born on March 20, 1976 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress.
Elementary School Teacher
48. Diora Baird
Actress | Wedding Crashers
Diora Baird is an actress and former model. Born in Miami, Florida, she first entered into acting after her mother enrolled her into acting class. She had the dream of becoming an actress from her early childhood. To pursue the career in acting she moved to Los Angeles when she was only 17. She ...
Was a pre-School Teacher
49. Alaina Capri
Actress | Good Morning... and Goodbye!
Alaina Capri was born on June 11, 1939. She is an actress, known for Good Morning... and Goodbye! (1967) and How Much Loving Does a Normal Couple Need? (1967).
50. J.G. Hertzler
Actor | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
J.G. Hertzler was born on March 18, 1950 in Savannah, Georgia, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993), Zorro (1990) and BioShock (2007).
Teaching Associate at Cornell Theater department
51. Jeremy Lowe
Actor | Legion and the Watcher
Jeremy Lowe is known for Legion and the Watcher (2005) and Family Feud (1999). He has been married to Amanda Lowe since 2000. They have one child.
Teacher and Principal
52. Brandon Spalding
Actor | Legion and the Watcher
Brandon Spalding was born on October 5, 1976 in San Francisco, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Legion and the Watcher (2005). He was previously married to Leah Spalding.
High School Teacher
53. Susan Salazar
Actress | Cellblock Sisters: Banished Behind Bars
Susan Salazar is known for Cellblock Sisters: Banished Behind Bars (1995).
Substitute teacher
54. Kathy Siler
Kathy Siler is known for In the Heat of the Night (1988), Love Crimes (1992) and Decoration Day (1990).
High School Drama teacher
55. Robert Cameron
Actor | Rescue Me
Robert Cameron was born on November 29, 1943. He is an actor, known for Rescue Me (2004), Amen (1986) and The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (1979). He has been married to Barbara Cameron since June 22, 1969. They have four children.
56. Carlie Christine
Self | Playboy Cyber Girls
Tiny (5'1"), but buxom and shapely brunette knockout Carlie Christine was born on May 28, 1988 in Sacramento, California. Christine was the captain of the cheerleading squad in high school. Following graduation from high school, Carlie went on to work as a cheerleading coach at Casa Robles High ...
High School Cheer coach https://www.ebaumsworld.com/pictures/13-teachers-who-were-also-porn-stars/84563115/
57. Benedict Garrett
Actor | Jawan
Benedict Garrett is a Mumbai-based British actor born in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England on 5th May 1980. He is the youngest of two sons of parents who were both teachers.
Benedict has lived in Mumbai, India since February 2022 and played roles in Hindi, Tamil and Marathi productions.
He is...
head of Personal, Social Health and Economic Education https://www.ebaumsworld.com/pictures/13-teachers-who-were-also-porn-stars/84563115/
58. John Cleese
Actor | A Fish Called Wanda
John Cleese was born on October 27, 1939, in Weston-Super-Mare, England, to Muriel Evelyn (Cross) and Reginald Francis Cleese. He was born into a family of modest means, his father being an insurance salesman; but he was nonetheless sent off to private schools to obtain a good education. Here he ...
Taught English, Latin and other subjects
59. Royce Herron
Actress | Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Royce Herron was born on July 16, 1948 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993), Power Rangers Turbo (1997) and Key and Peele (2012).
Teaches at Glendale Community College
60. Alexzander Rogers
Actor | Cast Out Onto Earth
Alexzander Rogers is known for Cast Out Onto Earth (2017), ZELL 2 and Zell 1.5.
Substitute teacher, Taught Middle School English and Science
61. Leslie David Baker
Actor | The Office
Leslie David Baker is an African-American actor from Chicago, Illinois who is widely known for playing the pretzel and crossword puzzle loving worker Stanley Hudson from The Office. He also acted in Raven's Home, Vivo, The Happytime Murders, Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie, Key & Peele, ...
Special Education Teacher
62. Phyllis Smith
Actress | Inside Out
Phyllis Smith is an American actress from Missouri who is known for playing Phyllis Vance from The Office and Sadness from Inside Out. She also acted in Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked, The 40-Year-Old Virgin and The OA. She also works for the casting department of Curb Your Enthusiasm, Spin ...
Elementary teacher
63. Craig Robinson
Actor | This Is the End
Craig Robinson is an African-American actor, singer, musician and comedian who is known for portraying Darryl Philbin from The Office, LeVar Brown from The Cleveland Show, Doug Judy from Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Cookie from Shrek Forever After, himself from This Is The End, and Nick Webber-Agnew from ...
Music Teacher
64. Jon Hamm
Actor | Mad Men
Jon Hamm is an American actor and producer from St. Louis, Missouri who is known for playing Don Draper in Mad Men. He also played Mister Sinister in a deleted scene of The New Mutants and Legion, Brogan from Shrek Forever After, and other films and shows including Sucker Punch, Million Dollar Arm,...
Teaching High School Acting
65. Zach Woods
Actor | The Other Guys
Zachary Woods is a Jewish-American actor from Trenton, New Jersey who is known for playing Sabre employee Gabe Lewis from The Office. He also acted in Silicon Valley, Ghostbusters: Answer the Call, In the Loop, Playing House, Avenue 5, Veep, The Other Guys, Spy, The Post, Downhill and The Angry ...
Improv teacher at Columbia University, Duke University and Lincoln Center
66. Evelyn Venable
Actress | Death Takes a Holiday
Lovely and ethereal in looks, and quite unassuming in nature, 1930s actress Evelyn Venable was born in 1913 in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she grew up and received her schooling. Both her father, Emerson Venable, and grandfather were writers/teachers. In her high school drama department, Evelyn played ...
Taught ancient Greek and Latin at UCLA.
67. Bruce Hyde
Actor | Star Trek
Bruce Hyde (BA Northwestern University 1963; MS University of North Texas 1984; PhD University of Southern California 1990) divided his SCSU teaching duties between the Department of Theatre, Film Studies and Dance, where he taught Acting, and the Department of Communication Studies, teaching ...
Professor of Communications at St. Cloud University
69. Joanne Linville
Actress | Star Trek
Joanne Linville made her mark on television from the 1950s-1980s, appearing in such respected anthology series as Studio One (1948), Kraft Theatre (1947) and Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955), among others. While her film work consisted mainly of smaller character roles and she never had regular ...
Teacher at Stella Adler Academy
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