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Barack Obama
- When the former US President was six years old, he moved to Indonesia with his mother. There he attended St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Elementary School for two years.
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Kim Kardashian
- As a teenager, the middle Kardashian sister attended Marymount High School, a single-sex Roman Catholic school in the Holmby Hills/Bel Air neighborhood of Los Angeles.
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George Clooney
- George Clooney was raised a strict Roman Catholic and attended Catholic school as a child. He even served as an altar boy.
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Madonna
- Madonna's Catholic upbringing is clear in her music. She was confirmed into the Catholic Church as a child, and attended Catholic elementary schools.
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Jennifer Lopez
- J-Lo was raised in a Catholic family. She attended Mass every Sunday and went to Holy Family School, as well as the all-girls Preston High School.
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Justin Bieber
- Justin Bieber grew up in Stratford, Ontario, where he attended both a Catholic elementary school and a Catholic high school. During elementary school he was taught in French.
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Lady Gaga
- From the age of 11, Lady Gaga attended the Convent of the Sacred Heart, an all-girls private Roman Catholic School. She was self-professedly "dedicated" and "studious."
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Tom Cruise
- As a teenager, Tom Cruise went to St. Francis Seminary in Cincinnati. Apparently there was even a time when he aspired to become a priest.
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Katie Holmes
- Like her ex-husband, Katie Holmes was raised Catholic and went to Catholic school. When she and Cruise divorced, she left Scientology and went back to her original faith.
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Salma Hayek
- Salma Hayek grew up part of a wealthy, devout Catholic family. She attended Catholic boarding school, although she no longer identifies with the religion.
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Will Smith
- Will Smith actually grew up Baptist, but he did at one time attend Our Lady of Lourdes, a private Catholic elementary school in Philadelphia.
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Kristen Bell
- Kristen Bell had a Catholic school upbringing, and she has spoken publicly about how she feels the experience made her unnecessarily judgmental.
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Martin Scorsese
- Martin Scorsese's Catholic upbringing is also evident in his work, which has dealt on several occasions with Catholic guilt. Apparently there was a time he wanted to be a priest too!
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Paris Hilton
- Socialite and media personality Paris Hilton was raised in a Catholic environment and attended New York's Convent of the Sacred Heart.
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Sylvester Stallone
- In an interview, Sylvester Stallone once said of his upbringing, "I went to Catholic schools and I was taught the faith and went as far as I could with it."
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Bill Murray
- Bill Murray grew up in an Irish Catholic family with eight siblings. As a teenager, he worked as a golf caddy to fund his Jesuit school education.
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Pierce Brosnan
- The Irish actor was brought up in a Catholic family. As a youngster, he went to a school run by the De La Salle Brothers, and he served as an altar boy.
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Meg Ryan
- Meg Ryan was brought up in a Catholic family, and attended St. Pius X Elementary School in Fairfield, Connecticut.
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Gerard Butler
- Born in Scotland, Gerard Butler's Irish family is of Catholic descent. He was head boy at St Mirin's & St Margaret's High School, a Catholic senior secondary school for boys.
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Alanis Morissette
- We can learn a lot about Alanis Morissette's personal life from her music, including the fact that she was raised Catholic. She went to Holy Family Catholic School for elementary school.
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Kevin Kline
- Actor Kevin Kline was raised in his Irish mother's Catholic faith. He attended Catholic school, where he was apparently taught by Benedictine monks.
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Cyndi Lauper
- Cyndi Lauper grew up in a Catholic family, and was quite a wayward teenager. She reportedly attended, and was expelled from, several Catholic schools.
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Patrick Dempsey
- Former 'Grey's Anatomy' star Patrick Dempsey went to Catholic grammar school as a teenager.
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Mandy Moore
- Mandy Moore no longer practices Catholicism, but she grew up Catholic and attended Bishop Moore Catholic School in Orlando.
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James McAvoy
- Scottish actor James McAvoy was raised Roman Catholic. He attended St Thomas Aquinas Secondary School and briefly considered becoming a priest.
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Danny DeVito
- When Danny DeVito was 14 years old, his father sent him to Catholic boarding school to "keep him out of trouble."
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Alexis Bledel
- 'Gilmore Girls' actress Alexis Bledel attended Baptist and Lutheran schools growing up. She graduated from the Catholic St. Agnes Academy in 1999.
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Martin Sheen
- Martin Sheen was born into a large Catholic family. Both the elementary and high schools he attended growing up were Catholic.
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Ralph Fiennes
- English actor Ralph Fiennes was raised Catholic and went to Catholic school. Sources: (Ranker)
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Barack Obama
- When the former US President was six years old, he moved to Indonesia with his mother. There he attended St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Elementary School for two years.
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Kim Kardashian
- As a teenager, the middle Kardashian sister attended Marymount High School, a single-sex Roman Catholic school in the Holmby Hills/Bel Air neighborhood of Los Angeles.
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George Clooney
- George Clooney was raised a strict Roman Catholic and attended Catholic school as a child. He even served as an altar boy.
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Madonna
- Madonna's Catholic upbringing is clear in her music. She was confirmed into the Catholic Church as a child, and attended Catholic elementary schools.
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Jennifer Lopez
- J-Lo was raised in a Catholic family. She attended Mass every Sunday and went to Holy Family School, as well as the all-girls Preston High School.
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Justin Bieber
- Justin Bieber grew up in Stratford, Ontario, where he attended both a Catholic elementary school and a Catholic high school. During elementary school he was taught in French.
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Lady Gaga
- From the age of 11, Lady Gaga attended the Convent of the Sacred Heart, an all-girls private Roman Catholic School. She was self-professedly "dedicated" and "studious."
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Tom Cruise
- As a teenager, Tom Cruise went to St. Francis Seminary in Cincinnati. Apparently there was even a time when he aspired to become a priest.
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Katie Holmes
- Like her ex-husband, Katie Holmes was raised Catholic and went to Catholic school. When she and Cruise divorced, she left Scientology and went back to her original faith.
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Salma Hayek
- Salma Hayek grew up part of a wealthy, devout Catholic family. She attended Catholic boarding school, although she no longer identifies with the religion.
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Will Smith
- Will Smith actually grew up Baptist, but he did at one time attend Our Lady of Lourdes, a private Catholic elementary school in Philadelphia.
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Kristen Bell
- Kristen Bell had a Catholic school upbringing, and she has spoken publicly about how she feels the experience made her unnecessarily judgmental.
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Martin Scorsese
- Martin Scorsese's Catholic upbringing is also evident in his work, which has dealt on several occasions with Catholic guilt. Apparently there was a time he wanted to be a priest too!
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Paris Hilton
- Socialite and media personality Paris Hilton was raised in a Catholic environment and attended New York's Convent of the Sacred Heart.
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Sylvester Stallone
- In an interview, Sylvester Stallone once said of his upbringing, "I went to Catholic schools and I was taught the faith and went as far as I could with it."
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Bill Murray
- Bill Murray grew up in an Irish Catholic family with eight siblings. As a teenager, he worked as a golf caddy to fund his Jesuit school education.
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Pierce Brosnan
- The Irish actor was brought up in a Catholic family. As a youngster, he went to a school run by the De La Salle Brothers, and he served as an altar boy.
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Meg Ryan
- Meg Ryan was brought up in a Catholic family, and attended St. Pius X Elementary School in Fairfield, Connecticut.
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Gerard Butler
- Born in Scotland, Gerard Butler's Irish family is of Catholic descent. He was head boy at St Mirin's & St Margaret's High School, a Catholic senior secondary school for boys.
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Alanis Morissette
- We can learn a lot about Alanis Morissette's personal life from her music, including the fact that she was raised Catholic. She went to Holy Family Catholic School for elementary school.
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Kevin Kline
- Actor Kevin Kline was raised in his Irish mother's Catholic faith. He attended Catholic school, where he was apparently taught by Benedictine monks.
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Cyndi Lauper
- Cyndi Lauper grew up in a Catholic family, and was quite a wayward teenager. She reportedly attended, and was expelled from, several Catholic schools.
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Patrick Dempsey
- Former 'Grey's Anatomy' star Patrick Dempsey went to Catholic grammar school as a teenager.
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Mandy Moore
- Mandy Moore no longer practices Catholicism, but she grew up Catholic and attended Bishop Moore Catholic School in Orlando.
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James McAvoy
- Scottish actor James McAvoy was raised Roman Catholic. He attended St Thomas Aquinas Secondary School and briefly considered becoming a priest.
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Danny DeVito
- When Danny DeVito was 14 years old, his father sent him to Catholic boarding school to "keep him out of trouble."
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Alexis Bledel
- 'Gilmore Girls' actress Alexis Bledel attended Baptist and Lutheran schools growing up. She graduated from the Catholic St. Agnes Academy in 1999.
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Martin Sheen
- Martin Sheen was born into a large Catholic family. Both the elementary and high schools he attended growing up were Catholic.
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Ralph Fiennes
- English actor Ralph Fiennes was raised Catholic and went to Catholic school. Sources: (Ranker)
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Beyond the stereotypes: Surprising celebrities who attended Catholic school
Find out which stars had a religious education
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For those of us who didn't attend Catholic school, certain stereotypes of these religious educational institutions spring to mind. We tend to think they are all super traditional, single-sex institutions, where the rules are strict and things aren't much fun. In reality, of course, the Catholic educational experience varies from school to school, and some Catholic schools aren't much different from other types of schools.
Indeed, attending Catholic school is much more common than you might think. Check out this gallery to find out which stars did exactly that.
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