Drop Outs Who Made It Big

Musicians- Again an endless list of drop outs, however, these are the coolest drop outs. [via] 1. Billie Holiday, dropped out of school in the 5th grade, found a job running errands in a brothel and at 12 was arrested for prostitution. Desperate for money she looked for a job as a dancer in a Harlem speakeasy, however, there weren't any position. Therefore, she tried out as a singer where she wowed the owner and the rest is history. [PBS] [via] 2. Jay Z has built his own empire. But before he was Jay-Z, Shawn Carter lived the hard knock life before he was big pimpin'. He lived in the roughest housing projects and dealt drugs before he found his hip hop career. [forbes] [via] 3. Lisa Minelli, dropped out of high school before she could graduate to peruse a stage career. Luckily, she found success immediately. [answers] [via] 4. Marylin Monroe, dropped out of high school at 15 years old and married Jim Dougherty. [chacha]