Recently, Robert De Niro was awarded an honorary doctorate of Fine Arts at Bates College in Maine after giving the commencement speech. This marked the second honorary degree for the actor, who also received a Doctor of Fine Arts from NYU in 1996.
De Niro was one of three public figures who received doctorates that day, alongside PBS "Newshour" correspondent Gwen Ifill and molecular biologist Bonnie Bassler from Princeton.
De Niro, Ifill and Bassler have just been included in a long list of celebrities who have received honorary degrees from all over the country.
Some of the recipients make sense (check out how many Meryl Streep has), while others, like Kermit the Frog, are just strange.
Here are 20 celebrities who didn't have to go to college to get honorary doctorates.
Seems a bit unfair, no?
Jon Bon Jovi got his honorary degree in his homestate.
The "Livin' On A Prayer" rocker received a Doctorate of Humanities from Monmouth University in 2001 after giving the commencement address.
Yoko Ono has two doctorates for humanitarian work.
After husband John Lennon's death, musician Yoko Ono founded the Strawberry Fields Memorial Park, the John Lennon museum and, most importantly for the degree, the John Lennon Memorial Scholarship Fund— which is given to students at Liverpool University.
She is also a staunch advocate for human rights. For all of this, Liverpool University gave Ono a Doctorate of Laws in 2001. A year later, she also received a Doctorate of Fine Arts from Bard College.
Yes, Kermit the Frog received a Doctorate from a REAL college in New York.
One of Jim Henson's most beloved Muppet received a Doctorate of Amphibious Letters in 1996 from Southampton College in New York. Seriously. Kermit delivered a speech at the event as well.
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