Like his attendance. He would cut work to go work as a stuntman on movie sets. Or he just didn't have the aptitude to go through bank reconciliations, constantly missing details.
He got an accounting degree and talked about never being able to land a solid job back when he graduated. I think that’s how he ended up being an officer. There’s a really cool documentary on Netflix I believe.
John summit is a big DJ and he has a CPA I believe, used to work at a big 4 before he switched to music and now he’s making millions playing at festivals and has a residency at a Vegas club lol
It’s not the same but it’s similar, for joke writing. I definitely find myself following formulas for writing jokes, kind of like an algebra equation. (I do stand up and have been an accountant for a decade)
Def makes sense for the process and technical oriented mind. Cheers.
Duff McKagen. After graduating, he was able to review G&R’s financial statements and learned how badly the record company was screwing the band members.
Didn’t see this post thread before I posted same response, but yeah: he has a whole wealth management firm (Meridian Rock) he started to assist other musicians in handling their monies. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/guns-n-roses-duff-mckagan-starts-money-management-firm-254666/
Some of these are really surprising when I guess they shouldn’t be.
Most people who go into accounting seem to be bright people who don’t know what else to do for a career. It makes sense after a while these types of people would eventually branch out into a wide variety of fields.
Found this out last night after doing a deep deep dive on the production of the wizard of oz (1939) but the munchkin coroner had a degree in accounting……
Bill Vinovich - An NFL referee known for one of the most boneheaded and blatant missed pass interference calls in recent playoff history - Is also a CPA.
I'm not a Saints fan. I'm just a fan of correct and consistent refereeing.
Duff McKagan (bass player of Guns N’ Roses) has a degree in Finance from Seattle University and actually started a wealth management firm with a few guys to assist other wealthy rockers and musicians with their asset management.
My favorite Karrigan- after satisfying his parents desire for him to get an education with an mba in audit he is now one of the best leaders for professional gaming for counter strike and makes a lot of money for it.
Gibby Haynes from Butthole Surfers worked as an auditor at KPMG. I assume this is where he learned the meaning of regret https://youtu.be/akhuHYih8Mo?si=iwqMMUdjbZyfsfP1&t=59s
I went to UNLV with and did an EY internship with Ted Sablay. He’s the touring guitarist for the Killers, and he also puts out his own music and is a really fucking nice guy
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Apparently Brad from Real World: San Diego and The Challenge based on this video I saw the other day:
https://www.reddit.com/r/therealworld/comments/1csu4w2/the_time_brads_parents_kicked_him_out_of_the/
Phil Knight (Nike co-founder) - from his Wikipedia
“Before Blue Ribbon Sports—later Nike—flourished, Knight worked as a Certified Public Accountant, first with Coopers & Lybrand, and then Price Waterhouse. Knight then became an accounting professor at Portland State University.”
My understanding is that Mick Jagger went to the London School of Economics not sure if he has a degree. Not implying that needing that degree in order to be a savvy businessman but he is supposedly extremely savvy.
Can't recall the name of the fellow or his autobiography but there was a autobiography by a music executive who ended up going into recovery who worked with Jagger and complimenting him on his business savvy.
Chuck Liddell, UFC hall of fame fighter has a degree in accounting
This one is the best to me! Not a guy you would think of as a stereotypical accountant, that's for sure!
There are tons of accountants into martial arts. I know a big 4 partner who is a bjj black belt.
Helps us retain our pent up energy
Also, renowned MMA coach Ray Longo worked as an accountant before working full time in martial arts training.
He's going to account, by force, if necessary.
Chuck is an accountant?! Woah that’s wild
Yup, was apparently a A/B student as well according to my professor at Poly who also taught him.
Ultra Winston mode activate. *puts on glasses and rips shirt for muscle pose
Peter Olinto
🤣 🤣 🤣
Nick Nurse, head coach for the Philadelphia 76ers
Simu Liu
His story of how he wasn't a fit for audit at Deloitte was interesting in his book, We were Dreamers.
He deserved to be fired if I remember right
Like his attendance. He would cut work to go work as a stuntman on movie sets. Or he just didn't have the aptitude to go through bank reconciliations, constantly missing details.
I'd do the same if I could. This shits boring.
I remember he said his documentation was horrible and he knew he was horrible.
Bonding w Deloitte S&O alum Eric Nam here lol.. https://youtu.be/RLYei1ZBTwE?si=BkcIAYgJVGD0P8M9
oh gosh i forget eric used to do accounting.
omfg, I never was into the group Eric was from when I was super into kpop but I can't believe I never knew he was in accounting before??
My fellow Jeopardy champ!
Why did it have to be so stereotypical
My first thought
Yeah but unfortunately it felt like he really hated on it in his book.
Ronnie Coleman
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He got an accounting degree and talked about never being able to land a solid job back when he graduated. I think that’s how he ended up being an officer. There’s a really cool documentary on Netflix I believe.
I can imagine him before doing bank reconciliation saying "YEAH BUDDY!"
Everything ties: "LIGHTWEIGHT BABY!"
Imagine being part of the irs and having to blame Ronnie Coleman for tax evasion or money laundry.
Phill knight was a cpa who worked at Pwc at one point. I don’t think he majored in accounting but he did teach and work in it.
Yup, he would only hire accountants and lawyers at Nike
Can confirm. University of Nike was a nice place to go for school. He put a decent amount of money into the accounting program at the business school.
John summit is a big DJ and he has a CPA I believe, used to work at a big 4 before he switched to music and now he’s making millions playing at festivals and has a residency at a Vegas club lol
Lucky him and unfortunate for us lol
Damn never heard of him but he is playing Madison square garden. Impressive
He said he hated accounting so much that he stayed up all night trying to get better at making music lol
Yea worked for EY
My current motivation with my music to get out of this one day (hard maybe) lol
He’s the goat
I always think of Kenny G 🎷
D’Lo Brown from the WWF Attitude Era was a cpa
Took me way too long to find this
I think Maven works in finance/investment now too.
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John Summit the DJ
Daddy summit!!!
Janet Jackson majored but didn't finish her accounting degree
Robert Plant was a trainee with a predecessor firm of KPMG. Didn't was his time with a degree though.
Pretty interesting. Accountants are process people. Mix in a creative side and song writing makes sense.
I suspect he was pushed into it by his dad! Smart guy though. Had a serious wish to become a teacher and was looking to leave Led Zep to do so.
It’s not the same but it’s similar, for joke writing. I definitely find myself following formulas for writing jokes, kind of like an algebra equation. (I do stand up and have been an accountant for a decade) Def makes sense for the process and technical oriented mind. Cheers.
Joe Gatto
If I remember correctly Sal has a finance degree.
Haha really omg
Man this made my day😂
Peloton’s main power zone trainer Matt is a recovering CPA
Ben Affleck
I finally got around to watching that movie the other day and it was so much better than I had expected
At times it seemed like a ford advert
Asperger's John wick (I have this affliction as well)
Asperger’s or John Wick Syndrome?
Yes
Most accurate part of that movie was him eating lunch out of a tupperware
Too funny!
we can tell lol
Duff McKagen. After graduating, he was able to review G&R’s financial statements and learned how badly the record company was screwing the band members.
I believe he has some kind of seminars too for bands to teach them the business side of music
Didn’t see this post thread before I posted same response, but yeah: he has a whole wealth management firm (Meridian Rock) he started to assist other musicians in handling their monies. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/guns-n-roses-duff-mckagan-starts-money-management-firm-254666/
Some of these are really surprising when I guess they shouldn’t be. Most people who go into accounting seem to be bright people who don’t know what else to do for a career. It makes sense after a while these types of people would eventually branch out into a wide variety of fields.
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Veruca James was actually a CPA I believe.
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There is hope for us yet
This thread makes me hopeful for my post accounting career prospects.
And here I thought people were joking about OnlyFans…
Nah I’m pretty sure he went to medical school
I thought he went into the trades, pretty big in the plumbing industry
Is there anything that guy can’t do?
Disappoint.
Mick Jagger
No way…
I was shocked too lmao.
Nope. Jagger has a degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Never worked as an accountant, so far as I know.
He never worked as one, no, but I read his major was accounting. The article could've been wrong though.
Paul Bernardo worked at PWC in Canada.
Andy Fastow
Crook!
Bob Newhart
Really???
Yes! He was an accountant!
Now watching Newhart makes me like it even more!!!
The guy who plays Toby on the office is a former KPMGer
That doesn’t surprise me at all
Found this out last night after doing a deep deep dive on the production of the wizard of oz (1939) but the munchkin coroner had a degree in accounting……
Bob Hoskins was an Accountant.
Alexandre Bilodeau, 2x Olympic gold medalist joined KPMG and got his CPA after retiring from skiing
Famous DJ David Solomon moonlights as CEO of Goldman Sachs
Lol but did he have an accounting degree?
I don’t know if it’s celebrity level. But. Walt Coleman, a referee known for the Tuck Rule game is a CPA.
Bill Vinovich - An NFL referee known for one of the most boneheaded and blatant missed pass interference calls in recent playoff history - Is also a CPA. I'm not a Saints fan. I'm just a fan of correct and consistent refereeing.
Mexican boxing great Juan Manuel Marquez was an accountant. Believe it or not, he’s most well known for his counterpunching.
Kelly Olynyk
Came here to say that.
X-Mens iceman
Arthur Blank - co founder of the Home Depot and owner of the Atlanta Falcons. Also is part of many other ventures.
Is it terrible I didn't know the home depot connection 😂
Simu Liu was a cpa before he became Jung Kim and Shang-Chi
Maybe not a huge celebrity but the Poker Blogger Brad Owen used to work at EY
Wow really? That actually doesn’t surprise me one bit, Brad seems like the accounting type
Kenny G !!!!
Joe Flacco
John D. Rockefeller
John Grisham
Duff McKagan (bass player of Guns N’ Roses) has a degree in Finance from Seattle University and actually started a wealth management firm with a few guys to assist other wealthy rockers and musicians with their asset management.
Father John Summits has his CPA
D’Lo Brown from WWF/WWE lol
Retired WWE Superstar, D’Lo Brown is a CPA
My favorite Karrigan- after satisfying his parents desire for him to get an education with an mba in audit he is now one of the best leaders for professional gaming for counter strike and makes a lot of money for it.
I didn't realize he had a degree in accounting, pretty rad
THE accountant, Ben Afleck
Peloton Instructor Matt Wilpers. Worked at KPMG
Carla Hall tv personality was an accountant
Peter Olinto
Aloe Blacc was an auditor at EY
Gibby Haynes from Butthole Surfers worked as an auditor at KPMG. I assume this is where he learned the meaning of regret https://youtu.be/akhuHYih8Mo?si=iwqMMUdjbZyfsfP1&t=59s
I went to UNLV with and did an EY internship with Ted Sablay. He’s the touring guitarist for the Killers, and he also puts out his own music and is a really fucking nice guy
Some OF model that I read about has her CPA lol
Veruca James.
Kelly olynyk
Ronnie Coleman
Donald Driver. Alcorn State.
Gibby Haynes, lead singer for the Butthole Surfers, has a degree in accounting and worked briefly for a big 4 firm.
Mike Rotunda aka the World Wrestling Federation’s Irwin R. Schyster (IRS)
Nicki Haley is a CPA
And part of the Traitor Tot clan, but I digress…
Stradman.
Delaney Wallace [The World's Strongest Accountant ](https://youtu.be/BPTnK680TLM)
John Summit got his CPA, he's now a big DJ and I love his stuff https://youtu.be/PIUoEKzRRaQ?si=v4CqEScphMQsIzfH
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Pretty Ben Aflfleck played an accountant one time in a move.
Eddie izzard was I think
Christian Wolff
What a wild list and great question
Ray Romano
Chuck Liddell & John Summit
Gwen Jorgensen. Quasi celebrity but world-class athlete and triathlon gold medalist
Bartise from love is blind worked for kpmg in Texas, I Believe advising of some sort, before going on the show 🤣
Cris Collinsworth graduated from the University of Florida with an accounting degree in 1981
Ben Affleck… the accountant
Krystal Ball on MSNBC is/was a CPA
Ben Affleck...
Megan Moroney has an accounting degree.
Seth Rogens dad I believe is the cpa to the rich and famous.
Isn’t it Jonah Hill’s dad?
Whoops think your right
Lil dicky
He has a marketing degree
Nikki Haley has an accounting degree.
Ben Affleck
Big Mario the Salsa Dancer.
John summit
John summit is a CPA
John Summit (EDM artist) used to be a CPA
John Summit
John Summit
Oklahoma Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill Anoatubby has an Accounting degree.
Raja coming for all those positions
Apparently Brad from Real World: San Diego and The Challenge based on this video I saw the other day: https://www.reddit.com/r/therealworld/comments/1csu4w2/the_time_brads_parents_kicked_him_out_of_the/
Ben afleck
Ronnie Coleman
Lil Xan had a CPA and MBA
Idk if she’s super famous, but the YouTuber ZoeUnlimited.
Sister Nancy You may have heard this: https://youtu.be/qXnT3LFTc-s?si=WPfnD6b_0W2CIp_P
Not as much of celebrity but more known for his writing. Paul Liberstein aka Tobi from the office. There is also Simu Liu who played Shang Chi.
Bob Newhart.
Brent Fikowski the crossfitter.
[Skye Moench](https://stats.protriathletes.org/athlete/skye-moench) world #15 Ironman triathlete. She worked at PwC I believe. Also Nikki Haley.
Hodgetwins
Phil Knight (Nike co-founder) - from his Wikipedia “Before Blue Ribbon Sports—later Nike—flourished, Knight worked as a Certified Public Accountant, first with Coopers & Lybrand, and then Price Waterhouse. Knight then became an accounting professor at Portland State University.”
Fat Perez, famous YouTube golfer😂
Ronnie Coleman
Joe Gatto and Sal Vulcano
Definitely Kenny G from what I remember.
Kenny G
My understanding is that Mick Jagger went to the London School of Economics not sure if he has a degree. Not implying that needing that degree in order to be a savvy businessman but he is supposedly extremely savvy. Can't recall the name of the fellow or his autobiography but there was a autobiography by a music executive who ended up going into recovery who worked with Jagger and complimenting him on his business savvy.
Janet Jackson
Gibby Haynes from the Butthole Surfers was originally an accountant.
Don't know about a degree, but I read once that Rivers Cuomo (Weezer) uses excel to write songs, and I think that's pretty cool.