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14.10.11
He always knew he would get his college degree. And now that he
has it, Haley Joel Osment believes he's come full circle.
It's been 12 years since the Los Angeles native channeled a
precocious anguish into child misfit Cole Sear in M. Night
Shyamalan's "The Sixth Sense." He followed that Oscar-nominated
turn with appearances in films like "Pay It Forward" and "A.I.:
Artificial Intelligence," but despite such career momentum, Osment
decided to take four years off to attend New York University, where
he recently graduated from the Experimental Theatre Wing program in
the Tisch School of the Arts.
"Ever since I was a kid, I knew I wanted to just complete my
education and go all the way to college," says Osment, who, as a
teen, had a tutor for film projects that took him out of school. "I
got to experience what every other person's college education
provides for them without any distractions.
"The (Experimental Theatre Wing) was such a wonderful
environment and it gave me the opportunity to work with people my
own age on the craft. Even though I've had the opportunity to work
with a lot of great actors, I rarely had the opportunity to work
with people my own age as a kid. College was just a great time of
my life."
Source: phillyBurbs.com