Actor Anthony Anderson has fulfilled a dream 30 years in the making, graduating from Howard University. The 51-year-old received a bachelor of fine arts degree from a historically black university last week.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo quote Biggie, \u2018IT WAS ALL A DREAM!\u2019 Words can\u2019t begin to describe the emotional roller coaster I\u2019m on right now,\u201d Anderson wrote on Instagram, sharing shots from the commencement. \u201cIt\u2019s literally been 30 years in the making.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThis spring, I was finally able to complete the work to graduate from Howard University with a BFA degree from the Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts!\u201d Anderson said. The university\u00a0named its fine arts college after Boseman, who was an alumnus of the school after he died in 2020.<\/p>\n
He called it a full-circle moment and reminded his followers, \u201cIt\u2019s never too late.\u201d On Monday, Anderson appeared on \u201cThe Late Late Show with James Corden\u201d and brought his newly earned diploma. He told Corden he finished his junior year at Howard 30 years ago but \u201cran out of money,\u201d so he took a leave of absence.<\/p>\n
Because he started a family and his career took off, he didn\u2019t return to school until his son, Nathan, was accepted at Howard four years ago. That convinced him to go back and finish his degree.\u00a0He\u00a0posted\u00a0that after the commencement, he went out with his son and his friends \u2013 who are 21- and 22-year-olds \u2013 to celebrate.<\/p>\n
In his post, the \u201cBlack-ish\u201d actor thanked his son and several others, including actress Phylicia Rashad, the dean of Howard\u2019s college of fine arts. He posted photos of himself with Rashad at the commencement and with Taraji P. Henson, who graduated from the college of fine arts in 1995 and was this year\u2019s\u00a0commencement speaker.<\/p>\n
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