Jennifer Coolidge Shares 1 Heartfelt Message To Graduates In Dramatic Commencement Speech
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Coolidge stayed true to form as she spoke to Emerson College graduates.
Jennifer Coolidge offered graduates a heartfelt reminder that sometimes the world underestimates exactly those it shouldn’t.
Coolidge — known for her humor and eccentric charm — stayed true to form as she delivered a commencement speech to Emerson College graduates on Sunday. Returning to her alma mater, just “40 miles down the road” from where she grew up, the actor reflected on the winding path that brought her back — complete with memories of being overlooked, doubted and delightfully strange.
“If you had told the kids that I grew up with that ... one day I would have this opportunity like this, they would’ve laughed in your face,” she said.
Coolidge said she understood their disbelief — after all, she remembers being a “very strange kid.”
The actor pivoted and addressed the parental figures in the audience: “To all the parents and caregivers in the audience that are worried about their kids succeeding, I just want to say: ‘Don’t.’”
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