dropout

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Written and directed by Curry Barker — a 26-year-old film-school dropout who gained popularity on YouTube and TikTok — the movie has grossed $104.8 million in the U.S. and $148 million worldwide.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

This weekend’s No. 2 movie with $26.4 million was “Obsession,” a horror film written, directed and edited by 26-year-old Curry Barker, a film-school dropout who found his first big audience on TikTok and YouTube.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

China's economy was just starting to open up in the late 1980s when a determined high school dropout made his way to Beijing with 600 pairs of shoes.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

As a child dancer, performance was Slayyyter’s youth, and as a college dropout from the University of Missouri, she turned to SoundCloud to share the music blossoming from her at-home recording sessions.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Was this the same Bobby Fischer who supposedly knew only chess, the sullen high school dropout from Brooklyn?

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady