Actor and Alum Willem Dafoe Speaks at UW-Milwaukee Commencement

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Four-time Academy Award nominee Willem Dafoe gives the commencement address to graduates of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee on May 22, 2022. Before his speech, Dafoe is awarded an honorary Doctor of Arts degree from the university, where he studied theater in the 1970s.
“Be at peace with yourself, find what you love and practice it anyway you can,” Dafoe tells the graduates. “Serve others, make every step a pleasure and trust it will take you where you need to be.”
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@normanosborn4372 2 жыл бұрын

You know, I'm something of a scientist myself !

@J.P_Hashi2354 2 жыл бұрын

Very proud Mr/Dr.Osborn

@howardmercury2242 2 жыл бұрын

Literaly and Official

@bullymaguire3219 2 жыл бұрын

Mr Osborn?

@J.P_Hashi2354 2 жыл бұрын

@@bullymaguire3219 yes sir should of corrected it

@normanosborn4372 2 жыл бұрын

@@bullymaguire3219 Hello my dear !

@Damian_1989 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing, he now IS something of a scientist himself

@williamrussell1986 2 жыл бұрын

dedication fr

@MichaelJDoherty_II 2 жыл бұрын

God, I absolutely love this man. One of the most genuine and authentic actors to grace us all with his talents. One of the most underrate actors, but his skill and talent speaks far beyond that. He's lived the life most of us actors wish we could, working with directors and learning new insights and creative approaches to characters to help bring their story to life. I was not one of the students in the audience as I graduated Union College back in 2017, but congrats to all the graduates of UWM Class of 2022!!!

@joeypethan5083 2 жыл бұрын

I was one of the graduates during this speech!

@patriciajin6206 2 жыл бұрын

Nice.

@Justgoogleit_ 2 жыл бұрын

That’s one of the coolest things ever! 😊

@SwishyBros 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome

@YamaDude99 4 ай бұрын

Same here!

@domimburgia935 2 жыл бұрын

Congratulations Willem Dafoe, you are something of a scientist yourself

@SuperSaiyan3985 2 жыл бұрын

LMAO

@RahulMehra0361 2 жыл бұрын

I always loved his acting, but now i have more respect for this man.

@alleykitty2131 2 жыл бұрын

Congratulations Willem Dafoe!!!🎉 One of my all time favorite actors! And just a all-around great guy🙂

@danim955 2 жыл бұрын

If you attended this you had a 50% chance to shake his hand only depending on where you were sitting

@gabrielserafin5284 2 жыл бұрын

Fake news! We got to fist bump him, not shake his hand ;)

@danim955 2 жыл бұрын

@@gabrielserafin5284 sounds like something someone who was sitting on the left side would say..

@gabrielserafin5284 2 жыл бұрын

@@danim955 Very true, although he pulled a fast one by switching to the right for some of the undergraduates. Unfortunately the undergrad with the green goblin figurine on his cap didn't get a fist bump.

@danim955 2 жыл бұрын

@@gabrielserafin5284 that sucks!! So much effort, I hope he got him at some point on grad day

@georgesoros7849 2 жыл бұрын

He is so happy! My congratulations.

@lgentile61 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing, inspirational speech. Congratulations to all the graduates and to Willem Dafoe on his honorary Doctorate. His words do apply and resonate across all professions.

@LAVISHING 2 жыл бұрын

Congratulations Will!

@mcdonalds5972 2 жыл бұрын

So much restraint to avoid saying "Graduates, I am now something of a scientist myself."

@Moneyhobo63 2 жыл бұрын

“Feeling good is good enough”

@marshalambert5643 2 жыл бұрын

Congrats!!

@jackchris8265 2 жыл бұрын

Love Dafoe~👏👍🙏

@johnf.kennedy 2 жыл бұрын

All I hear is the Green Goblin!

@jeffreysnydr 2 ай бұрын

And Gill from Finding Nemo

@jesusguys818 Жыл бұрын

Well done Willem.Gongratulations.👍👍👍👏👏👏

@jimmyfallonsdealer 2 жыл бұрын

fabulous

@flufflepuffle 2 жыл бұрын

Oh cool that's my uni. Would've been cool to graduate this year.

@spacesoarer3627 2 жыл бұрын

Much better than Taylor Swift's cringe graduation speech, this is how you do it!

@nikstalingrad8304 2 жыл бұрын

Grabeha jud ni idol uy! IDOOL GREEN GOBLIN ALABYOOOO

@jacobwilson7131 2 жыл бұрын

Well he can check Dr off his list lolol. What a great man 😁

@NujabesFanatic 10 ай бұрын

my goat

@carlgonzalez3337 2 жыл бұрын

I was hoping he said something like "it was about time.. you know how much I've sacrificed???!!!"

@SuperSaiyan3985 2 жыл бұрын

Fucking legend. I love this ❤️

@omarabosaleem586 2 жыл бұрын

He just might also be something of a doctor himself as well

@agusindra122 2 жыл бұрын

You know, I'm something of a graduate myself.

@jeremys_lego_films8073 2 жыл бұрын

CAN THE SPIDERMAN COME OUT TO PLAY

@joetweet5979 2 жыл бұрын

Can I be done with gen eds yet jeez

@merfwriter 2 жыл бұрын

How do you do it Willem? How do you get into The University of Wisconsin Milwaukee without even graduating high school as a high school drop out? How do you get a doctoret's degree in the arts without even stepping one foot into a classroom or lecture hall or studying for hours and hours working toward a doctoret's degree? Either your well connected or your just lucky based on your celebrity status you hold.

@michaelburgarino 2 жыл бұрын

You get a GED. UWM is not a very hard school to get into. He went to the school for two years and is easily the most successful alum without graduating. It demonstrates how little a degree has to do with real world success. Don’t be jealous of others successes or have an elitist mentality just because they didn’t take the path most travelled.

@normanosborn4372 2 жыл бұрын

You know how much I sacrificed !!?

@vaughancello 2 жыл бұрын

I was there at the ceremony and I was also there when he visited campus to talk with the students at Peck School of the Arts, where I currently study. Yes, he did not graduate from UWM, but he did attend, which technically makes him an alumni. Honorary degrees are given to individuals that are nominated by the faculty and then the nomination goes through five levels that usually don’t allow the nomination to go forward, and lastly is approved by the chancellor of the school. Willem’s nomination did go forward. He is a celebrity, that’s undeniable, but his body of work is substantial, legendary even. It’s the work that he has put into his craft that led the faculty to nominate him and approve of this degree. Plus, it was very nice for the art students to see someone like him in the flesh, me being one of them. If you have any more questions I’d ask the UWM faculty. They’ll have plenty of answers for you. edit: typo