Well, think about it with this Ashton kid. He is highly intelligent, was studying one of those rediculously difficult sciences in college.
He was a B actor on a dumb tv sitcom. So what does he do? He creates this amazing hit show about pranks on mtv, opens a hip restaurant, starts hanging with PDiddy and begins a controversial relationship with an older star.

Now, this B actor is on the cover of every Us Magazine! Sounds pretty smart to me.