The comedian Howie Mandel was once expelled from his Toronto high school -- after impersonating a member of the school board and convincing a local construction company to begin construction of an addition onto the school!

["...huggable stand up comedian Howie Mandel, who ran a carpet business at the time, began his show biz career by chance while catching amateur night at the Comedy Store on the L.A. Sunset Strip during a vacation. Goaded on by friends to try out, a producer spotted and hired him for an appearance on the comedy game show 'Make Me Laugh' and the rest is history."]