As a teenager , Driver described himself as a " misfit , " telling '' M Magazine '' that he climbed radio towers , set objects on fire , and co-founded a fight club with his friends after being inspired by the film '' Fight Club '' . After high school , and before his military service , Driver worked as a door-to-door salesman selling Kirby vacuum cleaners and as a telemarketer for a basement waterproofing company and Ben Franklin Construction . After high school , Driver applied to the Juilliard School for drama , but was rejected . Shortly after the September 11 attacks , Driver joined the United States Marine Corps and was assigned to Weapons Company , 1st Battalion , 1st Marines as an 81 mm mortar man . He served for two years and eight months with no deployments before breaking his sternum while mountain biking . He was medically discharged with the rank of Lance Corporal . After leaving the Marine Corps , Driver attended the University of Indianapolis for a year , then auditioned again and was accepted into Julliard to study drama . Driver said that he was seen as an intimidating and volatile figure by his classmates , and struggled to fit into a lifestyle so different from the Marines . He was a member of the Drama Division 's '' Group 38 '' ( 2005 – 2009 ) , where he met his wife Joanne Tucker . He graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 2009
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Adam Driver