Marquette University Arts & Media Alumni
by Sylviastel | created - 06 Mar 2015 | updated - 06 Mar 2015 | PublicShauna Singh Baldwin; Class of 1983 author.
Kamla Bhatt; Indian podcaster.
Ann Brill; Class of 1985; Dean of the School of Journalism at Kansas University.
Margaret Coel; Class of 1960; Author of "Father John/Wind River" mystery series.
Alexander C. Eschweiler; architect.
Michael F. Flynn; Class of 1971; science fiction writer, author of "In The Country of The Blind."
James Foley; Class of 1996; freelance journalist who was detained in Libya and later Syria in 2012.
Bernard E. Gruenke;
John M. Higgins; Class of 1984 reporter.
Matthew J. Hoye; Class of 1989; Senior Political Producer for CNN.
Bill Johnson; alto saxophonist, clarinetist, and arranger.
Tom Keegan; Class of 1981; author, journalist, and radio personality.
Kate Klise; class of 1985; author of children's books.
Felicia Mabuza Suttle; Class of 1977; former host of "The Felicia Show" in South Africa for 12 years.
Don McNeill; Class of 1929; radio personality and creator and host of "The Breakfast Club."
Mike Nadel; Class of 1982; former sports columnist and reporter for the Copley News Service and The Associated Press.
Kevin O'Brien; author
Arthur Olszyk; Class of 1944; Milwaukee newsman at WTMJ AM radio; professor of broadcast journalism for 7 years at Marquette.
Jim Peck; Class of 1962; local television personality.
Jessica Powers; poet and Carmelite nun.
John D. Rateliff; game designer, scholar of J.R.R. Tolkein.
John W. Schaum; Class of 1931; piano teacher, writer of many books of sheet music.
Mark Suppelsa; Class of 1984; WGN anchor in Chicago.
Don Wadewitz; Class of 2000; Sports Broadcaster for the Wisconsin Wolfpack, Racine Raiders, and WRJN.
Paul W. Whear; Class of 1946; composer of the anthem for the Naval ROTC.
1. Marc Alaimo
Actor | Total Recall
American character actor Marc Alaimo (born Michael Joseph Alaimo) began acting on the stage in the early 1960s. Even in his early days he had a propensity for playing shady characters or sinister villains, including the treacherous Iago of Shakespeare's Othello and the brutish Bill Sykes of Oliver!...
2. Don Ameche
Actor | Cocoon
Don Ameche was a versatile and popular American film actor in the 1930s and '40s, usually as the dapper, mustached leading man. He was also popular as a radio master of ceremonies during this time. As his film popularity waned in the 1950s, he continued working in theater and some TV. His film ...
Class of 1929.
3. Tab Baker
Actor | Stranger Than Fiction
Tab Baker was born on November 15, 1959 in Gary, Indiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Stranger Than Fiction (2006), Save the Last Dance (2001) and Just Visiting (2001). He died on August 9, 2010 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
4. Joan Biskupic
Self | The Source with Kasie Hunt
Class of 1978; USA Today Correspondent, US Supreme Court biographer.
5. Peter Bonerz
Director | The Bob Newhart Show
Bonerz was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, to Elfrieda (née Kern) and Christopher Bonerz. He grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he attended Marquette University High School. Here, performing with the Prep Players, he gained his first theatrical experience. At Marquette University, he ...
Class of 1960;
6. Marion Caunter
Actress | Misteri jalan lama
Marion Caunter is known for Old Road Mistery (2011), How to Live with a Vegan Without Killing Them (2004) and The Biggest Loser Asia (2009).
Class of 2002; Malaysian Video Jockey, events MC, and television personality.
WNBC's Long Island Correspondent.
Class of 1976; author, reporter, and former NewYork Times Editorial Page Editor.
9. Anthony Crivello
Actor | Feud
Anthony Crivello is actor admired for his vast range and skill on stage and screen. He received Broadway's Tony Award, Chicago's Jefferson Award, a Carbonelle Award, a Footlights Award and nominations for three Jefferson, two Canadian Dora Mavor Moore, LA's Ovation, Drama Critics, Robbie, Garland, ...
Class of 1978; Tony Award winning actor and screenwriter.
10. Mark Curtis
Self | The War You Don't See
Class of 1981; TV journalist, author, and political analyst.
11. Pat Donohue
Soundtrack | A Prairie Home Companion
Pat Donohue is known for A Prairie Home Companion (2006), A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor (1986) and A Prairie Home Companion Live in HD! (2010).
acoustic guitarist; Mainstay of Garrison Keeler's "A Prairie Home Companion" radio program and member of the house band.
12. Nicholas D'Agosto
Actor | Trial & Error
Nicholas D'Agosto was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska. He is the son of Alan and Deanna D'Agosto, and the middle of five children (two older brothers, two younger sisters). He began acting when he was eleven years old, and was a senior at Creighton Preparatory School when he was cast in Election...
Class of 2002.
13. Chris Farley
Actor | Tommy Boy
Christopher Crosby Farley was born on February 15, 1964, in Madison, Wisconsin, to Mary Anne (Crosby) and Thomas Farley, who owned an oil company. Among his siblings are actors Kevin P. Farley and John Farley. He was of Irish heritage. Farley studied theatre and communications on Marquette ...
Class of 1986; wore is Marquette Rugby jacket during a college scene in "Tommy Boy."
14. Kevin P. Farley
Actor | The Waterboy
Kevin Farley (accomplished actor, writer, director) has truly established himself as a comedic presence both on the big screen and television.
Kevin was born in Madison, Wisconsin, to Mary Anne (Crosby) and Thomas Farley, who owned an oil company. Among his siblings are actors John Farley and the ...
Class of 1998; brother of Chris Farley.
15. Pat Finn
Actor | The Middle
Pat Finn was born on July 31, 1965 in Evanston, Illinois, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for The Middle (2009), It's Complicated (2009) and I Am Chris Farley (2015). He has been married to Donna Crowley since September 29, 1990. They have three children.
Class of 1987.
16. Charles Harbutt
Sound_department | Marsalis on Music
Charles Harbutt is known for Marsalis on Music (1995), Sarah Kirkland Snider featuring Shara Worden, Padma Newsome & DM Stith: The River (2015) and Christmas in Vienna (1992).
Class of 1956; photographer.
17. Dan Harmon
Writer | Rick and Morty
Dan Harmon was born on January 3, 1973 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. He is best known as the creator, writing, and producer for Community (2009) and Rick and Morty (2013). He also is known for writing and producing earlier works such as Computerman (2003), and Laser Fart (2004). He was previously ...
18. Hildegarde
Soundtrack | The Beales of Grey Gardens
Born Hildegarde Loretta Sell in Adell, Wisconsin, but for 70 years she was known simply as "The Incomparable Hildegarde," a title bestowed on her by columnist Walter Winchell. During the peak of her popularity in the 1930s and 40s, she was booked in cabarets and supper clubs at least 45 weeks a ...
trained at Marquette's College of Music in the 1920s. She donated her letters to the university library.
19. Len Kasper
Actor | Shrink
Len Kasper was born on January 21, 1971 in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, USA. He is an actor, known for Shrink (2017) and Cubs Forever: Celebrating 60 Years of WGN-TV and the Chicago Cubs (2008).
Class of 1993; Chicago Cubs broadcaster for WGN-TV.
21. Jim Krueger
Writer | Lying Through Your Teeth
Jim Krueger is known for Lying Through Your Teeth (2024), Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks (2005) and I, Tyrant.
Class of 1989; comic book writer.
Class of 1978; pop music critic for the Chicago Tribune and co-host of NPR's Sound Opinions.
24. Matthew Lesko
Actor | The Bucket Drummer
Matthew Lesko is known for The Bucket Drummer (2017), Owned & Operated (2012) and The Defenders of Stan (2006).
Class of 1965; television commercial and infomercial personality.
25. James Lowder
James Daniel Lowder is an American author, anthologist, and editor, working regularly within the fantasy, dark fantasy, and horror genres, and on tabletop role-playing games and critical works exploring popular culture. His publications include the bestselling, widely translated dark fantasy novels...
Class of 1985; author and editor.
26. Amy Madigan
Actress | Field of Dreams
In the 1960s, Amy attended St. Philip Neri grammar school and Aquinas High School, both in Chicago, where she performed in school plays and was known as the school tomboy. In the early 1970s, Amy was featured in Playboy Magazine wearing only jelly, to promote her music band, Jelly. Amy is the ...
Class of 1972.
27. Jim Mitchell
Visual_effects | Jurassic Park III
Jim Mitchell is known for Jurassic Park III (2001), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) and Sleepy Hollow (1999).
illustrator, underground comics writer and artist.
28. Preacher Moss
Producer | Love Supreme: An Anatomy of Gratitude
Preacher Moss is known for Love Supreme: An Anatomy of Gratitude (2018), American Sharia (2017) and Allah Made Me Funny: Live in Concert (2008).
Class of 1988; comedian and writer
29. Peter Mulvey
Soundtrack | Origin of the Species
Peter Mulvey is known for Origin of the Species (1998), The Long Haul (2011) and On the Way (2004).
Class of 1991. folk singer songwriter
30. Pat O'Brien
Actor | Some Like It Hot
Although he came to be called "Hollywood's Irishman in Residence"--and, along with good friends James Cagney, Allen Jenkins, Frank McHugh and a few others were called "The Irish Mafia"--and he often played Irish immigrants, Pat O'Brien was US-born and -bred. As a young boy the devoutly Roman ...
31. Bob Odenkirk
Actor | Nobody
Robert John Odenkirk was born in Berwyn, Illinois, to Barbara (Baier) and Walter Odenkirk, who worked in printing. His ancestry includes German and Irish. He grew up in Naperville, IL, the second of seven children. He worked as a DJ for WIDB, his college radio station at Southern Illinois ...
attended but did not graduate.
32. Charles Pierce
Self | Tiger
Class of 1975; noted journalist and author of "Moving the Chains; Tom Brady and the Pursuit of Everything."
33. Danny Pudi
Actor | Community
Danny Pudi was born on March 10, 1979 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Community (2009), DuckTales (2017) and Knights of Badassdom (2013). He has been married to Bridget Showalter Pudi since June 5, 2004. They have two children.
Class of 2001;
34. Steve Rushin
Actor | Clubhouse
Steve Rushin is known for Clubhouse (2004) and Sports Illustrated: 1996 the Year in Sports (1996).
Class of 1988; former columnist for Sports Illustrated magazine.
35. Michael Schultz
Director | Cooley High
Michael Schultz was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. He is a director and producer, known for Cooley High (1975), Car Wash (1976) and Krush Groove (1985). He has been married to Lauren Jones since December 6, 1965. They have two children.
Class of 1963
36. Rondell Sheridan
Actor | Cory in the House
Rondell Sheridan was born on August 15, 1958 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Cory in the House (2007), That's So Raven (2003) and Another Assembly (2014).
Class of 1980
37. Tom Snyder
Actor | McCloud
Tom Snyder was born on May 12, 1936 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. He was an actor, known for McCloud (1970), Tomorrow Coast to Coast (1973) and The Larry Sanders Show (1992). He was married to Mary Ann Bendel. He died on July 29, 2007 in San Francisco, California, USA.
former host of the CBS' Late Late Show; attended but did not graduate.
38. Clifford Thompson
Actor | Murder in the Private Car
Clifford Thompson was born on October 18, 1904 in Rugby, North Dakota, USA. He was an actor, known for Murder in the Private Car (1934) and The Flame of Hellgate (1920). He died on October 15, 1955 in Portland, Oregon, USA.
Class of 1944.
39. Ben Tracy
Actor | Keep Movin'
Ben Tracy was born on July 16, 1976 in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. He is an actor, known for Keep Movin' (2013), CBS This Morning (2012) and Eye on Earth: Our Planet in Peril.
BA 1998; MA 2004;
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