Carnegie Mellon University Performing Arts, Film & Television
by Sylviastel | created - 15 Feb 2015 | updated - 28 Feb 2015 | PublicSonni Abatta; former news for anchor for KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh; now the 6PM lead anchor at WOFL-TV in Orlando, Florida.
William Ball; director and founder of the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco, California.
Benny Benack; orchestra leader of King of Pittsburgh Dixieland.
Robert Brooks; (1969) actor.
Dennis Ferry; 1966; principal trumpter 1977-present, Orchestre De La Suisse Romande in Geneva, Swtizerland.
James Meena; conductor and opera administrator.
Jack Smith; ABC News correspondent.
Thom Thomas; playwright.
William J.G. Turner; composer, director, dramatist, producer and actor.
1. William Atherton
Actor | Die Hard
William Atherton's career has spanned motion pictures, Broadway and television. He first achieved international recognition as the leading man in Steven Spielberg's debut feature The Sugarland Express (1974), and next starred in John Schlesinger's The Day of the Locust (1975), Robert Wise's The ...
1969
2. Rene Auberjonois
Actor | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
René Murat Auberjonois was born on June 1, 1940 in New York City, to Princess Laure Louise Napoléone Eugénie Caroline (Murat), who was born in Paris, and Fernand Auberjonois, who was Swiss-born. René was born into an already artistic family, which included his grandfather, a well-known Swiss ...
1962.
3. Brent Barrett
Actor | Great Performances
Blessed with a magnetic voice, the talented Barrett developed an early interest in performing when he use to frequent his aunt's local movie house. Born in Quinter, Kansas in 1957, he won the lead in his high school's production of "Calamity Jane" and was sold after that. He studied at ...
4. Shari Belafonte
Actress | Hotel
Shari Belafonte was born on September 22, 1954 in New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Hotel (1983), Plastic Daydream (2018) and Primrose Lane (2015). She has been married to Sam Behrens since December 31, 1989. She was previously married to Robert Harper.
5. Natalie Venetia Belcon
Actress | Woo
Natalie Venetia Belcon is known for Woo (1998), Pocahontas (1995) and Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990).
6. Paul Ben-Victor
Actor | The Wire
Paul Ben-Victor has built a career on the small and big screen appearing in over 150 films and TV series. A director's favorite, Paul has worked with some of the biggest names in film including Tony Scott, Steven Zallian, and Clint Eastwood. Paul can be seen opposite Al Pacino, Robert DeNiro and ...
7. Lourdes Benedicto
Actress | ER
Lourdes Benedicto was born on November 12, 1974 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for ER (1994), 24 (2001) and V (2009). She has been married to Matthew Curley since June 9, 2006.
8. Steven Bochco
Writer | Hill Street Blues
Attended Carnegie Tech (now Carnegie-Mellon University) as a playwriting major. Barbara Bosson (his second wife), Michael Tucker, Bruce Weitz and Charles Haid were classmates; he and Tucker drove cross-country to Hollywood for full-time jobs at Universal, where Bochco would remain for 12 years.
In ...
1966
9. Matt Bomer
Actor | In Time
Matthew Staton Bomer was born in Webster Groves, Greater St. Louis, Missouri, to Elizabeth Macy (Staton) and John O'Neill Bomer IV, a Dallas Cowboys draft pick. Matt was raised in Spring, Texas, and educated at Klein High School, near Houston. After school, he attended Carnegie Mellon University in...
2001.
10. Liam Bonner
Actor | The Metropolitan Opera HD Live
Liam Bonner draws on a successful ten-year career in performance, having earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Vocal Performance from Carnegie Mellon University and his Master of Music in Voice from the Manhattan School of Music. In his career as an artist, Bonner was praised by Opera News for his "...
2004; baritone opera singer.
11. Christian Borle
Actor | The Bounty Hunter
Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US as Christian Dominique Borle, he is an American actor and singer, best known for his many theatre performances and for his role in Smash (2012). His father Andre Bernard Borle was a professor of physiology at the University of Pittsburgh. He went to Shady Side ...
12. Barbara Bosson
Actress | Hill Street Blues
Barbara Bosson, who earned an Emmy Award nomination for her performance on Murder One (1995), was raised in Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania, a small coal-mining town about 30 miles south of Pittsburgh. When she was a teenager, she and her family moved to Florida, where she attended Boca Ciega High ...
13. Abby Brammell
Actress | Jobs
Abby Brammell was born on March 19, 1979 in Kentucky, USA. She is an actress, known for Jobs (2013), The Unit (2006) and Fastlane (2002). She has been married to Stefan Bishop since January 22, 2010. They have one child. She was previously married to Jake La Botz.
14. Albert Brooks
Actor | Drive
Albert Brooks was born on July 22, 1947 in Beverly Hills, California, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Drive (2011), Broadcast News (1987) and Defending Your Life (1991). He has been married to Kimberly Shlain since March 15, 1997. They have two children.
attended for 2 years.
15. Lori Cardille
Actress | Day of the Dead
Lori Cardille was born on July 15, 1954 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Day of the Dead (1985), The Last Call (2019) and The Edge of Night (1956).
16. Jean Carson
Actress | The Party
All this shapely character "broad" had to do was open her mouth to induce laughter--and so she did, primarily on TV during the '50s and '60s. And although she milked that unmistakable rasp for all its worth, she also showed great comedy sense. Born Jean Leete on February 23, 1923, in Charleston, ...
1945;
17. Carol Channing
Actress | Thoroughly Modern Millie
Carol Channing was born January 31, 1921, at Seattle, Washington, the daughter of a prominent newspaper editor, who was very active in the Christian Science movement. She attended high school in San Francisco and later worked as a model in Los Angeles. She attended prestigious Bennington College in...
1943
18. Gaius Charles
Actor | Salt
Gaius Charles was born in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Salt (2010), Friday Night Lights (2006) and The Messenger (2009).
2005
19. Rhys Coiro
Actor | Entourage
As a teenager, Coiro, a talented visual artist, spent summers building sets and operating lights at the New Jersey Shakespeare Festival. Inspired by numerous productions, including Julie Taymor's "Titus Andronicus" at Theater For A New Audience, Coiro decided to study theater at Carnegie Mellon ...
2002
20. Frank Converse
Actor | Hour of the Gun
A brawny, firm-jawed, sandy-haired player of 60s and 70s primetime TV, Frank Converse seemed to be one of those handsome tough-guy action figures that could go by the wayside after the demise of their famous series. Instead, this stage-trained actor persevered as a well-respected, all-purpose ...
21. Ellen Crawford
Actress | The Man from Earth
Ellen Crawford was born in Normal, Illinois, USA. Ellen is an actor, known for The Man from Earth (2007), ER (1994) and Soldier (1998). Ellen has been married to Mike Genovese since October 18, 1982.
22. James Cromwell
Actor | L.A. Confidential
Born in Los Angeles but raised in Manhattan and educated at Middlebury College and Carnegie-Mellon University, James Cromwell is the son of film director John Cromwell and actress Kay Johnson. He studied acting at Carnegie-Mellon, and went into the theatre (like his parents) doing everything from ...
1964
23. Robert Cummings
Actor | Dial M for Murder
Effective light comedian of '30s and '40s films and '50s and '60s TV series, Robert Cummings was renowned for his eternally youthful looks (which he attributed to a strict vitamin and health-food diet). He was educated at Carnegie Tech and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Deciding that ...
1930
24. Ted Danson
Actor | Cheers
Ted Danson is well known for his role as Sam Malone in the television series Cheers (1982). During the show's 11-year run, he was nominated nine times for an Emmy Award as Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series and won twice, in 1990 and 1993. The role also earned him a Golden Globe Award for ...
1972
25. Nicole DeHuff
Actress | Meet the Parents
Nicole DeHuff was born on 6 January 1975 in Oklahoma. She began her acting studies at the prestigious Carnegie Mellon Acting Conservatory. Her first screen role was in the comedy hit Meet the Parents (2000), in which she co-starred with Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller. Her character (Deborah Byrnes)...
26. Cote de Pablo
Actress | NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service
Cote de Pablo was born in Santiago, Chile, but was raised in Miami, Florida. She attended Arvida Middle School in Miami and then Carnegie Mellon University. She graduated in 2000 after studying music theater. Whilst at Carnegie Mellon she appeared in several theater productions, including "...
2000
27. Kim Director
Actress | The Deuce
Kim Director is an American actress best known for her work in films from director Spike Lee, including Inside Man and the Netflix series She's Gotta Have It. Kim played the character Shay on HBO's The Deuce from David Simon & George Pelecanos. The Deuce stared James Franco and Maggie Gyllenhall. ...
28. Dagmara Dominczyk
Actress | The Count of Monte Cristo
Dagmara Dominczyk is a Polish-American actress and author. She has appeared in the films Rock Star (2001), The Count of Monte Cristo (2002), Kinsey (2004), Trust the Man (2005), Lonely Hearts (2006), Running with Scissors (2006), Higher Ground (2011), The Letter (2012), The Immigrant (2013), Big ...
29. Peggy Eisenhauer
Camera_department | The Stepford Wives
Peggy Eisenhauer was born in 1963. She is known for The Stepford Wives (2004), Beauty and the Beast (2017) and Dreamgirls (2006).
1983; lighting deisgner, Tony Award winner.
30. Estéban
Actor | Yo! Pékin
Estéban is known for Yo! Pékin (2016), Denis et les zombies (2015) and Delicacy (2011).
flamenco guitarist
31. Barbara Feldon
Actress | Get Smart
Barbara Feldon was born on March 12, 1933 in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, USA. She is an actress, known for Get Smart (1965), Fitzwilly (1967) and Smile (1975). She was previously married to Lucien Verdoux-Feldon.
1955
32. Jules Fisher
Camera_department | The Stepford Wives
Jules Fisher was born on November 12, 1937 in Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA. He is a producer, known for The Stepford Wives (2004), Beauty and the Beast (2017) and The Birdcage (1996).
1960; lighting designer, Tony Award winner.
33. Sutton Foster
Actress | Younger
Sutton Lenore Foster (born March 18, 1975) is an American actress, singer and dancer. She is known for her work on the Broadway stage, for which she has received two Tony Awards for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical, in 2002 for her role as Millie Dillmount in Thoroughly Modern ...
left after freshman year; won 2 Tony Awards.
34. Josh Gad
Actor | Frozen
Josh Gad is an American actor and singer who is well-known for voicing Olaf the Snowman in Disney's Frozen franchise. He was also in Beauty and the Beast as LeFou, Ghostbusters: Afterlife as Muncher, The Wedding Ringer, Ice Age: Continental Drift, Pixels, The Internship, The Rocker, 21 and The ...
2003.
35. Renée Elise Goldsberry
Actress | Hamilton
Renee Goldsberry was born in San Jose, California, and raised in both Houston, Texas, and Detroit, Michigan. She graduated from Carnegie-Mellon University with a bachelors degree in acting, and went on to attend graduate school at the University of Southern California, where she received her ...
36. Frank Gorshin
Actor | Twelve Monkeys
Frank John Gorshin, Jr. was born on April 5, 1933 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His father was a railroad worker and his mother, Frances (Preseren), was a seamstress. His family was originally from Novo Mesto, Slovenia. While in high school, young Frank worked as an usher at the Sheridan Square ...
37. Javier Grillo-Marxuach
Producer | Lost
Javier Grillo-Marxuach was born on October 28, 1969 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He is a producer and writer, known for Lost (2004), The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (2019) and Charlie's Angels (2011).
38. Josh Groban
Soundtrack | Troy
Josh Groban was born on February 27, 1981 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a music artist and actor, known for Troy (2004), The Polar Express (2004) and Beauty and the Beast (2017).
left after freshman year.
39. Charles Haid
Actor | Altered States
Charles Haid was born on June 2, 1943 in San Francisco, California, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Altered States (1980), Nightbreed (1990) and Home on the Range (2004). He has been married to Lori Lethin since April 1, 2015. He was previously married to Elisabeth Harmon-Haid, Deborah ...
40. Van Hansis
Actor | As the World Turns
Van Hansis was born on September 25, 1981 in North Adams, Massachusetts, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for As the World Turns (1956), Eastsiders (2012) and Kiss Me, Kill Me (2015).
2004; triple Daytime Emmy award nominee.
41. Ian Harding
Actor | Pretty Little Liars
Ian Harding was born on September 16, 1986 in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He is an actor and producer, known for Pretty Little Liars (2010), Ford v Ferrari (2019) and Adventureland (2009). He has been married to Sophie Hart since October 2019.
42. Mariette Hartley
Actress | The Incredible Hulk
Mariette Hartley was born Mary Loretta, a name she dislikes, in Weston, Connecticut. She was raised in accordance with the principles espoused by her behavioral psychologist grandfather, John B. Watson, who believed that children should never be held or cuddled. She says that the lack of warmth at ...
attended
43. Lisa Hartman
Actress | Tabitha
Lisa Hartman is an American actress and singer from Houston, Texas. Her best known role was playing the protagonist Tabitha Stephens in the short-lived fantasy sitcom "Tabitha" (1977-1978). Her character was depicted as a young witch who worked as a production assistant in a television station. ...
44. David Haskell
Actor | Godspell: A Musical Based on the Gospel According to St. Matthew
David Haskell was born on June 4, 1948 in Stockton, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Godspell (1973), Body Double (1984) and K-9 (1989). He was married to Jeanne Lange. He died on August 30, 2000 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
45. Ethan Hawke
Actor | Training Day
Ethan Green Hawke was born on November 6, 1970 in Austin, Texas, to Leslie Carole (Green), a charity worker, and James Steven Hawke, an insurance actuary. His parents were students at the University of Texas at the time but divorced when Ethan was 5 years old. His mother raised him alone for the ...
briefly attended
46. Megan Hilty
Actress | Smash
Megan Hilty was born on March 29, 1981 in Bellevue, Washington, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Smash (2012), Secret of the Wings (2012) and Centaurworld (2021). She has been married to Brian Gallagher since November 2, 2013. They have two children.
47. Leonard 'Hub' Hubbard
Soundtrack | Bamboozled
Leonard 'Hub' Hubbard was an actor and composer, known for Bamboozled (2000), Two Can Play That Game (2001) and Brown Sugar (2002). He died on December 16, 2021 in the USA.
former bassist for the Roots.
48. Holly Hunter
Actress | Broadcast News
Holly Hunter was born in Conyers, Georgia, to Opal Marguerite (Catledge), a homemaker, and Charles Edwin Hunter, a part-time sporting goods company representative and farmer with a 250 acre farm. She is the youngest of seven children. Her parents encouraged her talent at an early age, and her first...
1980
49. Cherry Jones
Actress | The Village
Cherry Jones was born on November 21, 1956 in Paris, Tennessee, USA. She is an actress, known for The Village (2004), Signs (2002) and The Perfect Storm (2000). She has been married to Sophie Huber since 2015.
1978
50. James Jacks
Producer | The Mummy
James Jacks was born on December 29, 1947 in the USA. He was a producer and executive, known for The Mummy (1999), The Jackal (1997) and The Hunted (2003). He died on January 20, 2014 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
51. Caren Kaye
Actress | Teen Witch
Caren Kaye was born on March 12, 1951 in New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Teen Witch (1989), Satan's Princess (1989) and Murder, She Wrote (1984). She has been married to Renny Temple since November 15, 1980. They have two children. She was previously married to Jeffrey ...
MS, Ph.D. in psychology.
52. Jack Klugman
Actor | 12 Angry Men
As a film character actor, Klugman was the epitome of the everyman. He was one of the pioneers of television acting in the 1950s, and is best remembered for his 1970s TV work as Oscar Madison on The Odd Couple (1970) and as the medical examiner on Quincy M.E. (1976).
1948
53. Frederick Koehler
Actor | Mr. Mom
Frederick Koehler was born on June 16, 1975 in Queens, New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Mr. Mom (1983), Death Race (2008) and Pearl Harbor (2001).
54. Michael Kooman
Music_department | Vampirina
Michael Kooman is known for Vampirina (2017), Someday Soon (2013) and Flour Baby (2011).
half of Kooman and Diamond.
55. David Lander
Actor | Department S
David Lander was born on October 3, 1921 in Rochford, Essex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Department S (1969), The Twelve Chairs (1970) and BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950). He was married to Ann Harriman. He died on December 19, 1996 in East Sussex, England, UK.
1969
56. Eugene Lee
Production_designer | Saturday Night Live
Eugene Lee was born on March 9, 1939 in Beloit, Wisconsin, USA. He was a production designer and costume designer, known for Saturday Night Live (1975), Man on the Moon (1999) and Schmigadoon! (2021). He was married to Brooke E. Lutz and Franne Lee. He died on February 6, 2023 in Providence, Rhode ...
two time Tony Award winning scenic designer.
57. Judith Light
Actress | Who's the Boss?
Tony Award and Emmy Award winner Judith Light made her professional stage debut in 1970 and made her Broadway debut in the 1975 revival of A Doll's House starring Liv Ullmann and Sam Waterston. She made her television breakthrough in the daytime soap opera One Life to Live (1968). She assumed the ...
1970
58. Keith Lockhart
Soundtrack | A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas
Keith Lockhart was born in November 1959 in Poughkeepsie, New York, USA. He is a composer, known for A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (2011), Le chêne (2022) and Boston Pops July 4th Spectacular (2021). He has been married to Emiley Elizabeth Zalesky since October 7, 2007. He was ...
59. Arthur Lubin
Director | Phantom of the Opera
A graduate of Carnegie Tech, Arthur Lubin entered films as an actor in the 1920s, and after appearing in many films turned to directing in 1934, mainly for Universal. His forte was light comedy, but he helmed many different types of pictures for the studio. Lubin was the director Universal ...
60. Gabriel Macht
Actor | The Good Shepherd
Gabriel Macht is an American actor. He was born in the Bronx, New York, to Suzanne, a museum curator and archivist, and actor Stephen Macht. Gabriel has three siblings, and moved with his parents to California when he was young.
Gabriel had his first success on screen when he was 8-years-old. He was ...
1994
61. Mark Malmberg
Visual_effects | The Pagemaster
Mark Malmberg is known for The Pagemaster (1994), Liquid Television (1991) and Beyond the Mind's Eye (1992).
62. Erin Mackey
Actress | The Intern
Erin Mackey has appeared on Broadway in In Transit as Ali, Amazing Grace as Mary Catlett, Chaplin as Oona O'Neill, Anything Goes as Hope Harcourt, Sondheim on Sondheim as herself, and Wicked as Glinda. She also played the role of Glinda in the Chicago, Los Angeles, and National Tour companies of ...
63. Henry Mancini
Soundtrack | Breakfast at Tiffany's
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, but brought up in Pennsylvania, where he played the flute in a local band, as a youth, before sending some arrangements to Benny Goodman. Goodman offered him a job and, after serving in WWII, he joined the rearranged Glenn Miller band. In 1952, he was given a two-week ...
nominated for 72 Grammy Awards; won 20 awards.
64. Joe Manganiello
Actor | True Blood
Joe Manganiello is an American actor, producer, director, and author. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Susan (Brachanow) and Charles John Manganiello, and has a younger brother, Nicholas who is also his producing partner. His ancestry includes Sicilian, Irish, Croatian, Armenian, German,...
2000
65. Sonia Manzano
Actress | Sesame Street
Sonia Manzano was born on June 12, 1950 in New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Sesame Street (1969), Follow That Bird (1985) and The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999). She has been married to Richard Reagan since 1986. They have one child.
66. Nancy Marchand
Actress | The Sopranos
Nancy Marchand's mother, a pianist, sent her shy daughter to acting classes in hopes of breaking her out of her shell. As a student at Carnegie Tech (Carnegie Mellon University), she studied the works of William Shakespeare and the other great playwrights and, upon graduation, set off for New York ...
1949
67. Rob Marshall
Director | Mary Poppins Returns
Rob Marshall was born on October 17, 1960 in Madison, Wisconsin, USA. He is a director and producer, known for Mary Poppins Returns (2018), Chicago (2002) and Into the Woods (2014).
68. Michael McKean
Actor | This Is Spinal Tap
McKean was born in New York City at Manhattan Women's Hospital, now part of the Mt. Sinai St. Luke's complex on Amsterdam Avenue. He is the son of Ruth Stewart McKean, a librarian, and Gilbert S. McKean, one of the founders of Decca Records, and was raised in Sea Cliff, New York, on Long Island. ...
1969
69. John McDaniel
Music_department | The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Conductor, pianist, composer, arranger and Grammy Award-winning record producer, John McDaniel can be seen and heard leading the band daily on The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996) for which he wrote the theme song and has received multiple Emmy nominations for Outstanding Music Direction and Composition...
70. Patina Miller
Actress | The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
Patina Miller can currently (as of 2022) be seen as "Raquel Thomas", the boss of a street empire and mother of the title character on the STARZ hit crime drama series, Power Book III: Raising Kanan (2021), which was recently renewed for a third season. She previously played the press coordinator "...
2006
71. Ming-Na Wen
Actress | Mulan
Ming-Na ("enlightenment") was born on the island of Macau, forty miles from Hong Kong. Her mother, Lin Chan Wen, divorced her father when Ming-Na was only a toddler. She has an older brother named Jonathan. After the divorce, they moved to Hong Kong where her mother became a nurse. There her mother...
72. Greg Mottola
Director | Adventureland
Greg Mottola was born on July 11, 1964 in Dix Hills, Long Island, New York, USA. He is a producer and director, known for Adventureland (2009), The Daytrippers (1996) and Superbad (2007). He is married to Sarah Allentuch. They have three children.
BFA, Art.
73. Vince O'Brien
Actor | Quiz Show
Vince O'Brien was born on January 11, 1919 in New Britain, Connecticut, USA. He was an actor, known for Quiz Show (1994), Annie Hall (1977) and Dark Shadows (1966). He was married to Kate. He died on June 19, 2010 in Haworth, New Jersey, USA.
1949
74. Rory O'Malley
Actor | Dreamgirls
Rory O'Malley was born on December 23, 1980 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He is an actor, known for Dreamgirls (2006), Mother's Day (2016) and Central Park (2020). He has been married to Gerold Schroeder since September 28, 2014. They have one child.
2003
76. John Pasquin
Director | The Santa Clause
John Pasquin was born on June 8, 1945. He is a director and producer, known for The Santa Clause (1994), Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous (2005) and Home Improvement (1991). He has been married to JoBeth Williams since March 14, 1982. They have two children.
77. George Peppard
Actor | Breakfast at Tiffany's
Handsome and elegant George Peppard occasionally displayed considerable talent through his career, whether action roles or dramatic. Following Broadway and television experience, he made a strong film debut in The Strange One (1957). He started getting noticed when he played Robert Mitchum's ...
1951
78. Fern Persons
Actress | Hoosiers
Fern Persons was born on July 27, 1910 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for Hoosiers (1986), Risky Business (1983) and Field of Dreams (1989). She was married to Max Persons. She died on July 22, 2012 in Littleton, Colorado, USA.
79. Billy Porter
Actor | Pose
Before embarking on a career as a mainstream pop vocalist, Billy Porter built a substantial reputation as a theatrical singer in Broadway productions such as Grease and Smokey Joe's Cafe. He made his initial impact by placing 'Love Is On The Way' on the soundtrack to the film First Wives' Club, in ...
Tony award winner for Kinky Boots.
81. Derek Stephen Prince
Actor | Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie
Derek Stephen Prince aka Steve Prince, is a graduate from Carnegie Mellon University, graduating in 1991 with a BFA in Musical Theater. He has been in the voiceover industry for 23 years. He is best known for his roles as Ken Ichijoji and Veemon from the second season of Digimon, Uryu Ishida in ...
82. Zachary Quinto
Actor | Star Trek
Zachary Quinto was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Margaret J. (McArdle), an Irish-American office worker, and Joseph John Quinto, an Italian-American barber. Zachary graduated from Central Catholic High School in Pittsburgh, with the class of 1995, where he won Pittsburgh's Gene Kelly Award ...
1999
83. Sally Jessy Raphael
Actress | The Addams Family
Sally Jessy Raphael was born on February 25, 1935 in Easton, Pennsylvania, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for The Addams Family (1991), The Equalizer (1985) and The Guru (2002).
briefly attended
84. Norman René
Director | Longtime Companion
Norman René was born on November 18, 1950 in Bristol, Rhode Island, USA. He was a director and producer, known for Longtime Companion (1989), Prelude to a Kiss (1992) and American Playhouse (1980). He died on May 24, 1996 in New York City, New York, USA.
85. Kali Rocha
Actress | Man with a Plan
Kali Rocha was born on December 5, 1971 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Man with a Plan (2016), Liv and Maddie (2013) and Grey's Anatomy (2005). She has been married to Michael Krikorian since 2006. They have two children.
86. Lori Rom
Actress | Resident Evil: Degeneration
Lori Rom was born on August 16, 1975 in Red Bank, New Jersey, USA. She is an actress, known for Resident Evil: Degeneration (2008), He Got Game (1998) and Charmed (1998). She is married to Ronnie Steadman.
87. George A. Romero
Writer | Land of the Dead
George A. Romero never set out to become a Hollywood figure; by all indications, though, he was very successful. The director of the groundbreaking "Living Dead" films was born February 4, 1940 ,in New York City to Ann (Dvorsky) and Jorge Romero. His father was born in Spain and raised in Cuba, and...
1960
88. Ann Roth
Actress | Barbie
Ann Roth was born on October 30, 1931 in Hanover, Pennsylvania, USA. She is a costume designer and actress, known for Barbie (2023), Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020) and The English Patient (1996).
89. Laura San Giacomo
Actress | Sex, Lies, and Videotape
Laura San Giacomo was born in West Orange, New Jersey, to MaryJo and John San Giacomo. She was raised in the nearby city of Denville. She went to Morris Knolls High School in Denville, where she got the acting bug and had the lead in several school plays. Laura got a Fine Arts degree, specializing ...
1984
90. Mary Kate Schellhardt
Actress | Apollo 13
Mary Kate Schellhardt grew up in an artistic family. Always in acting class, Mary Kate studied in Chicago at the Piven Theatre Workshop where she developed through the Viola Spolin techniques in theatre games.
At the age of 13, she was discovered by casting director Gail Levin, during a nationwide ...
BFA 2001.
91. Pablo Schreiber
Actor | 13 Hours
Pablo Tell Schreiber was born in Ymir, British Columbia, Canada, to Lorraine Reaveley, a Canadian psychotherapist, and Tell Schreiber, an American actor. His paternal half-brother is actor Liev Schreiber. Pablo, who is named after Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, was raised in Ymir, and moved to Seattle,...
92. Stephen Schwartz
Soundtrack | The Prince of Egypt
Stephen Schwartz was born on March 6, 1948 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a composer and writer, known for The Prince of Egypt (1998), Pocahontas (1995) and Enchanted (2007). He has been married to Carole Piasecki since July 6, 1969. They have two children.
93. Emily Skinner
Actress | Anastasia
Emily Skinner was born on June 29, 1970 in Richmond, Virginia, USA. She is an actress, known for Anastasia (1997), The Blacklist (2013) and The Adulterer (2000).
94. Patricia Tallman
Actress | Night of the Living Dead
When she portrayed "Lyta Alexander" in the Hugo Award-winning sci-fi series Babylon 5 (1993), Patricia Tallman was the most powerful telepath in the universe. Seems fitting, considering that the actress knew she was going to be in show business at the early age of two. It was then that she first ...
1979
95. John-Michael Tebelak
Writer | Godspell: A Musical Based on the Gospel According to St. Matthew
John-Michael Tebelak was born on September 17, 1949 in Berea, Ohio, USA. He was a writer and director, known for Godspell (1973), Godspell (2017) and Godspell 2025. He died on April 2, 1985 in New York City, New York, USA.
MFA
96. Jim Tetlow
Camera_department | Sesame Street
Jim Tetlow is known for Sesame Street (1969), A Question of Origins (1998) and Search for Tomorrow (1951).
lighting designer and theatre consultant
97. Sada Thompson
Actress | Family
Renowned and highly respected actress Sada Thompson has earned critical acclaim both on stage and TV for her noble, strong-minded matrons, but her more challenging and compelling work has come when her characters have displayed darker, more neurotic tones.
Born in Des Moines, Iowa, she was the ...
1949
98. Michael Tucker
Actor | L.A. Law
Baltimore-born actor Michael Tucker developed an interest in performing as a teen, when he made a chorus appearance as a "Lost Boy" in an amateur theater presentation of "Peter Pan". Following high school, he studied drama at Carnegie Tech., then found work in stock shows and in such repertory ...
99. Tamara Tunie
Actress | Flight
Tamara Tunie was born on March 14, 1959 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, USA. She is an actress and director, known for Flight (2012), The Devil's Advocate (1997) and Snake Eyes (1998). She was previously married to Gregory Generet and Greg Bouquett.
100. Blair Underwood
Actor | Deep Impact
A true multi-hyphenate, Blair Underwood is enjoying success in film, television and theatre, as an actor, director and producer. Underwood recently returned to Broadway starring opposite David Alan Grier in the Pulitzer Prize winning drama "A Solider's Play" for director Kenny Leon and the ...
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