List of Loyola Marymount University people

Here follows a list of notable alumni and faculty of Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California, United States.

Alumni[]

Film and television[]

• John Bailey - cinematographer, film director and former president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Ordinary People, Groundhog Day, He's Just Not That Into You
• Bob Beemer – Academy Award-winning sound mixer, Speed, Gladiator, Ray, Dreamgirls
• Maria Blasucci – actress, writer Mascots, Ghost Ghirls
• – film producer and screenwriter, Fling, Indiscretion
• Barbara Broccoli – producer, the James Bond film series
• Effie T. Brown - producer, Dear White People,^[1] But I'm a Cheerleader,^[2] Real Women Have Curves^[3]
• Tony Bui – film director, Three Seasons
• Jennifer Candy - producer and actress, known for In Vino (2019), Liv and Maddie (2013) and Where's This Party? (2014). Daughter of John Candy.
• Linda Cardellini – actress, Scooby-Doo, ER, Freaks and Geeks, Avengers: Endgame, Dead to Me
• Mindy Cohn – actress, The Facts of Life
• Carson Daly (dropped out) – television personality, Total Request Live, Last Call with Carson Daly
• Bob Denver – actor, Gilligan's Island, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
• Clark Duke – actor, Greek, Clark and Michael
• Scott Eastwood - actor, Gran Torino, Fury; son of Clint Eastwood
• Chase Ellison - actor, Tooth Fairy, The Boy Who Cried Werewolf
• David Mickey Evans – film and television director and writer, The Sandlot, Radio Flyer
• Lauren Froderman – dancer, winner of So You Think You Can Dance, season 7
• Mark Haapala (B.A. 2002) – television producer, director and actor, Entourage
• Jack Haley Jr. (B.A. English 1956) – Emmy-winning television and film writer, director, and producer; former president of Fox Television
• Colin Hanks – actor, Orange County; son of Tom Hanks
• Emily Harper – actress, Passions
• Brian Helgeland (M.A. 1986) – Academy Award-winning screenwriter and film director, L.A. Confidential, Mystic River
• Dwayne Hickman – actor, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
• Kaliko Kauahi - actress, Superstore
• Gloria Calderón Kellett – writer and actress, co-showrunner of One Day at a Time
• Chris Kobin (LLS) – film and television writer and producer, Hollywood Don't Surf!
• Mila Kunis – actress, That '70s Show, Family Guy, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Black Swan
• Christopher Landon - film director and writer, Happy Death Day, Freaky, Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones
• Francis Lawrence (B.A. 1991) – film director, I Am Legend
• Emma Lockhart – actress, Batman Begins, Ace Ventura, Jr.: Pet Detective
• Holly Madison – television personality, The Girls Next Door
• Stephen McEveety – film producer, Braveheart, The Passion of the Christ
• Sean McNamara – film and television director and producer, Bratz, That's So Raven
• Dave Meyers – film and music video director, The Hitcher
• Kate Micucci (B.A. 2003) – actress, singer, and songwriter, Garfunkel and Oates
• David Mirkin (B.A. 1978) – Emmy-winning television producer, The Simpsons
• Beverley Mitchell – actress, 7th Heaven
• Glen Morgan – Emmy-nominated television and film writer, director, and producer, The X-Files, The Final Destination
• Lance Mungia – film director, Six-String Samurai
• John Stewart Muller – film director and screenwriter, Fling, Indiscretion
• Taylour Paige – dancer, actress, Hit The Floor
• Van Partible – television writer, producer, Johnny Bravo
• Busy Philipps – actress, Freaks and Geeks, Dawson's Creek, White Chicks, Cougar Town
• Tony Plana – actor, Ugly Betty
• Jessica Rey – actress, Power Rangers: Wild Force^[4]
• Steve Rossi – actor, part of the Allen & Rossi comedy duo
• Devin Sarno (B.A. 1988) – composer, video producer
• Stassi Schroeder – participant in The Amazing Race 8, Queen Bees, and star of Vanderpump Rules
• Chris Sullivan (B.A. 2002) – actor, The Knick
• Daniel J. Travanti (M.A. 1978) – actor, Hill Street Blues
• Anton Vassil – film director, Marching Out of Time,
• Michael Wayne – film producer and son of John Wayne
• Patrick Wayne – actor and son of John Wayne
• – feature film line producer and creator of
• James Wong – Emmy-nominated television and film writer, director, and producer, The X-Files, The Final Destination

Kyra Lizama (television personality) - “Love Island USA

Literature[]

• Luis Aguilar-Monsalve - writer and educator, Daryl R. Karns Award for Scholarly and Creative Activity^[5]
• Lisa See - writer, her books include On Gold Mountain, Shanghai Girls, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan^[6]

Music[]

• Jason Bentley, music director for KCRW^[7]
• Eric Erlandson, former lead guitarist for alternative rock band Hole
• Elvin Estela, hip hop producer and DJ^[8]
• Jauz, EDM Artist
• Matt Maust, bass player of Cold War Kids^[9]
• Jonnie Russell, former vocalist and multi-instrumentalist of Cold War Kids^[10]
• Michael Shuman, bass player for the Queens of the Stone Age
• Jimmy Tamborello, keyboard player and percussionist of The Postal Service, producer^[11]
• Mark Volman, singer and songwriter for The Turtles, The Mothers of Invention, and Flo & Eddie
• Omid Walizadeh, hip hop producer
• Nathan Willet, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist of Cold War Kids^[12]

Politics[]

• Bill Bogaard, mayor of Pasadena, California^[13]
• Bill Campbell, politician and former California State Assembly Republican Leader
• Benjamin Cayetano, former governor of Hawaii (1994–2002)^[14]
• Tony Coelho, former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from California and Democratic Majority Whip^[15]
• Bob Dornan, former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from California^[16]
• Rudy Sablan, former Lieutenant Governor of Guam (1975–1979)^[17]
• Helen Singleton, civil rights activist and Freedom Rider
• Louis Vitale, priest and peace activist

Law[]

• Johnnie Cochran, attorney; defended O. J. Simpson (J.D. graduate of Loyola Law School)
• Lynn Compton, former prosecutor, Superior Court Judge, and Appellate Court Judge; lead prosecutor in the case against Sirhan Sirhan who assassinated Robert F. Kennedy; also was awarded a Silver Star while serving as a Second Lieutenant commanding the 2nd platoon of Easy Company in the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, part of the 101st Airborne Division in World War II
• Mark Geragos, J.D. 1982, high-profile defense attorney (graduate of Loyola Law School)
• Tom Girardi, attorney, founding partner of Girardi & Keese, earned a reputation as L.A. County's king of the class action lawsuit
• Ronald S.W. Lew, attorney, judge
• Carmen Milano, Cleveland lawyer, eventually disbarred, later became a Mafia member
• Robert Shapiro, high-profile defense attorney; defended O. J. Simpson with Cochran (graduate of Loyola Law School)

Business[]

• John Edward Anderson, President of Topa Equities, Ltd.; ranked #189 in the Forbes 400 Richest Americans list
• Jerry Grundhofer, former CEO of US Bancorp; previously ranked as the second highest paid executive in the banking industry^[18]
• Wilfred Von der Ahe, co-founder of Vons supermarket chain
• Henry C. Yuen, co-founder, and former CEO and Chairman, of Gemstar-TV Guide International (graduate of Loyola Law School)
• Tom Mueller (M.S. '92), co-founder, and VP of rocket propulsion at SpaceX
• John Stankey, Current COO of AT&T, graduated with a B.A. in finance. On July 1, 2020, Stankey will start as CEO of AT&T.
• , Founder of DSTLD, Founder of Voyage SMS

Sports[]

Ty Kelly

Josh Whitesell

• Rick Adelman, former Head Coach of the Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings and Minnesota Timberwolves^[19]
• Billy Bean, former Major League Baseball outfielder^[20]
• Chris Donnels, retired Major League Baseball player (1991–2002)^[21]
• Corey Gaines (born 1965), basketball player and coach
• Hank Gathers, college basketball player who led NCAA division 1 in the 1988–1989 season in scoring and rebounding; died midgame in 1990^[22]
• Ty Kelly (born 1988), Major league baseball player
• Gregory "Bo" Kimble, NBA player from 1991 to 1993^[23]
• Tim Layana, late Major League Baseball pitcher and World Series Champion (1990)^[24]
• Dick Moje, National Football League player^[25]
• Pete Newell, hall of fame basketball coach^[26]
• Maury Nipp, NFL player
• Chris Pettit, Major League Baseball outfielder^[27]
• Keith Smith, retired basketball player^[28]
• Jeff Stevens, Major League Baseball pitcher.^[29]
• Billy Traber, Major League Baseball pitcher^[30]
• Josh Whitesell, Major League Baseball first baseman for the Arizona Diamondbacks^[31]
• C.J. Wilson, Major League Baseball pitcher^[32]
• Phil Woolpert, hall of fame basketball coach^[33]

Religion[]

• Most Reverend Gordon Bennett, S.J., D.D., Bishop Emeritus of Mandeville (Roman Catholic Church)
• Most Reverend Cirilo Flores, Bishop of San Diego (Roman Catholic Church)
• Jean Dolores Schmidt, BVM (better known as Sister Jean) – current chaplain for the men's basketball team of Loyola University Chicago; became a major media celebrity during the team's 2018 Final Four run (M.A., 1961

Other[]

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Faculty[]

• Most Reverend Gordon Bennett, S.J., D.D., Bishop Emeritus of Mandeville, Peter Faber, S.J. Fellow in Pastoral Theology and Ignatian Spirituality
• Antonia Darder, Ph.D., Professor of Education and Leavey Endowed Chair of Ethics and Moral Leadership
• Chris Donahue, Lecturer, School of Film and Television (Spring 1997–Fall 2002), Academy Award-winning film producer^[34][35]
• Rev. William Fulco, S.J., Ph.D., Professor of Classics and Archeology, National Endowment for the Humanities Professor of Ancient Mediterranean Studies
• Amir Hussain, Ph.D., Professor of Theological Studies and Editor of the Journal of the American Academy of Religion
• Helen Landgarten (1921-2011), American psychotherapist, art therapy pioneer. The Helen B. Landgarten Art Therapy Clinic at Loyola Marymount University was founded in 2007.
• Rubén Martínez, Professor of English and Fletcher Jones Chair in Literature & Writing at Loyola Marymount University
• Rev. Thomas P. Rausch, S.J., Ph.D., Professor of Theological Studies, T. Marie Chilton Professor of Catholic Theology
• Chuck Rosenthal, Ph.D., Professor of English
• Paul Salamunovich, Ph.D (honoris causa) Professor of Music, conductor of the Los Angeles Master Chorale 1991–2001, Grammy Nominee, recipient of the Pro-Eclesia et Pontifice and a Knight Commander in the Order of St. Gregory, inaugural inductee: Loyola Marymount University Faculty Hall of Fame.
• Daniel L. Smith-Christopher, D.Phil., Professor of Theological Studies—Old Testament, Chair of the Peace Studies Program
• Wole Soyinka, Nobel Laureate, President's Marymount Professor
• Paul Tiyambe Zeleza, Ph.D., Dean of the Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts; President's Professor of African-American Studies and History
• Hector Tobar, Adjunct Professor of Literature

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