List of Loyola Marymount University people
Here follows a list of notable alumni and faculty of Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California.
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Alumni
Film and Television
- Bob Beemer – Academy Award-winning sound mixer, Speed, Gladiator, Ray, Dreamgirls
- Kristopher Belman (B.A. 2004) – Film director, More Than a Game
- Barbara Broccoli – Producer, the James Bond film series.
- Tony Bui – Film director, Three Seasons
- Linda Cardellini – Actress, Scooby-Doo, ER
- Mindy Cohn – Actress, The Facts of Life
- Carson Daly – Television personality, Total Request Live, Last Call with Carson Daly (dropped out)[1]
- Bob Denver – Actor, Gilligan's Island
- Clark Duke – Actor, Greek, Clark and Michael
- David Mickey Evans – Film and television director/writer, The Sandlot, Radio Flyer
- Emily Harper – Actress, Passions
- Colin Hanks – Actor, Orange County
- Brian Helgeland (M.A. 1986) – Academy Award-winning screenwriter and film director, L.A. Confidential, Mystic River
- Chris Kobin (LLS) – Film and television writer/producer, The Girl Next Door
- Mila Kunis – Actress, That '70s Show, Family Guy, Forgetting Sarah Marshall
- Francis Lawrence (B.A. 1991) – Film Director, I am Legend
- Holly Madison – Television personality, The Girls Next Door
- David Michael Maurer – Emmy-nominated television director, The Apprentice
- Stephen McEveety – Film producer, Braveheart, The Passion of the Christ
- Sean McNamara – Film and television director/producer, Bratz, That's So Raven
- Dave Meyers – Film and music video director, The Hitcher
- David Mirkin (B.A. 1978) – Emmy-winning television producer, The Simpsons
- Beverly Mitchell – Actress, 7th Heaven
- Glen Morgan – Emmy-nominated television and film writer/director/producer, The X-Files, The Final Destination
- Lance Mungia – Film director, Six-String Samurai
- Van Partible – Television writer/producer, Johnny Bravo
- Tony Plana – Actor, Ugly Betty
- Steve Rossi – Actor, part of the Allen & Rossi comedy duo.
- Devin Sarno (B.A. 1988) – Composer, Video Producer
- Daniel J. Travanti (M.A. 1978) – Actor, Hill Street Blues
- Anton Vassil – Film Director, Marching out of Time, Laurent et Safi
- Michael Wayne – Film Producer and son of John Wayne
- Patrick Wayne – Actor and son of John Wayne
- Michael R. Williams – Feature film line producer and creator of Crewster.
- James Wong – Emmy-nominated television and film writer/director/producer, The X-Files, The Final Destination
Music
Politics
Attorneys
- 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
- Tom Girardi, attorney, founding partner of Girardi & Keese, earned a reputation as L.A. County's king of the class action lawsuit.
- Mark Geragos, J.D. 1982, high-profile defense attorney (graduate of Loyola Law School.)
- Carmen Milano, Cleveland lawyer who was eventually disbarred. Later became a Mafia member.
- Ronald S.W. Lew, attorney, judge
- Robert Shapiro, a 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. Gundhofer was previously ranked as the second highest paid executive in the banking industry.[1]
- Johnny Jet, US-based travel expert and CEO of JohnnyJet.com
- Thomas P. Logan, Rotary Foundation Fellow and American Businessman.
- Peter Walsh, Senior VP at Ameristar Casinos, Inc.
- Henry C. Yuen, co-founder, and former CEO and Chairman, of Gemstar-TV Guide International (graduate of Loyola Law School.)
Sports
- Rick Adelman, current Head Coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves.
- Billy Bean, former Major League Baseball outfielder.
- Bobby Burling, current San Jose Earthquakes defender.
- Andrew Bynum, current Los Angeles Lakers center (still attending).
- Chris Donnels, retired Major League Baseball player (1991–2002.)
- Gregory "Bo" Kimble, NBA player from 1991 to 1993.
- Hank Gathers, college basketball player who led NCAA division 1 in the 1988–1989 season in scoring and rebounding. He died midgame in 1990.
- Tim Layana, late Major League Baseball pitcher and World Series Champion (1990).
- Dick Moje, National Football League player.
- Pete Newell, hall of fame basketball coach.
- Chris Pettit, Major League Baseball outfielder.
- Keith Smith, retired basketball player.
- Jeff Stevens, Major League Baseball pitcher.
- Billy Traber, Major League Baseball pitcher.
- Josh Whitesell, Major League Baseball first baseman for the Arizona Diamondbacks
- C.J. Wilson, Major League Baseball pitcher.
- Phil Woolpert, hall of fame basketball coach.
Roman Catholic Church
Other
- Justen Quirante, first African American to attend and graduate from LMU.
- Ps Caleb Natanielliem, Executive Pastor of Mawar Sharon Church Indonesia
Faculty
- Most Reverend Gordon Bennett, S.J., D.D. Bishop Emeritus of Mandeville, Peter Faber, S.J. Fellow in Pastoral Theology and Ignatian Spirituality
- Rev. John A. Coleman, S.J., Ph.D. Professor of Theological Studies, Rev. Charles Cassassa, S.J. Professor of Social Values
- Rev. William Fulco, S.J., Ph.D. Professor of Classics and Archeology, National Endowment for the Humanities Professor of Ancient Mediterranean Studies
- Michael Genovese, Ph.D. Professor of Political Science, Loyola Chair of Leadership Studies, Director of the Institute of Leadership Studies, Fellow Commoner at the Queen's College (University of Oxford)
- 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
- 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
- Beth HenleyPresident's Professor in Theatre Arts, 1981 Pulitzer Prize winner for her play, Crimes of the Heart
Staff
- William Peter Blatty – Former public relations director
- Teri Schwartz – Dean of the School of Film and Television (2003–2009)
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