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Following is a list of notable alumni of
Chapman University .
Anastasia Baranova – film and television actress
Ryan Bergara – creator of documentary entertainment
web series
BuzzFeed Unsolved
Henry Blair – film, television and radio actor
[2]
Jason Michael Brescia – film director
Samantha Brown (non-degreed) –
television host , notable for her work as the host of several
Travel Channel shows
Chris Burrous – television journalist and news anchor
Jake Cherry – film actor
Erika Cohn –
Emmy and
Peabody winning film producer and director
Dime Davis (2008) – director and producer
Madison De La Garza – actress and
filmmaker
Matt Duffer (2007) – film and television writer, director, producer, and co-creator of
Stranger Things
Ross Duffer (2007) – film and television writer, director, and producer
Hannah Einbinder (2017) (BFA) – stand-up comedian and actor, known for
Hacks
Bob Einstein – film and television actor
[3]
Zachary Gordon - actor, singer and songwriter
Colin Hanks (non-degreed, left in 1997) – film and television actor
Ben York Jones (2006) – screenwriter and actor, co-creator of the television series
Everything Sucks!
[4]
Leslie Jones (non-degreed, left in 1986) – comedian, former
Saturday Night Live cast member
[5]
Tyler Patrick Jones – actor
[6]
Harshvardhan Kapoor –
Bollywood actor
Sanyukta Kaza (MFA) –
film editor
Paul Le Mat (1963) – movie actor
Matthew Lessner (2005) – independent
filmmaker
Jeff Lewis (1993) – real estate speculator, interior designer, and television personality on
Flipping Out
Eric Lloyd – actor best known for work as a child actor in such roles as Charlie Calvin in
Disney 's
The Santa Clause film trilogy
Kellan Lutz – fashion model and actor
[7]
Cecil Moller (MA 2010) – film director and producer
Linh Nga (MFA) –
film director ,
film producer ,
actress , and
screenwriter
Olatunde Osunsanmi (MFA) – film and television director
[8]
Malea Rose (BFA) – actress, writer, and producer
Utkarsh Sharma (BFA) – Indian actor
Justin Simien (2005) – filmmaker, actor, and author; director of
Dear White People
[9]
Roger Craig Smith (2003) – voice actor
Joan Staley (non-degreed) – model and actress
Jodie Sweetin (2005) – actress, star of television series
Full House and
Fuller House
[10]
Carles Torrens (
BFA 2008) –
film director
[11]
Josie Totah - actress, writer and producer
Ariel Tweto – cast member of the
documentary
television series
Flying Wild Alaska that aired on
Discovery Channel
Aspen Vincent (non-degreed) – voice actress,
Broadway actress, and singer
Michael Vlamis – actor and screenwriter
Jason Wise – filmmaker known for his wine documentaries
Kit Armstrong – classical pianist, composer, organist, and former
child prodigy
Stephen "tWitch" Boss – DJ and dancer
Kalena Bovell (2009) – conductor of the
Memphis Symphony Orchestra
Carolyn Waters Broe – conductor, composer, and violist who founded
Four Seasons Orchestra
Sabrina Bryan – dancer, choreographer, actress, singer, and member of
The Cheetah Girls
Grant Gershon (non-degreed) –
Grammy Award winning American
conductor and
pianist and artistic director of the
Los Angeles Master Chorale
King Henry – record producer and DJ
Kevin Kwan Loucks (EMBA 2017) – CEO of
Chamber Music America and member of classical music ensemble Trio Célest
Marty Paich – pianist, composer, arranger, record producer, music director, and conductor
Kyla Stone — Broadway actress, known for being the first Black actress to play “Anya” in
Anastasia (musical) and making her Broadway debut in
Harmony (musical)
Stacey Tappan (1995) – opera singer
Jason Thornberry (MFA) – magazine writer and musician with the Southern California alternative-punk group
Mulch
Deborah Voigt – opera singer
Literature and journalism
Emmett Ashford (1941) – first African American umpire in Major League Baseball
[21]
Don August – professional baseball player
Jeff Carnazzo (MEd) – high school teacher and football coach
Marty Castillo – professional baseball player
Matt Dinerman –
Thoroughbred horse racing announcer
Tim Flannery (1979) –
Major League Baseball player for eleven seasons and coach for
San Francisco Giants
[22]
Beccy Gordon – swimsuit model, member of the
United States women's national softball team ,
off-road racer, and pit-reporter
Brian Green – college baseball coach
Randy Jones – former professional
baseball player,
San Diego Padres ,
New York Mets ; 1976
Cy Young Award Winner
[23]
Steve Lavin – former head coach of
St. John's men's basketball team (2010–2015), former head coach of
UCLA men's basketball team (1996–2002)
[16]
Jeff Levering (2003) – Milwaukee Brewers play-by-play announcer
Gary Lucas – professional baseball player
Eric Marty – professional football player and coach
Stephen Nelson (2011) - MLB/NHL Network television personality, co-host of
Intentional Talk , and play-by-play announcer for the MLB Network-produced
Friday Night Baseball on
Apple TV+ .
[24]
[25]
Jay Pettibone – professional baseball player
Brent Poppen – paralympic sportsman, advocate, author, and teacher
Jim Saia – college basketball head coach
Eddie Soto (non-degreed) – professional soccer player
Kelli Stavast (2002) –
sportscaster who formerly worked for
NBC Sports as a pit reporter for both their
NASCAR
Paul Swingle – professional baseball player
[26]
Bill Trumbo (1961) – college basketball coach and athletic director
Miles Walker – professional tennis player
Paul Wekesa – professional tennis player
John Young – professional baseball player
Octavio Zambrano – professional soccer player and coach
Kate Ziegler –
2012 Summer Olympics competitor and
swimmer who specializes in
freestyle and
long-distance
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