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The following is a partial list of notable alumni and faculty of
Columbia College Chicago.
Notable alumni
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Scott Adsit (1987) – actor on
30 Rock
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Chester Alamo-Costello (1998) – artist and photographer
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Melissa Albert (2006) – author of young adult fiction
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Hettie Barnhill (2006) – dancer in 2009 Broadway production of
Fela!
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Aidy Bryant (2009) – former cast member of
Saturday Night Live
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Mickie Caspi (1982) – artist
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Shea Coulee (2011) – drag queen and contestant on
RuPaul's Drag Race
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Nick Charles – sports broadcaster
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Common (attended briefly) – rapper, actor, author
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Chet Coppock (1971) – sports commentator for WLS radio
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Greg Corner – musician, bass player of
Kill Hannah, musical director and co-host of
JBTV
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David Cromer (attended briefly; award-winning director of
Adding Machine)
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Charlie Curtis-Beard – rapper and
TikTok personality
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Jeffrey Daniels – author and poet
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Brant Daugherty (2008) – actor
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Andy Dick – actor (attended briefly)
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Phyllis Diller – comedian and actress
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Jimmy Dore – stand-up comedian, former political commentator for
The Young Turks, host of The Jimmy Dore Show
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Bruce DuMont (1969) – broadcaster
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Aiden English (2010) – professional wrestler
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Elaine Equi – poet
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Deitra Farr – blues singer
[1]
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Danny Fenster (2009) – journalist, editor of Frontier Myanmar
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
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Mauro Fiore (1987) –
Academy Award-winning cinematographer (
Avatar,
The Island,
Tears of the Sun,
Training Day)
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Kathleen Flinn (1989) – New York Times best-selling author
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Paul Garnes – Producer Selma, QueenSugar, The Game
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Greg Glienna – director and screenwriter
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Michael Goi (1980) – cinematographer
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Kevin Gosztola (2010) – journalist, writer, and documentarian
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Shecky Greene (1946) – comedian and actor
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Chester Gregory (1995) – actor, Broadway productions of
Tarzan,
Cry Baby, and
Dreamgirls
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Michael Grothaus (2000) – novelist, author of Epiphany Jones
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John Guleserian – cinematographer
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Hal Haenel (1981) – senior vice president of
20th Century Fox
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Larry Heinemann (1971) – novelist, author of
Paco's Story
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David Heinz (2002) – film editor
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Isabella Hofmann – actor
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Erica Hubbard (1999) – actor on
Lincoln Heights
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Andrew Huebner (1998) – Emmy Award-winning television producer with Nickelodeon Animation Studios
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Jeremih (2009) – singer
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Rashid Johnson (2000) – photographer
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Janusz Kamiński (1982–87) –
Academy Award-winning cinematographer for
Schindler's List,
Saving Private Ryan
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John Kass – columnist
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Kid Sister (2004) – recording artist
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Kyle Kinane (2002) – comedian
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J. A. Konrath – writer of the Jack Daniels mystery series
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Tina La Porta (1989) – Digital Artist
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Laura Les – American music producer, singer and songwriter, half of experimental electronic duo "
100 gecs"
[7]
[8]
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Jake Lloyd – actor, played Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars film
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Josefina Lopez (1991) – author of
Real Women Have Curves
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Becky Lynch – professional wrestler
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Shane Madej (producer) (2009) – founder of Watcher Entertainment, filmmaker, writer, producer
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Liz Mandeville – blues musician, singer, songwriter, music producer, record label owner
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The Mazeking – contemporary visual artist
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Kym Mazelle – singer and actress
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Chris McKay – animator, film and television director, editor and producer
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Austin P. McKenzie – actor
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Joe Meno (1997) – author
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Sharon Mesmer (1983) – poet, author
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Michelle Monaghan – actress,
Gone Baby Gone,
Mission: Impossible III
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Ozier Muhammad (1972) –
Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist for
The New York Times
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Bob Odenkirk – writer for
Saturday Night Live (1987–1995), actor (
Breaking Bad,
Better Call Saul)
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Lola Omolola – journalist
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Anita Padilla (1991) – reporter for
FOX Chicago
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Diane Pathieu (2001) – weekend news anchor for
WLS-TV in Chicago
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Steve Pink – actor, screenwriter and director
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Tonya Pinkins (1996) –
Tony Award-winning actress
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Laura Post – voice actress
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Mark Protosevich (1983) – screenwriter of
I Am Legend,
Poseidon,
The Cell
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Aidan Quinn – actor,
Elementary,
Legends of the Fall
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Declan Quinn (1979) – cinematographer
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Matthew Rehwoldt (2010) – professional wrestler
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Rob Renzetti – animator and creator of
My Life as a Teenage Robot
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Dean Richards reporter and broadcaster (1976)
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Andy Richter (1988) – actor, sidekick on
Conan
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Alexander Rybak (2022) – winner of 2009
Eurovision
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Saba (attended briefly) – rapper, record producer
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Pat Sajak (1968) – host of
Wheel of Fortune
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Marcus Sakey – best-selling author
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Anna D. Shapiro – theater director and Steppenwolf ensemble member
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Drew Shiflett (1974) – mixed media artist and sculptor
[9]
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Silver Sphere (1999) – singer-songwriter
[10]
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Bob Sirott (1971) – broadcaster
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Matt Skiba – musician, lead singer and guitarist of
Alkaline Trio
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Coyla May Spring –
Chautauqua dramatic reader, singer, pianist
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Michael Stahl-David (2005) – actor,
Cloverfield,
The Black Donnellys
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Dino Stamatopoulos – comedy writer
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Greg Stimac (2005) – artist
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Mike Stoklasa – director, actor, and creator of
RedLetterMedia
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Sumanth (1996) – Indian film actor/producer
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Genndy Tartakovsky (1990) – creator of
Dexter's Laboratory,
Samurai Jack,
Sym-Bionic Titan
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Robert Teitel (1990) – producer of
Men of Honor,
Barbershop,
Notorious
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George Tillman, Jr. (1991) – director of
Men of Honor,
Barbershop,
Notorious
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Glenna Smith Tinnin (1897) – women's suffrage leader and theater professional
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Nadine Velazquez (2001) – actress in
The League
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Jim Verraros,
dance musician and actor
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Jordan Vogt-Roberts (2006) – film and television director
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Lena Waithe – actress, producer, and screenwriter of
Master of None
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Ryley Walker – American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Frank Waln (2014) – Sicangu Lakota Native American rapper and activist
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Sam Weller – (1990) author, biographer
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Jon Wellner – actor,
CSI 1997
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Francis White (2007) – musician
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Jim Williams – broadcaster
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Timothy French – artist
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Kimberly Jones (attended briefly) – author
Faculty
- † denotes former faculty member
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""This chaotic duo sounds like nothing and everything you've ever heard"". Washingtonpost.com.
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"EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Silver's "Drinking Games" is for Anyone Who Has Ever Thought They Were in Love".
Ones to Watch. May 4, 2018. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
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"Pop Music Critic Jim DeRogatis to Rock Department of English at Columbia College Chicago". Press release.
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