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.

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## Alumni[edit]

### Film and television[edit]

* 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
* 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
* Scott Gairdner, comedy writer and director; creator of Moonbeam City
* 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
* John Stewart Muller, film director and screenwriter, Fling, Indiscretion
* Lance Mungia, film director, Six-String Samurai
* 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]
* Leon Robinson, actor, singer, producer; Cool Runnings, The Temptations, Above the Rim, OZ, A Day To Die (2022)
* Steve Rossi, actor, part of the Allen & Rossi comedy duo
* Ava Sambora, actress; daughter of Richie Sambora and Heather Locklear
* Devin Sarno (B.A. 1988), composer, video producer
* Stassi Schroeder, participant in The Amazing Race 8, cast member of Queen Bees and 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, Laurent et Safi
* Cerina Vincent, actress, Power Rangers Lost Galaxy, Cabin Fever
* Michael Wayne, film producer; son of John Wayne
* Patrick Wayne, actor; son of John Wayne
* James Wong, Emmy-nominated television and film writer, director, and producer, The X-Files, The Final Destination

### Literature[edit]

* Luis Aguilar-Monsalve, writer and educator, Daryl R. Karns Award for Scholarly and Creative Activity[5]
* Richard C. Laymon, horror author; books include The Cellar and The Beast House
* Lisa See, writer; books include On Gold Mountain, Shanghai Girls, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan[6]

### Music[edit]

* Jason Bentley, music director for KCRW[7]
* Eric Erlandson, former lead guitarist for alternative rock band Hole
* Elvin Estela, hip hop producer and DJ[7]
* Jauz, EDM artist
* Rochelle Hoi-Yiu Kwan, DJ, founder of Chinatown Records, community organizer[8] [9]
* Matt Maust, bass player of Cold War Kids[10]
* 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[7]
* 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[10]

### Politics[edit]

* Bill Bogaard, mayor of Pasadena, California[11]
* Bill Campbell, politician and former California State Assembly Republican Leader
* Benjamin Cayetano, former governor of Hawaii (1994–2002)[12]
* Tony Coelho, former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from California and Democratic Majority Whip[13]
* Bob Dornan, former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from California[14]
* Lena Gonzalez, member of the California State Senate
* Kim Hee-kyung, former Vice Minister of Gender Equality and Family in South Korea[15]
* Rudy Sablan, former Lieutenant Governor of Guam (1975–1979)[16]
* Helen Singleton, civil rights activist and Freedom Rider
* Louis Vitale, priest and peace activist

### Law[edit]

* 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; awarded a Silver Star 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[edit]

* John Edward Anderson, President of Topa Equities, Ltd.; ranked #189 on 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[17]
* Tom Mueller (M.S. '92), co-founder and VP of rocket propulsion at SpaceX
* John Stankey, COO/CEO of AT&T, graduated with a B.A. in finance
* Wilfred Von der Ahe, co-founder of Vons supermarket chain
* Henry C. Yuen, co-founder, former CEO, and chairman of Gemstar-TV Guide International (graduate of Loyola Law School)

### Science[edit]

* Steven C. Hayes, psychologist, creator of acceptance and commitment therapy
* LaShyra Nolen, medical student and science communicator; first black woman to be elected class president of the Harvard Medical School

### Sports[edit]

Ty Kelly Josh Whitesell

* Rick Adelman, former head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings and Minnesota Timberwolves[18]
* Billy Bean, former Major League Baseball outfielder[19]
* Chris Donnels, retired Major League Baseball player (1991–2002)[20]
* Michael Erush (born 1984), soccer player and coach
* 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[21]
* Ty Kelly (born 1988), Major League Baseball player
* Gregory "Bo" Kimble, NBA player from 1991 to 1993[22]
* Tim Layana, late Major League Baseball pitcher and World Series Champion (1990)[23]
* Dick Moje, National Football League player[24]
* Pete Newell, hall of fame basketball coach[25]
* Maury Nipp, NFL player
* Chris Pettit, Major League Baseball outfielder[26]
* Keith Smith, retired basketball player[27]
* Jeff Stevens, Major League Baseball pitcher[28]
* Billy Traber, Major League Baseball pitcher[29]
* Josh Whitesell, Major League Baseball first baseman for the Arizona Diamondbacks[30]
* C.J. Wilson, Major League Baseball pitcher[31]
* Phil Woolpert, hall of fame basketball coach[32]

### Religion[edit]

* 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)
* His Eminence Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn, Archbishop Emeritus of Saigon (Roman Catholic Church)
* Jean Dolores Schmidt, BVM (better known as Sister Jean), 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)

## Faculty[edit]

* 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[33][34]
* 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), 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 of 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
* Hector Tobar, Adjunct Professor of Literature
* Paul Tiyambe Zeleza, Ph.D., Dean of the Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts; President's Professor of African-American Studies and History

## References[edit]

1. ^ Littleton, Cynthia (November 6, 2014). "'Dear White People' Producer Effie Brown Joins HBO's 'Project Greenlight' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
2. ^ But I'm a Cheerleader, retrieved January 19, 2018
3. ^ Rooney, David (January 17, 2002). "Real Women Have Curves". Variety. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
4. ^ "Meta Con Announces Power Rangers Stars Jason Faunt and Jessica Rey". Anime News Network. April 23, 2012. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
5. ^ News | Hanover College
6. ^ "Lisa See". Newsmakers. 4. Gale. April 1, 2010 - via Biography in Context.
7. ^ a b c "UCLA and USC's Music Scenes Have Nothing on Loyola Marymount". LAweekly.com. February 11, 2014. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
8. ^ University, Loyola Marymount. "Successful Alumni - Loyola Marymount University". bellarmine.lmu.edu. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
9. ^ Kwun, Aileen (January 21, 2023). "Redefining the 'New' in Lunar New Year". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
10. ^ a b c "Band on the Run". TheGuardian.com. February 1, 2007. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
11. ^ "Mayor's Biography". The City of Pasadena. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
12. ^ "Benjamin Cayetano, Governor of Hawaii". UCLA Spotlight. Archived from the original on February 27, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
13. ^ "COELHO, Tony (1942 - )". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
14. ^ "DORNAN, Robert Kenneth (1933- )". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
15. ^ "[프로필] 김희경 여성가족부 차관". NewsPim (in Korean). February 7, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
16. ^ Underwood, Robert (August 2, 1995). "Tribute to the Late Lt. Governor Rudolph Guerrero Sablan". Congressional Record. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
17. ^ "Jerry A Grundhofer, CEO of US Bancorp (USB), Earns $38.6 mil". Forbes.
18. ^ "Richard Leonard Adelman (Rick)". Basketball-Reference.Com. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
19. ^ "Billy Bean Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
20. ^ "Chris Donnels Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
21. ^ 62: Hank Gathers collapses, dies of a heart condition
22. ^ "Bo Kimble". Basketball-Reference.Com. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
23. ^ "Tim Layana Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
24. ^ "Dick Moje". Pro-Football-Reference.Com. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
25. ^ Weber, Bruce (November 18, 2008). "Pete Newell, Basketball Coach and Innovator, Dies at 93". The New York Times. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
26. ^ "Christopher Michael Pettit". Baseball-Reference.Com. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
27. ^ "Keith Smith". Basketball-Reference.Com. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
28. ^ "Jeff Stevens Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
29. ^ "Billy Traber Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
30. ^ "Josh Whitesell Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
31. ^ "C.J. Wilson Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
32. ^ LMULIONS.com: Phil Woolpert Bio: Loyola Marymount Official Athletic Site: LMU at 100
33. ^ "Chris Donahue 2017 Resume and CV by ChrisDonahue.Info - Issuu". issuu. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
34. ^ "Chris Donahue — Humanitas". Humanitas. Retrieved October 5, 2020.

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