A Partial List of UCLA Alumni in the Entertainment Industry

Directors | Producers | Writers | Actors/Performers | Animation | Cinematographers | Editors | Art Directors, Visual Effects, Costume/Production Design | Casting Directors | Documentary Filmakers | Executives/Agents | Preservationists/Executives | Critics/Columnists

Directors

Allison Anders ’86 (Gas, Food, Lodging, Mi Vida Loca)

Mike B. Anderson M.F.A. ’90 (The Simpsons)

Daniel Attias M.F.A. ’83 (The Sopranos, Six Feet Under)

Carlos Avila M.F.A. ’91(Price of Glory, Foto-Novelas)

Paul Bartel ’61 (Eating Raoul, Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills)

Bruce Bilson ’50 (Get Smart, The Odd Couple)

Charles Burnett ’69, M.F.A. ’77 (To Sleep with Anger, The Annihilation of Fish)

Patricia Cardoso M.F.A. ’94 (Real Women Have Curves, The Water Carrier of Cucunuba)

Francis Ford Coppola M.F.A. ’67 (Godfather trilogy, Apocalypse Now)

Alex Cox (RepoMan, Sid and Nancy)

Julie Dash M.F.A. ’85 (Daughters of the Dust, The Rosa Parks Story)

Jonathan Dayton ’80 and Valerie Faris ’80 (Little Miss Sunshine)

Laura Gabbert M.F.A. ’04 (Sunset Story)

Catherine Hardwicke (Thirteen, Lords of Dogtown)

Charles Herman-Wurmfeld (Legally Blond 2: Red, White and Blond, Kissing Jessica Stein)

Todd Holland ’83 (Malcolm in the Middle, The Larry Sanders Show)

Louis J. Horvitz ’68 (Multiple Academy Awards and Emmy Awards Shows)

Neal Jimenez ’83 (River’s Edge, The Waterdance)

David Koepp ’90 (Secret Window, Stir of Echoes)

Justin Lin ’95 (Better Luck Tomorrow, Annapolis)

Ramon Menendez (Stand and Deliver, Money for Nothing)

Niels Mueller M.F.A. ’89 (The Assassination of Richard Nixon)

Gregory Nava ’71, M.F.A. ’76 (American Family, Selena, Frida, Bordertown)

Alexander Payne M.F.A. ’90 (About Schmidt, Sideways)

Gina Prince-Bythewood ’91 (Love and Basketball, The Bernie Mac Show)

John Rando M.F.A. ’88 (Urinetown, The Wedding Singer)

Rob Reiner (A Few Good Men, When Harry Met Sally)

Tim Robbins ’82 (Dead Man Walking, Cradle Will Rock)

Jay Sandrich ’53 (Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Cosby Show)

Paul Schrader M.A. ’70 (Auto Focus, Affliction)

Tom Shadyac (Bruce Almighty; Liar, Liar)

Chuck Sheetz ’83 (Recess: School’s Out, What’s New, Scooby-Doo?)

Brad Silberling M.F.A. ’87 (City of Angels, Lemony Snicket’s: A Series of Unfortunate Events)

Penelope Spheeris ’69, M.A. ’73 (Wayne’s World, The Little Rascals)

Gore Verbinski ’87 (Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy, The Weather Man)

Kurt Voss (Down and Out with the Dolls, Sugar Town)

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Producers

Harve Bennett ’52 (Star Trek II,IV,V, Mod Squad)

Michael Berk ’70 (Baywatch, Daytona Beach)

Thomas Bliss ’75, J.D. ’82 (The Hurricane, Air Force One)

Baker Bloodworth ’84 (Beauty and the Beast)

Constance Burge ’84, M.F.A. ’86 (Ed, Charmed)

Moctesuma Esparza ’71, M.F.A. ’73 (Gods and Generals, The Milagro Beanfield War)

William Frederick Fray (Independence Day, The Patriot)

Felicia D. Henderson ’84, M.F.A. ’04 (Soul Food, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air)

Richard Lewis M.F.A. ’81 (Backdraft, Eulogy)

Jeff Margolis (Multiple Academy Awards, Primetime Emmy Awards)

Frank Marshall ’68 (The Bourne Supremacy, Seabiscuit)

Mike Medavoy ’63 (All the King’s Men, Basic)

Tom Nunan ’84 (Crash, The Illusionist)

Sarah Pillsbury (Desperately Seeking Susan, How to Make an American Quilt)

Gene Reynolds ’47 (MASH, Lou Grant)

Fred Roos ’56 (Godfather trilogy, Apocalypse Now)

Richard Sakai ’77, M.F.A. ’80 (As Good As It Gets, Jerry Maguire)

Jason Schafer ’93 (Queer As Folk, Totally Sexy Loser)

Darren Star ’83 (Kitchen Confidential, Sex and the City)

David Valdes ’76 (Unforgiven, The Green Mile)

Aron Warner ’83 (Shrek, Antz)

Eden Wurmfeld ’03 (Kissing Jessica Stein, Sunset Story)

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Writers

Shane Black ’83 (Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang; Lethal Weapon 1 & 2, Last Action Hero)

Jeffrey Boam M.F.A. ’72 (Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade, Lethal Weapon 3)

Patrick Cirillo M.F.A. ’84 (Tears of the Sun, Dangerous Heart)

Lewis Colick M.F.A. ’76 (Ladder 49, October Sky)

Sacha Gervasi (The Terminal, The Hypnotist)

Dan Gordon ’69 (Wyatt Earp, The Hurricane)

Pamela Gray M.F.A. ’93 (A Walk on the Moon, Music of the Heart)

Claudia Grazioso M.F.A. ’95 (Bring It On Again, Are We There Yet?)

Nicholas Griffin ’89 (Matchstick Men)

Dean Hargrove (Perry Mason, Columbo)

Jim Herzfeld ’84 (Meet the Parents, Meet the Fockers)

Collin Higgins M.F.A. ’70 (Harold and Maude, Nine to Five)

Randall Jahnson ’82 (The Doors, The Mask of Zorro)

Laeta Kalogridis M.F.A. ’94 (Alexander, Birds of Prey)

Gloria Katz ’69 (American Graffiti, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom)

David Koepp ’90 (Spider Man, Mission Impossible)

Scott Kosar M.F.A. ’01 (The Amityville Horror, The Machinist, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre)

Josefina Lopez M.F.A. ’00 (Real Woman Have Curves)

Michael Miner M.F.A. ’86 (Robocop)

Niels Mueller M.F.A. ’89 (Tadpole, The Assassination of Richard Nixon)

Ed Neumeier (Starship Troopers, Robocop Trilogy)

Alexander Payne M.F.A. ’90 (Sideways, About Schmidt, Election)

Don Payne ’87, M.F.A. ’91 (My Super Ex-Girlfriend, Fantastic Four 2, The Simpsons)

Gregory Poirier M.F.A. ’90 (Rosewood, Tomcats)

Robert Roy Pool M.F.A. ’81 (Outbreak, Armageddon)

F.J. Pratt ’82 (Frasier, Less Than Perfect)

Richard Price ’51 (The Color of Money, Mad Dog and Glory)

Daniel Pyne M.F.A. ’91 (The Manchurian Candidate, The Sum of All Fears)

Paris Qualles M.A. ’78 (The Tuskegee Airmen, Rosa Parks Story)

Billy Ray ’85 (Flight Plan, Suspect Zero, Shattered Glass)

Scott Rosenberg (Gone in 60 Seconds, High Fidelity)

Eric Roth (The Insider, Forrest Gump)

Paul Schrader M.A. ’70 (Raging Bull, Taxi Driver)

Ed Solomon (Men in Black, The In-Laws)

Dana Stevens ’85 (City of Angels, For the Love of the Game)

Kathy Stumpe M.F.A. ’91 (Cheers, Everybody Loves Raymond)

Eric Wald M.F.A. ’01 (View from the Top)

David S. Ward (The Sting, Sleepless in Seattle)

Audrey Wells M.F.A. ’89
(Shall We Dance, Under the Tuscan Sun, The Truth About Dogs & Cats)

Mike Werb M.F.A. ’02 and Michael Colleary M.F.A. ’86 (The Mask, Face/Off)

Marianne Wibberley ’89, M.F.A. ’91 (National Treasure, Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle)

Gregory Widen ’81, M.F.A. ’85 (Highlander, Backdraft)

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Actors/Performers

Corbin Bernson (Cuts, LA Law, The Great White Hype)

Jack Black (King Kong, The School of Rock, Shallow Hal)

Carol Burnett (Mad About You, The Carol Burnett Show)

Nancy Cartwright ’81 (The Simpsons, Rugrats)

Larry Cedar ’76, M.F.A. ’78 (Deadwood, On the Town)

Barbara Chiafollo (Follies)

James Dean ’59 (Rebel Without a Cause, East of Eden)

Joyce DeWitt M.F.A. ’74 (Three’s Company, The Nick at Nite Holiday Special)

Merrin Dungey ’93 (Summerland, Alias)

Susan Egan (Spider Man 2, 13 Going on 30, Cabaret)

Steve Forrest ’50 (Storyville, Mommie Dearest)

Joanna Gleason (Crimes and Misdemeanors, Hannah and Her Sisters)

Sam Golzari ’03 (American Dreamz, Closer)

Chris Gorham ’96 (Out of Practice, Medical Investigation)

Mariska Hargitay (Law & Order, Can’t Hurry Love)

Mark Harmon ’74 (NCIS, Chicago Hope, Freaky Friday)

Laurie Holden ’93 (The Majestic, The X-Files)

Judy Kaye ’73 (Mamma Mia, Law & Order)

Heather Lindell (Hairspray, Thoroughly Modern Millie)

A Martinez (General Hospital, LA Law)

Jim Morrison ’65 (The Doors)

Michael Pniewski ’83 (Ray, Miami Vice)

Tim Robbins ’82 ( Mystic River, The Shawshank Redemption, The Player, Bull Durham)

Travis Robertson ’03 (Mamma Mia)

John Rubinstein (Star Trek: Voyager, Ragtime)

Robert Sella ’85 (Chitty, Chitty, Bang, Bang; Cabaret, My Fair Lady)

Marley Shelton (Sin City, Uptown Girls)

Tom Skerritt (Steel Magnolias, Contact)

James B. Sikking ’59 (Doogie Howser M.D., Hill Street Blues)

Michael Stuhlbarg (The Pillowman, The Invention of Love)

George Takei ’60, M.A. ’64 (Star Trek)

Sarah Uriarte-Berry ’92 (Light in the Piazza, Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn)

Kevin Weisman ’93 (Alias)

Daphne Zuniga (Beautiful People, Melrose Place)

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Animation

Shane Acker M.A.R. ’98, M.F.A. ’04 (9)

Randy Cartwright (The Lion King, Antz)

Gil Kenan M.F.A. ’02 (Monster House)

Richard Quade M.F.A. ’90 (Toy Story; Monsters, Inc.)

Chuck Sheetz ’83 (Recess: School’s Out, What’s New - Scooby Doo?)

David Silverman ’79, M.F.A. ’83 (Monsters, Inc., The Simpsons)


Cinematographers

Stephen H. Burum ’62, M.A. ’65 ( Mission to Mars, The Untouchables)

Chris Chomyn M.F.A. ’90 (Lockdown, Phantasm III, IV)

Joan Churchill ’68 (Biggie and Tupac, Kurt & Courtney)

Dean Cundey ’68 (Jurassic Park, Apollo 13)

Elliot Davis (Thirteen, White Oleander, Lords of Dogtown)

Tom Richmond (Monster, The Singing Detective)

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Editors

Craig D. Kitson ’78 (8 Mile, In Her Shoes)

Nancy Richardson M.F.A. ’96 (Selena, Thirteen, Lords of Dogtown)

Pietro Scalia ’82, M.F.A. ’85
(Memoirs of a Geisha, The Great Raid, Black Hawk Down, Gladiator)

Jeffrey M. Wishengrad ’81 (The Singing Detective, Waking the Dead)

Mark Yardas M.F.A. ’96 (Wonder Boys, Red Dragon)


Art Directors, Visual Effects, Costume / Production Design

Curtis Beech M.F.A. ’03 (Mission: Impossible III, Idiocracy)

Doug Chiang (Star Wars I, II, III, Death Becomes Her)

Scott Farrar ’72, M.F.A. ’75
(The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe; Minority Report)

Catherine Hardwicke (Laurel Canyon, Vanilla Sky)

Deborah Nadoolman Landis M.F.A. ’75 (The Blues Brothers, Raiders of the Lost Ark)

Bruce Ryan M.F.A. ’77, M.A. ’82 (Grammy® Awards)

Hoyt Yeatman ’77 (Mighty Joe Young, Kangaroo Jack, The Abyss, Armageddon)


Casting Directors

Michael Fenton (Back to the Future, Chinatown)

Wendy Sue Kurtzman ’80 (Dangerous Beauty, Independence Day)

Leslie Litt ’82 (Friends)

Lynn Arlen Stalmaster ’49, M.A. ’52 (Battlefield Earth, To Gillian On Her 37th Birthday)

Victoria Thomas ’68 (The Last Samurai, After the Sunset)

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Documentary Filmakers

Joan Churchill ’68 (Soldier Girls, Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer)

Laura Gabbert M.F.A. ’04 (Sunset Story)

Doug Pray M.F.A. ’91 (Big Rig, Infamy, Sidewalk Gallery)

Billy Ray ’85 (Shattered Glass)

Marco Williams M.F.A. ’91, M.A. ’92 (Two Towns of Jasper, In Search of Our Fathers)


Executives/Agents

Warren Cowan ’41

Geoffrey D. Gilmore M.A. ’79 (Sundance Film Festival)

Claudia Lewis (Searchlight)

Vanessa Morrison (Twentieth Century Fox)

Mike Ovitz ’68

John Ptak ’67

Thomas Schumacher ’80 (Walt Disney)

Paul Schwartzman

Stacey Snider J.D. ’85 (Paramount Pictures)

Geoff Stier M.A. ’84 (Paramount Pictures)


Preservationists/Executives

Michael Friend M.A. ’84 (Sony)

Gregory Lukow M.A. ’79, C.P.H. ’81 (Library of Congress)


Critics/Columnists

Army Archerd ’41

Sheila Benson

Digby Diehl M.A. ’69

Stephen Farber M.A. ’69

Kirk Honeycutt ’71

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