List of Santa Monica College people
This page lists the members of Santa Monica College, including students, alumni, faculty and academic affiliates associated.
Alumni
Arts and entertainment
- Paul Thomas Anderson, film director[1]
- Lloyd Avery II, actor
- Penn Badgley, actor
- Steven Blum, voice actor
- Daniele Bolelli, author, podcaster
- Mark Bradford, artist
- Chikezie, musician, American Idol finalist
- Rivers Cuomo, musician (Weezer)
- Phire Dawson, game show model, one of Barker's Beauties
- James Dean, actor
- John Densmore, drummer for The Doors
- Cliff Eidelman, musician
- Jack Elam, actor
- Will Estes, actor
- Emma Ferreira, artist, sculptor, photographer, and philanthropist
- Andrea Fay Friedman, actor
- Cam Gigandet, actor (Twilight)
- Josh Haden, musician
- Dustin Hoffman, actor
- Marco Hofschneider, actor
- Rickie Lee Jones, musician
- Mahira Khan, actor
- Sandra Knight, actor
- Robby Krieger, musician (The Doors)
- Alison Lohman, actor
- Teena Marie, singer
- Yael Markovich, Israeli/American model and beauty queen/pageant titleholder
- Duff McKagan, musician (Guns N' Roses, Velvet Revolver, Loaded)
- Kel Mitchell, actor
- Mike Muir, musician (Suicidal Tendencies)
- Dustin O'Halloran, post-classical pianist and composer
- Sean Penn, actor
- Kenneth Price, ceramic artist and printmaker
- Nick Sagan, novelist and screenwriter
- Anita Sarkeesian, video game critic[2]
- Kentaro Sato, composer
- Arnold Schwarzenegger, actor and 38th governor of California
- Ryan Seacrest, radio personality, television host, network producer and voice actor
- Michele Serros, author
- Dax Shepard, actor, comedian, filmmaker, podcaster
- SNoW, musician
- Gloria Stuart, actor
- Kristine Sutherland, actor
- Hilary Swank, actor
- Kenan Thompson, actor
- Tessa Thompson, actor
- Vaush (Ian Kochinski), political YouTube livestreamer
- Frank Welker, voice actor
- Gary Zekley, record producer
Sports
- John Adams, former NFL player
- Laila Ali, boxer
- Ralph Anderson, former NFL player
- Isaac Bruce, former NFL player
- Glenn Cowan, table tennis player
- Vic Darensbourg, MLB pitcher[3]
- Thelma "Tiby" Eisen (1922-2014), baseball player
- George Farmer, former NFL player
- Anthony Frederick, former professional basketball player
- Lee Grosscup, former NFL player and broadcaster
- John Harris, former NFL player
- Barry Jaeckel, professional golfer
- Chad Johnson, former NFL wide receiver
- Jimmy Johnson, pro football hall of famer
- Brian Kingman, MLB pitcher[3]
- Lenny Krayzelburg, swimmer
- Keith Lee, former NFL player
- Evan Lysacek, figure skating Olympic gold medalist
- Marv Marinovich, former NFL player
- Rodney McCray, MLB outfielder[3]
- Candice Michelle, wrestler
- Fred Miller, former NFL player
- David Nwaba, NBA player
- Mac O'Grady, golfer
- Billy Parks, former NFL player
- Rob Picciolo, MLB infielder[3]
- Al Scates, winningest volleyball coach in NCAA history
- Terry Schofield, former professional basketball player and coach
- Steve Smith Sr., former NFL wide receiver
- Deshawn Stephens, former professional basketball player
- Brian Stewart, NFL and college coach
- Genki Sudo, Japanese mixed martial artist
- Sean Whyte, CFL kicker
- Sidney Wicks, four-time NBA All-Star and 1972 NBA Rookie of the Year
- A. D. Williams, former NFL player
- Yehuda Zadok, Israeli Olympic runner
Other
- Walter Cunningham, astronaut
- Don Edwards, politician
- Bobbi Fiedler, United States Representative
- David Geffen, record executive
- Hee Sook Lee, businesswoman, founder of BCD Tofu House chain
- Monica Lewinsky, White House intern
- Nathan Myhrvold, former Microsoft chief technology officer
- Phil Remington, motorsports engineer[4]
- Arnold Schwarzenegger, 38th governor of California, actor (A.A. 1977)
- Stephen Silberkraus, author, Nevada State Assemblyman
- Helen Singleton, civil rights activist and Freedom Rider
- Larry Stevenson, inventor, skateboarder pro
- Nick Webster, soccer commentator and Fox Soccer Channel personality
- Inonge Wina, vice president of Zambia
Faculty
- Salvador Carrasco, film director (The Other Conquest) and head of SMC's Film Production Program[5]
- Andy Hill (born c. 1950), 3x college national champion basketball player, President of CBS Productions and Channel One News, author, and motivational speaker
- Victor Millan (aka, Joseph Brown), actor; dean of the theatre arts department[6]
References
- ^ Marc Maron (January 5, 2015). "Episode 565 – Paul Thomas Anderson". WTF with Marc Maron (Podcast). Event occurs at 37:12. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
- ^ "Alumni Spotlight". Retrieved April 30, 2015.
- ^ a b c d MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from Santa Monica College. Baseball Reference. Retrieved on April 22, 2016.
- ^ Comer, Colin (July 2013). "Torch Bearer". Road & Track. 64 (10): 74–79, 108.
- ^ Saval, Malina (July 2014). "Film Professor Creates Low-Cost Production Program at Santa Monica College". Variety.com. Variety.
- ^ "Joseph Brown August 1, 1920 – April 3, 2009". Los Angeles Times. April 7, 2009. Retrieved April 18, 2009.