List of Columbia College Chicago people
The following is a partial list of notable alumni and faculty of Columbia College Chicago.
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Notable alumni
- Scott Adsit (1987) - actor on 30 Rock
- Len Amato (1975) - president of HBO Films
- David-Matthew Barnes (attended briefly) - novelist, playwright, poet, and filmmaker
- Hettie Barnhill (2006) - dancer in 2009 Broadway production of Fela!
- Paul Broucek (1974) - President for New Line Records under Warner Brothers Pictures[1]
- Aidy Bryant (2009) - cast member on Saturday Night Live
- Bryan Rodner Carr (2003) - film editor, photographer
- Mickie Caspi (1982) - artist, calligrapher, owner of Caspi Cards & Art
- Nick Charles - sports broadcaster
- Common (attended briefly) - rapper, actor, author
- Chet Coppock (1971) - sports commentator for WLS radio
- Greg Corner - musician, bass player of Kill Hannah, musical director and co-host of JBTV
- David Cromer (attended briefly; award-winning director of Adding Machine)
- Jimmy Dore - Comedian, Host of The Jimmy Dore Show[citation needed]
- Jeffrey Daniels - author and poet
- Brant Daugherty (2008) - actor
- Andy Dick - actor (attended briefly)
- Phyllis Diller - comedian and actress
- Bruce DuMont (1969) - broadcaster
- Elaine Equi - poet
- Deitra Farr - blues singer[2]
- Mauro Fiore (1987) - Academy Award-winning cinematographer (Avatar, The Island, Tears of the Sun, Training Day)
- Kathleen Flinn (1989) - New York Times best-selling author, The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry
- Greg Glienna - director and screenwriter
- Kevin Gosztola (2010) - journalist, writer, and documentarian
- Shecky Greene (1946) - comedian and actor
- Chester Gregory (1995) - actor, Broadway productions of Tarzan, Cry Baby, and Dreamgirls
- Michael Grothaus (2000) - novelist, author of Epiphany Jones
- John Guleserian - cinematographer
- Hal Haenel (1981) - senior vice president of 20th Century Fox
- Larry Heinemann (1971) - novelist, author of Paco's Story
- Isabella Hofmann - actor
- Erica Hubbard (1999) - actor on Lincoln Heights
- Jeremih (2009) - singer
- Rashid Johnson (2000) - photographer
- Janusz Kamiński (1982–87) - Academy Award-winning cinematographer for Schindler's List, Saving Private Ryan
- John Kass - columnist
- Kid Sister (2004) - recording artist
- Kyle Kinane (2002) - comedian
- J. A. Konrath - writer of the Jack Daniels mystery series
- Julian Leal (1991) - synth/pop/EDM indie recording artist
- Jake Lloyd - actor, played Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars film
- Josefina Lopez (1991) - author of Real Women Have Curves
- Liz Mandeville - blues musician, singer, songwriter, music producer, record label owner
- The Mazeking - contemporary visual artist
- Chris McKay - animator, film and television director, editor and producer
- Austin P. McKenzie - actor
- Joe Meno (1997) - author
- Sharon Mesmer (1983) - poet, author
- Michelle Monaghan - actress, Gone Baby Gone, Mission: Impossible III
- Nick Monteleone (2009) - film composer and musician
- Ozier Muhammad (1972) - Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist for The New York Times
- Bob Odenkirk - writer for Saturday Night Live (1987–1995), actor (Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul)
- Anita Padilla (1991) - reporter for FOX Chicago
- Steve Pink - actor, screenwriter and director
- Tonya Pinkins (1996) - Tony Award-winning actress
- Mark Protosevich (1983) - screenwriter of I Am Legend, Poseidon, The Cell
- Aidan Quinn - actor, Elementary, Legends of the Fall
- Declan Quinn (1979) - cinematographer
- Rob Renzetti - animator and creator of My Life as a Teenage Robot
- Dean Richards reporter and broadcaster (1976)
- Andy Richter (1988) - actor, sidekick on Conan
- Adam Ridley (2001) - documentary filmmaker, Mitt
- Pat Sajak (1968) - host of Wheel of Fortune
- Marcus Sakey - best-selling author
- Anna D. Shapiro - theater director and Steppenwolf ensemble member
- Abigail Sheaffer - founding editor of Chicago Literati and The Vignette Review
- Bob Sirott (1971) - broadcaster
- Matt Skiba - musician, lead singer and guitarist of Alkaline Trio
- Joey Spatafora (1987) - musician, lead singer/songwriter of The Squids
- Michael Stahl-David (2005) - actor, Cloverfield, The Black Donnellys
- Dino Stamatopoulos - comedy writer
- Greg Stimac (2005) - artist
- Mike Stoklasa - creator of Red Letter Media
- Genndy Tartakovsky (1990) - creator of Dexter's Laboratory, Samurai Jack, Sym-Bionic Titan
- Robert Teitel (1990) - producer of Men of Honor, Barbershop, Notorious
- George Tillman, Jr. (1991) - director of Men of Honor, Barbershop, Notorious
- Glenna Smith Tinnin (1897) - women's suffrage leader and theater professional
- Lena Waithe - actress, producer, and screenwriter
- Frank Waln (2014) - Sicangu Lakota Native American rapper and activist
- Sam Weller - (1990) author, biographer
- Jon Wellner - actor, CSI 1997
- Kanye West (attended briefly) - rapper, producer, fashion designer
- Francis White (2007) - musician
- Jim Williams - broadcaster
- Nick Zanca (attended briefly) - musician/producer (Mister Lies)
Faculty
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- † denotes former faculty member
- Stephen T. Asma - writer
- Martin Atkins - musician
- Dawoud Bey - photographer
- Pauline Brailsford †
- Ivan Brunetti - sequential artist
- Jim DeRogatis - music critic, co-host of Sound Opinions[3]
- Phyllis Eisenstein - fantasy and science fiction novelist
- Jan Erkert - choreographer, teacher and writer
- Ed Ferrara - television writer
- Charles "Chuck" Harrison
- Larry Heinemann †
- Andy Herren - winner, Big Brother 15 (U.S.)
- Joe Meno - author
- Audrey Niffenegger - author
- Sheldon Patinkin
- William Russo - musician
- John Schultz - writer
- Jason Stephens
- David Trinidad
- Karen Volkman - poet
- Sam Weller - journalist and author
- John H. White - photojournalist
- Donda West - musician †
References
- ^ http://www.thewrap.com/deal-central/article/paul-broucek-named-president-music-warner-bros-pictures-11477
- ^ Skelly, Richard. "Biography: Deitra Farr". Allmusic. Retrieved July 13, 2010.
- ^ "Pop Music Critic Jim DeRogatis to Rock Department of English at Columbia College Chicago". Press release. Columbia College Chicago. April 19, 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-23.