# 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.

## = Film and television

* Emily Bader, actress, My Lady Jane, Fresh Kills, Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin
* 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, But I'm a Cheerleader, Real Women Have Curves
* 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, 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
* Jason Mann, film director and screenwriter, The Leisure Class
* 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
* 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

* Luis Aguilar-Monsalve, writer and educator, Daryl R. Karns Award for Scholarly and Creative Activity
* 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

### Music

* Victor Damiani, former bassist for alternative rock bands , Cake band,
Deathray
* Jason Bentley, music director for KCRW
* Eric Erlandson, former lead guitarist for alternative rock band Hole
* Elvin Estela, hip hop producer and DJ
* Jauz, EDM artist
* Rochelle Hoi-Yiu Kwan, DJ, founder of Chinatown Records, community organizer
* Matt Maust, bass player of Cold War Kids
* Jonnie Russell, former vocalist and multi-instrumentalist of Cold War Kids
* Michael Shuman, bass player for the Queens of the Stone Age
* Jimmy Tamborello, keyboard player and percussionist of The Postal Service, producer
* 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

### Politics

* Bill Bogaard, mayor of Pasadena, California
* Bill Campbell, politician and former California State Assembly Republican Leader
* Benjamin Cayetano, former governor of Hawaii (1994–2002)
* Tony Coelho, former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from California and Democratic Majority Whip
* Bob Dornan, former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from California
* Lena Gonzalez, member of the California State Senate
* Kim Hee-kyung, former Vice Minister of Gender Equality and Family in South Korea
* Kevin Kiley, U.S. Representative from California
* Kimberlyn King-Hinds, delegate to the United States House of Representatives from Northern Mariana Islands' at-large congressional district
* Rudy Sablan, former Lieutenant Governor of Guam (1975–1979)
* Helen Singleton, civil rights activist and Freedom Rider
* Louis Vitale, priest and peace activist

### Law

* 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

* 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
* 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

* 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

* Rick Adelman, former head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings and Minnesota Timberwolves
* Jean-Paul Afif, basketball player and coach
* Billy Bean, former Major League Baseball outfielder
* Chris Donnels, retired Major League Baseball player (1991–2002)
* 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
* Ty Kelly (born 1988), Major League Baseball player
* Gregory "Bo" Kimble, NBA player from 1991 to 1993
* Tim Layana, late Major League Baseball pitcher and World Series Champion (1990)
* Dick Moje, National Football League player
* Pete Newell, hall of fame basketball coach
* Maury Nipp, NFL player
* Chris Pettit, Major League Baseball outfielder
* Keith Smith, retired basketball player
* Jeff Stevens, Major League Baseball pitcher
* Billy Traber, Major League Baseball pitcher
* Josh Whitesell, Major League Baseball first baseman for the Arizona Diamondbacks
* C.J. Wilson, Major League Baseball pitcher
* Phil Woolpert, hall of fame basketball coach

### Religion

* 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

* 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
* 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