page_title: List of University of Pittsburgh alumni
section_title: Arts and entertainment
hierarchical_section_title: List of University of Pittsburgh alumni / Arts and entertainment
caption_attribution_description: Photograph of author Michael Chabon at a book signing at WonderCon in 2006.
context_page_description: This list of University of Pittsburgh alumni includes notable graduates, non-graduate former students, and current students of the University of Pittsburgh, a state-related research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.
context_section_description: Dilruba Ahmed - Bangladeshi Poet and Author
  Geri Allen (A&S 1983G, faculty) – jazz composer, educator, and pianist
  Hervey Allen (1915) – author, best known for Anthony Adverse
  Joseph Bathanti (A&S 1976) – poet, writer, professor; NC Poet Laureate, 2012–2014
  Peter Beagle (A&S 1959) – Hugo Award-winning fantasist and author of novels, nonfiction, and screenplays
  Jeff Bergman (A&S 1983) – voice actor who provides modern-day voices of classic cartoon characters including Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck
  DJ Bonics (2002, real name Brandon Glova) – a hip hop DJ for Wiz Khalifa and radio DJ.
  Mark Bulwinkle (BFA 1968) – graphic artist and sculptor
  Michael Chabon (A&S 1984) – Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, The Yiddish Policemen's Union, and The Mysteries of Pittsburgh
  Murray Chass (A&S 1960) – award-winning baseball journalist for The New York Times
  Bill Cullen – host of many television game shows
  Stephen Dau – writer
  Jim Donovan – professional drummer and percussionist, best known as the former drummer and one of the founding members of the band Rusted Root
  Morton Fine (MA, English) - screenwriter/producer, winner of the Writers Guild of America Award for The Pawnbroker 
  Sharon G. Flake (A&S 1978) – award-winning author of young adult literature
  Jack Gilbert (A&S 1954) – award-winning poet
  Lester Goran (A&S 1951, MA 1961) – author
  Gabbie Hanna (A&S 2013) – YouTuber, singer-songwriter, author, & internet personality
  Ernie Hawkins (A&S 1973; degree in philosophy) – blues guitarist and singer
  Terrance Hayes (MFA 1997, faculty 2013–present) – poet whose books have won National Book Award for Poetry and National Poetry Series
  Samuel John Hazo (A&S 1957G) – novelist, playwright, first poet laureate of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
  Paul Hertneky – writer
  Werner Herzog – Film director; recipient of Best Director Award at Cannes Film Festival; previously nominated for an Academy Award, an Emmy Award, and a César Award
  Frederick A. Hetzel – University Press publisher
  Eddie Ifft – stand-up comedian, athlete (track and field, cross country)
  John Irving – author of The Cider House Rules and The World According to Garp; recipient of an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and a National Book Award for Fiction (did not graduate)
  Nicole Johnson (Public Health 2007) – Miss America 1999 and diabetes advocate
  Gene Kelly (A&S 1933) – Academy Award-winning dancer, actor, singer, film director, producer and choreographer, perhaps best known for performance in Singin' in the Rain
  Chris Kuzneski (A&S 1991, MEDU 1993) – New York Times best-selling author
  Jeanne Marie Laskas (MFA) – award-winning columnist, journalist, and author
  Lorin Maazel (A&S 1954) – conductor, violinist, and composer, New York Philharmonic
  Herb Magidson – lyricist, won first Academy Award for Best Original Song, in 1934
  Kellee Maize – musician, rapper and hip-hop artist
  Allison McAtee (A&S 2001) – actress, model, CSI: Miami, Life, Hell Ride, Bloomington
  Bebe Moore Campbell (EDU 1971) – author and journalist
  Jenna Morasca – actress, model and winner of Survivor: The Amazon
  Thaddeus Mosley (A&S 1950) – sculptor who works mostly in wood
  Ethelbert Nevin – pianist and composer, left school after one year
  David Newell (CGS 1973) – actor, Mr. McFeely on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
  Beth Ostrosky – model, actress, and wife of Howard Stern
  Barbara Paul (PhD) – writer
  Ed Roberson (A&S 1970, faculty) – award-winning poet
  Leo Robin (law degree) – composer and songwriter
  Fred Rogers – host of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
  Zelda Rubinstein – actress best known for Poltergeist, earned bachelor's degree in bacteriology
  Neal Russo – sportswriter for St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Sporting News and Sports Illustrated
  Justin Sane (A&S 1998) – singer, guitarist of punk band Anti-Flag
  Robert Sterling – actor best known for Topper
  Gerald Stern (BA, English) – National Book Award-winning poet
  Bill Strickland – founder of Manchester Craftsmen's Guild, an agency that inspires teenagers through the arts; board member of National Endowment for the Arts; awarded MacArthur priz
caption: Alumnus Michael Chabon is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, Wonder Boys, and The Mysteries of Pittsburgh.
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