Notable Alumni From Your High School

[snc magic]

 

[mauriciogarcia]

roosevelt high in l.a.

Notable alumni

• Lou Adler – Music Grammy Award Winner and Film Producer; noted for the Rocky Horror Picture Show and Up in Smoke.
• David Averbuck - Civil rights lawyer for Cesar Chavez; Former Dean Boldt Law School, U.C. Berkeley.
• Sam Balter – All American Basketball player UCLA; Gold Medal winner Basketball 1936 Summer Olympics; Member of the SCSBA Hall of Fame
• Paul Bannai – First Japanese American Assemblyman in California
• Dr. Leo Buscaglia – USC Professor; Best Selling Author
• Lynn Cain – USC Running back, played for Atlanta Falcons and the Los Angeles Rams
• Willie Davis – MLB 18 years; LA Dodgers 1960–72; 2 time All-Star
• Mike Garrett – Heisman Trophy winner USC 1966; Former USC AD
• Michael Galitzen (Mickey Riley) – 1932 Summer Olympics Gold Medal Springboard Diving
• Joe Gold – Founder of Gold's Gym
• Paul Gonzales – First Mexican-American winner Boxing Gold Medal 1984 Summer Olympics
• Robert Holguin - President of the Saturn Awards and the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films in 2001 - present. This film organiztion votes awards in the fields of film, television and stage productions.
• Genaro Hernandez – World Junior Lightweight Champion 1991–1994
• Mas Imai – Former Executive VP Disney International; COO of Sanrio Inc. (Hello Kitty)
• Bruce Kaji – Founder Japanese American National Museum
• Herbert G. Klein President Richard Milhous Nixon's Communications Director for the Executive Branch
• Floyd Jeter Jr. - First African-American to receive a scholarship for track & field to USC 1955
• Dan Kuramoto – Co-Founder Hiroshima Jazz Group
• Dr. Julian Nava – Educator; Ambassador to Mexico Jimmy Carter Administration
• Lennie Niehaus – Emmy Winner & Clint Eastwood's Musical Director
• Eugene Obregon – Medal of Honor in Korean War
• Rose (Matsui) Ochi - Assistant Attorney General, United States. Clinton Administration
• Harry Pregerson – Federal District Judge 9th Circuit Court of Appeals
• Ernie Rodriguez - Member, UCLA Baseball Hall of Fame
• Edward R. Roybal – LA City Councilman 1949–62; U.S. House of Reps 1963–1993
• Donald T. Sterling – Owner L.A. Clippers
• A. Wallace Tashima – First Japanese American appointed Federal District Judge 9th Circuit Court of Appeals
• Evelyn "Bobbi" Trout – Aviatrix record setter of the 1930s & 40's contemporary of Amelia Earhart & Pancho Barnes
• Antonio Villaraigosa – Mayor of Los Angeles
• Harold M. Williams – Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission Carter administration;President Emeritus Getty Center
• Howard Zieff – Director of Private Benjamin & My Girl
• Castulo De La Rocha – CEO AltaMed
• Gil Cedillo – California State Senator
• Ricky Romero – All City Player of the Year; Pitcher Toronto Blue Jays
• Daniel "Danny" Hernandez – Executive Director Hollenbeck youth Center; Founder InnerCity games; Awarded Silver Star in Vietnam War
• Saul Toledo – Latino Baseball writer & Historian

 

[17]

Ambre Anderson - Model, actress
Mo'Nique - actress/comedy
Bob Turk - weatherman at Channel 13 in Baltimore[1
Maysa Leak- jazz musician, producer, educator[11]
Ira Glass - public radio personality
Brian Jordan - professional baseball and football player
Howard Ashman - Oscar-winning songwriter
Jordan Parker - Singer-songwriter, actor, fashion model
Barry Gogel - noted attorney who has represented Baltimore Orioles, former Mayor Sheila Dixon, writer Maya Angelou

and im pretty sure the r&b singer mario went there too

 

[longrange3ball]

Originally Posted by JordanHead2

Originally Posted by 23MCpizzle23

Maurice Edu



Darren Collison



and me



Thats about it

You went to Etiwanda? 

+1 for Etiwanda.

Might as well add Jeff Pendergraph in there.

Nichkhun Horvejkul from the Korean boy band 2 PM

 

[dline59]

* Michael Bourn '00 (MLB)
* Dante Hall (NFL)
* Aaron Glenn '90 (NFL)
* Jason Glenn '97 (NFL-Retired)
* Quentin Griffin (NFL, CFL)
* Darrick Vaughn (NFL)
* Cartier Martin (NBA)
* Mike Jones (Rapper)
* Brittney Griner '09 (Youtube Sensation)
* Mary Beth Decker '98 (Playboy Playmate, MTV Road Rules Star)

 

[dok]

Brooklyn Tech
 Rudy Giuliani
 Tony Danza
Talib Kweli
Lou Ferrigno ( Incredible Hulk)

   Benjamin Banneker
 Ludacris

 

[chrispcb15]

Parkdale High School-Riverdale, MD

Daniel Muir Indianapolis Colts
Sugar Ray Lenard Boxer

 

[kingkb34]

Nobody. My school was bunz. Best we have is a current football player for Michigan, but he doesn't play.

 

[roc4life24]

• John Dye, actor (Touched by an Angel), graduated 1981.[sup][4][/sup]
• Jarious Jackson, Quarterback, Notre Dame, Denver Broncos[sup][5][/sup]

blah. good academics though

 reminiscing about hs though reading their wiki. good times

 

[daraiderfan]

Eleanor Roosevelt = top 3 public school in MD

* Sergey Brin (1990), Co-founder and President of Technology of Google
* Chris Adler (1993), American film actor
* Derrick Burgess (1996), Professional football athlete
* Gabrielle Christian (2002), American film and television actress
* Rob Davis (1986), professional football athlete
* Jared Gaither (2004), professional football athlete
* Myla Goldberg (1989), American author (Bee Season, Wickett's Remedy)
* Mýa Marie Harrison (1996), musical entertainer
* Derrick Harvey (2004), professional football athlete
* Bill Heiser (1991), soccer athlete (FIFA U-16 World Championship 1989, Parade Magazine All-American team member)
* Charles Hill (199, professional football athlete
* Sports Junkies, John Auville and J.P. Flaim (both 198, radio personalities
* JS aka The Best, R. Jerome Smith III (2010), record producer
* Kenny Lattimore (1985), singer
* Martin Lawrence (1984), comedian, actor
* Jermaine Lewis (1992), professional football athlete
* Justin Ross, (1994), member of Maryland House of Delegates
* John Turner (1986), professional basketball athlete
* Delonte West (2001), professional basketball athlete
* Derrick Williams (2005), professional football player
* Joe Pug , Musical Entertainer

bigtom - what year you graduate?

 

[slimk4]

Dulles High School (Sugar land TX)

Roger Clemens

 

[physicx]

sheldon souray

chris benoit

(he also went to my jr high. stopped by during backlash in 03. dude was short as hell

)

and fernando pisani too, but hes not notable

 

[elcatfisho]

MMA fighter who I've already mentioned twice apparently
Lill Morris, Survivor: Pearl Islands
Brian Wozniak, current University of Wisconsin Tight End
Bobby Capobianco, current Indiana University forward
Omar Noory, creator of the "Haters Gonna Hate" gif

 

[vietstar]

Wow, a few more notables than I first thought...

• Avail band members went to South Lakes and the band was formed while they were still attending.
• Big Pooh, MC from legendary underground Hip Hop group Little Brother, graduated from South Lakes in 1998.
• Benny Blanco, rapper, songwriter and producer
• Grant Hill, NBA basketball player[sup][1[/sup]
• Michael Hersch, composer
• Michael Jackson, basketball player, played for the 1984 Georgetown University National Championship team, Olympic team, played professionally for the Sacramento Kings
• Aron Kader, comedian
• Eddie Royal of the Denver Broncos played football at South Lakes High School for one season.
• Spookey Ruben, pop musician
• Andrew Siciliano, broadcaster for Fox Sports Radio, Fox Sports Net television, DirecTV Red Zone Channel, Arena Football
• Eddie Timanus, sportswriter for USA Today and Jeopardy! champion
• Alan Webb, Olympic runner, U.S. high school mile record holder (3:53.43), and American mile record holder.
• Christy Winters-Scott, University of Maryland women's basketball Hall of Famer, assistant coach for Maryland, George Mason and Georgetown, and broadcaster for the Washington Mystics, Washington Wizards, and NCAA Women's Basketball. She is now the head girls basketball coach at South Lakes.

 

[jeenewed]

* Michael McDonald, current professional Lacrosse player
* Joseph Finder, author
* Sam Perkins, former professional basketball player
* Mike Campese, Guitarist/Composer and was part of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra
* James H. Fallon, American Neuroscientist, Fulbright, NIH, and Sloan Scholar
* Igor Vamos, Member of The Yes Men
* Ron Vawter, actor, Obie Award recipient, and founding member of The Wooster Group
* Jason West, former mayor of New Paltz, New York
* Kevin M. Warsh, member, Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Washington, DC

 

[wearinthefourfive]

Roy Williams, Defensive back

Su-Chin Pak from MTV

for a school of 4000+ kids, our celeb list blows.

 

[chiptoothsmile]

just found out Jon Heder aka Napoleon dynamite went to my school

south Salem high, OR

 

[moe fab uafa]

i went to a few high schools
but only one had a famous person
landon donovan - he was in my cousins math class

 

[kiiidthrash]

Originally Posted by justforsneaks

Originally Posted by XxxxMT23xxxX

Originally Posted by OGMIKEY

Rick Auerbach, former MLB player

Jason Bateman, actor

Justine Bateman, Actress

Daniel Berdichevsky, Founder and CEO of DemiDec, founder; World Scholar's Cup

Ice Cube, rapper[2]

Cherie Currie, lead singer of The Runaways

Larry Dierker, former MLB player

Eazy-E, rapper

Everlast, rapper

Jordan Farmar, NBA player (New Jersey Nets)

Jeff Fisher, Head coach of the Tennessee Titans

Gabe Kapler, MLB player

Kevin Kennedy, former manager, current TV analyst for the Tampa Bay Rays

Dave Koz, Musician

Lisa Kudrow, Actress

Pete LaCock, former MLB player

Maureen McCormick, Actress played Marcia Brady on the Brady Bunch

Kelly Paris, former MLB player

Dana Plato, actress

Steve Smith, NFL player (New York Giants)

Jan Smithers, Actress

Justin Tryon, NFL player (Washington ********)

Wilmer Valderrama, Actor

Holly Vincent, musician, singer with Holly and the Italians

Duffy Waldorf, American professional golfer, member of UCLA sports "Hall of Fame"

Quincy Watts, Olympic gold medalist

Jane Wiedlin, guitarist with The Go-Go's

Larry Yount, former MLB player

Robin Yount, Hall of Fame Baseball Player with the Milwaukee Brewers

Taft?

yep. Taft High School in Woodland Hills
Speakng of the Valley, Jon Garland and Gary Sheffield went to my high school, Kennedy High School in Granada Hills 

haha nice to see a cougar in here, went there for 2 years, during the riot

 

[moe fab uafa]

Originally Posted by KiiidThrash

Originally Posted by justforsneaks

Originally Posted by XxxxMT23xxxX

Originally Posted by OGMIKEY

Rick Auerbach, former MLB player

Jason Bateman, actor

Justine Bateman, Actress

Daniel Berdichevsky, Founder and CEO of DemiDec, founder; World Scholar's Cup

Ice Cube, rapper[2]

Cherie Currie, lead singer of The Runaways

Larry Dierker, former MLB player

Eazy-E, rapper

Everlast, rapper

Jordan Farmar, NBA player (New Jersey Nets)

Jeff Fisher, Head coach of the Tennessee Titans

Gabe Kapler, MLB player

Kevin Kennedy, former manager, current TV analyst for the Tampa Bay Rays

Dave Koz, Musician

Lisa Kudrow, Actress

Pete LaCock, former MLB player

Maureen McCormick, Actress played Marcia Brady on the Brady Bunch

Kelly Paris, former MLB player

Dana Plato, actress

Steve Smith, NFL player (New York Giants)

Jan Smithers, Actress

Justin Tryon, NFL player (Washington ********)

Wilmer Valderrama, Actor

Holly Vincent, musician, singer with Holly and the Italians

Duffy Waldorf, American professional golfer, member of UCLA sports "Hall of Fame"

Quincy Watts, Olympic gold medalist

Jane Wiedlin, guitarist with The Go-Go's

Larry Yount, former MLB player

Robin Yount, Hall of Fame Baseball Player with the Milwaukee Brewers

Taft?

yep. Taft High School in Woodland Hills
Speakng of the Valley, Jon Garland and Gary Sheffield went to my high school, Kennedy High School in Granada Hills 

haha nice to see a cougar in here, went there for 2 years, during the riot

i was going to go there the year that shooting happened but i moved back with my gramma
  

 

[nikeskywalker]

Andrea Lowell (Playboy Playmate, and host of Playboy radio) One night I was up flipping channels, and I see her doing an informercial for Sex Toys!!! But from what I've seen on Facebook she's the most FAMOUS from my graduating class

Snoop Dogg

Cameron Diaz

Winston Justice (Offensive Lineman for PHILADELPHIA EAGLES)

COMPTON @+! TERRY KENNEDY

BILLY JEAN KING

Carl Weathers

KENYON RAMBO

TONY GWYNN

There's a lot more, I went to LB POLY

 

[urbenyouth]

Talib Kweli and the guy who invented the Chipwich. That's all I can remember right now.

 

[venom lyrix]

Benjamin N. Cardozo HS in Queens, NY

- Ron Jeremy - Adult Film Star
- Rafer Alston - Skip to my Lou, NBA
- Royal Ivey - NBA
- Howie Rose - Sports Broadcaster

and me

 

[Mound Raised]

Elise Neal
Josey Scott (from the group Saliva)
Terry Ellis- EnVouge

 

[sportz4life10]

Originally Posted by VietStar

Wow, a few more notables than I first thought...

• Avail band members went to South Lakes and the band was formed while they were still attending.
• Big Pooh, MC from legendary underground Hip Hop group Little Brother, graduated from South Lakes in 1998.
• Benny Blanco, rapper, songwriter and producer
• Grant Hill, NBA basketball player[sup][1[/sup]
• Michael Hersch, composer
• Michael Jackson, basketball player, played for the 1984 Georgetown University National Championship team, Olympic team, played professionally for the Sacramento Kings
• Aron Kader, comedian
• Eddie Royal of the Denver Broncos played football at South Lakes High School for one season.
• Spookey Ruben, pop musician
• Andrew Siciliano, broadcaster for Fox Sports Radio, Fox Sports Net television, DirecTV Red Zone Channel, Arena Football
• Eddie Timanus, sportswriter for USA Today and Jeopardy! champion
• Alan Webb, Olympic runner, U.S. high school mile record holder (3:53.43), and American mile record holder.
• Christy Winters-Scott, University of Maryland women's basketball Hall of Famer, assistant coach for Maryland, George Mason and Georgetown, and broadcaster for the Washington Mystics, Washington Wizards, and NCAA Women's Basketball. She is now the head girls basketball coach at South Lakes.

fellow seahawk I see

hopefully the grant hill soda machines are still there