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The following individuals have attended and/or graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.
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The following individuals have attended and/or graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.
| Academy Award winners | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mahershala Ali | Actor | M.F.A., 2000 [1] | Academy Award (2017), Moonlight (2019); Green Book |
| Woody Allen | Actor, writer, director | TSOA [note 1] | Academy Award (1978), Annie Hall (1986); Hannah and her Sisters (2012); Midnight in Paris |
| James L. Brooks | Producer | Coursework | Academy Award (1984), Terms of Endearment |
| John Canemaker | Director | M.F.A., 1976 | Academy Award (2006), The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation |
| Joel Coen | Director, producer, screenwriter, editor | B.F.A., 1978 | Academy Award (1997), Fargo (2007); No Country For Old Men |
| Geoffrey Fletcher | Screenwriter | M.F.A., 1999 | Academy Award (2010), Precious |
| Lady Gaga | Actress, singer, songwriter, musician, producer | B.F.A. [note 1] | Academy Award (2019), A Star Is Born |
| Whoopi Goldberg | Actress | TSOA | Academy Award (1991), Ghost |
| Marcia Gay Harden | Actress | M.F.A., 1981 | Academy Award (2001), Pollock |
| Anne Hathaway | Actress | Coursework [note 1] | Academy Award (2013), Les Misérables |
| Lora Hirschberg | Sound mixer | B.F.A., 1985 | Academy Award (2010), Inception |
| Philip Seymour Hoffman | Actor | B.F.A., 1989 | Academy Award (2006), Capote |
| Angelina Jolie | Actress | TSOA, 1997 [note 1] | Academy Award (2000), Girl, Interrupted |
| Charlie Kaufman | Screenwriter, producer, director | TSOA, 1980 | Academy Award (2005), Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind |
| Ang Lee | Director | M.F.A. | Academy Award (2006), Brokeback Mountain (2013); Life of PI |
| Spike Lee | Director | M.F.A. | Academy Award (2019), BlacKKKlansman |
| Kenneth Lonergan | Director, writer | B.F.A., 1986 | Academy Award (2017), Manchester By the Sea [1] |
| Ken Perlin | Professor at TSOA | Ph.D., 1986 | Academy Award (1997), for the development of Perlin noise |
| Oliver Stone | Director | B.F.A., 1971 [2] | Academy Award (1979), Midnight Express (1987); Platoon (1990); Born on the Fourth of July |
| Paul Francis Webster | Composer | 1928–1930 [note 1] | Academy Award (1953), Secret Love |
| Chloé Zhao | Director/Filmmaker | Graduate Film Production | Academy Award (2020), Nomadland |
| Victor Zolfo | Art Director | B.F.A., 1985 | Academy Award (2009), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button |
| Emmy Award winners | |||
| Alec Baldwin | Actor | B.F.A., 1994 | Emmy Award (2008), 30 Rock |
| Alexis Bledel | Actress | B.F.A. [note 1] | Emmy Award (2017), The Handmaid's Tale |
| Rachel Brosnahan | Actress | B.F.A., 2012 | Emmy Award (2018), The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel |
| Frankie Celenza | Culinary Host | B.F.A., 2009 | Emmy Award (2022), Struggle Meals |
| David Chase | Head writer, creator | B.F.A. | Emmy Award (1999, 2003, 2004, 2007), The Sopranos |
| Billy Crystal | Actor, writer | B.F.A., 1970 | Emmy Award (1991, 1992, 1998), Academy Awards |
| Vince Gilligan | Head writer, creator | B.F.A., 1989 | Emmy Award (2013), Breaking Bad |
| Donald Glover | Actor, writer, director, rapper | B.F.A., 2006 | Emmy Award (2017), Atlanta |
| Felicity Huffman | Actress | B.F.A., 1988 | Emmy Award (2005), Desperate Housewives |
| David Javerbaum | Head writer | M.F.A., 1995 | Emmy Award (2003, 2004, 2005), The Daily Show |
| Kristen Johnston | Actress | B.F.A. | Emmy Award (1997, 1999), 3rd Rock From the Sun |
| Tony Kushner | Playwright | M.F.A., 1984 | Emmy Award (2004), Angels in America |
| Damon Lindelof | Head writer, co-creator | B.F.A., 1995 | Emmy Award (2005), Lost |
| Camryn Manheim | Actress | M.F.A., 1987 | Emmy Award (1998), The Practice |
| Debra Messing | Actress | M.F.A., 1993 | Emmy Award (2003), Will and Grace |
| David Milhous | Editor | B.F.A., 1991 | Emmy Award (2017), Crime Watch Daily |
| Michael D. Ratner | Director, producer | M.F.A., 2014 | Emmy Award (2014), The Lineup: Sports Movies [3] |
| Andy Samberg | Actor | B.F.A., 2000 | Emmy Award (2007), D*ck in a Box. |
| Thomas Schnauz | Director, writer, executive producer | B.F.A., 1988 | Emmy Award (2013), Breaking Bad |
| Jeffrey Wright | Actor | M.F.A. [note 1] | Emmy Award (2004), Angels in America |
| Jason Ardizzone-West | Production Designer | M.F.A., 2012 | Emmy Award (2018), Jesus Christ Superstar Live |
| Tony Award winners | |||
| Nina Arianda | Actress | M.F.A. | Tony Award (2012), Venus in Fur |
| Rachel Chavkin | Director | B.F.A., 2002 | Tony Award (2019), Hadestown |
| Billy Crudup | Actor | M.F.A., 1994 | Tony Award (2007), The Coast of Utopia |
| Caleb Hammons | Producer | B.F.A., 2007 | Tony Award (2019), Oklahoma! [4] |
| Nikki M James | Actress,singer | B.F.A | Tony Award (2011) The Book Of Mormon |
| Steve Kazee | Actor | M.F.A. | Tony Award (2012), Once |
| Bradley King | Lighting Designer | B.F.A., 2005 M.F.A., 2010 | Tony Award (2018) Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 Tony Award (2019) Hadestown |
| Tony Kushner | Playwright | M.F.A., 1984 | Tony Award (1994), Angels in America: Perestroika |
| Mimi Lien | Set Designer | M.F.A., 2003 | Tony Award (2017) Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 |
| Idina Menzel | Actress, singer, songwriter | B.F.A. | Tony Award (2004), Wicked |
| Donna Murphy | Actress, singer | 1977–1979 | Tony Award (1994), Passion (1996); The King and I |
| Clint Ramos | Costume designer | M.F.A., 1997 [5] | Tony Award (2016), Eclipsed [6] |
| Mel Shapiro | Director, writer | Founding member | Tony Award (1972), Two Gentlemen of Verona |
| Neil Simon | Playwright | 1944–1945 [note 1] | Tony Award (1965), The Odd Couple (1985); Biloxi Blues (1991); Lost in Yonkers |
| Ali Stroker | Actress, singer | B.F.A, 2009 | Tony Award (2019), Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma! |
| Brandon Uranowitz | Actor | B.F.A., 2008 | Tony Award (2023), Leopoldstadt |
| Jeffrey Wright | Actor | M.F.A. [note 1] | Tony Award (1994), Angels in America: Perestroika |
| Other notable alumni | |||
| Manish Acharya | Director, scriptwriter, actor | M.F.A., 2001 | Loins of Punjab Presents , Sita Sings the Blues |
| Cynthia Addai-Robinson | Actress | B.F.A., 2002 | Spartacus, Arrow |
| Alan Aisenberg | Actor, producer | TSOA [7] | Screen Actors Guild Award (2016): Orange Is the New Black |
| Raymond Arroyo | Journalist, author | B.F.A. | EWTN news director and anchor |
| Annie Baker | Playwright | B.F.A. | Playwright of Pulitzer Prize winning play The Flick |
| Jeff Baena | Director, writer, producer | B.F.A., 1999 | Joshy (2016), The Little Hours (2017), Horse Girl (2020) |
| Sean Baker | Director | B.F.A., 1998 [8] | Tangerine (2015), The Florida Project (2017), Red Rocket (2021) |
| Rubaiyat Hossain | Writer, director, producer | M.F.A., 2016 | Under Construction and Made in Bangladesh |
| Monica Barbaro | Actress | Chicago Justice and Top Gun: Maverick | |
| Kristen Bell | Actress | B.F.A., 2002 [note 1] | Veronica Mars , The Good Place , Reefer Madness, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Frozen (2013 film) |
| Julie Benz | Actress | B.F.A., 1994 | Jawbreaker, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel |
| Selma Blair | Actress | Coursework [note 1] | The Fog, Cruel Intentions, Scream 2, Hellboy, Legally Blonde |
| Justin Blanchard | Actor | B.F.A., 2001 | Journey's End (Broadway), Law and Order: Special Victims Unit |
| Julie Benko | Actress | B.F.A., 2013; M.F.A., 2021 | Funny Girl |
| Rachel Bloom | American actress, comedian, singer, writer, producer, and songwriter | B.F.A., 2009 | Crazy Ex-Girlfriend |
| Barry Bostwick | Actor | TSOA, 1968 | Rocky Horror Picture Show, Spin City |
| Martin Brest | Director | B.F.A., 1973 | Beverly Hills Cop, Meet Joe Black, Gigli |
| Salvador Carrasco | Director | B.F.A., 1991 | The Other Conquest |
| Susan Cartsonis | Film producer | M.F.A., 1984 | What Women Want |
| Rita Kogler Carver | Theater & lighting designer | M.F.A., 1989 | |
| JuJu Chan | Hong Kong-American actress, singer, Taekwon-Do (ITF) athlete and Kung Fu actress | M.F.A., 2009 | Palace of the Damned ,Fist of the Dragon, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny , Savage Dog, Wu Assassins , The Invisible Dragon |
| Derek Connolly | Screenwriter | Safety Not Guaranteed , Jurassic World , Monster Trucks , Kong: Skull Island | |
| Frank Coraci | Director | B.F.A., 1988 | The Wedding Singer, The Waterboy, Click |
| Bud Cort | Actor, horse trainer | 1967–1969 [note 1] | M*A*S*H, Harold and Maude |
| Julie Delpy | Actress | TSOA Directing Program | Before Sunrise, Homo Faber, Three Colors: White |
| Joel Derfner | Composer, author | M.F.A., 1999 | Signs of Life, Blood Drive, Swish |
| Amanda Detmer | Actress | M.F.A. | |
| Lisa Edelstein | Actress | House M.D. | |
| Kathryn Erbe | Actress | B.F.A., 1989 | Oz , Law and Order: Criminal Intent , Grapes of Wrath, The Father |
| Sam Esmail | Writer, director, creator | B.F.A., 1998 | Mr. Robot |
| Raúl Esparza | Actor | B.F.A. | Tick, Tick... BOOM!, Taboo, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Company |
| Nicolas Falacci | Creator, producer, writer | B.F.A., 1981 | Numb3rs |
| Jack Falahee | Actor | B.F.A., 2011 | How to Get Away with Murder |
| Chloe Fineman | Actress, writer, comedian | Saturday Night Live | |
| Wayne Federman | Comedian, actor, writer | B.F.A. | Legally Blonde, 40-Year-Old Virgin, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The X-Files |
| FLETCHER | Singer-songwriter | B.F.A., 2016 | |
| Bridget Fonda | Actress | B.F.A., 1986 [9] | Doc Hollywood , Jackie Brown |
| Marc Forster | Director | 1990–1993 [note 1] | Monster's Ball, Finding Neverland, Quantum of Solace |
| James Franco | Actor, director, writer | M.F.A., 2011 [10] | Spider-Man trilogy, Pineapple Express, 127 Hours |
| John Fusco | Screenwriter | B.F.A., 1986 | Young Guns, Thunderheart, Hidalgo, Forbidden Kingdom |
| Melissa Fumero | Actress | B.F.A., 2003 | One Life to Live , Brooklyn Nine-Nine |
| Meredith Garretson | Actress | M.F.A., 2017 | Resident Alien , The Offer |
| Gina Gershon | Actress | B.F.A., 1983 | The Insider, Showgirls |
| Alexandra Gersten-Vassilaros | Playwright, actress | Co-author of the Pulitzer Prize drama nominee Omnium Gatherum | |
| Isabel Getty | Singer-songwriter | 2016 | |
| S. Holden Jaffe | Singer-songwriter & record producer known as Del Water Gap | B.F.A., 2016 | |
| Matthew Gray Gubler | Actor, film director | B.F.A., 2002 | Criminal Minds, Alvin and the Chipmunks , Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel , (500) Days of Summer |
| Nicholas Jarecki | Film director, writer, producer, actor, author | B.F.A., 1999 | Arbitrage (film) , Crisis (2021) , Tyson (film) |
| Richard W. Haines | Feature film producer, director; film historian | B.F.A., 1979 | |
| Michael C. Hall | Actor | M.F.A., 1996 | Six Feet Under, Dexter, The Game |
| Wood Harris | Actor | M.F.A., 1983 | Above The Rim , The Wire , Empire |
| Ethan Hawke | Writer, actor | Coursework [note 1] | Great Expectations, Snow Falling on Cedars, Training Day |
| Leslye Headland | Director | B.F.A., 2002 | Bachelorette , Russian Doll , The Acolyte |
| Jessica Hecht | Actress | B.F.A., 1987 | Breaking Bad |
| Amy Heckerling | Director | B.F.A., 1976 | Look Who's Talking, Loser, Clueless |
| Antony Hegarty | Musician, visual artist | B.F.A., 1992 | Swanlights, The Crying Light, UK Mercury Prize 2005, I Am A Bird Now |
| Simon Helberg | Actor, comedian, and musician | B.F.A | Big Bang Theory, Florence Foster Jenkins, Annette |
| Todd Holoubek | Actor | B.F.A., 2002 | |
| Winnie Holzman | Playwright, screenwriter, producer | M.F.A., 1984 | Wicked (musical), My So-Called Life, thirtysomething, Once and Again |
| Robert Horn | Playwright, screenwriter, producer | Tony Award nominee, Tootsie (2019) | |
| Bryce Dallas Howard | Actress, director | B.F.A., 2003 | Jurassic World, The Help, Spider-Man 3 |
| Shawn Michael Howard | Actor, producer | B.F.A., 1992 | Above the Rim, Boycott |
| Neal Huff | Actor | M.F.A. | Take Me Out, The Little Dog Laughed |
| Stephanie Hsu | Actress | M.F.A., 2012 | Everything Everywhere All at Once , 2023 Academy Award nominee |
| Joe Iconis | Composer, lyricist, librettist | B.M., 2003; M.F.A., 2005 | The Black Suits, Be More Chill , Tony Award nominee, Jonathan Larson Award 2006, Kleban Award 2007 |
| Jim Jarmusch | Director | Coursework [note 1] | Night on Earth |
| Max Jenkins | Actor, writer | B.F.A., 2007 | The Mysteries of Laura , High Maintenance |
| Tamara Jenkins | Writer, director | M.F.A., 1994 | Slums of Beverly Hills, The Savages |
| Jeffrey Katzenberg | Producer, co-founder of DreamWorks | Coursework [note 1] | Shrek |
| Ken Kelsch | Cinematographer | M.F.A., 1977 | Bad Lieutenant , Big Night , The Funeral |
| Daniel Dae Kim | Actor | M.F.A., 1996 | Lost , Hawaii Five-0 |
| Matthew Yang King | Actor, director, producer, writer | B.F.A., 1996 | Only Yesterday; Love, Death, and Robots; Numb3rs; Strong Medicine; 24; The World of Steam |
| Stanley Kramer | Film producer | B.F.A., 1993[ citation needed ] | High Noon, Cyrano de Bergerac |
| Peter Krause | Actor, director | M.F.A., 1990 | Sports Night, Six Feet Under, Parenthood, 9-1-1 |
| Martin Kunert | Writer, director, producer | B.F.A. | Campfire Tales, MTV Fear, Voices of Iraq |
| Eriq La Salle | Actor | B.F.A. | ER |
| Katie Lowes | Actress | B.F.A, 2004 | Scandal |
| Fredric LeBow | Screenwriter | M.F.A., 1970 | While You Were Sleeping |
| Karim Aïnouz | Director | M.FA., 1992 | Invisible Life, Madame Satã [11] |
| Thomas Lennon | Actor, screenwriter | B.F.A., 1992 | Reno 911, Night At The Museum |
| Bai Ling | Actress, model | 1991 | |
| Zoe Lister-Jones | Actress, playwright, screenwriter | B.A. | The Little Dog Laughed |
| Chloe Maayan | Actress | M.F.A, 2016 | Three Husbands |
| Darnell Martin | Director | M.F.A. | Cadillac Records |
| Jesse L. Martin | Actor | M.F.A., 1989 | Law and Order, RENT |
| Mary Stuart Masterson | Actress | Coursework [note 1] | Dogtown |
| mc chris | Musician, writer, comedian | B.F.A. | |
| John C. McGinley | Actor | B.F.A. | Scrubs, Platoon, Talk Radio |
| John Melendez | Radio and Podcast Presenter | B.F.A., 1989 | The Howard Stern Show , The Tonight Show with Jay Leno , The Stuttering John Dabblecast |
| Camila Mendes | Actress | B.F.A., 2016 | "Veronica Lodge" on Riverdale |
| April Mendez | Professional wrestler, author | Coursework [note 1] | |
| Sally Menke | Editor | B.F.A., 1979 | Jackie Brown, Kill Bill, Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs |
| Kate Mulgrew | Actress | A.A., 1976 | Star Trek: Voyager, Orange Is the New Black |
| Andrew Muscato | Producer | B.F.A., 2008 | The Greatest Beer Run Ever |
| Ruba Nadda | Film director | Six-week film production course [12] | Sabah , Cairo Time , Inescapable, October Gale |
| Jules and Gédéon Naudet | Documentary filmmakers | 1995 [13] | 9/11 , In God's Name |
| Achintya Holte Nilsen | Singer, Model, Activist, Miss Indonesia 2017 & Top 10 Miss World 2017 | M.F.A., 2021 | Beauty With a Purpose (2017) |
| Karen O | Vocalist | Singer for indie rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs | |
| Jerry O'Connell | Actor | B.F.A., 1995 | Crossing Jordan, Mission to Mars |
| Rebecca Odes | Author | M.F.A. | Co-founder of Gurl.com |
| Elizabeth Olsen | Actress, producer | B.F.A., 2013 | Emmy Nomination Best Actress (2021) Martha Marcy May Marlene, Wind River, Sorry For Your Loss, The Avengers Franchise |
| Haley Joel Osment | Actor | B.F.A., 2011 | The Sixth Sense, Pay It Forward, A.I., Forrest Gump |
| Genevieve Padalecki | Actress, blogger | B.F.A. | Supernatural, Walker (2021), Wildfire |
| Dean Parisot | Director | B.F.A., 1979 | Fun with Dick and Jane, Galaxy Quest |
| Nicole Ari Parker | Actress, Model, Producer | B.F.A., 1993 | Boogie Nights, Remember the Titans, Brown Sugar, Soul Food, Empire, And Just Like That..., |
| Pedro Pascal | Actor | B.F.A., 1997 | Game of Thrones, Narcos, The Mandalorian |
| Ethan Peck | Actor | B.F.A. | 10 Things I Hate About You, Passport to Paris |
| Todd Phillips | Director, screenwriter | B.F.A., 1994 | Road Trip, Old School, Starsky & Hutch, The Hangover |
| Derek Pike | Director | B.F.A., 2010 | |
| Matt Pizzolo | Director, writer, producer | Coursework [note 1] | Threat |
| Aubrey Plaza | Actress, producer | B.F.A., 2006 | Parks and Recreation |
| Keith Powell | Actor | B.F.A., 2001 | 30 Rock |
| Matthew Puccini | Director, writer, producer, editor | B.F.A., 2015 | The Mess He Made , Lavender , Dirty |
| Danny Ramirez | Actor, writer | B.F.A., 2017 | Assassination Nation , Top Gun: Maverick , The Gifted |
| Brett Ratner | Director | B.F.A., 1991 | Rush Hour, Red Dragon |
| Ford Riley | Producer, screenwriter, lyricist | B.F.A. | The Lion Guard, Special Agent Oso |
| Ernesto Ríos | New media artist and academic | M.F.A. | |
| Fred Ritchin | Writer | Former New York Times editor | |
| Gala Rizzatto | Singer | Freed from Desire | |
| James Roday | Actor | B.F.A. | Psych |
| Maggie Rogers | Songwriter, producer | B.F.A | Grammy Nomination Best New Artist (2019), Heard It In A Past Life |
| Daisy Rosario | Actor, comedian, journalist | B.F.A. | Latino USA, Mic's Future Perfect |
| Adam Sandler | Actor, comedian, producer | B.F.A., 1988 | Mr. Deeds, Big Daddy, Funny People |
| Molly Shannon | Actress, comedian, author | B.F.A., 1987 | Other People, Divorce, I Love That For You |
| Rachel Sennott | Actor, writer, producer | B.F.A., 2017 | Shiva Baby , Bodies Bodies Bodies , Bottoms |
| Taylor Schilling | Actress | 2008 [note 1] | Orange is the New Black , The Lucky One, Take Me, The Titan |
| Brandon Scott | Actor | B.F.A., 2004 | This Is Us , 13 Reasons Why , Dead to Me , Blair Witch |
| Stephanie Sengupta | Writer, producer | M.F.A., 1999 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Reign, Law & Order, The Good Wife |
| Andrew Shulkind | Cinematographer | The Ritual, Southbound | |
| M. Night Shyamalan | Writer, director | B.F.A., 1992 | The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, Signs, The Village, The Happening |
| Steven Sills | Screenwriter | B.F.A., 1993 | Sinner |
| Sarah Kate Silverman | Comedian, actress, writer | TSOA, 1988 | |
| Oren Soffer | Cinematographer | B.F.A., 2013 | The Creator , Allswell , Fixation, A Nightmare Wakes , Opera of Cruelty |
| Todd Solondz | Director | M.F.A. [note 1] | Welcome to the Dollhouse , Happiness , Palindromes |
| Morgan Spurlock | Director | B.F.A., 1993 | Super Size Me |
| Chris Sununu | Politician | 82nd Governor of New Hampshire | |
| Miles Teller | Actor | B.F.A., 2009 | Whiplash , Divergent series, The Spectacular Now , Top Gun: Maverick |
| Maura Tierney | Actress | Coursework [note 1] | ER, News Radio, Primary Colors |
| Colin Trevorrow | Director | B.F.A., 1999 | Home Base, Safety Not Guaranteed , Jurassic World , The Book of Henry |
| Amirah Vann | Actress | M.F.A., 2007 | Underground , How to Get Away With Murder |
| Omi Vaidya | Actor | ||
| Simon Verhoeven | Director, writer, actor, composer | B.F.A. 1999 | Men in the City , Welcome to Germany, Winner "Peace Prize of German Film" 2017 |
| John Waters | Director | Coursework [note 1] | Pink Flamingos , Polyester , Hairspray , Serial Mom |
| Katherine Waterston | Actress | B.F.A., 2002 | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Alien: Covenant, Steve Jobs,Inherent Vice |
| Jonathan Weisbrod [14] | Film producer and screenwriter | B.F.A., 2015 | "Lies I Told My Little Sister" (2012) |
| Chandra Wilson | Actress | B.F.A., 1991 | Grey's Anatomy |
| Mara Wilson [15] | Actress | B.F.A., 2009 | Mrs. Doubtfire, Matilda, Miracle On 34th Street |
| Rainn Wilson | Actor | M.F.A., 1989 | Six Feet Under, The Office |
| Alberto Rosende | Actor | B.F.A., 2015 | Shadowhunters, Chicago Fire (TV series) |
| Agnieszka Wojtowicz-Vosloo | Director | B.F.A., 2002 | Pâté, After.Life |
| Todd Wiseman Jr. | Filmmaker | B.F.A., 2009 | Co-founder of Hayden5 |
| Wanita "D. Woods" Woodgett | Musician | B.F.A., 2005 | Member of girl group Danity Kane |
| Doug Wright | Playwright | TSOA, 1987 | Winner, 2004 Pulitzer Prize for Drama |
| Hu Ge [16] | Chinese actor | TSOA | |
| Perez Hilton | Blogger, media personality | B.F.A., 2000 | https://perezhilton.com/ |
| Nitya Vidyasagar | Actress | TSOA | Sesame Street |
| Audrey Esparza | Actress | TSOA | Blindspot |
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Maggie Siff is an American actress. Her most notable television roles have included department store heiress Rachel Menken Katz on the AMC drama Mad Men, Dr. Tara Knowles on the FX drama Sons of Anarchy for which she was twice nominated for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, and psychiatrist Wendy Rhoades on the Showtime series Billions.
Corey Daniel Stoll is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Congressman Peter Russo on the Netflix political thriller series House of Cards (2013–2016), for which he received a Golden Globe nomination in 2013, and Dr. Ephraim Goodweather on the FX horror drama series The Strain (2014–2017). From 2020 to 2023, he portrayed Michael Prince, a business rival to protagonist Bobby Axelrod, in the Showtime series Billions. He was also a regular cast member on the NBC drama series Law & Order: LA (2010–2011).
Nina Arianda Matijcio is an American actress. She won the 2012 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her performance as Vanda Jordan in Venus in Fur, and she was nominated for the 2011 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for portraying Billie Dawn in Born Yesterday. She stars in Amazon Studios legal series Goliath and starred in the biographical film Stan & Ollie (2018) as Stan Laurel's wife Ida.
Nikki Michelle James is an American actress and singer. James has performed in the popular stage musicals The Book of Mormon, and Les Misérables,, and “Suffs” her role in the former having earned her a Tony Award.
Mark Bridges is an American costume designer. He has frequently collaborated with Paul Thomas Anderson for each of his films. Bridges has been nominated four times for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design, winning two for The Artist (2011) and Phantom Thread (2017). For the latter, he won a Jet Ski and a stay in Lake Havasu City, Arizona resort, as a part of the Academy Awards telecast stunt to award the Oscar recipient who gave the shortest acceptance speech. His other awards include two BAFTA Awards for Best Costume Design for his designs for The Artist and Phantom Thread.
Clint Ramos is a Filipino-American costume and set designer for stage and screen. For his work on the 2016 Broadway production of Eclipsed, Ramos became the first person of color to win the Tony Award for Best Costume Design in a Play.