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List of University High School (Irvine, California) alumni

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The following is a list of notable alumni of University High School in Irvine, California. The list includes notable former pupils who attended the school.

Contents

Sports

  • Garrett Atkins - Class of 1997 - former Major League Baseball infielder for the Colorado Rockies and Baltimore Orioles
  • Jeff Campbell - Class of 1981 - silver medalist, 1988 Summer Olympics
  • Peter Campbell - Class of 1978 - silver medalist, 1984 Summer Olympics and 1988 Summer Olympics; four-time collegiate All-America
  • Dion Dickinson Gray - Class of 1974 - USA Water Polo Hall of Fame 2003; 14 years Team USA; 1977 National Champions and MVP; member 1979 FINA World Cup Champions; seven-time All-American
  • Polly Plumer - Class of 1982 - former national high school girls' record holder in the mile at 4:35.24, four-time collegiate All-America, Track & Field, UCLA Bruins
  • Shar Pourdanesh - Class of 1988 - former NFL player (Redskins, Steelers, Raiders); first Iranian-born player
  • Tim Wallach - Class of 1975 - former Major League Baseball player and Los Angeles Dodgers hitting coach
  • Amy White - Class of 1986 - silver medalist in the 100M backstroke, 1984 Summer Olympics

    • Music

  • Joey Allen (Joe Cagle) - Class of 1982 - lead guitarist for the 1980s hard rock/glam metal band Warrant
  • Eddie Breckenridge - Class of 1998 - bass guitarist of hardcore punk band Thrice
  • Riley Breckenridge - Class of 1993 - drummer of hardcore punk band Thrice
  • Tim Commerford - Class of 1986 - bassist of rap metal band Rage Against the Machine, former bassist of Audioslave
  • Zack de la Rocha - Class of 1988 - lead singer of rap metal band Rage Against the Machine
  • Murphy Karges - Class of 1985 - bassist of alternative rock band Sugar Ray
  • Martin Leung - Class of 2004 - video game pianist
  • Vanness Wu - Class of 1996 - Taiwanese singer, actor, director and producer member of JVKV

    • Film and theater

  • Omid Abtahi - Class of 1997 - actor
  • Justin Chon - Class of 1999 - actor
  • David Engel - Class of 1977 - Broadway theatre/Off-Broadway singer and dancer best known for originating roles in the musicals Forever Plaid, La Cage aux Folles, and Seussical
  • Will Ferrell - Class of 1986 - Hollywood actor and former Saturday Night Live cast member
  • Shallon Lester - Class of 1999 - reality television star, blogger and author
  • Robert MacNaughton - Class of 1984 - Hollywood actor best known for his role as Michael in the movie E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
  • Cady McClain - Class of 1987 - actress, The Young and the Restless; formerly "Dixie" on All My Children and "Rosanna" on As the World Turns
  • Nicole Parker - Class of 1996 - MadTV cast member and comedian, Broadway actress
  • Nasim Pedrad - Class of 1999 - Persian-American comedian and former Saturday Night Live cast member
  • Eran Raven - Class of 1990 - aka Eran Feigenbaum, Master Mentalist on NBC's Phenomenon
  • Gary Riley - Class of 1985 - Hollywood actor best known for his role as Charlie Hogan in the movie Stand by Me
  • Sotaro Yasuda - Class of 2004 - Japanese American actor, played Ken Hisatsu in the 2007 Super Sentai series

    • Journalism and academia

  • David J. R. Frakt - Class of 1987 - law professor
  • Ezra Klein - Class of 2002 - Vox website founder and editor-in-chief; formerly Washington Post columnist and blogger, Newsweek columnist and MSNBC contributor
  • Sudhir Alladi Venkatesh - Class of 1984 - sociologist and urban ethnographer

    • Other

  • Barbara Edwards - Class of 1978 - Playboy Playmate of the Year 1984
  • Dita Von Teese - Class of 1990 - aka Heather Sweet, burlesque star and fashion model, divorced from Marilyn Manson

    • References

    List of University High School (Irvine, California) alumni Wikipedia
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