List of Arizona State University alumni in arts and media

Arizona State University (ASU) has graduated a number of notable people in the arts and media, including the fields of architecture; photography; entertainment; journalism; literature; and music. This includes graduates and non-graduate former students who are notable for their achievements within arts and media, sometimes before or after their time at ASU. Other alumni can be found in the list of Arizona State University alumni and its partial lists.

Arts

Arts

Name	Class year	Notes	Ref.
Alvin Eli Amason	(MFA)	Painter and sculptor	[1]
Loren Aragon	2004	Native American fashion designer	[2]
Frank Austin	—	Navajo designer and textile painter (attended)	[3]: 10
Fereydoun Ave		Iranian multimedia artist	[4]
Frances Bagley	1969	Sculptor	[5]
Stanley Battese	1961	Navajo painter and printmaker	[3]: 13
D.Y. Begay		Navajo weaver	[6]: 48
Tony Carrillo	2004	Author of syndicated comic strip F Minus	[7]
Steve Crompton	—	Artist for role-playing games (attended)	[8]
Jerry Dumas	1955	Comics writer and artist of Sam's Strip and Sam and Silo	[9]
Ka Graves	1974	Mixed media artist	[10]
Molly Idle		Children's book illustrator	[11]
Sonya Kelliher-Combs	1998 (MFA)	Native American artist	[12]
David T. Kessler	1972	Photorealist painter	[13]
Dan Lam	(MFA)	Drip artist	[14]
Kim Leutwyler	2007	Australia-based artist	[15]
Muriel Magenta	(MFA, PhD)	Environmental sculptor and video artist; professor of art at ASU	[10]
Cristóbal Martínez		Artist and educator	[16]
Mario Martinez	1979	Pascua Yaqui painter	[17]
Rebecca Medel		Fiber artist	[18]
Shari Mendelson		Sculptor	[19]
John Randall Nelson	(MFA)	Sculptor and painter	[20]
Sono Osato	1983	Artist	[21]
Camille Patha	—	Artist (attended)	[22]
Matt Paweski		Sculptor	[23]
Gorjana Reidel	1996	Jewelry designer	[24]
Holly Roberts	1981 (MFA)	Artist	[25]
M. Jenea Sanchez	2011 (MFA)	Artist	[26]
Marilou Schultz		Navajo weaver	[6]: 36
Ryan Singer		Navajo painter	[27]
Jeffrey Sippel	1980	Printmaker	[28]
George Stillman	1968	Painter, printmaker, photographer	[29]
Barbara Teller Ornelas		Navajo weaver	[30]
Gary Tillery	1972	Sculptor and biographer	[31]
Agnese Udinotti	1962	Sculptor and poet	[10]
Patty Wickman	1981	Contemporary artist	[32]
Margaret Wood	1971	Fiber artist and fashion designer	[33]
Suzan Woodruff	—	Abstract painter (attended)	[34]
Melanie Yazzie	1990	Printmaker and professor of printmaking at the University of Colorado Boulder	[35]
Steven Yazzie	2014	Native American artist	[36]

Architects

Architects

Name	Class year	Notes	Ref.
Hagy Belzberg		Architect	[37]
Tammy Eagle Bull		First Native American woman to become a licensed architect	[38]
Bennie Gonzales	1953	Architect	[39]
Wilbur R. Ingalls Jr.	—	Architect (attended)	[40]
Robert Harvey Oshatz	1968	Architect	[41]
Michaele Pride-Wells	1981	Architect	[42]
Bart Prince	1970	Architect	[43]
Hal Sadler	1952	Architect known for work in the San Diego area	[44]
Steven J. Schloeder	1984	Architect known for designing churches	[45]

Photographers

Photographers

Name	Class year	Notes	Ref.
Louis Carlos Bernal	1972 (MFA)	Photographer of Chicano culture	[46]
Richard Bram		Street photographer	[47]
Robert J. Hirsch	(MFA)	Photographer and writer of photography textbooks	[48]
Mark Mabry	—	Photographer (attended)	[49]
Arati Kumar-Rao	(MEd)	Indian photographer	[50]
Gage Skidmore		Photographer of public figures	[51]
Lissa Wales		Photographer of drummers	[52]
Jo Ann Walters		Photographer and professor of photography	[53]

Entertainment and media

Entertainment

Name	Class year	Notes	Ref.
Dustin Lee Abraham		Television producer	[54]
Ludwig Ahgren	2017	Streamer	[55][56]: 178
Steve Allen	—	Writer, comedian, musician (attended)	[57]
Roger Allers		Film director and animator, co-director of The Lion King	[58]
Atrioc	2013	Streamer	[59]
Wes Bergmann		Reality show contestant	[60]
Carolina Bermudez		Radio personality	[61]
S. Torriano Berry		Film producer, writer and director	[62]
Gabriele Bertaccini		Italian chef and television personality	[63]
Rachel Campos-Duffy		Conservative TV personality	[64]
Lynda Carter	—	Miss World USA (1972), actress, singer, and star of the 1970s TV series Wonder Woman (attended)	[65]
Oliver Cooper	—	Actor (attended)	[66]
Katie Daryl		TV host and producer	[67]
Susan Flannery		Actor	[68]
David Ford		Actor	[69]
Mat George	2017	Podcaster	[70]
Hunter Gomez		Actor	[71]
Dr. Jerry Graham		Professional wrestler	[72]
Chad Hartman	1988	Sports talk show host	[73]
Faith Hibbs-Clark		Acting coach and casting director	[74]
Tyler Hoechlin	—	Actor, baseball player (attended)	[75][76]
Marilyn Kagan		Actor	[77]
Jimmy Kimmel	—	Actor, comedian, TV host (attended)	[57]
Ladimir Kwiatkowski	1953	Entertainer, co-hosted The Wallace and Ladmo Show	[78]
Ross LaManna	(MA)	Screenwriter and novelist	[79]
Chris LaMont		Filmmaker and film professor	[80]
Darian Lane		Film writer, director and producer	[81]
Tiffany Lau	2020	Hong Kong actress	[82][83]
Michael Longfellow	2016	Comedian	[84]
Rick Loomis		Game designer	[85]
James Lye	1993	Singaporean actor	[86]
Beth Maitland	—	Actor (attended)	[87]
Helen K. Mason	1958	Founder of the Black Theater Troupe	[88]
Beth May		Playwright, actress and podcast host	[89]
Heather McNair		Actress and model	[90]
Blythe Metz		Actress	[91]
Max Miller		YouTuber	[92]
Nick Nolte	—	Actor (attended)	[93]
Eric Norris		Race car driver and stuntman	[94]
Jack Ong		Newspaper reporter, film marketer, author	[95]
Michelle Randolph	2023	Actor	[96]
Shanna Reed	—	Actress and dancer (attended)	[97]
Luther Reigns		Professional wrestler	[98]
Rory Rosegarten	—	Producer, writer, comedian (attended)	[99]
Don Safran		Reporter	[100]
Andrew Santino		Comedian	[101]
Johnny Somali	2021	Streamer	[102]: 180
David Spade	1986	Comedian and actor	[65]
Scott Steindorff		Television and film producer	[103]
Brody Stevens		Comedian and actor; ASU baseball pitcher	[104]
Brenda Strong	1982	Actor	[105]
Brittani Louise Taylor	—	Author, actress and content creator (attended)	[106]
Eva Thomas		Filmmaker and writer	[107]
Ross Thomas	—	Actor, filmmaker (attended)	[108]
Daniel Tibbets		Media executive	[109]
Shayne Topp	2019	Streamer	[110]: 84
Trainwreckstv	2014	Streamer	[111]: 170
Chad Troutwine		Film and television producer, entrepreneur	[112]
Andrew Wantuck	2001	Producer and director	[113][114]
Mark Wiens	2008	Travel blogger and content creator	[115]
Thomas F. Wilson	—	Actor, played Biff Tannen in Back to the Future (attended)	[116]
Robert Z'Dar		Actor and film producer	[117]
Maysoon Zayid	1996	Standup comedian	[118]
Anthony E. Zuiker		Creator of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	[54]

Journalism

Journalism

Name	Class year	Notes	Ref.
Bill Adair	1985	Founder of PolitiFact	[119]
Becky Anderson	1994 (MMC)	Anchor for ITN, CNBC Europe, Bloomberg Television and CNN	[120]
Matt Barrie	2001	Sportscaster for ESPN	[121][122]
Frank Blethen		Publisher of The Seattle Times	[123]
Samuel Burke	2009 (MMC)	Anchor for CNN	[124]
Nicole Carroll	1991	Executive editor of The Arizona Republic and editor-in-chief of USA Today; executive director, Local Journalism Initiative, ASU Media Enterprise	[125][126]
Julie Cart	1980	Journalist, winner of the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting	[127]
Estela Casas	—	Television news anchor in El Paso, Texas (attended)	[128]
Natasha Curry		Anchor for HLN	[129]
Christine Devine	1987	Television news anchor in Los Angeles	[130]
John Dougherty	1978	Investigative journalist and political candidate	[131]
Dina Eastwood	—	Television news anchor and actress (attended)	[132]
Michael Grant	1973	Host of Horizon on KAET, ASU's TV station, 1981–2006	[133]
Susan Hendricks		Anchor for HLN	[134]
Don Imus		Radio shock jock and host of Imus in the Morning	[135]
Pedram Javaheri		Weather anchor for CNN International	[129]
Kim Komando	1985	Radio personality	[136]
Michael Lacey	—	Founder of the Phoenix New Times (attended)	[137]
Ian Lee	2007	London correspondent for CBS News, Peabody Award winner	[138]
Marjorie Herrera Lewis		Sports journalist and novelist	[139]
Emma Lockhart		TV news reporter	[140]
James Loper	1953	Public TV executive at KAET and later KCET in Los Angeles	[141]
Torey Malatia		Public radio executive	[142]
Al Michaels	1966	Sportscaster	[105]
Marilyn Mitzel		TV news reporter	[143]
Bob Petty	1970	TV news reporter	[144]
Mike Pomeranz		TV news and sports anchor	[145]
Sarocha Pornudomsak		Thai TV journalist	[146]
Ian Punnett	2017 (PhD)	Radio show host and journalism professor	[147]
Michael Reghi	1979	Sportscaster	[148]
Rick Reichmuth		Meteorologist	[149]
Russ Rhea		Journalist	[150]
Siera Santos		Sportscaster for MLB Network	[151][152]
John Seibel	1997	Sportscaster	[153]
Les Shapiro		Sportscaster	[154]
Gina Silva		TV news anchor	[155]
James Simon	1992 (MMC)	College dean	[156]
Patty Talahongva		Native American multimedia journalist	[157]
Mary Kim Titla	(MMC)	Native American reporter	[158]

Literature

Literature

Name	Class year	Notes	Ref.
Wendy Barker		Poet	[159]
Jake Bell		Author of The Amazing Adventures of Nate Banks series; play-by-play announcer and TV sports anchor	[160]
Venita Blackburn	(MFA)	Author	[161]
Amanda Brown	1993	Author of Legally Blonde	[162]
Jaime Clarke	—	Novelist (attended)	[163]
Eduardo C. Corral		Poet and professor of English	[164]
Chris Crowe	1980 (M.Ed)	Professor of English and novelist	[165]
Oliver de la Paz	(MFA)	Poet	[166]
Ed Dee	(MFA)	Author	[167]
Stella Pope Duarte		Novelist	[168]
Kristin Espinasse		Author	[169]
Howard Falco		Self-help author and motivational speaker	[170]
Matthew Gavin Frank	(MFA)	Nonfiction writer and poet	[171]
Kate Gale		Author, publisher of Red Hen Press	[172]
Carrie Gerlach Cecil		Author of the novel Emily's Reasons Why Not, adapted into a TV series	[173]
Rigoberto González	1997 (MFA)	Writer and book critic	[174]
Amelia Gray	2004	Novelist	[175]
William Greenleaf		Novelist	[176]
Sue Hardesty		Novelist	[177]
Zenna Henderson		Science fiction and fantasy author	[178]
Shanna Hogan	2005	Journalist and author	[179]
Trent Horn		Catholic apologist	[180]
Allegra Hyde	2015 (MFA)	Author	[181]
Patrick Jennings		Writer of children's books	[182]
Charles Jensen	(MFA)	Poet	[183]
Adam Johnson	1992	Author, won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for The Orphan Master's Son	[184][185]
Tayari Jones	2000 (MFA)	Author, wrote An American Marriage	[186]
Tania Katan		Self-help writer and public speaker	[187]
Ruth Ellen Kocher	1994 (MFA)	Poet and professor of English	[188]
Larry Kusche		Author and research librarian	[189]
J. S. Lewis		Writer of children's books	[190]
Kasma Loha-unchit		Thai-American food writer and teacher	[191]
Janet Nichols Lynch	(MM)	Author of young adult fiction	[192]
Michael McCollum		Science fiction author	[193]
T. M. McNally	(MFA)	Novelist and short story writer, professor of English at ASU	[194]
Sheila Murphy	(PhD)	Poet	[195]
Bonnie Nadzam	2004 (MFA)	Writer	[196]
Clyde M. Narramore		Self-help author and Christian counselor	[197]
Dianne Nelson	(MFA)	Short story writer	[198]
Laurie Notaro		Writer, newspaper reporter	[199]
Carol O'Connell		Author of crime fiction	[200]
Paul Perry		Author and documentary filmmaker	[201]
m.s. RedCherries	2017 (JD)	Native American poet	[56]: 35 [202]
Iliana Rocha	(MFA)	Poet and professor of creative writing	[203]
Eric Rohmann	(MFA)	Children's book author and illustrator	[204]
Peng Shepherd		Novelist	[205]
Michelle Cruz Skinner	(MFA)	Filipina American fiction writer	[206]
Agnes Smedley	—	Writer and activist (attended)	[207]
Brandon Som		Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry	[208]
Stephen Tall		Science fiction writer	[209]
Marshall Trimble	1961	Writer, Arizona official state historian	[210]
Rishi Vohra		Author	[211]

Music

Music

Name	Class year	Notes	Ref.
Jeffrey Anderson	(MM)	Principal tuba player for the San Francisco Symphony	[212][213]
Eric Anzalone	2012	Member of the Village People, 1995–2017	[214]
Carolyn Waters Broe	(PhD)	Conductor and violist	[215]
Angela Brower	2006	Mezzo soprano	[216]
Roger Clyne	1993	Lead singer and songwriter for The Refreshments and Roger Clyne and The Peacemakers	[217][218]
Samara Cyn	2021	Rapper	[219][220]
Craig Dahn		Concert pianist	[221]
Brent Michael Davids	1992 (MM)	Composer and flautist	[222]
Michelle Di Russo	(DMA)	Conductor	[223]
Art Edwards	1993	Bassist for The Refreshments; novelist	[224]
Domo Genesis	—	Rapper, songwriter, and DJ; member of Odd Future (attended)	[225]
Lauren Hildebrandt	—	Singer (attended)	[226]
Doug Hopkins		Founder and lead guitarist of The Gin Blossoms	[227]
Kongos	—	Alternative rock band composed of four brothers, all of whom graduated from ASU	[228]
Scott MacIntyre		Singer	[229]
Matt Maher		Christian musician	[230]
Carolyne Mas	2019	Singer	[231]
Jonathan Monro		Pianist	[232]
Paul Naffah		Drummer for The Refreshments and Roger Clyne and The Peacemakers	[233]
Richard Nance	(DMA)	Choral conductor and music professor	[234]
Ted Newman		Football player at ASU and singer	[235][236]
Ann-Helena Schlüter	(MM)	Concert pianist	[237]
Brinton Averil Smith		Cellist and professor of cello; earned a BA in mathematics at 17	[238]
Z. Randall Stroope	1987 (DMA)	Composer and conductor	[239]
Fee Waybill	—	Lead singer of The Tubes (attended)	[240]
Christine Weidinger		Operatic soprano	[241]
Guy Whatley	2005 (DMA)	Organist and harpsichordist	[242]
Christine Yoshikawa	(DMA)	Classical pianist	[243]
Bill Zorn	—	Singer and banjo player (attended)	[244]

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