Brian Helgeland (born January 17, 1961 in Providence, Rhode Island) is an American movie writer and director, who graduated from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles and received his undergraduate degree at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. In 1998, Helgeland became the first person to win both an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay (for "L.A. Confidential") and a Razzie (for "The Postman") in the same year.

Tony Plana (born April 19, 1954) is a Cuban-American actor.

Robert Osbourne "Bob" Denver was an American comedic actor best known for his role as Willy "Gilligan" Gilligan on the television series "Gilligan's Island". Earlier, Denver had played beatnik Maynard G. Krebs on the (1959-1963) TV series "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis", a characterization that was similar to Gilligan in many ways.

Linda Cardellini (Full name Linda Edna Cardellini ) was born on June 25, 1975 in Redwood City, California, United States. She is an American television and film actress. ... She had attended Saint Francis High School in Mountain View, CA and Loyola Marymount University. Her father Wayne and her mother Lorraine have supported her a lot during her ascension in life.

Eric "Hank" Gathers (February 11, 1967, in Philadelphia - March 4, 1990 in Los Angeles) was an American college basketball star at Loyola Marymount University who collapsed and died during a game. He originally played at the University of Southern California, but transferred with teammate Bo Kimble to LMU after his freshman year.

Colin Lewes Hanks (born November 24, 1977) is an American actor and the son of famous actor Tom Hanks.

Robert Kenneth "Bob" Dornan (born April 3, 1933) is a Republican and former member of the United States House of Representatives from California and a vocal pro-life advocate. A boisterous former actor and television talk show host, Dornan had a flair for the dramatic that drew him supporters and detractors well beyond his congressional districts.

Tony Bui is Vietnamese American independent film director, most famous for his film "Three Seasons", which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival and became the only film ever to win both the Audience Award and the Grand Jury Prize there. The film was based on Bui's own experiences dealing with the changing landscape and people of his ancestral home of Vietnam. The film starred Harvey Keitel. Bui came to the US at age 2. He was raised in Sunnyvale, California.

Gregory Kevin "Bo" Kimble (born April 9 1966 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American former college basketball star at Loyola Marymount University and professional National Basketball Association player. In the 1989-90 season, he led the 11th seeded Loyola Marymount basketball team on an amazing run to the regional finals of the NCAA Tournament.

Phil Woolpert (December 15, 1915 - May 7, 1987) was an American college basketball coach. He is best known for coaching the University of San Francisco Dons to two straight national championships in 1955 and 1956. Born in Danville, Kentucky, Woolpert attended high school in Los Angeles. He subsequently attended Los Angeles Junior College and Loyola University, Los Angeles, where he played for three years. In 1946, Woolpert was hired as basketball coach for St.

Tom Girardi, born 1939, is a founding partner of Girardi & Keese, a downtown Los Angeles law firm that has earned a reputation as L.A. County's king of the class action lawsuit. In 1970, Girardi became the first attorney in the state of California to win a $1 million-plus award for a medical malpractice case. Girardi has handled major cases against the former Lockheed Corp (now the Lockheed Martin Corp.), Pacific Gas & Electric Co, …

Peter Francis "Pete" Newell (born August 3, 1915 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a former college men's basketball coach and current basketball instructional coach. He coached for 15 years at the University of San Francisco, Michigan State University and the University of California, Berkeley, compiling an overall 234-123 record. After his coaching career ended he ran a world famous instructional basketball camp and served as a consultant and scout for several NBA teams.

Timothy Joseph Layana (born March 2, 1964, in Inglewood, California - died June 26, 1999, in Bakersfield, California) was a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He is an alumnus of Loyola Marymount University. Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 3rd round of the 1986 MLB amateur draft, Layana would make his Major League Baseball debut with the Cincinnati Reds on April 9, 1990, and appear in his final game on July 26, 1993.

Anthony Cistaro is an American actor born in Kirksville, Missouri on June 8, 1963. At an early age he moved to San Francisco, California where his father worked as a teacher and counselor, while his mother worked in the home caring for the family. In later years she worked as a program assistant in academic departments. Anthony attended St. Ignatius College Prep., graduating in 1981. Following high school, Anthony attended Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, …

David Mickey Evans (born October 20 1962) is a screenwriter and film director. His films tend to be based around children and focus on the challenges of childhood. Evans is also a huge baseball fan and created "The Sandlot" based on his own memories of childhood and baseball. Evans was born in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania in 1962. In 1980 he moved to Los Angeles for college. He attended Loyola Marymount University and graduated with a film degree in 1984.

Gloria Calderon Kellett is an American writer and actress. She grew up in Beaverton, Oregon and San Diego, California. And she graduated from University of San Diego High School in 1993. Kellett graduated from Loyola Marymount University with a BA in Communications and Theater Arts. She was awarded a Kennedy Center/ACTF Achievement in Playwriting Award for her first play, Plane Strangers – which also went on to win the Del Rey Players Achievement in Playwriting Award, …

David Mirkin (born September 18, 1955 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American, feature film and television director, writer and producer. He is a native of Philadelphia and an alumnus of Loyola Marymount University. He has won several Emmys along with the prestigious Peabody Award. His first job writing for television was on the American version "Three's Company". Mirkin walked away from the experience with a brand new cat, taken from one of the episodes.

Chris Barton Donnels (Born April 21, 1966) in Los Angeles, California, is a retired Major League Baseball third baseman. He is an alumnus of Loyola Marymount University where he was a standout for the Lions' baseball team.

Barbara Dana Broccoli (born June 18, 1960) is the daughter of the famous James Bond producer Albert R. Broccoli. She majored in motion picture and television communications at Loyola Marymount University prior to working in the casting and production departments at EON Productions, the production company responsible for the official James Bond series of films dating back to 1962. Currently she co-produces Bond films with her half brother Michael G. Wilson.

Anthony "Tony" Coelho (b. June 15, 1942) is a former United States congressman from California, and primary author and sponsor of the Americans with Disabilities Act. He currently chairs the Epilepsy Foundation's national board of directors.

Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr. (October 2, 1937 - March 29, 2005) was a defense attorney best known for his role in the legal defense for O.J. Simpson during his highly publicized murder trial. Cochran also represented Sean "Diddy" Combs (during his trial on gun and bribery charges), Michael Jackson, actor Todd Bridges, football player Jim Brown and rappers Tupac Shakur and Snoop Dogg as well as Reginald Oliver Denny, …

Kevin G. Murray (born 1960) is an attorney and a former US Politician. He was the first California Senator to serve alongside his father.

Neil G. Ferris (born October 31, 1927 in Bell, California - died January 30, 1996 in Lake Havasu City, Arizona) was an American football defensive back and half back in the NFL. A graduate of Loyola Marymount University, Ferris was inducted into their Hall of Fame in 1991. Ferris played for three NFL teams, the Washington Redskins in 1951-1952, the Philadelphia Eagles in 1952, and also the Los Angeles Rams, in 1953.

John Joseph Dwyer (January 15, 1927 - October 15, 1997) was an American football defensive back in the NFL for the Washington Redskins and the Los Angeles Rams. He played college football for Loyola Marymount University.

Richard Leonard Adelman (born June 16 1946 in Lynwood, California, United States) is a former basketball player, assistant coach and head coach in the National Basketball Association. He is currently the Houston Rockets Head Coach, after the firing of Jeff Van Gundy on May 23, 2007. He has served as head coach of the Golden State Warriors, the Portland Trail Blazers, and the Sacramento Kings previously.

Bob Boyd was an end and wide receiver in the NFL, playing for the Los Angeles Rams for eight seasons. His most spectacular season was in 1954, when he caught 53 passes for 1,212 yards and 6 touchdowns.

Ophir Finkelthal is a former entertainment and technology executive who is now practicing law. Noted for his work with the music management company that handled Johnny Rotten, Finkelthal was instrumental in helping revive Rotten's career by championing Rotten's participation in a nationally syndicated radio program, "Rotten Day", that later evolved into a television series for VH1. Finkelthal also contributed a number of articles to music industry trade magazines, …