List of NYU Tisch School of the Arts people

These are the following people who have attended and/or graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.

List

Academy Award winners
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; (2001), No Country For Old Men (3 Oscars: Screenplay, Director, Picture)
Geoffrey Fletcher	Screenwriter	M.F.A., 1999	Academy Award 2010, Precious
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 Awards 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
Ang Lee	Director	M.F.A.	Academy Award 2006, Brokeback Mountain Academy Award 2013, Life of PI
Ken Perlin	Professor at TSOA	Ph.D. 1986	Academy Award 1997, for the development of Perlin noise
Martin Scorsese	Director	B.A., 1964; M.F.A., 1966[1]	Academy Award 2007, The Departed
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
Emmy Award winners
Woody Allen	Director	NYU[note 1]	Emmy Award (1957)
Alec Baldwin	Actor	B.F.A., 1994	Emmy Award (2008), 30 Rock
Vince Gilligan	Head writer, creator	B.F.A, 1989	Emmy Award (2013), Breaking Bad
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
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
Jeffrey Wright	Actor	M.F.A.[note 1]	Emmy Award (2004), Angels in America
Tony Award winners
Nina Arianda	Actress	M.F.A.	Tony Award (2012), Venus in Fur
Billy Crudup	Actor	M.F.A., 1994	Tony Award (2007), The Coast of Utopia
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
Tony Kushner	Playwright	M.F.A., 1984	Tony Award (1994), Angels in America: Perestroika
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
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
Jeffrey Wright	Actor	M.F.A.[note 1]	Tony Award (1994), Angels in America: Perestroika
Other notable alumni
Cynthia Addai-Robinson	Actress	B.F.A., 2002	Spartacus, Arrow
Raymond Arroyo	Journalist, author	B.F.A.	EWTN news director and anchor
Annie Baker	Playwright	B.F.A.	Body Awareness
Kristen Bell	Actress	B.F.A., 2002[note 1]	Veronica Mars, Reefer Madness, Heroes, Forgetting Sarah Marshall
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
Justin Blanchard	Actor	B.F.A., 2001	Journey's End (Broadway), Law and Order: Special Victims Unit
Alexis Bledel	Actress	B.F.A.[note 1]	Gilmore Girls, Sin City
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
James L. Brooks	Producer	Coursework[note 1]	The Simpsons
Rachel Brosnahan	Actress	B.F.A. 2012	House of Cards, Manhattan
Salvador Carrasco	Director	B.F.A., 1991	The Other Conquest
Susan Cartsonis	President of Wind Dance Films
Frank Coraci	Director	B.F.A., 1988	The Wedding Singer, The Waterboy, Click
Bud Cort	Actor	1967-1969[note 1]	M*A*S*H, Harold and Maude
Billy Crudup	Actor	M.F.A., 1994	Sleepers, Big Fish, Watchmen
Billy Crystal	Actor, filmmaker	B.F.A., 1970	Analyze This, City Slickers, When Harry Met Sally
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
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
Wayne Federman	Comedian, actor, writer	B.F.A.	Legally Blonde, 40-Year-Old Virgin, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The X-Files
Bridget Fonda	Actress	B.F.A., 1986[4]	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[5]	Spider-Man trilogy, Pineapple Express, 127 Hours
John Fusco	Screenwriter	B.F.A., 1986	Young Guns, Thunderheart, Hidalgo, Forbidden Kingdom
Melissa Gallo	Actress	B.F.A., 2003	One Life to Live
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
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
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
Anne Hathaway	Actress	Coursework[note 1]	The Princess Diaries, Rachel Getting Married
Ethan Hawke	Writer, actor	Coursework[note 1]	Great Expectations, Snow Falling on Cedars, Training Day
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
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
Bryce Dallas Howard	Actress	B.F.A. 2003	Jurassic World, The Help, Spiderman 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
Joe Iconis	Composer, lyricist, librettist	B.M., 2003; M.F.A., 2005	The Black Suits, 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
Daniel Dae Kim	Actor	M.F.A., 1996	Lost, Hawaii Five-0
Stanley Kramer	Film producer	B.F.A., 1993	High Noon, Cyrano de Bergerac
Peter Krause	Actor	M.F.A., 1990	Sports Night, Six Feet Under
Martin Kunert	Writer, director, producer	B.F.A.	Campfire Tales, MTV Fear, Voices of Iraq
Eriq La Salle	Actor	B.F.A.	ER
Lady Gaga, born Stefani Germanotta	Musician, singer-songwriter	B.F.A	Grammy Awards 2010 and Grammy Awards 2011
Fredric LeBow	Screenwriter	M.F.A., 1970	While You Were Sleeping
Spike Lee	Actor, writer, director, producer	MFA
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
Katie Lowes	Actress	B.F.A, 2002	Scandal
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
John C. McGinley	Actor	B.F.A.	Scrubs, Platoon, Talk Radio
Patrick McGuinn	Director, musician
Sally Menke	Editor	B.F.A. 1979	Jackie Brown, Kill Bill, Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs
Kate Mulgrew	Actress	A.A., 1976	Star Trek: Voyager
Jules and Gedeon Naudet	Documentary filmmakers	1995[6]	9/11, In God's Name
Karen O	Vocalist		Singer for indie rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Jerry O'Connell	Actor	B.F.A., 1995	Crossing Jordan, Mission to Mars
Elizabeth Olsen	Actress	B.F.A. 2013	Avengers: Age of Ultron
Haley Joel Osment	Actor	B.F.A., 2011	The Sixth Sense, Pay It Forward, A.I., Forrest Gump
Dean Parisot	Director	B.F.A., 1979	Fun with Dick and Jane, Galaxy Quest
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	B.F.A	Parks and Recreation, April Ludgate
Keith Powell	Actor	B.F.A., 2001	30 Rock
Brett Ratner	Director	B.F.A., 1991	Rush Hour, Red Dragon
Fred Ritchin	Writer		former New York Times editor
James Roday	Actor	B.F.A.	Psych
Adam Sandler	Actor, comedian, producer	B.F.A., 1988	Mr. Deeds, Big Daddy, Funny People
Stephanie Sengupta	Writer, producer	M.F.A., 1999	Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Reign, Law & Order, The Good Wife
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
Morgan Spurlock	Director	B.F.A., 1993	Supersize Me
Miles Teller	Actor	B.F.A., 2009	Whiplash, Divergent series, The Spectacular Now
Maura Tierney	Actress	Coursework[note 1]	ER, News Radio, Primary Colors
John Waters	Director	Coursework[note 1]	Pink Flamingos, Polyester, Hairspray, Serial Mom
Chandra Wilson	Actress	B.F.A., 1991	Grey's Anatomy
Mara Wilson[7]	Actress	B.F.A., 2009	Mrs. Doubtfire, Matilda, Miracle On 34th Street
Rainn Wilson	Actor	M.F.A., 1989	Six Feet Under, The Office
Agnieszka Wojtowicz-Vosloo	Director	B.F.A., 2002	Pâté, After.Life
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

Notes

1. Did not graduate.

References

1. "Martin Scorsese biography". Yahoo! Movies. Retrieved April 2, 2011.
2. "Oliver Stone biography". Yahoo! Movies. Retrieved April 2, 2011.
3. "New York Emmy Winners" (PDF).
4. "Bridget Fonda biography". TV Guide. Retrieved April 2, 2011.
5. Weiss, Shari (May 18, 2011). "James Franco graduates from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts with a master's degree in filmmaking". New York Daily News. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
6. Sherrow, Rita (2011-09-11). "Documentary filmmakers captured moments of 9/11 tragedy". Tulsa World. Retrieved 2011-09-13.
7. Ghert-Zand, Renee (April 18, 2012). "Mara Wilson Hated Being a Movie Star". The Forward.