List of Collegiate School (New York City) alumni

This list of alumni of New York City's Collegiate School includes graduates and students who did not graduate.

George Axelrod, 1940, playwright Jason Beghe, 1978, actorhttps://www.thedailybeast.com/jason-beghes-life-after-scientology-i-was-in-a-cult: "He attended the Collegiate School, an elite private prep school for blue-blooded New York City boys, where his two best pals were John F. Kennedy, Jr. and David Duchovny." David Benioff, 1988, author and screenwriter Egbert Benson, 1760, a Founding Father of the United States, member of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1st attorney general of New York, and founder of the New-York Historical Society Peter Bogdanovich, 1957, filmmaker and author George Platt Brett, 1911, chairman of MacMillan Publishing Benjamin Bronfman, 2000, entrepreneur and musicianThe Bed-Stuy Bronfman, Joe Pompeo, The Observer Edgar Bronfman Jr., 1973, CEO of Warner Music Group Dan Cogan, 1987, producer and director Parker Conrad, 1998, CEO of Rippling Jeff Cowen, 1984, photographer Joseph Cullman, 1930, businessman and CEO of Philip Morris cigarette company 1957–1978Kluger, Richard, Ashes to Ashes: America's Hundred Year Cigarette War, pg. 137, accessed from Google Books Matthew Daddario, 2006, actor Christopher d'Amboise, 1978, dancer, choreographer, writer, and theater director Samuel Dickson, c.1820, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New YorkHistory of the School of the Collegiate Reformed Dutch Church in the City of New York, Webb Dunshee, page 229, accessed from Google Books David Duchovny, 1978, Golden Globe-winning actor and director Nabil Fahmy, 1968, Egyptian diplomat and politician and Minister of Foreign Affairs (2013–2014) Douglas Fairbanks Jr., 1926, actor and World War II naval officer William Finley, 1958, actor Edward Glaeser, 1984, economics professorEconomist Edward Glaeser '84 Speaks to Upper School at Adams Lecture: https://www.collegiateschool.org/page/news-detail?pk=597180 Matt Haimovitz, 1989, cellist John Hermann, 1980, musician in Widespread PanicThe Dutchman (the Collegiate School yearbook), 1975 edition, page 33 Paul Hodes, 1968, U.S. representative from New Hampshire Robert Hollander, 1951, academic Zachary Karabell, 1985, businessman and writer, contributing editor for PoliticoCollegiate Book Fair Festival a Success: https://www.collegiateschool.org/page/news-detail?pk=519524 Bill Keenan, 2004, professional ice hockey playerOdd Man Rush (2016), Bill Keenan Douglas Kennedy, 1972, novelist John F. Kennedy Jr., class of 1978 (left after 10th grade), son of President John F. KennedyHeymann, C. David (2008); American Legacy: The Story of John and Caroline Kennedy. Atria Books. , pp. 145-146 John Kosner, 1978, writer, head of espn.com Bill Kristol, 1970, chief of staff to the vice president of the United States (1989–1993) for Dan Quayle, and founder and editor of The Weekly Standard"Weekly Standard Editor Always Stood Out as a Conservative," The Harvard Crimson, Jacquelyn Newmyer: https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1998/6/2/weekly-standard-editor-always-stood-out/: "After graduating from the private all-male Collegiate School, Kristol headed to Cambridge." Christopher Krovatin, 2003, author and musicianKickin' Out Old School: Puffed Up Prepsters, Wolf: "Alumni have paid homage to the campus in films including House of D by David Duchovny (class of '77) and The Talent Given Us by Andrew Wagner ('81), as well as the novel Heavy Metal and You by Chris Krovatin ('03)." Lil Mabu, 2023, rapper John Langeloth Loeb Jr., 1940, businessman and U.S. ambassador to DenmarkCollegiate Book Festival a Great Success: https://www.collegiateschool.org/page/news-detail?pk=519524 Nicholas M. Loeb, 1993, businessman and actor Ben Lyons, 2000, film critic and TV personality Taylor Mali, 1983, poet and humorist Ian McGinnis, 1997, NCAA Division I men's basketball leading rebounder Walter Murch, 1961 Oscar-winning editor, sound designer, and filmmaker, referred to as "the most respected film editor and sound designer in the modern cinema"October's Featured Sound Designer: Walter Murch, The Art and Technique of Sound Design, Miguel Isaza: "He went to The Collegiate School, a private preparatory school in Manhattan, from 1949 to 1961." James M. Nack, 1825, poet John Bertram Oakes, 1929, journalist known for his early commitment to the environment, civil rights, and opposition to the Vietnam War; creator of the modern op-ed pagehttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/digital/collections/nny/oakesjb/transcripts/oakesjb_4_1_337.html, Columbia University Libraries Oral History Office, "At Collegiate School, which I went into from first grade, in 1918, to last in 1929, as my son did, too, 50 years later." Alexander Olch, 2003, designer Jeffrey Orridge, 1978, commissioner of the Canadian Football LeagueWinter Convocation Hears Jeffrey L. Orridge '78, https://www.collegiateschool.org/page/news-detail?pk=528484 Dan-el Padilla Peralta, 2002, classicistUndocumented: A Dominican Boy's Odyssey from a Homeless Shelter to the Ivy League (2015), Dan-el Padilla Peralta Bill Perkins, 1968, New York state senator (2007–2017) and member of the New York City Council Alex Prud'homme, journalist Ben Rhodes, 1996, deputy National Security advisor for Strategic Communication and speechwriter for President Barack Obama David Rhodes, 1994, president of CBS News Jack Richardson, 1951, essayist and playwright known for existentialist dramaCallens, Johan, Double Binds: Existentialist Inspiration, Page 1, accessed from Google Books John A. Roebling II (1867–1952), engineer and philanthropistLohrer, Fred E. "John A. Roebling, II (1867-1952), Builder of the Red Hill Estate (1929-1941), Lake Placid, Florida" , Archbold Biological Station, October 2, 2006, last updated July 17, 2017. Accessed October 24, 2018. Cesar Romero, 1926, actorhttps://www.biography.com/people/cesar-romero-9542350 , "Romero was first introduced to acting while attending Collegiate and Riverdale Country schools, where he starred in a stage production of The Merchant of Venice." Mark Ronson, 1993, Grammy-winning producer and DJ Christopher Ross, 1949, sculptor, designer and collector Andrew Rossi, 1991, documentary filmmakerIvory Tower documentary puts a spotlight on the student loan crisis, Mark Stucker: https://schoolmatch4uproducts.com/ivory-tower-documentary-puts-a-spotlight-on-the-student-loan-crisis/ Alex Rubens, 1996, writer for Key and Peele and Rick and MortyMeet The Man Behind Key & Peele's 'Keanu, Complex Magazine, Eric Abbriss' John Rubinstein, 1964, actorSanta Fe Chamber Music, Artist Spotlight: Actor John Rubinstein: https://www.santafechambermusic.com/artist-spotlight-actor-john-rubinstein/ Cormac Ryan, 2018 (transferred), basketball player Jack Schlossberg, 2011, writer, only male surviving descendant of John F. Kennedy Serge Schmemann, 1963, writer and editorMatushka Juliana Ossorguine Schmemann, Orthodox Church in America Wallace Shawn, 1961, playwright, actor Michael Shnayerson, 1972, contributing editor, Vanity FairMiss Stuart Weds Michael Shnayerson, The New York Times: The bridegroom... graduated from the Collegiate School and Dartmouth College." Anthony Shorris, 1974, first deputy mayor of New York City Sam Sifton, 1984, food criticKickin' Out Old School: Puffed Up Prepsters Warily Eye Collegiate's Modern Move, Jonah Wolf, The Observer, '"I will always remember the school's red door and the tumult of running up its narrow stairs to English class," New York Times national editor Sam Sifton ('84) wrote in an email. "I still have nightmares where I awaken in one of those classrooms at the start of a test I didn't know was coming."' Robert F. X. Sillerman, 1966, media entrepreneur Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr., 1969, former publisher, The New York Times Vivek Tiwary, 1991, writer and theater producerhttps://thefifthbeatle.com/team/vivek-j-tiwary/ :"Vivek is a magna cum laude graduate of both the Wharton School of Business and the University of Pennsylvania's College of Arts and Sciences, and a cum laude graduate of the Collegiate School in New York City." Luis Ubiñas, 1981, former president of the Ford FoundationSpring Convocation Features Luis Ubinas '81: https://www.collegiateschool.org/page/news-detail?pk=601114 Stephanus Van Cortlandt, c. 1655, member of the Board of Deacons (1672), mayor of New York CityBiographical Dictionary of American Business Leaders, John N. Ingham Cornelius Vanderbilt II, 1859, son of William Henry Vanderbilt and grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt Andrew Wagner, 1981, filmmakerKickin' Out Old School: Puffed Up Prepsters Warily Eye Collegiate's Modern Move, Jonah Wolf, The Observer: "Alumni have paid homage to the campus in films including House of D by David Duchovny (class of '77) and The Talent Given Us by Andrew Wagner ('81), as well as the novel Heavy Metal and You by Chris Krovatin ('03). James Warren, 1971, journalisthttps://www.poynter.org/search/James%20Warren , "New York City native, graduate of Collegiate School, Amherst College and Roosevelt University. Married to Cornelia Grumman, dad of Blair and Eliot. National columnist, U.S. News & World Report. Former chief media writer, The Poynter Institute. Kenneth Webb, 1902, film director, screenwriter, and composer John Weidman, 1964, playwright Paul Weitz, 1983, filmmaker and playwright Billy Wirth, 1980, actor and director David Wise, 1972, screenwriter Alex York, Japanese media personality, author, and musician J. Peder Zane, 1980, journalist and author

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