University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Larry Beyah

Stand-up comedian

Gotham Comedy Club

Betsy Brandt

Actress

Marie on 'Breaking Bad'

Paul Brittain

Comedian

Former SNL cast member

Jon Lee Brody

LA-based filmmaker

Iron Will Productions

Reggie Brown

Barack Obama impersonator

Comedian, speaker

Petrea Burchard

Actor, author

Audiobook narrator, ACX.com

Candisse Williamson

VP/legal, business

Madison Square Garden

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Timothy Carhart

Actor

‘Thelma & Louise,’ ‘Witness’

John Conrad

Actor/talent coach

‘Oceans 13,’ ‘Meet Dave’

Alan Dysert

Soap opera actor

‘All My Children’

McKinley Freeman

Athlete turned actor

45 credits and counting

Dominic Fumusa

Actor

‘Nurse Jackie,’ ‘Homeland’

Justin Gordon

Actor

‘Age of the Living Dead’

Michael Halberstam

Artistic director

Writers Theatre of Glencoe

CC Hirsch

Television agent

Creative Arts Agency

Frank Jennings

Atlanta-based actor

‘Selma,’ ‘Primary Colors’

Matthew Jones

Actor with 50+ credits

Appeared on ‘Scandal,’ ‘General Hospital’

Jonathan Kite

Actor, comedian

CBS' ‘2 Broke Girls’

Michael Kosta

Stand-up comedian

Illini tennis star

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

Oscar nominee for 1986's 'The Color of Money'

Played Gina Montana in ‘Scarface’ in first movie role

Ryan McPartlin

LA-based actor

‘Captain Awesome’ Woodcomb on ‘Chuck’

Nick Offerman

Actor, comedian

NBC's 'Parks and Recreation'

David Otunga

Lawyer, wrestler, actor

WWE tag-team champ

Alan Ruck

Played sidekick Cameron in 'Ferris Bueller’s Day Off'

Can now be seen on HBO's 'Succession'

Jonathan Sadowski

Actor/Producer

‘Live Free or Die Hard'