University of Illinois | 150 Years & Beyond

Jeff Anderson

Director of global gaming

Hasbro

Irving Azoff

2020 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee

CEO, Azoff MSG Entertainment

Julie Bensman

Host, writer, producer

Created BBC’s ‘RSVP Abroad’

Larry Beyah

Stand-up comedian

Gotham Comedy Club

Betsy Brandt

Actress

Marie on 'Breaking Bad'

Jason Brett

Entertainment executive

Co-produced ‘About Last Night’

Stacy Marks

Big Ten Medal of Honor

Sr. director, Accruent

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Paul Brittain

Comedian

Former SNL cast member

Jon Lee Brody

LA-based filmmaker

Iron Will Productions

Reggie Brown

Barack Obama impersonator

Comedian, speaker

Timothy Carhart

Actor

‘Thelma & Louise,’ ‘Witness’

Marty Casey

Rock singer, guitarist

The Lovehammers

Cassandra Cushman

Actress, storyteller

Owner, The Freaky Witch

Adria Dawn

Actress

15 movies, 19 TV series

Alexander Djordjevic

Concert pianist

Grace Welsh Prize for Piano

Amanda Drinkall

Actress

On ‘Chicago Med’ in 2016

Jamie Escoto

Fox executive

VP, film/TV/sports

Andrea Evans

Soap opera actress

Tina on ‘One Life To Live'

Paul Farahvar

Chicago attorney, comedian

Farahvar Law Group

Dominic Fumusa

Actor

‘Nurse Jackie,’ ‘Homeland’

Marra Gad

Director, president

Egad! Productions

Bill Geist

Author, columnist, humorist

Won Emmys in 1992, 2005

Justin Gordon

Actor

‘Age of the Living Dead’

Michael Halberstam

Artistic director

Writers Theatre of Glencoe

Jan Horvath

Broadway opera singer

‘Phantom of the Opera’ original