Bard College Notable Alumni
Discover the notable alumni of Bard College. The list includes people like Chevy Chase, Olivia Wilde, Tom Ford, Adrian Grenier & Adam Yauch. This list of notable alumni is loosely sorted by popularity and has people from different domains of life, such as film & theater personalities, musicians, fashion, singers and dancers etc.
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Chevy Chase('Saturday Night Live's' First Breakout Star)
Birthdate: October 8, 1943
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Lower Manhattan, New York, United States
Chevy Chase is often credited with the overall success of Saturday Night Live as he played a major role as the show's key cast member in the show's first season, thereby setting the pace for the show's eventual success. Apart from being an actor, he is also a popular comedian, producer, and screenwriter.
Birthdate: December 19, 1987
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
American journalist Ronan Farrow played a major role in reporting the sexual abuse allegations against Harvey Weinstein. His work, which was published in The New Yorker, earned the magazine the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. He is also responsible for exposing allegations against personalities like jurist Brett Kavanaugh, media executive Les Moonves, and politician Eric Schneiderman.
Birthdate: March 7, 1971
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Illinois, United States
Peter Sarsgaard is a versatile American actor known for his work on stage, films, and TV series. A world-renowned actor, Peter is equally good with women and has dated several good-looking women like Dita Von Teese and Shalom Harlow.
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Blythe Danner(Best Known for Her Role as ‘Isabelle Huffstodt’ in the TV Series ‘Huff’)
Birthdate: February 3, 1943
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Blythe Danner, mother of Gwyneth Paltrow, won two Emmys for playing Izzy in Huffstodt on Huff and a Tony for the play Butterflies Are Free. Fans loved her in Will & Grace, and Meet the Parents and its sequels. She works for oral cancer awareness and is an avid environmentalist.
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Donald Fagen
(Singer-songwriter, Singer, Pianist)
Birthdate: January 10, 1948
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Passaic, New Jersey, United States
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Christopher Guest(Known in Hollywood for His Series of Comedy Films Shot in 'Mockumentary' Style)
Birthdate: February 5, 1948
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Screenwriter, composer, musician, and director Christopher Guest is a multifaceted man. He is known for writing and directing a series of comedy films shot in mock-documentary (mockumentary) style. He has also starred in many of his films, often playing comedic characters. Despite his penchant for portraying comedic characters onscreen, he is known to be a serious person in real life.
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Adam Yauch(Founding Member of the Hip Hop Group ‘Beastie Boys’)
Birthdate: August 5, 1964
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: May 4, 2012
Rapper and bass guitarist Adam Yauch, better known by his pseudonym, “MCA,” was a founding member of the hip-hop and rap rock Beastie Boys. He also owned a film distributing company and was a practicing Buddhist who supported the Tibetan independence movement. He died of parotid cancer.
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Larry Hagman(Actor, Director and Producer Known for His Role as ‘J. R. Ewing’ in the TV Soap Opera ‘Dallas’)
Birthdate: September 21, 1931
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Died: November 23, 2012
Larry Hagman, son of actor Mary Martin, is best remembered as astronaut Tony Nelson from the iconic series I Dream of Jeannie and as oil baron J.R. Ewing from the long-running soap Dallas. He had also delivered several guest performances and dabbled in direction and production, before dying of leukemia.
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Walter Becker
(American Musician, Songwriter and Record Producer)
Birthdate: February 20, 1950
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Queens, New York, United States
Died: July 3, 2017
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Birthdate: August 18, 1992
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Model, artist, and musician Frances Bean Cobain is the only child of Nirvana singer Kurt Cobain and Hole singer Courtney Love. She had a difficult childhood due to her parents’ drug issues and her father’s suicide. She was also removed from her parents’ custody briefly. She now owns Kurt’s copyrights.
Birthdate: January 8, 1982
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Gaby Hoffmann is best known for her Emmy-nominated roles in the series Girls and Transparent. She had initially been a child actor in films such as Now and Then and Volcano. She has also appeared in Sleepless in Seattle and has won a Young Artist Award for Field of Dreams.
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Tracy Nelson
(Actress who played a valley girl in Square Pegs)
Birthdate: October 25, 1963
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Santa Monica, California, United States
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
Birthdate: November 13, 1973
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Los Angeles County, California, USA
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Lola Glaudini(Best Known for Role as ‘Elle Greenaway’ in the TV Series ‘Criminal Minds’)
Birthdate: November 24, 1971
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York, United States
Lola Glaudini is an American actress best known for playing Elle Greenaway in the popular police procedural crime drama TV series, Criminal Minds. Glaudini started her acting career by playing interesting roles at the Mark Taper Forum, where she also won a Drama-Logue Award. She then went on to establish herself as a film and TV actress.
Birthdate: September 27, 1990
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Westminster, London, England
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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Alexandra Wentworth
(Actress)
Birthdate: January 12, 1965
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
Birthdate: March 2, 1970
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Birthdate: January 1, 1987
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Todd Haynes
(Film director)
Birthdate: January 2, 1961
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Birthdate: September 27, 1968
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York, Unites States
Birthdate: October 26, 1987
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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Robert Bernard Sherman
(Songwriter)
Birthdate: December 19, 1925
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: New York, US
Died: March 6, 2012
Birthdate: November 25, 1950
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Ealing, London, England, UK
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Herb Ritts
(Black-and-white photographer known for his iconic images of celebrities such as George Clooney and Julia Roberts.)
Birthdate: August 13, 1952
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: December 26, 2002
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Richard M. Sherman
(Songwriters)
Birthdate: June 12, 1928
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
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Jonathan Rosenbaum
(Film critic, Journalist)
Birthdate: February 27, 1943
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Florence
Birthdate: October 13, 1870
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Scranton
Died: April 28, 1905
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Jonathan Tunick
(American Orchestrator, Musical Director and Composer)
Birthdate: April 19, 1938
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
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Peter Hess Stone
(Screenwriter)
Birthdate: February 27, 1930
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: April 26, 2003
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Anthony Hecht
(Poet, Writer)
Birthdate: January 16, 1923
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: New York City
Died: October 20, 2004
Birthdate: 1956 AD
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States
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Deborah Sussman
(Designer)
Birthdate: May 26, 1931
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: August 20, 2014
This reputable private liberal arts college in Annandale-on-Hudson was first named St. Stephens College when it was founded in the year 1860. The aesthetically pleasing campus that overlooks the Hudson river and the varied architectural styles make Bard College a sight to behold. This undergraduate college was the first in the nation to offer courses pertaining to Human Rights, providing the students with a major in that field. Bard holds a great reputation for its Bachelor of Arts and Science, with 23 departments and over 40 programs and 12 interdisciplinary concentrations, it is ranked the 38th best liberal arts college in the US. Not just that, Bard College is also gaining grounds by the number of celebrities that are now changing the course of the world, who once walked through the halls of this prestigious college. Bard is also home to a number of student groups like Self-Injury Support and Discussion, Brad Film Committee, Queer Stude3nt Association, which help lay the foundation for an empowered lifestyle. The college is also known for its various sports-related associations like Bard College Ruby Football Club that centres on both men’s and women’s team. Established names like Blythe Danner, Jeff Preiss, Ellen Parker, and Michael Tolkin are few of the long lists of Bard College alumni that who are currently making great big waves in different walks of life. Here are everything and more about the Bard College Alumni that you probably never knew about- read on to find out!
