California Institute of the Arts

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California Institute of the Arts

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Formed 1961 by the merger of the Chouinard Art Institute (1921) and the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music (1883).

Location:
Valencia, CA

Founding Date:
1961

Enrollment:
787

Official Website:
http://www.calarts.com/

STUDENTS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Brad Bird Film Director 24-Sep-1956 The Incredibles

Jesse Borrego Actor 1-Aug-1962 Gael Ortega on 24

Tim Burton Film Director 25-Aug-1958 The Nightmare Before Christmas

Merritt Butrick Actor 3-Sep-1959 17-Mar-1989 Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

Don Cheadle Actor 29-Nov-1964 Ocean's 11, Boogie Nights

Gail Ann Dorsey Bassist 20-Nov-1962 Bowie bassist and solo artist

Dan Gorlin Computer Programmer c. 1956 Choplifter

Ed Harris Actor 28-Nov-1950 The Rock

David Hasselhoff Actor 17-Jul-1952 Knight Rider, Baywatch

Stephen Hillenburg Cartoonist 21-Aug-1961 Creator of SpongeBob SquarePants

Mark Tapio Kines Film Director 26-Apr-1970 Foreign Correspondents

Chris Lemmon Actor 22-Jun-1954 Son of Jack Lemmon

James Mangold Film Director 16-Dec-1963 Walk the Line

Laraine Newman Comic 2-Mar-1952 Original member of Saturday Night Live

Dana Reeve Activist 19-Feb-1961 6-Mar-2006 Christopher Reeve Foundation

Paul Reubens Actor 27-Aug-1952 Pee-wee Herman

Michael Richards Actor 24-Jul-1949 Cosmo Kramer on Seinfeld

Edward Ruscha Painter 16-Dec-1937 Twenty-six Gasoline Stations

Douglas Rushkoff Author 18-Feb-1961 Cyberculture analyst

Katey Sagal Actor 19-Jan-1954 Peg Bundy on Married With Children

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Kathryn Bigelow Film Director 27-Nov-1951 Strange Days

Harold Budd Electronic Musician 24-May-1936 Ambient composer, Eno collaborator

Mark Harris Novelist 19-Nov-1922 30-May-2007 Bang the Drum Slowly

Alexander Mackendrick Film Director 8-Sep-1912 22-Dec-1993 The Sweet Smell of Success

Morton Subotnick Electronic Musician 13-Apr-1933 Silver Apples of the Moon

James Tenney Composer 10-Aug-1934 24-Aug-2006 A History of 'Consonance' and 'Dissonance'

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Michael Eisner Business 7-Mar-1942 CEO of Disney, 1984-2005

Jeffrey Katzenberg Business 21-Dec-1950 Produced Shrek

Donald Marron Business 21-Jul-1934 PaineWebber CEO

Peter Norton Computer Programmer 14-Nov-1943 Retired computer utilities programmer

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