University of California, Los Angeles Admitted Student Profiles & Alumni

Jackie Robinson

First African-American to play in MLB

BA

1941

James Franco

Actor, Director, and Producer

BA (English)

2008

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

NBA Hall of Famer, All-time leading scorer

BA (History)

1969

Francis Ford Coppola

Academy Award-Winning Director of The Godfather

MFA

1967

Carol Burnett

Legendary Comedian and Actress

BA (Theatre Arts)

1954

Ben Stiller

Actor, Comedian, and Filmmaker

N/A

N/A

Mayim Bialik

Actress (The Big Bang Theory), Neuroscientist

PhD (Neuroscience)

2007

Troy Aikman

NFL Hall of Famer, Sportscaster

BA (Sociology)

1989

Arthur Ashe

Grand Slam Tennis Champion, Humanitarian

BA

1966

Jim Morrison

Lead Singer of The Doors

BA (Film)

1965

Kay Ryan

Former U.S. Poet Laureate

MA (English)

1971

Marcia Clark

Prosecutor in O.J. Simpson Trial

JD

1979

George Takei

Actor (Star Trek), Activist

BA (Theatre)

1960

Rob Reiner

Actor, Director, Producer

BA

1966

Taylor Wang

First Chinese-American Astronaut

PhD

1967

Sara Bareilles

Grammy-Winning Singer-Songwriter

BA (Communications)

2002

Kal Penn

Actor (Harold & Kumar), Former White House Aide

BA (Sociology & Film)

2000

Gabrielle Union

Actress and Activist

BA (Sociology)

1996

Reggie Miller

NBA All-Star and Sportscaster

BA (History)

1987

Randy Newman

Oscar and Grammy-Winning Composer

BA (Music)

1965

Dustin Lance Black

Academy Award-Winning Screenwriter

MFA (Film)

1996

Russell Westbrook

NBA Star and MVP

BA

2008

John Williams

Legendary Film Composer (Star Wars, Jaws)

N/A

N/A

Heather Locklear

Actress (Melrose Place)

BA (Psychology)

1984

Tim Robbins

Actor and Director (The Shawshank Redemption)

BA (Drama)

1981

Vera Wang

Fashion Designer (attended briefly)

N/A

N/A

Shawn Johnson

Olympic Gold Medalist Gymnast

N/A

N/A

Michael Morhaime

Co-Founder of Blizzard Entertainment

BS (Electrical Engineering)

1990

James Dean

Iconic Actor (Rebel Without a Cause)

N/A

N/A