18 Notable alumni of
Cypress College
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Cypress College is 1759th in the world, 616th in North America, and 580th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 18 notable alumni from Cypress College sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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John Stamos
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- film actormusiciantelevision actorstage actoractor
- Biography
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John Phillip Stamos is an American actor and musician. He first gained recognition for his contract role as Blackie Parrish on the ABC television soap opera General Hospital, for which he was nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series at the 10th Daytime Emmy Awards in 1983. He is known for his work in television, especially in his starring role as Jesse Katsopolis on the ABC sitcom Full House. Since the show's finale in 1995, Stamos has appeared in numerous TV films and series.
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Kirsten Vangsness
- Occupations
- stage actorfilm directortelevision actorscreenwriterwriter
- Biography
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Kirsten Vangsness is an American actress and writer. She is best known for her portrayal of FBI Technical Analyst Penelope Garcia on the CBS drama series Criminal Minds. She portrayed the same character on the spin-off series Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior and Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders.
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Brandon Laird
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Brandon J. Laird, nicknamed "Sushi Boy", is an American former professional baseball third baseman. He has played for the New York Yankees and the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB), and the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters and Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
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Mark Eaton
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Mark Edward Eaton was an American professional basketball player who spent his entire career (1982–1993) with the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Named an NBA All-Star in 1989, he was twice voted the NBA Defensive Player of the Year (1985, 1989) and was a five-time member of the NBA All-Defensive Team. The 7-foot-4-inch (2.24 m) Eaton became one of the best defensive centers in NBA history. He led the league in blocks four times and holds the NBA single-season records for blocks (456) and blocked shots per game average (5.6), as well as career blocked shots per game (3.5). His No. 53 was retired by the Jazz.
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Trevor Hoffman
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Trevor William Hoffman is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 18 years in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1993 to 2010. A long-time closer, he pitched for the Florida Marlins, San Diego Padres, and Milwaukee Brewers, including more than 15 years for the Padres. Hoffman was the major leagues' first player to reach the 500- and 600-save milestones, and was the all-time saves leader from 2006 until 2011. The National League (NL) leader in career saves, he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2018. Hoffman currently serves as senior advisor for baseball operations for the Padres.
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Scott Aukerman
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- screenwriterpodcastertelevision actorfilm directortelevision director
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Scott David Aukerman is an American writer, actor, comedian, television personality, director, producer, and podcast host. Starting as a writer and performer in the later seasons of the sketch series Mr. Show, Aukerman is best known as the host of the weekly comedy podcast Comedy Bang! Bang! as well as the IFC original television series of the same name. Aukerman is the co-creator of Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis and co-founder of the Earwolf podcast network.
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Geri Jewell
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- film actoractortelevision actor
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Geraldine Ann "Geri" Jewell is an American actress, stand-up comedian, diversity consultant, and motivational speaker, noted for roles on the 1980s sitcom The Facts of Life and the mid-2000s western Deadwood.
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Caitlin Doughty
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- YouTuberwriterentrepreneurtelevision producerblogger
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Caitlin Marie Doughty is an American mortician, author, blogger, YouTuber, and advocate for death acceptance and the reform of Western funeral industry practices. She is the owner of Clarity Funerals and Cremation of Los Angeles, creator of the Web series Ask a Mortician, founder of The Order of the Good Death, and author of three bestselling books, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory (2014), From Here to Eternity; Traveling the World to Find the Good Death (2017), and Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?: Big Questions from Tiny Mortals About Death (2019).
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Jason Vargas
- Occupations
- baseball player
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Jason Matthew Vargas is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Florida Marlins, Seattle Mariners, Los Angeles Angels, Kansas City Royals, New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies. The Marlins drafted Vargas in the second round of the 2004 MLB draft. He made his major league debut in 2005. In 2017, he was an All Star and tied for the American League lead in wins.
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Swen Nater
- Enrolled in Cypress College
- Studied in 1968-1970
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Swen Erick Nater is a Dutch former professional basketball player. He played primarily in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA), and is the only player to have led both the NBA and ABA in rebounding. Nater was a two-time ABA All-Star and was the 1974 ABA Rookie of the Year. He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins, winning two National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) titles.
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Gerald Laird
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- baseball player
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Gerald Lee Laird III is an American former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, Detroit Tigers, St. Louis Cardinals, Atlanta Braves, and Arizona Diamondbacks.
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Brian Downing
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- baseball player
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Brian Jay Downing is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball from 1973 to 1992, originally as a catcher before converting to an outfielder and designated hitter later in his career.
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Steve Smyth
- Years
- 1970-.. (age 55)
- Occupations
- musicianguitarist
- Biography
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Steve Smyth is an American musician who is currently the guitarist for metal band One Machine. He has previously played guitar with many metal bands including Vicious Rumors, Testament, Nevermore and Forbidden.
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Ben Francisco
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- baseball player
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Louis Benjamin Francisco, is an American former professional baseball outfielder, who is currently a major league scout for the Los Angeles Angels. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians, Philadelphia Phillies, Toronto Blue Jays, Houston Astros, Tampa Bay Rays, and New York Yankees.
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Fili Moala
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Siaosi Toutoupau'u "Fili" Moala is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the USC Trojans, and was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the second round of the 2009 NFL draft.
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Cory Sullivan
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Cory Sullivan is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Colorado Rockies, New York Mets, and Houston Astros between 2005 and 2010.
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Augie Ojeda
- Occupations
- baseball player
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Octavio Augie Ojeda is an American former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs, Minnesota Twins, and Arizona Diamondbacks.
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Keith McDonald
- Occupations
- baseball player
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William Keith McDonald is a former Major League Baseball catcher and right-handed batter. He made his debut with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2000. He attended Esperanza High School in Anaheim, California.
