84 Notable alumni of
Ithaca College
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Ithaca College is 648th in the world, 239th in North America, and 220th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 84 notable alumni from Ithaca 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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Bob Odenkirk
- Occupations
- television producerfilm directorwritercomedianfilm producer
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Robert John Odenkirk is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for his role as Saul Goodman/Jimmy McGill on Breaking Bad (2008–2013) and its spin-off Better Call Saul (2015–2022). For the latter, he received six nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, which ties the record for most nominations in the category without a win. For the role, he also received five nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor, five nominations for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series, and six nominations for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series, winning the award three times, along with three nominations for the Television Critics Association Award for Individual Achievement in Drama. As a producer on Better Call Saul since its premiere, he has also received seven nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series.
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David Boreanaz
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- film produceractortelevision actordirectortelevision producer
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David Paul Boreanaz is an American actor, television producer, and director known for playing the roles of vampire-turned-private investigator Angel on The WB/UPN Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003) and its spinoff Angel (1999–2004); FBI Special Agent Seeley Booth, a homicide investigator, on the Fox television crime procedural comedy-drama series Bones (2005–2017); and United States Navy SEAL Master Chief Petty Officer Jason Hayes in CBS/Paramount+ military drama series SEAL Team (2017–2024).
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Bob Iger
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- businesspersonfilm producertelevision producerbusiness executiveentrepreneur
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Robert Alan Iger is an American media executive who is chief executive officer (CEO) of the Walt Disney Company. He previously was the president of the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) between 1994 and 1995 and president and chief operating officer (COO) of Capital Cities/ABC, from 1995 until its acquisition by Disney in 1996. Iger was named president of Disney in 2000 and succeeded Michael Eisner as CEO in 2005, until his contract expired in 2020. He then was executive chairman until his formal retirement from the company on December 31, 2021. After his exit from the company, Iger continued as an advisor to his successor.
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David Muir
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- journalist
- Biography
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David Jason Muir is an American journalist and anchor for ABC World News Tonight and co-anchor of the ABC News magazine 20/20, part of the news department of the ABC broadcast-television network, based in New York City. Muir previously served as the weekend anchor and primary substitute anchor on ABC's World News Tonight with Diane Sawyer before succeeding her on September 1, 2014.
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Ricki Lake
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- television producerfilm producerfilm actortelevision presentertelevision actor
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Ricki Pamela Lake is an American television host and actress. She is known for her lead role as Tracy Turnblad in the 1988 film Hairspray, for which she received a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead. She is also known for her talk show, Ricki Lake, which was broadcast internationally from September 1993 until May 2004. When the show debuted, Lake was 24 and credited as being the youngest person to host a syndicated talk show at the time. In late 2012, Lake began hosting a second syndicated talk show, The Ricki Lake Show. The series was canceled in 2013 after a single season, but Lake won her first Daytime Emmy Award for the project.
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Aaron Tveit
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- film actortelevision actorstage actorsinger
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Aaron Kyle Tveit is an American actor and tenor singer. Tveit originated the lead role of Christian in the stage adaptation of Moulin Rouge! on Broadway, a performance for which he won the 2020 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical and received a 2020 Grammy Award nomination. His other work on the Broadway stage includes originating the roles of Gabe in Next to Normal and Frank Abagnale Jr. in Catch Me If You Can. He also played the title role in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street and John Wilkes Booth in an Off West End production of Assassins.
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Ben Feldman
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- voice actorstage actortelevision directoractortelevision actor
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Benjamin Feldman is an American actor. Throughout his career, he has undertaken roles on stage, including the Broadway play The Graduate, along with more prominent roles in television series such as his role as Jonah Simms in the NBC sitcom Superstore (2015–2021), Michael Ginsberg in Mad Men (2012–2014) which earned him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination, and Ron LaFlamme in Silicon Valley (2014–2019). He has also played lead characters in films including The Perfect Man (2005).
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CCH Pounder
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- actorfilm actortelevision actorcharacter actorvoice actor
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Carol Christine Hilaria Pounder is an American actress. She portrayed Mo'at in the Avatar franchise, Amanda Waller in various DC media, and Claudette Wyms in the FX police drama series The Shield (2002–2008). She has received four Primetime Emmy Award nominations for her roles in The X-Files, ER, The Shield, and The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency.
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Gavin MacLeod
- Enrolled in Ithaca College
- Graduated with Bachelor of Fine Arts
- Occupations
- actortelevision actor
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Gavin MacLeod was an American actor best known for his roles as news writer Murray Slaughter on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and ship's captain Merrill Stubing on ABC's The Love Boat. After growing up Catholic, MacLeod became an evangelical Christian in 1984. His career, which spanned six decades, included work as a Christian television host, author, and guest on several talk, variety, and religious programs.
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Giorgio A. Tsoukalos
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- writermythographerufologist
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Giorgio A. Tsoukalos is a Swiss-born writer, and television presenter and producer. He is a ufologist and a promoter of the ancient astronauts hypothesis. He is best known for his appearances on Ancient Aliens, a History Channel series of which he is also producer.
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Gavin DeGraw
- Occupations
- musiciansinger-songwriterpianistguitarist
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Gavin Shane DeGraw is an American singer-songwriter. DeGraw rose to fame with his song "I Don't Want to Be" from his debut album Chariot (2003); the song became the main theme song for The WB/CW drama series One Tree Hill. Other notable singles from his debut album were the title track and "Follow Through".
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Jeremy Jordan
- Enrolled in Ithaca College
- In 2007 graduated with Bachelor of Fine Arts in musical theater
- Occupations
- singerdancervoice actorstage actormusical theatre actor
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Jeremy Michael Jordan is an American actor and singer. He has performed on Broadway, in television and film, in concert, as well as in other theatrical productions.
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Jharrel Jerome
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- rapperfilm actortelevision actor
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Jharrel Jerome is an American actor. He made his film debut in Barry Jenkins's drama film Moonlight (2016), and gained prominence for his portrayal of Korey Wise in Ava DuVernay's Netflix miniseries When They See Us (2019), which earned him the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie. Jerome has since starred as a 13 foot tall boy in Boots Riley's miniseries I'm a Virgo (2023) and as wrestler Anthony Robles in the sports biopic film Unstoppable (2024).
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Gorilla Monsoon
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- actorprofessional wrestler
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Robert James "Gino" Marella, better known by his ring name of Gorilla Monsoon, was an American professional wrestler, play-by-play commentator, and booker.
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Rick Beato
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- session musicianrecord producerYouTuberguitaristtelevision producer
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Richard John Beato is an American YouTube personality, multi-instrumentalist, music producer, and educator. Since the early 1980s, he has worked variously as a musician, songwriter, audio engineer, and record producer; he has also lectured on music at universities.
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Charlie Schlatter
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- film actordub actorvoice actortelevision actor
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Charlie Schlatter is an American actor who has appeared in several films and television series. He is best known for his role as Dr. Jesse Travis, the resident student of Dr. Mark Sloan on the CBS series Diagnosis: Murder. Since the 1990s, he has continued to work mainly as a voice actor, with roles such as the Flash in various media, the titular character on Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil and Wonder-Red in The Wonderful 101.
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Alan Colmes
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- journalistradio personality
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Alan Samuel Colmes was an American radio and television host, liberal political commentator for the Fox News Channel, and blogger.
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Natasha Rothwell
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- screenwriteractorcomedian
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Natasha Rothwell is an American actress and writer. She worked on the HBO television series Insecure as a writer, series regular, and supervising producer. She went on to star in HBO's The White Lotus, which earned her a nomination for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie. In September 2024, her original scripted show How to Die Alone debuted on Hulu. It is a production of the Onyx Collective, a division of ABC Productions. She is the show's creator and also the lead actress.
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Joe Pera
- Enrolled in Ithaca College
- Studied in 2010
- Occupations
- screenwriterexecutive producertelevision actorcomedian
- Biography
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Joseph Pera is an American comedian, writer, and actor. He is best known as the creator and star of Adult Swim's Joe Pera Talks with You, which entered development following the success of the 2016 specials Joe Pera Talks You to Sleep, and ran for three seasons.
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Andrew Daly
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- screenwritertelevision actoractorcomedian
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Andrew Daly is an American actor and comedian. He starred as Forrest MacNeil on the Comedy Central series Review, and had a supporting role in the HBO comedy series Eastbound & Down as Terrence Cutler. He has also made recurring appearances on television programs such as Silicon Valley, Veep, Modern Family, Black-ish, Trial & Error, the Netflix series The Who Was? Show, Reno 911!, and Comedy Bang! Bang!, as well as animated shows such as Rick and Morty, Solar Opposites, Bob's Burgers, Adventure Time, and Harley Quinn.
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Maureen Tucker
- Occupations
- singer-songwritermusiciancomposerguitaristpercussionist
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Maureen Ann "Moe" Tucker is an American musician, singer, and songwriter who achieved international fame as the drummer of the rock band the Velvet Underground. Tucker occasionally sang lead vocals with the group, including the songs "After Hours" and "I'm Sticking With You".
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Amanda Setton
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- film actortelevision actorstage actoractor
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Amanda Setton is an American actress. She is known for her recurring role as Penelope Shafai on The CW's teen drama Gossip Girl (2008–2012), for her role as Kimberly Andrews on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live (2009–2011) and as Brook Lynn Quartermaine on the ABC soap opera General Hospital. She made her Off-Broadway debut in the comedy play Love, Loss, and What I Wore in late 2011 and was on the first half of season one of the Fox comedy The Mindy Project.
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Mark Romanek
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- photographerfilm directorscreenwriter
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Mark Lee Romanek is an American director. He is known for his music videos, which have earned him three Grammy Awards for Best Short Form Music Video (more than any other director) and 20 MTV Video Music Awards, including Best Direction for Jay-Z's "99 Problems" and the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award. He has also been recognized for his photography, taking pictures of numerous celebrities over the years, and had 30 of his photographs exhibited by French luxury retailer Colette in 2017.
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Kerry Butler
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- voice actorrecording artistfilm actorstage actortelevision actor
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Kerry Butler is an American actress and singer known primarily for her work in theater. She is best known for originating the roles of Barbara Maitland in Beetlejuice, Penny Pingleton in Hairspray, and Clio/Kira in Xanadu, the latter of which earned her a Tony Award nomination for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical.
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Mike Mitchell
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- actorscreenwriterpodcastertelevision actorcomedian
- Biography
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Michael Donovan Mitchell is an American actor, comedian, and writer best known as a member of The Birthday Boys sketch comedy group. He is also known for his roles as Randy Monahan on the Netflix series Love, and Cowan in the Amazon Prime Video film The Tomorrow War. He currently co-hosts the podcast Doughboys (with comedian and writer Nick Wiger), which reviews and discusses chain restaurants.
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J. Christopher Burch
- Occupations
- businessperson
- Biography
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J. Christopher Burch is an American businessman and the founder and CEO of Burch Creative Capital, a firm based in New York City that manages venture investments and brand development, and co-founder of Tory Burch LLC. He is entrepreneur and active investor across fashion, hospitality, and technology industries. Since establishing his initial venture, Eagle Eye, he has been involved brands including Staud, BaubleBar, NIHI Sumba, Guggenheim Partners, Tory Burch, Voss, Win Brands, Rappi, Danielle Guizio, Solid & Striped, Urbanic, Thursday Boots, SuperOrdinary, Barber Surgeon Guild, Faena Hotel + Universe, Jawbone, and Poppin.
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Ruth Underwood
- Occupations
- xylophonistvibraphonistpercussionistmarimba player
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Ruth Underwood is an American musician best known for playing xylophone, marimba, vibraphone, and other percussion instruments in Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention. She collaborated with the Mothers of Invention from 1968 to 1977.
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Ilene Graff
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- actorfilm actorsingerstage actortelevision actor
- Biography
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Ilene Graff is an American actress and singer.
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Peter Hooten
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- actortelevision actor
- Biography
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John Peter Hooten is an American actor. He is best known for playing the title character in the television film Dr. Strange (1978).
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Karl Ravech
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- journalist
- Biography
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Karl Ravech is an American journalist who works as the primary play by play commentator for Sunday Night Baseball on ESPN.
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Tim Locastro
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Timothy Donald Locastro is an American professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Arizona Diamondbacks, New York Yankees, and New York Mets. He holds the MLB record for most consecutive successful stolen bases to start a career, with 29.
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Liz Tigelaar
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- television producerscreenwriternovelistwritershowrunner
- Biography
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Rachel Elizabeth Tigelaar is an American television writer, producer, and author.
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Ketch Secor
- Occupations
- musiciansongwriterbandleaderwriterfiddler
- Biography
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Jay Ketcham Miller Secor, known as Ketch Secor is a Grammy award-winning American musician and a co-founder and current frontman for the band Old Crow Medicine Show. He is the only member of the band who has remained since its inception. Secor is a multi-instrumentalist, playing fiddle, banjo, harmonica, guitar and other instruments, and is known for infusing old-time Americana and Appalachian music with more modern punk influences.
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Eileen Filler-Corn
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- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Eileen Robin Filler-Corn is an American lawyer and politician who served as the Minority Leader of the Virginia House of Delegates from January to April 2022, a position she previously held from 2019 to 2020. She previously served as the 56th Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates from 2020 to 2022. She represented the 41st district in the Fairfax County suburbs of Washington, D.C., from 2010 to 2024. She is a member of the Democratic Party. She is also the first woman and Jewish person to serve as Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates.
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Jon Gunn
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- screenwriterfilm directorfilm producerfilm editor
- Biography
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Jonathan Michael Gunn is an American independent film director and screenwriter.
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Brendan Burke
- Occupations
- sports commentator
- Biography
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Brendan Matthew Burke is an American sportscaster for MSG Networks, the New York Islanders, NBC Sports and TNT Sports.
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Zachary James
- Occupations
- opera singersingeractor
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Zachary "Zach" James is an American actor and singer. He is known for originating the roles of Lurch in The Addams Family on Broadway, the role of Abraham Lincoln in Philip Glass's opera The Perfect American, and Amenhotep III in the Olivier and Grammy Award-winning production of Akhnaten. He is also known for appearances on the television shows, 30 Rock, Murphy Brown, Law & Order: Organized Crime and The Blacklist. Since February 10th, 2024, he has starred as Hades in the West End production of Hadestown at the Lyric Theatre in London. Zachary was named the Most Innovative Opera Singer of 2019 by The Classical Post, Breakout Opera Artist of 2019 by Verismo Magazine and was identified as an industry leader and invited to be an official ambassador for Opera America. He has sung with some of the world's top opera companies and orchestras including English National Opera, LA Opera, Teatro Real, The New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, Opera Philadelphia and NHK Symphony Orchestra Tokyo and made his Metropolitan Opera debut in 2019 in Akhnaten. His debut visual album, Call Out, has played 31 film festivals worldwide and received the highly commended designation from London’s Classical Music Digital Awards. His solo show, On Broadway, won him BroadwayWorld’s Vocalist of the Decade and Performer of the Decade awards for the years 2010-2020. The show was filmed live at Chris’s Jazz Cafe in Philadelphia, produced by Des Moines Metro Opera, and released as an album in 2021. Zachary is the host and creator of the comedy talkshow, What Happened Was... which aired every Friday on TDO Network, 2021 thru 2023, produced by Dallas Opera.
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Alan Krashesky
- Years
- 1960-.. (age 65)
- Occupations
- journalistnews presenter
- Biography
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Alan Krashesky is a former American news anchor. He was the principal news anchor for WLS-TV, an American Broadcasting Company-owned and operated television station in Chicago, Illinois.
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Ben Walsh
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Benjamin Walsh is an American politician currently serving as the 54th Mayor of Syracuse, New York. Walsh assumed office on January 1, 2018 as the first independent mayor of Syracuse and the second without major party support since Louis Will in 1913.
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Cindy Bradley
- Occupations
- composerjazz musician
- Biography
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Cindy Lynn Bradley is an American smooth jazz trumpet and flugelhorn player and composer.
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Kristen Britain
- Occupations
- novelist
- Biography
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Kristen Britain is an American author. She is the author of the fantasy series Green Rider which includes the eponymous first volume (nominated for the Crawford Award), First Rider's Call, The High King's Tomb, Blackveil (nominated for the David Gemmell Legend Award), and Mirror Sight.
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Julia Spencer-Fleming
- Occupations
- writernovelist
- Biography
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Julia Spencer-Fleming is an American novelist of mystery fiction. She has won the Agatha Award, Anthony Award, Macavity Award, Dilys Award, Barry Award, Nero Award, and Gumshoe Award. She has also been a finalist for the Edgar Award. Her books feature Clare Fergusson, a retired helicopter pilot turned Episcopal priest and Russ Van Alstyne, a police chief. They are set in Millers Kill, a fictional town in upstate New York.
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Mike Royce
- Years
- 1964-.. (age 61)
- Occupations
- television produceractorfilm actorscreenwritershowrunner
- Biography
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Mike Royce is an American screenwriter and television producer.
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Brian Herzlinger
- Occupations
- film directorscreenwriter
- Biography
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Brian Scott Herzlinger is an American film director who directed and starred in My Date with Drew, a documentary released in 2005. Herzlinger graduated from Ithaca College (NY) with a film degree in 1997.
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Lanny Frattare
- Occupations
- athlete
- Biography
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Lanny Lawrence Frattare is an American semi-retired sportscaster. For 33 years he was a play-by-play announcer for Major League Baseball's Pittsburgh Pirates, the longest such tenure in the team's history. In 2008, he was nominated for the Ford Frick Award, which is given by the Baseball Hall of Fame for broadcasting excellence.
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David Brody
- Years
- 1965-.. (age 60)
- Occupations
- journalist
- Biography
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David Philip Brody is an American commentator for the Christian Broadcasting Network. Brody is also known for his vocal support of Donald Trump.
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Big Dipper
- Occupations
- rappermusicianpodcaster
- Biography
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Dan Stermer is an American rapper and podcaster known professionally as Big Dipper.
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Tom Nugent
- Occupations
- head coachathletics competitor
- Biography
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Thomas N. Nugent was an American college football coach and innovator, sportscaster, public relations man. He served as the head football coach at the Virginia Military Institute, Florida State University, and the University of Maryland. His career record was 89–80–3. Nugent is credited with the development of the I formation.
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Nick Brignola
- Occupations
- saxophonistjazz musician
- Biography
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Nicholas Thomas "Nick" Brignola was an American jazz baritone saxophonist.
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Loni Hancock
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Loni Hancock is an American politician and a former member of the California State Senate. A Democrat, she represented the 9th Senate District, which encompasses the northern East Bay.
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Adam B. Ellick
- Years
- 20th Century
- Occupations
- journalist
- Biography
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Adam B. Ellick is a correspondent for The New York Times.
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Jane Corwin
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Jane Lewis Corwin is an American politician and businesswoman who currently serves a Commissioner of the International Joint Commission for United States and Canada. She previously served as a Republican Party member of the New York State Assembly from 2009 to 2016. She represented the 144th Assembly District which covers parts of Erie and Niagara counties. Corwin was also the Republican Party nominee in the special election held on May 24, 2011, to fill Western New York's 26th district seat in the U.S. House of Representatives previously held by Republican Chris Lee. She faced three other candidates in the election, losing to Democrat Kathy Hochul 47 percent to 42 percent.
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Steven Van Slyke
- Occupations
- engineerchemist
- Biography
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Steven Van Slyke is an American chemist, best known for his co-invention of the Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) with Ching Wan Tang and his contributions to the commercial development of OLED displays. Van Slyke is currently the Chief Technology Officer Emeritus at Kateeva, Inc. Prior to joining Kateeva, he held various positions at Eastman Kodak and was involved in aspects of OLED technology, from basic materials development to implementation of full-color OLED display manufacturing.
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Eddie Sawyer
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Edwin Milby Sawyer was an American manager and scout in Major League Baseball. As a manager, he led the 1950 Philadelphia Phillies — the "Whiz Kids", as the youthful club was known — to the second National League championship in team history.
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Giselle Donnelly
- Years
- 1953-.. (age 72)
- Occupations
- journalist
- Biography
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Giselle Donnelly is a research fellow at the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (AEI). Donnelly is a writer, an analyst of military affairs and defense, national security and foreign policy and the author of AEI's National Security Outlook. She has been a director at the Lockheed Martin Corporation on strategic communications and initiatives since 2002. She was deputy executive director of the Project for the New American Century (PNAC) from 1999 to 2002.
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Shelly Bond
- Occupations
- editorediting staffcomics editor
- Biography
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Shelly Bond is an American comic book editor, known for her two decades at DC Comics' Vertigo (DC Comics) imprint, for which she was executive editor from 2013 to 2016.
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Mitchell S. Goldberg
- Occupations
- lawyerjudge
- Biography
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Mitchell S. Goldberg is the chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
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Harold Betters
- Occupations
- jazz musician
- Biography
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Harold Betters was an American jazz trombone player.
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Robert E. Brown
- Years
- 1927-2005 (aged 78)
- Occupations
- university teacherpercussionistmusicologistethnomusicologist
- Biography
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Robert Edward "Bob" Brown was an American ethnomusicologist who is credited with coining the term "world music". He was also well known for his recordings of music from Indonesia. Many of these recordings, among the first widely distributed and commercially available in the United States, inspired a generation of musicians to study and perform Indonesian gamelan music.
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Marc Hodosh
- Years
- 1972-.. (age 53)
- Occupations
- businessperson
- Biography
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Marc Hodosh is an American entrepreneur who formerly owned, co-created and hosted the TEDMED conference. In September 2019, Marc Hodosh and Dr. Sanjay Gupta (CNN’s Chief Medical Correspondent) announced a new event called Life Itself, set to launch in 2021 in partnership with CNN. Both Gupta and Hodosh will serve as hosts and organizers.
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Emily Gallagher
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Emily E. Gallagher is an American politician. She is the Democratic representative serving District 50 in the New York State Assembly, which comprises parts of Greenpoint, Williamsburg and Fort Greene, among other neighborhoods located in the northern portion of the New York City borough of Brooklyn.
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Paul Jeffrey
- Occupations
- university teacheroboistsaxophonistjazz musician
- Biography
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Paul Jeffrey was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, arranger, and educator. He was a member of Thelonious Monk's regular group from 1970–1975, and also worked extensively with other musicians such as Charles Mingus, Dizzy Gillespie, Clark Terry, Lionel Hampton and B.B. King.
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Tish Rabe
- Years
- 1951-.. (age 74)
- Occupations
- composerrecord producerscreenwriterwriterpublisher
- Biography
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Tish Rabe is a children's book author who lives in New York City, New York and Mystic, Connecticut. and has written or adapted more than 40 Dr. Seuss books since Seuss's death.
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Brandon M. Easton
- Born in
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United States - Occupations
- screenwritercomics writernovelistfilm producer
- Biography
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Brandon M. Easton is a professional writer, screenwriter, and educator based in Los Angeles, California. Easton was born in Baltimore, Maryland and resides in Southern California. Easton is mainly known for his work on the Warner Bros. Animation reboot of the ThunderCats series as well as critical acclaim for his work in the comic book industry.
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Steve Owens
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Stephen Owens is an American college baseball coach, currently serving as head coach of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights baseball team. He has held that position since prior to the 2020 season.
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Bill Roorbach
- Occupations
- novelist
- Biography
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William Roorbach is an American novelist, short story and nature writer, memoirist, journalist, blogger and critic. He has authored fiction and nonfiction works including Big Bend, which won the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction and the O. Henry Prize. Roorbach's memoir in nature, Temple Stream, won the Maine Literary Award for Nonfiction, 2005. His novel, Life Among Giants, won the 2013 Maine Literary Award for Fiction. And The Remedy for Love, also a novel, was one of six finalists for the 2014 Kirkus Fiction Prize. His book, The Girl of the Lake, is a short story collection published in June 2017. His most recent novel is Lucky Turtle, published in 2022.
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Robert Bluey
- Occupations
- newspaper editorjournalistblogger
- Biography
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Robert B. Bluey is an American conservative blogger and journalist. He is executive editor of The Heritage Foundation's The Daily Signal, a multimedia news organization. Bluey is a former editor of Human Events. He has written for The Daily Caller, RedState, Andrew Breitbart's Big Government and the Washington Examiner.
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Christopher Bateman
- Enrolled in Ithaca College
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Christopher "Kip" Bateman is an American Republican Party politician, who served in the New Jersey Senate from 2008 to 2022, representing the 16th Legislative District. He previously served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1994 to 2008, also in the 16th district.
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Julie Spira
- Years
- 20th Century
- Occupations
- businessperson
- Biography
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Julie Spira is an author and media personality on the subjects of online dating, social media, mobile dating, and netiquette. She wrote The Perils of Cyber-Dating: Confessions of a Hopeful Romantic Looking for Love Online. Spira has written about the intersection of love and technology for numerous publications.
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Rebecca Spencer
- Years
- 1960-.. (age 65)
- Occupations
- stage actoropera singersinger
- Biography
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Rebecca Spencer is an American singer and actress, known for her roles in musicals and cabaret productions. Over the course of her career, Spencer has performed principal roles in over 50 opera, national tour, regional and Off-Broadway productions, including co-starring in Hollywood Bowl's 2019 production of Into the Woods (in the role of Jack's Mother). She created the role of Lisa Carew in the world premiere of Frank Wildhorn's Jekyll and Hyde at the Alley Theatre, opposite Linda Eder and Chuck Wagner, and premiered the role of Madame Giry in the $35 million production of Phantom - The Las Vegas Spectacular, under the direction of Harold Prince.
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Alex Westerman
- Occupations
- creative director
- Biography
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Alexander Westerman is an American creative director based in Los Angeles.
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Jeanne Mackin
- Occupations
- opinion journalistediting staffuniversity teachernovelistwriter
- Biography
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Jeanne Mackin is an American author and a fellow of the American Antiquarian Society. Her published novels include A Lady of Good Family, The Beautiful American, The Sweet By and By, Dreams of Empire, The Queen's War and The Frenchwoman. She published a trilogy of mysteries with New American Library, writing as Anna Maclean. The mysteries were also translated and published in Japan. She has authored several non-fiction books and written creative nonfiction and feature articles for The New York Times, Americana, Fiberarts and other national publications. Working with Finger Lakes Productions, she helped develop, write and edit scripts for nationally broadcast radio programs including Nature Watch and the Ocean Report with Sylvia Earle.
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Barry Mendelson
- Occupations
- television producer
- Biography
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Barry Mendelson is an American television producer and CEO of Mendelson Entertainment Group LLC.
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Edward A. Diana
- Occupations
- teacher
- Biography
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Edward A. Diana is an American educator, politician and former County Executive of Orange County, New York. Prior to being elected County Executive, he served for twelve years as County Legislator. He resides in Wallkill, New York.
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Jesse Zook Mann
- Years
- 1980-.. (age 45)
- Occupations
- documentary filmmakerfilm director
- Biography
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Jesse Zook Mann is an American documentary producer and director best known for Punk Jews and My First Time. His work has appeared on NBC, VICE, MTV, Al Jazeera, and The Science Channel. Mann concentrates on subjects revolving around subcultures, outsiders, and activism. Mann currently lives in Seattle, Washington.
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Daniel Cordaro
- Enrolled in Ithaca College
- 2003-2007 graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- psychologistbusiness executiveresearcher
- Biography
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Daniel Cordaro is an American research scientist and psychologist who specializes in emotion psychology and human wellbeing. As a former faculty member at Yale University, Cordaro is best-known for his research in human emotion and positive psychology. Formerly the director of the Universal Expression Project at the University of California, Berkeley, Cordaro has conducted various worldwide studies on human emotional expression.
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Geoffrey Kleinman
- Occupations
- writer
- Biography
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Geoffrey Kleinman is an American writer. He is the founder of Kleinman.com the company which started and ultimately sold DVD Talk and which runs DrinkSpirits.com.
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Todd Bernstein
- Biography
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Todd Bernstein is an American civic engagement advocate and the founder of the Greater Philadelphia Martin Luther King Day of Service, an initiative aimed at promoting volunteerism and community service in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.
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Marty Ashby
- Occupations
- jazz guitaristrecord producer
- Biography
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Marty Ashby is a music producer, concert organizer, and jazz guitarist. Since 1987 he has been the executive producer of MCG Jazz, a program of the Manchester Craftsmen's Guild, where he has produced more than 2,000 concerts and 40 recordings on the MCG Jazz label, including five Grammy Award winners. He has also performed with a number of jazz groups and is an adjunct professor at Oberlin College.
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Margaret Daum
- Years
- 1906-1977 (aged 71)
- Occupations
- opera singer
- Biography
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Margaret Daum was an American classical soprano.
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Frederick Shehadi III
- Occupations
- singer-songwriterguitarist
- Biography
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Freddi Shehadi is an American guitarist, composer, singer-songwriter and record producer. He began his musical career in the early 1980s in New York City and quickly ascended to writing and producing music for pop music artists, movies and major television networks including NBC, CBS and ABC.
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Michael A. Battle
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Michael A. Battle is an American attorney who served as the director of the Executive Office for United States Attorneys in the United States Department of Justice until he resigned, effective March 16, 2007. He was the person who informed seven United States Attorneys on December 7, 2006, that they were being dismissed.
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Judy Byron
- Years
- 1947-.. (age 78)
- Occupations
- visual artist
- Biography
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Judy Byron is a multimedia artist and activist based in Washington, D.C. Her work has been recognized by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation and the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.
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Bora Yoon
- Occupations
- singer
- Biography
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Bora Yoon is an American experimental electroacoustic composer and musician known for her use of unconventional instruments and musical technology in her music. An interdisciplinary sound artist, vocalist and TED2014 Fellow, she gathers and uses instruments and timbres from various centuries and cultures, to create immersive audiovisual experiences, with architecture, and acoustics. As of 2023, she is an Assistant Professor of Music at Reed College in Portland, Oregon.
