20 Notable alumni of
Point Park University
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Point Park University is 1592nd in the world, 558th in North America, and 525th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 20 notable alumni from Point Park University 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 Magaro
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- film actortelevision actorstage actoractor
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John Robert Magaro is an American actor. He has acted in the films Not Fade Away (2012), The Big Short (2015), Carol (2015), Overlord (2018), First Cow (2019), Showing Up (2022), The Mistress (2022), and Past Lives (2023). He has also acted in the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black (2015–2019) and The Umbrella Academy (2019) and the Amazon series Crisis in Six Scenes (2016). He made his Broadway debut as Earl Williams, the escaped convict, in the revival of The Front Page in 2016.
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Melina Kanakaredes
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- film actorscreenwritertelevision actoractor
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Melina Eleni Kanakaredes Constantinides is a Greek-American actress. She is widely known for her roles in American primetime television dramas as Dr. Sydney Hansen in Providence (1999–2002), as Detective Stella Bonasera in CSI: NY (2004–2010), and on the American daytime television drama series Guiding Light as Eleni Andros Cooper (1991–1995).
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Dennis Miller
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- novelistpodcasterwritercomedianfilm producer
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Dennis Michael Miller is an American political commentator, stand-up comedian, talk show host, writer, actor and former sportscaster.
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Paige Spara
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- film directorfilm actortelevision actor
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Paige Spara is an American actress best known for her main roles as Audrey Piatigorsky in the ABC Family sitcom Kevin from Work and Lea Dilallo in the ABC medical drama The Good Doctor.
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Tom Savini
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- photographerfilm directordirectorstunt performerfilm actor
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Thomas Vincent Savini is an American prosthetic makeup artist, actor, stunt performer and film director. He is known for his makeup and special effects work on many films directed by George A. Romero, including Martin, Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead, Creepshow, and Monkey Shines; he also created the special effects and makeup for many cult classics like Friday the 13th (parts I and IV), Maniac, The Burning, The Prowler, and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2.
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Marisha Ray
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- voice actoractor
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Marisha Ray Huber is an American voice actress, host, producer, and creative director. She is best known for portraying herself and characters Keyleth, Beauregard, and Laudna on the Dungeons & Dragons web series Critical Role. Her video game voice roles include Margaret in Persona 4 Arena Ultimax and Persona Q, Laura S. Arseid in The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel series, Miranda in Metal Gear: Survive, and Effie in Fire Emblem Heroes.
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Mason Alexander Park
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- actormusical theatre actor
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Mason Alexander Park is an American actor. They began their career in regional theatre, winning a Helen Hayes Award. On television, they are known for their roles in the Netflix adaptations of the anime Cowboy Bebop (2021) and Neil Gaiman's The Sandman (2022–), and the Quantum Leap (2022–2024) revival on NBC.
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Alicia Kozakiewicz
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- motivational speakeradvocate
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Alicia Kozakiewicz, also known as Alicia Kozak, is an American television personality, motivational speaker, and Internet safety and missing persons advocate. Kozakiewicz is the founder of the Alicia Project, an advocacy group designed to raise awareness about online predators, abduction, and child sexual exploitation. She is also the namesake of "Alicia's Law", which provides a dedicated revenue source for child rescue efforts. Kozakiewicz has worked with television network Investigation Discovery (ID) to educate the public on, and effect change for, issues such as Internet safety, missing people, human trafficking, and child safety awareness education.
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Matthew Noszka
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- modelactor
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Matthew Daniel Noszka is an American model and actor.
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Jaquel Spivey
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- actor
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Jaquel Spivey is an American actor. He won a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical and received a Tony Award nomination for Best Actor in a Musical for his starring role as Usher in the Broadway theatre production of A Strange Loop in 2022. He also earned a Grammy Award nomination for the cast recording of the show.
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Fred McLeod
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- sports commentator
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Fred D. McLeod III was an American sportscaster who served as the executive producer of multimedia, and television play-by-play announcer for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
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Don Kelly
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- baseball player
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Donald Thomas Kelly is an American professional baseball utility player and coach. He is the bench coach for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for the Pirates, Detroit Tigers, and Miami Marlins. Kelly played every position on the field in the major leagues, including pitcher. Over the course of his career, he mainly played the outfield and third base.
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John Amplas
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- actorfilm actor
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John Amplas is an American actor known primarily for his work with director George A. Romero, particularly his appearances in the title role of Martin (1977), as well as Dawn of the Dead (1978) and Creepshow (1982).
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Rob Ashford
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- choreographerfilm directordancertelevision director
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Rob Ashford is an American stage director and choreographer. He is a Tony Award, Olivier Award, Emmy Award, Drama Desk Award, and Outer Critics Circle Award winner.
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Jim Martin
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- film directorpuppeteerfilm producer
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Jim Martin is an American puppeteer and director, best known for his roles on Sesame Street. As part of the cast, he has won an Emmy Award. He has been nominated multiple times, and won for "Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design/Styling" at the Emmys, also for Sesame Street.
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Gerald M. Feierstein
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- diplomat
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Gerald Michael Feierstein was the United States Ambassador to Yemen under President Barack Obama from September 2010 to October 2013. Since December 2013, Feierstein has served as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near East Affairs in the Department of State.
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Robert Matzie
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- politician
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Robert Matzie is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for District 16 and was elected in 2008.
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Love Masisi
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- singerdrag queen
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Love Masisi is the stage name of Pierre Antoine Alexandre, a Dutch-Haitian drag performer who has competed on the second season of Drag Race Holland as well as the second season of Queen of the Universe.
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Ron Androla
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- 1954-.. (age 71)
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- poet
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Ron Androla is an American poet and the author of more than forty books of poetry. He has been published extensively in the American small press scene.
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Tabea Dalliard
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- volleyball player
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Tabea Dalliard is a Swiss volleyball player. She is a member of the Women's National Team. She participated at the 2013 Women's European Volleyball Championship, and 2017 Montreux Volley Masters. She played for Point Park University. She plays for Viteos NUC.
