Who Did You Go To School With Thats Famous

[rsmith6621]

I went to school with Kenny Mayne of ESPN.....Kenny was my drama class team mate and inspired me to go out for school sports.

I also went to school with a person who helped Al Gore promote the Internet.

Jossie Bisset(Melrose Place) graduated from my school in 1986.


YOUR TURN

[SaintAnne]

1. nobody from my school will ever be famous

that's almost certain

[flamingyouth]

2. Are you from Kent, Wash.?

I thought Josie Bisset went there. Why I know this, I don't know. :D

I'm in the class of '86 myself.

[rsmith6621]

4. Why Yes Flamingyouth

Did you know Mr Schaffer.......everyone did.

[flamingyouth]

7. I'm actually a Ballard girl

But I just knew Josie was from there.

Jean Smart from Designing Women went to my school. Graduated in 1969, I think. :D

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. Loni Anderson.

She was a year ahead of me at my high school. And she's not blond.

[newyorican]

5. Mike Tice...

Coach of the Vikings.

[KitchenWitch]

73. the Bush backing...

Boot licking Coach of the Vikings???

[election_2004]

6. The girl from the reality show "Playing it Straight"

I never met her, and I forgot her name, but she attended the same university as me before she went on to star in the Fox reality show Playing it Straight.

That counts, doesn't it?

[rwenos]

8. Bunches

I was at UC Berkeley from 1971 to 1977. Not that I knew 'em all, but I met most at one fraternity party or another. A partial list:

Lee Steinberg, Chuck Muncie, Wesley Walker, Herman Edwards, Vince Ferragamo, Steve Bartkowski, James Rogan (one of the Bastard Pubbie House Managers in the Clinton impeachment), Laura D'Andrea Tyson (Clinton's Chair of Council of Economic Advisors), Lisa Stark (ABC network correspondent).

Plus a bunch of really smart people who became doctors, professors, engineers, lawyers, but who haven't achieved "fame" as such.

[timtom]

60. 1971??

I worked at the Coffee Renaissance on Durant, half a block off Telegraph. It was in the ugly building right next to Tower Records and across the street from Jerry's Grossburger (a ripoff of the Giantburger on Euclid north side of campus).

If you ever came in for crepes or capuccino, then you can now add me to your pantheon of great people who are still unrecognized. (how does one use these emoticon thingies?)

[pamela]

9. I went to college with Linda Hamilton...

of "The Terminator", Mike Seidel from the Weather Channel and Dale Midkiff, who starred in Pet Semetary.

[tk2kewl]

10. Dwayne from "What's Happening"

[AlCzervik]

45. Hey, hey, hey!

[Kire]

11. Matthew McGrory, the giant in Big Fish

Matthew McGrory was the giant in Big Fish, and he played Tiny in House of 1,000 Corpses (one of my favorite movies), he also has the world record for biggest feet in the world, size 29

[RevolutionaryActs]

18. So basically, you know someone who knows Ewan McGregor..

Will you be my new friend? :7

[Kire]

25. I shook his hand, but I doubt he remembers me.

It was the biggest hand I ever shook.


PS Matthew McGrory, not Ewan McGregor

[rooboy]

12. I went to school with...

one guy who is now an Aussie tv star.

a guy who fled the law in Australia to join the French Foreign Legion.

and another bloke who had sex with a dog.

[rwenos]

14. How do you KNOW

he had sex with a dog? I want the WHOLE STORY. Inquiring minds want to KNOW!

[rooboy]

20. Ummm...

he was caught. A sad, sad story and needless to say my old school (which I won't name) has been notorious for this incident for over 20 years now.

I should add, though, that the guy who 'caught' him did not see enough to know the exact nature of the 'sex'. I suspect it may have been an "Ali G" kind of experience (if you've ever seen the movie).

[rwenos]

27. Did the Act involve

penetration or osculation, or both? By whom?

WE WANT DETAILS!

[rooboy]

46. The details are very sketchy.

but the guy ended up committing suicide, so I don't like to dwell on the story too much. As far as anyone knows there was no penetration...

It was a boarding school and he left within a couple of days.

[benddem]

13. no one in High school

or Grade School but Kirstie Alley was in my history class at K-State.

[RevolutionaryActs]

15. Ok, wow that is too weird! Because,

My mom and dad were best friend's with his dad, Ken Mayne Sr. We always just called him Mayne though. He was like my godfather (if only any of us believed in god lol)

It's always a kick for my family to see Kenny on TV, just because his dad was so proud :D

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

16. Conan O'Brien and RFK Jr. But I didn't know them and they didn't

know me. Nonetheless I saw them around on campus.

[rwenos]

22. You Attend Stanford?

I thought Conan O'Brien went to Stanford. Also, RFK jr. was at Berkeley for awhile in 1972, had classes with my brother in PoliSci, then went off to some other campus to finish.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

23. Wrong coast. And this was about 20 years ago now. Everyone's

not as young as you think they look!

[rwenos]

29. When We Were Young

As per a prior post, I attended college and grad school 1971-1977. Close to RFK Jr's age, but he's Chief Counsel for the Environmental Defense Fund, and I'm not.

Something to do with our families, I guess. Hahaha

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

32. Hint: Conan is from Brookline, MA, near Boston. And where did most

of the Kennedys go to college?

[rwenos]

35. Got it. That Red Brick Place

Where Al Gore and Tommie Lee Jones roomed together. I had a high school classmate who went to Harvard about that same time, graduated 1974, Harvard Law School 1978.

The bum steer I gave myself was Conan. I had read somewhere he went to Stanford. In their dreams, I guess.

[bettyellen]

43. al gore and tommy lee jones. it's like mt rushmore over there!!

[Elidor]

17. Supposedly Julia Roberts

Campbell High School in Smyrna, GA, around '82 or 3. We attended at the same time, but I never met her. I only attended for 3 months. Cobb County schools suck!

[intheflow]

19. Nobody from my HS, but I went to acting camp the summer

between 9th and 10th grade with Jon Cryer. His sister (Robin?) went there, too. She was hip and beautiful and we were all sure she would be the star. Not Jon--he was in his gawky teen years and in his sister's shadow.

[Seabiscuit]

59. One time... at band camp...

[devilgrrl]

21. No one famous - just a lot of assholes.

:evilgrin:

[Mad_Dem_X]

91. LOL - same here

I wouldn't be surprised to find half of my class is in prison right now.

[nytemare]

24. Wayne Brady and Johnny Damon

I went to a lot of classes with Wayne, and was in the pit orchestra of a play he starred in, "Bye Bye Birdie". He was a great guy and very talented. He was the one everyone said would make it big time. I am glad for him.

Johnny Damon was the younger brother of James Damon, who was in my class. I think Johnny was a year or two behind. James I believe played football and baseball, and was a good player at both. I just remembered Johnny as the 'lil brother. He turned out to be a hell of a player!

[Gothic Sponge]

26. Genghis Khan

......or maybe that was just one of my teachers. ;)

[azoth]

31. Ahhhhh Mr Khan. He taught geometry at *my* school.

You must be mistaken. ;)

[WMliberal]

28. Jamie Winbourne and James Boyd

made it into the NFL. I guess I'm too young to see what my other classmates are gonna do.

[jobycom]

30. Some baseball players: Greg Hibbard, Matt Lawton. And a guy in an AOL comm

ercial. He wasn't famous, but we all laughed to see it, anyway. He was my roommate in college, too.

Brett Favre went to school with my best friend's sister. She had a crush on him, so of course she pretended she didn't. I still remember her saying "He thinks he's so hot because he plays quarterback. He's not any good, he just gets to be quarterback because his dad's the coach."

[another5bdem]

33. Billy Crudup was in my HS Spanish Class

He's shorter than he looks on-screen.

Always had a great smile though!

;-)

[LeftyMom]

34. My school was on America's Most Wanted

Several kids and teachers from my school have followed the criminal path to fifteen minutes of fame. Nobody famous for anything good yet.

[Kire]

36. The president of Nickelodeon and Oxygen wanted to marry my Dad.

they used to play weddings and my Dad was always the best man, but at his funeral she told a story that she secretly wished that he would be the groom. It was the sweetest story, ever.

She once got my brother and I tickets to Double Dare when I was 11 years old. Marc Summers, the host, asked me if I had a boyfriend on camera. I have been questioning my sexuality ever since.

[Dorian Gray]

37. I went to Boston College

And I had a few people in my class (or a year ahead and behind me) who are famous.

The most famous:

Chris O'Donnell and Amy Poellher (sp?). There is a sports guy on ESPN from my class. There was also a guy in Farenheit 911 from my class. (Dan Briody) A couple of basketball players. Glen Foley, the football player.

That's about it.

[MaineDem]

65. For Boston...for Boston

My father was a triple Eagle!

[autorank]

38. Michael Douglas - college

Douglas was a senior at UC Santa Barbara when I was a freshman. Nice guy.

[azoth]

39. Hmmm I'll be as nebulous as possible given the issue but

I grew up across the street from a guy who ended up going to the seminary. He was recently convicted of crimes of a sexual nature during his tenure as a local parish priest.

I guess that qualifies as "infamous" as opposed to famous, however.

[bettyellen]

40. two of the original cast of Beatlemania! And Steven Tyler's dad was

our music teacher. Very big lips! I just heard about someone else- but I forgot!

[Kire]

41. Vincent D'Onofrio's dad was my drama teacher.

I started posting this in another thread but I edited it out.

We both got kicked out of the school the same year.

[AgadorSparticus]

44. i have a little crush on vincent d'onofrio. that man is so sexy.

and so is tom cavanaugh. anyways, enough of my lusting...

[LSdemocrat]

42. Someone I went to high school with is on the Chicago Bears

His name is Rob Droege. He's a rookie offensive tackle, but is currently on injured reserve.

[Ron Green]

47. Farrah Fawcett, Gunnar Hansen (Leatherface of TCSM)....

and Miss America, Phyllis George!

[Zomby Woof]

48. Slymenstra Hymen of GWAR

Danielle Stampe was in my homeroom (a 10 minute roll call and announcements period between 1st and 2nd bell classes) all 3 years of high school, and rode my bus. Homeroom was alpha by last name, so not a coincidence. No classes together... didn't know her, but her clique on the bus was pretty vocal, lol. Saw a pic of her without make-up recently and she looks exactly the same.

[mark414]

49. hmm the Dallas Cowboys backup QB?

Tony Romo...has been a good friend of my older brother's since they were young...I hope drew henson breaks his ankle

[Cadence]

50. Well there wasn't anybody famous but his dad was.

I dated a guy who's dad was in the band the Eagles.

[malmapus]

51. Jeff Sheppard..think he plays for the Hawks

Was a freshman (I think, might have been sophmore) when I graudated but yeah went on to play basketball at Kentucky and then went NBA

[Jack_Dawson]

52. Teri Hatcher

Sheez on Desperate Housewives

[WoodrowFan]

63. ARE they real?? (NT)

[LionInWinter]

67. I've heard they are ...

and they're fabulous!!

[Jack_Dawson]

69. I think they're too small to be fake, no?

They fit her frame perfectly. I think TH is the real deal.

[Susang]

53. Marin Mazzie

I was in the same college drama department as Marin. Here she is with Geoffrey Rush after a performance of Kiss Me Kate:


http://www.broadwayworld.com/bios/viewstar.cfm?starid=145

[Tabasco_Dave]

54. Cindy Margolis & Janet Jackson

I was one of the school geeks at the time and let me tell you they where not nice to the unpopular kids. They may act nice but that's not how i remember them.

[Oilwellian]

55. I went to school with...

Vebe & Rikki Borge, Victor Borge's children, in St. Croix, USVI during the mid 60's. Rikki & I were fast friends and I can still remember vividly Mr. Borge playing the grand piano in their home. I lost touch with her when I returned stateside, but recall seeing her in the movie "Tattoo" with Maude Adams and Bruce Dern many years later. I think Vebe is working as a movie producer.

[freeplessinseattle]

56. Hillary Swank (from Boys Don't Cry) she was 2 years behind me but

I didn't know her. She seems like a genuine, down-to-Earth person who hasn't let fame and an Oscar go to her head. and personally I think she's very beautiful in an unconventional way.

[Technowitch]

57. I went to CMU. Nobody famous ever went there.

[Seabiscuit]

58. 1. Michael Chrichton; 2. Martin Mull

[non sociopath skin]

61. Didn't go to the same school ....

but knew Neil Tennant of the Pet Shop Boys quite well in my student days.

The Skin

[WoodrowFan]

62. Woody Harrelson

Fraternity brothers (same chapter, at the same time). There were a lot of actors in our chapter who I've seen since in movies or on Broadway, but he is by far the most famous.

[fleabert]

64. Norah O'Donnell (MSNBC reporter)

Norah and I were in 8th grade together and now have mutual friends from middle and HS days, but weren't and aren't personally close. She was very cute and had tons and tons of freckles then (it has to be makeup, I hope!), braces too. She was, and still seems like a nice chick.

She had tons of airtime in the 2000 election, but I didn't see much of her this year. Of course, I did not watch much TV this time.

www.fly2dc.com/articles/2002/2002_05_in1.asp

[MaineDem]

66. Stephen King

He was a Senior when I was a Freshman at the University of Maine.

[GreenPartyVoter]

74. Hey, you went to college w/ my H.S.English teacher

*lol*

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[MaineDem]

86. Aw gee, thanks

Not that I feel old or anything!

:)

[GreenPartyVoter]

88. You should, seeing as how I graduated from High School in '89

I myself am feeling a bit over the hill these days. *g*

[MaineDem]

92. One is only as old as one feels

Somedays, of course, I feel downright ancient! :D

[gollygee]

68. Derek Jeter went to my high school

but a few years after I went. He went to school with my younger brother though.

[rbnyc]

70. My best friend!

We were college roommates and are still best friends. She will be one of the costars on a new Law & Order series that's shooting now.

http://www.tvtome.com/tvtome/servlet/ShowMainServlet/showid-25938/

She also used to be on Third Watch, and has done a bunch of other stuff.

Amy Carlson:

http://www.tvtome.com/tvtome/servlet/PersonDetail/personid-2559/

:D

She may not be really famous now, but she will be!

[GreenPartyVoter]

71. Eventually I would like my old schoolmates to be able to say that

_I_ am the famous person they attended classes with. :D

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[Cyndee_Lou_Who]

72. One of the 1st 11 Marines killed in Operation Desert Storm

He was my sister's HS sweetheart. Very very sad.

[Cyndee_Lou_Who]

77. Oh... TOTALLY FORGOT.. my homecoming date was on "Paradise Hotel"

one of the final 4 even!

http://www.bigbtv.com/RealityTV/ParadiseHotel/Cast/Scott.html

[jmm]

75. Not unless having your trial televised on Court TV counts

Someone I've met but didn't know well murdered his best friend's mom while we were in high school and the trial was televised.

Nobody I went to school with is famous for anything good yet.

[pdx_prog]

76. I went to the same school as

Bradd Pitt.....he was behind me though

[huskerlaw]

78. Ahman Green

of the Green Bay Packers, Grant Wistrom (Seattle Seahawks), and a plethora of other former college football superstars now in the pros. Those are the only "famous" people we have around here, but at least those 2 are pro-bowlers.

[MooPie]

79. I went to elementary school with Stevie Wonder.

Although at the time he was known as Little Stevie Wonder. He wasn't in any of my classes because he attended classes for the blind. But every Tuesday I used to go to all the classrooms to notify the teachers that it was time to buy stamps for savings bonds. With his class, I had to lead them down the hall to the table where they sold the stamps. He would also perform in the concert every year that the kids put on. I really didn't know he was famous until I went to junior high school.

[Aristus]

80. Not exactly world-famous but:

Aaron Stauffer, founder and member of Seaweed, an alternative group popular in the early to mid-nineties. His father was coach of the swim team. Aaron was a couple of years behind me in school, and his sister was a year ahead.

[Kid_A]

81. Some douchebag who's in the NFL now.

His name is Rex Grossman and he's the QB for the Chicago Bears. And he's an enormous asshole.

[tigerbeat]

82. Renee O'Connor

of Xena fame. i went to a performing arts high school, so there are more than a couple who are in the "hey, i recognize that actor!" category.

and apparantly beyonce knowles went to my school after i graduated.

[bobthedrummer]

83. Would be assassin of Nixon, Arthur Bremer-he shot George Wallace

instead--he was a patsy imo.

[Left Is Write]

84. No one that I'm aware of. However, for those that know of him...

...I went to high school with Mean Gene Okerlund's two sons, one in my grade and one a grade ahead of me.

[Throckmorton]

85. My brother Christopher

He's a little famous.

[Kire]

94. Walken?

holy shit, you must have had a rough childhood

[Throckmorton]

96. No, Lowell

and yes it was a rough childhood none the less. He alway took my crayons and kept putting them in ROYGBIV order.

And just what did he do with our sisters Easy-Bake oven?

[Kire]

87. the character who died in Black Hawk Down was in my Boy Scout Troop

Jamie Smith was the one whose operation in the field was one of the most excruciating scenes, especially after he died there, grew up down the street from me. His father, who lost a leg in Vietnam, helped get the author of the book in touch with all of the other soldiers to get the story that became the book. Incidentally, his twin younger brothers are in the Army, probably in Iraq, right now.

[eoberhauser]

89. My Brother Went to School with

The dude that played Elliot in ET down in Texas. They actually became good friends and hung out when my brother lived down there.

Pretty cool - no one that I know. But Greg Dulli (Afghan Whigs/Twilight Singers was from my town. Didn't go to school with him though.

Erin

[Brewman_Jax]

90. John Salley

I was at Ga. Tech the same time as the famed basketball team. He signed my cast when I broke my leg. I didn't know any other basketball players. I also had a class with Robert Lavette (played for the Dallas Cowboys), but I saw him only twice.

That's all of the famous people I went to school with.

[noonwitch]

93. Loy Vaught was a freshman when I was a senior

East Kentwood High School, Kentwood, MI.

He played in the NBA, mostly for the Clippers. He played for U of M before that, on the team with Glenn Rice and Terry Mills. My little sister knew him fairly well. He stood out-there weren't that many black kids at EKHS in the 80s, and he was 6'5" (as a freshman) to boot.

Mike Knuble of the NHL went there a few years later.

[Red State Rebel]

95. NASCAR racing brothers Rusty and Mike Wallace and

a guy that I had a huge crush on who made the news for killing his wife. There was a book about it called Dying to Get Married.