The following is a list of notable alumni of University High School in Irvine, California. The list includes notable former pupils who attended the school.
Sports Garrett Atkins - Class of 1997 - former Major League Baseball infielder for the Colorado Rockies and Baltimore Orioles Jeff Campbell - Class of 1981 - water polo silver medalist, 1988 Summer Olympics Peter Campbell - Class of 1978 - water polo silver medalist, 1984 Summer Olympics and 1988 Summer Olympics; four-time collegiate All-America Polly Plumer - Class of 1982 - track and field athlete, former national high school girls' record holder in the mile at 4:35.24, four-time collegiate All-America, track & field, UCLA Bruins Shar Pourdanesh - Class of 1988 - former NFL player (Redskins, Steelers, Raiders); first Iranian-born player Bojana Todorović - Class of 2009 - NCAA champion beach volleyball player in 2011 at UCLA, former professional volleyball player in France, Puerto Rico and the Philippines Tim Wallach - Class of 1975 - former Major League Baseball player and Los Angeles Dodgers hitting coach Amy White - Class of 1986 - silver medalist in the 100M backstroke, 1984 Summer Olympics
Music Eddie Breckenridge - Class of 1998 - bass guitarist of hardcore punk band Thrice Riley Breckenridge - Class of 1993 - drummer of hardcore punk band Thrice Tim Commerford - Class of 1986 - bassist of rap metal band Rage Against the Machine, former bassist of Audioslave Zack de la Rocha - Class of 1988 - lead singer of rap metal band Rage Against the Machine Murphy Karges - Class of 1985 - bassist of alternative rock band Sugar Ray Martin Leung - Class of 2004 - video game pianist Vanness Wu - Class of 1996 - Taiwanese singer, actor, director and producer member of JVKV
Film and theater Omid Abtahi - Class of 1997 - actor Justin Chon - Class of 1999 - actor David Engel - Class of 1977 - Broadway theatre/Off-Broadway singer and dancer best known for originating roles in the musicals Forever Plaid, La Cage aux Folles, and Seussical Will Ferrell - Class of 1986 - actor, comedian, and former Saturday Night Live cast member Robert MacNaughton - Class of 1984 - Hollywood actor best known for his role as Michael in the movie E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Cady McClain - Class of 1987 - actress, The Young and the Restless; formerly "Dixie" on All My Children and "Rosanna" on As the World Turns Nicole Parker - Class of 1996 - MadTV cast member and comedian, Broadway actress Nasim Pedrad - Class of 1999 - Persian-American comedian and former Saturday Night Live cast member Eran Raven - Class of 1990 - aka Eran Feigenbaum, Master Mentalist on NBC's Phenomenon Gary Riley - Class of 1985 - Hollywood actor best known for his role as Charlie Hogan in the movie Stand by Me Sotaro Yasuda - Class of 2004 - Japanese American actor, played Ken Hisatsu / GekiChopper in the 2007 Super Sentai series, Juken Sentai Gekiranger
Business Allen Adham - Class of 1984 - co-founder of Blizzard Entertainment Mike Cagney - co-founder and CEO of Figure Technology Solutions, co-founder and former CEO of SoFi Daniel Shemtob
Journalism and academia David J. R. Frakt - Class of 1987 - law professor Shallon Lester - Class of 1999 - American gossip columnist and YouTuber Ezra Klein - Class of 2002 - Vox website founder and editor-in-chief; formerly Washington Post columnist and blogger, Newsweek columnist and MSNBC contributor Sudhir Alladi Venkatesh - Class of 1984 - sociologist and urban ethnographer
Other Barbara Edwards - Class of 1978 - Playboy Playmate of the Year 1984 Darius Rose - Class of 2003 - aka Jackie Cox, drag performer and fourth place finisher on RuPaul's Drag Race Dita Von Teese - Class of 1990 - aka Heather Sweet, burlesque star and fashion model, divorced from Marilyn Manson Yoo Yoonjin - Class of 2010 - aka Jinnytty, Twitch streamer and YouTuber
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