Notable Alumni
Graduated:
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Benard Belle (born 1964), Grammy Award- writer. | |
| Regina Belle (born 1963), Grammy Award-winning singer. | 1981 |
| Wayne A. Cauthen (born 1955), City Manager of Kansas City, Missouri. | 1974 |
| Peter Coyote (born 1941), actor, Grammy winner, author of Sleeping Where I Fall, history of the radical anarchist left during the 1960s in California. | 1960 |
| David X. Cohen (born 1966), executive producer and head writer of Futurama. | 1984 |
| David Feldman, comedy writer. | |
| Bruce Harper (born 1955), former NFL Player New York Jets. | 1973 |
| Ernie Isley (born 1952), lead guitarist for the Isley Brothers. | 1970 |
| Marvin Isley (born 1953), bass guitarist for the Isley Brothers. | 1972 |
| Jon Leibowitz (born 1958), chairman of the Federal Trade Commission. | 1976 |
| Richard Lewis (born 1947), comedian and actor. Curb Your Enthusiasm. | 1965 |
| Rick Overton (born 1954), comedian and actor. | 1972 |
| Freddie Perren (1943–2004), songwriter, record producer. | 1961 |
| Clarke Peters (born 1952), actor (Det. Lester Freamon) from the HBO series The Wire was born Peter Clark. | 1970 |
| Keith Reddin (born 1956), playwright and actor. | 1974 |
| Tracey Ross (born Linda Tracey Ross, 1959), actress, Ryan's Hope (1985–1987) and Passions (1999–2008). | 1977 |
| Owen Renfroe (born 1968), director, General Hospital (2001–present). | 1986 |
| Richie Scheinblum (born 1942), MLB All-Star outfielder. | |
| Wally Schirra (1923–2007) NASA astronaut. | |
| Sister Souljah (born 1964), activist and writer. | |
| Tony Tolbert (born 1967), former NFL Player Dallas Cowboys. | |
| David Townsend (1954–2005), musician who played guitar with The Isley Brothers, and formed Surface with bassist David Conley in 1983. Had a #5 US/#1 US R&B hit in 1989 with "Shower Me With Your Love". | 1972 |
| Joey Travolta (born 1950), actor. | 1969 |
| Austin Volk (1919–2010), former Mayor of Englewood and two-term member of the New Jersey General Assembly. | 1937 |
| Sherman White (1928–2011), college basketball player who was indicted in the famous New York City Colleges Point Shaving Scandal of 1951. | 1947 |
| Bill Willoughby (born 1957), former NBA Player who, along with Darryl Dawkins, were the first high school players drafted by the NBA. | 1975 |
| John T. Wright, First African American Councilman elected in Bergen County, in November 1952. This week in Black History-Jet Magazine 1969,1985 | |
| Tom Wright (born 1952), actor (Weekend at Bernie's II, The Brother from Another Planet). | 1970 |
Attended:
| Name | Notes |
|---|---|
| Doug Howard (born 1956), Musician. | attended, dropped out in 1973 |
| Christina McHale (born 1992), Professional Tennis Player. | attended, transferred in 2007 |
| Sarah Jessica Parker (born 1965), actress. | attended, moved to Hollywood |
| John Travolta (born 1954), actor. | attended, dropped out in 1971 |
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