Los Alamitos High School - Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

Actors

• Dante Basco – actor (Hook, Take the Lead)
• Stephanie J. Block – singer, actress (Elphaba in Wicked, Liza Minnelli in The Boy From Oz, and Grace O'Malley in The Pirate Queen on Broadway)
• Cathy Cavadini – voice actress (Tanya Mousekewitz in An American Tail: Fievel Goes West, Blossom on The Powerpuff Girls)
• Chad Doreck – actor (Grease: You're the One that I Want!)
• Susan Egan – singer, actress (First Belle in Beauty and the Beast on Broadway, the voice of Megara in Disney's Hercules)
• Kayla Ewell – actress (The Bold and the Beautiful, The O.C.)
• Michael Fishman – actor (D.J. Conner on Roseanne)
• Lauren German – actress – (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Hostel: Part II)
• Myles Jeffrey – actor (My Mom's Got a Date With a Vampire, Recess)
• Jason Lewis – actor (Sex & The City, Brothers & Sisters)
• Allison Mack – actress (Smallville)
• Taryn Manning – actress (Crossroads, Hustle & Flow, Cold Mountain)
• Matthew Morrison – stage actor (Hairspray on Broadway), plays Mr. Schuster on "Glee"
• Sarah Ramos – actress
• Cathy Rigby – Olympic gymnast, stage actress (Peter Pan)
• Matthew Shaffer – actor
• Clayton Snyder – actor (Lizzie McGuire)
• Jodie Sweetin – actress (Stephanie Tanner on Full House)
• Anneliese Van der Pol – singer, actress (That's So Raven, Last Belle in Beauty and the Beast on Broadway)

Sports

• Jonathan Bornstein 2002 – professional soccer – Chivas USA (MLS); US national soccer team
• Antoine Cason 2004 – NFL – San Diego Chargers, All-American University of Arizona, 2007 NCAA Jim Thorpe Award Winner
• Lynne Cox 1975 – long-distance open-water swimmer and author
• Chase d'Arnaud 2005 - MLB - Pittsburgh Pirates
• Jacqueline Frank DeLuca 1998 – American water polo goalkeeper, 2004 bronze medal Olympian and two-time collegiate National Player of the Year.
• Landry Fields 2006 – NBA – drafted in 2010 by the New York Knicks
• Greg A. Harris 1974 – former Major League Baseball player. He is the only player to pitch both left-handed and right-handed in a MLB game.
• Keenan Howry 1999 – NFL – former Minnesota Vikings wide receiver
• Mike Kelly 1988 – former Major League Baseball player, 3-time All-America at Arizona State, No. 1 pick in 1992 baseball draft.
• Chris Kluwe 2000 – NFL – Minnesota Vikings
• Mike Munoz 2001 – MLS – Los Angeles Galaxy. Formerly of Chivas USA.
• Stacey Nelson 2005 – Softball – 2009 Florida Gators softball team; US Women's National team, 2009
• Robb Nen 1987 – Retired Major League Baseball player. Played for Texas Rangers, Florida Marlins, San Francisco Giants.
• Ifeanyi Ohalete 1997 – NFL & AFL – former Washington Redskins, Arizona Cardinals, Cincinnati Bengals, and New York Dragons safety
• Mike Patterson 2001 – NFL – Philadelphia Eagles, All-American USC
• Bernard Riley 1999 – NFL & AFL – former defensive tackle of the Los Angeles Avengers, Columbus Destroyers, Arizona Rattlers, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Jared Rollins – UFC – The Ultimate Fighter season six on Spike
• Orlando Scandrick 2005 – NFL – Dallas Cowboys
• J.T. Snow 1986 – Retired Major League Baseball player. Played for New York Yankees, California Angels, San Francisco Giants, Boston Red Sox

Music

• Kit Armstrong – pianist and composer
• Aaron Barrett – lead singer of the ska band Reel Big Fish
• Daniel Bieranowski – wrote, engineered, and produced for indie group Teenagers From OuterSpace. also played bass for metalcore band Scars of Tomorrow.
• Joe Escalante – bass guitarist of The Vandals and owner of Kung Fu Records; on-air personality Indie 103-FM
• Scott Klopfenstein – trumpet, guitar and singer from Ska band Reel Big Fish as well as lead singer, pianist and guitar player of The Littlest Man Band
• Maile Misajon – singer in the band Eden's Crush
• Monique Powell and Steve White – of the ska band Save Ferris
• Mark Powell – drummer of The Get Set, Kosmos Express and The Kite-Eating Tree
• Priest Soopafly Brooks – Hip hop producer
• Chris Tsagakis – Drummer in RX Bandits
• Brooks Wackerman – current drummer of Bad Religion

Others

• Bayless Conley – Televangelist

Notable Criminals

• Mikhail Markhasev – Murderer of Bill Cosby's son Ennis Cosby
• Jeremy Strohmeyer – Murdered 7 year old Sherrice Iverson at the Primmadonna Resort and Casino in Primm, Nevada
• Daniel Wozniak – Accused of killing and dismembering Samuel Herr, then luring Juri Kibuishi to the victim's apartment, murdering her and making it look as if she had been raped. He was to be married on Friday, May 28, 2010 but is spending time in jail. If convicted, he faces a life sentence without possibility of parole due to the premediated nature of the crimes.
• Terry Shields- Former Los Alamitos Unified School District bus driver convicted of child molestation and sentenced to 151 years to life in prison.