California Institute of the Arts Notable Alumni

California Institute of the Arts or CalArts is well-known for providing education to professional artists and is the first-degree granting institution of higher studies in the United States for students interested in building a career in the Entertainment Industry. CalArts offers undergraduate and graduates degrees in various fields such as Arts, Dance, Film/Video, Music, and Theater.  CalArts has produced some of the best artists in the field of Entertainment. Keep reading to know more about the notable alumni of the California Institute of the Arts. 

California Institute of the Arts	CalArts
Type	Private
Established	1961
Location	California, United States
Campus	Suburban
Schools	6
Popular Courses	Acting Animation Fine/studio arts Technical Theatre/theatre design and technology Music theory and composition
Mode of Delivery	Full-Time
Student Population	1,500+
International Students	170+
Acceptance Rate	27.4%

List of CalArts Notable Alumni

California Institute of the Arts has a huge list of famous personalities who have graduated from CalArts with various degrees ranging from Film Directing to Animation. Here we’ve included some of the most notable alumni of the California Institute of the Arts.

Tim Burton

• American Film Director
• Studied Character Animation at CalArts 
• Popular Work includes Batman, Batman Returns, Mars Attack, Beetlejuice, Corpse Bride, Planet of the Apes

Alison Brie

• American Actress, Writer, and Producer
• Bachelor’s degree in theater from CalArts 
• Popular Movies include Horse Girl, The king of Summer, The little hours, Promising Young Woman

David Hasselhoff

• American Actor
• Degree in Theatre at CalArts
• Popular movies include Knight Rider, Baywatch, Guardian of the Galaxy Vol.2 

Ed Harris

• American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• Bachelor of Fine Arts at CalArts
• Popular movies include Walker, Gone baby Gone, Mother!, The Abyss, The Truman Show, Apollo 13, Pollock, The hours

Sofia Coppola

• American Filmmaker and Actress
• Popular movies as an actress include The Godfather, The Godfather Part II, The Godfather Part III, The Outsiders, and Peggy Sue Got Married.
• Popular movies as a Filmmaker include Lost in Translation, The virgin suicides

Michael Richards

• American Actor, writer, television producer, and retired comedian 
• Popular work includes as an actor in the Television Sitcom- Seinfeld 

John Lasseter

• American Film Director
• Character animation from CalArts
• Known for Toy Story, Cars, Ratatouille, Finding Nemo, Monsters Inc.

John Musker

• American Animator
• MFA at CalArts
• Known for Directing The little mermaid, Aladdin, Hercules, Moanna

Kirk Wise

• American film director, animator, and screenwriter 
• Character Animation at CalArts
• Director and Creative Consultant for Beauty and The Beast (1991), Director for The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Gary Trousdale

• American Animator, film director, screenwriter, and storyboard artist
• Studied Animation at CalArts
• Co-director of Beauty and the Beast (1991) and The Hunchback of Notre Dame with Kirk Wise, Director of The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper.

Dane A. Davis 

• Sound Editor
• Won the Academy Award for Best Sound Editing at the 72nd Academy Awards for the popular movie- The Matrix

Brad Bird 

• American Film Director
• Notable work includes The Iron Giant, The Incredibles, Ratatouille
• Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for The Incredibles (2004) and Ratatouille (2007)

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