List of Harvard-Westlake School alumni explained

This list of alumni of Harvard-Westlake School includes graduates and students who did not graduate.

• Jonathan Ahdout, actor
• Elisa Albert, author
• Dorothy Arzner, film director^[1]
• Jillian Banks, musician
• Candice Bergen, actress^[2]
• Peter Bergman, actor
• Steve Bing, film producer, philanthropist^[3]
• Brennan Boesch, baseball player ^[4]
• Autumn Burke, California State Assemblymember
• Jessica Capshaw, actress^[5]
• Mindy Cohn, actress^[6]
• Jarron Collins, basketball player^[7]
• Jason Collins, basketball player^[8]
• Lily Collins, actress and model^[9]
• Jamie Lee Curtis, actress^[10]
• Gray Davis, Governor of California^[2]
• Emily Deschanel, actress and model
• Ned Doheny, musician
• Dominique Dunne, actress^[11]
• Breck Eisner, TV and film director
• Tony Fagenson, songwriter, drummer
• Douglas Fairbanks Jr., actor^[2]
• Beanie Feldstein, actress
• Ayda Field, actress^[12]
• Stephen Fishbach, contestant on and
• Jack Flaherty, baseball player
• Bridget Fonda, actress^[13]
• Max Fried, baseball player^[14]
• Eric Garcetti, Los Angeles Mayor (2013 - 2022)
• Scott Garson, basketball coach
• Jean Paul Getty, businessman
• Lucas Giolito, baseball player
• Ashley Grossman, water polo player
• Jake Gyllenhaal, actor^[2]
• Maggie Gyllenhaal, actress^[2]
• Julia Hahn, reporter, special assistant to President Trump^[15]
• H. R. Haldeman, White House Chief of Staff
• Mark Harmon, actor
• Evan Harris, British Member of Parliament
• Frank C. Hoyt, physicist
• Peter Hudnut, water polo player
• Alex Israel, multimedia artist and writer
• Jon Jaques, basketball player^[16]
• Johnny Juzang, basketball player
• Twila Kilgore (née Kaufman), soccer coach^[17]
• Juliette Kayyem, author, TV analyst
• Fran Kranz, actor
• David Ladd, producer and actor
• Phil LaMarr, actor and comedian
• Pepi Lederer, actress and writer^[18]
• Greta Lee, actress
• June Lockhart, actress^[19]
• Eric Loeb, famous clown and traitor
• Billie Lourd, actress and daughter of Carrie Fisher^[20]
• Jon Lovitz, actor^[21]
• Myrna Loy, actress^[22]
• Danica McKellar, actress, author^[23]
• Alex Marlow, Breitbart News editor-in-chief^[24]
• Jonathan Martin, football player
• Elizabeth Montgomery, actress^[25]
• Sara Moonves, magazine editor^[26]
• Tracy Nelson, actress^[27]
• Masi Oka, actor ^[28]
• Ethan Peck, actor, grandson of actor Gregory Peck^[29]
• Elvis Perkins, singer, son of actor Anthony Perkins
• Ben Platt, actor
• Spencer Rascoff, co-founder of Zillow, Hotwire, Pacaso, Recon Food; former CEO of Zillow
• Jeff Rake, television producer, screenwriter
• Jason Reitman, Golden Globe-winning screenwriter, director^[30]
• Sally Ride, astronaut^[2]
• Ali Riley, soccer player^[31]
• Josh Satin, retired major league baseball player
• Andrea Savage, actress
• David Sauvage, filmmaker, empath ^[32]
• Jason Segel, actor, screenwriter^[33]
• Ben Sherwood, president of ABC News^[34]
• Brad Silberling, film director
• Jacob Soboroff, journalist
• Tori Spelling, actress^[35]
• Alex Stepheson, basketball player
• Erik Swoope, football player
• David Talbot, author, media entrepreneur^[36]
• Stephen Talbot, actor; documentary filmmaker, PBS Frontline^[37]
• Bryce Taylor, basketball player^[38]
• Shirley Temple, actress, diplomat^[39]
• Kirk Thatcher
• Alyssa Thompson, soccer player
• Dara Torres, swimmer^[40]
• Nik Turley, baseball player^[41]
• Matthew Weiner, writer^[42]
• Eric Weinstein, Podcast host and a former managing director at Thiel Capital.
• Douglas Wick, movie producer^[43]
• Austin Wilson, baseball player^[44]
• Jessica Yellin, journalist^[45]
• Dean Zanuck, motion picture executive and producer

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2. News: Goliath vs. Goliath in Battle to Expand School . Groves . Martha . October 8, 2004 . Los Angeles Times . June 19, 2009.
3. News: The Power Couple Behind L.A.'s Most Exclusive Schools . Heyman . Marshall . June 2009 . W Magazine . June 19, 2009. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090522165439/http://www.wmagazine.com/society/2009/06/hudnuts . May 22, 2009.
4. Web site: Brennan Boesch profile.
5. Web site: Jessica Capshaw Biography – . Biography.com . May 16, 2017.
6. Web site: Milwaukee Talks Charlotte Rae . June 19, 2009 . Molly Snyder Edler . www.onmilwaukee.com.
7. Web site: Jarron Collins profile . Go Stanford . June 19, 2009. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110711113725/http://www.gostanford.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/collins_jarron00.html . July 11, 2011.
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9. News: Nickelodeon Taps Rising Star Lily Collins for Network Hosting Duties . February 25, 2008 . Reuters . June 19, 2009. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090713072933/http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS147459+25-Feb-2008+PRN20080225 . July 13, 2009.
10. Web site: 2006 Harvard-Westlake Film Festival . Hw.com . April 21, 2006 . May 16, 2017.
11. Web site: Justice: A Father's Account Of the Trial Of His Daughter's Killer . Dunne . Dominick . March 1984 . vanityfair.com . January 24, 2013.
12. News: Pictures from Robbie Williams' wife Ayda Field's past, including her taking part in a hula-hoop contest at school . January 18, 2018 . Mirror Online . August 19, 2010.
13. Web site: Bridget Fonda Biography – . Biography.com . May 16, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120520070946/http://www.biography.com/people/bridget-fonda-9542561 . May 20, 2012 . dead.
14. News: Top pick Fried signs with Padres . June 15, 2012 . The Sacramento Bee . June 17, 2012.
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16. Web site: Cornell University - Jon Jaques - 2009-10 . Cornellbigred.com . May 16, 2017.
17. News: Baxter . Kevin . August 17, 2023 . Twila Kilgore named interim U.S. women's soccer coach as search for replacement begins . . Los Angeles . August 17, 2023.
18. News: . Pepi Lederer Funeral Will Be Held Today . June 13, 1935 . Thursday . . San Francisco, California . 7 . Newspapers.com . subscription . May 1, 2022.
19. News: A shrine to style and sophistication . Rasmussen . Cecilia . July 15, 2007 . Los Angeles Times . May 11, 2012.
20. Web site: Instagram . Instagram . August 23, 2016 . May 16, 2017.
21. Web site: Jon Lovitz . Jon Lovitz Biography – . Biography.com . May 16, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111230091501/http://www.biography.com/people/jon-lovitz-23018 . December 30, 2011 . dead.
22. News: The Perfect Wife . Schwarz . Benjamin . January 1, 2012 . The Atlantic . May 11, 2012.
23. Web site: Danica McKellar '93 Publishes Math Doesn't Suck . August 15, 2007 . Harvard-Westlake School Alumni News . May 11, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20131105225010/http://www.hw.com/alumni/News/tabid/1515/ctl/ArticleView/mid/4169/articleId/984/Danica-McKellar-93-Publishes-iMath-Doesnt-Sucki.aspx. November 5, 2013. dead.
24. Web site: Alums Of An Exclusive Los Angeles School Are Battling Over Breitbart . Buzzfeed.com . November 16, 2016 . May 16, 2017.
25. Web site: Elizabeth Montgomery Biography – . Biography.com . May 16, 2017.
26. News: The Most Watched Editor at Fashion Week. The New York Times. Jacob Bernstein. September 30, 2019. D1. March 26, 2020. Ms. Moonves also has a fear of missing out that has been with her ever since she was a student at Harvard-Westlake school in Los Angeles, talking about Nicolas Ghesquière as if he were a god..
27. Web site: Tracy Nelson . Tracy Nelson Biography – . Biography.com . May 16, 2017.
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34. Web site: Ben Sherwood '81 Named President of ABC News . December 3, 2010 . Harvard-Westlake School Alumni News . May 11, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20131105211457/http://www.hw.com/alumni/News/tabid/1515/ctl/ArticleView/mid/4169/articleId/5828/Ben-Sherwood-81-Named-President-of-ABC-News.aspx. November 5, 2013. dead.
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37. News: The Day the Beaver Died . October 1, 2017.
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40. News: She's propelled by dad's memory . Downey . Mike . August 16, 2008 . Los Angeles Times . May 11, 2012.
41. Web site: Staten Island Yankees defeat Connecticut Tigers behind southpaw Nik Turley, 6–3 . July 30, 2010 . SILive.com . September 18, 2013.
42. Book: Sarah Nilsen, Sarah E. Turner . The Colorblind Screen: Television in Post-Racial America . NYU Press . February 23, 2015 . 9781479832446 . April 4, 2014.
43. Web site: Harvard School - Sentinel Yearbook (North Hollywood, CA), Class of 1972, Page 276 . E-yearbook.com . May 16, 2017.
44. Web site: Whether on the field or in the classroom, Harvard-Westlake (Studio City, Calif.) outfielder Austin Wilson is at the top of his game, writes Ryan Canner-O'Mealy . Espn.go.com . February 12, 2010 . May 16, 2017.
45. Web site: Broadcast Journalist Jessica Yellin '89 Speaks at Harvard-Westlake . March 22, 2011 . Harvard-Westlake School Alumni News . May 11, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20131105222218/http://www.hw.com/alumni/News/tabid/1515/ctl/ArticleView/mid/4169/articleId/6549/Broadcast-Journalist-Jessica-Yellin-89-Speaks-at-Harvard-Westlake.aspx. November 5, 2013. dead.