Notable Graduates
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News & Entertainment
Elie Abel - Canadian-American journalist for Montreal Gazette, the North American Newspaper Alliance, Los Angeles Times, and the Overseas News Agency as its United Nations correspondent. (McGill University)
Dan Aykroyd - Actor (Carleton University)
Margaret Atwood - Author: The Handmaid's Tale, The Blind Assassin, etc (University of Toronto)
Ashleigh Banfield - MSNBC News Anchor (Queen’s University)
Rachel Blanchard - Actress: Snakes on a Place, Where the Truth Lies, Without a Paddle, 7th Heaven, The Rage: Carrie 2, Clueless, War of the Worlds, etc (Queen’s University)
John Fischer Locksley Burns - Foreign correspondent for The New York Times (McGill University)
John Candy - Actor: National Lampoon’s Vacation, Planes, Trains & Automobiles, The Great Outdoors, Uncle Buck, Home Alone, The Rescuers Down Under, Delirious, Rookie of the Year, Cool Runnings, etc (McMaster University)
Régine Chassagne - Canadian multi-instrumentalist musician and singer, and a founding member of the indie rock band Arcade Fire (McGill University)
David Cronenberg - Filmmaker: Videodrome, The Fly, A History of Violence, etc (University of Toronto)
Jim Cuddy - Lead singer of Blue Rodeo (Queen’s University)
Chris Cuthbert - TSN sportscaster (Queen’s University)
Mychael Danna - Composer: Hearts in Atlantis, Capote, etc (University of Toronto)
Gord Downie - Lead singer of band The Tragically Hip (Queen’s University)
James Duthie - TSN Sportscaster (Carleton University)
Jake Eberts - BEng'62, is the legendary producer of the Oscar-winning films Dances With Wolves, Gandhi and Driving Miss Daisy. He recently helped create an endowment that will provide a mix of recruitment outreach, bursaries, scholarships and cultural activities for McGill's indigenous students. (McGill University)
Graeme Ferguson - Filmmaker and co-inventor of IMAX* (University of Toronto)
Matthew Fraser - Editor-in-Chief, National Post (Ryerson University, University of Toronto)
Jane Gilbert - Commissioning Producer/Co-host Discovery Channel (Carleton University)
Adam Gopnik - BA’80, staff writer at The New Yorker since 1986. Author of the best-selling book Paris to the Moon. (McGill Universit)y
Robert Goulet - Actor and singer (The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear) (University of Toronto)
Edward Greenspon - Editor-in-chief of the Globe and Mail. (Carleton University)
Sarah Harmer - Singer/songwriter (Queen’s University)
Jennifer Hedger - Sports reporter for TSN (University of Western Ontario)
Kenneth Joel Hotz - Filmmaker, actor, journalist, photographer, writer. Credits include Kenny vs. Spenny and South Park (Ryerson University)
Peter Jennings - Journalist (Carleton University)
Jason Jones - The Daily Show Correspondent (Ryerson University)
Mia Kirshner - Canadian actress who works in movies and television series such as 24 (McGill University)
Naomi Klein - Journalist and activist (No Logo) (University of Toronto)
Ted Kotcheff - Film and television director: First Blood, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, etc (University of Toronto)
Charles Krauthammer - Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and commentator. Krauthammer appears regularly as a guest commentator on Fox News. His print work appears in the Washington Post, Time magazine and The Weekly Standard. (McGill University)
Eugene Levy - Actor: Best in Show, The Ladies Man, Down to Earth, American Pie 2, Serendipity, Bringing Down the House, American Wedding, The Man, Curious George, Over the Hedge, etc (McMaster University)
Tim Long - Screenwriter: The Simpsons, The Late Show with David Letterman, etc (University of Toronto)
Margaret K. Lyons - Renowned BBC and CBC reporter (McMaster University)
Raine Maida - Lead vocals of Our Lady Peace (University of Toronto)
Eric McCormack - Emmy Award winner, star of Will & Grace (Ryerson University)
Joe Medjuck - Film producer: Ghostbusters, Kindergarten Cop, etc (University of Toronto)
Lorne Michaels - Producer: Saturday Night Live (University of Toronto)
Michael Ondaatje - Author (The English Patient) (University of Toronto)
Monita Rajpal - News anchor for CNN International (Ryerson University)
Ivan Reitman - Director and producer: Stripes, Ghostbusters, Twins, Kindergarten Cop, Junior, Six Days Seven Nights, Evolution, My Super Ex-Girlfriend, etc (McMaster University)
John Roberts - Television journalist for CNN (University of Toronto)
James Rocchi - Head film critic for Netflixr (University of Toronto)
Kelly Rowan - Actress: The O.C. (University of Toronto)
Morley Safer - Host of 60 Minutes (University of Toronto)
Paul Shaffer - Musician and actor: The Late Show with David Letterman (University of Toronto, University of Western Ontario)
William Shatner - Canadian actor who gained fame for his starring role as Captain James T. Kirk of the USS Enterprise in the television show Star Trek from 1966 to 1969 and in seven of the subsequent movies (McGill University)
Martin Short - Actor: Saturday Night Live, Father of the Bride, The Santa Clause 3, Captain Ron, etc. (McMaster University)
Dan Shulman - Sportscaster for ESPN (University of Toronto)
Graeme Smith - Moscow bureau chief for The Globe and Mail (Ryerson University)
Rod Smith - TSN sportscaster (Queen’s University)
Alan Thicke - Actor: Growing Pains (University of Toronto)
Dave Thomas - Actor: The Simpsons, King of the Hill, Coneheads, Weeds, That 70’s Show, etc (McMaster University)
Alex Trebek - The long time game show host of such favourites as Reach for the Top and Jeopardy (University of Ottawa)
Nia Vardalos - Star and writer of My Big Fat Greek Wedding (Ryerson University)
Zain Verjee - State Department correspondent for CNN and is based in Washington DC. Previously, she served as a newsreader for The Situation Room and a co-anchor of CNN International's Your World Today (McGill University)
Tonya Lee Williams - Star of The Young and the Restless (Ryerson University)
Graham Yost - Screenwriter: Speed, Mission to Mars, etc (University of Toronto)
Beata Ziel - aka Betty Genin - Writer/producer - Modern Marvels - The History Channel (Ryerson University)
