Professional Children's School

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Professional Children's School is an independent day school enrolling 210 students in grades 6-12. Located in Manhattan, a few blocks from Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, the school provides a college-preparatory education to young people preparing for, or already pursuing, careers in the performing arts, competitive sports and other pursuits requiring the flexibility and individual attention that the school provides. Founded in 1914, the school's graduates include many of the most accomplished names in the performing arts and entertainment, but also doctors, attorneys, educators, authors and scientists.

Contents 1 Notable alumni 1.1 Actors/actresses 1.2 Dance 1.3 Music 1.4 Sports 2 References 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] Actors/actresses

Brooke Adams Trini Alvarado Adam Arkin Mischa Barton Bonnie Bedelia Milton Berle Peter Billingsley Tempestt Bledsoe Joan Blondell Jordana Brewster Eric Brown Irene Cara Holly Marie Combs Kieran Culkin Macaulay Culkin Rory Culkin

Sandra Dee Donald Faison Carrie Fisher Helen Gallagher Sarah Michelle Gellar Jaime Gleicher Elliot Gould Todd Graff Anthony Michael Hall Ally Hilfiger Gaby Hoffmann Amy Irving Scarlett Johansson Brad Kane Carol Kane Ruby Keeler Jane Krakowski

Ricki Lake Peggy Lipton Lorna Luft Sidney Lumet Jena Malone Daniel Mann[1] Rose Marie Mazetta Melissa Michaelsen Jerry O'Connell Donald O'Connor Jennifer O'Neill Sarah Jessica Parker Dick Van Patten Martha Plimpton[2] Tara Reid Christina Ricci Eden Riegel

Sam Riegel Jonathan Silverman Christian Slater John Spencer Julia Stiles Susan Strasberg Uma Thurman Rachel Ticotin Ashley Tisdale Janine Turner Leslie Uggams Christopher Walken Nancy Walker Malcolm-Jamal Warner Tuesday Weld

[edit] Dance

• Fernando Bujones
• Charlotte d'Amboise
• Suzanne Farrell
• Eliot Feld
• Gelsey Kirkland
• Darci Kistler

[edit] Music

• Anastacia
• Emanuel Ax
• Vanessa Carlton
• Marvin Hamlisch
• Cho-Liang Lin
• Yo-Yo Ma
• Midori Goto
• Buddy Rich
• Beverly Sills^[3]
• Pinchas Zuckerman
• Hahn-Bin

[edit] Sports

• Carol Heiss
• Josh Waitzkin

[edit] References

1. ^ Honan, William H. "Daniel Mann, 79, the Director Of Successful Plays and Films", The New York Times, November 23, 1991. Accessed December 13, 2007. "Mr. Mann was born in Brooklyn, the youngest of five children of a lawyer named Samuel Chugermann. He attended Erasmus Hall High School, but quit after an argument with a physics teacher and completed his education at the Children's Professional School."
2. ^ Ryzik, Melena. "So Odd, but Lately in Classic Fashion", The New York Times, November 25, 2007. Accessed November 25, 2007. "ON a break from rehearsals for “Cymbeline” at Lincoln Center Martha Plimpton dashed outside for a cigarette and immediately ran into a classmate from her alma mater, the nearby Professional Children’s School."
3. ^ Tommasini, Anthony. "Beverly Sills, All-American Diva With Brooklyn Roots, Is Dead at 78", The New York Times, July 4, 2007. Accessed November 6, 2007. "But her father put an end to her child-star career when she was 12 so that she could concentrate on her education at Erasmus Hall High School in Brooklyn and the Professional Children's School in Manhattan."

[edit] See also

• Professional Performing Arts School
• Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts

[edit] External links

• Official site