Spotlight on Famous Jumbos...and Stephen

Pictured at left is my housemate, Stephen, who just received a letter of acceptance from a law school! It's the first school that has contacted him thus far, and now he's eagerly awaiting more admissions decisions. After studying International Relations and Spanish at Tufts, he plans to focus on transnational corporate law in Latin America.

But before Stephen drafts litigation in Lima, we've devoted our Tuesday night to television. (DVR is a glorious, glorious thing. I can't believe I survived three years of college before obtaining the ability to record Martha Stewart every weekday.) Tonight, we've watched two episodes of "Nip/Tuck." One of the guest stars this season is Oliver Platt--also a proud Tufts alum!

Some other famous Tufts alums who have made their mark in the entertainment industry:

- Meredith Vieira (the current co-host of "The Today Show")
- Peter Gallagher (Sandy on "The O.C." and recipient of Tufts' Light on the Hill Alum Award last year)
- Hank Azaria (perhaps best known as a voice actor on "The Simpsons")
- William Hurt (recipient of the Oscar for Best Actor for "Kiss of the Spider Woman" in 1985)
- Neal Shapiro (former President of NBC News; he recently taught an ExCollege course at Tufts)
- Ben Silverman (Co-Chairman of NBC Entertainment and NBC Universal Television Studio)
- Rob Burnett (the Executive Producer of "Late Night with David Letterman")
- Brian Koppelman (screenwriter whose credits include "Rounders" and "Ocean's Thirteen")
- Tracy Chapman (multi-Grammy Award-winning artist)

Also, actors Jessica Biel and Rainn Wilson (Dwight Schrute on "The Office") both attended Tufts for several semesters.

My favorite fictional Tufts alum? Elaine Benes, Julia Louis-Dreyfus' character on "Seinfeld." My favorite soon-to-be Tufts alum? My housemate, Stephen Blaker. I predict he'll be a bigger celebrity than any of them.