List of Fairfield University people

Notable alumni

Arts & Entertainment

• Donatella Arpaia — successful New York City restaurateur; judge on The Food Network reality TV series The Next Iron Chef

• Kim DiVine '02 - singer/songwriter; voice of Jell-O national TV campaign

• Joe DeVito '90 - Comedian and writer; appeared on Comedy Central's "Live at Gotham" and NBC's Last Comic Standing

• Pat Jordan - leading sports writer and acclaimed author of A False Spring, ranked #37 on Sports Illustrated's 100 Top Sports Books

• Burt Kearns '78 - Founder, Frozen Television/Frozen Pictures, Author, Tabloid Baby, Producer, A Current Affair

• January LaVoy '97 - Broadway and television actress most recognized as Noelle Ortiz on the ABC daytime drama One Life to Live.

• Lisa Mannetti '75 - horror fiction writer and 2009 Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel winner

• Paul Marcarelli - actor/screenwriter; face of Verizon Wireless "Can You Hear Me Now?" national TV campaign

• Alexandra McHale - Comedian, appeared on NBC's "Tonight Show with Jay Leno"; voted Top Female Performer of the Year (2002, 2003) by the readers of Campus Activities Magazine

• Thomas E. McKinney '72 - former President & CEO, Tempo Television, Rainbow Advertising Sales, Cabletelevision Advertising......