Featured Guest Speakers

Academy Guest Speakers

The Academy is honored to have hosted the following guest speakers at past events including our Industry Insight Series, Career Development Weeks, as well as our student graduation ceremonies.

Alec Baldwin

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Douglas Carter Beane

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Roberto Benigni

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Peter Bergman

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Danny Burstein

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Ellen Burstyn

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John Cassavetes

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Nick Cassavetes

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Kim Cattrall

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Jennifer Coolidge

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James Cromwell

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Christine Ebersole

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David Eigenberg

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Danny Glover

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Joel Grey

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Neil Patrick Harris

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Dennis Haysbert

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Winnie Holzman

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Jeremy Irons

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Kevin Kline

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Christine Lahti

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Frank Langella

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John Leguizamo

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Judith Light

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Matthew Lillard

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William Ivey Long

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Michael Mayer

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Katherine Moennig

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Alfred Molina

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Carrie-Anne Moss

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Christopher Plummer

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Phylicia Rashad

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Lynn Redgrave

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Jason Robards

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Gena Rowlands

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Paul Rudd

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Susan Sarandon

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Adam Scott

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Kyra Sedgwick

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Fiona Shaw

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French Stewart

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Patrick Stewart

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Harriet Walter

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James Whitmore

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Jerry Zaks

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