Entertainers

  • Jack Black, actor in Jumanji: Welcome to the JungleSchool of Rock and the Kung Fu Panda franchise
  • Frank Blair, former host of NBC’s Today show (Eagle Scout, Class of 1930)
  • Jon Bon Jovi, Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter
  • Jimmy Buffett, Grammy Award-winning musician
  • Tony Cavalero, actor in School of Rock on Nickelodeon and HBO’s The Righteous Gemstones (Eagle Scout, Class of 2001)
  • Rob Corddry, former correspondent for The Daily Show and actor in Warm Bodies and Childrens Hospital (Eagle Scout, Class of 1988)
  • Harrison Ford, actor in Blade Runner and the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises
  • Zach Galifianakis, actor in the Hangover trilogy, The Lego Batman Movie and A Wrinkle in Time (Eagle Scout, Class of 1986)
  • Nolan Gould, actor in ABC’s Modern Family
  • Richard Gere, actor in Pretty Woman and Chicago
  • Andy Griffith, actor in The Andy Griffith Show and Matlock
  • William Hanna, animator and voice actor who co-founded Hanna-Barbera (Eagle Scout, Class of 1924)
  • Jon Heder, actor in Napoleon Dynamite (Eagle Scout, Class of 1994)
  • Derek Hough, actor and Dancing with the Stars champion
  • Jay Leno, former host of NBC’s The Tonight Show
  • Andy Lewis, world champion slackliner who performed in Super Bowl XLVI (Eagle Scout, Class of 2002)
  • John Lithgow, Tony- and Emmy-winning actor, known for roles in 3rd Rock from the Sun and The Crown
  • David Lynch, Academy Award-nominated director of The Elephant Man and creator of the murder mystery TV series Twin Peaks (Eagle Scout, Class of 1962)
  • Ozzie Nelson, bandleader and actor who starred in The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (Eagle Scout, Class of 1920)
  • Jeff Orlowski, documentary filmmaker who made Chasing Ice and Chasing Coral (Eagle Scout, Class of 2000)
  • Chris Pratt, actor in Parks and Recreation and Guardians of the Galaxy 
  • Dan Reynolds, lead singer of the band Imagine Dragons (Eagle Scout, Class of 2004)
  • Evan Roe, actor in Madam Secretary on CBS (Eagle Scout, Class of 2015)
  • Mike Rowe, host of Dirty Jobs (Eagle Scout, Class of 1979)
  • Glen Schofield, one of the creators of the Call of Duty videogame franchise (Eagle Scout, Class of 1977)
  • Steven Spielberg, Academy Award-winning director of Schindler’s List and Saving Private Ryan (Eagle Scout, Class of 1961)
  • Creek Stewart, survivalist and host of SOS: How to Survive on The Weather Channel (Eagle Scout, Class of 1990)
  • Jimmy Stewart, Academy Award-winning actor in The Philadelphia Story
  • George Strait, Grammy Award-winning musician
  • John Tesh, pianist, composer and Emmy-winning TV host (Eagle Scout, Class of 1968)
  • James Valentine, guitarist of the band Maroon 5 (Eagle Scout, Class of 1996)
  • John Wayne, Academy Award-winning actor in True Grit