City As School High School was begun in 1972 Notable People Group Members:India Salvor Menuez, Stamatios Manes
Some of CityAsSchools Notable Graduates include:
Dante Terrell Smith AKA MOS DEF Musician and Actor -is an American actor and MC known by the stage name Mos Def. Mos Def started his hip hop career in a group called Urban Thermo Dynamics, after which he appeared on albums by Da Bush Babees and De La Soul.
Jean-Michel Basquiat Painter/ Graffiti Artist
-Basquiat was an American artist and the first African-American painter to become an international art star.[1] He gained popularity first as a graffiti artist in New York City, and then as a successful 1980s-era Neo-expressionist artist.
Adam Horovitz AKA Adrock of the Beastie Boys
-Horovitz was born in South Orange, New Jersey and was one of the three members of the Beastie Boys.
Mekhi Phifer Actor
-Phifer is an NAACP Image Award winning American actor. He is perhaps best known for his multi-year role as Dr. Greg Pratt on NBC's long-running medical drama ER and his co-starring role opposite Eminem in the feature film 8 Mile.Also has a daughter named Francesca viola moreira Seth Rosenfeld Writer
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Victor Rasuk Actor -Rasuk was born in Harlem, New York to Dominican parents.[1] He has one brother, Silvestre.[2] Rasuk attended performing arts school as a teenager, and began acting at 14.
Malik Yoba Actor -an NAACP Image Award-winning American actor and occasional singer. He is known for his co-starring role as NYPD detective J.C. Williams on the popular Fox police drama New York Undercover from 1994 to 1998
Michael Ifill Actor -Cast member of the musical "Rent"
Mia Taylor Model
Vincent Spano actor(law and order) -He has subsequently appeared in many Hollywood films, including John Sayles's Baby, It's You and City of Hope, Francis Ford Coppola's Rumble Fish, Alive: The Miracle of the Andes, The Rats and Creator.
Timothy Hunter Actor
Patti Smyth Musician -Following two solo albums in 1987 and 1992, she secured a further hit record via a duet with Don Henley of The Eagles; "Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough" peaked at number 2 in the Billboard Hot 100, and went gold.
Julian Alonzo Famous Chef -Julian Alonzo wiggled his way into the exclusive kitchens of Manhattan’s Montrachet when he was sixteen years old: As part of a special high school internship program, his kitchen work allowed him to earn school credit.
Joann Makovitzky -After graduating high school, Ms. Makovitzky studied at the Culinary Institute of America and cooked at Le Caravelle. Owner of the restaurant "Tocqueville".
Victor Arnold actor - Was in original "Shaft".