Featured Personalities
Lizzo / Melissa Viviane Jefferson
- Played: Flute, Piccolo, and French Horn
- High School: Alief Elsik High School in Houston, Texas
- Professional: Singer, Songwriter, Rapper, Actress
Jennifer Garner
- Played: Saxophone
- High School: George Washington High School in Charleston, West Virginia
- Professional: Actor, Film Producer, Spokesperson
Vince Carter
- Played: Euphonium and Drum Major
- High School: Mainland High School, Daytona Beach, Florida
- Professional: Basketball Player
Bill Clinton
- Played: Saxophone and Drum Major
- High School: Hot Springs High School, Hot Springs, Arkansas
- Professional: President of the United States of America
Dolly Parton
- Played: Drums and Majorette
- High School: Sevier County High School, Sevierville, Tennessee
- Professional: Country Music Artists, Businesswoman, Philanthropist
Julia Roberts
- Played: Oboe
- High School: Campbell High School, Smyrna, Georgia
- Professional: Actress
Jimmy Kimmel
- Played: Clarinet
- High School: Ed W Clark HIgh School, Las Vegas, Nevada
- Professional: Television Host
Aretha Franklin
- Played: Tuba
- High School: Northern High School, Detroit, Michigan
- Professional: Singer-Songwriter, Record Producer, Civil Rights Activists
Neil Armstrong
- Played: Euphonium
- High School: Blume High School, Wapakoneta, Ohio
- Professional: Astronaut to the Moon
Samuel L Jackson
- Played: Trumpet, Piccolo, and French Horn
- High School: Riverside High School, Chattanooga, Tennessee
- Professional: Actor, Director, Civil Right Activist
Other Famous People Who Were in Band
Flute
Alanis Morrisette (Singer)
Halle Berry (Actress)
Celine Dion (Singer)
Lizzo / Melissa Viviane Jefferson (Singer, Songwriter, Rapper, Flutist, Actress)
Terry Crews (NFL Football Player, Actor, and Television Host)
Calista Flockhart (Actress - "Ally McBeal")
George Eastman (Founderof Kodak)
Alyssa Milano (Actress)
Noah Webster (Editor of Webster's Dictionary)
Gwen Stephani (Singer)
Tina Fey (Comedian, Actress)
Molly Erdman ( Television Personality - the “wife” in the Sonic Commercials)
James Wolfensohn (President of the World Bank)
Knute Rockne (Legendary Notre Dame University Coach)
Oscar Robertson (NBA)
Fredrick II (King of Prussia)
Patrick Henry (Governor of Virginia, Founding Father, Lawyer, Patriot)
John Quincy Adams (6th President of the United States)
Sarah Palin (Vice Presidential Nominee)
Oboe
Julia Roberts (Actress)
Dennis O'Hare (Tony Award Winning Actor)
Clarinet
Rainn Wilson (Actor)
Julia Roberts (Actress)
Woody Allen (Actor/Director)
Gloria Estefan (Singer, Songwriter, Recording Artist)
Tony Shaloub (Actor - "Monk")
Eva Longoria (Avtress - "Desperate Housewives")
Dr. Michael DeBakey (Pioneering Heart Surgeon)
Jimmy Kimmel (Comedian/Talk Show Host)
Allan Greenspan (Former Federal Reserve Chairman)
Steven Spielberg (Movie Director)
Robert Reid (former Houston Rocket)
Squidward
Amy Acuff (US Olympic High Jumper & Model)
Stephano Dimera (Actress - “Days of Our Lives”)
Bass Clarinet
Zakk Wylde (Guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne)
George Segal (Actor)
Sax
Allan Greenspan (Federal Reserve Chairman, yes, he plays both)
Jennifer Garner (Actress - "Alias")
Bill Clinton (Former U.S. President)
Roy Williams (NFL - Detriot Lions)
Vince Carter (NBA Star)
David Robinson (Retired NBA Star)
Fred McMurray (Actor)
Tedi Bruschi (NFL New England Patriots)
Bob Hope (late Comedian/Actor)
Lionel Richie (Singer)
Tyler Wright (NHL - Anaheim Ducks)
Tom Selleck (Actor - Magnum PI)
Richard Gere (Actor)
Ronald McNair (Astronaut)
Robert Ryman (Artist)
Trumpet
James Woods (Actor)
John Glenn (Astronaut and U.S. Senator)
Michael Anthony (Bass Player for Van Halen)
Drew Carey (Actor/Comedian)
Kesha / Kesha Rose Sebert (Singer, Songwriter)
Stephen Tyler (Lead Singer for Aerosmith)
Prince Charles (Future King of England)
Montel Williams (Talk Show Host)
Peter Weller (Actor - "Robocop")
Steve Earle (Nashville bad boy)
Darcy Hordichuk (NHL - Nashville Predators)
Richard Gere (Actor)
Shania Twain (Country Music Singer)
Flea (Singer - Red Hot Chili Peppers)
Jackie Gleason (Actor)
Peter Weller (Actor – RoboCop)
Eric Lindros (Dallas Stars Forward)
Brandon Routh (Actor – Superman Returns)
Samuel L. Jackson (Actor)
Brandon Routh (Actor - "Superman Returns")
French Horn
Ewan McGregor (Actor – “Obi Wan Kanobi in Star Wars I, II, III)
Vanessa Williams (Singer/Actress)
Otto Graham (NFL Hall of Fame quarterback)
Henry Cisneros (Former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development)
Samuel L. Jackson (Actor)
Trombone
Jonathan Frakes (Actor/Director -"Star Trek")
Bill Engvall (Comedian – “Blue Collar Comedy Tour”)
Nelly Furtado (Singer)
Conrad Janis (Actor)
Bobby Bowden (College Football Coach)
John Pankow (Actor, "Mad About You")
Tony Stewart (NASCAR Driver)
Fred Rogers ("Mr. Roger's Neighborhood" actor)
Baritone
Neil Armstrong (Astronaut…first man on the moon)
Tuba
Andy Griffith (Actor)
Malik Rose (NBA)
Thomas F. Wilson (Actor - "Biff" from the Back to the Future)
Harry Smith (Television Host - CBS's "The Early Show")
Dan Akroyd (Actor)
Aretha Franklin (Singer, Songwriter, Producer - "Queen of Soul")
Percussion
Mike Anderson (NFL)
Tommy Lee (Motley Crue)
Adam Brody (Actor)
Tracy Simien (NFL)
Johnny Depp (Actor)
Eddie George (Retired NFL)
Trent Raznor (Nine Inch Nails)
Dana Carvey (Actor/Comedian)
Vinnie Paul (Rock Drummer)
Andy Schneider (NHL Pittsburgh Penguins)
Walter Payton (NFL Hall of Fame running back)
Johnny Carson (TV Host)
Mike Piazza (Former MLB Catcher)
Emeril Lagasse (World Famous Chef)
Rosie O' Donnel (TV Host/Actress)
