Ajai Sanders made it from Hillcrest to ‘A Different World’
Ajai Sanders HILLCREST HIGH SCHOOL, 1985 What she’s up to now: Ajai Sanders is an actress and standup comedian known…
Notable alums
Meet St. Mark’s Boz Scaggs (P.S. He’s about to release another album)
ST. MARK’S SCHOOL OF TEXAS His legacy William Royce “Boz” Scaggs is a singer and guitarist. His hits are “Lowdown”…
The husky voiced sex symbol who graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School
Nearly every article about actress Brenda Vaccaro, 79, references her husky voice. Born in Brooklyn, she was raised in Dallas…
3 surprising things about Jenna Bush Hager from her days at Preston Hollow Elementary and Hockaday
JENNA BUSH HAGER Notable Alums: Preston Hollow Elementary School and The Hockaday School Her legacy Before joking around with Hoda…
Notable Alums: Dorothy Malone, Ursuline Academy of Dallas
Her legacy Before Dorothy Maloney changed her last name to Malone, bleached her hair blonde or won an Academy Award,…
Notable Alums: Ty Montgomery, St. Mark’s School of Texas Class of 2011
What he’s up to now: Ty Montgomery is a running back for the Green Bay Packers, much to the chagrin…
Notable Alums: Michael Nesmith, Thomas Jefferson High Class of 1961
What He’s Up to Now: Michael Nesmith returns to the stage this month with two concerts in California, where he’ll…
Notable Alums: Tommy Lee Jones — St. Mark’s School of Texas Class of 1965
What He’s Up to Now: Tommy Lee Jones isn’t Hollywood’s friendliest face. But what the four-time Academy Award winner lacks…
Notable Alums: Claire Underwood-Hockaday, probably class of 1983
Sure, she is a fictional character, but Claire Underwood’s rich backstory includes a little piece of Preston Hollow. Played by…
Notable Alums: Colin Allred, Hillcrest High School Class of 2001
What he’s up to now: After working for the Obama administration in the Department of Housing and Urban Development, this…
Notable alums: Owen Wilson, almost a St. Mark’s graduate
St. Mark’s School of Texas, class of 1986 (sort of) What he’s up to now: Hollywood mischief-maker Owen Wilson’s latest…
