This is a partial list of past and present students - their relationship to the business when they entered Ed Kovens' class (in parentheses) and what they went on to achieve. The training they received accelerated their progress, helped realize the potential of their talents, and prepared them to take advantage of their opportunities.

(*) - These former students now teach.
(AS) - Actors Studio Members

Sissy Spacek (Model, Singer) Film Star - Oscar ("Coal Miner's Daughter")

Jennifer Beals (Bit Player) Film Star of "Flashdance"

Sean Young (Actress) Star - "No Way Out," "Blade Runner," "Dune," "Baby," etc.

Tanya Roberts (Model) TV & Film Star - "Charlie's Angels," "Sheena,", etc.

Linda Purl (Soap Actress) Film & TV Star - "Happy Days," "Young Pioneers", etc.

Joe Seneca (Bit Player) B'way & Film Star - "Ma Rainey," "Crossroads"

Robert Ito (Actor) Running Principal in "Quincy"

Nancy Allen (Model) Star - "Blowout," "Carrie," "Dressed To Kill, "Robocop," etc.

Fred Travelina (Comic) TV & Nightclub Headliner

John Yune (Singer-Comic) TV & Film Star - Carson, Griffin; "My Name is Bruce"

David Gideon (AS), (*) - (Actor)Teaches and directs in NYC

Chazz Palmintari (Singer) Film Star - "Bronx Tale," "Diabolique," etc.

Loretta Devine (B'way Star) Film & B'way Star - "Waiting to Exhale," "Dreamgirls," etc.

Robert Lupone (*) - (Dancer) B'way Star - Tony Nominee ("Chorus Line")

Thomas Calabro (AS) (Actor) Star - "Melrose Place," Films - "Wild Blue," etc.

Dan Grimaldi (AS), (*) - (Non-Pro) Starred on Broadway & Principal on TV & Film

Jochen Schmidtke (Professional) Star in Germany on TV and Stage

Esmee DeLabretoniere (Actress) - Starred in Films in Europe

Desmond Harrington (Model) - Principal in "Messenger" and others

Anna Levine Thompson (Dancer) TV/Film - "The Colbys"; "Unforgiven," "Playing for Time," etc.

Cornelia Sharpe (Model) Film Star - "Next Man," etc.

Joseph Ellison (Bit Player) Director of Films - "Joey," "Man on Fire"

Ingrid Boulting (Model) Principal in Film - "Last Tycoon"

Dina Ousley (Non-Professional) TV Series Principal - "Brock" w/J. Palance

Terry O'Conner (Actress) Principal in "Police Woman," etc.

Guy Boyd (Bit Player) TV Star - "Best of Families," etc.

Nick Angotti (Bit Player) Principal - Films & Commercials

Susan Bredhoff (Singer) Starred in "En Grand Coca Cola"

Beverly Johnson (Model) Film Star - "Ashanti," etc.

Lara Parker (Actress-Comm.) Starred in "Kojak," etc.

Paul Sylvan (*) - (Actor-Comm.) Running Principal - "Busting Loose," "Police Woman"

Gloria Chetwynd (Singer) Featured in film "Shoot"

Alex Courtney (Actor) Star of "The Advocates"

Robert Costanzo (Non-Pro) Featured on "Alice," "Rhoda," "NYPD Blue," "Friends"

Barton Heyman (Bit Player) Featured in "The Exorcist" and many others

Lourdes Radames (Dancer) Has Own Cable TV Show

Padget Fredericks (*) - (Actor) Directs & Teaches - Ghetto Rep. Th. Co.

Susan Miller (*) - (Actress) Directs & Taught - Strasberg Theatre Institute

James Borelli (Actor) Starred on B'way - "Grease"

Rita Gordon (Non-Pro) Starred Off-B'way - "Boy Meets Boy"

Gaylon Ross (Non-Pro) Starred in film "Night of the Living Dead"

Richard Weiss (Bit Player) Starred on B'way - "Gemini"

Ruben Cruz (non-pro) Directs own theater company

June Berry (Non-Pro) Running part - "One Life to Live," Commercials

Tony Allon (*) - (Non-Pro) Lead in "Line" - Off-B'way & Commercials

Susan Mitchell (AS) (Bit Player) Featured in "Joey," etc.

Jill Anne Edwards (AS), (*) (Opera Singer) Starred in "Don Giovanni," "Marriage of Figaro," etc.

Bo Rucker (Singer) B'way Star - "Joe Turner's Come and Gone"

Bruce & Evan Lurie (Non-Pro) Principal - karate films

Linda Sanders (Model) Principal - soap operas

Sarah Walker (Model) Principal - many commercials

Sheila Walsh (Non-Pro) Published & produced playwright

Carol Ann Butler (Non-Pro) Star - film "The Idiot"; Off B'way - "Joan of Arc"

Tatiana Blacher (Actress) Principal - German films

Amy Coleman (Singer) Cabaret Star

Jack Esformes (Actor) Star Off B'way - "Bread & Butter"

Daniel Draven (Singer) Own Cabaret act

Priscilla Corbin (AS) (Non-Pro) Star Off B'way - "Modigliani," & "George Sands"

Lori Kolbe (Actress) Principal - many commercials

Lew-Ann Leen (Non-Pro) Runs own theatre in Maine

Elaine Lewis (Actress) Weather-person - CBS; many commercials

Kurt Carley (Actor) Starred Off B'way - "Bread & Butter"; voiceovers; Godzilla

Sheila Simmons (Model) Produces commercials and industrials

Blanche Salant (*) - (Actress) Teaches in Paris

Mario Mendoza (AS) (Non-Pro) Principal - "Bill Cosby Show"

Michael Masse (Actor) Principal - "The Crow," etc.

Ryujiro Oki (Actor) Principal - Kurosawa's "Ran," etc.

Michael O'Connor (AS) (Non-Pro) Principal - soap operas (L.A.)

Stephen Pender (Singer) Lead - "La Cage aux Folles" (L.A.)

Christine Parks (Actress) Principal - many commercials, Law & Order

Robin Rich (Actress) Principal - many commercials

Cissy Rebich (Singer) Lead - Off B'way's "Gift of the Magi"

Shelley Smith (Model) TV Star - "The Advocates"

Peggy Rajski (Non-Pro) Producer - "Eight Men Out"

Yoshi Hirano (*) (Opera Singer) Teaches in Tokyo

Stacy Swedeen (Non-Pro) Star Off B'way - "New Faces of '52"; playwright

Daniel Beer (AS) (Non-Pro) Starred in "Creep Show II," "Dying Young," Commercials

Terrence Kava (Model) Principal in Stephen King's film "Thinner"

Michael Mariano (*) - (Actor) - Principal on Broadway & TV

Mark Scarola (AS) (Actor) - Principal "America's Most Wanted", etc.

Mark Cervenia (AS) (Principal) - Bread & Butter on Broadway

Christine Albeck Star in Denmark on Stage

Suzannah Underwood (Actress) - Principals & Voice-overs

Mark Brey (Actor) - Star of "Speed Hedda"

James BiBeraj (Principal) - "Sopranos"

Victor Ciepiel (Singer) - Principals of many Musicals, Broadway, etc.

Karen Gorney (*) - (Professional) Principal in TV & Films, "Law & Order", "Saturday Night Fever"

Bruno Iannone (Professional) Principal, "Law & Order"

Linda Ipanema (AS) (Professional) Principal of many films

Sam Jenkins (Model) - Principal of many TV shows

Justin Lord (Professional) Principal in TV and Films

Mark Margolis (Professional) Principal in "PI", TV and Films

Kerry Rolfe (Professional) Star in England TV Show

Abe Reybold (Singer) - Starred in "Camelot" and others

David Reubens (*) - (Opera Director) - Teacher in L.A.

Delana Hubscher (Singer, Actress) - Starred as "Momma Rose" in "Gypsy" - Regional

Chaske Spencer (Actor) - Star of the movie "SKINS"

Adam MacDonald (Actors, Singer) - Starred as "Freddy" in "My Fair Lady" - Regional

Hava Kohav Beller (dancer) - Movie Director, Writer of "The Restless Concience"

Bethany Butler (Non-Pro) Principal in Movie "Desperate Ones"(SAG) and "Summer of the Swans" (EQUITY)

Frank Shkreli (Non-Pro) Principal Off,Off B'way "Vieux Carre"

Colin Clarke (Pro) Principal in Film"Wormdigger" Off,Off B"way "Broken Things"

Heather Murdock (Non-Pro) Leads at N.J. Shakespeare Fest.

Shashi Balooja - Lead in "Julius Caesar" East Hampton "Drew Theater