News References to Two Class of '87ers

It happened a few years ago and apart, as well as in a publication that is not widely read. In fact, I think hard copies are given away for free on the street. In any event, see here and here on the somewhat recent happenings of two lovely lady Saxons who, if I'm not mistaken, were members of the Student Council in high school.

The Lookers

Davina Kent and Marc Alvillar were voted the "Best Looking" students of the Class of '87. So, where are they now? Thanks to a little "googling", we can see that Davina is an exec for TiVo, while Marc is the head baseball coach at L.A. Harbor College.

Wife of a Cobra Kai Member

That would be Class of '87 alum Shari Tomei whose husband, Christopher Paul Ford, was in the movie The Karate Kid Part III. Ford played one of the members of the eeevil Cobra Kai group who wanted to beat the snot out of the main character played by Ralph Macchio. The movie sucked, but hey...

According to an entry on the North High School Alumni forum, Shari is a part owner of a Hawaiian food restaurant (more like a food court stand) in Gardena, CA called Back Home, Jr.

Lawyer Up

Not real sure if this is the same Ty Kehoe from North's Class of '87, but it looks like it might be, especially since he notes that he was born in 1969 (the year that almost all of the Class of '87 was born).

B and G

This photo appears to be from around 2002. On the left is Gene Tomatani and on the right is Brandon Tsukamoto, who incidentally has had that porn mustache since high school. Glad to see some things haven't changed. The guy in the middle, whose website I got this photo from, is apparently an old college roommate.

Don't know what Gene and Brandon are doing these days or where they are, but it looks like Brandon is wearing a ring, indicating that he is married. Unless, of course, I'm seeing things, which is entirely possible.

Meet the Game Lord™

That would be Chad Okada who, according to this 2004 interview, has been quite the established figure in the video gaming world.

Interestingly enough, Chad got his big break in video gaming when he was "discovered" in a Torrance video arcade. Talk about your post-modern Hollywood stories.

In Case You're Wondering

All of my research as to the present whereabouts of people from the class of '87 is pretty much limited to "Googling".

Hey, what do you want? I'm a fictional mascot with no income!

The '87 Assistant Year Book Editor

Looks like the page Ken Shimabuku created here hasn't been updated since 2003, but it's the most current information I'm able to find at this point.

Actually, I should say willing to find, as I could always spend some money for investigative services. But that would be, I don't know, weird.

Master Thespians - Acting!! Brilliant!!

They're not quite to the same level of fame as noted North High grad Chuck Norris, but who really is?

The acting credits and background of Raymond Donahey via

National American Shakespeare Company/Knightsbridge Theatre: Luvborg in Hedda Gabler, Ellard in The Foreigner, Nicholas in Nicholas Nickelby, both Jack and Algernon in The Importance of Being Earnest, Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing, Jack in The Ruling Class, Frank ‘n’ Furter in The Rocky Horror Show (30th Anniversary Los Angeles Première); Television Credits: The Complex Cure, Beverly Hills 90210, Crimestrike; Film Credits: Mystic, What Women Want. Education: Olde Globe – San Diego, Stella Adler Academy, Occidental College (BA in Theatre).

Bio blurb for DeAna Schafer via

DeAna is a Los Angeles native and has recently made her way back into the world of acting. She was active in theatre throughout grade school and college but decided to pursue other career avenues, for a while. Two years ago, after taking a community theater workshop, she fell in love with acting once again and recognized that this is where her true love and passion lies.

Most recently, she has played various dysfunctional characters in a late night comedy series called the One Booth Joint, at the Black Box Theatre, in Santa Monica, California.

DeAna has been taking scene study, cold reading, improvisation and commercial workshop classes for over 2 years now.

As a new member to Write Act Repertory, she is very excited to be a part of the company. DeAna is currently seeking theatrical and commercial representation.

Where is (Name Here) Now?

Well, duh, I'm gonna do this. Of course, in a class of over 500 people and the fact that some people change their names for a variety of reasons (e.g., marriage, FBI protection program, etc.) I'll probably only end up scratching the surface of finding where every individual from the Class of '87 has so far ended up.

But, hey, it'll be a fun endeavor. And feel free to pass along any information you have about someone, or even yourself.