Artists & Authors

• Renowned for his award-winning float designs for the Tournament of Roses Parade and appearances with his macaw, Sebastian.
• Designs between 10 and 20 floats for each year's Tournament of Roses Parade, seen by 28 million viewers worldwide.
• Other projects included floats for Disneyland's 50th anniversary "Walt Disney Parade of Dreams," Flamingo Hilton, Caesars Palace, and Ferrari-Carano Winery.
• A third-generation Angeleno, he created his first Rose Parade float at age 15.
• Recipient of various awards, including "Hispanic Artist of the Year," "Citizen of the Year" by the Lions Club, and an Emmy for coverage of the 2001 Rose Parade on Univision.

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Notable CSU Graduates in Arts & Media

Raynor Carroll	Michelle DeYoung	George Duke	Sid Fleischman
Ernest Gaines	Danny Glover	Jayne Ann Krentz	Anne Rice
Raul R. Rodriguez	Frank Romero	Daniel Silva	Amy Tan