MTV Real World, BravoTV's Southern Charm Preston Jones (born 1970), football player James "Radio" Kennedy inspired the feature film, Radio. Cuba Gooding Jr. portrayed Kennedy in the film. A large statue of "Radio" is located on the school grounds today. Rafael Little (born 1986), former running back for Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League Jim Rice (born 1953), Baseball Hall of Fame player for Boston Red Sox; attended his final year of high school here in 1971 Stephen D. Thorne (1953–1986), NASA astronaut James Michael Tyler (1962-2021), actor who played Gunther on the sitcom Friends Nate Woody (born 1960), former defensive coordinator at Georgia Tech MTV's Made MTV came to T.L. Hanna High School in September 2007 to cast for Made, a reality show featuring makeovers of high school students. References Public high schools in South Carolina Schools in Anderson County, South Carolina International Baccalaureate schools in South Carolina