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     Berkeley High School has produced a number of outstanding people over the years and Yule Caise is no exception. Graduating in 1982, and giving a commencement speech at the graduation, Yule attended Harvard University where he majored in visual and environmental studies. 

     Yule Caise worked as a child actor, studying at the American Conservatory Theatre, and starring in the PBS series Up and Coming. While at Harvard he wrote and directed the award-winning film, Shoes. His film Boy’s Night Out has played at festivals worldwide. As a writer, Yule Caise has written numerous screenplays, most notably Free of Eden for Showtime, starring Sidney Poitier. Feature producing credits include Liar’s Dice starring Kasi Lemmons (Eve’s Bayou); On Edge, starring Jason Alexander and Tweek City. He is slated to direct the comedy Freon from his original screenplay in coming months. 

     Yule was brought to Los Angeles by Robert Townsend after Townsend saw Caise’s student film Shoes. 

     Yule Caise is also a world traveler. Starting at Berkeley High with the Concert Corale, Yule traveled to France, Italy, Australia and Japan. He has also been to Hungry and Egypt. Yule credits Berkeley High School with much of his success. 

     “My experience at Berkeley High was invaluable because of the diversity of the students at the time. If you come out of BHS you can interact with all kinds of people. It’s a very mature student body,” Caise said. 

     Though Yule currently lives in Los Angeles, he always looks for opportunities to film in the Bay Area and he commutes to Berkeley often. 

Yule and his girlfriend are the parents of a month-old baby boy. 

Berkeley writer Jonathan Wafer is a graduate of the Berkeley High School, Class of ‘81.