Famous people who live/lived in your town

[Z-man]

Stemming from the "rock stars you went to high school with..."

Famous folks who hailed from the Township of Wayne, NJ:

Acting, etc.
Alan Alda - actor (M*A*S*H)
Kim Alexis - supermodel
Tom Cruise - wacko actor - Risky Business, Top Gun, Mission Impossible...etc.
Lisa Edelstein - TV actress Seinfeld (George Costanza's frustrated girlfriend), Mad about You, Wings...etc.
Danielle Staub - cougar from "Real Housewifes of NJ" (IF you want to call that acdting...)

Music:
Dramarama - 80's alternative rock band
LL Cool J - hip hop musician
Queen Latifah
Darry "DMC" Daniels

Sports:
Will Allen - starting defensive back, Miami Dolphins
Brandon Jacobs - running back, NY Giants
Jeff Rutledge - former QB, NY Giants
Ryan Neil - defensive end, Buffalo Bills
Rich Seubert - left guard, NY Giants

Historical Figures:
George Washington - fouding father - resided in the Dey Mansion during the Revolutionary War before the area was known as Wayne.

Side note: The band, "Fountains of Wayne" got their name from a lawn ornament store located on Rt 46 in Wayne. This store closed up last year - apparently a victim of the poor economy.

So - who lived in your city or town?

-Z-man.

[lowyder993s]

Current residents
David Brin, science fiction author
Jerry Buss, owner of The Los Angeles Lakers
Chad Butler, drummer of Switchfoot
Tom DeLonge, guitarist-singer with Blink-182, currently with Angels & Airwaves
Richard Dreyfuss, actor
Mary Fleener, underground comics artist
Jon Foreman, singer/guitarist of Switchfoot
Tim Foreman, bassist for Switchfoot
Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins, professional skateboarder
Bucky Lasek, professional skateboarder
Rob Machado, professional surfer
Mike McGill, professional skateboarder. inventor of the McTwist
Jack McDowell, baseball player and musician
Marion Ross, actress, Happy Days
Candice Sanders, Miss California USA 2003
Ravi Shankar, acclaimed sitarist and daughter Anoushka, same
Jack Tempchin, musician and songwriter of several Eagles hits
Jamie Thomas, professional skateboarder
Joe Walsh, guitarist, singer, and songwriter for The James Gang and the Eagles
Danny Way, professional skateboarder
John Wesley, professional stuntman, former USA bobsled driver
Joji Yuasa, composer (b. 1929)
Every band member of Destroy the Runner
Members of the powerviolence band Crossed Out

Former residents
Michael Chang, professional tennis player
Chaya Czernowin, composer
Tom Dempsey, professional football player
Manny Farber, film critic
Rick Froberg, artist, lead singer/guitarist of Pitchfork, Drive Like Jehu, Hot Snakes
Tony Hawk, professional skateboarder
Frankie Hejduk, soccer player
Taryn Manning, American actress
Pauline Oliveros, American composer and accordionist
Harry Partch, composer and inventor
Bobby Riggs, professional tennis player
Staciana Stitts,[5] 2000 Olympic gold medalist
Eddie Vedder, lead singer of Pearl Jam
Paramahansa Yogananda, Guru, Self-Realization Fellowship
Jerry Mathers, Actor The Beaver, Leave It to Beaver

that wikipedia is the schit!!! ...saw rob Machado at HD getting bricks 1 time

[m21sniper]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_from_Philadelphia

[equality72521]

Man, lots of baseball players. BTW, this is Tampa, FL.

* Nat Adderley (1931–2000), musician (cornetist)
* George F. Baughman (1915–2004), first president of New College of Florida, rear admiral, USNR
* Derek Bell (born 1968), professional baseball player
* Les Blank (born 1935), documentary filmmaker
* Evelyn Brent (1899–1975), actress
* Leo Gallagher (born 1947), better known as Gallagher, watermelon-smashing comedian
* Steve Garvey (born 1948), professional baseball player
* Dwight Gooden (born 1964), professional baseball player
* Tony LaRussa (born 1944), professional baseball player
* Al Lopez (1908–2005), professional baseball player
* Dean Malenko (born 1960), professional wrestler
* Robert Martinez (born 1934), politician, former Governor of Florida
* Tino Martinez (born 1967), professional baseball player
* Fred McGriff (born 1963), professional baseball player
* Butterfly McQueen (1911–1995), actress
* Ferdie Pacheco (born 1927), doctor, boxing analyst
* Lou Piniella (born 1943), professional baseball player
* Roy Roberts (born 1906-1975), actor
* David Sanborn (born 1945), musician (saxophonist)
* Gary Sheffield (born 1968), professional baseball player
* Brittany Snow (born 1986), actress
* Ernest Ivy Thomas, Jr. (1924–1945),United States Marine one of six who raised the first flag on Mount Suribachi at the Battle of Iwo Jima
* Santo Trafficante, Jr. (1914–1987), Mafia boss
* Tony Zappone (born 1947) journalist, broadcaster, author
* Mike Awesome (1965–2007), professional wrestler
* Salha "Mama" Bobo (c. 1900 – 2001), Ybor business pioneer
* Nick Carter (born 1980),singer/One-fifth of the Backstreet Boys
* Aaron Carter (born 1987), actor/singer
* Ray Charles (1930–2004), blind blues and pops singer, pianist
* Jack Harris (born 1941) Radio and TV personality, author
* Rondo Hatton (1894-1946), actor/reporter
* Hulk Hogan (born 1953), actor/wrestler
* Melissa Howard (born 1977), actress/comedian
* Lauren Hutton (born 1943), fashion supermodel, actress
* Randy Savage (born 1952), professional wrestler
* Stephen Stills (born 1945), singer/songwriter, musician
* John H Sykes businessman and philanthropist, founder of Sykes Enterprises

[Tishabet]

Jack Kerouac
Bette Davis
Olympia Dukakis
Ed McMahon
Micky Ward
James Whistler (the artist)

[Oh Haha]

Port Huron, MI is where Thomas Edison spent most of his childhood and considered it his hometown. I was raised there as well.

A friend that I went to school with does guitar work for many TV shows and his wife has/had an a.m. talkshow in LA.

[legion]

All the famous people from Bloomington/Normal are related:

Adlai E. Stevenson I, Vice President of the United States under Grover Cleveland
Adlai E. Stevenson II, 31st Governor of Illinois, Presidential candidate and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
McLean Stevenson, actor, born in Normal

[North Coast Cab]

Mark Donahue - Summit, NJ

[dd74]

Around the corner and up the street, on the good side of Sunset Blvd.

[legion]

Oh, and John Malkovich, Doug Collins, Aveion Cason, Gary Cole, Laurie Metcalf, Craig Robinson, Richard Roeper, and Gary Sinise all went to college here.

[legion]

Reagan was born not far from here, in Eureka, IL.

[Z-man]

OK - this is strange -

I spent my late childhood and early adulthood in Passaic, NJ, and now I live in Wayne, NJ.

There's a M*A*S*H connection for me:
Loretta Switt lived in Passaic, NJ
Alan Alda lived in Wayne, NJ

Strange...
-Z

[Sarc]

Originally Posted by legion

Reagan was born not far from here, in Eureka, IL.

Actually, RR was born in Tampico if I'm not mistaken and was raised in Dixon. He attended college in Eureka.

[legion]

You're correct, Sarc.

[BRPORSCHE]

Originally Posted by North Coast Cab

Mark Donahue - Summit, NJ

Wow! No way! I have a lot of family in Summit and Berkley Heights.

[targa911S]

Cleveland Ohio.............

joe walsh
eric carman
bob hope
paul newman
trent reznor
michael stanley
glen swartz
halle berry
drew carey
traci chapman
tim conway
wes craven
allen freed
arsinio hall
don king
henry mancini
eliot ness
jessie owens
don shula
debra winger
george stephanopolous
tom wilson
cy young
John Heisman
sam shephard
le bron james

[herr_oberst]

Boise, Idaho

Hmmmmm. . . . .

Paul Revere, from Paul Revere and the Raiders.

(real name, Richard Dick)

William Peterson from CSI

[The Gaijin]

Babs!

[tabs]

Bob Hope was born in London, England in May of 1903. But his family move to the USA in 1908 and Bob graduated from HS in Cleveland.

[targa911S]

Originally Posted by tabs

Bob Hope was born in London, England in May of 1903. But his family move to the USA in 1908 and Bob graduated from HS in Cleveland.

like i said.