who are they? the first 3 that come to mind are Geena Davis, Matt Damon, and Ben Affleck (and his brother Casey).

what about you guys?

Fred Durst >_<, and the members of Yellowcard.

Originally posted by David
and the members of Yellowcard.

Luuuckkky. No one interesting grew up here. The only famous person that comes to mind when I think of New Jersey is Bruce Springsteen. :grr:

Salt N Peppa lives in my town, but they didn't grow up here...

lucille ball is from my hometown. lol i went to the school she did!

Originally posted by Teddy02
lucille ball is from my hometown. lol i went to the school she did!

haha thats cool. your school must be pretty old then :lol:

Andy Dick went to my school. :D Lionel Richie went to a school in the same district. The girl who won the first America's Next Top Model went to my school....

I can't think of anybody famous here...but I went to the same school Phyllis Frelich did.

Additionally, I live a couple of hours away from where Angela Dickinson was born.

Um...a 5 year old girl from Rome named a crayon in that crayola contest...

Um.. Priscilla Barnes was born in Fort Dix, New Jersey.. yeah I have no idea where that is. Micheal Douglas is from New Brunswick.. yay I know where that is and Queen Latifah is from Newark.. yay :D Oh and I think P. Diddy owns some mansion somewhere in my county.. woot woot.

Ashanti's hometown isn't too far from here...


I can't think of anyone else but I'm sure there's more people.

Originally posted by MaydayMalonesGirl
Luuuckkky. No one interesting grew up here. The only famous person that comes to mind when I think of New Jersey is Bruce Springsteen. :grr:

Salt N Peppa lives in my town, but they didn't grow up here...

Kevin Smith and Jay Mewes (in avatar) grew up in Red Bank, New Jeresy.

Anyways, first person comes to mind is Jim Carrey, he was born in the same hospital as me.

Originally posted by MaydayMalonesGirl
Salt N Peppa lives in my town, but they didn't grow up here...

:eek: are you serious....They are my favorite rap group ever...tell them Theresa said hi next time you see them lol

PA has: Will Smith, Jill Scott, Boyz II Men, Pink, Vanessa Carlton, and lots more

Jami Gertz grew up about a half an hour from where I live.

Oh yeah, and Diana DeGarmo's hometown is about 2 hours away... if that counts.

Baseball players Hank Blalock (Texas Rangers), Eric Chavez (Oakland Athletics), and Tony Gwynn (San Diego Padres) grew up in San Diego.

The late Heather O'Rourke of Poltergeist fame also lived here. I had a teacher at my alma mater who lived a few doors down from her.

Other famous people who were born in or grew up in SD

Nick Cannon
Ted Danson
Terrell Davis
Robert Duvall
Brian Giles
Marcus Giles
Jason Kendall
Phil Mickelson
Mark Prior
Junior Seau
Ricky Williams
Ted Williams
Cameron Diaz

Heath Ledger

The members of the rock band STAIND grew up in surrounding towns.. the lead singer grew up about 8 streets over from me.


Anyone else who was born in MA, I guess. It's a pretty small state, so. The Kennedy's come to mind. I've actually been to their compound in Hyannisport.

Well, my Mom who was raised in Flint, MI lived right down the road from(and walked to school with) actress Nancy Kovak. She may be famililiar to you Bewitched fans as Darin's old girlfriend(in early episodes). Samantha got even with her at a dinner party, remember? She was once Miss Flint and she was several years younger than my Mom. She had some minor movie and tv roles in the 60's.

Grand Funk band member Don Brewer(center)went to my high school at the same time that I did and Grand Funk member Mark Farner(left) is from nearby Flint, Mi . He is my girlfriend's cousin.Brewer's family still live in the same house.

Andy Griffith grew up near me and Fantasia's hometown is close by too

Originally posted by Kay Scarpetta
Anyone else who was born in MA, I guess. It's a pretty small state, so. The Kennedy's come to mind. I've actually been to their compound in Hyannisport.

i went there too once. for other massachusetts ppl theres Ben & Casey Affleck, Matt Damon, and all those people.

It slipped my mind while posting- but I had a really good friend when we were in school together. It just so happened that she was (and is) first cousin to Josh Duhamel - you know, on the current TV show "Las Vegas". Josh grew up in Minot, which isn't too far from me. It's a good thing he got out of Minot- it's such a boring town. :lol: I met Josh a long time ago, way before he was on All My Children. He was a really nice guy :)

molly ringwald grew up near here... and i dont know of anyone else.

Kelly Slater
Carrot Top
and a lot of astronauts

The only people I can think of right now are Maurice Green and Amelia Earhart.And even though they didn't grow up near me, Vivian Vance and Martina McBride are also from Kansas. :)

Richard Gere.

Originally posted by -*Forever*-
Richard Gere. Yeaaah didn't he go to SU or something? I dunno what the ****...*shrugs*

Originally posted by *AgEnT FaLLoN*
i went there too once. for other massachusetts ppl theres Ben & Casey Affleck, Matt Damon, and all those people.

You forgot Conan :conan:

Originally posted by Janet McFarland
You forgot Conan :conan:

he lived in MA? i didn't know that. cool :D

:conan:

Originally posted by *AgEnT FaLLoN*
he lived in MA? i didn't know that. cool :D

:conan:

Yuppers :D

Well, in just MY own town Liberace was born here but that's all. If you take the whole Milwaukee area there's lots of people. Gene Wilder, Heather Graham, Kristen Johnston (3rd Rock). Probably lots more but some of them might just have been born here, not necessarily grew up here.

Originally posted by Janet McFarland
Yuppers :D

kewl :cool:

I forgot about Jane Kaczmarek. She grew up here and went to high school here. Her husband, Bradley Whitford, is from Madison, WI.

Originally posted by *Pleasant Tomorrow*
Yeaaah didn't he go to SU or something? I dunno what the ****...*shrugs*

I think so, but he used to live in North Syracuse. Close-ness to here :nod:

James Van Berek (guy from Dawson's Creek)

Adam Lavorgna ( guy from 7th Heaven )

Gary Busey

Renee Zellweger

Dennis and Randy Quaid

Patrick Swayze

Jaclyn Smith

Destiny's Child

Robert Foxworth

Michael Nesmith (of the Monkeys)

Kenny Rogers

Brent Spiner

Barry White

Debbie Allen

Shelley Duvall

Shannon Elizabeth

Jennifer Garner

Lisa Hartman

Clint Black

Barbara Mandrell

Annette O'Toole

Phylicia Rashad

Ashton Kutcher. Damn it.

Bill Daily (Major Healy on I Dream of Jeannie)
Marcia Wallace (Carol from The Bob Newhart Show; Mrs. Krabapple on The Simpsons).
Elijah Wood
The guys from...oh crap. I forgot the band's name. Brain Fart. I'll think of it.

Oh, and The Everly Brothers spent some time living in Shanandoah, IA.

And the *pride* of UNI and Cedar Falls...Kurt Warner. :lol:

Originally posted by dawsongirl
Ashton Kutcher. Damn it.

Bill Daily (Major Healy on I Dream of Jeannie)
Marcia Wallace (Carol from The Bob Newhart Show; Mrs. Krabapple on The Simpsons).
Elijah Wood
The guys from...oh crap. I forgot the band's name. Brain Fart. I'll think of it.

Oh, and The Everly Brothers spent some time living in Shanandoah, IA.

And the *pride* of UNI and Cedar Falls...Kurt Warner. :lol:

Slipknot...that's their name.

Also Kate Mulgrew, Andy Williams, Mark Steines (he went to my old college...I had no idea), Rory Freeman (the dude from the last Survivor), David Anthony Higgins (the fat guy from Ellen and Malcom in the Middle), Cloris Leachman (my grandma was friends with her sister...I think it was her sister), and Meredith Willson (he wrote The Music Man).

cool...the new Superman is from here. wooooooooo

Van Halen, Tommy Lee.

Hopefully someone from American Idol that auditioned in DC.

Anyone you list neighbor :cD

plus Donna Summer I don't know how long she lived here though

I live in SoCal, so it is too difficult for me to name them all. Anyways...

-Shannen Doherty grew up in the exact city I live in.
-Donald Trump owns a house and a golf course here.
-Michelle Kwan grew up two miles aways in, Torrance.

Absolutely no one that i know of.

The Simpson sisters grew up in Dallas

So did Luke and Owen Wilson

There are a ton of people from the Detroit area. Robin Williams is from Birmingham, a city I used to live in. Pam Dawber is from the next town over. Sam Raimi, Ted Raimi, and Bruce Campbell are all from my area. So is Eminem, Tom Selleck, and Diana Ross. Tom Hulce (from 'Amadeus') grew up practically in my backyard, Plymouth. I'm not sure where exactly Tim Allen's originally from, but he still lives not too far away. Jeff Daniels lives about a half hour away and runs a community theater that my highschool used to visit.

But my real claim to fame? I was born in Logansport, Indiana in the same hospital as Greg Kinnear. ;)

Jeff Daniels lives about a half hour away and runs a community theater that my highschool used to visit.
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The Purple Rose Theater. I hear it advertized a lot on WJR. :D :wave:

People who grew up near me:

Maureen Stapleton: Troy, NY
William Devane: Albany, NY
David Hyde Pierce: Saratoga Springs, NY
Deborah Van Valkenburgh (Jackie Rush on Too Close For Comfort): Loudonville, NY (She was born in Schenectady)
Jane Fonda went to Emma Willard School in Troy, NY. Not that far from me.

People from CT (my birthplace)

Christopher Lloyd
Richard Belzer
Ted Knight
Glenn Close
Michael Bolton
Meg Ryan

Katie Holmes, Jamie Farr, and I think Kristen Dunst.

Some famous people from my state are Bob Denver, Soupy Sales, Jennifer Garner, Kathy Mattea, Brad Paisley, T.D. Jakes, Michael W. Smith, Don Knotts, Joyce DeWitt, Jodi Applegate, Chad Pennington, Windy Griffith (reporter) Matt Lauer was on channel 13....There's some more that I can't remember.

oops I forgot, also from MA:

The members of New Kids On The Block
Mark Wahlberg

I forgot about Jane Kaczmarek. She grew up here and went to high school here. Her husband, Bradley Whitford, is from Madison, WI.

I didn't know she was married to Bradley Whitford! He's one of my favorites on The West Wing. Awesome :D

Here in Rochester, Cab Calloway, John Lithgow, Taye Diggs grew up here. Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass passed through here.

jerry from seinfield used to be my neighbor. he was a great guy. i remember one time he got hit by the ice cream truck when he was going into his yellow car. it was kinda funny. but when i saw him go down, i started crying. but he was ok. and he got a free ice cream =]

hi mike :wave: :grr:

Britney Spears (:grr:)
Tim McGraw
Ellen Degenerst (Sp?)
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jerry from seinfield used to be my neighbor. he was a great guy. i remember one time he got hit by the ice cream truck when he was going into his yellow car. it was kinda funny. but when i saw him go down, i started crying. but he was ok. and he got a free ice cream =]
:brent :brent :brent

Oilers and Chargers football player Bo Orlando grew up in my town. Actually, my dad is good friends with him, and I've been over his house a few times.

hi mike :wave: :grr:

Britney Spears (:grr:)
Tim McGraw
Ellen Degenerst (Sp?)
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Are you thinking of Ellen DeGeneres?

Billy Joel, Ashanti, Ray Romano, and Mariah Carey are some people from Long Island right off the bat....there are tons more :D

John Roberts
Norman Jewison
Shania Twain
Mike Myers
Jim Carrey
John Candy
McCormick (from Will & Grace)
David (Elton John's life partner)
Geddy Lee, Neil Peart
Rik Emmett, Mike Levine

I'll leave it at that for now - I know there's tons of others I just can't think of at the moment.

John Roberts
Norman Jewison
Shania Twain
Mike Myers
Jim Carrey
John Candy
McCormick (from Will & Grace)
David (Elton John's life partner)
Geddy Lee, Neil Peart
Rik Emmett, Mike Levine

I'll leave it at that for now - I know there's tons of others I just can't think of at the moment.

Colin Mochrie (Whose Line Is It Anyway?)

I forgot Micheal Bolton has a house here and so does 50 cent. No one that I like :grr:

Eminem
Kid Rock
Madonna

That's all I can think of right now.

Nobody that I know of.

Jimmy Dean
Dan Blocker
Lisa Whelchel
Buddy Holly

Colin Mochrie (Whose Line Is It Anyway?)
i love him!

Nobody that I know of.
I looked your bday up and Red Berry, Rerun form What's Happening has or had your bday

children's authors : Jan Brett (The Mitten) & Marc Brown (Arthur)

Are you thinking of Ellen DeGeneres?
YES!

Colin Mochrie (Whose Line Is It Anyway?)
:eek2: :eek2: He's the funniest guy ever!!!

Billy Joel, Ashanti, Ray Romano, and Mariah Carey are some people from Long Island right off the bat....there are tons more :D

Don't forget Lindsay Lohan! :nonono:

Colin Mochrie (Whose Line Is It Anyway?)


Actually I think Colin's from Saskatchewan - I wish we could brag about him - I love the guy!

hmmmmm - I KNOW there's others! btw - thanks for trying! ;) :bighug:


UPDATE: - OMG - you're right - he IS from TO!! I guess he was living out there for a while. DUH!

You win a Back bacon sandwich for that one!! :happyface

lucille ball is from my hometown. lol i went to the school she did!
Ahhh, that's frikkin awesome. Jamestown? Probably just hours from here, though. And Jimmy Fallon's hometown is probably the same distance the other way...erm...so none from Rome, I don't think.

Um.. Priscilla Barnes was born in Fort Dix, New Jersey.. yeah I have no idea where that is. Micheal Douglas is from New Brunswick.. yay I know where that is and Queen Latifah is from Newark.. yay :D Oh and I think P. Diddy owns some mansion somewhere in my county.. woot woot.

To get to Fort Dix, get off Exit 7 on the New Jersey Turnpike, take Route 206 to Route 68 south, and go to the end.

Queen Lati - I'm sorry, I insist on calling her Dana Owens - :p - is from East Orange, as are most New Jersey rappers. Which is why I don't go down to East Orange anymore. :p

Johnny Carson
David Jansen- from "The Fugative"
Marlon Brando
Dick Covett- TV Host

All from Nebraska :D

Other famous people who grew up in Essex County, New Jersey, where I live -

Newark: Connie Francis, Sarah Vaughan, Jerry Lewis
East Orange - Dionne Warwick, John Amos, Whitney Houston
West Orange - Robert "Kool" Bell of Kool and the Gang lives there, and I think he grew up there too.

Orange - Roy Scheider
Montclair - Joe Walsh (the James Gang, the Eagles) attended high school there.

Belleville - Joe Pesci
Glen Ridge - Tom Cruise
Livingston - Jason Alexander
Caldwell - Camryn Manheim lived there briefly as a baby. Nineteenth-century U.S. President Grover Cleveland lived there, but he moved when he was four.

Nutley - Martha Stewart
West Caldwell - Tommy Page (a one-hit wonder teen pop singer :barf: )

Johnny Carson
David Jansen- from "The Fugative"
Marlon Brando
Dick Covett- TV Host

All from Nebraska :D


Leslie King and Malcolm Little were both born in Omaha, both moved to Michigan, and both changed their names. They're better known, respectively, as Gerald Ford and Malcolm X! :D

Actually I think Colin's from Saskatchewan - I wish we could brag about him - I love the guy!

hmmmmm - I KNOW there's others! btw - thanks for trying! ;) :bighug:


UPDATE: - OMG - you're right - he IS from TO!! I guess he was living out there for a while. DUH!

You win a Back bacon sandwich for that one!! :happyface

Hehe. I remember he would always say stuff about Canada on "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" Man..a lot of good people from your country. Lucky you!

I better get a bacon sandwich! Oh well, it doesn't matter. I was going to beat you for it anyway.. :D

I love him!

Me too. Got to love Colin!

Leslie King and Malcolm Little were both born in Omaha, both moved to Michigan, and both changed their names. They're better known, respectively, as Gerald Ford and Malcolm X! :DAww, thank you! :D My mom and I were trying to think of people, but those other four were all we came up with. :wave:

Hehe. I remember he would always say stuff about Canada on "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" Man..a lot of good people from your country. Lucky you!!

Actually we do! A lot of funny people too (ya gotta have a sense of humour to live here! I kid! I kid!) I'm proud of a lot of them. And we're sorry about Celine ;) :lol:

I better get a bacon sandwich! Oh well, it doesn't matter. I was going to beat you for it anyway.. :D


No - no - don't do that! No need! I'll fry you up one on whole wheat - good stuff - it'll put hair on your chest!! (Oh sorry - that's the Paris Hilton thread)!

i'm from SC... you tell me

Just remembered a few more:

Rick Moranis
Dave Thomas
Catherine O'Hara

and from closeby in Hamilton:

Eugene Levy
Martin Short

3 people you have probably heard of lives in a state i'm living in right now
1.Mammad ali
2.Tom cruise
3.abe lincoln
but i'm moving soon

Ronald Regan
Charlton Heston
John and Jim Belushi come to mind

Ronald Regan
Charlton Heston
John and Jim Belushi come to mind


and Oprah and Phil Donahue right?

I went to school with the comedian Carrot Top AKA Scott Thompson. I started school in FL in 7th grade, so I've known him since then. We were in band together--I played clarinet and he played drums, then we graduated together. I haven't seen him in a really long time though. I heard he was at our 10 year reunion which I couldn't make.

I also heard Scott Stapp(former lead singer of Creed) is from Sanford(near Orlando) and I just posted on another thread that Larry the Cable Guy is also from Sanford. Not sure if Larry grew up there but Scott did.

Wayne Brady and Wesley Snipes also went to high schools in Orlando.

That's the only ones I can think of!!

I lived in the same town in New Jersey as Keisha Knight-Pulliam from the Cosby Show and I think I went to school with former NBA player Travis Best, as least his brothers and mine went to school together.My cousin went to jr. high with Treach from Naughty by Nature.

West Caldwell - Tommy Page (a one-hit wonder teen pop singer :barf: )


And also from the WC, where I live - Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito! :eek:

On behalf of the WC, I'm very sorry. :( :mad:

and Oprah and Phil Donahue right?

OMG this response is really late, but I know Oprah lives here, but didn't grow up here. Phil Donahue lived here but I don't know where he grew up.:)

Tom Hulce (Amadeus) grew up in the next town from mine. He went to the same highschool as my dad.

Robin Williams grew up in Birmingham where I lived for the first 10 years of my life, and Pam Dawber is from about fifteen minutes away. So we have both Mork and Mindy from my area :wave:

Jason Marquis of the St. Louis Cardinals grew up in the neighborhood next to mine. Joe Andruzzi I think grew up not far from my house and Method Man grew up about 15-20 minutes from where I live.

Um...a 5 year old girl from Rome named a crayon in that crayola contest...
:rofl: