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Printablebboy87 said: SCNDLS said:  NOW it's complete. Matter fact that addition should be at the TOP of the list.  
speaking of Felix Mitchell, there was a BET documentary on him called "American Gangster". My mom also went to junior high with him, the same junior high I attended when I first moved back to Cali. You can still see the effect he had on the projects he used to live in. You can barely walk through that complex 
My mom also saw Huey P Newton a couple of times walking through the neighborhood Lots of history in O-town  | |
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SCNDLS said: bboy87 said:
speaking of Felix Mitchell, there was a BET documentary on him called "American Gangster". My mom also went to junior high with him, the same junior high I attended when I first moved back to Cali. You can still see the effect he had on the projects he used to live in. You can barely walk through that complex
My mom also saw Huey P Newton a couple of times walking through the neighborhood Lots of history in O-town My mom was telling me how James Brown was performing at the Oakland Arena and it was so rowdy, James got angry and said "Ya'll can't act right! I ain't never comin' back here!"
It hasn't changed much....I've heard stories of rappers getting robbed/their asses beat at the Oakland Arena "We may deify or demonize them but not ignore them. And we call them genius, because they are the people who change the world." |
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bboy87 said: SCNDLS said: Lots of history in O-town My mom was telling me how James Brown was performing at the Oakland Arena and it was so rowdy, James got angry and said "Ya'll can't act right! I ain't never comin' back here!"
It hasn't changed much....I've heard stories of rappers getting robbed/their asses beat at the Oakland Arena Now you know ya'll are outta control when James clowns you. | |
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Garden Grove - Robert Schuller from the Crystal Cathedral 
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from des moines, iowa:
Entertainers Juanita Hansen, silent film actress and anti drug spokeswoman Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins of TLC, Grammy winning R&B Singer (the house she grew up in is about a block up the street from where one of my cousins lives) Roger Williams, pianist with many hit songs Stephen Collins, actor Bill Daily, actor best known as Capt. Roger Healey on I Dream of Jeannie, and Howard Borden on The Bob Newhart Show. Rory Freeman, star on television show Survivor: Vanuatu* Tana Goertz, star on television show The Apprentice 3 Peter Hedges, writer of movies "What's Eating Gilbert Grape and "About a Boy." Also the director of the movie "Pieces of April." David Anthony Higgins, actor, Malcolm in the Middle Harriet Hilliard, TV actress, singerThe Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet,Ozzie Nelson and His Orchestra Frank Jenks, actor Cloris Leachman, Academy Award, Golden Globe and Emmy Award winning actress Brandon Routh, actor, best known for the lead role in Superman Returns Chris Pirillo, television personality and technology figure Ronald Reagan worked as a disc jockey (radio d.j.) in Des Moines. Bill Stewart, well known jazz drummer, who has worked with Pat Metheny. Stephen Stucker, actor, best known for his role as the air traffic controller in the 1980 movie Airplane! Sports Jim Morris, NCAA All-American, University of Miami Anthony Parker, NBA player Steve Bartkowski, former NFL quarterback Ross Verba, NFL lineman Scott Clemmensen, National Hockey League player Shawn Johnson, Gymnast, 2007 World All-Around Champion, 2007 U.S. National All-Around Champion, 2008 Olympic Champion in the balance beam. Lolo Jones, American track and field athlete Kevin Love - NASCAR driver Matt Macri, 3rd baseman for the Minnesota Twins, played his high school ball at Dowling Catholic High School in West Des Moines. Shawna Robinson, NASCAR driver Matt Snider, former NFL football player Kevin Tapani, Major League Baseball player Kurt Warner, NFL Quarterback, 1993 Gateway Football Conference(University of Northern Iowa) Player of the Year, 1999 Super Bowl XXXIV MVP/Champion, 3 time Pro Bowl Selection ('99,'00,'01), 2 time AP NFL MVP ('99,'01), Played for the Iowa Barnstormers in Des Moines ('95-'97) Kyle Orton, Professional Football player for the Chicago Bears; Quarterback Authors Bill Bryson, author Thomas M. Disch, author Brian Wansink, author of Mindless Eating Era Bell Thompson, African American writer and journalist Other Christopher Lewis, co-founder and President of Kids In Need Deserve Dr. Stephen Gleason, advisor to President Clinton and Governor Vilsack Edna Griffin, civil rights activist. The McCaughey septuplets, born in 1997 in Des Moines to parents from nearby Carlisle, and the world's first set of septuplets to all survive infancy Bands The Nadas, the band that Playboy magazine called the "Best College Band You've Never Heard Of" is based in Des Moines. Jim Roth, guitarist with rock band Built to Spill, is from West Des Moines. Country singers Kate and Kacey Coppola were born in Des Moines, were on CMT's So You Think You Can Duet. Eight of the nine members of the band Slipknot were born in Des Moines. (Paul Gray was born in Los Angeles.) The metal band Stone Sour began their music career in Des Moines. Both Slipknot and Stone Sour feature vocalist Corey Taylor and guitarist James Root. Members of Slipknot: Sid Wilson, DJ a.k.a DJ Starscream Joey Jordison, drummer Chris Fehn, percussionist James Root, rhythm guitarist; also with Stone Sour. Craig Jones, keyboardist/sampler Shawn "Clown" Crahan, percussionist Mick Thomson, lead guitarist Corey Taylor, rock/metal musician, vocalist; also with Stone Sour. | |
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Penn Badgley (1986)
Born: Baltimore, Maryland on 11/1/1986 Stacy Keibler (1979) Born: Baltimore, Maryland on 10/14/1979 Anna Faris (1976) Born: Baltimore, Maryland on 11/29/1976 Jada Pinkett Smith (1971) Born: Baltimore, Maryland on 9/18/1971 Nicole Ari Parker (1970) Born: Baltimore, Maryland on 10/7/1970 Earl Simmons (DMX) (1970) Born: Baltimore, Maryland on 12/18/1970 Parker Posey (1968) Born: Baltimore, Maryland on 11/8/1968 Matthew Weiner (1965) Born: Baltimore, Maryland Kevin Chamberlin (1963) Born: Baltimore, Maryland on 11/23/1963 Kevin Kilner (1958) Born: Baltimore, Maryland on 5/3/1958 Montel Williams (1956) Born: Baltimore, Maryland on 7/3/1956 David Hasselhoff (1952) Born: Baltimore, Maryland on 7/17/1952 Charles S. Dutton "Roc" (1951) Born: Baltimore, Maryland on 1/30/1951 John Waters (1946) Born: Baltimore, Maryland on 4/22/1946 Divine (b. 1945 - d. 1988) Born: Baltimore, Maryland on 10/19/1945 Barry Levinson (1942) Born: Baltimore, Maryland on 4/6/1942 Frank Zappa (b. 1940 - d. 1993) Born: Baltimore, Maryland on 12/21/1940 also... David Byrne Tori Amos Edward Norton Sisquo Mario Duff Goldman (Ace of Cakes) Billy Holliday Cab Calloway Mo'Nique Michael Phelps Cal Ripken Jr. Tupac (raised here) Babe Ruth If you will, so will I | |
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Sounds like B-mo' and Des Moines got it going on too. Lots of great names.  | |
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San Diego:
Mario Lopez Ted Dansan Tony Hawk Rupaul Charles You CANNOT use the name of God, or religion, to justify acts of violence, to hurt, to hate, to discriminate- Madonna
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ehuffnsd said: San Diego:
Mario Lopez Ted Dansan Tony Hawk Rupaul Charles Rupaul  | |
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SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said: Garden Grove - Robert Schuller from the Crystal Cathedral
Entertainment Embarrassing but true - Wall George. Remember him? He's Rebecca DeMornay's white haired freak of a dad
Steve Martin - Wha wha WHAT???!  I had no idea he was from there! 
Dexter Holland - Lead Singer of Offspring Bradley Nowell - Lead Singer of Sublime Eunice Pringle - Notorious for accusing movie Mogul Alexander Pantages in 1929 of rape
Sports Bert Blyleven - Former Major League Baseball pitcher and color commentator, graduate of Santiago High School Lorrin "Whitey" Harrison (1913-1993)- Legendary surfer and surfing innovator Norm Johnson- Former NFL kicker Darryl Kile- Former Major League Baseball pitcher Leah O'Brien- Softball infielder, Olympics gold 96 Craig Paquette- Former Major League Baseball third baseman, graduate of Rancho Alamitos High School Troy Polamalu- NFL Football player, currently with the Pittsburgh Steelers Ed Templeton - Professional Skateboarder and artist. Alan Trammell- Former player and manager of the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball Matt Treanor - Florida Marlins catcher Randy Vataha - Former football star at Stanford; Jim Plunkett's favorite receiver Lenny Dykstra - Former Major League baseball player with Mets, Phillies; graduate of Garden Grove High School No idea who any of those people are except Lenny Dykstra
Politics Bob Dornan
Loretta Sanchez
other Steve Fossett!
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SCNDLS said: ehuffnsd said: San Diego:
Mario Lopez Ted Dansan Tony Hawk Rupaul Charles Rupaul  You CANNOT use the name of God, or religion, to justify acts of violence, to hurt, to hate, to discriminate- Madonna
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Troy Polamalu  | |
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ehuffnsd said: SCNDLS said: Rupaul  Flawless! But why his makeup looks better than Michelle's??? [Edited 4/7/09 12:46pm] | |
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ehuffnsd said: SCNDLS said: Rupaul Beautiful.  "A Watcher scoffs at gravity!" | |
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SAN JOSE-ANS.
ADRIENNE BARBEAU (The Fog) OOPS! She was born in Sacramento. May have grown up here though. PEGGY FLEMING (?) KATE WALSH (Private Practice) The Doobie Brothers (?) Some of the members were from around San Jose. [Edited 4/7/09 13:40pm] MyeternalgrattitudetoPhil&Val.Herman said "We want sweaty truckers at the truck stop! We want cigar puffing men that look like they wanna beat the living daylights out of us" Val"sporking is spooning with benefits" | |
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my great grandparents lived next door, well not next door since they were on farms, to the James family You CANNOT use the name of God, or religion, to justify acts of violence, to hurt, to hate, to discriminate- Madonna
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Denver, CO
Tim Allen - comedian and actor India.Arie - Neo-Soul singer Philip Bailey - R&B lead singer with Earth, Wind & Fire Chauncey Billups - starting point guard for the NBA's Denver Nuggets **He was in high school same time as me. Duane "Dog" Chapman - bounty hunter Douglas Fairbanks - actor, screenwriter, director and producer Karl Rove WTH????- former Deputy White House Chief of Staff to George W. Bush The Fray - rock band Ace Young - pop-music singer-songwriter, American Idol finalist Peace. Love. Prince | |
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rnljs said: Denver, CO
Tim Allen - comedian and actor India.Arie - Neo-Soul singer Philip Bailey - R&B lead singer with Earth, Wind & Fire Chauncey Billups - starting point guard for the NBA's Denver Nuggets **He was in high school same time as me. Duane "Dog" Chapman - bounty hunter Douglas Fairbanks - actor, screenwriter, director and producer Karl Rove WTH????- former Deputy White House Chief of Staff to George W. Bush The Fray - rock band Ace Young - pop-music singer-songwriter, American Idol finalist How you gon' forget Pam Grier and Sinbad??? | |
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There are NO people famous from my hometown..but my homestate of Nebraska has:
Grace Abbott social worker Grover Cleveland Alexander baseball pitcher Fred Astaire actor Max Baer boxer Bil Baird puppeteer George Beadle geneticist John Beasley actor Steve Borden wrestler Marlon Brando actor Warren Buffett investor Johnny Carson, famous entertainer Willa Cather author Dick Cavett entertainer Montgomery Clift actor Red Cloud Indian rights advocate, leader James Coburn actor Sandy Dennis actress Leslie Easterbrook actress (born in CA) Mignon Eberhart author Harold Edgerton inventor Loren Eiseley author Ruth Etting singer, actress Steve Farris musician Henry Fonda actor Gerald Rudolph Ford Former U. S. President Jay W. Forrester inventor Bob Gibson baseball player Hoot Gibson actor Glaser Brothers music group Leisha Hailey actress, musician, producer Joyce Hall founder of Hallmark cards Howard Hanson composer, conductor Leland Hayward producer Marg Helgenberger actress David Janssen actor Swoosie Kurtz actress Francis La Flesche ethnologist Susette La Flesche artist Gerald Ford, 38th U.S. President Frank W. Leahy football coach Harold Lloyd film maker Malcolm X civil rights advocate Irish McCalla actress Dorothy McGuireactress Wright Morris author, photographer John Gneisenau Neihardt author Nick Nolte actor Alexander Payne film director, screenwriter Roscoe Pound educator, legal scholar Andy Roddick tennis player Mari Sandoz author Standing Bear Indian rights advocate, leader Hilary Swank actress Inga Swenson actress Robert Taylor actor Gabrielle Union actress Daniel Lawrence Whitney comedian "larry the cable guy" Paul Williams singer, composer, actor Don Wilson announcer Julie Wilson singer, actress Darryl F. Zanuck film producer Now for the state I live in now....Oklahoma: Art Acord Silent film star, 90 films between 1910 and 1929, Stillwater Carl Albert McAlester, Former Speaker, US House Tommy Allsup Country and Western Music Entertainer. Claremore, Miami, Tulsa Erica Anderson Actor, (Quake, Zandalee) Tulsa Gene Autry Sapulpa, Actor, musician Lou Antonio Director/Actor (Chicago Hope), Oklahoma City Johnny Bench Baseball great Black Kettle Cheyenne, Cheyenne Chief William "Hopalong Cassidy" Boyd Tulsa, Actor Garth Brooks Of Yukon, country and western music entertainer Paul and Thomas Braniff Okla. City, Aviation pioneers Anita Bryant Tulsa, Entertainer Jeremy Castle Oklahoma country music singer and songwriter form Blanchard, OK Lon Chaney Ok Roy Clark Tulsa, Musicianla. City, Actor Charles Coe National Amateur Golfing Champion in 1949 and 1958. Bart Conner Olympic gold medal winner, gymnastics Leroy Gordon Cooper Of Shawnee, was among the original seven US astronauts. He orbited the earth 22 times in 1963 Joan Crawford Lawton, Actress Admiral William Crowe Former Head of the Joint Chiefs-of-Staff. Dizzy Dean Baseball great John Denver Corn, Clinton, Musician Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd Akins, Sallisaw, Outlaw Owen K. Gariott Of Enid, US astronaut James Garner Actor Geronimo Fort Sill, Apache Warrior Vince Gill Country singer Woody Guthrie Considered by most to be the father of American Folk music, was born Woodrow Wilson Guthrie in Okemah, OK, July 14, 1912 Mary Hart Okla. City, TV anchorwoman Paul Harvey Tulsa, Broadcast journalist Ron Howard Duncan, Actor/Director Toby Keith Moore, Musician Jean Kirkpatrick Ambassador to the United Nations Gordon William "Pawnee Bill" Lillie Pawnee, Wild West Show Dr. Shannon Lucid Of Oklahoma City, a US astronaut. She was on board the space shuttle Atlantis during its flight in October of 1989 Reba McEntire Country and western music entertainer Phillip C McGraw "Dr. Phil" Okla. City, TV Host Mickey Mantle, Baseball great. Pepper Martin Baseball great Shannon Miller Edmond, Gymnast Kenny Monday Great wrestler and athlete Bobby Murcer Okla. City, Baseball great. Carry Nation Of Guthrie, led the fight for prohibition Bill Pickett Ponca City, Invented bulldogging Brad Pitt Shawnee, Actor William R. Pogue Of Okemah, among the original seven US astronauts. He returned to earth on February 8, 1974 after 84 days in space. Darrell Porter Baseball great Wiley Post A Native Oklahoman and a pioneer in the field of aviation. He was the first to discover the jet stream and the first ever to design and wear a space suit Lynn Riggs Author, writer "Green Grow The Lilacs" from which script Rodgers and Hammerstein wrote the Broadway musical hit "Oklahoma!" Will Rogers Humorist, entertainer, ambassador-at-large Stuart A Roosa Of Claremore, a US astronaut John Smith Great wrestler and athlete Thomas P Stafford Of Weatherford, US astronaut who commanded the joint United States-Soviet Belle Starr Outlaw 1846-1889, was called the "Queen of the Outlaws" , "a female Jesse James" Willie Stargell Baseball great Bill Tilghman Bat Masterson called him "The greatest of us all." Bill Tilghman was a fearless gunfighter who rode with a badge throughout Indian Territory in the 1890's as one of the "Three Guardsmen." He was responsible of arresting dozens of hardened outlaws and criminals during his life and participated in many gunfights. After retiring from law enforcement, he was coaxed into wearing his badge one more time in 1924 at the age of 70 in a wild and woolly oil boom town of Cromwell, Oklahoma where a young drunk shot and killed him without provocation Bob Tway Of Edmond, he won the PGA Championship in 1986 Jim Thorpe One of Oklahoma's greatest athletes. At the 1912 Olympics, the King of Sweden declared that Thorpe was "the greatest athlete in the world." Wayman Tisdale Great basketball player and athlete Carrie Underwood Of Checotah. American Idol winner 2005. Paul and Lloyd Waner Outfielders from Harrah, OK. The only brothers in the National Baseball Hall of Fame JC Watts Sooner quarterback, U.S. congressman Bud Wilkerson Norman, Football Proud Memaw to Seyhan Olivia Christine ,Zoey Cirilo Jaylee & Ellie Abigail Lillian | |
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Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Ashton Kutcher Elijah Wood Ron Livingston Grant Wood Terry Ferrell Orville and Wilbur Wright Dedric Ward Kurt Warner Zach Johnson Kent Ferguson Fictitious People that are from Cedar Rapids: Windchill from G.I. Joe Rose DeWitt Bukater (from Titanic) Shake it til ya make it  | |
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San Francisco, CA
Famous (or at least I'm familiar with) and native born: Ansel Adams (1902-1984), photographer Keith Hernandez (b. 1953), baseball player Mike Holmgren (b. 1948), former NFL head coach for the Green Bay Packers and the current head coach of the Seattle Seahawks Jess Jackson (b. 1930), American wine entrepreneur and founder of Kendall-Jackson wine company (good wine when I used to drink) Isadora Duncan (1877-1927), "mother" of Modern dance Clint Eastwood (b. 1930), director, actor, producer Gracie Allen (1895-1964), comedian Bill Bixby (1934-1993), actor Mel Blanc (1908-1989), voiceover actor Lisa Bonet (b. 1967), actress Benjamin Bratt (b. 1963) actor Margaret Cho (b. 1968), comedian Danny Glover (b. 1946), actor Bruce Lee (1940-1973), actor Rob Schneider (b. 1963), actor Liev Schreiber (b. 1967), actor Alicia Silverstone (b. 1976), actress David Strathairn (b. 1949), actor Aisha Tyler (b. 1970), actress, comedienne B.D. Wong (b. 1960), actor Natalie Wood (1938-1981), actress Greg Errico (b. 1946) drummer for many bands but most notably for Sly & the Family Stone Jerry Garcia (1942-1995) psychedelic and folk-rock guitarist and singer Vince Guaraldi (1928-1976), Jazz musician and pianist (composed music for Peanuts) Cindy Herron (b. 1961), R&B singer(En Vogue) Kirk Hammett (b. 1962), lead guitarist for rock band Metallica Robert Frost (1874-1963), American poet Jack London (1876-1916), American writer Naomi Wolf (b. 1962), writer Dianne Feinstein (b. 1933), San Francisco's first female mayor (1978-1988) and U.S. Senator since 1992 Abigail Folger, (1943-1969), Folgers coffee heiress Infamous O. J. Simpson (b. 1947) (I think he owns that crown) "Funkyslsistah… you ain't funky at all, you just a little ol' prude"!
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From Cleveland...
Halle Berry – Oscar-winning actress, who has starred and appeared in Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, Their Eyes Were Seeing God, and Monster’s Ball. Hector Boiardi, Chef, restauranteur and creator of Chef Boy-ar-dee food products Jim Brown – Actor and legendary running back from the Cleveland Browns Drew Carey – Creater and producer of the Drew Carey Show and Whose Line is it Anyway? Eric Carmen - Popular singer and songwriter, formerly with the Raspberries Traci Chapman – Singer and songwriter Tim Conway – Actor and comedian, known for his work on the Carol Burnett Show. Wes Craven – Film director, known for his horror films Ben Curtis – 2003 PGA British Open Champion and Kent State graduate Dorothy Dandridge - Oscar nominated actress, best known for starring in Carmen Jones Ruby Dee - Actress Ian Frazier - Contemporary Author Alan Freed – Popular 1950s DJ, who coined the phrase Rock and Roll James A Garfield – 20th President of the United States Lillian Gish – Silent film star Joel Grey – Tony-award and Oscar-winning stage and screen actor Arsenio Hall – Late night talk show host and comedian Margaret Hamilton – Mid-20th century actress, best known for portraying the Wicked Witch in The Wizard of Oz. Patricia Heaton – Actress, best known for her work in Everyone Loves Raymond. Anne Heche - The actress and star of Men in Trees and several films was born in Aurora Ohio. Bob Hope – Legendary 20th century actor and comedian Terrence Howard - Actor, known for his work in Hustle and Flow and Crash. Langston Hughes – Poet Don King - Boxing promoter LeBron James - Basketball Phenom (Actually from Akron) d a levy - "Beat" poet Robert Lockwood Jr. - Grammy-award winning Blues guitarist Henry Mancini - Composer of "Pink Panther," "Moon River," among other classics. Winner of four Oscars and twenty Grammy awards. Garrett Morgan - Inventor of the traffic signal and the gas mask Greg Morris - Actor Toni Morrison – Nobel prize-winning author of Beloved, and The Bluest Eye was born in Lorain Eliot Ness - Famous T-man and head of the "Untouchables"; also Cleveland's Safety Director Paul Newman– Oscar-winning actor, director, chef, and race car driver Jesse Owens – Olympic gold medallist in track and field Laura Paglin - Cleveland Hts. filmmaker Les Roberts - Cleveland Hts-based mystery writer Don Shula - Former head coach of the Miami Dolphins Viktor Schreckengost - Famous artist, teacher, and industrial designer Jerry Siegel – created Superman comic book character, with Joe Shuster George Stephanopolous - Former White House aide and current Washington reporter and commentator Jeptha Wade – Founder of Western Union and major patron to the Cleveland Arts Joe Walsh – Singer, songwriter, and member of The Eagles band Tom Wilson - Artist and creator of "Ziggy" Debra Winger - Actress, known for her work in "An Officer and a Gentleman," among other films. Cy Young - Famous baseball pitcher Bone, Thugs n Harmony - Rappers The O'Jays - Classic R&B singers LeVert - R&B group Filter - Rock band Crissie Hynde - From Akron, actually... about 40 mins. south of Cleveland Ὅσον ζῇς φαίνου
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Brooklyn, NY:
Mike Tyson Jay-Z Stephanie Mills Notorious Big Lil Kim Foxy Brown Lena Horne Aaliyah Wyclef John Spike Lee Barbara Streisand Lou Ferringno(The Incredible Hulk) Eddie Murphy Micheal Jordan Jackie Harry(was a teacher at Brooklyn Technical High School) Busta Rhymes Jerry Seinfeld Rosie Perez There's a bunch of them. Bronx: Jennifer Lopez Charlotte, NC: Fantasia Barrino Curly O'Neil of the Globetrotters(went to Johnson C. Smith University) | |
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angel345 said: Brooklyn, NY:
Mike Tyson Jay-Z Stephanie Mills Notorious Big Lil Kim Foxy Brown Lena Horne Aaliyah Wyclef John Spike Lee Barbara Streisand Lou Ferringno(The Incredible Hulk) Eddie Murphy Micheal Jordan Jackie Harry(was a teacher at Brooklyn Technical High School) Busta Rhymes Jerry Seinfeld Rosie Perez There's a bunch of them. Bronx: Jennifer Lopez Charlotte, NC: Fantasia Barrino Curly O'Neil of the Globetrotters(went to Johnson C. Smith University) I didn't know Aaliyah was born in Brooklyn I've always just associated her with Detroit. Same with Jordan and Eddie Murphy. [Edited 4/8/09 7:24am] | |
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Winehouse
Rachel Stevens 1 bad and 1 good Jewish girl. | |
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In the town of my birth:
..but I only lasted 10 months there! So, where I grew up there are a few people that would probably be unknown to US orgers (such as Lenny Henry, Sue Lawley) but speaking a bit more broadly about the local area you get: 
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Eric Bana (he was raised 5 mins from my place, we also went to the same gym, few years later I was an office manager for his accountant and got to know him on a whole different level, then scenes from his film 'Chopper' was filmed at my next door neighbours house. Most humble, funny and beautiful man)
Dannii and Kylie Minogue Alphonse Gangitano Anthony Callea Cate Blanchett Bert Newton Chopper Read (he passes through my work often, pretty funny guy and hard not to notice his ears that he sliced off) Flea (RHCP) Guy Pearce Graham Kennedy Jesse Spencer Johnny Farnham Mark Philippoussis (very hot and so tall, seen him few times at work) Missy Higgins Nick Cave Olivia Newton John Pat Cash Eddie Mcguire Portia de Rossi Rachel Griffiths Shane Warne Steve Irwin Steve Vizard AC/DC The Avalanches The Cat Empire The Living End The Seekers Tina Arena (went to school with her Arena cousins) Vince Colosimo Nick Giannopoulos George Kapiniaris (family friend) Gina Riley Jane Turner Magda Szubanski Burke and Wills Rupert Murdoch Nicole Kidman Geoffrey Rush Cameron Daddo Costas Mandylor Barry Humphries (Dame Edna) | |
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PanthaGirl said: Eric Bana (he was raised 5 mins from my place, we also went to the same gym, few years later I was an office manager for his accountant and got to know him on a whole different level, then scenes from his film 'Chopper' was filmed at my next door neighbours house. Most humble, funny and beautiful man)
Dannii and Kylie Minogue Alphonse Gangitano Anthony Callea Cate Blanchett Bert Newton Chopper Read (he passes through my work often, pretty funny guy and hard not to notice his ears that he sliced off) Flea (RHCP) Guy Pearce Graham Kennedy Jesse Spencer Johnny Farnham Mark Philippoussis (very hot and so tall, seen him few times at work) Missy Higgins Nick Cave Olivia Newton John Pat Cash Eddie Mcguire Portia de Rossi Rachel Griffiths Shane Warne Steve Irwin Steve Vizard AC/DC The Avalanches The Cat Empire The Living End The Seekers Tina Arena (went to school with her Arena cousins) Vince Colosimo Nick Giannopoulos George Kapiniaris (family friend) Gina Riley Jane Turner Magda Szubanski Burke and Wills Rupert Murdoch Nicole Kidman Geoffrey Rush Cameron Daddo Costas Mandylor Barry Humphries (Dame Edna) Are these Austrailians? | |
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SCNDLS said: angel345 said: Brooklyn, NY:
Mike Tyson Jay-Z Stephanie Mills Notorious Big Lil Kim Foxy Brown Lena Horne Aaliyah Wyclef John Spike Lee Barbara Streisand Lou Ferringno(The Incredible Hulk) Eddie Murphy Micheal Jordan Jackie Harry(was a teacher at Brooklyn Technical High School) Busta Rhymes Jerry Seinfeld Rosie Perez There's a bunch of them. Bronx: Jennifer Lopez Charlotte, NC: Fantasia Barrino Curly O'Neil of the Globetrotters(went to Johnson C. Smith University) I didn't know Aaliyah was born in Brooklyn I've always just associated her with Detroit. Same with Jordan and Eddie Murphy.
[Edited 4/8/09 7:24am] I didn't know myself until she passed away. | |
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