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Author Topic: Is anyone famous from the town you grew up in? Christian Volpi Master Film Handler Posts: 349 From: Arlington, NE Registered: Apr 2004 posted 03-25-2005 06:38 PM                        Born in Chicago, raised there until I was 10...too many famous people to list them all but here are a few off the top of my head- Gary Sinise Dennis Franz John and Jim Belushi Dan Akroyd Buddy Guy Jack Benny Bernie Mac Marlon Brando (born in Omaha, moved to Chicago as a young child) Billy Corgan John Cusack Styx Cheap Trick Walt Disney John Malkovich I could go on and on Fremont, Nebraska- Lived there from age 10-23 Marg Helgenberger (she still comes back to town on a regular basis) Zach Wiegert (St. Louis Rams, still lives in Fremont, I'm best friends with his cousin) Sioux City- I've lived here for 7 months Jerry Mathers (Leave it to Beaver) Lori Petty (went to high school here) Ann Landers (and her sister Dear Abby)  |  IP: Logged John T. Hendrickson, Jr Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 889 From: Freehold, NJ, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 03-25-2005 06:39 PM                     Red Bank, NJ Count Basie, bandleader Kevin Smith, filmmaker  |  IP: Logged Randy Stankey Film God Posts: 6539 From: Erie, Pennsylvania Registered: Jun 99 posted 03-25-2005 08:24 PM                     quote: Aaron Mehocic Sorry Randy, but the beer taste like ass . . . I don't care much for it, either. I only said that there WAS beer. I didn't say it was good. quote: Aaron Mehocic Most of the ironwork that went into Perry's Lake Erie Squadron was produced in Pittsburgh forges... In the words of the late, great Johnny Carson: "I did not know that!" (God rest his soul.) quote: According to our accounts, the wagon team charged with taking the bones back to Radnor spent the night at a tavern [here]... Then you must be familiar with the OTHER part of the legend that says Wayne's ghost rises from the grave where his flesh was reintered, at the foot of the flagpole to the Block House and travels the roads back to his hometown, looking for his lost bones and to smyte those who have wronged him. No? Oh! One person I forgot: Marc Brown, the author of the children's books "Arthur the Aardvark" is from Erie. His illustrations have been exhibited at the Erie Art Museum.  |  IP: Logged Darryl Spicer Film God Posts: 3250 From: Lexington, KY, USA Registered: Dec 2000 posted 03-25-2005 08:44 PM                    Lexington, Kentucky George Clooney Jim Varney Brian Litrell of Backstreet boys fame. His cousin lives down the street from me. The then rock now country band Exile.  |  IP: Logged Rachel Craven Madam Moderator Posts: 2190 From: Pensacola, FL Registered: Dec 2000 posted 03-25-2005 08:48 PM                     I was born in Gloucester, MA but spent alot of my childhood in Salem, MA as well. Paula Cole Rockport/Gloucester: Performing Artist Alexander Graham Bell Salem: Inventor of the Telephone Nathaniel Hawthorne Salem: Author Fitz Hugh Lane - From Chelsea but most of his work was done in Gloucester. Chelsea: Painter  |  IP: Logged Randy Stankey Film God Posts: 6539 From: Erie, Pennsylvania Registered: Jun 99 posted 03-25-2005 11:43 PM                     The House of Seven Gables is pretty cool but the majority of the rest of Salem, MA has turned into commercialized witchcraft schlock. They have a good brew pub there. That made up for it, though!  |  IP: Logged Chris Brown Expert Film Handler Posts: 105 From: Fairport, NY, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 03-26-2005 01:59 AM                        Actor Phillip Seymour Hoffman graduated from my high school in Fairport, NY. He's not exactly a household name but he's done lots of supporting roles in some big movies.  |  IP: Logged Jennifer Pan THE JEN! Posts: 1219 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: Nov 2003 posted 03-26-2005 02:39 AM                        Long Beach, California... people who at least were born here(not exactly sure if they grew up in Long Beach though): James Blaylock: fantasy/science fiction author Nicolas Cage: actor Eva LaRue Callahan: soap opera actress William E. Dannemeyer: Orange County politician Zack de la Rocha rapper Bo Derek: actress Nate Dogg: rapper Snoop Dogg: rapper John Dykstra: 1978 Visual Effects Oscar Winner (for Star Wars) Spike Jones: bandleader and comedian Sally Kellerman: actress Billie Jean King: tennis player Dan Lungren: Republican politician Michelle Phillips: singer and actress Sheldon Rampton: editor of PR Watch Kurupt: rapper Daz Dillinger: rapper  |  IP: Logged Christian Volpi Master Film Handler Posts: 349 From: Arlington, NE Registered: Apr 2004 posted 03-26-2005 10:07 AM                        "All the people in the dance will agree that we're well qualified to represent the LBC" Sublime's from Long Beach  |  IP: Logged Bob Peticolas Film Handler Posts: 73 From: Mesilla, New Mexico Registered: Jan 2000 posted 03-26-2005 12:44 PM                        El Paso, Texas Debbie Reynolds  |  IP: Logged Sean M. Grimes Expert Film Handler Posts: 247 From: Lunenburg, MA Registered: Apr 2000 posted 03-26-2005 12:51 PM                        Syracuse, NY Tom Cruise Richard Gere Alec Baldwin & Baldwin brothers Bobcat Goldwait Rod Serling off the top of my head...  |  IP: Logged Adam Martin I'm not even gonna point out the irony. Posts: 3686 From: Dallas, TX Registered: Nov 2000 posted 03-26-2005 01:01 PM                     St. Louis, Missouri Some of the names I recognized from an IMDb search: Scott Bakula Yogi Berra Chuck Berry Harry Caray T.S. Eliot Max Factor Redd Foxx Joe Garagiola John Goodman Robert Guillaume Al Hirschfeld Eddie Kane Kevin Kline Michael McDonald Kevin Nealon Vincent Price Leon Spinks Michael Spinks Rusty Wallace Josephine Baker Linda Blair Betty Grable Wendy Whoppers (!)  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 03-26-2005 02:03 PM                     Gary Sinese.... was in my High School auto Shop class, was somewhat of a greaser in his younger days. Was also in many High school plays. Mark  |  IP: Logged Mark Lensenmayer Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1605 From: Upper Arlington, OH Registered: Sep 1999 posted 03-26-2005 04:13 PM                     My little suburb of Upper Arlington Ohio claims a pretty fair golfer by the name of Nicklaus.  |  IP: Logged Andrew McCrea Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 645 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Registered: Nov 2000 posted 03-26-2005 10:12 PM                        Also from Winnipeg; One young girl who has made it as a very successful actress: Anna Paquin  |  IP: Logged

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