[2009] famous people from your home town or where you live now?

[laurac260]

Rob Lowe (Dayton OH)
Raymond Estevez (aka Martin Sheen) , Dayton OH, my mom went to school (Julienne girls catholic HS) with his sister Carmine Estevez, he and my dad caddied at the same golf course

Larry Flynt (hustler mag) Cincinnati OH
Jerry Springer, former mayor of Cinci OH (who famously paid for a hooker with a personal check while mayor).
Charles Manson cincinnati OH
The Wright Brothers of course (my great grandfather used to take my grandmother to watch them fly their planes when she was little), Dayton Oh
Erma Bombeck (dayton OH)
Gordon Jump, Dayton OH (wkrp in Cincinnati among other things)
Paul Lawrence Dunbar (dayton OH)
Phil Donahue (dayton OH)
Peter Frampton (well, he lives in Cincinnati NOW anyway!)

That's all I can think of now

 

[#1 Cowboys Fan]

Stephen King is the big one for our town (he occasionally shops at my grocery store).

Pat

 

[pgnewarkboy]

Newark Only :

Philip Roth
Whitney Houston
Ray Liotta
Frankie Valli
Allen Ginsberg
Joe Pesci
Jerry Lewis
Connie Francis

 

[ace2000]

Bobby Knight coached basketball at our high school! Much earlier than my time though...

 

[billymach4]

Throughout its history, Bayside has been home to several notable people, including:

* Rolf Armstrong, painter.[19]
* John Barrymore, actor.[20]
* Bayside (band), the rock group
* Anthony Raneri, frontman of Bayside (band)
* Irving Berlin, composer and lyricist
* Patti Ann Browne, anchor and reporter
* Michael Chang, tennis player
* Charlie Chaplin, actor.[21]
* Jim Corbett (1866-1933), boxer, lived here from 1902 until his death in 1933.[22]
* Joseph Cornell (1903-1972), artist.[23]
* Frank Costello (1891-1973), prominent gangster, known as the "prime minister of the underworld."
* Howard R. Driggs (1873-1963) historian of the Pony Express and the Oregon Trail.
* Perry Farrell, frontman of Jane's Addiction
* W.C. Fields, comedian / actor.[20][21]
* John T. Flynn (1882-1964), author, journalist, and leader of the America First Committee.
* Charles Ghigna, poet and children's author known as "Father Goose," born in Bayside, 1946.
* Alison Leslie Gold, author of books on Anne Frank and others
* John Golden (1874-1955), playwright and Broadway producer (John Golden Theatre named for him).
* George Grosz (1893-1959), German-American artist.
* Stephen Jay Gould, evolutionary biologist
* Judge Thomas Jones
* Scott Ian, musician
* Dan Lilker, musician
* Ron Jeremy, pornographic actor, director
* Buster Keaton, comedian / actor
* Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme, popular singers.
* Patrick Lynch, NYPD PBA President
* Tony Marden, Football Player
* Paul Newman, actor
* David Nolan, historian and author of Fifty Feet in Paradise
* Alma Power-Waters, author of young-adult books and biographer of John Barrymore.
* Matthew Robert Silverstein, New York State Young Democrats President
* Donald L. Pilling, Former Vice Chief of Naval Operations
* Charles Johnson Post (1873-1956), artist and author of The Little War of Private Post.
* José Reyes, shortstop for the New York Mets.[24]
* Nolan Ryan (1947-), lived here wile playing for the New York Mets.[25]
* Tom Seaver (1944-), pitcher, member of Baseball Hall of Fame
* Abe Simon (1913-1969), boxer who twice fought Joe Louis for the heavyweight crown and later appeared in the movie "On The Waterfront" (1954).
* Matt Striker, WWE wrestler
* Fred Stone (1873-1959), actor
* Gloria Swanson (1899-1983), actress.[20][21]
* Norma Talmadge (1893-1957), actress.[20][21]
* Clark Terry, Hall of Fame musician
* Rudolph Valentino (1895-1926), actor.[21]
* Dave Valle (1960-), MLB player for the Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, and the Texas Rangers
* Edward Villella (1936), ballet dancer
* Pearl White (1889-1938), actress, star of "The Perils of Pauline"

 

[DebBrown]

For a little suburb west of Chicago, we have a long list. A few that come to mind:

Frank Lloyd Wright (architect)
Ernest Hemingway
Paul Harvey
Ray Kroc
Percy Julian (scientist)
Bob Newhart
Kathy Griffin (comedienne)
John Mahoney (Frasier)- worked in same office before he made it big
Dan Castellaneta (voice of Homer Simpson)
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio - lived next door to my best friend
Marjorie Vincent (Miss America 1991) - hard to believe its been that long
Mason Gamble (Dennis the Menace) - in my youngest's classes
Anna Chlumsky (My Girl) - in my dd's classes

Last but not least, Nancy Horan made it big with her best selling book Loving Frank. It's about Frank Lloyd Wright and his mistress. She now moved out of town but her son is still roommates with my son in Montana.

Deb

 

[Passepartout]

I can't see that it makes much difference in their, or my life. We've had a couple of minor celebs from here. Dr. Marty somebody-or-other the pet vet. Garry Pucket of Union Gap fame. Many have part-time homes in/near Sun Valley, ID, including Gov Schwarzenneger, Sally Field ate beside us at the Pioneer Club, Bruce Willis owns a ski resort/ theatre/ bars etc. If John Kerry had been elected Prez, they'd have been parking AF1 in Twin Falls. 'Course he wasn't and they have to suffer with the G5 into SVV. Most of the celebs like it here because they are just regular people and are treated as such. We run into them here at Costco laying in supplies for their stays at the 'cabin'.

Jim Ricks

 

[Gramma5]

Jack Nickelson went to my high school....Manasquan HS in Manasquan NJ. He graduated about 6-7 years before me, so I never knew him then.

 

[jamstew]

The tiny town where I was born (my parents' home) - Jim Reeves, Tex Ritter
Town where I lived for 25 years - Matthew McConaughy

 

[Timeshare Von]

I will have to defer to Alan/AwayWeGo since I grew up in McLean, VA . . . and moved away from VA in 1994.

Well wait . . . I did go to school with the kids of some famous policital people:

Jodi Ehrlichman (John Ehrlichman's daughter)
Janet Rehnquist (Chief Justice Rehnquist's daughter)
Byron Harris (US Senator from OK Fred Harris' son)

And perhaps the most famous political figure(s) Bobby & Ethel Kennedy and their kids lived in McLean too.

I'm sure there are many many more given the ties to government and the military.

 

[AwayWeGo]

Steve Wolf & Ricky Ames.

I will have to defer to Alan/AwayWeGo since I grew up in McLean, VA . . . and moved away from VA in 1994.

Shux, Yvonne, I was here in 1994 -- living in the same house where I'm living today. Where in McLean did you live in 1994 ?

Steve Wolf, a classmate of mine & The Chief Of Staff's (McLean High School, Class Of 1960), was semi-famous. He was on Esquire Magazine's list of the Heavy 100 in the entertainment industry for, among other things, producing the Hollywood Bowl USA Bicentennial Show in 1976. Unfortunately Steve was murdered in his own home in Los Angeles not long after that -- came home unexpectedly during the day & surprised some bad guys who were in his house stealing stuff, & got murdered then & there. I don't know whether the crime was ever solved.

The brother of a Class Of 1960 Classmate is doing life in the federal slammer for an unrelated crime -- espionage. He was caught selling CIA secrets to the KGB for cash. When we were in school, his family lived right next door to McLean High School. His mom taught English there. His sister was in our class. As the guy designated "Wittiest" in the McLean High School Class Of 1959, he was known as Ricky Ames. Today as prisoner no. 40087-083 in the federal penitentiary at Allenwood PA, he is known as Aldrich Ames.

So it goes.

-- Alan Cole, McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA.​

 

[Liz Wolf-Spada]

Aldous Huxley lived here in our little town of Wrightwood. Jackie Robinson was from Pasadena, where I grew up.
Liz

 

[Timeshare Von]

My family home (1964-1984 or so) was on Weaver Avenue off of Old Chesterbrook near Westmoreland and by MHS. I moved away in 1975 after graduation . . . lived in Fairfax, then back home for a couple of years, and then back out to Woodbridge and Fredericksburg . . . which is where I lived when I left VA to come to Wisconsin in 1994.

My dad died in 1979 and my mom sold the house a few years later after moving out of state and having it as a rental for a couple of years. She later returned to the Old Dominion State (Williamsburg) hence my ties there. She died in 1995, but I still have one sister in the NoVA area. The other is out west on the other coast (Apple Valley, CA).

 

[Fern Modena]

Martin Sheen's real name is Ramon Estevez, not Raymond...

Fern

 

[Karen G]

My son works at the Nordstrom Rack here and he was happy that he got to shake hands with Mike Tyson when he came in with his wife and kids the other day. Rumor has it that he lives nearby.

When my daughter was working at Neiman Marcus in the Fashion Show Mall on the Strip a few years ago, she helped Celine Dion pick out some Christmas gifts when she came in right before closing time. I think she still has a house at Lake Las Vegas, but I'm not sure.

Daniel Ruettiger, the real-life subject of the movie "Rudy," lives in our
neighborhood as does Paul Pierce, who plays for the Boston Celtics.

 

[Karen G]

Here's a website where you can find pictures and locations of the homes of celebrities.

 

[riverdees05]

I lived in Cape Girardeau, MO for 35 years and it is the home town of Rush Limbaugh.

 

[laurac260]

Martin Sheen's real name is Ramon Estevez, not Raymond...

Fern

I've seen Ramond, Ramondo, Raymondo, Raymond and Ramon. No matter, my dad, who knew him as a young caddie growing up, called him Ray, as did another gentleman I used to work out with at the gym, who knew both my dad and Ray (Martin) very well. I'm going with Ray.

 

[Fern Modena]

Daniel Reuttiger actually lives in Sun City Anthem, as does Tony Curtis. Also living here is Linda November (the "Meow Mix" Jingle Queen), and Artie Schroeck He is a world class arranger and vibes player).

Mary Wilson lives in Karen's neighborhood, as does Wayne Allen Root (Libertarian candidate for Vice President).

In Vegas/Henderson itself there are way too many to mention...

Fern

 

[ricoba]

Calvin Broadus grew up very close to where I currently call home, and he sort of made this area a bit notorious.

 

[falmouth3]

Peter Carruthers and Kitty Carruthers, Silver Medalists, 1984 Winter Olympics, Pairs Figure Skating
Mark Fusco and Scott Fusco, 1984 Winter Olympics, US Olympic Hockey Team
Steve LeVeille, Overnight host on WBZ Radio
David Lovering, Drummer for the Pixies
Roderick MacKinnon, Co-recipient, 2003 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Stephen P. Mugar, founder of the Star Market chain of supermarkets and philanthropist
Jay Pandolfo, ice hockey Player; Forward, New Jersey Devils
Mike Pandolfo, ice hockey Player; Forward, Lowell Devils
Amy Poehler, Actress, cast member Saturday Night Live
Peter J. Smith, Major league baseball pitcher
Steve Strachan, NFL Player; Running Back, Oakland Raiders
Steven Wright, Actor, Comedian
Roger Cook, Head Landscaper, This Old House
Patrick Johnson, Prize winning Corporate Action Tester and Developer

I only moved to Burlington 7 years ago so I don't know any of these people personally. My claim to fame is being born in the same hospital as Barry Manilow - no where near the same time, though.

 

[Luanne]

If I put in a search for San Francisco the list is too long to post. If I put in where I really live, no one.

 

[Bruce W]

Having been born in NYC, list is too long. Currently, in Belford,for you football fans, Knowshon Moreno of the Denver Broncos, formerly Georgia U, grew up around the corner.

 

[hefleycatz]

I'm originally from Elwood Indiana,

Wendall L. Wilkie - Republican Presidential nominee 1940

some from around St. Louis, so many.

John Goodman, Brad Pitt, Nelly and lots of other rappers, Sheryl Crow, Daniel Boone, Vincent Price, Redd Foxx, Buddy Ebsen, Phyllis Diller, Chuck Berry, Ike and Tina Turner, Jimmy Connors, on and on and on.

most importantly now from the town I live in Wildwood, MO

RYAN HOWARD - Phillies

 

[ricoba]

If I put in a search for San Francisco the list is too long to post. If I put in where I really live, no one.

Except you!