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08-17-2007, 03:39 PM
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Did I miss James Gandofini? He even went to Rutgers.
Walt Whitman, arguably one of the greatest American poets - Camden
Uncle Floyd Vivino - Paterson I think
Bebe Nuewirth (sp?) - Princeton
Trey Anastasio of Phish - Princeton (Went to Princeton Day School)
Robert Randolph of Robert Randolph and the Family Band - East Orange (I think he now lives in Morristown-I've seen him at the Famished Frog a few times)
Tom Guiry - Trenton - Tom played "Smalls" in The Sandlot and has been a bunch of stuff since then including the short lived but reasonably good "The Black Donnellys" on NBC. TRENTON IRISH PRIDE!!!
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito - Trenton/Hamilton (Moved to Caldwell later in life)
Ethan Hawke - West Windsor
David Dinkins - Trenton (Don't know how proud I am of that)
Charlie Weis (Former Notre Dame Coach) - Trenton
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08-17-2007, 06:13 PM
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Irivington can claim Jerry Lewis too
Great thread, folks, lots of fun!
Several have mentioned Jerry Lewis--though born in Newark, at early age family moved to Irvington where he grew up and went to Irvington High (tho never graduated).
Sorry, don't have the source, but remember Lewis telling story that on a visit with Irvington "officialdom" shortly after getting famous--Lewis said at grade school the teacher called up to the front of the class all students being promoted to the next grade, until finally only one student was sitting at his desk--him! Apparently school people promised to stop the practice (if it even was still going on).
Here is a source on his NJ beginnings:
International Dictionary of Film and Filmmakers
Nationality: American. Born: Joseph Levitch in Newark, New Jersey, 16 March 1926. Education: Attended Irvington High School, Irvington, New Jersey.
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08-30-2007, 02:03 AM
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You kids get off of my lawn!
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Location: Miha...Misa...Miska..Mishawaka, IN
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Charles A. Lindbergh,first person to fly solo and non-stop across the Atlantic Ocean, Flemington
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Hey...Hey...Don't be giving Lucky Lindy to Flemington now.  Hopewell, pardner. 
There was a ballplayer who had a pretty long career in the pros as a utility/bench guy named Steve Braun who went to Hopewell Valley Central High. If I remember right, he was born in Trenton.
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09-13-2007, 08:54 AM
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another one
Bruce Willis, Pennsville
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09-13-2007, 09:42 AM
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Michael Douglas (OK BORN in NJ)
Elizabeth and Andrew Shue (Oranges)
Michael Pitt
Frankie Muniz
Isn't Susan Sarandon from Edison?
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09-13-2007, 11:11 AM
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East Meets West
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Celebrities that came out of NJ
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Well, there's me, of course.
(Hopefully nobody else answered with this already...I want to be the funny one.)
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09-13-2007, 01:54 PM
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Not sure if he was mentioned: James Braddock ('Cinderella Man', great boxing movie)
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09-13-2007, 09:10 PM
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richard kuklinski the iceman, a hitman for the mafia was born and bred in NJ
William poole was born in NJ. He is the man they based the badguy in "Gangs of NY" on, the character daniel day lewis played
john D bulkeley, the man they based that WW2 movie "they were expendable" born and bred in NJ
Jim Mcmahon the punky quarterback was born in Newark
Rick Barry born and bred in NJ
Tia Carrera the porn star was born and bred in NJ
Spielberg spent his teen years here
Sarah Jessica Parker went to dwight Morrow High school in Englewood
Jane krakowski from "Ally McBeal" is from parsippany
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09-13-2007, 10:31 PM
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Oh my God. Tia Carrere is not a porn star. How dare you? I hope she is not up in Canada right now reading this. At least lets hope she has a sense of humor.
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09-13-2007, 10:32 PM
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oh sorry not Tia carrera I meant ASIA CARRERA
Very sorry
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