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Old 06-20-2011, 05:58 AM
 
Location: Marshall-Shadeland, Pittsburgh, PA
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I was just wondering if anyone knew of any celebrities who live either full-time or seasonally/part-time in/around Greater Pittsburgh? Has anyone bumped into any celebrities here?

The other day I delivered a gift to the brother of Jerome Bettis, and I thought that was pretty neat.
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Old 06-20-2011, 06:21 AM
 
Location: ɥbɹnqsʇʇıd
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Hmm, that's a good question. We have tons of sports celebrities in the area, but other than that it seems that the celebrities who born in and around Pittsburgh have moved to somewhere else....
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Old 06-20-2011, 06:32 AM
 
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Girl Talk (Gregg Gillis) is a pretty famous DJ/Electronic Musician who still lives in Polish Hill.
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Old 06-20-2011, 06:35 AM
 
Location: The canyon (with my pistols and knife)
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Mister Rogers lived in Pittsburgh, but he dead nah.
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Old 06-20-2011, 06:40 AM
 
Location: Marshall-Shadeland, Pittsburgh, PA
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Girl Talk (Gregg Gillis) is a pretty famous DJ/Electronic Musician who still lives in Polish Hill.
Interesting. I've never heard of "Girl Talk", and I had no idea he was my neighbor.
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Old 06-20-2011, 06:51 AM
 
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Interesting. I've never heard of "Girl Talk", and I had no idea he was my neighbor.
Girl Talk rules. All of his shows are a gigantic party. Also he released a documentary about "Fair Use" in music and it was a quasi documentary about himself. You can watch it here:

RiP! A Remix Manifesto by Brett Gaylor - NFB
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Old 06-20-2011, 06:58 AM
 
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Interesting. I've never heard of "Girl Talk", and I had no idea he was my neighbor.

I went to his concert at stage AE it was AMAZING most fun i've ever had at a concert and his music is fantastic... Best workout music ever!

Also on a side note since doing extra work on films i've met a bunch of celebrities which is pretty cool. Usually they are only here for filming but it's still awesome.

Celeb Encounters!

Jesse Eisenberg
Kristen Stewart
Martin Starr
Ryan Reynolds
Kevin Smith
Craig Robinson
Seth Rogan
Jay Bruchenel (sp)
Alice Eve
Jamie Chung
Rumor Willis
Brianna Evigan (sp)
Jensen Ackles
Jamie King

I only really interacted with a few of them, but I was in the presence of all of them. It's neat that there are so many films being done here these days. A film in Pittsburgh was a rarity like 5 years ago.

I also have encountered

Wes Craven
Nancy Cartwright
Troy Palamoulu
Max Starks
Kevin Smith (at best buy)
Tom Savini
Survivors (Amber, Ian, and Chet)

Also I know Hillary Duff currently lives here and another actor I met Barrett Hackney lives locally.
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Old 06-20-2011, 07:22 AM
 
Location: Pittsburgh area
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I suppose it depends upon how you define celebrity.

I can't think of any really big movie stars or similar that live here full or part time. There are a few originally from the area though.

Plenty of current and retired sports celebrities (mostly Steelers).

Temporarily you get movie stars, sometimes for stays of a month or few while filming. Musicians for concerts, generally more fleeting. They're here just for the night.
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Old 06-20-2011, 07:43 AM
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Location: Pittsburgh
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Also on a side note since doing extra work on films i've met a bunch of celebrities which is pretty cool. Usually they are only here for filming but it's still awesome.
Of all those people, I only know Troy on the list. Guess I am a bit out of it with the celebrity thing.
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Old 06-20-2011, 08:34 AM
 
Location: Portland, OR
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Alice from the Brady Bunch lives in Ambridge.
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