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1. Paul Gleason Paul Gleason Actor, Die Hard Character actor Paul Gleason has been adept at playing tough guys and white collar sleaze bags in motion pictures since the early 1960s, making his film debut in Winter A-Go-Go. Gleason has made a name for himself portraying these unlikeable characters in films. A native of Jersey City, New Jersey...
2. Nathan Lane Nathan Lane Actor, The Lion King
3. Christina Milian Christina Milian Actress, American Pie
4. Vincent Guastaferro Vincent Guastaferro Actor, Homicide Vincent Guastaferro is a well known established character actor who's body of work spans 35 years. His range of credits include studio features to low budge indie films, series regulars to web series, and Broadway to Waiver Theater. Vinny believes it is an honor and privilege to meet other actors with varied levels of experience and/or fame, even celebrity...
5. Derek Luke Derek Luke Actor, Antwone Fisher
6. Malcolm-Jamal Warner Malcolm-Jamal Warner Actor, The Tuskegee Airmen Was born in Jersey City, New Jersey. Named after Malcolm X and legendary jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal. Fronts the jazz front band Miles Long, which records under Malcolm's own label, the Wonder Factory. Plays upright bass. Released an autobiography, "Theo and Me," in 1988. In his spare time, Warner also participates in live poetry readings.
7. Tracey Walter Tracey Walter Actor, The Silence of the Lambs
8. Richard Conte Richard Conte Actor, The Godfather Richard Conte was born Nicholas Richard Conte on March 24, 1910, in Jersey City, New Jersey, the son of an Italian-American barber. The young Conte held a variety of jobs before becoming a professional actor, including truck driver, Wall Street clerk and singing waiter at a Connecticut resort. The gig as a singing waiter led to theatrical work in New York...
9. Nancy Sinatra Nancy Sinatra Soundtrack, Kill Bill: Vol. 1 Born as the first child of Frank Sinatra and Nancy Sinatra in Jersey City on June 8th 1940. First TV appearance was with her father and Elvis Presley in 1959. First appeared as a film actress in 1964 in For Those Who Think Young and Get Yourself a College Girl. Nancy appeared alongside Elvis in Speedway. Also...
10. Elizabeth Allen Elizabeth Allen Actress, Donovan's Reef
11. Norman Lloyd Norman Lloyd Actor, Dead Poets Society Norman Lloyd began his acting career in the theater, first "treading the boards" at Eva Le Gallienne's Civic Repertory in New York. Aspiring to work as a classical repertory player, he gradually shed his Brooklyn accent and became a busy stage actor in the 1930s; he next joined the original company of the Orson Welles-John Houseman Mercury Theatre...
12. Susan Flannery Susan Flannery Actress, The Towering Inferno
13. Frank Sinatra Jr. Frank Sinatra Jr. Self, Cool World
14. Philip Bosco Philip Bosco Actor, My Best Friend's Wedding Worked as a carnival worker and a trailer truck driver before becoming an actor. His parents were Philip Lupo Bosco (a carnival worker) and Margaret Raymond Thek Bosco (a policewoman). Graduated from Saint Peter's Prep School, 1948. Graduated from the Catholic University of America, A.B. 1957. Served as a private in the U.S...
15. Karl Held Karl Held Actor, That Darn Cat!
16. Flip Wilson Flip Wilson Self, Episode #1.3
17. Zakk Wylde Zakk Wylde Soundtrack, V for Vendetta
18. Nancy Barbato Nancy Barbato Self, Nancy & Lee in Las Vegas
19. Anthony DeSando Anthony DeSando Actor, One Life to Live
20. Marilyn McCoo Marilyn McCoo Self, The 5th Dimension Traveling Sunshine Show
21. Jack Betts Jack Betts Actor, Spider-Man
22. Ozzie Nelson Ozzie Nelson Actor, Tutti-Frutti Ice Cream This preeminent sitcom dad of the 50s had already started things off studying law when he decided to put together a dance band in the 20s on the sly. The band was so successful that he never looked back -- his love for entertaining completely took over. The New Jersey-born performer made a living for a time playing hotels and casinos on the East coast...
23. Phyllis Newman Phyllis Newman Actress, One Life to Live
24. Sam Coppola Sam Coppola Actor, Saturday Night Fever
25. Richard Kuklinski Richard Kuklinski Self, The Iceman Tapes: Conversations with a Killer
26. Cliff Osmond Cliff Osmond Actor, The Fortune Cookie
27. Peter Riga Peter Riga Actor, Beware: Children at Play Born in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1961. By the age of 5 was appearing in local plays on and off until the age of 15. 6 years later, on a dare from friends, he auditioned and won an appearance at the Tropicana Hotel in Atlantic City as part of a showcase of amateur singing talent. Shortly thereafter...
28. Joseph Sargent Joseph Sargent Director, Something the Lord Made
29. Michael Rodrick Michael Rodrick Actor, Under Hellgate Bridge Known best for his intensity and emotional vulnerability, "as convincing in his long slow burns as in his explosions of anger" (Amy Taubin, Village Voice), Michael Rodrick first caught audiences' attention with Tim McCann's independent feature Desolation Angels (Winner, International Critic's Prize...
30. Victor Kilian Victor Kilian Actor, The Ox-Bow Incident American character actor of gruff demeanor who played in dozens of films through the Thirties and Forties. A native of New Jersey, he was a wagon driver for his father's laundry business before joining a vaudeville company. He played in stock and touring companies, then was cast in the Walter Huston production of 'Desire Under the Elms' on Broadway...
31. Basil Ruysdael Basil Ruysdael Actor, Broken Arrow
32. Allan Arkush Allan Arkush Director, The Temptations
33. Paul Guilfoyle Paul Guilfoyle Actor, The Grapes of Wrath American character actor. Upon his entry into films in 1930, he was typecast as a weakling or criminal type. He received great acclaim for his role as Garth Esdras, the haunted and hunted accessory to murder in Winterset. Memorable as the weaselly convict who tries to kill James Cagney at Steve Cochran's behest...
34. Norma Talmadge Norma Talmadge Actress, Going Straight Norma Talmadge was born on May 26, 1895, in Jersey City, New Jersey. The daughter of an unemployed alcoholic and his wife, Norma did not have the idyllic childhood that most of us yearn for. Her father left the family on Christmas Day and his wife and three daughters had to fend for themselves. Her mother...
35. Danny Dayton Danny Dayton Actor, Ed Wood
36. John Calley John Calley Producer, The Da Vinci Code Calley was born the son of a car salesman in Jersey City, New Jersey, and attended Columbia University before briefly serving in the Army. At NBC, he started in the mail room and moved up through the ranks from from 1951-57 in a still-young TV industry, from sale and production before settling in as director of nighttime programming...
37. Robert Burr Robert Burr Actor, Search for Tomorrow
38. Grandon Rhodes Grandon Rhodes Actor, All the King's Men
39. Skip O'Brien Skip O'Brien Actor, Liar Liar
40. Taryn Thomas Taryn Thomas Actress, Camp Cuddly Pines Powertool Massacre
41. Robert Nadir Robert Nadir Actor, Mad Love He married his wife, former The Love Boat star Lauren Tewes in 1996. Seemingly healthy, in 1997, he suddenly became fatigued while acting in a play. Then while auditioning for a radio commercial, he tripped over a word so badly that the producer thought he was drunk. In January 1998, Bob was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, more commonly known as Lou Gehrig's Disease.
42. Adrian Alvarado Adrian Alvarado Actor, Sleepless Nights
43. E. Duke Vincent E. Duke Vincent Producer, And the Band Played On
44. Joe Mancini Joe Mancini Stunts, The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
45. Dennis D.T. Thomas Dennis D.T. Thomas Soundtrack, Pulp Fiction
46. Linda Tripp Linda Tripp Self, Episode dated 16 February 1999 For a short time, Linda Tripp became a central figure in one of the biggest Presidential scandals in American history, and was cast as one of the villains in a spectacle that had no heroes. She had lived her life in anonymity and returned to it a short time later. Her parents were brought together by World War II...
47. Jesse Hlubik Jesse Hlubik Actor, I Know Who Killed Me
48. Yolande Donlan Yolande Donlan Actress, The Devil Bat
49. Reena Dutt Reena Dutt Actress, Troublemaker Reena Dutt was born in Jersey City, raised in Charlotte, NC and Chandler, AZ. Her father is an engineer and her mother an artist. She trained in the Meisner Technique at the Wiliam Esper Studio in New York City with Terry Knickerbocker. She has had the honor of working with Albert Brooks, Henry Winkler, and Kelsey Grammer, to name a few...
50. Eddie Marr Eddie Marr Actor, The Glass Key
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