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And Talent? Do you have any idea the people that have come from New Jersey
and into the Hearts of America and the World through entertainment?
- Abbott
and Costello: Abbot was born in Asbury Park, NJ and Costello was
born in Paterson, NJ. So who's on First?
- Frank Sinatra
- born in Hoboken, NJ
- Jerry Lewis
- born Joseph Levitch in Newark, NJ
- Charles Addams - created
The Addams Family - Westfield NJ
- Edwin "Buzz"
Aldrin - First man to walk in space - Second to walk on the moon
- Montclair, New Jersey
- Whitney Houston
- Newark, New Jersey
- Jack Nicholson
- Neptune New Jersey
- Grover
Cleveland - 22nd and 24th President of the United States of America
- Caldwell, NJ
- Paul Simon
- of Simon & Garfunkle
- John Travolta - Englewood, NJ
- Aaron
Burr - shot Alexander Hamilton in a duel
- Jon Bon Jovi
- another rock star - Perth Amboy, NJ
- Stephen
Crane - author of Red Badge of Courage and many other stories &
poems - Newark, NJ
- Richard Bandler
- Co-developer of NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) - Teaneck,
NJ
- Joe
Pesci, performer, actor - Newark, NJ
- Joey Dee &
the Starliters - Passaic, NJ
- Meryl Streep,
actress- Summit, NJ
- Bruce Springsteen
& The E Street Band, Rock Band - Freehold, NJ
- Queen
Latifah, performer, songwriter, TV host, producer, actress (Dana
Owens) - Newark NJ
- Martha Stewart,
diva of household things & cooking - Nutley, NJ
- Antonin
Scalia, Supreme Court Justice - Trenton, NJ
- Allen Ginsberg,
author, poet Newark, NJ
- Connie Francis,
born Concetta Franconero, singer, actress- Newark, NJ
- Kirsten Dunst
, actress - Point Pleasant, NJ
- Eva
Marie Saint, actress- Newark, NJ
- Ray Liotta,
actor- Newark, NJ
- Shaquille (Shaq) O'Neal,
NBA Basketball Player & actor - Newark, NJ
- Kevin
Spacey, actor - South Orange, NJ
- Count
Basie, pianist - Red Bank, NJ
- William
J. (Joseph), Jr. Brennan, Supreme Court Justice - Newark, NJ
- Kelly
Ripa, actress, TV host - Stratford, NJ
- Rubin
"Hurricane" Carter, prizefighter, Clifton, NJ
- Clint Black,
country singer - Long Branch, NJ
- Robert
Blake, born Michael Gubitosi, child actor (Our Gang), actor - Nutley,
NJ
- Ed Harris,
actor - Tenafly, NJ
- The Young Rascals,
Rock
Band - Jersey City, NJ & Garfield, NJ
- Frankie
Valli & The Four Seasons - Newark, NJ
- Gloria Gaynor
- Newark, NJ
In all fairness to The
Soprano's, who have made a most significant contribution to New Jersey's
recent brightening image, we'll give the current cast their own due here:
- James Gandolfini
- Tony Soprano of The
Soprano's hit Series on HBO
- Westwood, NJ
- Edie
Falco - Carmela Soprano, Tony's wife - The First Lady of New Jersey,
so to speak- Brooklyn, NY
- Lorraine
Bracco - Dr. Jennifer Melfi - was born in Brooklyn, NY
- Michael
Imperioli - Christopher Moltisanti, Tony's nephew, Brewer, NY
- Dominic
Chianese - Uncle Junior - Bronx, NYC
- Steven Van Zandt - Silvio
Dante - if you recognize him, he also was known as Little Steven Van
Zandt who played rock and roll with with: Little Steven and the Disciples
of Soul, Bruce Springsteen
and the E Street Band, and Southside
Johnny and the Asbury Jukes - Boston, MA
- Tony
Sirico - Paulie Walnuts - Brooklyn, NY
- Joe
Pantoliano - Ralph Cifaretto - Hoboken, NJ
- Jamie-Lynn
Sigler - Meadow Soprano, the daughter - Long Island, NY
- Robert
Iler - AJ Soprano, the son - New York City, NY
- Aida
Turturro - Janice Soprano, Tony's sister - Brooklyn, NY
- Drea
De Matteo - Adriana La Cerva, Chris' girlfriend - Queens, NY
- Federico
Castelluccio - Furio Giunta - Naples, Italy
- Vincent
Pastore - Sal "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero - Bronx, NY
- Nancy
Marchand -Livia Pollio Soprano,the mother - Buffalo, NY
- John
Ventimiglia - Artie Bucco, the restauranteur - No bio info
- Katherine
Narducci - Charmaine Bucco, Artie Bucco's wife
- Steve
Schirripa - Robert Baccilieri, Jr., AKA "Bobby Bacala",
- Brooklyn, NY
- Vincent
Curatola - John "Johhny Sack" Sacramoni- Englewood, NJ
- Annabella
Sciorra - Gloria Trillo, one of Tony's goomara (a.k.a. hoochie mama)
- Wethersfield, CT
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