Famous people from YOUR hometown !- Page 2

[Jon]

Posted: 8/5/04 at 10:20pm

From my little home town of Park Forest, Illinois:

Tom Berenger, Christine Ebersole,

And from the same graduating class (Rich East High School class of 1978 ), come TWO Grammy winners:

Opera star Dawn Upshaw and Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil. Updated On: 8/5/04 at 10:20 PM

[shermanslave]

Posted: 8/5/04 at 11:09pm

Stone Cold Austin. Pro Wrestler from Victorai, Texas. Wow, what a star!

[broadwaystar2b]

Posted: 8/5/04 at 11:29pm

Mandy Moore
We've both been involved in the same kid performance troupe but she left the year before I came in.
Wayne Brady
My drama teacher actually DIDN'T cast him for a show she was directing but he came and saw it anyway. That's class. Updated On: 8/5/04 at 11:29 PM

Posted: 8/5/04 at 11:32pm

JOEY MCINTYRE!
He was in Neighborhood Children's Theater as a kid, which I was in (he was in a long time before me though, in the 80s) and the director actually DROVE HIM to a New Kids meeting!

I'm from Boston if you couldn't guess. Other than Joey, Conan O'Brien (yay!), Ben (*blush*) and Matt (*only blush because of dirty thoughts I had of him when I was 14...*)

[TheQuibbler]

Posted: 8/5/04 at 11:42pm

The only person I know of from Hanover, PA is Ann Roth, who designed the costumes for "The Village," "The Stepford Wives," "Angels in America," "Cold Mountain," "The Hours," "Adaptation," "Signs," "The Talented Mr. Ripley," "The Birdcage," "The Goodbye Girl," among others. She won an Academy Award for "The English Patient."

[TheQuibbler]

Posted: 8/5/04 at 11:44pm

Oh, and I just found out that John Luther Long was from Hanover, PA. He wrote "Madame Butterfly."

[bwaysinger]

Posted: 8/6/04 at 1:06am

Wow, I only have one I can think of and I can't even think of his name. He was a basketball player at my high school, was the all-time leading scorer for the Chicago Bulls until Michael Jordan came along.
Now manages a funeral home in my hometown.
Tim McGraw grew up about 40 miles from me, though...and a play that ran off-broadway for a bit was about my hometown. It was called The Cover of Life.

[Bret]

Posted: 8/6/04 at 1:26am

Garland, TX(A suburb of Dallas)
Leanne Rimes
The current America's Junior Miss(Not really famous, but I know her!)

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 8/6/04 at 1:28am

Alvin, TX: Nolan Ryan (Houston Astros, then Texas Rangers)

[SNAFU]

Posted: 8/6/04 at 1:30am

Patti Lupone heralds from my hometown, Northport NY

[sabrelady]

Posted: 8/6/04 at 4:05am

From Toronto- WAY too many to list But some recent ones: Mike Myers, Martin Short, Eric McCormack, Brendan Fraser, Keanu Reeves, Keifer Sutherland, Sarah Polley... Lots more!

[EddieVarley]

Posted: 8/6/04 at 9:19am

Awww, PB thanks, but my favorite Philly gal is Andrea McArdle!

[redhotinnyc2]

Posted: 8/6/04 at 9:35am

Martin Sheen went to my highschool in Dayton Ohio - so we've acted on the same stage!LOL...oh Possums - ain't life grand?

[emonkeygirl]

Posted: 8/6/04 at 9:38am

I have no famous "star" people from where I grew up, but lots of Revolutionary War action happened. We even had the Closter Horseman. He did some Paul Revere action, but in Northern NJ.

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 8/6/04 at 10:00am

These folks were either born or grew up in Houston and suburbs:
Patrick Swayze
Randy, Buddy and Dennis Quaid
Shelly Duvall
Farrah Fawcett
Renee Zellweger
Howard Hughes
Tara Lipinski
Matthew McConaughey
Kenny Rogers
Brent Spiner
Marvin Zindler (the original "Watchdog" from Best Little Whorehouse)
Debbie Allen
Hilary Duff
Lisa Hartman
Jennifer Holliday
Judith Ivey
Barbara Jordan
Beyonce Knowles
Barbara Mandrell
Ann Miller
Annette O'Toole
Phylicia Rashad
Anna Nicole Smith
Jaclyn Smith
JoBeth Williams

[WindyCityActor]

Posted: 8/6/04 at 11:27am

Hmmm...from my hometown (Baton Rouge) or the nearby areas:

Donna Douglas (for the Beverly Hillbillies)
Elizabeth Ashley
Joanne Woodward Updated On: 8/6/04 at 11:27 AM

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 8/6/04 at 11:31am

So THAT'S why Betty Buckley is mad? Ft. Worth?

[JohnPopa]

Posted: 8/6/04 at 11:48am

From Canton, Ohio we have Marilyn Manson, Macy Gray and a handful of random football players. And some guy who's written a lot of 'Star Trek.'

Posted: 8/6/04 at 12:41pm

Oh I forgot Drea de Matteo comes from Queens. Whitestone to be precise. I believe her parents still live there.

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 8/6/04 at 1:10pm

From Tucson, AZ:
Linda Rondstadt
Ray Bradbury....and that's about it, I'm afraid.
But STEVIE NICKS grew up just two hours away from me in Phoenix!

[SonofMammaMiaSam]

Posted: 8/6/04 at 1:12pm

Renee Cole from Maine and Riverside

[SammyGal]

Posted: 8/6/04 at 1:21pm

Adam Pascal and Idina Menzel graduated from my HS.

but since you can count me living on Long Island, Billy Joel and Teddy Roosevelt were from here too. As were a lot of others.

[SammyGal]

Posted: 8/6/04 at 1:31pm

oh yea, Natalie Portman went to my HS too.

She's a cool girl. Can't wait to see Garden State! :)

[Nina]

Posted: 8/6/04 at 1:35pm

Patti, Is Eddie Varley famous?

Just kidding Eddie, pumpkin.

[mamamia sammy]

Posted: 8/6/04 at 1:42pm

Al Scales Reynolds.