- Jennifer Schwalbach Smith
Jennifer Schwalbach Smith (sometimes credited as Jennifer Schwalbach is an actress, former reporter for "USA Today", and the wife of American film director Kevin Smith. Her most notable role was in "Clerks II" as Emma, Dante's fiancée. - Ray Liotta
Intense is the word for Ray Liotta. He specializes in psychopathic characters who hide behind a cultivated charm. Even in his nice guy roles in Field of Dreams (1989) and Operation Dumbo Drop (1995), you get the impression that something is smoldering inside of him. Liotta maintains a steady stream of work, completing multiple projects per year. - Ian Ziering
Ian Ziering (born March 30, 1964) is an American actor best known for playing Steve Sanders on the television series "Beverly Hills, 90210". Ian (pronounced EYE-an) was born in Newark, New Jersey to Mickie and Paul Ziering. He grew up in West Orange, New Jersey and has two brothers, Jeff and Barry, both of whom are more than 10 years older. His father jokes: "Ian is the best mistake I ever made." Ian's mother died 9 years ago, … - Dore Schary
Isidore 'Dore' Schary (August 31, 1905, Newark, New Jersey - July 7, 1980, New York City) was an American motion picture director, writer, and producer, and playwright. Schary worked in Hollywood, California and in 1938 won the Academy Award for Best Story as co-writer of the screenplay for the film, "Boys Town". He was with RKO Pictures when in 1948 he became chief of production at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios and, … - Tia Bella
Tia Bella (born Christina Smith on December 25, 1973 in Newark, New Jersey) is an American porn star. She is of Greek and Spanish heritage. While Bella attended Rowan University in Glassboro, New Jersey, she became an exotic dancer to earn extra money. While attending the University she made a name for herself on campus as a member of the Tri-Sigma Sorority. After graduating with a bachelor's degree in history, she took a vacation in Southern California, … - Chris Argyris
Chris Argyris is the James Conant Professor of Education and Organizational Behavior Emeritus at Harvard University. He has consulted to numerous private and governmental organizations. He has received awards including eleven honorary degrees and lifetime contributions awards from the Academy of Management, American Psychological Association, and American Society of Training Directors. - Howard Chaykin
Howard Victor Chaykin (born 1950 in Newark, New Jersey) is an American comic book writer and artist famous for his innovative storytelling and sometimes controversial material. Chaykin's main influences are the mid-20th century book illustrators Robert Fawcett, Al Parker, and others, along with a love for jazz which is often reflected in his work. - Keshia Knight Pulliam
Keshia Knight Pulliam (born April 9, 1979 in Newark, New Jersey, USA) is an American actress. - Eva Marie Saint
Eva Marie Saint (born July 4, 1924) is an Academy Award-winning American actress. She has starred on Broadway, in films and on television beginning in the 1950s. - Todd Solondz
Todd Solondz (born October 15 1959 in Newark, New Jersey) is an American screenwriter and independent film director known for his style of dark, thought-provoking socially conscious satire. Solondz is seen to explore the emotions of his characters to reveal the flaws in human nature. While his films are relatively uncommercial, Solondz has been critically acclaimed for his examination of the "dark underbelly of middle class American suburbia", … - Harlan Coben
Harlan Coben (born January 4, 1962) is an American, Jewish author of mystery novels. - Qadry Ismail
Qadry Rahmadan Ismail, nicknamed "the Missile", (born November 8, 1970 in Newark, New Jersey)is a former professional American football player. Ismail grew up in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and attended Elmer L. Meyers High School. He then attended Syracuse University from 1989-1992 on a track & field and football scholarship. Some of his achievements while at Syracuse include 1991 All-American, All BIG-EAST First Team wide receiver and conference second-team kick returner. - Rah Digga
Rah Digga (born December 18, 1972) is an American rapper. Well known as a long time member of the Flipmode Squad, a hip hop group led by Busta Rhymes, she parted ways amicably with the group in 2007. - Franklin Pangborn
Franklin Pangborn (January 23, 1889 - July 20, 1958) was an American character actor. Pangborn was famous for small, but memorable roles, with a comic flair. He appeared in many Preston Sturges movies as well as the W.C. Fields films "International House", "The Bank Dick", and "Never Give a Sucker an Even Break". For his contributions to motion pictures, Pangborn has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1500 Vine Street. - Susan Stamberg
Susan Stamberg has been a journalist and host with NPR for more than 30 years. In 1972, as the co-host of the fledgling new program All Things Considered , she made broadcast history by becoming the first woman in the country to anchor a national news program. Stamberg, who was been inducted into the Broadcast Hall of Fame in 1996, is currently a Special Correspondent for NPR. - Cissy Houston
Cissy Houston (born Emily Drinkard on September 30, 1933) is a gospel and soul singer. She led a successful career as a backup singer for such artists as Elvis Presley, Mahalia Jackson, and Aretha Franklin, and is now primarily a solo artist. She is the mother of singer and actress Whitney Houston. Born in Newark, New Jersey, Houston was the youngest of eight children of parents Nicholas (aka Nitch) and Delia Drinkard. - Bob Crewe
Bob Crewe (born November 12, 1931 in Newark, New Jersey) is an American songwriter and music producer, probably best known for co-writing a number of Top 10 singles for The Four Seasons. Crewe began his career in the early 1950s. He and then-partner Frank Slay wrote several hit songs which were recorded by a variety of artists, … - Marc Ribot
Marc Ribot (born 21 May 1954 in Newark, New Jersey) is an American guitarist, composer and singer. Ribot has performed and recorded with Tom Waits, John Zorn, Jack McDuff, Wilson Pickett, The Lounge Lizards, Arto Lindsay, Medeski, Martin and Wood, Cibo Matto, Sam Phillips, Elvis Costello, David Poe, Allen Ginsberg, Foetus, and Susana Baca. His work is featured on Waits's "Rain Dogs", "Franks Wild Years", "Mule Variations" and "Real Gone". - Allen Garfield
Allen Garfield, born and sometimes credited as Allen Goorwitz (born November 22 1939), is an American film and television actor. Garfield was born in Newark, New Jersey to Alice Lavroff and Philip Goorwitz. A graduate of Weequahic High School, he was a sports reporter and Golden Gloves boxer before becoming an actor. He studied acting at The Actors Studio in New York City, studying with both Lee Strasberg and Elia Kazan, and worked in stage before film. - Vivian Blaine
Vivian Blaine (born 21 November 1921 in Newark, New Jersey; died 9 December 1995 in New York, New York) was an actress and singer best known for originating the role of Miss Adelaide in the musical theater production "Guys and Dolls". Born Vivian Stapleton, the cherry-blonde-haired Blaine appeared on local stages as early as 1924 and was a touring singer with dance bands starting in 1937. - Victor J. Kemper
Victor J. Kemper (born April 14, 1927 in Newark, New Jersey, USA) is an American cinematographer who has worked on over fifty films. He is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers, and was its president twice, from 1993 to 1996, and from 1999 to 2001. Kemper won an Emmy for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography for his work on the 1987 television movie, "Kojak: The Price of Justice". - Ruth St. Denis
Ruth St. Denis was an early modern dance pioneer. Ms. St. Denis founded Adelphi University's dance program in 1938 which was the one of the first dance departments in an American university. It has since become a cornerstone of Adelphi's Department of Performing Arts. Her early works are indicative of her interests in exotic mysticism and spirituality. Many companies currently include a collection of her signature solos in their repertoires, including the programme, … - Judith A. Reisman
Judith A. Reisman (b. Judith Ann Gelernter, 1935, Newark, New Jersey) is best known for her criticism of sexual viewpoints and sex education that she argues are based on Alfred Kinsey's work. She is at the heart of the modern anti-Kinsey movement. - Charita Bauer
Charita Bauer was an American soap opera actress. Born in Newark, New Jersey, she played headstrong and opinionated Bertha "Bert" Miller Bauer on the long-running soap "The Guiding Light" on radio from 1950 to 1956 and on TV from 1952 to 1985. While her character was a spitfire in the earlier days, by the 1970s she had been relegated to the ceremonial role of town matriarch. To avoid confusion between her real life and her popular soap role, … - Al Derogatis
Al DeRogatis (May 5, 1927 in Newark, New Jersey - December 26, 1995) was an American football player and television sportscaster. DeRogatis was born in Newark, New Jersey and began his playing career at Newark's Central High School, earning All-State at center. At Duke University he made the 1948 All-America team as a tackle, going pro the following year with the NFL New York Giants. In 1951, he made the NFL All-Pro team, … - Dennis Boutsikaris
Dennis Boutsikaris, born December 21, 1955 in Newark, New Jersey, is an American character actor, two-time Obie-Award winning Broadway Actor and frequent television guest star and leading man in made-for-TV movies. He is also an Audie Award winning narrator of audiobooks - Tom Fuccello
Tom Fuccello (December 11, 1936 - August 16, 1993) was an American actor, who was born in Newark, New Jersey. He had a recurring role in the television series "Dallas" as Senator Dave Culver from 1979 to 1991. This character was the former stepson of Donna Culver-Krebbs who was played by Susan Howard. Other appearances include: "Knots Landing", "Simon and Simon", "The Colbys", "Falcon Crest" and "Beverly Hills 90210". - Norman Tokar
Norman Tokar (November 25, 1919 in Newark, New Jersey - April 6, 1979 in Hollywood) was a prolific director (and occasionally writer and producer) of serial television and feature films, who directed many of the early episodes of "Leave it to Beaver", and found his greatest success directing over a dozen films for Walt Disney Productions, spanning the 1950s to 1970s. - Tony Scotti
Tony Scotti (born December 22, 1939) in Newark, New Jersey, is an actor, and co-founder of Scotti Brothers Records with older brother Ben Scotti. Tony played Sharon Tate's love interest, in the the role of Tony Polar, in the 1967 film, Valley of the Dolls. He has been married to Bulgarian singer, Sylvie Vartan, since 1984. - Edward Padula
Edward Padula (January 24 1916 - November 1 2001) was an American theatre producer, stage manager, and occasional director and writer. Born in Newark, New Jersey, Padula began his theatrical career by directing the book for the early Lerner and Loewe collaboration "The Day Before Spring" in 1945. A full decade passed before he returned to Broadway as a stage manager, working on such productions as "No Time for Sergeants", "Rumple", … - Robert Ellenstein
Robert Ellenstein (born June 18, 1923 in Newark, New Jersey) is an American stage, television and film actor. The son of a Newark dentist, Robert Ellenstein grew up in that New Jersey city and saw his father go on to become its two-term mayor. He served in the Air Corps during World War II: earning a Purple Heart during his service, he began acting, directing and teaching in Cleveland, Ohio. - Nick Massi
Nick Massi (born Nicholas Macioci, September 19, 1935 - December 24, 2000) was the bass singer and bass guitarist for the Four Seasons. He was born in Newark, New Jersey. Massi had been playing with several bands before joining The Four Lovers in 1959. After the group evolved into the Four Seasons, they performed such hits as "Sherry", "Dawn (Go Away)", and "Rag Doll". Massi left the Four Seasons in 1965 and was replaced by Charles Calello. - Charles Waggenheim
In a career comprised of hundreds upon hundreds of minor character parts on stage, film and TV, diminutive actor Charles Wagenheim was initially drawn to acting to counterbalance an acute case of shyness. Born in Newark, New Jersey in 1896, he was the son of immigrant parents. Wounded in World War I, he was compensated for an education by the government and chose to study dramatics at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York, graduating in 1923. After touring with a... - Taurean Blaque
Although best known for his role as "Detective Sergeant Neal Washington" on the long-running cop drama "Hill Street Blues" (1981), Blacque remains one of the best stage actors performing today. A long-time resident of Atlanta, Georgia, USA, he has performed in several productions at the Alliance Theatre of Atlanta. Among his notable performances have been in the James Baldwin play "The Amen Corner" opposite Carol Mitchell-leon, Elizabeth Omilami, and Crystal R. Fox; and as the... - Jerry Lewis
Claims he was thrown out of high school for punching out his principal who had offended him with an anti-Semitic remark. Then went directly into vaudeville. An episode of "Seinfeld" (1990) makes use of plot point based on Lewis'(alleged) real-life strategem of secretly leaving an audiotape recorder running in a briefcase he intentionally leaves behind him in meetings to see what some people may be saying about him. Born at 12:15pm-EST Had open heart surgery in 1983. Underwent... - Irving Ravetch
- Henry Stradling
Father of cinematographer Harry Stradling Jr.. Nephew of cinematographer Walter Stradling. He is one of the few cinematographers, if not the only one, to have photographed both a non-musical version of a film (Pygmalion (1938)) and its musical remake (My Fair Lady (1964)). The last four pictures he worked on starred Barbra Streisand. Grandfather to Emmy award winning writer James H. Brown ("The Guiding Light" (1952), - Jack Warden
Jack Warden was born John H. Lebzelter (German for "honey-cake baker") on September 18, 1920 in Newark, New Jersey to a Jewish father, Jack Warden Lebzelter, and his Irish wife, Laura M. Lebzelter (nee Costello). Raised in Louisville, Kentucky, at the age of 17, young Jack Lebzelter was expelled from Louisville's Du Pont Manuel High School for repeatedly fighting. Good with his fists, he turned professional, boxing as a welterweight under the name "Johnny Costello", adopting his mother's... - Warren Reyholds Walker
- Dana Elaine Owens
Hip-hop's first lady (though some would attribute that to Roxanne Shanté), the woman behind the moniker is Dana Owens, who was born on March 18th, 1970, in East Orange, New Jersey. She came from a police family--both her father and older brother were cops, which would later influence her rhyming style and life philosophy. Owens witnessed both sides of Black urban life in the USA while growing up. After a brief stint as a Burger King employee, she soon found herself making waves in...
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