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ALPINE
Past and present residents of the borough include actors WesleySnipes and Chris Rock, former Mets and Yankees slugger Gary Sheffield, Baltimore Ravens’ Chris Canty, former New York Knicks center Patrick Ewing, Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia and actor Michael Nouri. Musical talent Stevie Wonder and hip-hop artist P. Diddy also make the list.
BERGENFIELD
Esteemed jazz guitarist Al DiMeola grew up in Bergenfield.
BOGOTA
Vin Scully, sportscaster known as the play-by-playvoice of the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers baseball teams, lived here.
CLIFFSIDE PARK
The borough has had its fair share of famous faces move in through the years. Among them: gold-medal figure skater Oksana Baiul, former NFL football player BruceElia, singer Gloria Gaynor, former member of heavymetal band Black Sabbath Ray Gillen, boxer GusLesnevich, the late U. S. Senator Frank Lautenberg, actor Joe Pantoliano and last – but certainly not least – health guru Dr. Mehmet Oz.
CLOSTER
BruceHarper, former running back and kick returner for the NewYork Jets, resides in town after growing up in Englewood. Harper directs the Heroes & Cool Kids foundation, which develops children into leaders.
EDGEWATER
Noteworthy names have lived in Edgewater throughout their careers, including television personality Geraldo Rivera. Former NewYork Yankees Robinson Cano and Chien- Ming Wang have also called the town home. TV chef ProducePete, sportscaster John Sterling andFox BusinessNetwork anchor Liz Claman reside here.
ENGLEWOOD
Englewood wasthe childhood home of actor John Travolta. Author and aviatrix Anne Morrow Lindbergh was born and raised in Englewood and lived here with her husband, pioneer aviator Charles Lindbergh. Actor RichardLewis wasanative,
Gloria Gaynor Cliffside Park
while Charles Osgood, host of CBS Sunday Morning, spent his childhood in Englewood. The city has alsobeen home to legendary musicians like Ben E. King, George Benson, The IsleyBrothers and Sylvia Robinson, founder of Sugar Hill Records. Dizzy Gillespie settled in Englewood in 1964 and lived here until his death in1993. Victor Wallace Farris, inventor of the paper milk cartonand the paper clip, resided in Englewood.
FAIRVIEW
SanAntonio Spurs forward Kyle Anderson was raised in this community.
FRANKLIN LAKES
NewYork Yankees greatand former New York Mets manager Willie Randolph resides here.
GARFIELD
Retired NewYork Jets wide receiver Wayne Chrebet, retired San Diego Chargers defensive tackle Luis Castillo and former Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Miles Austin played football at Garfield High School.
GLEN ROCK
Actor Charlie Tahan grew up in Glen Rock, as did Kim Barnes Arico, head coach of women’ s basketball at the University of Michigan.
HACKENSACK
Former Olympic figure skaters John Zimmerman and SilviaFontana once called Hackensack home and taught at the Ice House.
HARRINGTON PARK
Omar Minaya, former general manager of the New York Mets, resides here. U. S. Senator Cory Booker grew up here. The late golf course designer, A. W. Tillinghast, noted for his work at Bethpage State Park, Ridgewood Country Cluband Baltusrol Golf Club, to name afew, lived here.
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS
Actor Jason Biggs wasbornand raised in Hasbrouck Heights and attended Hasbrouck Heights High School. Entertainer Arthur Godfrey also slived here.
James Gandolfini Park Ridge
LEONIA
TV personalityand foodie Anthony Bourdain grew up in Leonia and former NBAcoach Phil Jackson raised his family here, as did M * A * S * H star Alan Alda.
LYNDHURST
Brooklyn 99 star Melissa Fumero grew up here.
MAHWAH
The legendary musician and inventor of the electric guitar Les Paul called Mahwah home and was known to haunt the aislesof the local Home Depot.
NORTH ARLINGTON
Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter spent some of hisyouth in North Arlington. His grandfather wasthe head of maintenanceatQueenof Peace High School for 36years.
NORWOOD
Former Yankees catcher Thurman Munson resided in Norwood during the mid-1970s. Munson played for the Yankees from 1969 until 1979, won the Golden Glove Award three years in arow and wasthe first captain named by the team after Lou Gehrig. ESPN SportsCenter anchor Dianna Russini grew up in Norwood and excelled in athletics at Northern ValleyRegional High School –
Old Tappan.
ORADELL
Oradell washome to Bill Parcells, NFL Hall of famer andformer head coach of the NewYork Giants, NewYork Jets and
Dallas Cowboys. Walter M. SchirraJr., the only astronaut to fly in our nation’ s first three space programs( Mercury, Gemini and Apollo) was alsoalongtime resident.
PARAMUS
Clueless actress Stacey Dash wasborn in the borough, as was olympic figure skater Elaine Zayak.
PARK RIDGE
The community is known for highprofile occupants, such as former NewYork Giants head coach Tom Coughlin and former president Richard M. Nixon. The late James Gandolfini, star of The Sopranos, grewuphere, as did former model and actress Karen Duffy.
RIDGEFIELD PARK
Ridgefield Park wasthe childhood home of OzzieNelson, the star, writer and directorofThe Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, the second longest-running family sitcom in television history.
Cory Booker Harrington Park
RIDGEWOOD
Mystery novelist Harlan Coben makes ahome here, while comedian Andy Daly, political commentator Guy
Benson
, actor Michael Zegen and novelist Patricia Engel all grew up in the village. Famed musician Nelson Riddle went to Ridgewood High and Oscar-winning film editor Thelma Schoonmaker called the village home. And what would TV’ s House be without his esteemed colleague Dr. Watson – we mean Wilson – Ridgewood’ s own Robert Sean Leonard.
TEANECK
The list of famous people from Teaneck is nearly endless, but here’ s asample of the Who’ s Who of the community. Fashion designer Marc Jacobs, character actors Philip Bosco and Paul Sorvino, Sesame Street’ s Bob McGrath, musicians Ben E. King and Phoebe Snow, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff PeterPace, former MLB player Doug Glanville and former New York Knicks player Tony Campbell all called Teaneck home.
TENAFLY
Anchorwoman Lori Stokes of ABC’ s Eyewitness News calls Tenaflyhome. Actors LeaMichele, star of Glee and Scream Queens, JayHughley and Alexie Gilmore spent their childhoods in the community. Actor Tate Donovan also called Tenafly home growing up.
WESTWOOD
ChicagoCubsthirdbaseman Tommy LaStella wasbroninWestwood and grew up in Closter.
WYCKOFF
Nick, Frankie, Joe and KevinJonas – aka the Jonas Brothers – grew up in Wyckoff, as did professional golfer Morgan Hoffman and professional football player Brian Toal. American Pie Actress Tara Reid grew up in Wyckoff and famed NY Yankee Bucky Dent also called the town home.
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