A graduate of the Rhode Island School of
Design, the versatile Seth McFarlane is an
actor, animator, writer, producer, director,
comedian, singer and songwriter. He is most
often credited with the creation of the popu-
lar cartoon “Family Guy,” which takes place
in the Ocean State, as well as the comedic
box office favorite Ted.
Born in Cumberland, the famous Farrelly
brothers, Peter and Bobby, have directed a
number of comedy classics including Dumb
and Dumber, There’s Something About Mary
and Me, Myself and Irene. Many of their mov-
ies, including the ones listed above, have
Rhode Island connections and feature scenes
shot in the Ocean State.
At age twenty-six, Providence native Josh
Schwartz was one of the youngest people
in network history to create a primetime
series, Fox’s teen drama sensation “the O.C.,”
and handle its day-to-day production. He
also went on to head numerous other suc-
cessful series, including “Gossip Girl” and
“Chuck.”
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as a member of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
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in 2011, he helped the Rays win their first ever
World Series Championship in 2008 and played
one year for the Boston Red Sox.
Olympic swimmer Elizabeth Beisel was born
in Saunderstown and graduated from North
Kingstown High School in 2010. At the 2008
summer Olympics, she placed fifth in the
200-meter backstroke and fourth in the
400-meter individual medley events. At the
2012 summer Olympics, she won a silver medal
for the 400-meter individual medley and a
bronze for the 200-meter backstroke. She also
has since appeared on NBC’s “Survivor.”
Four-time world boxing champion Vinny
Pazienza, a.k.a. Vinny Paz, a.k.a. the
“Pazmanian Devil”, was born and raised in
Cranston. After a devastating car wreck in
1991, he was told he may never fight again.
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later, coming out on top after ten rounds,
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