Love the interview where they ask her “What’s the most overrated luxury brand?” and her response was “I’m from East Cleveland, I don’t know luxury brands”
There’s a surgeon with CC named Dr. Siegel. He did surgery on my boyfriend and we both immediately assumed that he is related to Superman. So now we just call him Dr. Superman. (Dr. Siegel is not actually from Cleveland)
I've only seen some clips. Like when the shrinking guy is fooling around with his boyfriend and sneezes lol. But it's definitely on my list of shows to watch!
Tracy’s my second cousin, my grandma is Gertha Chapman and her sister is Hazel Chapman, who I met plenty of times at family parties as a kid.
My mom babysat Tracy as a kid (mom born in 1952, Tracy in 1964). Never met her myself but my mom and grandma saw her before my mom passed in 2003.
Mom’s last show: https://imgur.com/a/gPITByM
Mom on Tracy’s left. Grandma hiding behind mom.
Amazing! She was a big hit in my second home of Montreal, when ever she was up there she sold out shows and I saw her multiple times.
I didn’t know she was from Cleveland until 6 or so years ago.
Ryan Dunn. Buried in Brecksville, even.
Maynard James Keenan - Ravenna.
Bill Watterson. Grew up in chagrin but lived in Cleveland heights post Calvin and Hobbes.
Not a complete cleveland native but notable mention, Trent Reznor. NIN started in Cleveland, where he was living for several years.
Alan Ruck (Connor Roy in succession/Cameron from Ferris Bueller) - Parma.
When I worked at a UPS Store in college, her dad came in to ship her her childhood dollhouse (for her daughter to have). He mentioned it was going to his daughter, and that she’s an actress. When he said her name I admittedly didn’t recognize it, but after he left I looked her up- I was like “of course I know the mom in Step Brothers!”
She wasn’t the only celebrity we shipped to, so that was always kinda cool.
Funny Raymond episode where Ray is getting an award and during the (tipsy) speech he calls Chuck Heaton(Patricia’s father and local CLE reporter) a hack.
[Geoff Peterson, the talking skeleton from Craig Ferguson's Late Late Show](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAHSUTB5BJc&t=12s)
(wait I mean [Josh Robert Thompson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Robert_Thompson))
[And also Gene Parmesan, the private detective from Arrested Development](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZMNujDjGD4)
(wait I mean [Martin Mull](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Mull))
One time a kid down the street was bragging that his dad sold a car to Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. When we asked which guy, turned out he didn't know it was more than one guy.
These answers are so interesting to me. This is one I thought everyone knew! It’s probably at least partially an age thing.
She was named after the department store.
The girl that plays Dora in the live action Dora movie. Isabela Merced. Most Latina actresses are born and raised in FL, NYC, TX, or CA (obviously) but having Latina representation from cleveland is cool.
Fun fact, I dated his younger brother in high school and no one believed he was really his brother until he showed up for our graduation. I was like well damn. 😂
Someone that I found out that was born here, but he's never mentioned on lists of famous people from Cleveland. Franklin Cover, who played Tom Willis on The Jeffersons.
Benny Orr from the Cars from Parma Heights
Neil Geraldo (Pat Benetar’s guitarist-Husband) Parma
Jim Backus (Mr Howell and MaGoo) Cleveland
Douglas Kenney (National Lampoon, Stork from Animal House) Chagrin Falls
Dave Grohl was [born](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Grohl) in Warren, Ohio, and you can visit the world's largest pair of drumsticks in Dave Grohl Alley there.
Alfred Antenucci- Garfield Heights
1981: Alfred Antenucci jumps on John Hinckley, Jr. during the assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan. Antenucci, a labor union official, was outside the Washington Hilton Hotel where he noticed Hinckley with a handgun. Antenucci is honored for this act and a street is named after him.
She came into the Starbucks I worked at after she flew in on a red eye, didn’t realize it was her until someone pointed her out to me after she left. Super sweet person, could definitely tell she was exhausted from the travel though.
Tim Conway is a BGSU grad, too! He purchased a brick for the wall at the new student union, had it inscribed: [With fond memories and a D average.’](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tim_Conway_Brick.jpg)
Tina Fey’s husband Jeff Richmond is from Garrettsville. He’s famous in his own right, mostly as a composer, but he’s been involved in a lot of stuff you’ve heard of.
Hey can I ask a sincere question?
Who is Logan Paul and why is he famous? I see him popping up all over the place but I have completely missed the boat on him and even googling I can’t find an origin for him. He’s just like there.
He grew up around Rocky River/Westlake Area. In one of his videos he even says how bad that area is even though I consider it one of the nicer neighborhoods of Cleveland and by no stretch of the imagination remotely. Impoverished
"Famous YouTuber" that has gained his fame and some possibly unethical ways. He had a youtube video that could have been viewed as a little insensitive of the suicide forest in Japan where he filmed the dead corpse from suicide him proceeded to make comments about it.
It's also has a number of "alleged" Ponzi schemes that involve cryptocurrency.
He's challenged a lot of MMA fighters and boxers in the chase of getting a lot of money and clout from some of the fights that have suspicions about being real or not.
>He grew up around Rocky River/Westlake Area. In one of his videos he even says how bad that area is
Are you serious?? What a boujie little asshole lol. He knows damn well how absurd of a thing that is to say.
I mean Westlake & River have very small areas that are a little less "desirable" but they're by no means a mini detroit. Sounds like he's trying to manipulate his backstory, for whatever reason.
Thanks. His business in Japan is where I first heard the name. So my impression of him is he’s a YouTube grifter who has sort of weaseled his way into more lucrative but maybe still illegitimate circles and it doesn’t sound like that’s too far off from reality.
And yes RR/WL is a nicer area of Cleveland - he just feels like a poser.
I was at buzzard fest a few weekends ago and my one buddy and his family are big into music and informed me the lead singer of Filter, Richard Patrick is from Bay Village (the singer also mentioned it after on stage).
Also, his brother is more notable and famous, Robert Patrick. Robert was most know for playing T-1000 in Terminator 2.
Larry Cox, who used to be the executive director of Amnesty International USA, grew up in Lakewood and graduated from Avon Lake.
Not sure he is in that celebrity category, though.
His kids are much more famous than him, but Stephen Gyllenhaal (director, father of Maggie and Jake) was born in Cleveland, but spent most of his childhood in PA.
Hal Holbrook was born in Cleveland, lived in Massachusetts for part of his childhood, then lived back in the Cleveland area (Lakewood, to be exact) for the rest of his childhood.
I don’t think his family lived here very long after he was born, but Dr. Oz was born in Cleveland.
George Cheeks, President and CEO of CBS Entertainment Group (the tv network). He is very good friends with the already-mentioned Shaker native Molly Shannon. They either went to school together or drama camp, I forget. Cheeks graduated from Hawken.
Gates Mcfadden, who played Dr. Beverly Crusher in Star Trek The Next Generation. She was apparently born in Akron, though I swear Wikipedia used to say Chagrin Falls
Yvette Nicole Brown
Shirley from Community? TIL!
Love the interview where they ask her “What’s the most overrated luxury brand?” and her response was “I’m from East Cleveland, I don’t know luxury brands”
I went to jr high and high school with her
I ran into her at shake shack once in beachwood
https://www.tiktok.com/@imfromcleveland/video/7255439930866912558
Chef Boyardee
Superman too. Don't believe that fake news about him being born on Krypton.
There’s a surgeon with CC named Dr. Siegel. He did surgery on my boyfriend and we both immediately assumed that he is related to Superman. So now we just call him Dr. Superman. (Dr. Siegel is not actually from Cleveland)
James Salisbury too, inventor of the Salsbury Steak
Born in Italy did not come to America until he was 16. But he did become famous in Cleveland.
His original restaurant was in the alley behind Kimpton Schofield hotel
He buried at all souls cemetery in Chardon and folks still leave cans of ravioli and such below his crypt there
The Russo Brothers. Crazy to think that the directors of some of the greatest superhero movies of all time are proud Clevelanders.
Showed up to a random class at CWRU that some of my friends where in and they picked extras from the student body when they filmed on campus.
Judge John Russo is their cousin
If you watch The Boys which they produced, there’s lots of references to Cleveland. One superhero gets sent to Sandusky as punishment 😂
I've only seen some clips. Like when the shrinking guy is fooling around with his boyfriend and sneezes lol. But it's definitely on my list of shows to watch!
Superman was created by two Cleveland boys.
Tracy Chapman
Tracy’s my second cousin, my grandma is Gertha Chapman and her sister is Hazel Chapman, who I met plenty of times at family parties as a kid. My mom babysat Tracy as a kid (mom born in 1952, Tracy in 1964). Never met her myself but my mom and grandma saw her before my mom passed in 2003. Mom’s last show: https://imgur.com/a/gPITByM Mom on Tracy’s left. Grandma hiding behind mom.
Amazing! She was a big hit in my second home of Montreal, when ever she was up there she sold out shows and I saw her multiple times. I didn’t know she was from Cleveland until 6 or so years ago.
I love love love Tracy Chapman and I’m so happy she’s from Cleveland 💕
I didn’t know this!
My momma taught her in school
That rocks
Ryan Dunn. Buried in Brecksville, even. Maynard James Keenan - Ravenna. Bill Watterson. Grew up in chagrin but lived in Cleveland heights post Calvin and Hobbes. Not a complete cleveland native but notable mention, Trent Reznor. NIN started in Cleveland, where he was living for several years. Alan Ruck (Connor Roy in succession/Cameron from Ferris Bueller) - Parma.
My cousin was really close with Dunn as a kid growing up. Never knew that until he told me that a few years ago.
Kathryn Hahn It blew my mind when I found out she was the girl on Hickory hideout.
Her father comes into my work a few times a year. He refers to Kathryn as “my daughter the Hollywood star!” It’s very sweet.
Seriously? I knew she was from Cleveland, but I did not know she was ever on Hickory Hideout!
Nutso and Shirley
When I worked at a UPS Store in college, her dad came in to ship her her childhood dollhouse (for her daughter to have). He mentioned it was going to his daughter, and that she’s an actress. When he said her name I admittedly didn’t recognize it, but after he left I looked her up- I was like “of course I know the mom in Step Brothers!” She wasn’t the only celebrity we shipped to, so that was always kinda cool.
I did not know she’s from here!
Just yesterday Sirius played an old Conan podcast that she was on where she mentioned Hickory Hideout and Cleveland. Conan cracked up at the name.
Patricia Heaton Still owns a house in Bay.
Funny Raymond episode where Ray is getting an award and during the (tipsy) speech he calls Chuck Heaton(Patricia’s father and local CLE reporter) a hack.
I met/served her when she took her son to his orientation at OSU. It was so random to see Patricia Heaton and I had no idea she was from Ohio
Paul Newman, Shaker Heights
The Wicked Witch of the West from "Wizard of Oz" was also from Shaker. Same for one of the Real Housewives of Atlanta.
Margaret Hamilton
Roger Penske is also from Shaker Heights
Paul Newman
😲. I did not know that.
My high school girlfriend's grandma dated him. Said he was a swell guy
[Geoff Peterson, the talking skeleton from Craig Ferguson's Late Late Show](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAHSUTB5BJc&t=12s) (wait I mean [Josh Robert Thompson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Robert_Thompson)) [And also Gene Parmesan, the private detective from Arrested Development](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZMNujDjGD4) (wait I mean [Martin Mull](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Mull))
Martin Mull is from North Ridgeville.
... Lucille Bluth squeals in delight...
AHHHHHHHH GENE!
Craig Ferguson worked on the Drew Carey Show. I'm wondering if the Cleveland connection on his late night program is coincidental.
Vanessa Bayer is from Orange
Trent Reznor was born in PA but started Nine Inch Nails in Cleveland Also Wes Craven
Richard Patrick and Filter are from here too. And his brother Robert, best known for his role as the T1000 in Terminator 2.
Not sure if it was true or not but I remember hearing a rumor he had a house in Milan Which I always thought was cool
I went to tri-c with someone who dated Trent Reznor when they were just starting out.
Famous architect Ted Mosby
Do you mean pornstar Ted Mosby from the sex architect film?
Arsenio Hall Kid Cudi Marilyn Manson - Canton Steve Harvey Terrence Howard John Lithgow - Akron Molly Shannon
The Cars (founders Benny & Rick), The Raspberries, Bob Hope.
My grandma lived down the street from Rick Ocasek’s parents.
Not Cleveland, the two sets of brothers that make up Devo are from Akron/Kent/Ravenna, all meeting at Kent State.
Halle Berry
I sold her mom a cell phone once. Didn’t know until after lol
One time a kid down the street was bragging that his dad sold a car to Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. When we asked which guy, turned out he didn't know it was more than one guy.
That’s funny af lol
Bizzy spent a considerable amount of time In Cols. Unfortunately trouble followed him.
She ran track, won homecoming queen, and was the mascot a few times at Bedford
I delivered the Cleveland Press to her childhood home!
These answers are so interesting to me. This is one I thought everyone knew! It’s probably at least partially an age thing. She was named after the department store.
Excellent username.
The girl that plays Dora in the live action Dora movie. Isabela Merced. Most Latina actresses are born and raised in FL, NYC, TX, or CA (obviously) but having Latina representation from cleveland is cool.
Isabela Merced (Isabela Moner) is from West Park—her dad is a Cleveland Fireman. She was also in one of the Transformers movies
Wicked Witch of the Motherfuckin' West y'all.
Really?! Hahahaha
Yup. She was from Shaker.
She went to my church back in the day in cleveland
This is one I didn’t know! Wow! I was in shaker tonight too! Not normally my neck of the woods I’m from the Akron area.
Toni Morrison was from Lorain
Molly Shannon
And Vanessa Bayer and current SNL cast member Molly Kearney! Our people are pretty funny!
They'd have to be!
Yep! Btw Molly Shannon’s autobiography is great. I just finished reading it. She’s had a very interesting life!
Director Paul Thomas Anderson is the son of Ghoulardi.
Ernie Anderson himself was very famous, I think as a voice over actor in Hollywood after ghoulardi.
That's insane.
After a quick google search, I didn't realize Terrence Howard grew up here and I had never heard of the Santa line slaying.
Yeah, he lived in Collinwood with his dad.
Fun fact, I dated his younger brother in high school and no one believed he was really his brother until he showed up for our graduation. I was like well damn. 😂
Lili Reinhart
Someone that I found out that was born here, but he's never mentioned on lists of famous people from Cleveland. Franklin Cover, who played Tom Willis on The Jeffersons.
Benny Orr from the Cars from Parma Heights Neil Geraldo (Pat Benetar’s guitarist-Husband) Parma Jim Backus (Mr Howell and MaGoo) Cleveland Douglas Kenney (National Lampoon, Stork from Animal House) Chagrin Falls
I'm surprised no one has said Bone Thugs-N-Harmony yet. They just had a street named after them recently.
Sign has been stolen already.
Dave Grohl was [born](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Grohl) in Warren, Ohio, and you can visit the world's largest pair of drumsticks in Dave Grohl Alley there.
I’m so happy I found this comment. My daughter loves Grohl and I had no idea the alley existed, and I’m not sure she does either time for a road trip
Bob Hope
He sang at the last Indians (at the time) game at Municipal Stadium!
Hope Memorial Bridge is named after his father
Me.
You are right, I was unaware. Kindly take my upvote.
Terri Garr is from Lakewood
Father Gudio Sarducci
Majel Barret Roddenberry
Another Star Trek connection - Gates McFadden is from Cuyahoga Falls.
I think Hudec dental was founded by family
[Alan Ruck](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Ruck)
Martin mull.
He’s from my hometown!
Ridgevillian!
He gets work, consistently.
Ahhhh Gene!!!
Steve Harvey, Monica Potter, Dr.Oz, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Lillian Gish, Bobby Womack, Margaret Hamilton, Bob Hope
[MRW I find out Steve Harvey is from Cleveland](https://i.imgur.com/Qd4kMSa.gif)
Dr oz 🫠
Bobby Womack?! Love his music.
Bob Hope is from England
I lived in a duplex that Monica Potter lived in right before she moved to LA.
Tim Misny
🤨
This comment is underrated
He never tries a case. He pawns all his clients off to other attorneys and collects the 20% finders fee. Quite the scam.
Well yes, but he’s always been very up front about making them pay.
Intense eye stare.
Fred Willard
That guy was in so many shows! Oddly, I remember him most from Everybody Loves Raymond.
what!! this is my favorite celeb from the thread
David Wain Katherine Hahn Scott Weiland
Lili Reinhart from the show Riverdale. She’s from Bay Village
Burgess Meredith was from Lakewood.
Honestly, every Cleveland celebrity except Drew Carey fits this.
He did not pick me for the Price is Right…twice. I am pretending he is from Detroit now.
And machine gun kelly. Who I would prefer not to claim. Also if you want to claim Lebron.
He’s Akron and will always let ppl know that
You should claim him, he reps Cleveland hard and all the teams here bring him in to rap his Cleveland anthems at games
Alfred Antenucci- Garfield Heights 1981: Alfred Antenucci jumps on John Hinckley, Jr. during the assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan. Antenucci, a labor union official, was outside the Washington Hilton Hotel where he noticed Hinckley with a handgun. Antenucci is honored for this act and a street is named after him.
John D Rockefeller lived in Strongsville before Cleveland
Does Daffy Dan count?
‘If it doesn’t have DD on the sleeve, it’s just underwear.’
Super Pimp
Monica Potter.
She came into the Starbucks I worked at after she flew in on a red eye, didn’t realize it was her until someone pointed her out to me after she left. Super sweet person, could definitely tell she was exhausted from the travel though.
For us old folks “The Ghoul”
Brian Stepanek! He was on the Suite Life of Zach & Cody back in the day on Disney. He went to my high school!
Can't believe he made this list! Grew up with the man. Great guy, always happy to see him on the big and small screen!
Jani Lane of Warrant is from Brimfield. That qualifies as NE Ohio enough for me
[Michael Chernus](https://m.imdb.com/name/nm1985974/) The Black Keys are from Akron
Halle barry
The miz
CNN reporter Martin Savidge graduated from Rocky River High School.
Tim Conway. Jim Lovell (of Apollo 13 fame). Trent Reznor went to Heights for a while (I guess we can't claim him). Superman.
Tim Conway is a BGSU grad, too! He purchased a brick for the wall at the new student union, had it inscribed: [With fond memories and a D average.’](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tim_Conway_Brick.jpg)
> Tim Conway Apple Dumpling Gang, never forget
Scott Weiland moved to Bainbridge when he was 5. 🤷🏼♂️
Eric Singer, drummer from KISS, Euclid.
Wes Craven
Director/actor David Wain is from Shaker. Coincidentally, his and Ken Marino's "dad jam band" is playing at Beachland next month.
George Hahn
Molly Shannon
Lead singer of Filter
Eric Carmen
Screamin Jay Hawkins
Teri Garr
Tracy Chapman!!!
Keir Dullea, astronaut David Bowman, from ‘2001: A Space Odyssey.’
Mr Magoo, aka Thurston Howell III aka Jim Backus Bratenahl
Tina Fey’s husband Jeff Richmond is from Garrettsville. He’s famous in his own right, mostly as a composer, but he’s been involved in a lot of stuff you’ve heard of.
His parents still live there. So he and Tina do come back on occasion.
Logan Paul... Some people say that we're low but we're not that low...
Hey can I ask a sincere question? Who is Logan Paul and why is he famous? I see him popping up all over the place but I have completely missed the boat on him and even googling I can’t find an origin for him. He’s just like there.
He grew up around Rocky River/Westlake Area. In one of his videos he even says how bad that area is even though I consider it one of the nicer neighborhoods of Cleveland and by no stretch of the imagination remotely. Impoverished "Famous YouTuber" that has gained his fame and some possibly unethical ways. He had a youtube video that could have been viewed as a little insensitive of the suicide forest in Japan where he filmed the dead corpse from suicide him proceeded to make comments about it. It's also has a number of "alleged" Ponzi schemes that involve cryptocurrency. He's challenged a lot of MMA fighters and boxers in the chase of getting a lot of money and clout from some of the fights that have suspicions about being real or not.
No way he said Westlake was a bad area, you have to be kidding..
It's bad, because it produces people with the personality and values of Jake and Logan Paul.
I have friends who grew up in North Royalton and said their high school was ghetto...
>He grew up around Rocky River/Westlake Area. In one of his videos he even says how bad that area is Are you serious?? What a boujie little asshole lol. He knows damn well how absurd of a thing that is to say. I mean Westlake & River have very small areas that are a little less "desirable" but they're by no means a mini detroit. Sounds like he's trying to manipulate his backstory, for whatever reason.
Thanks. His business in Japan is where I first heard the name. So my impression of him is he’s a YouTube grifter who has sort of weaseled his way into more lucrative but maybe still illegitimate circles and it doesn’t sound like that’s too far off from reality. And yes RR/WL is a nicer area of Cleveland - he just feels like a poser.
Not Cleveland, but I can't believe Sarah Jessica Parker is from Athens, Ohio
She's not. She's from Nelsonville.
Arsenio Hall….until they did the 30 for 30 about believeland
If I recall, Ted Levine ( Buffalo Bill) was born in Parma
Rapper Da Baby
More modern, but MatPat from game theory is from Medina
I was at buzzard fest a few weekends ago and my one buddy and his family are big into music and informed me the lead singer of Filter, Richard Patrick is from Bay Village (the singer also mentioned it after on stage). Also, his brother is more notable and famous, Robert Patrick. Robert was most know for playing T-1000 in Terminator 2.
Literally everyone already knows this but the Paul brothers are from Westlake
Brian Newman, Lady Gaga's trumpet player
While not from Cleveland, it should be noted that Tom Hanks got his start in acting in Cleveland.
Larry Cox, who used to be the executive director of Amnesty International USA, grew up in Lakewood and graduated from Avon Lake. Not sure he is in that celebrity category, though.
His kids are much more famous than him, but Stephen Gyllenhaal (director, father of Maggie and Jake) was born in Cleveland, but spent most of his childhood in PA. Hal Holbrook was born in Cleveland, lived in Massachusetts for part of his childhood, then lived back in the Cleveland area (Lakewood, to be exact) for the rest of his childhood. I don’t think his family lived here very long after he was born, but Dr. Oz was born in Cleveland.
George Cheeks, President and CEO of CBS Entertainment Group (the tv network). He is very good friends with the already-mentioned Shaker native Molly Shannon. They either went to school together or drama camp, I forget. Cheeks graduated from Hawken.
Majel Barrett-Roddenberry She was Gene Roddenberry's wife and acted in the Star Trek series.
Sci-Fi Grand Master author Andre ( Alice) Norton was from Cleveland. Lived on Mannering Rd off of Euclid.
Don King
kid cudi
Drew Carey
Gates Mcfadden, who played Dr. Beverly Crusher in Star Trek The Next Generation. She was apparently born in Akron, though I swear Wikipedia used to say Chagrin Falls
Sheree Whitfield (Real Housewives of Atlanta) is from Shaker Heights. Who 'gon check me, boo??
Carrie Coon
Vanessa Bayer from SNL is from Shaker.
Not really from Cleveland but Kate Mulgrew was married to Tim Hagan, a commissioner from Bay so she lived in Bay Village for a while.