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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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