What about Avril Lavigne? She’s Canadian. And lets not forget, Buffalo still has Wolf Blitzer, the most trusted newsman in TV. Heck the former wrestler turned reality star, Chyna aka Joanie Laurer is from Rochester. And if you can’t get Joanie, get Taye Diggs whose also from there. I’m sick of only seeing Jim Kelly on the sideline. It’s time for Buffalo to get cool! While we are at it, here is a list of people from Rochester who are famous.
Actors
Jordan Clarke (actor)
Taye Diggs (actor)
Pete Duel (actor)
Nicole Fiscella (actress)
Robert Forster (actor)
Philip Seymour Hoffman (Oscar-winning actor)
Mimi Kennedy (actress)
Norman Kerry (silent film actor)
Vanessa Lane (porn actress)
Hudson Leick (actress, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, raised in Rochester)
John Lithgow (actor, raised in Ohio)
Vincent Martella (actor)
Timothy Mitchum (actor and singer)
Hugh O’Brian (actor)
Michael Park (daytime actor, Broadway actor)
Richard Ryder (actor)
Savanna Samson (porn actress)
Brennan Swain (actor)
Tom Villard (T.V. and film actor)
Um OK, not exactly a whose who. Thought Richard Ryder was Richard Pryor when I first saw the name. OK, lets try Buffalo.
Steve Abbott
Nick Bakay
Christine Baranski
Michael Bennett
Amanda Blake
Sorrell Booke
David Boreanaz
Foster Brooks
Kyle Chandler
Katharine Cornell
Don Criqui
Andrew Dan-Jumbo
Diane English
Morton Feldman
William Fichtner
Tom Fontana
Vincent Gallo
Teddy Geiger
Rick James
Jeffrey Jones
Rachael Lillis
Wendie Malick
Gary Mallaber
Nancy Marchand
Jesse L. Martin
Bill Mazer
Brian McKnight
David Milch
Greg Mullavy
Chad Michael Murray
Willie Nile
Chelsea Noble
Beth Phoenix
Joey Reynolds
Mark Russell
William Sadler
John Schuck
Dick Shawn
Billy Sheehan
Buffalo Bob Smith
April Stevens
Fran Striker
Nino Tempo
James Watson
Cory Wells
Jessica White
James Whitmore
Jack Yellen
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