Famous Actors from New York

New York, home to so many wonderful people, places and events, it only makes sense that some of our most famous actors came from this wonderful and energetic location. The actual numbers of actors that were either born in New York or claim it as home is uncountable, but let’s take a look at a few of the most familiar.

One such example is Woody Allen, the famous actor and director who is a native New Yorker and whose large amount of work often reflects some of New York’s crazier aspects. Another native son was Humphrey Bogart, famous for his roles in Casablanca and Maltese Falcon, as well as many other wonderful films. Other famous male actors that claim New York as home are Richard Dreyfuss, Kirk Douglas and Sylvester Stallone.

New York claims its fair share of beauties too. Lauren Bacall, Jane Fonda, Barbara Streisand and Mary Tyler Moore all called New York home. These are just a few examples of actresses that have made their mark on both the big screen and television.

New York has also given us many fantastic comedians that have gone on to become world renowned actors and actresses. Examples of these New York natives are Jerry Seinfeld, Adam Sandler and Whoopi Goldberg. Their body of work both comedic and in feature films or television are well known and well loved.

There are so many other examples of famous actors from New York, that it would take all day to review and acknowledge them all. If you are interested in learning more the internet is a wonderful place to start.