Famous Clevelanders Media, Movies & Music
Margaret Hamilton
Actress who played the witch in The Wizard of Oz.
Tom Hanks
Steven Adler
Actor, producer, writer and director, Hanks began his acting career in Cleveland with the Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival in the late 1970’s.
Former drummer of Guns and Roses. Catherine Bach
Known for her role as Daisy Duke in the television series The Dukes of Hazard.
Steve Harvey
Vanessa Bayer
An American comedian, television host, producer, radio personality, actor, and author.
Actress and comedian, best known for being a cast member on Saturday Night Live
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
Halle Berry
Best known for his hit “I Put A Spell On You”, he was one of the earliest shock rock performers.
This Academy and Emmy Award winning actress has appeared in many blockbusters including Monster’s Ball. She is one of the highest paid actresses in Hollywood and is also a spokeswoman for Revlon.
Hal Holbrook
His performances as Abraham Lincoln and Mark Twain are legendary. He also starred in many popular motion pictures including: The Firm, Into The Wild and All The President’s
Drew Carey
Starred in his own TV sitcom, the Drew Carey Show, as well as the improv comedy show Who’s Line Is It Anyway? He is currently the host of the popular TV game show, The Price Is Right.
Tracy Chapman
Singer songwriter best known for her hits “Fast Car’ and “Give Me One Reason” She is a four time Grammy award winner.
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Bob Hope
Starred as Charles Parker in the 1960’s comedy series McHale’s Navy and later went on to become a prominent part of the cast of the Carol Burnett Show.
Vaudeville, Broadway, radio and motion picture star. He is fondly remembered for his series of USO shows that he organized for US soldiers beginning in 1941 and continuing through the Persian Gulf War in 1991.
Wes Craven
Chrissie Hynde
Tim Conway
Director of some of the most memorable horror films of all time including Nightmare On Elm Street and the Scream series. Phil Donahue
Creator and host of the groundbreaking Phil Donahue Show. He began his career at KYW
Leader of the edgy and original rock band the Pretenders, Hynde redefined the female rocker with her unique style. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the Pretenders in 2005. She is also a vegan and animal rights activist.
radio and TV here in Cleveland. Alan Freed
Famous disc jockey who coined the phrase “Rock n Roll” and one of the first radio hosts to include original songs by African American artists on his program. Freed called his show on Cleveland’s WJW “The Moondog House” and he organized the very first rock concerts and called it “The Moondog Coronation Ball.” Arsenio Hall Photo Information: Top left to right: Wes Craven; Vanessa Bayer; Dean Martin; Chrissie Hynde; Screamin J Hawkins; Tom Hanks; John D Rockefeller
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He hosted his own Arsenio Hall Show from 1989 through 1994 and is having a new talk show beginnings In 2013. In 2012 he won Donald Trump’s Celebrity Apprentice.
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