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State flag of California Location of California on the U.S. map. This is a list of notable people from the U.S. state of California. It includes people who were born/raised in, lived in, or spent portions of their lives in California, or for whom California is a significant part of their identity.
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Michael Franzese, former mobster and caporegime in the New York-based Colombo crime family; was known as the "yuppie don" and is now a motivational speaker and writer; Mary Kay Letourneau, Washington sex offender and teacher; basis for 2023 drama May December
He had been performing the act for about a year, selecting six bullets from a box of assorted live and dummy ammunition. [23] [24] Godfrey Cambridge, an American comedian, died of a heart attack on the set of Victory at Entebbe at Burbank, California, United States. Cambridge was due to play Idi Amin. [25]
This is a list of people from Santa Monica, California. Tom Anderson Ryan Braun Larry David Max Fried Justin Gimelstob Brian Grazer Anjelica Huston June Lockhart. Jay Adams, skateboarder [citation needed] Amy Alcott, professional golfer [1] Britt Allcroft, creator and former producer of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends television series
Singer Amber Riley (also a former Glee actress), under her stage name RILEY, performed a tribute to Rivera on the August 27, 2020 episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!; guest host Lil Rel Howery, another friend of the late actress, organized the tribute when a musical guest dropped out, inviting Riley instead. The performance, broadcast in black-and ...
Dick Ackerman – politician and former California State Senator [57] Larry Agran – politician and Irvine Council member [58] John B. T. Campbell III – politician and former U.S. Congressman [59] Steven Choi – politician and former Irvine mayor [60] Chuck DeVore – politician and California State Assemblyman and candidate for U.S. Senate ...
The following is a list of notable people who were either born in, lived in, are current residents of, or are otherwise closely associated with the city or county of Los Angeles, California. Those not born in Los Angeles have their places of birth listed instead. Los Angeles natives are also referred to as Angelenos / æ n dʒ ɪ ˈ l iː n oʊ ...