| Author | Message | ||
| William Huber (Solipsist)
Member Username: Solipsist Post Number: 473 Registered: 9-2001 |
Ah, back in good ol' Ft Worth. I had Van Cliburn, classical pianist live less than a mile from me. Ex-coach of the Texas Rangers Bobby Brown live about 2 miles away, Tennis star back in the 80's, Martina Navratilova. The world famous Cynthia Cranz (my cousin) does the voice overs for CARTOON NETWORK shows. (Dragon Ball Z, Yu Yu Hakusho. etc.) I'm so proud of her! | ||
| Martin (Miami348ts)
Advanced Member Username: Miami348ts Post Number: 3195 Registered: 5-2001 |
Inner Circle singer, whatever his name is, lives right accross the lake from me. Barry Gibbs son just got married last Sat and lives 3 houses down. Don Shula, Julio Iglesias live within a stone throw but in a different town (really a gated community but legally a town) on Indian Creek. Cindy Craford came by last week at some party there. Police presence was out there and I told the cops to tell her to stop by my house. She did not, I guess it was late already!  I see Don Shula a lot driving in his RR, same as Barry Gibb. Don is a very nice guy. Very down to earth. His daugther was also living a few houses down but recently moved. Got to know her through my charity. | ||
| TomD (Tifosi)
Intermediate Member Username: Tifosi Post Number: 1697 Registered: 9-2001 |
do you mean David lee Roth? I am sure eddie would like that mixe up  | ||
| Matt Lemus (Mlemus)
Member Username: Mlemus Post Number: 445 Registered: 8-2002 |
L Wayne, Did Elizabeth Berkely buy the car before "showgirls". I would doubt she would have the money after that flop. "Van Halen (presented Eddie, Alex, and Michael each with a new 300ZX (free) back in '95 or '96)" Was this for the usage of their song in the ad that featured Barbie? M | ||
| L. Wayne Ausbrooks (Lwausbrooks)
Member Username: Lwausbrooks Post Number: 415 Registered: 8-2002 |
Live in the Valley and work in Studio City, CA. They're everywhere. Being in the car business here and selling everything from Lexus to Porsche and BMW, I've had many as cusomers over the years. Mostly TV people. Past customers (that I can remember): Michael Richrds (Kramer) Elizabeth Berkely Wayne Knight Matt Leblanc Corey Feldman (multiple cars over the years) Shaq (stopped in, didn't buy) Van Halen (presented Eddie, Alex, and Michael each with a new 300ZX (free) back in '95 or '96) Snoop Dogg and friends Entire cast of "Martin" execpt Martin Lawrence himself Anson Williams (Potsy on Happy Days) Bruce Greenwood There were many other but I can't remember them all right now. Anyway, most were pretty insignifigant. Kind of like, "Oh yeah, you're that guy on ...., right?" | ||
| Marcus Mayeux (Mmayeux73)
Member Username: Mmayeux73 Post Number: 323 Registered: 4-2002 |
I used to live close to George Foreman, while I was in High School. One day car carrier brought over a white TR and a red F40, that he just bought. My question is how the hell does he fit in there? Have an autograph as well that I got when I was shopping at the grocery store. | ||
| John (Modenafan)
New member Username: Modenafan Post Number: 2 Registered: 11-2002 |
in my town their are mostly music artists like Lil Kim, FatJoe, JayZ and other people involved in music like Damon Dash. also next to my town is Qtip,patrick ewing, eddie murphy, tyson beckford, stephon marbury, ron dane.. CEOs= revlon, avirex..Austin Hearst(forbes list) and alot of other whales that i dont know the names of but the houses speak for themselves. | ||
| BretM (Bretm)
Advanced Member Username: Bretm Post Number: 2835 Registered: 2-2001 |
There are a lot with NYC being like 30 min away. There are quite a few of those noveou (sp?) riche entertainers like Ja Rule, Russel Simmons, etc. Quite a few football, basketball, hockey, and baseball players. Phil Simms used to live in the town next to me. Lawrence Taylor's son was in the grade above me in school, Bill Parcells used to live two houses down from me, Jim Fossil across the street from one of my best friends. I can't think of that many particulars right now for some reason. President Nixon used to live near me too, we used to go trick or treating there and he would give out those damn presidential pens, friggin useless to a 7 year old. | ||
| Bill Sawyer (Wsawyer)
Member Username: Wsawyer Post Number: 537 Registered: 2-2002 |
Jeff Daniels (Dumb & Dumber, Purple Rose of Cairo, Terms of Endearment, Pleasantville, Gettysburg, etc.) lives in Chelsea and has a great theater he supports there. Chelsea is also home to Jiffy Mix, the family business of Indy 500 Rookie of the Year Howdy Holmes, who lives in Ann Arbor. Ann Arbor is also home to Billy Ford, Bob Lutz, Warren Avis, Tom Monaghan (Dominos Pizza), David E. Davis Jr. and Csaba Csere. Dexter is home to novelist Tom Grace and Mark Koernke, a Militia Leader and anti-government talk show host who displays his collection of camouflage-painted rust buckets on his front lawn. Apparently they are there to slow down the Feds when they raid his house. Whitmore Lake is home to mystery novelist Loren Estleman. Mike Vogel who, at the time of his arrest, was the biggest Marijuana peddler ever arrested, lived in Brighton until he moved to less sumptious government funded quarters. He was a year a head of me in high school, and yes, Bruce, 1969 was the year Ed Gault and I graduated from different high schools together. Tim Allen is rumored to have a place on the chain-of-lakes I live on. No sightings yet, and I won't believe it until I see him. | ||
| Randy (Schatten)
Member Username: Schatten Post Number: 443 Registered: 4-2001 |
Dave - are you around the corner from M.Dell and the blackend fence line? Where I grew up in SW Houston, just up the farm road the ZZTop guys had a farm. Years later, Frank Beard, the drummer without the beard, built a house. And it was quite large. But that wasn't the house, that was the guest house/stables. Also had a baseball diamond on his property, rumored to be a three hole golf course, among other things. The real house was built was up the property and was difficult to see from the road, but it looked quite huge from what I recall. Frank had 9 Porche's and 2 Ferraris. I've only see him drive around in a 928 with BBS mesh wheels, and the a the red 3x8 & red Testarossa on occassion. Neat thing about him - his two kids, they played baseball with a friend of mine's little brother from time to time. But the coolest thing about his place - the tree house for his kids. Its basically a log cabin up in the tree, and also rumored to have a fridge up there. Too cool. Too bad they build up the suburbias in the following years after I left. It really degraded his 'middle of nowhere/light traffic' type of living. Also, if you recall, Frank also raced Porches. | ||
| James Dixon (Omnadren250)
Member Username: Omnadren250 Post Number: 318 Registered: 7-2001 |
I sell suits to last years MVP hockey player Jarome Igilna and many other members of the Calgary Flames hockey team. | ||
| Dr Tommy Cosgrove (Vwalfa4re)
Member Username: Vwalfa4re Post Number: 393 Registered: 5-2001 |
Courtney Cox grew up about 5 miles from my house. Her mother is still here and Courtney visits often. | ||
| Dave (Maranelloman)
Member Username: Maranelloman Post Number: 521 Registered: 1-2002 |
Michael Dell...who has a 10 car garage that is completely full (including several Ferraris). | ||
| bruce wellington (Bws88tr)
Intermediate Member Username: Bws88tr Post Number: 1102 Registered: 4-2002 |
scott >hockey player here ny islanders 78-80 aaa team in bridgeport, ct | ||
| Scott Anderson (Srandrsn)
Junior Member Username: Srandrsn Post Number: 150 Registered: 4-2001 |
Don't know if we have any hockey fans here but I play golf with and am good buddies with guys like Brett Hull (Red Wings) Sean Hill (Carolina) Norm Maciver (retired) Billy Watson (retired). Don't know Derek Plante and Jamie langenbrunner(New Jersey?) well but they have places in town here... Duluth, Mn area | ||
| djmonk (Davem)
Junior Member Username: Davem Post Number: 112 Registered: 1-2002 |
Yes here in Fairfield county there are hundreds of celebrities. The one i see most often is Michael Bolton. A real nice guy who is maybe 5.9 an 150 lbs. Of course in his videos he has short woman surrounding him with the camera on the floor looking up.... | ||
| Ben Lobenstein 90 TR (Benjet)
Member Username: Benjet Post Number: 844 Registered: 1-2001 |
Robin Williams lives walking distance, but then I'm not on *that* side of the tracks. There are others, but I haven't had the time to stalk them for fiugre out who they are ;). -Ben | ||
| Tim N (Timn88)
Intermediate Member Username: Timn88 Post Number: 1546 Registered: 6-2001 |
a little OT, but Wow, those houses in developments in Armonk, NY (5 mins away from home) would easily get over 4 mil. But those are in estates, i wouldnt want to live in an estate though. I dont know if anyone is familiar with westchester, but in towns (as opposed to estates and housing delevopments) the prices for small houses are rediculous, but IMO worth it because you get to live in a neighboorhood walking distance from all the schools, train station, and business district in a town. When i have my family i want to live in a place like this so i dont have to drive my kids places I never realized how lucky i was to live where i live till I went to school. | ||
| Rob Lay (Rob328gts)
Board Administrator Username: Rob328gts Post Number: 2598 Registered: 12-2000 |
Pat Sommerall lives on my street about a mile and half south of me. My street has several pro players and Sandra Bullock was rumored to live here too, but I'm not sure if it's true. BodD lives in Southlake too and he may know some of the celebs. Funny neighborhood, you have all the huge new mansions, but then you still have many of the old run down farm houses like Jennie and I live in. I even have a trailer home park on my north boundary. Here's some of the houses for sale in our area, there's only a dozen or so places like Pat's and I couldn't find any for sale, but here's some of the many $1-3 mil. places. Remember, this is Texas and $1 mil. buys you a huge house and much land.    | ||
| Robert McNair (Rrm)
Junior Member Username: Rrm Post Number: 150 Registered: 5-2002 |
I've got Dom Deluise about 15 minutes away, Michael J. Fox, Treat Williams, and Tommy Hilfiger has a place about 10 minutes away as does soap opera star Susan Lucci. My next door neighbor is an up and coming movie producer. He has a movie coming out w/ Tommy Lee Jones and is doing one now w/ Steve Martin. | ||
| Tim N (Timn88)
Intermediate Member Username: Timn88 Post Number: 1540 Registered: 6-2001 |
Well, the most famous person that lives near me is Bill Clinton. Hes 2 miles away. Vanessa williams is about 1.5 miles away, ralph lauren is 10, rob thomas from matchbox 20 lives next to one of my friends a town over (3 miles). comedian Dave Barry went to my highschool (450 students). Kyle lowder ( days of our lives star) gradutaed from p'ville HS a fw years ago, his family still lives down the street. Matt ballinger (from the boy band "dreamstreet") is one of my friends, hes a senior at pleasantvile highscool this year. there are probably so many famous people that live in bedford. | ||
| Jim Schad (Jim_schad)
Member Username: Jim_schad Post Number: 380 Registered: 7-2002 |
I think my house would fit in his garage! | ||
| bruce wellington (Bws88tr)
Intermediate Member Username: Bws88tr Post Number: 1098 Registered: 4-2002 |
hey jim wheres your house in the photo?? | ||
| Matt Lemus (Mlemus)
Member Username: Mlemus Post Number: 327 Registered: 8-2002 |
Hey Bruce! | ||
| Jim Schad (Jim_schad)
Member Username: Jim_schad Post Number: 378 Registered: 7-2002 |
One of my "hobbies" is stalking rich/famous folks in dallas. I love to go on the tax rolls and find their addresses and home values and then go check em out or go to mapquest and get an aerial view of the house. Try it on your own address it is neat. Here is a photo of Mark Cuban's 21,000 sq/ft house the Dallas Maverick's owner if you don't know who he is.  | ||
| bruce wellington (Bws88tr)
Intermediate Member Username: Bws88tr Post Number: 1097 Registered: 4-2002 |
now ed you are giving away your age, 1969 hs gradute tom, maybe you are following me, what the hell brought you to nj?? hi eric, matt,william, and ross.. bruce | ||
| Matt Lemus (Mlemus)
Member Username: Mlemus Post Number: 326 Registered: 8-2002 |
Doc from Love boat 8 houses down and the Panoz driver Brian Herta. A few blocks away. Local DJ Mark Thompson from "The Mark and Brian Show" and a couple vain of local News anchors. | ||
| Edward Gault (Irfgt)
Intermediate Member Username: Irfgt Post Number: 2185 Registered: 2-2001 |
Lash LaRue also lived in Gaffney S.C. before his death. Most of you guys are too young to know who he was. | ||
| Eric Eiland (Eric308gtsiqv)
Member Username: Eric308gtsiqv Post Number: 462 Registered: 11-2001 |
Well, Bruce...about the only "famous" person who lives remotely nearby (approx. 5 miles away) would be the one and only Slim Whitman...anyone remember him? Albeit, he's not too slim these days . Seriously though, I use to live about a mile from him for nearly 13 years, and often saw him (or his son) fetching the paper. See him and his wife occasionally in the local restaurants. The name of his estate is "Woodpecker Paradise". He still does quite a bit of singing engagements over in the UK. | ||
| Edward Gault (Irfgt)
Intermediate Member Username: Irfgt Post Number: 2183 Registered: 2-2001 |
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| Edward Gault (Irfgt)
Intermediate Member Username: Irfgt Post Number: 2182 Registered: 2-2001 |
Andie MacDowell is from my home town in S.C. I went to school and graduated with her sister, Julia, who I feel was a lot more attractive than Andie. Here is a picture from my 1969 H.S. Annual  Oh Crap, too big will attempt to redo! | ||
| TomD (Tifosi)
Intermediate Member Username: Tifosi Post Number: 1597 Registered: 9-2001 |
speaking of famous people,- whart tells a great story about running into Ralph Lauren on some back roads with his Ferrari | ||
| ross koller (Ross)
Member Username: Ross Post Number: 496 Registered: 3-2002 |
this is an unfair question for those of us living in central london (kensington in my case) but you asked for it so here it goes..... madonna used to live on my street, but moved about a mile away 2 years ago. and within a 15 minute walk i have seen and/or know which house belongs to: jeremy irons, bernie ecclestone, bill gates, david allen, richard branson, dustin hoffman, jimmy page, michael winner, scully, jude law, john cleese... and that is without getting into the teeny boppers and minor stars....... | ||
| TomD (Tifosi)
Intermediate Member Username: Tifosi Post Number: 1596 Registered: 9-2001 |
yeah, I lived in Westport. Now martha stewart land. As you know I now live right by OT. If I end up moving out west by you now you might think I am stalking you. | ||
| bruce wellington (Bws88tr)
Intermediate Member Username: Bws88tr Post Number: 1096 Registered: 4-2002 |
tom fyi, my best friend grew up in fairfield, ct, around the corner from him was rita waldbaum(supermarket chain), linda blair, paul newman in westport, and many more... when i lived in old tappan, 2 houses away was rosanne coletti(channel 2 reporter) and in town was also al dimeola( great musican and guitar player) | ||
| TomD (Tifosi)
Intermediate Member Username: Tifosi Post Number: 1594 Registered: 9-2001 |
not that he is famous but the guy who played the priest in the 3rd godfather movie used to come into the deli where I worked - really nice guy. Had a heavy irish brogue. I played baseball with his son. Also played baseball with Brent Musberger's son. He was such a XXXX at the games. also Frank gershen - who played the riddler in batman lived next door to me in CT | ||
| TomD (Tifosi)
Intermediate Member Username: Tifosi Post Number: 1593 Registered: 9-2001 |
I grew up in Ct so we used to see Paul newman, Rob Redford and Tom Cruise around a lot. I went to school with Meatloaf's daughter. I think he use to drive her to school in a countach. Used to see Jason Robards in church all the time. Now I live in jersey and we occassionally see Eddie Murphy, Joe Piscapo and some famous mobsters around | ||
| William H (Countachxx)
Intermediate Member Username: Countachxx Post Number: 1547 Registered: 2-2001 |
Robert DuVall has an apt 1 block from mine in Buenos Aires, I met him when he was doing a shoot in my Bldg. Course now I live in Miami & I can see Star Island from here. I believe they have Ricky martin, julio Iglesias, Gloria Estefan, Madonna & a bunch more celebrities over there. I have a lot of Miami HEAT basketball players in my Bldg | ||
| bruce wellington (Bws88tr)
Intermediate Member Username: Bws88tr Post Number: 1094 Registered: 4-2002 |
i started the thread a while ago about new ownership of f-car celebrities, and it was fun to see the different famous owners that owned your f-car before you, now lets see about famous people that live near you (with in 15 mins) ill start, i have ex-net jayson williams down the block from me, with tom cruise and john travolta about 2 miles away, and chef tell, a cooking celebrity chef on tv, about 7 houses away, anybody else??? |