Notable Long Island celebrities and their worldwide influence.

[DireWolf98]

Wonder if that was a dig at the residents in general or at Seinfeld and the Baldwin Brothers.

An excellent guess. However, Steve came from a modest family and the folks in Massapequa were richer when he was growing up ...

 

[iwantagoodhj247]

Was Debbie Gibson posted yet? I couldn't find her...
Shake your love was the greatest song of the late 80s...

 

[Banacek]

Was Debbie Gibson posted yet? I couldn't find her...
Shake your love was the greatest song of the late 80s...

She was just featured in Sunday's Newsday in the Leisure Section in a feature on LI musicians whose records reached #1. All of those performers belong in here if they haven't been named already. Will try to post the story when I can.

 

[TheRicker]

An excellent guess. However, Steve came from a modest family and the folks in Massapequa were richer when he was growing up ...

Also two different high schools, North massapequa goes to plainedge h.s.

 

[iwantagoodhj247]

She was just featured in Sunday's Newsday in the Leisure Section in a feature on LI musicians whose records reached #1. All of those performers belong in here if they haven't been named already. Will try to post the story when I can.

Well if we're going Long Island musicians...
Chuck D and Flava Flav
EPMD
Busta Rhymes
Biz Markie
Rakim of Eric B. and Rakim...
There's a ton more ... just forget them all in my old age...

 

[Banacek]

Well if we're going Long Island musicians...
Chuck D and Flava Flav
EPMD
Busta Rhymes
Biz Markie
Rakim of Eric B. and Rakim...
There's a ton more ... just forget them all in my old age...

Two other singers to add to that list that are in that vein. One born here and one now residing here.
Everlast was born on LI but now lives in CA.
Shaggy was born in Jamaica - the country, not the LIRR terminal community - and now lives on LI.

 

[Banacek]

She was just featured in Sunday's Newsday in the Leisure Section in a feature on LI musicians whose records reached #1. All of those performers belong in here if they haven't been named already. Will try to post the story when I can.

10 LI singers whose records reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart:
(in order by the number of their chart-toppers)
Mariah Carey (18)
Jennifer Lopez (4)
Billy Joel (3)
Ashanti, Shaggy, Debbie Gibson (all with 2)
Gary US Bonds, Harry Chapin, Joan Jett, Taylor Dayne (all with 1)

(from Newsday fanfare Sunday, Sept. 2nd)

 

[Banacek]

Was Debbie Gibson posted yet? I couldn't find her...
Shake your love was the greatest song of the late 80s...

 

[DireWolf98]

Also two different high schools, North massapequa goes to plainedge h.s.

Yes. people in North Massapequa attend Plainedge HS. However, decades ago, some people in Massapequa attended Massapequa HS and some people attended Berner HS (now closed) ...

 

[DireWolf98]

With all this focus on musicians and entertainers, Long Island's best basketball player has seen to have been passed over: Julius Erving aka Doctor J.

 

[Banacek]

Counting Down The Top 10 Current Athletes From Long Island
https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/10/14/matz-stroman-ferguson-green/

 

[Mr. Wiggley]

Didn't check the link....Jim Brown?

 

[billyS]

Didn't check the link....Jim Brown?

It's says Current, it is also old, from 2015.
Because otherwise Matz wouldn't be as high and Brickshaw is retired.

But what do you know?

 

[Mr. Wiggley]

Duh missed the word current.
Does that mean Jim Brown doesn't count?

 

[TheRicker]

Yes. people in North Massapequa attend Plainedge HS. However, decades ago, some people in Massapequa attended Massapequa HS and some people attended Berner HS (now closed) ...

Isn't Berner still the middle school?

 

[DireWolf98]

Isn't Berner still the middle school?

Yes, but the high school closed.

 

[Banacek]

Two LI celebs in the news this week:
Les Moonves for his fall from grace.
Steve Buscemi for his wonderful service to the plight of the NYC 9/11 first responders.
https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/every-9-11-people-remember-this-incredible-steve-buscemi-story/

 

[TheRicker]

Yes, but the high school closed.

I thought they just turned the old high school into the middle school, meaning it's the same building and built a new h.s. you learn something new everyday

 

[hardndslick]

If you were to include Queens as part of long island then you would have to mention Run dmc and the Ramones. They both influenced many..

 

[Banacek]

I was just watching an episode of Cheaters and was surprised to learn that the host, Joey Greco, is a Long Island native.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joey_Greco

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0337469/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0270118/?ref_=nm_flmg_slf_4