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List Rules Only TV actors who were born or grew up in Brooklyn.

List of famous television actors/actresses who were born in Brooklyn, with photos when available. These renowned Brooklyn actors and actresses are listed by popularity, so the names at the top of the list will be the most recognizable. A few of these actors may not have technically been born in Brooklyn, but everyone on this list grew up in Brooklyn and considers it to be their home. This list includes Brooklyn TV actors from every type of show, including cartoons where they might have done voice over work. If you grew up in Brooklyn then you should be proud of these television actors whose birthplace is Brooklyn. Various bits of information are available for these Brooklyn celebrities as well, such as what year they were born and what shows they are known for.

List contains TV actors like Michael Jordan, Anne Hathaway.

This list answers the questions, "Which TV actors are from Brooklyn?" and "Who are the most famous Brooklyn actors?"

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Michael Bell is listed (or ranked) 1 on the list TV Actors from Brooklyn
Michael Bell Rugrats, Darkwing Duck, The Smurfs Michael Bell is an American actor, most active in voice over roles. He has acted in video games and animated series, including The Transformers, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, Rugrats and The ...more

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Charlie Adler is listed (or ranked) 2 on the list TV Actors from Brooklyn
Charlie Adler Rocko's Modern Life, Tiny Toon Adventures, The Smurfs Charles Michael "Charlie" Adler is an American voice director and voice actor.

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Suzanne Pleshette is listed (or ranked) 3 on the list TV Actors from Brooklyn
Suzanne Pleshette The Bob Newhart Show, G.I. Joe: Sigma 6, Good Morning Suzanne Pleshette was an American actress and voice actress. After beginning her career in the theatre, she began appearing in films in the early 1960s, such as Rome Adventure and Alfred ...more

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Martin Landau is listed (or ranked) 4 on the list TV Actors from Brooklyn
Martin Landau Mission: Impossible, Buffalo Bill, Space: 1999 Martin Landau is an American film and television actor. His career started in the 1950s, with early film appearances including a supporting role in Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest. He ...more

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Mary Tyler Moore is listed (or ranked) 5 on the list TV Actors from Brooklyn
Mary Tyler Moore The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Dick Van Dyke Show, Hot in Cleveland Mary Tyler Moore is an American actress, primarily known for her roles in television sitcoms. Moore is best known for The Mary Tyler Moore Show, in which she starred as Mary Richards, a ...more

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Jerry Stiller is listed (or ranked) 6 on the list TV Actors from Brooklyn
Jerry Stiller Seinfeld, The King of Queens, Fish Hooks Gerald Isaac "Jerry" Stiller is an American comedian and actor. He spent many years in the comedy team Stiller and Meara with his wife, Anne Meara. Stiller and Meara are the parents of ...more

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Alyssa Milano is listed (or ranked) 7 on the list TV Actors from Brooklyn
Alyssa Milano Charmed, Who's the Boss?, Melrose Place Alyssa Jayne Milano (born December 19, 1972) is an American actress, activist, producer and former singer. She is best known for her roles in Who's the Boss?, Melrose Place, Charmed, My Name is ...more

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Richard Lewis is listed (or ranked) 8 on the list TV Actors from Brooklyn
Richard Lewis Curb Your Enthusiasm, Riptide, Hercules Richard Philip Lewis is an American comedian and actor.

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Connie Stevens is listed (or ranked) 9 on the list TV Actors from Brooklyn
Connie Stevens Fantasy Island, Hawaiian Eye, Wendy and Me Connie Stevens is an American actress and singer, best known for her role in the television series Hawaiian Eye and other TV and film work.

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Mickey Rooney is listed (or ranked) 10 on the list TV Actors from Brooklyn
Mickey Rooney Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town, The Year Without a Santa Claus, The Care Bears Mickey Rooney was an American actor of film, television, Broadway, radio, and vaudeville. Beginning as a child actor, Rooney's career spanned nearly nine decades and continued until shortly ...more

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Gilbert Gottfried is listed (or ranked) 11 on the list TV Actors from Brooklyn
Gilbert Gottfried Cyberchase, Hollywood Squares, Disney's House of Mouse Gilbert Gottfried is an American stand-up comedian, actor and voice artist. His numerous roles in film and television, include voicing the parrot Iago in Disney's Aladdin and Digit in the ...more

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Chuck McCann is listed (or ranked) 12 on the list TV Actors from Brooklyn
Chuck McCann DuckTales, TaleSpin, The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh Chuck McCann is an American film actor, television actor, stage actor, and a voice actor.

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Anne Hathaway is listed (or ranked) 13 on the list TV Actors from Brooklyn
Anne Hathaway Get Real, Scrat's Treasure Hunt Anne Jacqueline Hathaway is an American actress, singer, and producer. After several stage roles, Hathaway appeared in the 1999 television series Get Real. She came to prominence after playing ...more

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Deborah Ann Woll is listed (or ranked) 14 on the list TV Actors from Brooklyn
Deborah Ann Woll True Blood, Daredevil, A Drop of True Blood Deborah Ann Woll is an American actress best known for her role as Jessica Hamby on HBO's True Blood, as well as Karen Page on Netflix's Daredevil.

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Leah Remini is listed (or ranked) 15 on the list TV Actors from Brooklyn
Leah Remini The King of Queens, Head of the Class, Family Tools Leah Marie Remini is an American actress and comedian. She is best known for her role as Carrie Heffernan on The King of Queens. Prior to The King of Queens, she was known for her six-episode ...more

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Moe Howard is listed (or ranked) 16 on the list TV Actors from Brooklyn
Moe Howard The Three Stooges, Jerks of All Trades, The New Three Stooges Moses Harry Horwitz, known professionally as Moe Howard, was an American actor and comedian best known as the de facto leader of The Three Stooges, a group that originally started out as Ted ...more

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Adam Sandler is listed (or ranked) 17 on the list TV Actors from Brooklyn
Adam Sandler Saturday Night Live, Remote Control, Cubed Adam Richard Sandler is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, entrepreneur, film producer, and musician. After becoming a Saturday Night Live cast member, Sandler went on to star in many ...more

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Jessica Walter is listed (or ranked) 18 on the list TV Actors from Brooklyn
Jessica Walter Arrested Development, Archer, 90210 Jessica Walter is an American actress. She is best known for appearing in the films Play Misty for Me and Grand Prix, her role as Lucille Bluth on the sitcom Arrested Development, and providing ...more

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Harold Perrineau Jr. is listed (or ranked) 19 on the list TV Actors from Brooklyn
Harold Perrineau Jr. Lost, Oz, Constantine Harold Perrineau is an American actor, known for the roles of Michael Dawson in the U.S. television series Lost, Link in The Matrix films and games, Augustus Hill in the American television ...more

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Dom DeLuise is listed (or ranked) 20 on the list TV Actors from Brooklyn
Dom DeLuise Amazing Stories, The Dean Martin Show, Win Dominick "Dom" DeLuise was an American actor, comedian, film director, television producer, chef, and author. He was the husband of actress Carol Arthur from 1965 until his death and ...more

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Marisa Tomei is listed (or ranked) 21 on the list TV Actors from Brooklyn
Marisa Tomei A Different World, Game Over, Leg Work Marisa Tomei is an American and Italian actress and producer. In a career spanning three decades, she had initial success in movies as a young actress, followed by a series of unsuccessful ...more

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Woody Allen is listed (or ranked) 22 on the list TV Actors from Brooklyn
Woody Allen Heywood "Woody" Allen is an American actor, writer, director, comedian and playwright, whose career spans more than 50 years. He worked as a comedy writer in the 1950s, writing jokes ...more

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Adam Arkin is listed (or ranked) 23 on the list TV Actors from Brooklyn
Adam Arkin Sons of Anarchy, Life, Chicago Hope Adam Arkin is an American television, film and stage actor and director. He played the role of Aaron Shutt on Chicago Hope. He has been nominated for numerous awards, including a Tony as well as ...more

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Jay-Z is listed (or ranked) 24 on the list TV Actors from Brooklyn
Jay-Z Shawn Corey Carter, known by his stage name Jay Z, is an American rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in ...more

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Jennifer Esposito is listed (or ranked) 25 on the list TV Actors from Brooklyn
Jennifer Esposito Blue Bloods, Spin City, The Looney Tunes Show Jennifer Esposito is an American actress, dancer and model, known for her appearances in the films I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, Summer of Sam and Crash, and in the television series ...more

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Bob Hastings is listed (or ranked) 26 on the list TV Actors from Brooklyn
Bob Hastings Batman: The Animated Series, The New Batman Adventures, Challenge of the Super Friends Robert "Bob" Francis Hastings was an American radio, film, and television character actor. He also provided voices for animated cartoons. He was best known for his portrayal of ...more

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Nia Long is listed (or ranked) 27 on the list TV Actors from Brooklyn
Nia Long The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, House of Lies, Third Watch Nia Long is an American actress. She is best known for her roles in the television series The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Third Watch, and the films In Too Deep, Boyz n the Hood, Friday, Boiler ...more

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Joan Rivers is listed (or ranked) 28 on the list TV Actors from Brooklyn
Joan Rivers Hollywood Squares, Another World, Suddenly Susan Joan Alexandra Molinsky, known as Joan Rivers, was an American actress, comedian, writer, producer, and television host noted for her often controversial comedic persona — where she was ...more

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Jimmy Kimmel is listed (or ranked) 29 on the list TV Actors from Brooklyn
Jimmy Kimmel Crank Yankers, Win Ben Stein's Money, The Man Show James Christian "Jimmy" Kimmel is an American television host, producer, writer, comedian, voice actor, musician and radio personality. He is the host and executive producer of Jimmy ...more

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Rick Gonzalez is listed (or ranked) 30 on the list TV Actors from Brooklyn
Rick Gonzalez Reaper, Bent, Traffic Light Rick Gonzalez is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles as Timo Cruz in the motion picture Coach Carter, and as Ben Gonzalez on the CW supernatural drama television series

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Tatyana Ali is listed (or ranked) 31 on the list TV Actors from Brooklyn
Tatyana Ali The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, The Young and the Restless, Love That Girl! Tatyana Marisol Ali is an American actress, model and R&B singer, best known for her childhood role as Ashley Banks on the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Since January 2010, she has ...more

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Adrian Grenier is listed (or ranked) 32 on the list TV Actors from Brooklyn
Adrian Grenier Entourage, Alter Eco, Vietnam in HD Adrian Grenier is an American actor, producer, director and musician. He is most notable for playing the role of Vincent Chase on the Emmy nominated HBO original series Entourage.

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Eric Stuart is listed (or ranked) 33 on the list TV Actors from Brooklyn
Eric Stuart Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series Eric Stuart is an American voice actor and voice director who worked for 4Kids Entertainment, NYAV Post, and Central Park Media. He provides voices for English dubs of anime, cartoons, and video ...more

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Carla Gallo is listed (or ranked) 34 on the list TV Actors from Brooklyn
Carla Gallo Bones, Carnivàle, Californication Carla Paolina Gallo is an American actress notable for recurring roles in the television series Undeclared, Carnivàle, Bones, Californication, and a number of film roles. She is a ...more

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Samantha Mathis is listed (or ranked) 35 on the list TV Actors from Brooklyn
Samantha Mathis Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King, The Mists of Avalon, Harsh Realm Samantha Mathis is an American actress. The daughter of actress Bibi Besch, Mathis made her film debut in Pump Up the Volume, and later co-starred or appeared in such films as Little Women, The ...more

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Steve Buscemi is listed (or ranked) 36 on the list TV Actors from Brooklyn
Steve Buscemi The Sopranos, Boardwalk Empire, Portlandia Steven Vincent "Steve" Buscemi is an American actor, director and writer. Buscemi has starred and supported in successful Hollywood and indie films, including Parting Glances, New York ...more

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Larry David is listed (or ranked) 37 on the list TV Actors from Brooklyn
Larry David Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Fridays Lawrence Gene "Larry" David is an American comedian, writer, actor, and television producer. He was the co-creator, with Jerry Seinfeld, of the television series Seinfeld, and was its ...more

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Barbra Streisand is listed (or ranked) 38 on the list TV Actors from Brooklyn
Barbra Streisand Color Me Barbra Barbra Joan Streisand is an American singer, songwrighter, actress, director, writer, composer, producer, designer, author, photographer, and activist. During a career spanning six decades, she ...more

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Michael Angarano is listed (or ranked) 39 on the list TV Actors from Brooklyn
Michael Angarano Will & Grace, Another World, The Knick Michael Anthony Angarano is an American actor.

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Michael Lembeck is listed (or ranked) 40 on the list TV Actors from Brooklyn
Michael Lembeck One Day at a Time, Foley Square, The Krofft Supershow Michael Lembeck is an American actor, television and film director.

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Scott Baio is listed (or ranked) 41 on the list TV Actors from Brooklyn
Scott Baio Happy Days, Charles in Charge, Diagnosis: Murder Scott Baio is a film actor and television director.

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Eddie Murphy is listed (or ranked) 42 on the list TV Actors from Brooklyn
Eddie Murphy Saturday Night Live, Shrek the Halls, The PJs Edward Regan "Eddie" Murphy is an American comedian, actor, writer, singer, and director. Box-office takes from Murphy's films make him the 4th-highest grossing actor in the United ...more

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Elliott Gould is listed (or ranked) 43 on the list TV Actors from Brooklyn
Elliott Gould Friends, Ray Donovan, The Shining Elliott Gould is an American actor. He began acting in Hollywood films during the 1960s, and has remained prolific ever since. In addition to his performance in the classic comedy Bob & ...more

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Jerry Seinfeld is listed (or ranked) 44 on the list TV Actors from Brooklyn
Jerry Seinfeld Seinfeld, One Night Stand, The Marriage Ref Jerome Allen "Jerry" Seinfeld is an American comedian, actor, writer, and producer. He is best known for playing a semi-fictional version of himself in the sitcom Seinfeld, which he ...more

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Barbara Goodson is listed (or ranked) 45 on the list TV Actors from Brooklyn
Barbara Goodson Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Robotech, Power Rangers Barbara Goodson is an American actress known mostly for her versatility in voicing original and dubbed cartoons. Goodson grew up in Marygate City New Jersey and now lives in Santa Monica ...more

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Brenda Vaccaro is listed (or ranked) 46 on the list TV Actors from Brooklyn
Brenda Vaccaro The Smurfs, Johnny Bravo, Nestor the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey Brenda Buell Vaccaro is an American stage, television, and film actress.

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Louis Gossett, Jr. is listed (or ranked) 47 on the list TV Actors from Brooklyn
Louis Gossett, Jr. Roots, Touched by an Angel, Backstairs at the White House Louis Cameron Gossett, Jr. is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his Academy Award-winning role as Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley in the 1982 film An Officer and a Gentleman, and his ...more

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Robert Silverberg is listed (or ranked) 48 on the list TV Actors from Brooklyn
Robert Silverberg Robert Silverberg is a prolific American author and editor, best known for writing science fiction. He is a multiple winner of both Hugo and Nebula Awards, a member of the Science Fiction and ...more

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Annabella Sciorra is listed (or ranked) 49 on the list TV Actors from Brooklyn
Annabella Sciorra Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Mental, The Whole Truth Annabella Gloria Philomena Sciorra is an American actress.

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Jimmy Smits is listed (or ranked) 50 on the list TV Actors from Brooklyn
Jimmy Smits Dexter, Sons of Anarchy, The West Wing Jimmy Smits is an American actor. Smits played attorney Victor Sifuentes on the 1980s legal drama L.A. Law, NYPD Detective Bobby Simone on the 1990s police drama NYPD Blue, and Matt Santos on ...more