50+ celebrities who live in Brooklyn, New York

Several famous actors, musicians, and comedians have lived in Brooklyn. Many celebrities were born in Brooklyn and others have moved to the borough after they became successful. Several famous New York filmmakers are from Brooklyn. This list of celebrities who live in Brooklyn is loosely ranked by fame and popularity.

Anne Hathaway

• Has an apartment in Dumbo, Brooklyn
• Age: 33
• Birthplace: New York City, USA, New York
• Profession: Actor, Voice acting
• Credits: Les Misérables, Rachel Getting Married, The Dark Knight Rises, The Devil Wears Prada

Alyssa Milano

• Was born in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn and she lived there until her family moved to Staten Island.
• Age: age 43
• Birthplace: Bensonhurst, New York City, New York, USA
• Profession: Businessperson, Television producer, Actor, Singer
• Credits: Charmed, Who's the Boss?, Commando, Fear

Jennifer Connelly

• Was raised in Brooklyn Heights. She also lived in Brooklyn with her husband Paul Bettany and their children, but they moved from the house because they thought it was haunted.
• Age: age 45
• Birthplace: USA, Cairo, New York
• Profession: Model, Actor, Voice acting
• Credits: Requiem for a Dream, A Beautiful Mind, Blood Diamond, Hulk

Sarah Jessica Parker

• Sarah Jessica Parker and her husband Matthew Broderick bought a town home in Brooklyn Heights.
• Age: age 50
• Birthplace: Nelsonville, USA, Ohio
• Profession: Businessperson, Television producer, Film Producer, Model, Actor, + more
• Credits: Sex and the City, Sex and the City, Ed Wood, Sex and the City 2

Joan Rivers

• Comedian Joan Rivers was born in Brooklyn.
• Age: Died at 81 (1933-2014)
• Birthplace: New York City, USA, New York
• Profession: Talk show host, Comedian, Television producer, Screenwriter, Actor, + more
• Credits: Fashion Police, The Joan Rivers Show, The Joan Rivers Show, Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work

Adam Sandler

• Was born in Brooklyn. He now splits his time between New York and Los Angeles.
• Age: age 49
• Birthplace: New York City, New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division, Area code 917, Contiguous United States, + more
• Profession: Songwriter, Comedian, Television producer, Musician, Film Producer, + more
• Credits: Grown Ups 2, Grown Ups, Big Daddy, Happy Gilmore

Jay-Z

• "99 Problems" rapper Jay Z was born and raised in Brooklyn.
• Age: age 46
• Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States of America
• Profession: Record producer, Songwriter, Rapper, Entrepreneur, Film Producer, + more
• Credits: The Great Gatsby, The Hangover Part II, Men in Black 3, Rush Hour

Eddie Murphy

• was raised in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Bushwick. He currently lives in Long Island.
• Age: age 54
• Birthplace: New York City, USA, New York
• Profession: Television producer, Musician, Film Producer, Screenwriter, Actor, + more
• Credits: Beverly Hills Cop, Trading Places, Coming to America, Norbit

Jerry Seinfeld

• Comedian Jerry Seinfeld was raised in Brooklyn. He currently lives in Long Island.
• Age: age 61
• Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States of America
• Profession: Television producer, Film Producer, Screenwriter, Actor, Voice acting, + more
• Credits: Seinfeld, Jerry Seinfeld: 'I'm Telling You for the Last Time', Comedian, Bee Movie

Marisa Tomei

• Was born in Brooklyn. She currently lives in Manhattan. 
• Age: age 51
• Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
• Profession: Actor, Voice acting
• Credits: The Wrestler, The Lincoln Lawyer, Crazy, Stupid, Love, + more

Chris Rock

• Comedian Chris Rock was raised in Brooklyn. He currently lives in Alpine, New Jersey.
• Age: 50
• Birthplace: Andrews, USA, South Carolina
• Profession: Comedian, Television producer, Film Producer, Screenwriter, Actor, + more
• Credits: Chris Rock: Bigger & Blacker, Madagascar, Head of State, The Oscars

Michelle Williams

• Lived in Brooklyn with her fiance Heath Ledger. She moved out of the brownstone that they shared, but she still lives in the borough today.
• Age: age 35
• Birthplace: USA, Kalispell, Montana
• Profession: Actor
• Credits: Dawson's Creek, Blue Valentine, Shutter Island, My Week with Marilyn

Rita Hayworth

• was born in Brooklyn.  
• Age: Died at 69 (1918-1987)
• Birthplace: New York City, USA, New York
• Profession: Film Producer, Actor, Singer, Dancer
• Credits: Cover Girl, Gilda, The Lady from Shanghai, Pal Joey

Woody Allen

• Was raised in Brooklyn. He has been a loyal New Yorker for his entire life.
• Age: age 80
• Birthplace: New York City, USA, New York
• Profession: Film Score Composer, Comedian, Musician, Film Producer, Screenwriter, + more
• Credits: Annie Hall, Midnight in Paris, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Manhattan

Mel Brooks

• Was born and raised in Brooklyn. He is a life-long New Yorker.
• Age: age 89
• Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States of America
• Profession: Television producer, Theatrical producer, Film Producer, Actor, Voice Actor, + more
• Credits: The Producers, Spaceballs, Blazing Saddles, History of the World: Part I

Debra Messing

• Was born and raised in Brooklyn. She currently lives in California.
• Age: age 47
• Birthplace: New York City, USA, New York
• Profession: Comedian, Television producer, Actor, Voice acting
• Credits: Will & Grace, Along Came Polly, The Wedding Date, The Starter Wife

Mike Tyson

• Boxer Mike Tyson was born and raised in Brooklyn.  He now lives in Las Vegas.
• Age: 49
• Birthplace: New York City, USA, New York, Bedford-Stuyvesant
• Profession: Film Producer, Actor, Athlete, Professional Boxer
• Credits: Tyson, The Hangover, The Hangover Part II, Rocky Balboa

Lil' Kim

• Lil' Kim was born and raised in Brooklyn and she regularly references the borough in her lyrics.
• Age: age 41
• Birthplace: New York City, USA, New York
• Profession: Record producer, Rapper, Singer-songwriter, Model, Author, + more
• Credits: Knocked Up, 8 Mile, Moulin Rouge!, Ali G Indahouse

Maggie Gyllenhaal

• Lives in Brooklyn with her husband Peter Sarsgaard and their children.
• Age: age 38
• Birthplace: New York City, USA, New York, Lower East Side
• Profession: Actor
• Credits: Donnie Darko, Secretary, The Dark Knight, White House Down

Keri Russell

• Lives in a brownstone in Brooklyn Heights.
• Age: age 39
• Birthplace: USA, California, Fountain Valley
• Profession: Spokesperson, Model, Actor, Dancer
• Credits: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Felicity, August Rush, Mission: Impossible III

Heath Ledger

• Lived in Brooklyn with his fiance Michelle Williams.
• Age: Died at 29 (1979-2008)
• Birthplace: Perth, Australia
• Profession: Actor, Music video director
• Credits: 10 Things I Hate About You, A Knight's Tale, Brokeback Mountain, The Dark Knight

Jimmy Fallon

• Was born in Brooklyn. He is a life-long New Yorker.
• Age: age 41
• Birthplace: Bay Ridge, New York City, New York, USA
• Profession: Comedian, Television producer, Musician, Screenwriter, Actor, + more
• Credits: Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Fever Pitch, Whip It

Larry David

• Was born and raised in the neighborhood of Sheepshead Bay, in Brooklyn. He now lives in California.
• Age: age 68
• Birthplace: New York City, USA, New York
• Profession: Comedian, Television producer, Film Producer, Screenwriter, Actor, + more
• Credits: Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Three Stooges, Whatever Works, Radio Days, + more

Paul Giamatti

• Purchased a condo in Brooklyn Heights for $1.3 million in 2010.
• Age: age 48
• Birthplace: USA, Connecticut, New Haven
• Profession: Film Producer, Actor, Voice acting
• Credits: Sideways, Saving Private Ryan, The Illusionist, Cinderella Man

Barbra Streisand

• Was born and raised in Brooklyn. She now lives in California with her husband James Brolin.
• Age: age 73
• Birthplace: Williamsburg, New York City, New York, USA
• Profession: Television director, Television producer, Singer-songwriter, Film Producer, Screenwriter, + more
• Credits: Funny Girl, A Star Is Born, Yentl, The Way We Were

Jimmy Kimmel

• Was born in Brooklyn, but he now lives in California where his talk show is filmed. He taped a week of shows in Brooklyn in 2012.
• Age: 48
• Birthplace: New York City, USA, Mill Basin, New York
• Profession: Talk show host, Comedian, Television producer, Film Producer, Screenwriter, + more
• Credits: Jimmy Kimmel Live! The 64th Primetime Emmy Awards, Windy City Heat, Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson

Matthew Broderick

• Matthew Broderick and his wife Sarah Jessica Parker bought a town home in Brooklyn Heights.
• Age: age 53
• Birthplace: New York City, Manhattan, USA, New York
• Profession: Actor, Voice acting, Singer, Film Director
• Credits: Ferris Bueller's Day Off, The Lion King, Godzilla, Glory

Larry King

• Was born and raised in Brooklyn. 
• Age: age 82
• Birthplace: New York City, USA, New York
• Profession: Talk show host, Journalist, Radio personality, Actor, Voice acting, + more
• Credits: Larry King Now, Larry King Live, We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story, Larry King TNT Extra 3

Spike Lee

• Director Spike Lee was raised in Brooklyn. A life-long New Yorker, Lee has been an outspoken opponent of the gentrification of Brooklyn.  
• Age: age 58
• Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
• Profession: Television director, Television producer, Film Producer, Screenwriter, Film Editor, + more
• Credits: Malcolm X, Inside Man, Do the Right Thing, 25th Hour

Steve Buscemi

• Was born in Brooklyn and he currently lives in the Park Slope neighborhood.
• Age: age 58
• Birthplace: New York City, USA, New York
• Profession: Television director, Firefighter, Film Producer, Screenwriter, Actor, + more
• Credits: Fargo, Reservoir Dogs, The Big Lebowski, Monsters, Inc.

Jason Segel

• Lived in Red Hook, Brooklyn with his then-girlfriend Michelle Williams in 2012.
• Age: age 35
• Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
• Profession: Songwriter, Musician, Film Producer, Screenwriter, Actor, + more
• Credits: How I Met Your Mother, Despicable Me, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, The Muppets

Jackie Gleason

• Honeymooners actor Jackie Gleason was born and raised in Brooklyn. He lived in Florida later in his life.
• Age: Died at 71 (1916-1987)
• Birthplace: New York City, USA, New York, Bushwick
• Profession: Film Score Composer, Stunt Performer, Comedian, Television producer, Musician, + more
• Credits: Jackie Gleason: American Scene Magazine, Cavalcade of Stars, The Hustler, The Mike Douglas Show

Patrick Stewart

• Star Trek actor Patrick Stewart paid $2.5 million for a condo in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn in 2012.
• Age: age 75
• Birthplace: Mirfield, United Kingdom
• Profession: Television director, Journalist, Film Producer, Actor, Voice acting
• Credits: Star Trek: The Next Generation, X-Men, X-Men 2, X-Men: The Last Stand

Norah Jones

• Musician Norah Jones was born in Brooklyn and she still lives in the borough today.
• Age: age 36
• Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States of America
• Profession: Jazz Pianist, Musician, Singer-songwriter, Actor, Singer, + more
• Credits: Ted, American Wedding, Trainwreck, Love Actually

Lena Dunham

• "Girls" creator Lena Dunham lives in Brooklyn Heights.
• Age: age 29
• Birthplace: New York City, Area code 917, Contiguous United States, New York, United States of America, + more
• Profession: Television director, Television producer, Screenwriter, Actor, Film Director
• Credits: Girls, Tiny Furniture, Nobody Walks, Creative Nonfiction

Richard Dreyfuss

• Was born in Brooklyn. He currently lives in San Diego, but travels back to New York frequently.
• Age: age 68
• Birthplace: New York City, USA, New York
• Profession: Film Producer, Actor, Voice acting
• Credits: Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, American Graffiti, Piranha 3D

Adrian Grenier

• "Entourage" actor Adrian Grenier currently lives in Brooklyn.
• Age: age 39
• Birthplace: Santa Fe, USA, New Mexico
• Profession: Television producer, Musician, Film Producer, Actor, Film Director
• Credits: Entourage, The Devil Wears Prada, Entourage, Drive Me Crazy

Edie Falco

• "The Sopranos" and "Nurse Jackie" actress Edie Falco was born in Brooklyn.
• Age: age 52
• Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
• Profession: Actor
• Credits: The Sopranos, Nurse Jackie, Freedomland, Cop Land

Ed Westwick

• "Gossip Girl" actor Ed Westwick has an apartment in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn.
• Age: age 28
• Birthplace: England, Stevenage
• Profession: Musician, Model, Actor
• Credits: Gossip Girl, Children of Men, J. Edgar, Breaking and Entering

Tony Danza

• Was born and raised in Brooklyn. 
• Age: age 64
• Birthplace: New York City, USA, New York
• Profession: Talk show host, Television director, Television producer, Film Producer, Actor, + more
• Credits: Who's the Boss?, Crash, Don Jon, Taxi

Joy Behar

• "The View" co-host Joy Behar was born and raised in Brooklyn, but she currently lives in Manhattan.
• Age: age 73
• Birthplace: New York City, USA, Williamsburg, New York
• Profession: Talk show host, Comedian, Actor, Voice acting, Writer, + more
• Credits: The View, The Joy Behar Show, Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story, Wisecracks

Andrew Dice Clay

• Comedian Andrew Dice Clay was born and raised in the Sheepshead Bay neighborhood of Brooklyn. He lived in Brooklyn for many years, but he now lives in New Jersey.
• Age: age 58
• Birthplace: New York City, USA, New York
• Profession: Comedian, Television producer, Film Producer, Screenwriter, Actor
• Credits: Blue Jasmine, The Adventures of Ford Fairlane, Dice Rules, Pretty in Pink

Scott Baio

• "Happy Days" actor Scott Baio was born and raised in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. He currently lives in Toluca Lake.
• Age: age 55
• Birthplace: New York City, USA, Bensonhurst, New York
• Profession: Television director, Television producer, Screenwriter, Actor
• Credits: Charles in Charge, Happy Days, Bugsy Malone, See Dad Run

Rudy Giuliani

• Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani was born in Brooklyn. 
• Age: age 71
• Birthplace: East Flatbush, New York City, New York, United States of America
• Profession: Public speaker, Businessperson, Politician, Actor, Lawyer
• Credits: Anger Management, Eddie, Piers Morgan Live, Giuliani Time, The Gates

Harvey Keitel

• Reservoir Dogs actor Harvey Keitel was born and raised in Brooklyn. He still lives in New York today.
• Age: age 76
• Birthplace: New York City, USA, New York
• Profession: Film Producer, Actor
• Credits: Reservoir Dogs, The Grand Budapest Hotel, From Dusk Till Dawn, The Piano

Leah Remini

• "King of Queens" actress Leah Remini lived in Brooklyn until she was 13 when she moved to California to pursue an acting career.
• Age: age 45
• Birthplace: Bensonhurst, New York City, New York, USA
• Profession: Actor
• Credits: The King of Queens, Old School, The Talk, Fired Up

Truman Capote

• Breakfast at Tiffany's author Truman Capote lived in Brooklyn Heights.
• Age: Died at 60 (1924-1984)
• Birthplace: USA, New Orleans, Louisiana
• Profession: Novelist, Screenwriter, Actor, Writer, Playwright
• Credits: Breakfast at Tiffany's, In Cold Blood, The Innocents, Beat the Devil

Pat Benatar

• Singer Pat Benatar was born and raised in Brooklyn. She currently lives in Malibu.
• Age: age 62
• Birthplace: New York City, USA, New York, Greenpoint
• Profession: Musician, Singer-songwriter, Bank teller
• Credits: Sesame Street, An Officer and a Gentleman, The Italian Job, Blue Valentine

John Turturro

• Barton Fink actor John Turturro has lived in Brooklyn his entire life. He currently lives in the Park Slope neighborhood.
• Age: age 58
• Birthplace: New York City, USA, New York
• Profession: Film Producer, Screenwriter, Actor, Voice acting, Writer, + more
• Credits: O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Transformers, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Barton Fink

The Notorious B.I.G.

• Was born and raised in Brooklyn. He frequently referenced his home town in his lyrics.
• Age: Died at 25 (1972-1997)
• Birthplace: New York City, USA, New York, Clinton Hill
• Profession: Record producer, Songwriter, Rapper, Composer, Singer, + more
• Credits: Bad Boys, 10 Things I Hate About You, 8 Mile, Superbad

Emily Mortimer

• "The Newsroom" actress Emily Mortimer lives in a brownstone in the Boerum Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn.
• Age: age 44
• Birthplace: United Kingdom
• Profession: Actor, Voice acting
• Credits: Shutter Island, Hugo, Lars and the Real Girl, Harry Brown

Paul Bettany

• Paul Bettany lived in Brooklyn with his wife Jennifer Connelly and their children, but they moved from the house because they thought it was haunted.
• Age: age 44
• Birthplace: England, London
• Profession: Guitarist, Film Producer, Screenwriter, Actor, Voice acting, + more
• Credits: A Beautiful Mind, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, The Avengers, Iron Man

Lou Reed

• Was born in Brooklyn and he lived in New York throughout his life.
• Age: Died at 71 (1942-2013)
• Profession: Record producer, Guitarist, Songwriter, Musician, Singer-songwriter, + more
• Credits: Trainspotting, V for Vendetta, RocknRolla, Juno

Peter Sarsgaard

• Lives in Brooklyn with his wife Maggie Gyllenhaal and their children.
• Age: age 44
• Birthplace: USA, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois
• Profession: Actor
• Credits: Jarhead, Orphan, Green Lantern, Flightplan

 

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