List of Sacramento entertainers
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Sacramento, California has been home to or associated with entertainment figures that include (in alphabetical order):
[edit] Film, television, radio and theater
- Carlos Alazraqui, actor, comedian
- Mark S. Allen, television personality [1]
- Stan Atkinson, television journalist
- Max Baer, Jr., actor-director
- Adrienne Barbeau, television and film actress
- Barbi Benton, actress and model
- Amanda Blake, actress on television's Gunsmoke
- Tylene Buck, model, wrestler [2]
- LeVar Burton, actor
- Timothy Busfield, television, stage and film actor, producer and director
- Joe Carnahan, director
- Pete Dexter, screenwriter
- Joan Didion, screenwriter
- Sam Doumit, actress
- Morton Downey, Jr., broadcaster
- Merrin Dungey, actress
- Sam Elliott, actor
- Giselle Fernández, TV personality
- Jack Gallagher, comedian
- John Gibson, TV personality
- Mark Goodson, television producer
- Sasha Grey, pornographic actress
- Colin Hanks, TV and film actor
- Tom Hanks, film and television actor, director, and producer
- Henry Hathaway, director
- Richard Hellesen, playwright
- Lester Holt, television journalist and personality
- Don Imus, broadcaster
- Bob Devin Jones, actor and playwright
- Kayden Kross, pornographic actress [3]
- Thomas M. Kelly, playwright, theater owner, producer and director
- Rush Limbaugh, broadcaster
- Lisa Ling, TV personality
- Mr. Lobo, TV personality/horror host
- Joan Lunden, TV personality
- Joyce Meadows, actress
- Pat Morita, actor and comedian
- May O'Donnell, modern dancer
- Tim Ocel, opera and theater director
- Brian Posehn, comedian
- Molly Ringwald, film and stage actress, jazz singer
- Dominic Sandoval, dancer
- Scott Schwartz, actor
- Nicholas Sparks, author and screenwriter
- Eric Sheffer Stevens, actor
- Sab Shimono film, TV, and stage actor
- Smosh, viral-video makers Anthony Padilla and Ian Hecox
- Brenda Song, actress
- Rene Syler, host of The Early Show
- Bob Wilkins, television personality
- Victor Wong, film actor
- John Lloyd Young, Tony winning actor
[edit] Musicians
- !!!, band
- 7 Seconds band
- Lynn Anderson, country singer
- Blackalicious, hip-hop duo [4]
- Bob Stubbs, drummer Social Distortion
- Brent Bourgeois, singer-songwriter
- CAKE, alternative rock band
- Cause & Effect, electronica/synthpop band
- Craig Chaquico, Jefferson Starship guitarist
- Cimorelli, sibling pop group
- Club Nouveau, R&B group
- Doris Coley, singer with the vocal group The Shirelles
- The Cramps, band
- David de Berry, composer
- Deftones, rock band
- Suzi Gardner, Founder of the band L7
- Jackie Greene, singer-songwriter, blues guitarist
- Lee Greenwood, country music artist
- Groovie Ghoulies, punk rock band
- Hella, band
- Michael Hedges, guitarist
- James House, country music artist, songwriter
- Brotha Lynch Hung, rap artist
- Dick Jurgens, American swing music bandleader from the 30's & 40's
- Brie Larson, pop/rock singer and actress
- Mary Love, R&B singer
- Mandisa, singer
- Tim McCord, musician
- Rose Melberg, musician
- Middle Class Rut, punk band
- Oleander, alternative rock band
- Papa Roach, band
- Charlie Peacock, singer-songwriter, record producer
- Rufus Reid, jazz bassist, educator, and composer
- Cynthia Robinson, musician, inductee of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Sly and the Family Stone
- Michael Roe, singer
- Raphael Saadiq - singer, songwriter and record producer
- Timothy B. Schmit, bassist and vocalist for the country/rock bands Poco and the Eagles[5]
- Kevin Sharp, country music singer
- Jimmy Smith, jazz legend dubbed "King of the Hammond B-3 Organ"
- Spiral Starecase
- Steel Breeze, rock band
- Tesla, rock band
- Jeff Watson, musician
- Skylar Thomas keyboardist / pianist, musician
[edit] References
- ^ Trinchera, Christa (16 May 2010). "2 Emmy Wins for Local Television Personality Mark S. Allen". Sacramento Press. http://www.sacramentopress.com/headline/27113/2_Emmy_Wins_for_Local_Television_Personality_Mark_S_Allen. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
- ^ "Major Gunns profile". Online World of Wrestling. http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/m/major-gunns.html. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
- ^ Christina (2008-05-21). "Interview with Kayden Kross". AIPdaily.com. http://aipdaily.com/interview-with-kayden-kross/. Retrieved 2008-07-31.
- ^ Henderson, Alex. "Blackalicious – Biography". Allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p199899/biography. Retrieved January 04, 2012.
- ^ Eder, Bruce. "Timothy B. Schmit > Biography". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p122756/biography. Retrieved 2011-07-01.
