Actors, comedians and television performers

Natalie Portman — born in Jerusalem and raised substantially in Jericho

Portman was born in Jerusalem. After the family lived briefly elsewhere in the United States, they settled in Jericho. She attended Jewish day school on Long Island and graduated from Syosset High School before attending Harvard. She became known through Léon: The Professional, the Star Wars prequels, Black Swan and Jackie. (biography.com)

Lindsay Lohan — born in the Bronx and raised in Merrick and Cold Spring Harbor

Lohan spent much of her childhood in Merrick and later Cold Spring Harbor, beginning modeling and acting while living on Long Island. Her major films include The Parent Trap, Freaky Friday and Mean Girls. (biography.com)

Idina Menzel — born in Manhattan and raised in Syosset

Menzel’s family moved to Syosset, where she grew up and graduated from Syosset High School. She became a Broadway star through Rent and Wicked and voiced Elsa in Disney’s Frozen films. (d23.com)

Lorraine Bracco — born in Brooklyn and raised in Hicksville

The corrected account is that Bracco was born in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, moved to Hicksville in fourth grade and graduated from Hicksville High School. I found no reliable reason to include Westbury in her upbringing. She is best known for Goodfellas and The Sopranos. (en.wikipedia.org)

Edie Falco — born in New York City and raised in several Long Island communities

Falco’s family moved frequently during her childhood, including periods in Hicksville, North Babylon, West Islip and Northport. She graduated from Northport High School. She became an Emmy-winning star through The Sopranos, Nurse Jackie and Oz. (en.wikipedia.org)

Amy Schumer — born in Manhattan and raised in Rockville Centre and South Hempstead

Schumer was born on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Her family moved to Rockville Centre when she was approximately three, and she later lived in South Hempstead. She graduated from South Side High School in 1999 before becoming known for Inside Amy Schumer, Trainwreck and her stand-up specials. (wsj.com)

Susan Lucci — born in Scarsdale and raised in Garden City

Lucci grew up in Garden City and graduated from Garden City High School. She became one of daytime television’s most famous actresses through her decades-long role as Erica Kane on All My Children. (imdb.com)

Jamie-Lynn Sigler — raised in Jericho; birthplace reporting is inconsistent

Sigler unquestionably grew up in Jericho and graduated from Jericho High School. Some biographies identify Jericho as her birthplace, while others state that she was born in Queens and raised in Jericho. Because reputable references disagree, the honest formulation is raised in Jericho, birthplace disputed. She is best known as Meadow Soprano on The Sopranos. (jewishvirtuallibrary.org)

Heather Matarazzo — born and raised in Oyster Bay

Matarazzo was born in Oyster Bay and raised there by her adoptive family. She received early acclaim for Welcome to the Dollhouse and later appeared in The Princess Diaries, Scream 3 and Saved!. (en.wikipedia.org)