Editing New Milford, New Jersey (section)

==Notable people==
{{Category see also|People from New Milford, New Jersey}}
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with New Milford include:
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* [[Jack Antonoff]] (born 1984), guitarist for the band [[fun (band)|fun]]<ref>Leichman, Joseph. [http://www.jstandard.com/index.php/content/item/16035/ "More powerful than a locomotive..."], ''[[Jewish Standard]]'', November 26, 2010. Accessed January 2, 2013. "Jack Antonoff of New Milford and Daniel Silbert of Tenafly first crossed paths in elementary school at the Solomon Schechter Day School of Bergen County in New Milford, where they also met Evan Winiker, whose family moved to Teaneck in time for him to begin the sixth grade at Schechter."</ref><ref>Aberback, Brian. [http://www.northjersey.com/arts_entertainment/music/182132301_Pop-rock_band_Fun_playing_at_Jingle_Ball.html "Pop-rock band Fun playing at Jingle Ball"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', December 5, 2012. Accessed January 3, 2012. "'The past year has been crazy in so many ways,' said guitarist Jack Antonoff, who grew up in New Milford and Woodcliff Lake."</ref>
* [[Rachel Antonoff]] (born 1981), [[fashion design]]er<ref>Yotka, Steff .[https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/spring-2018-ready-to-wear/rachel-antonoff "Rachel Antonoff; Spring 2018 Ready-To-Wear"],''[[Vogue (U.S. magazine)|Vogue]]'', September 6, 2017. Accessed January 22, 2023. "'I like to imagine my sister, my grandparents, [and] my two guinea pigs still living in that house in New Milford,' Antonoff said of her childhood home in suburban New Jersey."</ref> 
* [[Adam Leitman Bailey]] (born 1970), real estate lawyer involved in cases such as the [[Park51]] controversy (also known as the Ground Zero Mosque), and [[Trump SoHo]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Taylor|first=Candace|title=Public Enemy No. 1 for Developers|url=http://therealdeal.com/newyork/articles/public-enemy-no-1-for-developers--3|access-date=July 19, 2011|newspaper=[[The Real Deal (magazine)|The Real Deal]]|date=June 1, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903081846/http://therealdeal.com/newyork/articles/public-enemy-no-1-for-developers--3|archive-date=September 3, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Mario Bokara]] (born 1980), professional wrestler best known for his time with [[Impact Wrestling]]<ref>[https://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=2643 Mario Bokara], Cagematch. Accessed June 9, 2020. "Birthplace: New Milford, New Jersey, USA"</ref>
* [[J. Walter Christie]] (1865–1944), father of the modern tank<ref>[http://www.bergencountyhistory.org/Pages/cchousehistory.html Campbell-Christie House], accessed April 26, 2007. "John Walter Christie, born in the house on May 6, 1865, achieved fame as an inventor."</ref>
* [[Sherry Coben]] (1953–2024), writer who created the 1980s situation comedy ''[[Kate & Allie]]''<ref>Phillips, Zoe G. [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/sherry-coben-dead-emmy-winning-writer-creator-kate-and-allie-1236034804/ "Sherry Coben, Writer and Creator of ‘Kate & Allie,’ Dies at 71"], ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'', October 17, 2024. Accessed October 19, 2024. "Coben died on Oct. 16 in her home in New Milford, New Jersey after a battle with cancer, her family told ''The Hollywood Reporter''."</ref>
* [[Josh Dela Cruz]] (born 1989), actor chosen in 2018 to be the host of ''[[Blue's Clues & You!]]'', a reboot of the ''[[Nickelodeon]]'' series ''[[Blue's Clues]]''<ref>Kaulessar, Ricardo. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/local/2018/10/09/blue-puppy-and-human-host-return-tv-solve-clues/1564528002/ "''Blue’s Clues'' returns with New Milford High alum as host"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', October 9, 2018. Accessed October 10, 2018. "For Dela Cruz, a 2007 graduate of New Milford High School and 2011 graduate of Montclair State University, it's a role that has challenged him, yet has amazed him.... And for the 29-year-old Filipino actor, who was born in the United Arab Emirates, lived in New York, and moved to New Milford when he was in the first grade, being the host is a dream coming full circle."</ref>
* [[Frank DiMaggio]] (born 1950), retired [[Canadian football]] player who played for the [[Ottawa Rough Riders]]<ref>DiTrani, Vinny. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-record-quarterback-frank-dimaggio-of/128311270/ "Frank DiMaggio ready to take NFL by storm"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', September 30, 1973. Accessed July 16, 2023, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "'The talent is there,' says the former New Milford quarterback. 'I've just been in the wrong place at the wrong time." DiMaggio, who quarterbacks the Bridgeport Jets of the Atlantic Coast Football League, was a classmate of Ed Marinaro's at New Milford High."</ref>
* [[Mary Joyce Doyle]] (1923–2016), nun and librarian who founded the library consortium that revolutionized the borrowing of books in [[Bergen County, New Jersey]], through the creation of the [[Bergen County Cooperative Library System]]<ref>[https://www.northjersey.com/story/life/announcements/obituaries/2016/06/29/mary-joyce-doyle-credited-with-revolutionizing-book-lending-in-bergen-county-dies-at-87/94876584/ "Mary Joyce Doyle Credited with Revolutionizing Book Lending in Bergen County Dies at 87"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', June 29, 2016. Accessed October 30, 2019. "Mary Joyce Doyle, a politically savvy former nun who was 'founding mother' of the library consortium that revolutionized the borrowing of books in Bergen County, died Tuesday at her New Milford home."</ref>
* [[Jim Dray]] (born 1986), [[tight end]] who has played for the [[Arizona Cardinals]] and [[Cleveland Browns]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL)<ref>[http://www.nfl.com/player/jimdray/497226/profile Jim Dray], [[National Football League]]. Accessed May 18, 2016.</ref>
* [[Pee Wee Erwin]] (1913–1981), jazz trumpet<ref>Coates, Laird McC. [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53089158/obituary-for-pee-wee-erwin-aged-68/ "Pee Wee Erwin, 68, jazz trumpeter"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', June 22, 1981. Accessed June 9, 2020. "Pee Wee Erwin, a star trumpet player for 50 years, first with the swing bands of the 1930s and later with small jazz groups, died of cancer at Holy Name Hospital in Teaneck. He was 68 and was a longtime resident of New Milford."</ref>
* [[Beth Fowler]] (born 1940), actress<ref>Beckerman, Jim. [http://www.northjersey.com/betterliving/Broadway_vets_Paper_Mill_debut.html "Fowler draws on salon ties for role"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', March 12, 2008. Accessed March 12, 2008. "Born in Jersey City, raised in Rutherford (she cut her acting teeth with the Bergen County Players in Oradell), she lived in Teaneck, Hawthorne and Glen Rock before settling, eight years ago, in New Milford."</ref>
* [[Janet Hamill]] (born 1945), poet and [[spoken word]] artist<ref>Sheingold, Nina. [http://www.chronogram.com/hudsonvalley/janet-hamill-raises-a-toast-to-la-vie-boheme/Content?oid=2227195 "Janet Hamill Raises a Toast to La Vie Boheme; Café Society"], ''Chronogram'', February 1, 2014. Accessed May 18, 2016. "Hamill was born in Weehawken, across the Hudson from midtown Manhattan. She was the second of five children, and her family soon moved to suburban New Milford, still tantalizingly close to the city she calls 'a magical place.'"</ref>
* [[Dave Jeser]] (born 1977), co-creator of ''[[Drawn Together]]''<ref>Lipowsky, Josh. [http://www.jstandard.com/index.php/content/item/drawn_together_creators_from_area_decry_anti-israel_accusations/ "'Drawn Together' creators, from area, decry anti-Israel accusations"], ''[[Jewish Standard]]'', June 4, 2010. Accessed December 20, 2011. "After that, Dave Jeser, originally from New Milford, and Matt Silverstein, originally from Oradell, created ''Drawn Together: The Movie,'' which featured a fictional network out to erase the reality show characters with the I.S.R.A.E.L. robot."</ref>
* [[Ed Marinaro]] (born 1950), football player and actor<ref>Rondinaro, Gene. [https://www.nytimes.com/1986/10/19/realestate/if-you-re-thinking-of-living-in-new-milford.html "If You're Thinking of Living In; New Milford"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 19, 1986. Accessed July 19, 2012. "Ed Marinaro, a local high-school football star, set N.C.A.A. rushing records at Cornell University, then played professionally with the Minnesota Vikings and the New York Jets. Then he turned actor, with his most recent role as Officer Joe Coffey in the hit television series ''Hill Street Blues.''"</ref>
* [[Rob McClure]] (born 1982), [[Theatre World Award]]-winning and [[Tony Award]]-nominated theatrical actor<ref>Piccirillo, Ann. [http://newmilford-nj.patch.com/groups/arts-and-entertainment/p/new-milfords-rob-mcclure-is-bringing-chaplin-to-broadway "New Milford's Rob McClure is Bringing Chaplin to Broadway; And he credits New Milford High School's Theater Program"], New Milford Patch, October 13, 2011. Accessed October 21, 2013. "McClure credits New Milford High School and its strong commitment to the arts for leading him where he is today, which is why he feels passionately that the arts should not be cut from school programs."</ref>
* [[John Minko]] (born 1953), [[WFAN (AM)|WFAN]] sports update anchor<ref>[http://www.patch.com/new-jersey/newmilford-nj/bp--new-milford-sports-awards-banquet "New Milford Sports Award Banquet"], New Milford Patch, June 9, 2011. Accessed September 29, 2016. "WFAN's John Minko was the emcee of the evening. The long-time New Milford resident ran the show flawlessly."</ref>
* [[Michael Nelson (political scientist)|Michael Nelson]] (born 1949), political scientist, noted for his work on the Presidency and elections<ref>[https://www.rhodes.edu/sites/default/files/MNcv.pdf CV of Michael Nelson], [[Rhodes College]]. Accessed June 9, 2020. "Born June 11, 1949 in New Milford, N.J.; married to Linda Ezell Nelson; two children, Michael and Samuel"</ref>
* [[Quincy Porter (American football)|Quincy Porter]], [[American football]] [[wide receiver]] for the [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State Buckeyes]]<ref>Cooper, Darren. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/high-school/football/2024/10/26/quincy-porter-bergen-catholic-keep-chase-four-straight-alive/75841471007/ "Quincy Porter, Bergen Catholic keep chase for four straight titles alive"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', October 27, 2024. Accessed May 2, 1942. "Quincy Porter and Bergen Catholic took a big shot, but, in the end, they were still standing tall.... The New Milford native, and Ohio State commitment, finished with five catches for 94 yards, and Campanile was asked what impressed him about Porter."</ref>
* [[J.J. Racaza]] (born 1980), marksman who finished 3rd place on History Channel's ''[[Top Shot]]'' and is a double grandmaster in the USPSA/IPSC<ref>[http://www.history.com/shows/top-shot/bios/simon-jj-racaza Meet the Marksmen - Top Shot Season 1 - Simon "J.J." Racaza] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002162723/http://www.history.com/shows/top-shot/bios/simon-jj-racaza |date=2012-10-02 }}, ''[[Top Shot]]''. Accessed January 23, 2011.</ref>
* [[Joe Regalbuto]] (born 1949), actor<ref>Lawler, Sylvia. [https://www.proquest.com/docview/392336948 "He's Bullish on Candice Bergen and ''Murphy Brown''"], ''[[The Morning Call]]'', April 2, 1989. Accessed August 13, 2013. " Regalbuto, a kid from Brooklyn and the Bronx who was raised in New Milford, N.J., got stuck on acting in high school."</ref>
* [[Jean Shepherd]] (1921–1999), writer and narrator of the popular holiday film ''[[A Christmas Story]]''<ref>Iati, Marisa. [https://www.nj.com/union/2015/12/classic_holiday_movie_hints_at_creators_real_life.html "7 things you never knew about 'A Christmas Story', including a Jersey connection"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], December 24, 2015, updated January 17, 2019. Accessed February 23, 2021. "Glazer said despite frequently making fun of the Garden State, Shepherd spent significant time here - at one point he lived in New Milford and owned a home in Hunterdon County."</ref>
* [[Bobby Steele]] (born 1956), guitar player for the [[Misfits (band)|Misfits]] and [[The Undead]]<ref>Garcia, Alfa. [http://www.northjersey.com/arts_entertainment/104397194_Not_without_a_struggle__.html "Veteran punk rocker continues the struggle"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', October 6, 2010. Accessed January 23, 2011. "Steele, 54, is the only constant in the band — a New Milford native with a thick New Jersey accent who emits the energy of a 25-year-old and the hustle of a time-worn New York musician."</ref>
* [[Robert B. Sturges]], Florida businessman and former New Jersey government official<ref>Leith, Rod. [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108602948/the-record/ "New scrutiny of casinos; Support services to get hard look"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', April 1, 1982. Accessed August 30, 2022. "The former New Milford resident says he likes what he's doing how because he's trying to maintain public confidence in an industry he feels is helping the same people who were the victims of Medicaid fraud, the elderly."</ref>
* [[Robert Torricelli]] (born 1951), [[United States House of Representatives|Congressman]] and [[United States Senate|Senator]] from 1983 to 2003<ref>Parisi, Albert J. [https://www.nytimes.com/1983/01/30/nyregion/return-of-body-expected.html "Return of Body Expected"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 30, 1983. Accessed June 2, 2017. "A body that may be that of a missing New Jersey freelance journalist is expected to be shipped to the United States this week at the request of Representative Robert Torricelli, a freshman Democrat from New Milford."</ref><ref>[[Michael Barone (pundit)|Barone, Michael]]; and Ujifusa, Grant. ''[[The Almanac of American Politics]] 1988'', p. 755. ''[[National Journal]]'', 1987.</ref>
* [[Jeffrey A. Warsh]] (born 1960), politician who served two terms in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] and later served as executive director of [[NJ Transit]]<ref>Kennedy, Randy. [https://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/11/nyregion/public-lives-keeping-the-crowds-and-the-complainers-moving.html "Public Lives; Keeping the Crowds and the Complainers Moving"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 11, 2002. Accessed September 9, 2015. "Part of that gregariousness came from growing up the son of a hard-working wine and spirits salesman from New Milford, N.J., later an executive in a distributorship, who taught his son the value of relating to people."</ref>
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