List of Famous people born in New York City, United States of America

Steve White is an American actor and comedian, best known for his roles in Spike Lee films. He has worked with Lee five times. From 1992 to 1997, White performed stand-up comedy on Russell Simmons's Def Comedy Jam on HBO and he also had a recurring role on the ABC comedy series Hangin' With Mr. Cooper. Steve was most recently one of the guest announcers on The Price Is Right.

Jonathan Michael "Jon" Avnet, is an American director, writer and producer.

Kenwood Marshall Dennard is an American jazz drummer.

Joe Regalbuto is an American actor and director. He is known for his role as Frank Fontana on the CBS television sitcom Murphy Brown, which earned him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination in 1989.

Jerry Adler is an American theatre director, producer, and television and film actor. He is mainly a character actor perhaps best known for his work as Herman "Hesh" Rabkin on The Sopranos, as Howard Lyman on The Good Wife, as the building maintenance man Mr. Wicker on Mad About You, and Fire Chief Sidney Feinberg on Rescue Me.

Richard Gottehrer is an American songwriter, record producer and record label executive. In 1997, he founded the Orchard, an independent music and video distribution company.

John Benitez (born November 7, 1957), also known as Jellybean, is an American drummer, guitarist, songwriter, DJ, remixer and music producer of Puerto Rican descent. He has produced and remixed artists such as Madonna, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson and the Pointer Sisters. In December 2016, Billboard magazine ranked him as the 99th most successful dance artist of all-time.

Glenn Wrage is an American actor and model, who has performed numerous roles in television, film, and video games.

Peter Parros is an American actor and screenwriter. His acting credits include stage, screen and television. Parros portrays Judge David Harrington on Tyler Perry's The Haves and the Have Nots airing on the Oprah Winfrey Network, but he may be most recognized for his nearly decade-long portrayal of Dr. Ben Harris on the CBS soap As the World Turns.

Richard Crudo, A.S.C. is an American cinematographer and director. He is a 6-term past-president of the American Society of Cinematographers.