Movies, television and theater
Jason Alexander (born 1959), actor, appeared in Seinfeld.[12]
John Amos (born 1939), actor from Good Times and The West Wing.[13]
A. J. Calloway (born 1974), former host of BET's 106 & Park
Bill Bellamy (born 1965), actor/former MTV VJ.[14]
Vivian Blaine (1921-1995), actress
Tisha Campbell-Martin (1968), actress
Brian De Palma (born 1940), film director
Allen Garfield (born 1939), actor
Ice-T (born 1958), actor / rapper
Queen Latifah (born 1970), actress
Jerry Lewis (born 1926), actor
Ray Liotta (born 1954), actor
Kal Penn (born 1977), actor
Joe Pesci (born 1943), actor
Keshia Knight Pulliam (born 1979), actress for her role as Bill Cosby's youngest daughter and child, Rudy Huxtable, on the NBC sitcom, The Cosby Show.
Joe Rogan (born 1967), comedian, host of Fear Factor
Eva Marie Saint (born 1924), actress
Jack Warden (1920-2006), character actor.
J. D. Williams (born 1978), actor
Ian Ziering (born 1964), actor best known for playing Steve Sanders on the television series Beverly Hills, 90210.
Kiely Williams star of the cheetah girls movies

Music
Betty Carter (1929-1998), jazz singer
Rah Digga (born 1972), rapper
Angelo Dos Santos (born 1940), composer/musician, founding member of the Brazilian harmonica trio "The Harmonikings".
Faith Evans (born 1973), singer/songwriter
Connie Francis (born 1938), singer of hit songs such as Who's Sorry Now? and Where the Boys Are.
Fugees - Rap Group
Gloria Gaynor (born 1949), singer best-known for the disco era hits including I Will Survive.
Savion Glover (born 1973), actor, tap dancer and choreographer
John Gorka (born 1958), folk musician
Fred Schneider, B-52's singer
Stefon Harris, jazz vibraphonist.[15]
Cissy Houston (born 1933), singer
Whitney Houston (born 1963), singer
Wyclef Jean (born 1972), artist, rapper, ex-member of the 90s rap group, the Fugees
Nick Massi (1935-2000), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member, as part of The Four Seasons
Christina Milian (born 1981), singer
James Moody (born 1925)[16], saxophonist
Outsidaz - rap group
Redman (born 1970), rapper
Marc Ribot (born 1954), guitarist and composer
Paul Simon (born 1941), songwriter, musician, and member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Wayne Shorter (born 1933), jazz composer and saxophonist
Frankie Valli (born 1934), musician, most famous as frontman of The Four Seasons
Sarah Vaughan (1924-1990), jazz singer
Gerard Way (born 1977), My Chemical Romance frontman and singer
Mikey Way (born 1980), My Chemical Romance bassist and brother of Gerard Way
Max Weinberg (born 1951), drummer for Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band and The Max Weinberg 7 on Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Edward Issler (1855-after 1920), pianist and leader of Issler's Orchestra
Larry Young (1940-1978), jazz organist
Kat Deluna