{"id":171962,"date":"2024-09-23T21:00:07","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T01:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/?p=171962"},"modified":"2026-03-16T09:11:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T13:11:54","slug":"famous-people-celebrities-jersey-shore-nj","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/famous-people-celebrities-jersey-shore-nj\/","title":{"rendered":"19 Famous People With Jersey Shore Roots"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"custom_featured_image\" style=\"display:none;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/famous-people-jersey-shore-fi-800x533.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"famous people Jersey Shore\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/famous-people-jersey-shore-fi-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/famous-people-jersey-shore-fi-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/famous-people-jersey-shore-fi-640x426.jpg 640w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/famous-people-jersey-shore-fi-585x390.jpg 585w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/famous-people-jersey-shore-fi-263x175.jpg 263w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/famous-people-jersey-shore-fi.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><div id=\"custom_category\" style=\"display:none;\">Celebs<\/div><p>The Jersey Shore isn\u2019t just known for its beaches, boardwalks, and summer crowds \u2014 it\u2019s also the hometown of many famous faces. From legendary rock musician Bruce Springsteen to media personality Wendy Williams, the Jersey Shore has produced an impressive lineup of celebrities across music, film, television, comedy, and pop culture. Many actors, musicians, comedians, directors, and reality TV stars were born or raised in Jersey Shore towns, helping put this coastal region of New Jersey on the cultural map. With its vibrant arts scene, tight-knit communities, and creative energy, it\u2019s no surprise that so many notable figures got their start here. There must be something in the saltwater in the seaside towns because the shore region claims some of the best musicians, actors, comedians, reality show stars, directors, and social media influencers as their own. <strong data-start=\"1197\" data-end=\"1292\">Read on to learn more about the famous people who were born and raised at the Jersey Shore.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-171963\" src=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/famous-people-jersey-shore.jpg\" alt=\"famous people Jersey Shore\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/famous-people-jersey-shore.jpg 450w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/famous-people-jersey-shore-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/alix_earle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alix Earle<\/a> \u2014 Wall, New Jersey<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TikTok star and social media influencer Alix Earle is a true Jersey Shore girl. Alix was raised in Wall, New Jersey and graduated from Red Bank Catholic High School in Red Bank, New Jersey in 2019. Her family owns <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Earle<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a New Jersey-based construction company, as well as <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Surfside Frozen Custard<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Sea Girt, New Jersey. Alix\u2019s <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LinkedIn profile<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> highlights working for both family establishments while she was in high school. A retail job with <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hazel Boutique<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Belmar, New Jersey, is what ultimately led Alix to pursue a career in social media, as she actively served as a Hazel model and contributed to the boutique\u2019s Instagram account while working there. Alix moved to Florida for college where she received a degree in Marketing from the University of Miami. The <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hot Mess<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> podcast host currently lives in Miami but often returns home to Monmouth County to hit up some of her favorite spots, such as <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fins<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Baron\u2019s Bagels<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Rook Coffee, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Parker House<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/best-jersey-shore-bars-new-jersey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DJais<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 which is documented on her TikTok account.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ashleytisdale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ashley Tisdale<\/a> \u2014 Deal, New Jersey<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Actress, singer, and producer Ashley Tisdale \u2014 most known for her roles on Disney Channel\u2019s hit series <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Suite Life of Zack &amp; Cody<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and movie franchise <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">High School Musical<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 was born in Monmouth County, New Jersey. When Ashley was three years old, she was spotted by Bill Perlman, who became her manager, at a New Jersey mall. Quickly after getting scouted, she auditioned for, and appeared in, hundreds of national network television commercials. Ashley\u2019s life at the Jersey Shore did not last very long as the Tisdale family relocated to Los Angeles to pursue her career in <a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/music-bands-asbury-park-nj\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">entertainment<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/real-housewives-of-new-jersey-landmarks-jersey-shore\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">13 Jersey Shore Locations the Real Housewives of NJ Have Visited<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/springsteen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bruce Springsteen<\/a> \u2014 Freehold, New Jersey<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arguably the most notable name on this list is singer, songwriter, and guitarist <a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/springsteen-center-american-music-opens-summer-monmouth-university-2026\/\">Bruce Springsteen<\/a>. Bruce was born in Long Branch and raised in Freehold. He graduated from Freehold Borough High School and later attended Ocean County College before dropping out to focus on his music career. Bruce and his family currently live on a horse farm in Colts Neck. The <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Born in the U.S.A<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. singer put Asbury Park \u2014 the place where he got his start \u2014 on the map as a music mecca. Bruce Springsteen returned to the seaside town to headline the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/sea-hear-now-music-festival-asbury-park-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sea. Hear. Now.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> music festival in 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/charlieputh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Charlie Puth<\/a> \u2014&nbsp;Rumson, New Jersey<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Singer, songwriter, and record producer Charlie Puth was born and raised in Rumson, New Jersey. Growing up, Charlie participated in summer youth jazz ensembles and theatrical productions at the Count Basie Theatre \u2014 now known as the Count Basie Center for the Arts \u2014 in Red Bank, New Jersey. Charlie is a 2013 graduate of Berklee College of Music, where he majored in music production and engineering. The <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">See You Again<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> singer often gives a shout-out to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sea Bright Pizza<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for being his favorite <a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/pizza-restaurants-jersey-shore-nj\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jersey Shore pizza establishment<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Danny Devito \u2014 Neptune, New Jersey<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Actor Danny Devito was born at Raleigh Fitkin-Paul Morgan Memorial Hospital (currently known as Jersey Shore University Medical Center) in Neptune Township, New Jersey. The Emmy Award winner was raised in Asbury Park and attended Our Lady of Mount Carmel School. Devito\u2019s love for New Jersey runs deep. The <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s Always Sunny in Philadelphia<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> star is the face of the beloved Jersey Mike\u2019s Subs brand, which is fitting because he grew up not too far from the original Jersey Mike\u2019s location. He even named his two production companies after his home state: Jersey Films and Jersey Television.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/deenanicole\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deena Nicole Buckner<\/a> \u2014 New Egypt, New Jersey<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C7FW08LBaDu\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C7FW08LBaDu\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by @christopherjohnclothing<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jersey Shore\u2019s<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Deena Nicole Buckner was born and raised in New Egypt, New Jersey. The reality star attended New Egypt High School. After graduating high school, she briefly attended Brookdale Community College in Middletown Township, New Jersey. Deena was cast by MTV to join its hit reality show <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jersey Shore <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">when Angelina Pivarnick left the show after season two. Deena joined the cast to film in Seaside Heights, New Jersey, during season three and has been on the show \u2014 and the reboot: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jersey Shore: Family Vacation<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 ever since. Deena and her husband, Christopher Buckner, got married at <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Laurita Winery<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in New Egypt in 2017.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/demetrimartinofficial\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Demetri Martin<\/a> \u2014 Toms River, New Jersey<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Comedian, actor, writer, director, cartoonist, and musician Demetri Martin grew up in Toms River, New Jersey. The stand-up comedian told <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/entertainment\/tv\/2009\/02\/demetri_martin_qa.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NJ.com<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that as a teenager, he worked at his family&#8217;s Greek food stand on the Seaside <a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/best-boardwalks-jersey-shore-new-jersey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">boardwalk<\/a> and at his family\u2019s diner in Beachwood. Demetri attended Toms River High School North and graduated in 1991.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/findingxfletcher\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fletcher<\/a> \u2014 Wall, New Jersey<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Popstar Cari Fletcher \u2014 stage name: Fletcher \u2014 was born and raised in Wall, New Jersey. The singer \u2014 who was featured on <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Forbes<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 30 under 30 list in 2022, NBD \u2014 graduated from Wall High School in 2012. Fletcher got her footing in the music industry by playing at local concert venues at the Jersey Shore such as The Saint and <a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/concert-venues-asbury-park-new-jersey-shore\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Stone Pony<\/a>. After high school, Fletcher attended the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music at New York University. The <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Undrunk<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> singer has since gone on to become a force in the pop music scene and hosts the annual \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fletcher &amp; Friends<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d concert at The Stone Pony Summer Stage for Pride Month in Asbury Park.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/gatenm123\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gaten Matarazzo<\/a> \u2014 Tuckerton, New Jersey<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CqWnHpiMJ6Y\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CqWnHpiMJ6Y\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Gaten Matarazzo (@gatenm123)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gaten Matarazzo \u2014 the actor most known for his role as Dustin Henderson on <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stranger Things<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 was raised in Little Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, and attended Pinelands Regional High School in Tuckerton. The Ocean County native pursued vocal training at Starlight Performing Arts Center, located in Manahawkin, New Jersey. Gaten went on to star on Broadway in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Priscilla, Queen of the Desert<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> before landing a role on the Netflix phenomenon <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stranger Things<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. While production for the fourth season of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stranger Things<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was paused during the COVID-19 pandemic, Gaten decided to take up a part-time job as a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">food runner<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at a Long Beach Island <a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/best-restaurants-outdoor-seating-asbury-park-nj\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">restaurant<\/a>. Though he never confirmed the restaurant, it is believed that he worked at <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bird + Betty\u2019s<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in <a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/camping-jersey-shore-nj\/\">Beach Haven<\/a>, New Jersey. Gaten\u2019s family members have reportedly been employed at the eatery and his band \u2014 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Work in Progress<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 performed a concert at the establishment in 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Jack Nicholson \u2014 Neptune, New Jersey<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Actor Jack Nicholson was born in Neptune City and grew up in Spring Lake and Manasquan. The Academy Award winner graduated from Manasquan High School in 1954. According to an article published in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Asbury Park Press<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in 1953, Nicholson was listed as &#8220;best actor,&#8221; &#8220;chatterbox,&#8221; as well as both &#8220;class pessimist&#8221; and &#8220;class optimist\u201d in a poll of seniors taken by Manasquan High School&#8217;s Blue and Gray newspaper.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jonbonjovi\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jon Bon Jovi<\/a> \u2014 Sayreville, New Jersey<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C_3BCh_OqgJ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C_3BCh_OqgJ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Pitbull (@pitbull)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bon Jovi frontman <a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/bon-jovi-soul-kitchen-pop-up-close-2026\/\">Jon Bon Jovi<\/a> (legal name: John Bongiovi) was born in Perth Amboy and raised in Sayreville. He attended St. Joseph High School in Metuchen during his freshman and sophomore years and then transferred to Sayreville War Memorial High School in Parlin. Jon Bon Jovi got his start opening for New Jersey bands, such as Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, at local venues like The Stone Pony. Much like Bruce Springsteen, the\u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Livin\u2019 on a Prayer<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> singer put Asbury Park\u2019s live music scene on the map.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thatkevinsmith\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kevin Smith<\/a> \u2014 Red Bank, New Jersey<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C95AozfJ0JG\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C95AozfJ0JG\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Kevin Smith (@thatkevinsmith)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Director, producer, writer, and actor Kevin Smith was born in Red Bank and raised in Highlands. Kevin attended Henry Hudson Regional High School and graduated in 1988. The <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clerks<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> director owns and operates a comic book store called Jay and Silent Bob&#8217;s Secret Stash in Red Bank, New Jersey, and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bought his childhood movie theater<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and reopened it as <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SModcastle Cinemas<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Atlantic Highlands. He was inducted into the 2024 New Jersey Hall of Fame in the Performing Arts + <a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/independent-movie-theaters-jersey-shore-nj\/\">Entertainment<\/a> category.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kirstendunst\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kiersten Dunst<\/a> \u2014 Point Pleasant, New Jersey<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C-0TL7Lvcdj\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C-0TL7Lvcdj\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by pati dubroff (@patidubroff)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Actress Kiersten Dunst was born in <a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/jersey-shore-brewery-lokal-brewing-co-point-pleasant-nj\/\">Point Pleasant<\/a> and lived in Brick Township until she was eleven years old. The Golden Globe winner attended the Ranney School in Tinton Falls. When her parents separated, she moved to Los Angeles with her mother and pursued a career in acting.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/midoriglory\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Midori Francis<\/a> \u2014 Rumson, New Jersey<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C8Mt0XDOu8b\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C8Mt0XDOu8b\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Midori Francis (Midori Iwama) (@midoriglory)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Actress Midori Francis \u2014 known for her roles on the Netflix series <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dash &amp; Lily<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Grey&#8217;s Anatomy<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 grew up in Rumson, New Jersey. Midori attended Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School and went on to obtain a Bachelor of Fine Arts in acting from the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University in 2014.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mikethesituation\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mike Sorrentino<\/a> \u2014 Manalapan, New Jersey<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C0aRFZxumrU\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C0aRFZxumrU\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Mike&#8221;The Situation&#8221;Sorrentino (@mikethesituation)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jersey Shore<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> star Mike Sorrentino \u2014 known as \u201cThe Situation\u201d \u2014 was born in Staten Island, New York, but raised in Manalapan, New Jersey. The television personality graduated from Manalapan High School in 1999. The Situation obtained an associate degree from Brookdale Community College,<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">which is where he met his now wife, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lauren Sorrentino<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Mike told <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fox News<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that he also attended Kean University and Monmouth University. The <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reality Check: Making the Best of the Situation, the<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> author and his family currently live in Holmdel.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/paulwesley\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paul Wesley<\/a> \u2014 Marlboro, New Jersey<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C-TBUUgCMhq\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C-TBUUgCMhq\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Paul Wesley (@paulwesley)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">American actor, director, and producer Paul Wesley \u2014 most known for his role as Stefan Salvatore in the hit television series <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Vampire Diaries<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 was born in New Brunswick and grew up in Marlboro. Wesley attended Christian Brothers Academy in Lincroft, New Jersey, and Marlboro High School during his high school years. He started college at Rutgers University in <a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/jersey-shore-beaches-nj\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Jersey<\/a> but left after one semester to pursue a career in acting.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/piperperabo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Piper Perabo<\/a> \u2014 Toms River, New Jersey<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Actress Piper Perabo was raised in Toms River, New Jersey. Piper graduated from Toms River High School North in 1994. She went on to have lead roles in films such as <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coyote Ugly, Cheaper by the Dozen, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Because I Said So.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>See More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hobokengirl.com\/musicians-maxwells-hoboken-nj\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10 Iconic Musicians That Played at Maxwell\u2019s in Hoboken<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sammisweetheart\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Samantha Giancola<\/a> \u2014 Hazlet, New Jersey<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C8CcMn0xc6d\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C8CcMn0xc6d\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Samantha \u201cSammi Sweetheart&#8221; (@sammisweetheart)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Samantha Giancola \u2014 also known as Sammi Sweetheart \u2014 was raised in Hazlet, New Jersey. The <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jersey Shore<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> star attended Raritan High School and then went on to major in sociology at William Paterson University, where she also played as a midfielder on the school\u2019s Division III women&#8217;s soccer team. The MTV reality star owns and operates a boutique called <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sweetheart Coast<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the boardwalk in <a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/gillians-wonderland-pier-ocean-city-nj-closure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ocean City<\/a>, New Jersey.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/therealwendywilliamsonline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wendy Williams<\/a> \u2014 Asbury Park, New Jersey<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Media personality and <a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/news\/netflix-warner-bros-acquisition-new-jersey\/\">television<\/a> host Wendy Williams was born and raised in <a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/best-beauty-treatments-asbury-park-nj\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Asbury Park<\/a>, New Jersey. She graduated from Ocean Township High School in 1982. In 2014, the council of Asbury Park renamed the street on which she grew up, Wendy Williams Way.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Follow @thejerseyshoregirl_ on<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thejerseyshoregirl_\/?hl=en\"><span class=\"s1\">&nbsp;Instagram<\/span><\/a>&nbsp;for the latest Jersey Shore updates,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twilight-lion-90332.myflodesk.com\/jrf4qhj7qk\"><span class=\"s1\">sign up for our weekly newsletter here<\/span><\/a>&nbsp;that shares everything you missed each week, and check out our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/events\/\"><span class=\"s1\">events calendar<\/span><\/a>, which has over 40+ events weekly to peruse.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/category\/people\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-120157\" src=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/1-e1658249565719-800x240.jpg\" alt=\"read more button\" width=\"300\" height=\"90\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/1-e1658249565719-800x240.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/1-e1658249565719-1024x307.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/1-e1658249565719-768x230.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/1-e1658249565719-585x176.jpg 585w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/1-e1658249565719.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CelebsThe Jersey Shore isn\u2019t just known for its beaches, boardwalks, and summer crowds \u2014 it\u2019s also the hometown of many famous faces.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":386,"featured_media":171964,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[9644,9645,9435,8833,8834,9643,7998,9646,9640],"tags":[9677,9694,9698,9673,9702,9708],"class_list":["post-171962","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-asbury-park","category-belmar","category-celebrities","category-culture","category-entertainment","category-neptune","category-people","category-point-pleasant","category-jersey-shore-towns","tag-asbury-park","tag-coastal-living","tag-entertainment","tag-jersey-shore","tag-lifestyle","tag-music"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.6 (Yoast SEO v27.6) - 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