Curated playlist
People from the Upper East Side
- Woody AllenWoody Allen failed a film production course at New York University, then went on to direct Annie Hall.
- Sarah Michelle GellarSarah Michelle Gellar was a small child when a Burger King commercial in 1982 turned her into a target. In the ad she claimed that Burger King made larger and better-tasting burgers than McDonald's. It was one of the first attack ads in…
- Boris JohnsonBoris Johnson's earliest recorded ambition was to be "world king". He was born on the 19th of June 1964 on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. He is one of only two British prime ministers to have been an American citizen. Supporters praise…
- Jacqueline Kennedy OnassisJacqueline Kennedy Onassis appeared 27 times on the annual Gallup list of the ten most admired people of the second half of the twentieth century. Only Billy Graham and Queen Elizabeth II appeared more often. No American president matched…
- John F. Kennedy Jr.John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr. spent his life answering to a name his own family never used. The nickname John-John began when a reporter misheard the president calling out "John" twice in quick succession. The mistake stuck. From then on,…
- Caroline KennedyCaroline Kennedy was a small girl riding a pony named Macaroni when a news photograph of her became the seed of a pop song. The picture showed her circling the White House grounds. It inspired singer-songwriter Neil Diamond to write "Sweet…
- Michael BloombergMichael Bloomberg was on the ballot in New York City's Republican mayoral primary when voting opened on the morning of the 11th of September 2001. Later that day, officials postponed the primary because of the attacks on the city. The…
- Sigourney WeaverSigourney Weaver once said she felt like "a giant spider" as a girl. By the age of 11, she reportedly stood 180 cm tall. She also recalled never having "the confidence to ever think she could act". Weaver, born on the 8th of October 1949,…
- Bernie MadoffBernie Madoff told his own sons in December 2008 that the fund he ran was "just one big lie." Bernard Lawrence Madoff was an American financier, born in 1938, who had once served as chairman of the Nasdaq stock exchange. He admitted to…
- Bobby FlayBobby Flay, born Robert William Flay, was eight years old when he asked for an Easy-Bake Oven for Christmas. His father thought a G.I. Joe would be a better present for a boy. Flay ended up with both. Today he is an American celebrity…
- Michael J. FoxMichael J. Fox once worked two months of days that began with rehearsals at 10 a.m. and ended with filming at 2:30 the next morning. Those were the hours of 1985. By day he rehearsed the sitcom Family Ties. By night he rushed to the set of…
- Larry Ray (criminal)In September 2010, a 50-year-old man moved into a student apartment at Sarah Lawrence College, a liberal arts school in Yonkers, just north of New York City. His name was Larry Ray, born Lawrence Grecco, and he had a simple reason to be…
- Ivana TrumpIvana Trump, a Czech-born businesswoman, socialite and model, appeared as herself in the 1996 film The First Wives Club. Her one line was aimed straight at the audience: "Ladies, you have to be strong and independent. And remember: don't…