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Feb 27, 2014

08:19 AM

Arts & Entertainment

Meryl Streep, Oscars' Stars and Other Celebs in Connecticut (We Map Them)

BY CONNECTICUT MAGAZINE STAFF

Meryl Streep, who holds the record for most Academy Award nominations of any actor, at 18, has a home in Salisbury.

At the Oscars Sunday evening, there will be a lot of star power in the room with strong ties to Connecticut, and no connection is more regal than that embodied by Meryl Streep, who lives in Salisbury in the the very Northwest Corner of the state and, with 18 nominations, has more than any other actor. Her first of three wins was for Best Supporting Actress in "Kramer vs. Kramer," and Streep has Best Actress Oscars for "Sophie's Choice" and "The Iron Lady."

But Streep is hardly the only Red Carpet fixture to call Connecticut home. Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick have a home in Sharon, Oliver Platt has a home in Litchfield County, as do Daniel Day-Lewis and Christine Baranski, Ron Howard lives in Greenwich ... and the list goes on, including producers, fashion designers, authors, journalists, sports figures and more.

Celebrities With Connecticut Ties

Avon, Kenny Mayne, sportscaster

Avon, Mike Golic, sports radio host

Avon, Trey Wingo, sportscaster

Bethlehem, Christine Baranski, actress

Branford, Garry Trudeau, cartoonist

Branford, Jane Pauley, TV journalist

Bridgewater, Mia Farrow, actress

Cheshire, Chris Berman, sportscaster

Chester, Morley Safer, TV journalist

Cornwall, Oliver Platt, actor

Darien, Brian Cashman, major league baseball executive

Easton, Johnny Winter, musician

Fairfield, Chris Sarandon, actor

Fairfield, James Blake, retired tennis pro

Fairfield, Lisa Lampanelli, comedian

Fairfield, Michael Weatherly, actor

Farmington, Robin Roberts, TV personality

Goshen, Ivan Lendl, retired tennis pro

Granby, Rebecca Lobo, sportscaster

Greenwich, Allan Houston, retired pro basketball player

Greenwich, Bobby Bonilla, retired pro baseball player

Greenwich, Diana Ross, singer

Greenwich, Gail Goodrich, retired pro basketball player

Greenwich, Gary Dell'Abate, radio producer

Greenwich, Gayle King, TV personality

Greenwich, Jane Condon, comedian

Greenwich, Joseph Bastianich, chef

Greenwich, Judge Judy Sheindlin, judge, TV personality

Greenwich, Kathie Lee Gifford, talk show host

Greenwich, Lee Mazzilli, sportscaster

Greenwich, Mary Tyler Moore, actress

Greenwich, Regis Philbin, TV personality

Greenwich, Roger Glover, musician

Greenwich, Ron Howard, director

Greenwich, Tom Bergeron, TV personality

Greenwich, Tommy Hilfiger, designer

Greenwich, Vince McMahon, chairman, WWE

Litchfield, Dick Ebersol, TV producer

Litchfield, Susan Saint James, actress

Mansfield, Wally Lamb, author

Milford, Dan Patrick, sports radio host

Milford, John Ratzenberger, author

New Canaan, Brian Williams, news anchor

New Canaan, Chris "Mad Dog" Russo, sports radio host

New Canaan, Harry Connick Jr., singer

New Canaan, Mike Lupica, writer

New Canaan, Paul Simon, singer

New Canaan, Sean McManus, president CBS news

New Canaan, Tony Goldwyn, actor

New Milford, Christopher Meloni, actor

New Milford, Diane von Furstenberg, designer

New Milford, Ian Hunter, musician

New Milford, Joan Rivers, comedian, talk show host

Newtown, Suzanne Collins, author

Norwalk, Leslie Charleson, actress

Old Lyme, Chris Elliott, actor

Pomfret, Jim Calhoun, retired UConn basketball coach

Pomfret, Rene Zellweger, actress

Redding, Barry Levinson, director

Redding, Diana Canova, actress

Redding, Michael Ian Black, actor

Ridgefield, Giancarlo Esposito, actor

Ridgefield, Robert Vaughn, actor

Ridgefield, Stephen Schwartz, composer

Roxbury, A.R. Gurney, playwright

Roxbury, Ann Leary, author

Roxbury, Candace Bushnell, author

Roxbury, Daniel Day-Lewis, actor

Roxbury, Denis Leary, actor

Roxbury, Dustin Hoffman, actor

Roxbury, Michael Bacon, musician

Roxbury, Rebecca Miller, writer, director

Roxbury, Stephen Sondheim, composer

Salisbury, Anita Waxman, producer

Salisbury, David Rabe, playwright

Salisbury, Laura Linney, actress

Salisbury, Meryl Streep, actress

Salisbury, Sandra Boynton, author, illustrator

Sharon, Campbell Scott, actor

Sharon, Jane Curtin, actress

Sharon, Jasper Johns, artist

Sharon, Kevin Bacon, actor

Sharon, Kyra Sedgwick, actress

Sharon, Michael J. Fox, actor

South Kent, Henry Kissinger, retired politician

Stamford, Chris Hansen, TV journalist

Stamford, Cyndi Lauper, musician

Stamford, Gene Wilder, actor

Warren, Milos Forman, director

Warren, Philip Roth, author

Washington, Linda Dano, actress

Weston, Christopher Plummer, actor

Weston, Jose Feliciano, musician

Weston, Keith Richards, musician

Weston, Lucie Arnaz, actress

Weston, Patricia Kalember, actress

Weston, Triple H, pro wrestler

Westport, Chris Frantz, musician

Westport, Cynthia Gibb, actress

Westport, Georgina Chapman, designer

Westport, Harvey Weinstein, producer

Westport, Jim Nantz, sportscaster

Westport, Joanne Woodward, actress

Westport, Linda Fiorentino, actress

Westport, Michael Bolton, singer

Westport, Nile Rodgers, musician

Westport, Tina Weymouth, musician

Wilton, Charles Grodin, actor

Wilton, Christopher Walken, actor

Wilton, David Canary, actor

Wilton, Joe Pantoliano, actor

Wilton, Rich Eisen, sportscaster

Winsted, Ralph Nader, author, political activist

Woodbury, Rob Zombie, musician, director

Woodbury, Sam Waterston, actor

Woodstock, Brian Dennehy, actor