Debra Messing

American actress.

Born August 15th, 1968 (age 57 years) in Brooklyn.

Barbara Stanwyck

American actress (1907-1990).

Born July 16th, 1907 in Brooklyn. ^[ref]

Died January 20th, 1990 at 82 years old in Santa Monica (pulmonary emphysema). ^[ref]

Lou Ferrigno

American actor and bodybuilder.

Born November 9th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Brooklyn.

Jimmy Smits

American actor.

Born July 9th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Brooklyn.

Joy Mangano

American inventor.

Born February 15th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Brooklyn. ^[ref]

Chuck Connors

Athlete and actor (1921-1992).

Born April 10th, 1921 in Brooklyn. ^[ref]

Died November 10th, 1992 at 71 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer). ^[ref]

James Burke

American gangster.

Born July 5th, 1931 in Brooklyn.

Died April 13th, 1996 at 64 years old in Buffalo (lung cancer).

Jackie Gleason

American comedian and actor (1916–1987).

Born February 26th, 1916 in Brooklyn.

Died June 24th, 1987 at 71 years old in Fort Lauderdale (colorectal cancer, liver cancer).

Michael Angarano

American actor.

Born December 3rd, 1987 (age 38 years) in Brooklyn.

Jessica Walter

American actress (1941–2021).

Born January 31st, 1941 in Brooklyn.

Died March 24th, 2021 at 80 years old in Manhattan. ^[ref]