List of people from Park Ridge, Illinois
Media and literature
Media and literature
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| Name | Image | Birth | Death | Known for | Association | Reference |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  | Director and screenwriter (*[Meet the Parents](/wiki/Meet_the_Parents "Meet the Parents")*, *[A Guy Thing](/wiki/A_Guy_Thing "A Guy Thing")*, *[Relative Strangers](/wiki/Relative_Strangers "Relative Strangers")*) | Grew up in Park Ridge |  |
|  |  |  |  | Horror movie host [Svengoolie](/wiki/Svengoolie "Svengoolie") | [Maine East High School](/wiki/Maine_East_High_School "Maine East High School") Alum |  |
|  | [80px](/wiki/File:Film_director_Frank_Merle.jpg "Film director Frank Merle.jpg") |  |  | Film director and screenwriter (*[The Employer](/wiki/The_Employer_%282013_film%29 "The Employer (2013 film)")*) | Grew up in Park Ridge, [Maine South High School](/wiki/Maine_South_High_School "Maine South High School") alum |  |
|  |  |  |  | Sports radio personality | Lived in Park Ridge |  |
|  |  |  |  | 20\-year meteorologist for [The Weather Channel](/wiki/The_Weather_Channel "The Weather Channel") and 8\-year host of *[Your Weather Today](/wiki/Your_Weather_Today "Your Weather Today")* | Native of Park Ridge |  |
|  | [80px](/wiki/File:Shamlianbuckpalace2.jpg "Shamlianbuckpalace2.jpg") |  |  | National correspondent for [NBC News](/wiki/NBC_News "NBC News") | Born and raised in Park Ridge, [Maine South High School](/wiki/Maine_South_High_School "Maine South High School") alum |  |
|  | [80px](/wiki/File:SteveWilkos2011-preshow.png "SteveWilkos2011-preshow.png") |  |  | Talk show host (*[The Steve Wilkos Show](/wiki/The_Steve_Wilkos_Show "The Steve Wilkos Show")*); ex\-security and co\-host (*[The Jerry Springer Show](/wiki/The_Jerry_Springer_Show "The Jerry Springer Show")*) | Lived in Park Ridge |  |
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