List of people from Park Ridge, Illinois
Performing arts
Performing arts
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### Acting

| Name | Image | Birth | Death | Known for | Association | Reference |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  | Child actor ([Adam Goldberg](/wiki/Adam_Goldberg "Adam Goldberg") in *[The Goldbergs](/wiki/The_Goldbergs_%282013_TV_series%29 "The Goldbergs (2013 TV series)")*) | Lives in Park Ridge | Johnson, Jennifer. "Park Ridge Teen Trades Freshman Year for 'The Goldbergs' \| Park Ridge Herald\-Advocate." Park Ridge Teen Trades Freshman Year for 'The Goldbergs' \| Park Ridge Herald\-Advocate. Park Ridge Herald\-Advocate, 15 Dec. 2013\. Web. 05 Mar. 2014\. |
|  | [80px](/wiki/File:KarenBlackDIFFApr10.jpg "KarenBlackDIFFApr10.jpg") |  |  | Actress (*[Easy Rider](/wiki/Easy_Rider "Easy Rider")*, *[The Great Gatsby](/wiki/The_Great_Gatsby "The Great Gatsby")*, *[Family Plot](/wiki/Family_Plot "Family Plot")*); two\-time [Golden Globe](/wiki/Golden_Globe "Golden Globe") winner (1970, 1974\) | Born in Park Ridge |  |
|  | [80px](/wiki/File:GaryColeJan09.jpg "GaryColeJan09.jpg") |  |  | Actor (*[The Brady Bunch Movie](/wiki/The_Brady_Bunch_Movie "The Brady Bunch Movie")*, *[Office Space](/wiki/Office_Space "Office Space")*, *[Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby](/wiki/Talladega_Nights:The_Ballad_of_Ricky_Bobby "The Ballad of Ricky Bobby")*, *[Veep](/wiki/Veep_%28TV_series%29 "Veep (TV series)")*) | Born in Park Ridge |  |
|  |  |  |  | Broadway actress (*[Les Misérables](/wiki/Les_Mis%C3%A9rables_%28musical%29 "Les Misérables (musical)")*, 2006\) | Lived in Park Ridge |  |
|  | [80px](/wiki/File:Harrison_Ford_by_Gage_Skidmore_2.jpg "Harrison Ford by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg") |  |  | Actor (*[Blade Runner](/wiki/Blade_Runner "Blade Runner")*, *[Indiana Jones](/wiki/Indiana_Jones "Indiana Jones")*, *[Star Wars](/wiki/Star_Wars "Star Wars")*, *[The Fugitive](/wiki/The_Fugitive_%281993_film%29 "The Fugitive (1993 film)")*) | [Maine East High School](/wiki/Maine_East_High_School "Maine East High School") alum |  |
|  |  |  |  | Voiceover artist (*[Digimon](/wiki/Digimon "Digimon")*, *[Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers](/wiki/Mighty_Morphin%27_Power_Rangers "Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers")*, *[Call of Duty: Black Ops](/wiki/Call_of_Duty:Black_Ops "Black Ops")*, *[World of Warcraft](/wiki/World_of_Warcraft "World of Warcraft")*) | Born in Park Ridge; [Maine South High School](/wiki/Maine_South_High_School "Maine South High School") alum |  |
|  |  |  |  | Film and stage actor (*[Mad About You](/wiki/Mad_About_You "Mad About You")*) | Grew up in Park Ridge |  |
|  |  |  |  | Actress (*[Diary of a Mad Housewife](/wiki/Diary_of_a_Mad_Housewife "Diary of a Mad Housewife")*); two\-time [Golden Globe](/wiki/Golden_Globe "Golden Globe") winner (1970, 1971\) | Born in Park Ridge |  |
|  |  |  |  | Actor (*[Windy City Heat](/wiki/Windy_City_Heat "Windy City Heat")*) | Born in Park Ridge |  |

### Dancing

| Name | Image | Birth | Death | Known for | Association | Reference |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  | Dancer and choreographer | Born in Park Ridge |  |
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### Music

| Name | Image | Birth | Death | Known for | Association | Reference |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  | Bass player and back\-up vocalist for the 1985–1996 pop band [Material Issue](/wiki/Material_Issue "Material Issue") | Lived in Park Ridge |  |
| [Leon Berry](/wiki/Leon_Berry "Leon Berry") |  | July 2, 1914 | August 23, 1996 | American [organist](/wiki/Organist "Organist") | Lived in Park Ridge |

|  |  |  |  | Composer (*Adventures in a Perambulator* and *The Song of Faith*) | Born in Park Ridge |  |
|  | [80px](/wiki/File:Adam_jones_tool_roskilde_festival_2006.jpg "Adam jones tool roskilde festival 2006.jpg") |  |  | Guitar player for the alternative metal band [Tool](/wiki/Tool_%28band%29 "Tool (band)") | Born in Park Ridge |  |
|  | [80px](/wiki/File:James_Pankow.jpg "James Pankow.jpg") |  |  | Founding member of the rock band [Chicago](/wiki/Chicago_%28band%29 "Chicago (band)") | Lived in Park Ridge |  |
|  |  |  |  | Singer ("I Want You") | Born in Park Ridge |  |
|  | [80px](/wiki/File:Dougie_Thomson.JPG "Dougie Thomson.JPG") |  |  | Bassist for [Supertramp](/wiki/Supertramp "Supertramp"); manager of [Disturbed](/wiki/Disturbed_%28band%29 "Disturbed (band)") and [Dark New Day](/wiki/Dark_New_Day "Dark New Day") | Lived in Park Ridge |  |
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