{"id":8269,"date":"2022-09-28T19:32:29","date_gmt":"2022-09-29T01:32:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/suggestedbylocals.com\/?p=8269"},"modified":"2022-10-14T10:38:04","modified_gmt":"2022-10-14T16:38:04","slug":"9-celebrities-from-green-bay-wisconsin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/suggestedbylocals.com\/9-celebrities-from-green-bay-wisconsin\/","title":{"rendered":"9 Celebrities Who Live in Green Bay, Wisconsin"},"content":{"rendered":"
Green Bay is one of the most peculiar cities in America, as it has an NFL franchise while barely having more than 100,000 people. The next smallest city has more than twice as many people (Buffalo). Green Bay is also the only town that owns a football team. Every other franchise is owned by individuals, while the famous Packers are owned by the citizens of Green Bay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Despite its size, Green Bay has churned out many famous people. They are almost exclusively in film or sports, but nonetheless, it is an impressive list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I did include a few players from the Packers who weren’t born in Green Bay, but they are more a part of that town than many other residents and are some of the biggest celebrities to pass through the charming city of Green Bay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
First on this list but not least in terms of accomplishment, Shalhoub is the first of four people on this list to have ties with the film industry, but he is the lone actor that we included.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tony is of Lebanese descent<\/a> and was born in Green Bay, Wisconsin. He graduated from the School of Drama at Yale with a master’s and would soon begin his film career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n After spending several years in the theater he would make his debut in film in 1986 but would get his first notable role in Wings<\/em> (1991). From there he would star in several films, most notably Monk<\/em> (2002), which won him worldwide fame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Shalhoub has won six Screen Actors Guild Awards in addition to winning a Golden Globe for Best Actor. He has also won 4 Emmy awards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Brett Favre is considered one of the best and coolest NFL players in history. Favre was born in Mississippi in 1969 but spent 16 seasons in Green Bay. While in Green Bay, he became one of the best quarterbacks of all time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Brett Favre was a gunslinger, which is a quarterback who can throw the ball extremely far, is unpredictable, and has the confidence to command a team. Favre not only held the record for the most touchdowns and yards by a quarterback, but also interceptions, sacks, and consecutive starts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n His awards include<\/a> a SuperBowl champion, 3-time Most Valuable Player, Offensive Player of the Year, 11 Pro Bowls, and numerous passing records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sandy Cohen is a professional basketball player that was born in Green Bay and has heritage from both Israel and the Oneida Nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cohen stood out in high school and received many awards before joining Marquette University as a top-100 recruit. He then transferred to Green Bay and in his senior year set numerous records and led the team<\/a> in every major statistical category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He was not drafted in the 2019 NBA draft and instead played in the summer league affiliated with the NBA after the draft. Instead of trying his luck in the G-League, Cohen returned to his roots and signed a contract to play with the Maccabi Tel Aviv in Israel and continues to play in the Israeli Premier League.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jay DeMerit was born and raised in Green Bay<\/a>, where he began his soccer career. His story is truly amazing. After playing very well in high school and college (University of Illinois), to many people’s surprise, DeMerit was not drafted into Major League Soccer. His desire to play professional soccer was still strong, but in order to provide for himself financially, he became a bartender.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He eventually traveled to England in hopes of regrowing his soccer career and eventually became a player for a 9th-tier soccer team. The reason for the movie about him is his impossible journey from the 9th tier all the way up to the premier league of soccer and his eventual participation in the FIFA world cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lauren Sesselmann is an Olympic Medalist who was raised in Green Bay, though that medal is not attributed to team USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sesselmen began her soccer career in Wisconsin and showed great promise on her way to helping her high school win the State Championship. After setting multiple records<\/a> at Purdue University, Sesselmann played for multiple club teams in America before gaining Canadien citizenship through her father.<\/p>\n\n\n\n She would go on to play for Canada’s National team and compete for them in the 2012 Olympic Games, where Canada would win the Bronze Medal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n8. Brett Favre<\/h2>\n\n\n
7. Sandy Cohen III<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
6. Jay DeMerit<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
5. Lauren Sesselmann<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
4. Mona Simpson<\/h2>\n\n\n\n