New Jersey

New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and northeast by the U.S. state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania, and on the southwest by Delaware. New Jersey is the 4th least extensive, but the 11th most populous and the most densely populated of the 50 United States. New Jersey lies mostly within the sprawling metropolitan areas of New York City and Philadelphia. It is also the third wealthiest by 2009–2010 median household income.

The area was inhabited by Native Americans for more than 2,800 years, with historical tribes such as the Lenape along the coast. In the early 17th century, the Dutch and the Swedes made the first European settlements. The British later seized control of the region, naming it the Province of New Jersey. It was granted as a colony to Sir George Carteret and John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton. At this time, it was named after the largest of the British Channel Islands, Jersey, Carteret's birthplace. New Jersey was the site of several decisive battles during the American Revolutionary War.

Films and Shows

 * American Dragon: Jake Long - "The Long Weekend"
 * Jonas (Season 1 only)
 * Captain America: The Winter Soldier
 * Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
 * Wizards of Waverly Place - "Alex's Spring Fling" (mentioned)
 * So Random!
 * Gravity Falls - "A Tale of Two Stans"

Cities and Locations

 * Atlantic City

Actors and Crew born in New Jersey

 * Charlie Adler
 * Jason Alexander
 * Laura Benanti
 * Mary Birdsong
 * Taurean Blacque
 * Zach Braff
 * Roscoe Lee Browne
 * Nicole Byer
 * Salvatore Camarata
 * Joanna Cassidy
 * Jake Cherry
 * Lauren Cohan
 * Mekai Curtis
 * Hope Davis
 * Danny DeVito
 * John DiMaggio
 * Peter Dinklage
 * Tate Donovan
 * Liam Dunn
 * Teala Dunn
 * Kirsten Dunst
 * Hallie Kate Eisenberg
 * Dan Fogelman
 * Lawrence Gabriel, Jr.
 * James Gandolfini
 * Janeane Garofalo
 * Willie Garson
 * Michael Giacchino
 * David Hand
 * Jess Harnell
 * Whitney Houston
 * Linda Hunt
 * Michael Jacobs
 * Kevin Jonas
 * Richard Kind
 * Nathan Lane
 * Frank Langella
 * Queen Latifah
 * Chris Latta
 * Mr. Lawrence
 * Geoffrey Lewis
 * Jerry Lewis
 * Judith Light
 * Ray Liotta
 * Heather McComb
 * Kate Micucci
 * Christina Milian
 * Beatrice Miller


 * Susan Misner
 * Brit Morgan
 * Gary Morgan
 * Ed Naha
 * Bebe Neuwirth
 * Jack Nicholson
 * Jeffrey Nordling
 * Liam O'Brien
 * Joe Pantoliano
 * Elizabeth Peña
 * Zak Penn
 * Judd Pillot
 * Michael J. Pollard
 * Laura Prepon
 * Meredith Quill
 * Melissa Rauch
 * Tara Reid
 * Robert Ridgely
 * Kelly Ripa
 * Ashley Rose Orr
 * Paul Rudd
 * Paul Rudnick
 * Zoe Saldana
 * Laura San Giacomo
 * Daniel and Joshua Shalikar
 * James Sie
 * Paul Simon
 * Frank Sinatra
 * Marty Sklar
 * Kevin Smith
 * Kevin Spacey
 * Lara Spencer
 * Mindy Sterling
 * Meryl Streep
 * Loretta Swit
 * Frank Tashlin
 * Bill Timoney
 * Ashley Tisdale
 * John Travolta
 * Gillian Vigman
 * Judith Viorst
 * Patrick Warburton
 * Malcolm-Jamal Warner
 * Jane Wyatt
 * Ian Ziering
 * Vanessa Zima
 * Yvonne Zima