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* [[Marvel Universe|Marvel]] superheroine Dagger (of ''Cloak and Dagger'' fame) is from Shaker Heights, a wealthy suburb in the East Side.

* ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' – passing references are made to a Hellmouth in Cleveland. Robin is shown to have moved there with his own squad of slayers.

* ''[[30 Rock]]'' &ndash; the episode "Cleveland" [http://www.hulu.com/watch/856/30-rock-cleveland-get-away portrayed Cleveland as an idyllic paradise], albeit through the eyes of harried New Yorkers<ref>In actuality, Public Square should have a lot more homeless people and pigeons hanging out, [http://blog.cleveland.com/architecture/2013/04/latest_plans_for_revamped_publ.html though not for long...]</ref>.

* ''The Escapists''

{{examples|Celebrities from Cleveland and the surrounding area:}}

* LeBron James (basketball player once worshiped for making the Cavs a respected team, then was hated with a violent passion for moving to Miami and making a huge media event out of announcing The Decision, only [[All Just a Dream|to return to the Cavaliers]] four years later [[And the Fandom Rejoiced|to much rejoicing]])

* Mark Foster (lead singer of [[Foster the People]], who spent his formative years in Cleveland)

* Maynard James Keenan (co-founder and lead singer of [[Tool]])

* Drew Carey (star of [[The Drew Carey Show|his eponymous sitcom]] and host of ''[[Whose Line Is It Anyway?]]'' and ''[[The Price Is Right]]'')

* Alan Freed (a Cleveland disc jockey who not only coined the phrase "rock and roll" but organized [[wikipedia: Moondog_Coronation_Ball| the first rock concert '''ever''']]. {{spoiler|Police called it off because of safety concerns - waves of counterfeit tickets resulted in the arena having '''twice it's seating capacity in attendance''' - and a riot almost ensued.}})

* Patricia Heaton

* Jim Backus

* Gerald Levert

* Dan O'Shannon (executive producer for ''[[Modern Family]]''; writer for ''[[Frasier]]'', ''[[Cheers]]'' and ''[[Newhart]]'', and co-writer of the latter's acclaimed series finale)

* Teri Garr

* Monica Potter

* Frank Yankovic (musician, known as "America's Polka King"<ref>And no, he was of no relation to [["Weird Al" Yankovic|that '''other''' famous accordion-playing novelty musician]].</ref>)

* Pere Ubu

* [[Harlan Ellison]] (Grew up in the nearby town of Painesville)

* George Steinbrenner (owner of the Lorain, Ohio-based American Shipbuilding Company who tried to buy the Cleveland Indians before [[What Could Have Been|settling]] for the [[New York City|New York]] Yankees instead.)

* [[Kid Cudi]]

* Charles Ramsey (one of two people who helped rescue the [[wikipedia: Ariel Castro kidnappings|kidnapping victims of Ariel Castro]]; his plainspoken demeanor [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axCn04iXkBg in interviews shortly after news of the rescue breaking] made him an international celebrity)