Michael B. Jordan just the latest Newark native honored on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Newark-raised Michael B. Jordan, director and star of the upcoming "Creed III," was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles Wednesday, cementing his A-list credentials.

Jordan was born in California, but moved with his family to Newark when he was young. He attended Newark Arts High School and broke into acting young, appearing on an episode of Garden State classic "The Sopranos." He went onto play a significant role in another iconic HBO series as Wallace in "The Wire."

Jordan is now one of the biggest stars in Hollywood, and is making his directorial with "Creed III," the latest film in the "Rocky" series.

But Jordan wasn't the only former Newark resident to be honored on the Walk of Fame in the last few weeks.

Ray Liotta

Brick City native Ray Liotta was posthumously honored on Feb. 27. Liotta famously starred in Martin Scorsese's "Goodfellas." He died in May at age 67.

Liotta was adopted as a child and grew up in Union Township, graduating from Union High School. In 1997, Liotta starred in "Cop Land," which took place in North Jersey and was filmed in Bergen County, including towns like Edgewater and Teaneck.

One of his final on-screen roles, "Cocaine Bear," a somewhat-true story about a bear on cocaine, is currently near the top of the box office.

Ice-T

Newark native Ice-T, a legendary gangster rapper and current star of "Law and Order: Special Victims Unit," was honored on the Walk of Fame on Feb. 17.

Ice-T, real name Tracy Lauren Marrow, grew up in Summit before moving to Los Angeles at age 13 following the death of both his parents.

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