TimesColonist.Com: South Orange Has Rich Entertainment History

Everything positive about the state of New Jersey was undone in a matter of minutes when Jersey Shore went to air last year.

To say the scripted MTV reality series, whose improbable second season got underway July 29, is a cultural trainwreck is putting too gentle a point on it.

Years ago, Vanity Fair named New Jersey the "leading exporter of celebrities" in the U.S. Here are 10 committed New Jersey natives any state would be happy to call their own.

For the full story and list of 10 celebs, two of whom SO can claim, click here.