The doughy Hoffman made his name as a quintessential actor's actor in a slew of indies, although of late he's spent more of his time cashing in on his cred with roles in mainstream Hollywood productions.
DeWoody is a socialite, art collector and scion of the Rudin family, the NYC real estate clan that owns dozens of office and apartment buildings in Manhattan.
The buxom star of such films as Lost in Translation and Ghost World, as of late Johansson alternates between Woody Allen muse and mainstream action hero.
The once pudgy and quirky hipster, Marc Jacobs is at the very top of the fashion biz.
Fashion icon Karan no longer owns the company that bears her name, having sold out for $643 million in 2001, but she remains creative director.
As mob chieftain Tony Soprano-the role in which he will forever be frozen-the bearish Gandolfini became both an iconic tough guy and a heartthrob for chubby-chasers.
Despite some mediocre movies, Danes is best known and praised for her work on television, particularly as teen angst icon Angela Chase. She also has found herself embroiled in a series of tabloid-worthy romances.
Nerd pinup Tina Fey has presided over Saturday Night Live as head writer and now stars on the NBC sitcom 30 Rock.
Julia Stiles in the moon-faced, precocious young actress known for starring in a spate of teen romance flicks in the late '90s. She'd now like to be considered a serious actor, thank you very much.
Former SNL cast member Jimmy Fallon has managed to rocket to pop culture ubiquity and earn one of the most coveted jobs in late-night TV.
A fixture on the downtown scene since the 1970s, McDonald is the dandy who is impossible to miss thanks to his wild outfits, costume jewelry, jaunty hats, and meticulously applied make-up. He's also dabbled with reality TV. In 2009-10, he was a contestant on the Bravo show Launch My Line.
The daughter of former President George W. Bush, Barbara's the smarter, skinnier Bush twin.
Nadler represents New York's 8th congressional district, which includes the West Side and lower Manhattan, along with a chunk of southern Brooklyn that includes Coney Island and Bay Ridge.
Edie Falco is a film, TV, and stage actress best known as Mrs. Carmela Soprano.
Possibly the most famous chef in New York, Batali is the carrot-topped maestro of Italian cuisine behind such eateries as Babbo, Lupa, Esca, Otto, and Del Posto.
Rege has been hamming it up on TV for close to five decades. He left his day job on Live! With Regis & Kelly in 2011, but he shows no signs of slowing down.
The former wife of billionaire oil tycoon Sid Richardson Bass, Mercedes Bass is one of the city's most prominent socialites and philanthropists.
