North Star Celebrities!

Tim Robbins

The actor/director Tim Robbins (Arlington Road, Shawshank Redemption, Jacob's Ladder) attended SUNY Plattsburgh for a semester during the early years of his education.

Russell Banks

Novelist Russell Banks (Affliction, Rule of the Bone, The Sweet Hereafter) currently resides near Lake Placid and helps organize the annual Lake Placid Film Forum.

Mario Lemieux

Mario Lemieux was born in Montreal, Quebec, on October 5, 1965.