Burbank, CA
Located in the San Fernando Valley in southern California, north of Hollywood, CA, Burbank is known as the "Media Capital of the World". Home to the headquarters of Warner Brothers, NBC and Disney, many television shows are taped here. Also worth noting, the 2005 remake of the Bad News Bears movie was filmed in Burbank.
People born here[edit]
- Chris Baker, minor league pitcher
- Rod Beck, pitcher
- Jim Benedict, minor league pitcher
- Mark Brouhard, outfielder
- Steve Busby, pitcher
- Royce Clayton, infielder
- Doug DeCinces, infielder
- Wayne Edwards, pitcher
- Jack Flaherty, pitcher
- Jeremy Hernandez, pitcher
- Bobby Hughes, catcher
- Mark Kertenian, minor league manager
- Pete LaCock, infielder
- Ryan Lavarnway, catcher
- Bill Lee, pitcher
- Ryan Mulhern, minor league infielder
- Biff Pocoroba, catcher
- Joe Rosselli, pitcher
- Roger Salkeld, pitcher
- Dick Sovde, minor league pitcher
- Gene Stone, infielder
- Sean Toerner, minor league infielder
- Ryan Tucker, pitcher
- Jim Umbarger, pitcher
People who died here[edit]
- Willie Davis, outfielder
- George Genovese, pinch-hitter
- Paul Gleason, minor league player
- Wally Rehg, outfielder
- Mark Scott, actor
Educational institutions located here[edit]
Sources include http://wikitravel.org/en/Burbank and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_News_Bears
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