Talk:Burbank, California

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Vurbank train robbery
The Burbank Train Robbery (and hidden treasure) is mentioned in the crime section. I'm not sure it's legit. See http://wesclark.com/burbank/train_robbery.html - BTW, the Burbank Historical Society knows nothing about a Burbank Train Robbery... Jonah Begone (talk) 15:20, 3 April 2009 (UTC)

I removed the sections about the Burbank Train Robbery and the supposed hidden gold treasure. I did some research and I'm convinced that it was actually a Sun Valley Train Robbery. See http://wesclark.com/burbank/train_robbery.html (scroll to bottom). Jonah Begone (talk) 14:30, 20 April 2009 (UTC)

Old edits
Some important content edits that used to be in the page Burbank, California, but were deleted due to a page move, can be found at Talk:Burbank, California/Merge. Graham 87 13:15, 28 May 2009 (UTC)

Unsourced material in need of sourcing
I'm moving the following unsourced list of notable residents from the article here until it can be properly sourced per WP:V/WP:NOR, etc. I have also removed the completely unsourced paragraphs on Amelia Earhart and Jim Jeffries, as Earhart was not a resident, and Jeffries was already on the list. There's no reason for these two people to have entire paragraphs, and the rest of the notables not to, and if the material on Earhart's flights from Burbank is accurate, it can be added elsewhere in the article, and with sources. A section on residents isn't it. Nightscream (talk) 07:06, 22 June 2010 (UTC)


 * Jensen Ackles (b. 1978), actor. Supernatural, Smallville, Dawson's Creek, Dark Angel, Days of our Lives
 * Wally Albright (1925–1999), actor. The Little Rascals
 * Greg Baldwin (b. 1960), voice actor. Avatar: The Last Airbender.
 * Rod Beck (1968–2007), Major League Baseball player. San Francisco Giants, Boston Red Sox
 * Kelly Blatz (b. 1987), actor. Simon Says, From Within, Prom Night
 * Orlando Bloom (b. 1977), actor. The Lord of the Rings, Pirates of the Caribbean
 * Mark Brouhard (b. 1956), MLB player. Milwaukee Brewers
 * Rodger Bumpass (b. 1951), voice actor. SpongeBob SquarePants.
 * Tim Burton (b. 1958), director and writer. Beetlejuice, Batman, Edward Scissorhands, Batman Returns
 * Darcy Rose Byrnes (b. 1998), actress and singer. The Young and the Restless
 * Chyna (b. 1972), actress and professional wrestler. Once billed as 'The Ninth Wonder of the World'
 * Dean Cain (b. 1966), actor. Lois and Clark, Las Vegas, Lost and Smallville
 * Eddie Cibrian (b. 1973), actor. Third Watch, Invasion
 * Dick Clark (b. 1929), TV personality. American Bandstand, New Year's Rockin' Eve, the Pyramid game shows
 * Royce Clayton (b. 1970), Major League Baseball player. San Francisco Giants, Toronto Blue Jays
 * Holly Marie Combs (b. 1973), actress. Charmed
 * Brittany Curran (b. 1990), actress. Men Of A Certain Age, Legally Blondes, 13 Going On 30
 * John Debney (b. 1956), Film Composer. The Passion of the Christ, Bruce Almighty, Elf
 * Angie Dickinson (b. 1931), actress. Police Woman
 * Geoff Downes (b. 1952), musician. Keyboardist and Composer for the bands Asia and The Buggles
 * Hilary Duff (b. 1987), actress and singer. Lizzie McGuire
 * Debbe Dunning (b. 1966), actress. Home Improvement
 * Zac Efron (b. 1987), actor. High School Musical, Hairspray
 * Soleil Moon Frye (b. 1976), actress. Punky Brewster, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
 * Gidget Gein aka Brad Stewart (1969–2008), musician and artist. Second bassist and co-founder of Marilyn Manson from 1989 to 1993
 * Balthazar Getty (b. 1975), actor. Brothers & Sisters, The Tripper, Pasadena, White Squall
 * Summer Glau (b. 1981), actress. Firefly, Serenity, The 4400, The Unit, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
 * Bamboo Harvester (1951–1970), the horse who played Mr. Ed.
 * Shawn Hatosy (b. 1975), actor. The Faculty, In and Out, Alpha Dog
 * Emile Hirsch (b. 1985), actor. The Girl Next Door, Lords of Dogtown, Speed Racer
 * Clint Howard (b. 1958), actor. Brother of Ron Howard. Gentle Ben, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
 * Ron Howard (b. 1954), actor and film director. The Andy Griffith Show, Happy Days, A Beautiful Mind, The Da Vinci Code
 * Vanessa Hudgens (b. 1988), actress. High School Musical
 * Joshua Jackson (b. 1978), actor Dawson's Creek, The Mighty Ducks, Fringe
 * Lily Jackson (b. 1998), child actress. Back to You
 * Joyce Jameson (1932–1987), actress.
 * James J. Jeffries (1875–1953), boxer. "The Boilermaker", World Heavyweight Boxing Champion
 * Brad Johnson (1924–1981), actor, Annie Oakley.
 * Kelly Johnson (1910–1990), chief aeronautical engineer at Lockheed's skunk works.
 * Jonas Brothers, singers and actors.
 * Steve Kanaly (b. 1946), actor. Dallas
 * Edmund Kemper (b. 1948), notorious serial killer.
 * Shia LaBeouf (b. 1986), actor. Transformers, Disturbia, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
 * Jonna Lee (b. 1963), film and television actress. Another World, Making the Grade
 * Logan Leistikow (b. 1984), actor, director. Tom Green Live
 * Jay Leno (b. 1950), television host. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Jay Leno Show
 * Blake Lively (b. 1987), actress. Gossip Girl, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
 * Demi Lovato (b. 1992), actress, musician. Camp Rock, Sonny With A Chance, Album Don't Forget
 * Cady McClain (b. 1969), actress and singer. All My Children, As The World Turns
 * Bill Miller (1915–2006), pianist for Frank Sinatra and close collaborator.
 * Emily Osment (b. 1992), actress. Spy Kids trilogy, Hannah Montana, The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It
 * J.T. O'Sullivan (b. 1979), NFL Quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals.
 * Patton Oswalt (b. 1969), comedian, actor and writer. The King of Queens, Magnolia, The Comedians of Comedy
 * Robert Pattinson (b. 1986), actor. Twilight
 * John Payne (b. 1958), musician. Lead singer and bassist for the band Asia
 * Sean Penn (b. 1960), actor, director, activist. Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Mystic River.
 * Tom Petty (b. 1950), musician.
 * Eve Plumb (b. 1958), actress. The Brady Bunch
 * Jim Pugh (b. 1964), former tennis player.
 * Bonnie Raitt (b. 1949), singer/songwriter. Luck of the Draw, Longing in Their Hearts
 * Debbie Reynolds (b. 1932), actress, Miss Burbank 1948. Singin' in the Rain, The Unsinkable Molly Brown
 * Randy Rhoads (1956–1982), musician. Lead guitarist and founding member of Quiet Riot and lead guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne.
 * John Ritter (1948–2003), actor and comedian. Three's Company, 8 Simple Rules
 * Jimmy Rowles (1918–1996), American jazz pianist.
 * Rene Russo (b. 1954), model, actress. Lethal Weapon 3
 * Freddy Sanchez (b. 1977), Major League Baseball player. Pittsburgh Pirates
 * Kav Sandhu (b. 1979), musician. Former guitarist with UK band Happy Mondays and founder of Getloaded In The Park Music Festival. Launched solo band in 2008 called "KAV".
 * Doug Savant (b. 1964), actor. Melrose Place, Desperate Housewives
 * Adam Schiff (b. 1960), democratic U.S. Congressman from California since 2000.
 * Alice Schonfeld (b. 1936), sculptor. Most known for disabled activism.
 * Martin Scorsese (b. 1942), director.  Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, Goodfellas
 * Kyle Searles (b. 1985), actor.  7th Heaven
 * Derek Sherinian (b. 1966), rock and fusion keyboardist.
 * Jeremy Sisto (b. 1974), actor. In Enemy Hands, Wrong Turn, Law & Order
 * Jay Silverheels (1912–1980), actor. The Lone Ranger
 * Keesha Smith (b. 1978), Big Brother 10 house guest.
 * Wayne Static (b. 1965), musician. Static-X.
 * Kristen Stewart (b. 1990), actress. Twilight
 * Ashley Tisdale (b. 1985), actress and singer. High School Musical, The Suite Life of Zack and Cody
 * Flower Tucci (b. 1981), pornstar.
 * Lalaine Ann Vergara-Paras (b. 1987), actress and singer. Lizzie McGuire
 * Eddie Van Halen (b. 1955), guitarist and singer, Van Halen
 * Kate Walsh (b. 1967), actress. Grey's Anatomy
 * Doodles Weaver (1912–1983), comedian. Worked with The Three Stooges in short films and with bandleader Spike Jones, among others.
 * Wil Wheaton (b. 1972), actor and writer. Stand By Me, Star Trek: The Next Generation
 * David Winning (b. 1961), director. Stargate: Atlantis, Andromeda (series), Dinotopia
 * Blake and Dylan Tuomy-Wilhoit (b. 1990), former actors. Full House

A murder that happened in 2003 in Bradenton Florida Elishagiard (talk) 00:06, 28 February 2019 (UTC)

Cartoon Network Studios building, old bakery?
Anyone remember the name of the wholesale bakery in the old brick building that Cartoon Network Studios took over in 1999? --Scalhotrod - Just your average banjo playing, drag racing, cowboy... (talk) 21:57, 5 August 2011 (UTC)

Hi Jacobsokol0603 (talk) 18:30, 17 August 2018 (UTC)

"estimated" population as of 2010?
Why does it say "estimated"? Isn't it the "official" population per the 2010 census? Someone please explain... Famartin (talk) 05:44, 24 November 2011 (UTC)

Merger proposal
It would make sense to me if Burbank Police Department (California) was merged into this page. The article on the Police Department doesn't have anything in it to show why that particular department is independently notable, and any of the actual useful data (the current police chief, the areas it serves, etc) could easily fit in here, once some sources are found to support the data. I can personally see no real reason to have a separate article, and feel that a merger would be a pretty good solution. Rorshacma (talk) 17:14, 4 July 2012 (UTC)
 * I think this is a good idea, it doesn't make much sense for such a small article to exist when it can add more to the larger, more general article. Grammarxxx (talk) 18:06, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

Splitting Suggestion
Perhaps you could consider splitting off Early History and some of City of Burbank into History of Burbank, California and leave only a small History section with a box?

Similarly, Burbank Mayors Should probably be split off into Mayors of Burbank, California with a similar tag? Korlus (talk)

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Ronald Reagan lived in the Rancho District?
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Photo request
If anyone happens to be downtown it would be wonderful to get new photos the National Historic Landmark downtown Burbank post office at 135 E. Olive Ave. Burbank, California 91502, especially a fresh portrait of the building and photos of the New Deal-era post office murals inside. TIA! jengod (talk) 14:39, 6 November 2023 (UTC)