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Rich & Famous Tours is proud to have actual licensed guides who are also professional actors. Combined, our guides have over 50 years experience touring around New York City. Rich & Famous Tours is the creation of Jim Dykes and Mike Brennan, New York City guides and actors.

Mike Brennan

Mike of Rich & Famous Tours - Celebrity Gossip Guided Tours of New York City A native New Yorker and actor in all media, Mike has lived in Manhattan his entire life except for a short break to earn his Communications Degree at Fordham University in the Bronx. Mike is a proud member of the Screen Actors Guild, the Actors Equity Association, and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. He's appeared in dozens of major films such as Home Alone 2, Goodfellas, Raging Bull and In & Out. He can also be seen regularly on Law and Order and in many commercials, and can be heard as a voice-over artist in commercials and animated cartoons, and has been seen in most soap operas shot in New York.

Mike has traveled extensively around the world, and acted with live theatre tours throughout the United States in addition to his work on stage in New York City. He's been a licensed NYC tour guide for 30 years, and loves introducing visitors to his home town, and surprising natives with interesting little-known facts.

Jim Dykes

Jim of New York City Movie Star Tours - Celebrity Insider Sightseeing Tours (NYC, NY) A journalist and writer of interviews and articles about New York City, Jim is also an actor, having appeared numerous times on television. Jim began leading tours around New York City in 1984 -- his tours are full of history, architecture and unusual tidbits that make the city come alive, especially his insider stories of New York’s famous names and personal showbiz stories. While a guest on Joan Rivers’ show, Joan introduced Jim as the “celebrity tourguide”. Read more about Jim at JimDykes.com.

Below are pictures of Jim Dykes with (from left to right) Monica Lewinsky, Phoebe Snow, and childhood friend Ashley Judd (both hail from Kentucky).

Monica Lewinsky, Phoebe Snow, Ashley Judd - New York City Celebrity Insider Tours - Sightseeing in NYC

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