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Cyndi Lauper in Syracuse , N.Y., on Oct. 9.

Some rock 'n' roll greats like Bruce Springsteen and Bon Jovi have been personally affected by the devastation wrought by Superstorm Sandy. But those current and former residents of the New Jersey shoreline aren't the only boldface names that felt Sandy's impact. Singer Cyndi Lauper revealed that she lost her uncle, 90-year-old Queens, N.Y., resident George Stathis, in the storm.

Stathis was found dead in his Rockaway home five days after the storm; in all, Sandy killed 109 people in the US. At the Lenox Hill Autumn Ball benefiting storm victims on Monday, Lauper said, "I lost my Uncle George in the hurricane. He was old. He did not want to leave his house," The New York Post reports. "I was in Chicago, and I called and said [to relatives], 'Why did you guys leave him?' and they just didn’t think it was going to get that bad." Lauper dedicated a performance of her hit song "Time after Time" to her uncle.  

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Cleanup and relief efforts for those affected by Sandy continue. NBC's own benefit, which featured performances by Springsteen and Bon Jovi, and appearances by Jimmy Fallon and Tina Fey, among others, raised nearly $23 million. Money collected will be donated to American Red Cross relief efforts. To donate, visit RedCross.org, call 1-800-HELPNOW or text the word REDCROSS to 90999 to make a $10 donation.

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It didn't take long for New Jersey native Jon Bon Jovi to get on board with NBC's concert this evening to benefit victims of Sandy. He may have been in London when the call came, but the rocker -- who visited TODAY Friday to talk about his decision -- immediately got on a plane and flew home. 

After checking out parts of New Jersey where he grew up, Bon Jovi said the changes rocked him. "It was hard to see your hometown devastated like this ... my grammar school turned into a shelter, people's homes gone and them saying to me, 'We are homeless, we never intended to be homeless.' These are hard-working, blue-collar people."

But he has high hopes that rebuilding will happen thanks to "the collective 'we.'" "As Americans, we all come together in these times of need and all feel we're all New Yorkers in these times of need.... People come together in this time."

Bon Jovi has shot videos and part of his album artwork in areas that are now devastated, and remains stunned. "It's gone. The entire Jersey shore that I knew is gone."

Be sure to check out Bon Jovi, who will appear tonight alongside other performers including Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel on the "Hurricane Sandy Coming Together Benefit." The special will air Friday at 8 p.m. ET on NBC, USA Network, SyFy, MSNBC, CNBC, Bravo, E!, Style Network, G4 and more. It will also be live streamed on NBC.com, and money collected will go to American Red Cross relief efforts.

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Alec Baldwin and his wife Hilaria Thomas, residents of Manhattan's Greenwich Village neighborhood, rode out Hurricane Sandy in their apartment, and documented the experience on video. How did the couple manage to make it through the storm? Well, not without a few hardships. Such as having to move Thomas' gowns out of her leaking closet and to a drier location.

"We already have a leak. Of course, in my closet. I have to take out all my red carpet dresses, because of the leak," Thomas said as Baldwin took video of the dresses, draped sadly over a bedside in the wake of storm-related dampness.

Thomas then bravely steps out on her balcony, scanning potted plants that have been toppled over ("Maybe that's where my leak is from?" she speculates) before going back inside, where she later becomes a little stir crazy. "It's yoga time," Thomas says as she preps for a candelit workout.

By 5:45 a.m Tuesday, with the power out, the couple are left to watch a movie on their laptop, with what little battery remains. Their film of choice: "Mirage," with Gregory Peck. Why? Ever the director, Baldwin feeds Thomas her line: "So while we're in a blackout, we're watching a movie with a blackout."

By Wednesday, Baldwin's foray into filmmaking seemed to be over. The actor was back to tweeting. "I suppose, at this point, the critical mass has been reached re a need 4 action on climate change."

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Well, it may not be the most meteorologically informed weather report we've ever born witness to, but then that's probably not the point. Ice-T's reality show-starring curvalicious wife Coco did her part to boost the spirits of storm-damaged NYC and beyond Monday, braving the elements to give us some in-the-field reporting from the eye of the storm.

And if it happened to skew more wet-T-shirt-contest than actual weather report, so be it.

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OK, so Al Roker's job security is probably just fine, but Coco nevertheless did her part yesterday.

"I just uploaded a video of me testing out the wind before Hurricane Sandy hits land," she tweeted Monday. "U can't hear crap though."

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Somehow, we don't think it's the sound people will be most interested in.

However, levity-bringing as her video was, things quickly got real for Coco.

"In total blackness," she tweeted later. "No power, streets r flooded. Its kinda creepy. I feel like I'm n Walking Dead show waiting on zombies 2 come out any minute."

Stay safe, Coco.

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Russell Crowe on the set of "Noah" earlier this month.

Superstorm Sandy has caused several film and TV productions to shut down in New York City, including, of all things, the biblical epic "Noah."

Shooting on the Darren Aronofsky-directed film starring Russell Crowe was put on hold on Monday, the Los Angeles Times reports, and there is growing concern over potential damage to the two massive ships built for the project. One is housed in a Brooklyn sound stage, while the other resides in Oyster Bay, N.Y., an area that has already suffered flooding and winds of up to 63 mph.

The outdoor ark reportedly measures 450 feet long and is 75 feet tall and 45 feet wide, but was not designed to actually be seaworthy.

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Meanwhile, Crowe's costar in the film, Emma Watson, couldn't help but comment on the latest developments surrounding the project.

"I take it that the irony of a massive storm holding up the production of Noah is not lost @DarrenAronofsy @russellcrowe," the actress tweeted.

"Noah" is due to hit theaters in March 2014.

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