30 Actors You Might Not Have Known Were Born in Texas [Video]
Texas has delivered dozens of big stars to Hollywood. And while we're always sad to see them leave, we're also very proud of them. Here are 30 actors and actresses who were born in Texas.
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Amy Acker
Birthplace: Dallas
What you know her from: "Angel," Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Dollhouse"
Frederick M. Brown, Getty ImagesFrederick M. Brown, Getty Images - 2
Jensen Ackles
Birthplace: Dallas
What you know him from: "Supernatural," "Smallville"
Frederick M. Brown, Getty ImagesFrederick M. Brown, Getty Images - 3
G. W. Bailey
Birthplace: Port Arthur
What you know him from: The "Police Academy" movies, "Closer"
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Alexis Bledel
Birthplace: Houston
What you know her from: "Gilmore Girls," "Sin City"
Frederick M. Brown, Getty ImagesFrederick M. Brown, Getty Images - 5
Powers Boothe
Birthplace: Snyder
What you know him from: "Deadwood," "Hatfield & McCoys," "Nashville"
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Carol Burnett
Birthplace: San Antonio
What you know her from: "The Carol Burnett Show," "All My Children," "Magnum P.I."
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Gary Busey
Birthplace: Goose Creek
What you know him from: "Lethal Weapon," "Point Break"
Jason Kempin, Getty ImagesJason Kempin, Getty Images - 8
Michael Dorn
Birthplace: Luling
What you know him from: "Star Trek: The Next Generation," "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine," "Star Trek: First Contact"
Frederick M. Brown, Getty ImagesFrederick M. Brown, Getty Images - 9
Hilary Duff
Birthplace: Houston
What you know her from: "Lizzie McGuire," Gossip Girl,"
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Shannon Elizabeth
Birthplace: Houston
What you know her from: "American Pie," "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back"
Frederick M. Brown, Getty ImagesFrederick M. Brown, Getty Images - 11
Morgan Fairchild
Birthplace: Dallas
What you know her from: "Friends," "The Seduction"
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Farrah Fawcett
Birthplace: Corpus Christi
What you know her from: "Logan's Run," "Charlie's Angels"
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Tommy Lee Jones
Birthplace: San Saba
What you know him from: "Men in Black," "The Fugitive"
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Jennifer Love Hewitt
Birthplace: Waco
What you know her from: "I Know What You Did Last Summer," "Party of Five," "Ghost Whisperer"
Imeh Akpanudosen, Getty ImagesImeh Akpanudosen, Getty Images - 15
Jamie Foxx
Birthplace: Terrell
What you know him from: "Django Unchained," "Ray," "Collateral"
David Buchan, Getty ImagesDavid Buchan, Getty Images - 16
Matthew McConaughey
Birthplace: Uvalde
What you know him from: "Dallas Buyers Club," "True Detective," "Magic Mike"
Frazer Harrison, Getty ImagesFrazer Harrison, Getty Images - 17
Dennis Quaid
Birthplace: Houston
What you know him from: "Wyatt Earp," "Any Given Sunday," "The Day After Tomorrow"
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Michelle Rodriguez
Birthplace: San Antonio
What you know her from: "Fast & Furious" (series), "Lost," "Avatar"
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Woody Harrelson
Birthplace: Midland
What you know him from: "The Hunger Games," "True Detective," "Cheers"
Frederick M. Brown, Getty ImagesFrederick M. Brown, Getty Images - 20
Eva Longoria
Birthplace: Corpus Christi
What you know her from: "Desperate Housewives," "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
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Patrick Swayze
Birthplace: Houston
What you know him from: "Dirty Dancing," "Ghost," "Point Break"
Frederick M. Brown, Getty ImagesFrederick M. Brown, Getty Images - 22
Steve Martin
Birthplace: Waco
What you know him from: "The Jerk," "Bowfinger," "Three Amigos!"
Mike Coppola, Getty ImagesMike Coppola, Getty Images - 23
Forest Whitaker
Birthplace: Longview
What you know him from: "Platoon," "The Last King of Scotland," "Panic Room"
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Owen Wilson
Birthplace: Dallas
What you know him from: "Meet the Parents," "Wedding Crashers," "The Royal Tenenbaums"
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Renée Zellweger
Birthplace: Katy
What you know her from: "Bridget Jones's Diary," "Chicago," "Jerry Maguire"
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Jim Parsons
Birthplace: Houston
What you know him from: "The Big Bang Theory"
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Ethan Hawke
Birthplace: Austin
What you know him from: "Training Day," "Boyhood"
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Bill Paxton
Birthplace: Fort Worth
What you know him from: "Titanic," Apollo 13," "Big Love"
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Sissy Spacek
Birthplace: Quitman
What you know her from: "Carrie"
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Jared Padalecki
Birthplace: San Antonio
What you know him from: "Supernatural"
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