All Texas is, is basically cowboy hats and cows. How fitting that hell-raiser Owen Wilson hails from the Lone Star State, born and raised in Dallas. For years, Dallas had the official slogan “Live Large, Think Big.” But in more recent times, though, the city opted to go with the fresher sounding “Dallas: Big Things Happen Here.”
Regardless of how the city wants to present itself to outsiders, we know the real truth about Dallas: The populous city has a long — and, dare we say, pretty impressive — history of big ideas, significant events, and even bigger personalities – like Owen Wilson! Whether he’s acting or co-writing quirky characters, Owen Wilson’s work sheds a cheerful yet sweet comic sensibility.
Jennifer Garner - Texas
Jennifer Garner may have been born in the big city of Houston, Texas, but when she was still a toddler, her family decided to relocate to Charleston, West Virginia, which is where she grew up. Jennifer oozes charm and which is obviously what she must have picked up while living in the city with small-town charm. Jennifer attended Denison University in Granville, Ohio, where she became interested in drama and went on to graduate with a degree in theater.
It was after her college years that Garner decided to move to New York, and she began relentlessly auditioning for stage roles, getting her first part only a few weeks after arriving back in 1995 as an understudy in the Broadway production of A Month in the Country.
Elijah Wood - Iowa
Most people know Elijah Wood through his iconic role as Frodo in the legendary Lord of the Rings film series that's based on the popular J.R.R Tolkien novels. His acting career first began in elementary school when he appeared in a school play of The Sound of Music and starred as the title character in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. He also participated as the choir boy in a Marion Creative Council production of See How They Run.
Elijah was born on January 28, 1981, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. His parents, Debbie and Warren Wood, operated a delicatessen. He was raised Catholic and had an older brother named Zachariah, as well as a younger sister, Hannah. In 1989, his parents sold their deli, and the family moved to Los Angeles for Elijah to pursue an acting career.
Sheryl Crow - Missouri
The 57-year-old musician Sheryl Suzanne Crow doesn't look a day over 40, yet she sure has gone through some significant love life drama over the years. We might be inclined to say that every day of Sheryl Crow's rise to fame has been a winding road. Her professional career started as a school music teacher near St. Louis, but her dreams of glory launched her toward a performing career and eventually landed her on the top of the music charts.
Sheryl Suzanne Crow came all the way from the warm and friendly Kennett, Missouri. The boot heel of the state, Kennett, is way down in the southeast corner near Arkansas and Tennessee. Even as a young girl, this Sherly was destined for a career in music, and she soon began performing in bands, and then her big opportunity came when she sang backup vocals for Michael Jackson.
Lucy Liu - New York
From humble beginnings in Queens, Lucy Liu has ascended to the heights of Hollywood. As badass as she is beautiful, Lucy Liu has worked steadily in television and movies since appearing on the scene in 1990 on the long-running drama Beverley Hills 90210. Born in Queens, Lucy grew up speaking Mandarin at home. Lucy has said that she grew up in a diverse neighborhood. She learned to speak Mandarin at home and began studying English when she was 5.
She was first discovered on the subway. Young Lucy was approached by an agent who wanted to know whether she'd be interested in doing some commercials. Her initial response? No, because, as a born-and-bred New Yorker, she knew better than to talk to someone on the subway, but she did take his business card, and now she has become a household name and arguably the most famous representative of Asian women on U.S. television and film.