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Also Zach Galifianakis from "The Hangover" he is from Wilkesboro, North Carolina.
And Elizabeth Winstead from "Final Destination 3" She was born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
• Ryan Adams — singer-song writer from Jacksonville
• Clay Aiken — American Idol finalist
• Tori Amos — Singer and pianist. Born in Newton, North Carolina.
• Fantasia Barrino — American Idol winner
• George Clinton —funk musician. Born in Kannapolis.
• John Coltrane — jazz musician
• Charlie Daniels — Singer of "Devil Went Down to Georgia". Born in Wilmington, North Carolina.
• Sammy Davis Sr. — Born in Kinston, North Carolina.
• Rick Dees — radio DJ
• Cecil B. DeMille — film director made famous by The Ten Commandments
• Fred Durst — Born in Gastonia, North Carolina.
• Roberta Flack — Grammy-winning singer who wrote "Killing Me Softly with His Song"
• Ben Folds — musician
• Gallagher — Comedian. Born in Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
• Ava Gardner — actress
• Andy Griffith — actor who played on The Andy Griffith Show and Matlock
• Michael C. Hall — Actor famous for playing "David Fisher" in the HBO series Six Feet Under. Born in Raleigh, North Carolina.
• Byron Hill — Nashville songwriter, from Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
• Gill Holland — producer (Spring Forward, Loggerheads) Born in Chapel Hill and raised in Davidson, North Carolina.
• Darwin Joston — actor. Born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
• Si Kahn — folk singer-songwriter, labor and prison reform activist
• Ben E. King — Singer. Born in Henderson, North Carolina.
• Tim Kirkman — filmmaker (Loggerheads, Dear Jesse)
• Bascom Lamar Lunsford — folk singer
• Terry McMillan, harmonica player from Lexington, NC
• Thelonious Monk — legendary jazz pianist
• Phil Morrison — filmmaker (Junebug)
• Petey Pablo — rapper
• Jaime Pressly — Actress. Born in Kinston, North Carolina.
• Peyton Reed — filmmaker (Bring It On (film), Down With Love)
• Earl Scruggs — legendary bluegrass musician
• Nina Simone — singer
• Arthur Smith — Country Music show host
• James Taylor — 1970s singer
• Bob Timberlake — artist
• Randy Travis — country music performer
• Luther Vandross — R&B singer
• Doc Watson — legendary blind bluegrass and folk musician
Eric Church- Famous country singer- Hudson, North Carolina attended South Caldwell High School
But she lives in the Winston Salem area, I see her drinking wine at an italian restaurant from time to time.
Maya Angelous is a professor at Wake University in Winston-Salem. Each academic year, when my 9th graders finished reading I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, the classes would write letters to her and we'd mail them to her at Wake Forest.
Might not be such a "celebrity", but Winborne Hughes, winner of the Best Editing Oscar for "Crash", is from Raleigh.
Also, many Reality stars are from here: From "Survivor":
Kelly Wiglesworth, season 1 [Borneo], Greensboro
Jeff Varner, season 2 [Australia], Greensboro
Gabriel Cade, season 4 [Marquesas], Celo
Ted Rogers, season 5 [Thailand], Durham
Candice Woodcock, season 13 [Cook Islands], Fayetteville--also on current season "Fans vs Favorites"
"Dreamz" Heard, season 14 [Fiji], Wilmington
Crystal Cox, season 17 [Gabon], Durham
Sydney Wheeler, season 18 [Tocantins], Raleigh
No doubt there are dozens of other reality show "celebs" who are from NC.
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