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Old 01-21-2009, 11:04 PM
 
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How could anyone possibly forget Emily Procter, born and raised in Raleigh
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Old 02-28-2009, 05:11 PM
 
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How did everyone overlook Nicholas Sparks who is from Beaufort, NC
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Old 02-28-2009, 08:14 PM
 
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Kay Kyser - born in Rocky Mount, died in Chapel Hill.

Solid! -- Kay Kyser
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Old 01-05-2010, 03:43 PM
 
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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.
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Old 01-05-2010, 07:00 PM
 
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And lets not forget Ken Jeong from "The Hangover" and "Knocked Up" he is from Greensboro, North Carolina
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Old 02-10-2010, 12:05 PM
 
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• 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
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Old 02-10-2010, 12:32 PM
 
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I believe that Cecil B. DeMille was born in Massachusetts. His brother, William, was born in NC.

Tom Wicker, White House Press Secretary during the Kennedy administration and author of several political books, was born in Hamlet.
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Old 02-10-2010, 02:46 PM
 
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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.
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Old 04-12-2010, 07:23 PM
 
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don't forget Nicholas Sparks down in New Bern! He is having a great season having two of his novels hit the big screen already in 2010!
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Old 04-13-2010, 11:11 AM
 
Location: Raleigh, NC
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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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