Hometown Celebs

[Vandy316]

I know a lot of you are from big cities so this really aims towards those who live in a smaller town like mine. Or if you know the person personally that is also worth posting as well. But are there any celebrities from your hometown?

My population is about 8,000 and we have few. Most of them are athletes.

Robert Purkisher: Played basketball at Purdue and professionally in Europe

Everett Scott: Played with the World Series champs Yankees and Red Sox in the early 1900s and was the original Iron Man of baseball. It would be really sweet if my friend will go pro and bring that Iron Man title back home

Adam Ballinger: Played on Michigan State when they made 3 consecutive Final Four appearences and one Championship. He now plays proffessionally in Australia.

Jenny Bermudez (Jennifer Rene): Shes a techno singer for as much as I know in Europe. One of our exchange students is obsessed with her

Jarrod Parker: 9th overall selection in the 2008 MLB Draft straight out of HS

Scott Woodwardlays infield at Coastal Carolina. He was the conference freshman of the year last season. He also made the USA College team

Theres also a few others that can be someday like Andy De La Garza and Justin Parker who play in the minor leagues.

 

[gatesoftanhauser]

I'm from Oklahoma City and most of our celebrities are relegated to country music:

Toby Keith
Garth Brooks
Carrie Underwood
George Strait
Will Rogers

That's all I can think of at this point

 

[Travis40]

I live in Sand Springs, there are 17,000 people here.

Sam Harris....yes the queer
Mae Young
Marques Haynes....used to play for the Globetrotters


Here's Tulsa, there are 384,000 people here.


Frank Abagnale.....the Catch Me if You Can guy
Garth Brooks......was born in Tulsa, lives in Owasso...has a fucking huge house and ranch.
Roy Clark.....Country singer
David Cook.....won American Idol 2008
Wayman Tisdale.....Played basketball at OU, won Gold in the 84 Olympics, played in NBA.
S.E. Hinton......wrote "The Outsiders"
Paul Harvey.....radio guy
Gene Autry.....actor
Gary Busey.....comedian/actor
Tommy Morrison......boxer/actor, played Tommy Gun in Rocky V, tested positive for HIV, never really had it :dunno:
Bill Goldberg......roid freak
Steve Largent......NFL Hall of Famer
Robert Meachem.....NFL WR for the Saints, played at University of Tennessee

 

[monkeystyle]

Can only think of two.

Alanis Morisette.

And Tom Green. I actually used to occasionally hang out with the guy at a bar called Zaphod Beeblebrox's just after his show got picked up in Canada from local Roger's cable access. He used to go there all the fucking time.

 

[Seventh Reason]

Flea from the Red Hot Chilli Peppers was born in my suburb and lived there until he was 5.

 

[PeepShow]

Adam Ballinger: Played on Michigan State when they made 3 consecutive Final Four appearences and one Championship. He now plays professionally in Australia.

His brother is an art teacher at our high school, lolz.

Anyways, from around my parts you have:

-Shawn Kemp and Rick Meier (lol @ both)
-John Wooden (Legendary UCLA basketball coach)
-Jon Gruden (Former Raiders and Bucs head coach)
-Ryan Newman (Nascar driver)

 

[Enigma22]

THE MIZ :jawdrop:

 

[Hometown Kid]

Chad Sugg (Backseat Goodbye): Folk/Indie singer, also my cousin.

Jeff Gooch: Former football player (OL) with the Bucs and Lions.

Trenton Hassell: NBA player for New Jersey.

Shawn Marion: NBA + Olympic player for Miami.

Wilma Rudolph: Famous Olympic runner in the 50's with 3 Gold medals...we have a statue and a street named after her. =/

George Sherrill: All-Star Closer for the Baltimore Orioles.

Rachel Smith: 2007 Miss USA winner.

Pretty awesome list tbh.

 

[Vandy316]

His brother is an art teacher at our high school, lolz.

thats pretty sweet. is he also a coach up there?

 

[PeepShow]

thats pretty sweet. is he also a coach up there?

Nah, I don't think he's into sports like Adam was.

 

[Mike Chaos]

(to the tune of "dont cha") Don't you wish Kurt Angle was from your hometown?

 

[Wordlife]

Hometown Celebs huh?

Idk of any .... oh wait... theres Barack Obama? Does that count? Duh he's a freakin celeb hes the damn President

I also have a bunch more but thats the only I could think of

Oh, and Maria and CM Punk lol

 

[Hidden Blaze]

They are some from here.

I'm sure the MMA and Wrestling fans know this guy Ken Shamrock

My fellow Pats fans know this guy Le Kevin Smith

Jim Parker

Music Lovers know these people

Jason Aldean

Little Richard

Fans of Boy Meets World might know this

Blake Clark(played Shawn's Dad)

I hate this next bitch but she was born here Nancy Grace

Now the following are people who were not born here but raised here.

Young Jeezy

Cole Miller

they are more but meh I don't have time to name all.