- Al Franken
Alan Stuart "Al" Franken is an Emmy Award–winning American comedian, actor, author, screenwriter, political commentator, radio host and, recently, politician. He is noted for his work on "Saturday Night Live" and his liberal political views. On February 14, 2007, Franken entered the race for the United States Senate seat from Minnesota currently held by the Republican Norm Coleman, and formerly held by Franken's friend Paul Wellstone. - Jesse Ventura
Jesse Ventura (born James George Janos on July 15, 1951), also known as "The Body", "The Star", "The Mind", and "Governor Body", is an American politician, former professional wrestler, Navy UDT veteran, actor, and former radio and television talk show host. - Kevin McHale
Kevin Edward McHale (born December 19, 1957) is an American former professional basketball player who starred for thirteen seasons in the NBA for the Boston Celtics. He is currently an executive with the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves. - Dennis Banks
Dennis Banks (born April 12, 1937), a Native American leader, teacher, lecturer, activist and author, is an Anishinaabe born on Leech Lake Indian Reservation in northern Minnesota. Banks is also known as Nowa Cumig ("Naawakamig" in the Double Vowel System); his name in the Ojibwe language means "In the Center of the Ground." - Judy Garland
Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10, 1922 - June 22, 1969) was an Oscar-nominated American film actress and singer, best known for her role as Dorothy Gale from "The Wizard of Oz". Garland's singing voice had a natural vibrato, which she was able to maintain at an extremely low volume. The effects which she was able to project enabled her to convey a wide range of emotion when she interpreted a song. - Jessica Biel
Jessica Biel Actress Jessica Biel was born on March 3, 1982, in Ely, Minnesota. Jessica grew up in Boulder, Colorado with an early ambition to be in music theater. As a child, she starred in several musicals, including The Sound of Music and Annie . In 1994, Biel was awarded a scholarship to Diane Hardin's Young Actors Space in Los Angeles. - Terry Gilliam
Terrence Vance Gilliam (born November 22, 1940) is an American-born British filmmaker, animator, and member of the Monty Python comedy troupe. Gilliam has the distinction of being the only American-born Python, as the rest of the group are all British by birth. - Jessica Lange
Jessica Phyllis Lange (born April 20, 1949) is a two-time Academy Award-winning American actress. - Mitch Hedberg
Mitchell Lee Hedberg was an American stand-up comedian known for his stylistic elocution and routines that often consisted of a string of one-line non sequiturs. - Craig Kilborn
Craig Kilborn (born August 24, 1962) is an American comedian and former talk show host. He was the original host of "The Daily Show" and Tom Snyder's successor on CBS's "The Late Late Show". - Seann William Scott
Seann William Scott (born October 3, 1976) is an American actor perhaps best known for portraying Steve Stifler in the "American Pie" series of teen films. He also played Bo Duke in the film adaptation of "The Dukes of Hazzard". - Steve Zahn
Steven James Zahn (born November 13, 1967) is an American comedian and actor of both film and stage. - Dave Winfield
David Mark Winfield (born October 3, 1951, in St. Paul, Minnesota) is a former Major League Baseball player. He played for 22 seasons and is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame and the College Baseball Hall of Fame. He played for the San Diego Padres, the New York Yankees, the California Angels, the Toronto Blue Jays, the Minnesota Twins, and the Cleveland Indians. - Laura Osnes
Laura Ann Osnes (b. November 19, 1985) is an American stage actress, and the winner of the role of "Sandy" on the televised "Grease: You're the One that I Want!" competition. She will play Sandy in the 2007 Broadway run of "Grease", starring alongside the other winner, Max Crumm, who will play the role of Danny. - T. R. Knight
Theodore Raymond “T.R.” Knight is an American actor. Knight's most high-profile role to date is his current role as Dr. George O'Malley on ABC's top-rated drama "Grey's Anatomy". - Richard Widmark
Richard Widmark was born Dec. 26, 1914, in Sunrise, Minn., where his father ran a general store, then became a traveling salesman. The family moved around before settling in Princeton, Ill. "Like most small-town boys, I had the urge to get to the big city and make a name for myself," he recalled in a 1954 interview. "I was a movie nut from the age of 3, but I don't recall having any interest in acting," he said. - Nick Swardson
Nicholas Roger Swardson (born October 9, 1976) is an American actor and stand-up comedian. Swardson was born in St. Paul, Minnesota to Pamela and Roger Swardson. He was asked to write the original screenplay for "Malibu's Most Wanted" after being noticed by Jamie Kennedy. Nick also works very closely with Adam Sandler and Sandler's Happy Madison Productions. Nick performs regularly as a stand-up comedian throughout Los Angeles. - Tammy Faye
Tamara "Tammy" Faye LaValley Bakker Messner (born March 7, 1942) is an American Christian singer, evangelist, entrepreneur, author, talk show hostess, actress and a prominent television personality. She is the former wife of televangelist, and later convicted felon, Jim Bakker, and she co-hosted with him on "The PTL Club", from 1976 to 1987. She is known for her tendency to wear heavy makeup, … - Garrett Hedlund
Garrett John Hedlund (born 3 September 1984) is an American actor known for his role in the movie "Four Brothers". Hedlund has starred in several major films, including the epic "Troy" (in which he made his film industry debut as Patroclus, cousin of Achilles); the drama Friday Night Lights, alongside Billy Bob Thornton, which charts the 1988 football season of the Permian Panthers; "Eragon", … - Marion Ross
Marion Ross (born October 25, 1928) is a Golden Globe-nominated American actress. Born Marian Ross in Albert Lea, Minnesota, she grew up there, and in nearby Waconia and Willmar. At the age of 13, she changed the spelling of her name from "Marian" to "Marion" because she thought it would look better on a marquee. After completing her sophomore year in high school, she moved to Minneapolis, … - Peter Krause
Peter Krause (last name pronounced //) (born August 12 1965) is an American film and television actor, best known for his role as Nate Fisher on the popular HBO drama "Six Feet Under". - Curt Hennig
Curtis Michael Hennig, also known by his ring name Mr. Perfect, was an American professional wrestler who competed for the American Wrestling Association, World Wrestling Federation, and World Championship Wrestling promotions. A former World Heavyweight Champion, he was regarded by fans and peers alike as one of the most athletically gifted and charismatic professional wrestlers of his generation - Verne Gagne
Verne Gagne (born February 26, 1926) is a former professional wrestler, trainer and wrestling promoter. He was the former owner/promoter of the American Wrestling Association (AWA) based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, which was the predominant promotion throughout the mid-west and Manitoba, Canada for many years. He remained in this position until 1991, when the company folded. He has a son, Greg, who also wrestled. - Eddie Albert
Eddie Albert, born Edward Albert Heimberger, (April 22 1906 - May 26 2005) was a popular Oscar and Emmy Award-nominated American stage, film, character actor, gardener and humanitarian activist, perhaps best known for playing Bing Edwards in the "Brother Rat" films, or for his role in the 1960s television comedy "Green Acres". - Melissa Peterman
Melissa Margaret Peterman (born July 1,1971) is an American actress who was born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota. - Larry Anderson
Larry Anderson (born in 1952 in Minnesota), is an American actor and magician. He originally started as an assistant to magician Mark Wilson in 1973, and was immediately put to work on the set of "The Magician" (Starring Bill Bixby), helping Mark Wilson as the magic coordinator for the show. He has since appeared in several television series and films. - E. G. Marshall
E. G. Marshall (June 18 1914 - August 24 1998) was a two-time Emmy Award-winning American actor who co-starred in the 1957 movie "12 Angry Men". Two of his better known TV roles are those of lawyer, Lawrence Preston on "The Defenders" in the 1960s, and as neurosurgeon, Dr. David Craig on "The Bold Ones: The New Doctors" in the 1970s. - James Hong
James Hong is an American actor and the ex-president of the Association of Asian/Pacific American Artists (AAPAA). - Sheree J. Wilson
Sheree J. Wilson (born in Rochester, Minnesota on December 12, 1958) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as April Stevens on the American prime-time television series "Dallas" and as Alex Cahill on television series "Walker, Texas Ranger". She currently resides in Marina Del Rey, California with her son, Luke. - Breckin Meyer
Breckin Erin Meyer (born May 7, 1974) is an American actor and producer. - Gig Young
Gig Young (November 4, 1913 - October 19, 1978) was an Academy Award-winning American film actor. - Warren William
Warren William (December 2 1894 - September 24 1948) was a Broadway and Hollywood actor, born Warren William Krech in Aitkin, Minnesota. He attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. After moving from Broadway to Hollywood in the silent period, he reached his peak as a leading man in early 1930s pre-Production Code films. He was a contract player at the Warner Bros. studio and was known for portraying amoral businessmen, lawyers, … - Samantha Harris
Samantha Harris Shapiro (born on November 27, 1973 in Hopkins, Minnesota), is a TV presenter. Most notably, she is co-host of "Dancing with the Stars" with Tom Bergeron. - Lynsey Bartilson
Lynsey Bartilson (born July 11983) is an American film, television and stage actress. - Tom Laughlin
Tom Laughlin (born August 10, 1931) is an American actor and director. He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Laughlin is best known for his series of "Billy Jack" films. - Linda Eder
Linda Eder (born February 3, 1961) is an American singer and actress. Born in Brainerd, Minnesota to Georg (from Austria) and Leila (from Norway), Eder was exposed to music at an early age. She cites Judy Garland, Barbra Streisand, and Eileen Farrell as her childhood inspiration. Eder denotes Garland, specifically, as her greatest influence. After college, Eder tried her hand at the talent show, "Star Search", where she reigned undefeated for a still record 13 weeks. - Kimberly Elise
Kimberly Elise (born April 17, 1967) is an American film and television actress, perhaps best known for her roles in the films "The Manchurian Candidate" and "Diary of a Mad Black Woman". - Vincent Kartheiser
Vincent Paul Kartheiser (born May 5, 1979) is an American actor. Although he primarily appears in independent films, he is also known for his role as Connor on th TV series "Angel". - Mary Jo Pehl
Mary Jo Pehl (born February 27 in Circle Pines, Minnesota) is a writer, actress, and comedian. She is best known for her various roles on the television series "Mystery Science Theater 3000". Pehl was one of the writers on the "MST3k" series. From 1992 to 1996, Pehl played the role of "Magic Voice", a disembodied woman's voice who would announce upcoming commercials at the beginning of the show. In 1996, she began playing the role of Pearl Forrester, … - Frank Albertson
Frank Albertson (February 2, 1909 - February 29, 1964) was an American character actor. Albertson made well over one hundred appearances (1923-1964) in movies and television. He is probably best remembered for his role as Sam Wainwright, the businessman fond of saying "Hee-Haw" in the movie "It's a Wonderful Life"; he played the wealthy rancher Tom Cassidy at the start of "Psycho", who provides the cash that Janet Leigh's character later steals.
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