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.
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.
Owen Wilson - Texas
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.
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.
Allison Janney - Massachusetts
Allison is possibly one of the most talented and often underappreciated actresses of the late '90s. Allison Brooks Janney may have been born in Boston, Massachusetts, but was raised in Dayton, Ohio. We've all seen her appear in films and T.V. shows over the years, such as 'Juno,' 'The West Wing', and 'I, Tonya.' Allison expressed, "I am proud to be from Dayton, and I am delighted that I will be forever part of Dayton."
As a product of Dayton, the 58-year-old actress grew up in Oakwood and attended the Miami Valley School, where her father, Jervis Janney said she was active in several theatre productions. It was during her student years at Kenyon College, that she showed interest in acting, and got her first role when she successfully auditioned for a play being directed by Paul Newman.