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Famous actors from Alabama

Admiring and envying the world’s biggest stars is easy to do on Instagram. From A-list movie stars and major musicians to pro ball players and comedians who landed their own sitcoms, there’s no shortage of evidence of just how good the good life is. They post pictures of themselves with other big shots on rooftop bars, at exclusive clubs, at backstage parties, and at restaurants where regular people can’t get a reservation.

But the vast majority of these celebrities were born and raised outside of Hollywood, finding their way to the bright lights and big money of superstardom from obscure beginnings in regular small towns or cities across the country.

Stacker compiled a list of actors that were born in Alabama from IMDb’s most popular list. For each actor, we included a movie poster image from a film he is known for (all movie poster images from OMDb). Keep reading to see which favorite actors are from your home state.

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Michael Biehn

– Born: Anniston (7/31/1956)

– Known for:
— Corporal Hicks in “Aliens” (1986)
— Kyle Reese in “The Terminator” (1984)
— Sheriff Hague in “Planet Terror” (2007)

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Lucas Black

– Born: Speake (11/29/1982)

– Known for:
— Frank Wheatley in “Sling Blade” (1996)
— Sean Boswell in “The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift” (2006)
— Sean Boswell in “Furious 7” (2015)

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Michael Rooker

– Born: Jasper (4/6/1955)

– Known for:
— Yondu Udonta in “Guardians of the Galaxy” (2014)
— Yondu in “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” (2017)
— Henry in “Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer” (1986)

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Walton Goggins

– Born: Birmingham (11/10/1971)

– Known for:
— Boyd Crowder in “Justified” (2010-2015)
— Sheriff Chris Mannix in “The Hateful Eight” (2015)
— Stans in “Predators” (2010)

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Channing Tatum

– Born: Cullman (4/26/1980)

– Known for:
— Jenko in “21 Jump Street” (2012)
— Cale in “White House Down” (2013)
— Jenko in “22 Jump Street” (2014)

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Jordan Fisher

– Born: Birmingham (4/24/1994)

– Known for:
— Soundtrack in “Moana” (2016)
— John Ambrose in “To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You” (2020)
— Doody in “Grease Live!” (2016)

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Clayne Crawford

– Born: Clay (4/20/1978)

– Known for:
— Dean in “A Walk to Remember” (2002)
— John Taylor in “The Perfect Host” (2010)
— Martin Riggs in “Lethal Weapon” (2016-2018)

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Richard Tyson

– Born: Mobile (2/13/1961)

– Known for:
— Robert the Fox in “Battlefield Earth” (2000)
— Detective Krevoy in “There’s Something About Mary” (1998)
— Crisp in “Kindergarten Cop” (1990)

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Wayne Rogers

– Born: Birmingham (4/7/1933)

– Known for:
— Capt. ‘Trapper John’ McIntyre / Man on P.A. in Kimpo in ” M*A*S*H” (1972-1978)
— Dr. Charley Michaels in ” House Calls” (1979-1982)
— Gambler in ” Cool Hand Luke” (1967)

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Orlando Jones

– Born: Mobile (4/10/1968)

– Known for:
— Harry Block in ” Evolution” (2001)
— Vox in ” The Time Machine” (2002)
— Dr. Lee in ” Drumline” (2002)

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Glenn Shadix

– Born: Bessemer (4/15/1952)

– Known for:
— Otho in ” Beetlejuice” (1988)
— Mayor in ” The Nightmare Before Christmas” (1993)
— Father Ripper in ” Heathers” (1989)