Billy Preston (born 1946, died 2006); singer/songwriter, often credited as "the 5th Beatle" (raised mostly in L.A.)
Updated Missi Pyle (born 1972); actress: "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" (2005), "Bringing Down The House" (raised in Tennessee)
Selena Quintanilla (Lake Jackson area) (born 1971, died 1995); tejana/pop singer (raised in Corpus Christi, TX)
Performed final concert at the Houston Astrodome one month prior to her death
Kim Smith (born 1983); model/actress (raised in Odessa, TX)
Matt Stone (born 1971); actor/co-creator of "South Park" (raised in Littleton, CO)
Updated Paola Turbay (born 1970); actress: "Cane", former Miss Columbia (moved to Bogota, Columbia at age 10)
Natalie Zea (Pasadena) (born 1975): actress: "Dirty Sexy Money", "Passions" (raised in Monahans, TX)
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RAISED IN HOUSTON, BORN ELSEWHERE:
Krista Allen (born 1972 in born in Ventura, CA); model/actress; "Days of our Lives", "Baywatch Hawaii", "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind", "What About Brian"
Crystal Bernard (born 1961 in Garland, TX); singer/actress; "Wings", "Happy Days"
Westfield High
Clint Black (born 1962 in Long Branch, NJ); country singer
Married to Houston native Lisa Hartman Black
Roger Clemens (born 1962 in Ohio. Raised partly in Ohio and then Houston); Major League Baseball pitcher for the Houston Astros, Boston Red Sox, NY Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays; a seven time recipient of the Cy Young Award.
Spring Woods High
Walter Cronkite (born 1916 in St. Joseph, MO); journalist; CBS news broadcaster
San Jacinto High
Chloe Dao (born 1972 in Pakse, Loas); fashion designer
Updated Clyde Drexler (born 1962 in New Orleans, LA); 10 time NBA All-Star, Olympic Gold Medalist, played with the Portland Trail Blazers and Houston Rockets who he helped lead to their second NBA title in 1995
Sterling High; graduated 1980
Sean Patrick Flanery (born 1965 in Lake Charles, Louisiana); actor; "Young Indiana Jones", "Powder", "The Dead Zone"
Dulles High; graduated 1984
George Foreman (born 1949 in Marshall, TX); heavyweight boxing campion
Renee Goldsberry actress; "One Life To Live", "Ally McBeal" (born in San Jose, CA, raised in both Houston and Detroit)
Ashley Jones (born 1976 in Memphis, TN); actress; "The Bold & The Beautiful"
High School for the Performing and Visual Arts; Lamar High
Martha Madison (Cypress Creek) (born 1977 in Newport News, Virginia); actress; "Days of our Lives"
Cy-Fair High; graduated 1995
Amelia Marshall (born 1958 in Albany, GA); actress; "Passions", "All My Children"
High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
Glenn McCarthy (born 1908 in Beaumont, TX. Died in 1988)
lavish oil tycoon, wildcatter and businessman. Was the inspiration for the character of Jett Link, played by James Dean, in 1956's "Giant"
San Jacinto High School
Ann Miller (born 1923 in Chireno, TX. Died 2004) actress; "Kiss Me Kate", "Easter Parade", "Mulholland Dr."
Albert Sidney Johnston High
Lee Pace (Spring) (born 1979 in Chickasha, Oklahoma); actor: ""Pushing Daisies", "Wonderfalls", "The Good Shepherd"
(Moved to Houston in the 7th grade after having lived in Saudi Arabia and New Orleans)
Quit high school temporarily to act at Houston's Alley Theater.
Klein High; graduated 1997
Cindy Pickett (Bellaire) (born 1947 in Oklahoma); actress: "Ferris Bueller's Day Off", "Son In Law"
Bellaire High
Her father, Cecil Pickett, was Bellaire High's drama teacher
Kelly Rowland (born 1981 in Atlanta, GA)); singer/actress; Destiny's Child; "Freddy VS Jason"
Updated Nolan Ryan (born 1947 in Refugio, Texas); Major League Baseball Hall-of-Famer; played for the Houston Astros, New York Mets, California Angels and Texas Rangers
Laurie Smith (born 1971 in Atlanta, GA); designer; TV personality; "Trading Spaces"
Gale Storm (born 1922 in Bloomington, TX); actress; "My Little Margie", "The Gale Storm Show"
Sherry Stringfield (Spring/Klein) (born 1967 in Colorado Springs, CO); actress; "E.R."
Klein High
B.J. Thomas (born 1942 in Hugo, OK); singer
Tommy Tune (born 1939 in Wichita Falls, TX); Broadway star
Lamar High; graduated 1957
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HOUSTON RESIDENTS PAST & PRESENT:
(Neither born or raised, but at some point have called Houston home)
Baby Bash (born 1975); R&B singer/rapper (born Vallejo, CA)
Frank Beard (born 1949); musician; ZZ Top (born in Dallas, TX)
Updated Craig Biggio (born 1965); Major League Baseball player; played his entire baseball career (1988-2007) with the Houston Astros, four time recipient of the Golden Glove Award, joined the 3000 hit club on June 28, 2007 (born in Smithtown, NY)
David Brinkley (born 1920, died 2003); "NBC Nightly News"; Peabody Award winner (born in North Carolina)
Barbara Bush (born 1925); former First Lady (born in Rye, NY)
George H. Bush (born 1924); 41st President of the United States (born in Massachusetts)
Brett Butler (born 1958); comedian/actress; "Grace Under Fire" (born in Montgomery, Alabama)
Worked the Houston comedy clubs early in her career.
Bruno Campos (born 1973); actor; "Nip/Tuck", "Jesse", "Resurrection Blvd" (born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Houston is one of several cities where he lived growing up.
Tom Delay (born 1947); House Majority Leader (born in Laredo, TX and partly raised in Venezula)
Farrah Fawcett (born 1947); actress; "Charlie's Angels" (born in Corpus Christi, TX)
Often stays at her parents' home in the Champions area
Clark Gable (born 1901, died 1960); actor; "Gone With The Wind", "It Happened One Night", "The Misfits" (born in Ohio)
Worked in a Houston stock company from 1927-28
Janeane Garofalo (born 1964); actress; "Reality Bites", "The Truth About Cats And Dogs" (born in Newton,NJ)
Spent her senior year of high school at Katy's James E. Taylor High; got her start in Houston comedy clubs
Amy Grant (born 1960); Christian/Pop Artist (born in Nashville, TN)
Lived in Houston briefly as a child.
Salma Hayek (born 1966); actress; "Desperado", "From Dusk Till Dawn", "54" (born in Veracruz, Mexico)
Lived with aunt in Houston as a teenager.
Dusty Hill (born 1949); musician; ZZ Top (born in Dallas, TX)
Frankie J. (born 1977); R&B singer (born in Tijuana, raised in San Diego)
Tara Lipinski (born 1982); Olympic champion (born in Philadelphia)
Lived in the Sugar Land area
attended River Oaks Academy
Is best friends with Houston-raised Ashley Jones
Ralphie May (born 1972); Comedian (born in Chattanooga, TN)
Moved to Houston after high school to start his comedy career.
Debra Paget (born 1933); actress: "The Ten Commandments", "Love Me Tender" (born in Denver, CO)
Retired from acting and moved to Houston.
Mary Lou Retton (born 1968): Olympic gold-medal gymnast (born in Virginia)
Billy Bob Thornton (born 1955): actor: "Friday Night Lights", "The Alamo", "Sling Blade" (born in Arkansas)
Lived in Houston for a period in the '80s
Gene Tierney (born 1920, died 1991); actress; "Laura", "Leave Her To Heaven" (born in Brooklyn, NY)
Married Houston oilman W. Howard Lee
Buried in the Lee family plot at Glenwood Cemetery on Washington Ave. near downtown Houston. Photo of her headstone
Clay Walker (born 1969); country singer (born in Beaumont, TX)
Michelle Williams (born 1980); member of Destiny's Child, gospel singer (born in Rockford, Illinois)
Robert Wuhl (born 1951); comedian, comedy writer, actor; "Arli$$" (born in Union Township, NJ)
Moved to Houston after high school to attend the University of Houston; had a job selling beer at the Astrodome.
Take that Renda
...and I do believe that we are well above our quota on rappers
Hybrid Mode
