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Scott Porter
Scott Porter, who starred on "Friday Night Lights" and "The Good Wife," was on the sidelines decked out in Husker gear during a game in 2007. Porter was born in Omaha.
TED KIRK/Journal Star file photo
Jorge Garcia
Jorge Garcia, shown with Sarah Jones in the Fox series "Alcatraz," was born in Omaha.
Fox
Marg Helgenberger
Actress Marg Helgenberger is from North Bend.
CBS
Malcolm X
Malcolm X
Robert Haggins
Dick Cavett
Dick Cavett, on stage during the “Dick Cavett's Watergate" panel at the PBS 2014 Summer TCA, is from Lincoln
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Willa Cather
"O Pioneers!" author Willa Cather graduated from the University of Nebraska.
Willa Cather Foundation
Harley Cozak
Harley Jane Cozak, an actress known for her roles in "Arachnophobia," "When Harry Met Sally" and "Parenthood," grew up in Lincoln.
Harley Cozak
Preston Hillier
Preston Hillier is from Lincoln and has appeared on "Nashville," "Macguyver" and many more shows.
149. Swoosie Kurtz
149. Swoosie Kurtz
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Actress
The Omaha-born daughter of an Air Force colonel is a two-time Tony and Emmy Award winner who appears regularly on TV, including a recent six-season run on the CBS hit sitcom "Mike & Molly."Â
Larry the Cable Guy
Dan Whitney, aka Larry the Cable Guy
Journal Star file photo
Ted Kooser
Former U.S. Poet Laureate Ted Kooser got his master's degree from the University of Nebraska.
"That 70s Show" stars and celebrity couple Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis generated a lot of social media followers in western Nebraska after posting that they had visited Carhenge.Â
A new Omaha police recruit class began Monday, but it fell short of the city's goal of training a maximum-capacity class to make up for a wave of recent departures.
