50 celebrities from Nebraska
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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.
Jorge Garcia
Jorge Garcia, shown with Sarah Jones in the Fox series "Alcatraz," was born in Omaha.
Marg Helgenberger
Actress Marg Helgenberger is from North Bend.
Malcolm X
Malcolm X
Dick Cavett
Dick Cavett, on stage during the “Dick Cavett's Watergate" panel at the PBS 2014 Summer TCA, is from Lincoln
Willa Cather
"O Pioneers!" author Willa Cather graduated from the University of Nebraska.
Ted Kooser
Former U.S. Poet Laureate Ted Kooser got his master's degree from the University of Nebraska.
Larry the Cable Guy
Dan Whitney, aka Larry the Cable Guy
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
Preston Hillier
Preston Hillier is from Lincoln and has appeared on "Nashville," "Macguyver" and many more shows.
Harley Cozak
Harley Jane Cozak, an actress known for her roles in "Arachnophobia," "When Harry Met Sally" and "Parenthood," grew up in Lincoln.
Check out how many celebrities from Nebraska you know.
Check out how many celebrities from Nebraska you know.
Omaha native Symone Sanders, who has left her role as senior adviser and spokeswoman for Vice President Kamala Harris, has been hired by MSNBC.
As a child growing up in Lincoln, Ezinma was a strings scholar just like the kids she met at Nelson Mandela Elementary. She has worked with Beyonce, Kendrick Lamar and Joshua Bell.Â
Amid a search of the 39-year-old's pockets, investigators found four baggies of suspected meth, weighing a total of 114 grams, police alleged in court records.
A man who was shot at a November party also fired bullets into the crowded house, which killed a woman and injured a man, authorities said.Â
Proposals to further restrict abortion will likely be back on the table when the Nebraska Legislature reconvenes, but the specific details of the legislation remain up in the air. Â
