8 Famous People You Didn’t Know Where From Midland / Odessa
Many people know about Presidents George Bush and George W. Bush being from Midland, but did you know that we have some Hollywood celebs from this area and I'm not just talking about Woody Harrelson. Check out what I've found out.
Michael Jerrod Moore a.k.a Michael Arden was born in Midland and was a Pickwick Player at MCT. Along with his time on Broadway, you may have seen him in Grey's Anatomy, Numb3rs, Bones, The Good Wife and Anger Management. As far as movies, you saw him in Source Code with Jake Gyllenhaal.
Katherine Whitton "Kathy" Baker is from Midland and you saw her in Edward Scissorhands, The Cider House Rules, and Saving Mr. Banks. You also saw her in Touched by an Angel and recently, she appears in the movie The Age of Adaline.
Brian Joshua Presley is from Midland as well and starred in the movie "Touchback" and TV shows like Beverly Hills 90210 and 7th Heaven.
Stephnie Weir is from Odessa and both wrote for and starred in MadTV
Karan Ashley is from Odessa and you saw her in so many TV shows like "Hangin' with Mr. Cooper", "Kenand and Kel"
Dale Dudley is from Odessa and along with being involved in radio, he appeared in the movie Spy Kids 2.
While you may not know him by his appearance, you've likely seen his movie magic. Jerrod Davis helped out with TV shows like 24, Eureka, CSI, Ghost Whisperer, Serenity as well as movies like Van Helsing and Spider Man 2
Larry Henley was an Odessa native and worked as a composer on movies like "National Treasure: Book of Secrets", "Shark Tale" as well as TV shows like "So You Think You Can Dance", "American Idol", "The Late Show with David Letterman" "Saturday Night Live" and "The X Factor"
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