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Michigan Performer Selected to Appear at Super Bowl Halftime Show

Can you imagine getting an out-of-the-blue phone call one day and being asked to perform at the Super Bowl halftime show? That’s pretty much the biggest stage in the world….

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Can you imagine getting an out-of-the-blue phone call one day and being asked to perform at the Super Bowl halftime show? That's pretty much the biggest stage in the world. Needless to say, that phone call would be met with plenty of excitement. I'm a singer myself (my single new "Scars is here"), and I'm pretty sure I would freak out, in a good way, if that opportunity came my way.

That's just what happened to a local Michigan rapper. He actually got a phone call asking him to appear at this year's Big Game.

Sean Forbes, a 40-year old deaf rapper from Detroit, has been selected to perform alongside Eminem, Dr. Dre, Mary J. Blige, Snoop Dogg and Kendrick Lamar at the Super Bowl Halftime Show at Los Angeles' SoFi Stadium.

This will mark the first time the Super Bowl halftime show will have ASL interpreters. Forbes and another deaf rapper, Warren (WaWa) Snipe, 50, will perform sign-language interpretations of the performances.

Forbes has a connection with Eminem, so it makes sense for him to be at the show. He was often at Ferndale's 54 Sound studio, where Eminem got his start. “So this is very much a full-circle moment, being from Detroit, being part of the Eminem camp — or even going back to being 12 and listening to N.W.A., Dre and Snoop on my Walkman,” Forbes told the Detroit Free Press. “My goal is to get out there, show what we can do, and have fun,” Forbes said. “And I want to open the door for other deaf performers.” We can't wait to watch you, Sean.

Michiganders have a lot of pride about being from this great state. I certainly do! We've got the Great Lakes, beautiful forests, major sports teams and all the seasons. What's not to like? Okay, I could do without the cold winters. But, that aside, this is a pretty awesome place to live.

In honor of Michigan's 185th birthday on Jan. 26, 2022, we're celebrating the great actors and actresses that come from this state. My nana was a huge fan of Tom Sellek, so he's my favorite on here. Read on for the list via Stacker here and here.

Famous Actors and Actresses from Michigan (via Stacker here and here):

Kevin Nash

Born: Detroit, Michigan (7/9/1959)

Grant Show

Born: Detroit, Michigan (2/27/1962)

Justin Bartha

Born: West Bloomfield, Michigan (7/21/1978)

David Ramsey

Born: Detroit, Michigan (11/17/1971)

Courtney B. Vance

Born: Detroit, Michigan (3/12/1960)

David Alan Grier

Born: Detroit, Michigan (6/30/1956)

Seamus Dever

Born: Flint, Michigan (7/27/1976)

Matt Letscher

Born: Grosse Pointe, Michigan (6/26/1970)

Jeff Hephner

Born: Sand Creek, Michigan (6/22/1975)

Barry Watson

Born: Traverse City, Michigan (4/23/1974)

Matthew Glave

Born: Saginaw, Michigan (8/19/1963)

Michael Raymond-James

Born: Michigan (12/24/1977)

Lee Majors

Born: Wyandotte, Michigan (4/23/1939)

Terry O'Quinn

Born: Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan (7/15/1952)

Curtis Armstrong

Born: Detroit, Michigan (11/27/1953)

James Wolk

Born: Farmington Hills, Michigan (3/22/1985)

Keegan-Michael Key

Born: Southfield, Michigan (3/22/1971)

David Patrick Kelly

Born: Detroit, Michigan (1/23/1951)

Eric Allan Kramer

Born: Grand Rapids, Michigan (3/26/1962)

Dean Cain

Born: Mt. Clemens, Michigan (7/31/1966)

Sean Giambrone

Born: St. Joseph, Michigan (5/30/1999)

Terry Crews

Born: Flint, Michigan (7/30/1968)

Tom Hulce

Born: Detroit, Michigan (12/6/1953)

David Spade

Born: Birmingham, Michigan (7/22/1964)

Ken Jeong

Born: Detroit, Michigan (7/13/1969)

Tom Skerritt

Born: Detroit, Michigan (8/25/1933)

Colin Egglesfield

Born: Dearborn, Michigan (2/9/1973)

Richard Kiel

Born: Detroit, Michigan (9/13/1939)

Tom Sizemore

Born: Detroit, Michigan (11/29/1961)

Robert Wagner

Born: Detroit, Michigan (2/10/1930)

Dax Shepard

Born: Milford, Michigan (1/2/1975)

Taylor Lautner

Born: Grand Rapids, Michigan (2/11/1992)

Steven Seagal

Born: Lansing, Michigan (4/10/1952)

Paul Walter Hauser

Born: Grand Rapids, Michigan (10/15/1986)

Burt Reynolds

Born: Lansing, Michigan (2/11/1936)

Tom Selleck

Born: Detroit, Michigan (1/29/1945)

Matthew Lillard

Born: Lansing, Michigan (1/24/1970)

Sinbad

Born: Benton Harbor, Michigan (11/10/1956)

Bruce Campbell

Born: Birmingham, Michigan (6/22/1958)

Brian d'Arcy James

Born: Saginaw, Michigan (6/29/1968)

Ernie Hudson

Born: Benton Harbor, Michigan (12/17/1945)

J.K. Simmons

Born: Grosse Pointe, Michigan (1/9/1955)

Geoff Stults

Geoff Stults

Daniel Henney

Born: Carson City, Michigan (11/28/1979)

Jeff Daniels

Born on Feb. 19, in Athens, Georgia, but definitely a Michigander!

Kristen Bell

Born: Huntington Woods, Michigan, USA (7/18/1980)

Marlo Thomas

Born: Detroit, Michigan, USA (11/21/1937)

Elizabeth Berkley

Born: Farmington Hills, Michigan, USA (7/28/1972)

Megan Boone

Born: Petoskey, Michigan, USA (4/29/1983)

Jaime Ray Newman

Born: Farmington Hills, Michigan, USA (4/2/1978)

Selma Blair

Born: Southfield, Michigan, USA (6/23/1972)

Judy Greer

Born: Detroit, Michigan, USA (7/20/1975)

Sherilyn Fenn

Born: Detroit, Michigan, USA (2/1/1965)

Elizabeth Reaser

Born: Bloomfield, Michigan, USA (7/2/1975)

Jana Kramer

Born: Detroit, Michigan, USA (12/2/1983)

Mary Lynn Rajskub

Born: Detroit, Michigan, USA (6/22/1971)

Crystal Reed

Born: Detroit, Michigan, USA (2/6/1985)

Eli Jane

Born: Michigan, USA (6/7/1979)

Ellen Burstyn

Born: Detroit, Michigan, USA (12/7/1932)

Elisabeth Harnois

Born: Detroit, Michigan, USA (5/26/1979)

Madonna

Born: Bay City, Michigan, USA (8/16/1958)

Kathleen Rose Perkins

Born: New Baltimore, Michigan, USA (11/15/1974)

Gail O'Grady

Born: Detroit, Michigan, USA (1/23/1963)

Christine Lahti

Born: Birmingham, Michigan, USA (4/4/1950)

Kate Upton

Born: St. Joseph, Michigan, USA (6/10/1992)

Lin Shaye

Born: Detroit, Michigan, USA (10/12/1943)

Piper Laurie

Born: Detroit, Michigan, USA (1/22/1932)

Christie Brinkley

Born: Detroit, Michigan, USA (2/2/1954)

Pam Dawber

Born: Detroit, Michigan, USA (10/18/1951)

Taylor Dooley

Born: Grosse Pointe, Michigan, USA (2/26/1993)

Grace Lee Whitney

Born: Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA (4/1/1930)

Lily Tomlin

Born: Detroit, Michigan, USA (9/1/1939)

Cynthia Watros

Born: Lake Orion, Michigan, USA (9/2/1968)

Lauri Peters

Born: Detroit, Michigan, USA (7/2/1943)

Maribeth Monroe

Born: Michigan, USA (3/25/1978)

Betsy Brandt

Born: Bay City, Michigan, USA (3/14/1973)

Erin Darke

Born: Michigan, USA (9/10/1984)

Ella Anderson

Born: Ypsilanti, Michigan, USA (3/26/2005)

Kennedy McMann

Born: Holland, Michigan, USA (10/30/1996)

Kim Hunter

Born: Detroit, Michigan, USA (11/12/1922)

Rachel DiPillo

Born: Flint, Michigan, USA (1/26/1991)

Jessica Cauffiel

Born: Detroit, Michigan, USA (3/30/1976)

Susan Diol

Born: Marquette, Michigan, USA (5/25/1962)

Anne Erickson started her radio career shortly after graduating from Michigan State University and has worked on-air in Detroit, Flint, Toledo, Lansing and beyond. As someone who absolutely loves rock, metal and alt music, she instantly fell in love with radio and hasn’t looked back. When she’s not working, Anne makes her own music with her band, Upon Wings, and she also loves cheering on her favorite Detroit and Michigan sports teams, especially Lions and MSU football. Anne is also an award-winning journalist, and her byline has run in a variety of national publications. You can also hear her weekends on WRIF.