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)

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