Celebrity · Posted 1 minute ago Chappell Roan And 11 Other Celebrities You Didn't Know Are From The Midwest Ope! by Kailey Hansen BuzzFeed Contributor Link Facebook Pinterest Twitter Mail In just a few months, Chappell Roan went from less than two million Spotify listeners to over 19 million. Her performances at Coachella and the Governors Ball have catapulted her into mainstream music, featuring songs from her album, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess . Nina Westervelt / Billboard via Getty Images As her album title states, Roan hails from the Midwest, like many other celebs who later found success in Hollywood.
Here are 12 famous faces whose roots are Middle America: 1. Chappell Roan Emma Mcintyre / Getty Images Prior to Chappell Roan's femininomenon, the music artist spent most of her life in the small town of Willard, Missouri. Her song "California" discusses missing home while pursuing her dreams on the West Coast: "Come get me out of California, no leaves are brown.
I miss the seasons in Missouri, my dying town." 2. Gabrielle Union Jeff Kravitz / FilmMagic Nebraska native Gabrielle Union spent her early childhood in Omaha.
Daughter of a social worker and military sergeant, Union remained in Nebraska until school-age years when she and her family relocated to California. 3. Bill Murray Axelle / FilmMagic Originally from Evanston, Illinois, a suburb just outside of Chicago, Bill Murray is loud and proud about his love for the Windy City.
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