Where the Stars Are From: Illinois
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}<b>Illinois Stars</b> Cindy Crawford, Mr. T and Jenny McCarthy couldn't be more different, but they have big thing in common. They were all born in Illinois. Who knew? Let's see which other stars are from The Land of Lincoln. <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/slideshow/entertainment/2011/05/08/celebs-lone-star-state/#slide=1" target="_blank">RELATED: STARS FROM TEXAS.</a> (AP/AP/Reuters) <a href="http://twitter.com/@fox411" target="_blank">Follow FOX411.com on Twitter.</a>
<b>Cindy Crawford</b> The super model was born in DeKalb, Illinois and discovered by a newspaper photographer as she was detassling corn. How small town is that?! She wasn't all looks though. The 45-year-old was offered a scholarship to study chemical engineering at Northwestern University. She attended for one semester and then dropped out. (AP) <a href="http://twitter.com/@fox411" target="_blank"><b>Follow FOX411.com on Twitter.</b></a>
<b>Mr. T</b> Laurence Tureaud (aka Mr. T) was born in Chicago as the youngest of twelve children. No wonder he learned how to beat people up! (AP) <a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/@fox411">Follow FOX411.com on Twitter.</a>
<b>Betty White</b> The "Golden Girl" and her family moved out west during the great depression. Before that she lived in Oak Park, IL. (AP) <a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/@fox411"><b>Follow</b><b> FOX411.com on Twitter.</b></a>
<b>Calista Flockhart</b> The "Brothers & Sisters" star moved around a lot as a kid since her dad was an executive for Kraft Foods. She was born Freeport, IL. (AP) <a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/@fox411"><b>Follow</b><b> FOX411.com on Twitter.</b></a>
<b>Harrison Ford</b> Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart must have bonded over their love for the White Sox when they met in LA because he was born in Chicago, close to where she was born. (Reuters) <a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/@fox411"><b>Follow</b><b> FOX411.com on Twitter.</b></a>
<b>Jenny McCarthy </b> The model turned actress was born in Evergreen Park, IL. She famously just walked in to the Playboy offices after High School to see if she could model to make money for college and the rest is history. (Reuters) <a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/@fox411"><b>Follow</b><b> FOX411.com on Twitter.</b></a>
<b>Robin Williams</b> The actor may have nailed the Boston accent in "Good Will Hunting" but he was actually born in Chicago. (AP) <a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/@fox411"><b>Follow</b><b> FOX411.com on Twitter.</b></a>
<b>Jennie Garth</b> Although we watched her grow up on "Beverly Hills 90210," Jennie was actually born in Urbana, IL and spent most of her youth on a horse ranch in Arcola, IL. That's not so close to Rodeo Drive. (AP) <a href="http://twitter.com/@fox411" target="_blank">Follow FOX411.com on Twitter.</a>
<b>Bill Murray</b> Bill was born and raised in Wilmette, IL, a northern suburb of Chicago. (AP) <a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/@fox411">Follow FOX411.com on Twitter.</a>
<b>Jane Lynch</b> The "Glee" star was born and raised in Dolton, IL. She even went to college at the Illinois State University and then finally left the state to go to grad school at Cornell University. (Reuters) <a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/@fox411">Follow FOX411.com on Twitter.</a>
<b>Chris O'Donnell</b> The "NCIS: Los Angeles" star is the youngest of seven children. He was born in Winnetka, IL where he started his young modeling career as a teen. (Reuters) <a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/@fox411"><b>Follow</b><b> FOX411.com on Twitter.</b></a>
<b>John Malkovich</b> With his crazy accent, you may think that John is a foreign import, but he was actually born in Christopher, IL. (Reuters) <a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/@fox411"><b>Follow</b><b> FOX411.com on Twitter.</b></a>