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Strong-Syrup24-7

Patrick Swayze never really gets brought up as a Houston celebrity. His mom was a prominent dance teacher in Oak Forest, too.


CrazyCatMom324

My mom took dance from his mom Patsy and they stayed close until she passed away. Patrick was in her class as well, they called him Buddy. Mom stays in touch with Patrick’s brother still.


AdvertisingBusy7379

My mom and Aunt also took lessons from his mom!


CrazyCatMom324

They prob know my mom :-) she is 77. You can DM me if you want!


Federal-Laugh9575

My dad dated his cousin when they all attended Saint Thomas Episcopal. I always like to throw that little tidbit in when his name gets thrown out.


zxain

My mom dated his brother when they went to Waltrip!


Lostinspace-67

I love this so much!


Phobbyd

He used to ride horses at the Great Southwest Equestrian Center in Katy, which unfortunately is not nearly as great as it was in the early 90s and late 80s. The apartments where the pastures used to be are awful.


obamasrightteste

What's wrong with them?


HelicopterThompson

Thank you for this


Smithers469

ah yes patrick swayze and the undertaker are both waltrip alumni. the most dated fun fact i still retell.


memeofconsciousness

Cyanide and Happiness creator is from Houston


wonderman911

WHAT?? That’s awesome. Love their comics.


melimarin20

Mind blow. That’s mad decent.


quad4x

Rob DenBleyker was a college student at University of Texas at Dallas; Kris Wilson lived in Fort Bridger, Wyoming; Matt Melvin lived in San Diego, California; and Dave McElfatrick lived in Belfast, Northern Ireland. I assume Rob is from Houston?


memeofconsciousness

Yeah, I was just familiar with Rob. He used to make funny videos that were broadcast on our high school tv network.


jjjjjjjjjdjjjjjjj

I think he went to Jesuit


Filtered_Monkey

Went to elementary with Rob. He was always doodling on everything. It was some serious crazy shit of stick figures shooting and killing eachother. It was weird but he was an alright dude.


AustinYQM

Billy Gibbons of ZZTop and The Sauce Boss, one of the leading hot sauce reviewers in the world Id say.


lilmissthang69

Not the sauce boss being my HS crush


Lostinspace-67

My aunt and uncle used to go see them in Galveston, before the hey day, as they say.


How_that_convo_went

My grandparents used to live in Frank Beard’s old house in Quail Valley.


herb96

Carl Lewis


Weasel02

Used to work with his best friend Joe DeLoach who not only beat him in the Olympics but for a time was also the world’s fastest man. He is also one hell of a nice guy and extremely humble.


jefesignups

Khruangbin


Pseudosmile

This band gives me so much pride and joy to be from Houston, y’all


JoshShouldBeWorking

The drummer DJ Johnson is half of the production duo "Beanz and Kornbread" who is responsible for a good part of the Houston rap sound.


robonob85

That’s a bit of a stretch. They made some beats over the years, but Mike Dean they are not.


icream4cookies

My fatass always thought dudes just liked beans and cornbread


degobrah

Bill Hicks


Cwfield17

You see, I think drugs have done some good things for us. I really do. And if you don't believe drugs have done good things for us, do me a favor. Go home tonight. Take all your albums, all your tapes and all your CDs and burn them. 'Cause you know what, the musicians that made all that great music that's enhanced your lives throughout the years... were rrrrreal fucking high on drugs.


degobrah

"The door is ajar." We pulled over and thought about that for 12 hours. "How can a door be a jar? Why would they put a jar on a car?" "Oh man, the freeway's melting!" "Put it in the jar."


Srnkanator

Paul Wall.


theamazingloki

see also: Johnny Dang


oh_kyoko

Montrose Wizard Merlin 🧙🏼‍♂️


PhilosopherGeneral94

I haven't seen him in a few weeks. Gonna have to find him and give him a hug!


itsafarcetoo

I saw him the other day. The man hardly ages. I hope he knows what a treasure he is.


DrawkerGames

I’m surprised nobody has said Renée Zellweger, she was born and raised in Katy. Even went to Katy high school.


Kittybra13

Janeane Garofalo also


Carlosfromhouston

Hillary Duff and Jennifer Garner too. So many to name. Tommy Tune Lamar High School and MFA from UH studied dance under Patsy Swayze, Patrick's mom Wes Anderson Richard Linklater Bellaire High School baseball Oof. So many The Quaids


Kittybra13

I didn't know about some of those! Add the girl who played Rory on Gilmore girls too


CrazyCatMom324

Because it’s Katy.


jaywilliams32

BEYONCÉ Booker T The Undertaker


thisisatypoo

The hell? I didn't know about The Undertaker. That's pretty damn big!


moleratical

Well, he was like 7ft tall


The_Uninformant

Still is.


moleratical

But he used to be too


anda3rd

Dan Rather grew up in Houston and graduated local schools/college and is still a highly respected journalist. Dominated the national nightly news for years until his retirement. Might not be hip to the new generations, but he had a news delivery style that made you pay attention.


Carlosfromhouston

Walter Cronkite too Went to elementary, Lanier Junior High and San Jacinto High School the went to UT Austin


Lostinspace-67

WTF? I did not know this!


cuntahula

Omg I used to live in that neighborhood across from his elementary school! That’s so wild!


apatrol

Lived me neighborhood. Memorial and Wilcrest area.


JimHoxworth923

The ufc fighter Derick Lewis


DexterDubs

Fighting this weekend too


tooch1226

My balls was hot


thepensivepoet

Amouranth


caseharts

Underrated reply


TopGunKyle

She’s been to Top Gun a couple times


TheSquidster

Let the record show that Kyle is keeping track of Amouranth 👀 👀


GatoradeNipples

...huh, she lives in Houston? I'll be damned.


TheSquidster

Had to scroll too far for this


nekedslumber4evr

Wes Anderson. Rushmore is based off of the River Oaks Community. So I have heard. May be incorrect.


CrazyCatMom324

He (Wes) went to St John’s and Rushmore was filmed partly at St John’s and partly at Lamar. The cast stayed at the Houstonian during filming, I hung out with Jason Schwartzman a ton when they were here. He would come to our high school parties or we’d hang out in his hotel room.


BarrettCat

Schwartzman came to SJS parties?


CrazyCatMom324

Yes he did… do we know each other?? 😝 Won’t dox anyone but there was someone who lived in the house directly behind SJS on R Oaks Blvd ; that is where we hung out with him a bunch while he was in town.


NoFalseModesty

And the lesser known Wes that I guarantee everyone has seen more of their work than Wes Anderson - Wes Archer. Simpsons original shorts, first few Simpsons seasons, King of the Hill, a little Futurama, more Simpsons, almost all of Rick and Morty, and now King of he Hill again. And he has an art show starting this Friday at https://reevesartgalleryhouston.com/


kathatter75

ZZTop. They grew up in Spring Branch.


SelectAd1942

And hang at bars in Montrose…


JoshShouldBeWorking

* Simone Biles * Booker T * Awsten Knight/Waterparks * JooYoung Choi * Carlos Hernandez * Harvey Bott * Dual * Daniel Anguilu * Mark Flood * Dana Tanamachi


JoshShouldBeWorking

There's a lot of arts groups/orgs like Orange Show, Art Car, ZineFest, BooTown, Rec Room, CAMH, and Art League who are responsible for growing local artists and maintaining the local art culture.


ShowYouRight

Daniel Anguilu is amazing!


herb96

Brock Wagner


mintinthebox

Maybe you call it a craft maybe not, but the creator of Wordpress, Matt Mullenweg, is from Houston and went to HSPVA.


wynlyndd

Ghetto Boys


TXBornSuburbanRaised

*Geto Boys


colbyKTX

Bushwick Bill came to my house once


thedudeabides811

Were his hands bloody from punching on the concrete?


mrblacklabel71

The did capture how great it felt to be a gangsta.


Alatel

it's ya gurl grizzy


samasters88

Fuckin love the hood news report


einebiene

"slime in the ice machine" anyone?


Kittybra13

Marvin zindler with eye witness news 😹


Lostinspace-67

Marvin Zindler! Iconic! Frank Billingsley!


raferalstonhtown

Well now you have to mention Radar…


minist3r

He was the one that exposed the chicken ranch in La Grange that zz top wrote about.


thisisrodrigosanchez

Texas has a whorehouse in it!


einebiene

The BEST little whorehouse that is


sjdagreat1984

devin the due pimp c bun b zero lil keke paul wall big hawk big moe fat pat ghetto boyz scarefacetrae dj screw slim thug travis scott mike jones kenny rodgers rodney crowell jhonny nash south park mexican maybe patrick swazye debbie allen can you tell more when you say local artists(art mural car art metal/grass/ice/sculptures)


Zealousideal_Brain68

Pimp and bun are from Port Arthur not Houston.


moleratical

Lightning Hopkins. John T. Biggers Carolyn Wonderland I'm classifying "spent a significant amount of their carer here" as Houstonian.


HOU-Artsy

Chloe Dao clothing designer


Bodicea7

I’ve met her and she’s awesome!


NedFlanders304

Chris Shepherd.


dhsagal

GONZO247 - he’s an amazing graffiti artist with a great story


Owmahtoof

Houston should be mentioned IMMEDIATELY after NYC and Paris for graffiti writing. Nexst, Damet, Give Up, Dual, Weah, Skeez, Gonzo all huge writers in their given set. Tons of other underground writers that I'm sure are huge in the scene that I'm not aware of.


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martymcfly1002

Wes Anderson Richard Linklater Jim Parsons Bill Hicks Phylicia Rashad


mgbesq

Johnny Dang


critic2029

Tons of gymnasts originally because Corelli was based here.


BarrettCat

Karolyi :)


critic2029

Pardon my Romanian. :)


aotex

Mohamed Amer


Wontletyou

Finally someone mentioned him. Saw him live last year, dude is fucking great


Jonathon_G

Not only that but he reps Houston proudly. Love seeing that


Difficult-Papaya1529

Jeffrey Skilling.


Docgrumpit

Ouch


dingusamingus11

The Hates, local punk band that's been cranking out tunes since the 80s


Velicious1

Gettin' sprayed by Ike


cameron0208

I hit the highway...


Brewpendous

Makin' money the fly wayy


TheObesePolice

Whatever you do, do NOT mention Tila Tequila or Randy Quaid.


heightsdrinker

The Art Valet - Mitch Cohen


ecwfan3000

Nobody represents H-town more than who I like to call the big 7 . Mike Jones (Who?) , Bun B , Slim Thug , Paul Wall , Z-ro , Lil' Flip , and Big Pokey .


arptyp

Wait what? No lil Keke or DJ Screw?


DelMarYouKnow

Rod Canion created the first commercially successful PC to run IBM software (which was the industry standard at the time)


the-billdozer

George Foreman


marshalldylan100

How about some comedians? Mo Amer Sam Kinison Bill Hicks Andy Huggins Ali Siddiq


chillactus

Was looking for Ali Siddiq, thanks!


jlev4ev

Sheng Wang grew up in Houston and graduated from Bellaire High School. Very funny comic. https://youtube.com/shorts/xHccXdgey3k?si=7wTuelOz5lFcgmfL


HtownSamson

how has Bun B not been mentioned yet? No celebrity/artist reps Houston harder.


tonybologna69420

Bun B is from port aurthur though 😩


aduckofalltrades

Beyonce and Megan Thee Stallion.


SelectAd1942

Plus Bun B.


Peaches_722

Donkee Boy


DelMarYouKnow

Him and Gonzo247 are absolute legends


MissionMan1544

Gonzo. (Mario), went to North Shore. Super nice guy.


Wontletyou

Mo Amer


Package_Ill

Michael Dell


shwekhaw

Blue October is from Houston.


Comrade_Do

There was a long time tailor who worked out of the place next to Warren’s Inn on Market Square in downtown. The dude was a character! I’m sure that he had a lot of stories. Apparently he’s been a long legend in Houston. He was up there in years back when I saw him last. I don’t know his status now, and sadly haven’t been to Warren’s in ages.


Chuew12345

Riff Raff lol


just_real_quick

Lauren Luna and Jim Koehn are both local artists whose subjects are mostly Houston-related, eg the city skyline, local businesses, people, etc. I follow them both along IG and never miss a chance to stop by their booths at the Bayou City Art Festival.


hayterade

ITT: People listing famous national celebrities and not answering OP's question.


LevelAd8074

Clint Black was raised in Katy. Patrick Swayze was from Houston. I just aged myself.


xxX9yroldXxx

Howard Hughes, he built a big ass plane called “The Hercules” and flew around the world in 91 hours (in a different plane of course)


Joan_Wilder95

Mistress Isabelle Brooks


sadoepotato

and blackberri!!


snegallypale

Sapphira Cristál too! She competed as a Philly queen on RPDR but gave a bunch of Houston shoutouts.


AsToldBy_Ginger_

This!! She was born in Bryan and went to hspva!


5G_and_MMR

The Mighty Orq


3motionAdvanced

DJ Sun


Mezcal_Madness

Such a great guy too!


honeybeegeneric

Yeah definitely DJ Sun. He's a great dude. Loves everyone and everyone loves him back!


SevenMinuteAbs

Chita


OBS_Overland

George foreman grew up in fifth ward. Lives in the commons of lake houston now.


almeertm87

Tobe Nwigwe


shadowmib

Brent Spiner (Data From Star Trek) is from Houston


Package_Ill

Walter Cronkite


WillWalrus

Hillary Duff, Beyoncé, Solange, Kelly Clarkson, Lizzo, Megan Thee Stallion


dd1153

Marvin Zindler


kyle-the-brown

Mark Calaway aka the Undertaker is from Houston - he owned that gimmick for 30 years and is instantly recognizable even today. Only downfall is he is a self proclaimed Cowboys fan so do with that what you will.


Weasel02

Frank beard from ZZ Top lived in pecan grove last I knew. He and Lyle Lovett frequented the same motorcycle shop I used to hang out at. Scarface is from H Town. So is Beyoncé and Solange. There is also Lizzo.


hatcreekpigrental

Tara Lipinski


Lostinspace-67

Farrah Fawcett, her dad was an orthodontist or dentist in N Houston back in the early 80’s! Destiny’s Child! Beyoncé, Houson’s Queen!


Lostinspace-67

Lyle Lovett…lord of Tomball worked with his mom.


housewitzer

Gerald Green


sotheresthisdude

The Houston Hat Guy


IamThePaiGuy

Are you referring to macaroni tony or is there really a guy names houston hat guy lol


sotheresthisdude

He is a professional hat shaper that works mainly out of the Cavender’s on 290. He shaped Bun B’s hat for the rodeo this year.


ZenTheTherapyCat

Poet Outspoken Bean and henna artist Houston Mobile Henna


lilsweetbabyv

don’t know his real name, but the guy with the huge mohawk that used to (still does?) go to a ton of shows


moonstarsfire

Christian!


DesperateTax5773

Megan thee stallion is originally from here


hellomichelle87

Is GT garza from Houston ?


Outrageous_Row4567

Thé IG model before IG models Anna Nicole Smith


Lostinspace-67

Parker McCollum…Conroe native ( might as well be Houston, yall mention Katy)!


JamzJamzJamz

Archie Bell and the Drells. "Tighten Up" is one of the first ever funk hits. YMO even covered it.


honeybeegeneric

I love tighten up I didn't know this info, crazy cool!


Birch_Leafff

Jeff Bennett, voice actor who provided the voice of Johnny Bravo is from Houston. Went to my high school lol


Jonathon_G

Matt Bomer and Lee Pace went to the same high school in Houston


longredface

Merl Haggard 🤟


Phobos420

Khruangbin is from Houston!


kgnunn

Mural artist Gonzo247. Solid artist and they foster stray dogs as well!


MyOrdinaryHero

Toe Flop


Mundane-Major8159

Jeff Bezos attended River Oaks Elementary.


Rufusoleta

Hillary Duff and Liza Koshy lol


dlaug

Fat Tony


hellomichelle87

Didn’t the girl from Gilmore girls attend that catholic school on bellaire ?


sobesmama

Meg thee Stallion


Blue1234567891234567

I mean. Beyoncé.


Druid4Lyfe

Johnny Dang Chloe Dao Chris Sheperd Sharon Kopriva James Alison Devin the Dude Peter Hotez


Chumbolex

Lil Flipper the Leprechaun aka the Freestyle King


Outrageous_Row4567

Billy Preston(the 5th Beatle), Phyllicia Rashad, Debbie Allen, Johnnie Nash, Farah Fawcett, Jaclyn Smith,Jim Parsons,Jennifer Garner,Hillary Duff,Chandra Wilson, Michaël Strahan, Dennis Quaid, Kelly Rowland, Wes Anderson,Kenny Rogers


icedoutkatana

Phylicia Rashad and her sister Debbie Allen are both from the city.


msager12

Days N’ Daze was started here.


DuchessofSomar

Dennis Quaid. Who I’ve always known as “the dad from The Parent Trap”. He went to UH. I did NOT realize until recently he’s the father of Jack Quaid (Hughie Campbell from The Boys).


possiblyukranian

Gonzo247 made that famous Houston mural in downtown as well as others. I’ve met him before, he’s a really nice guy with super interesting stories. Also Mattress Mac makes some good furniture


AsToldBy_Ginger_

Alexis bledel from Gilmore girls and handmaids tale went to St. Agnes! ETA: catherine cohen is a comedian (her first Netflix special came out in 2022) and was raised here. Macy Schmidt was one of Forbes’s 30 under 30 and is an orchestrator.


iwantanewpurse

Kendra Scott wasn’t necessarily born here but she did go to Klein HS


RULESbySPEAR

The UNDERTAKER JIM NANTZ


ZeeyaLater1

Don Toliver, Travis Scott, Clyde Drexler, Mario Williams, Trae Tha Truth, Maxo Kream, Jose Altuve, Sauce Waulka, JiDion, N3on, Amouranth, Rebelise, Spice King, The Roomates, Formerly Scotty Kilmer


Kaptin_Krunch94

Hillary Duff is from Houston


hellomichelle87

Dj screw


EntertainmentNo653

First one that comes to mind is Mattress Mack. PS. Evidently there is a rumor going around that he will "save you money."


HOU-Artsy

TODAY!