Famous Actors from Texas

In 1944, William Gary Busey was born to become an Academy Award winning actor. He played in The Buddy Holly Story, Lethal Weapon, and several other well-known movies. He was born in Goose Creek, Texas (Goose Creek later became Baytown). He has been married twice, and in 1988 he was in an accident that gave him permanent brain damage. Fortunately, he has recovered. Dabney Wharton Coleman was born in 1932 in January. He was born in Austin, Texas, and studied law at the University of Texas before becoming an actor. Dabney has over sixty movies under his belt, and has been married twice, with four kids.

Emmy-award winning Woody Harrelson was born in 1961, as Woodrow Tracy Harrelson. Born in Midland, Texas, he grew up with two brothers in Lebanon, Ohio, with his mom. His father died in prison for shooting a man. He gained recognition after he played Woody on Cheers. George Eads was born in March in 1967 in Fort Worth, Texas, but grew up in Belton. His real name is George Coleman Eads III. He plays Nick on CSI.

Randy Quaid, born in 1950, is a Golden Globe winning actor who was born in Houston, Texas. With a 30 year career stretch he has been in more than 90 movies. But let’s not forget his little brother, Dennis Quaid, born four years after his big brother. He was also born in Houston. In the '80s, he had a pretty good career but during the early '90s his career had slacked off because of a cocaine habit that he finally beat and won. Then his career took off again.