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Why I Chose KC

Top Ten Reasons to Move to KC

Made in Kansas City

Homegrown Celebrities

7 Things You Must Do in KC

Homegrown Celebrities

• Kate Spade | Founder and designer of designer brand Kate Spade
• Tom Watson | Professional Golfer; PGA Tour player of the year six times; Designed National Golf Club of KC Golf Course
• Melissa Etheridge | Grammy-Award Winning Singer
• Don Cheadle | Actor - Crash (2004)
• Chris Cooper | Actor - Syriana (2005)
• Paul Rudd | Actor – 40-year-old Virgin, Anchorman (2006, 2005)
• Robert B. Altman | Actor and Producer
• Eminem | Musician and Actor - 8 Mile
• Craig Kilborn | Actor - Old School (2003); Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (1999-2004)
• Erich “Mancow” Muller | Actor - Alien vs. Predator (1999); Radio Personality
• Dianne Wiest | Actress - Edward Scissorhands (1990); Parenthood (1989)
• Jean Harlow | Actress – Saratoga (1937)
• Charlie Parker | Legendary Jazz Saxophonist
• Walt Disney | Creator of Mickey Mouse; Attended Art School in Kansas City
• Harry S. Truman | 33rd President of the United States
• Count Basie | Bandleader and Pianist, circa 1927, Played in Silent-Film Theaters
• Ernest Hemingway | American writer “For Whom the Bell Tolls”; Reporter for the Kansas City Star
• Jackie Robinson | First African American Major League Baseball Player; Played for the Kansas City Monarchs
• George Brett | Hall of Fame Baseball Player; Played for the Kansas City Royals
• Pat Metheny | Jazz Guitarist
• Joan Crawford | Actress - Possessed (1947)