by Leigh Bennett

Created on: May 19, 2009

Louisiana is known as a cultural melting pot, famous for its art, music, and food. It is no wonder then that some of the world's most well known entertainers, writers, and artists have called the state of Louisiana home.

ENTERTAINERS

Louis Armstrong: musician, singer. Louis Armstrong, also known as Satchmo or Pops, is probably one of the world's most known trumpet players and jazz musicians. He is probably most known for his hit "What A Wonderful World." He was born in 1901 in the city of New Orleans, as the grandson of former slaves. He developed his musical talent in the band at the New Orleans Home or Colored Waifs, where he was sent several times for delinquency.

Kitty Carlisle: actress, singer. Kitty Carlisle was a famous Broadway and movie actress and singer, most well known as a regular panelist on the hit TV show, To Tell The Truth. She was born Catherine Conn in New Orleans in 1910 and passed away in 2007 at the age of 96. She is also known for her roles in Murder at the Vanities (1934) and A Night at the Opera (1935), which also starred the Marx Brothers. She also costarred with Bing Crosby in She Loves Me Not (1934) and Here Is My Heart (1934). Her last movie role was playing herself in the 2002 hit Catch Me If You Can.

Harry Connick Jr.: musician, actor. Harry Connick Jr. was not only born in New Orleans in 1967, but is also the son of Harry Connick Sr., who served as the District Attorney of Orleans Parish from 1977-2003. Along with a very successful music career, Harry Connick Jr. has appeared in movies such as Memphis Belle (1990), Little Man Tate (1991), Independence Day (1996), Hope Floats (1998), and P.S. I Love You (2007).

Ellen DeGeneres: actress, comedian. Comedic actress Ellen DeGeneres was born in Metairie, Louisiana in January 1958. She is well known for her sitcom series The Ellen Show, during which she came out of the closet and became one of the first openly homosexual actresses and characters on television. She hosts her own talk show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and is a huge advocate for LGBT rights.

Antione Dominique "Fats" Domino: musician, singer, songwriter. Fats Domino is a classic R&B singer and pianist, born in New Orleans in 1928. His most well known success was his cover of "Blueberry Hill" that reached Number 2 on the US Hot 100 in 1956. Later in his career, he began to refuse to leave New Orleans, even when invited to perform at the White House, because he claimed he couldn't find food

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